[GoldenXtreme]

I've worked my way through 31 episodes of Gaoranger now, and this seemed like a good time to update my thought on the show as a whole. The most recent episode was definitely a big shock value one, what with 4 of the Gaorangers and their Power Animals getting unceremoniously offed by the powered up Ura. I won't lie though, part of me was hoping the show was going to go in a really crazy direction and have Red use his new bird gun to temporarily resurrect his friends as ghostly warriors whenever he got in a fight, as opposed to just flat out reviving them. Part of me still isn't convinced they were revived for real. Anyways, the show still isn't particularly resonating with me. As a whole, episodes have been leaning more and more into a more humorous tone lately, but unlike Carranger I'm not finding that the humor gets better as it goes along. The characters are awfully flat feeling, so it can be hard for me to feel too invested in any of them too. I think there are a lot of good ideas in this show that simply aren't realized as effectively as they could be. I'm hoping the show picks up as it moves into its endgame!