[ZeoRangerV]

Eh, I haven't seen the last episode yet but I feel left out so I'm gonna give my thoughts now. Megaforce hasn't been perfect, but I've really enjoyed it and am kinda sad to see it go.

One of my problems with Goseiger was that the villains (aside from Buredoran/Brajira who was perfection) could be described in this order - dull, awful, rushed. By rolling them into essentially one group (the mutants were practically working under the Warstar, and Metal Alice was simply an extension of Vrak), it's spared Megaforce the pitfalls the other multi-villain seasons have fallen into (so Boukenger/Operation Overdrive and Goseiger). Megaforce was very much the Vrak show, but I felt it brought the better villains to forefront and the weaker ones back a bit.

Yeah, I REALLY didn't like the Yumajuu in Goseiger so the less mutants, the better.

The rangers for me were as follows:
Troy - a bit stiff, but was growing into his role and I'm hopeful that will continue
Jake - No complaints, loved this guy
Noah - Same again
Emma - So-so. Not really here or there so probably the most forgettable of the bunch.
Gia - Didn't like her at all. Ciara Hanna may be great with the fans but her character is a horrible "tough girl" cliche.
Roboknight - LOVED him, even the really ridiculous bits were amazing. I hope he sticks around for a fair bit of Super Megaforce or becomes human and thus, the Silver Ranger.

No problems with any of the zords or aesthetics, as I've always considered it one of the show's biggest strengths. Kinda wish they'd just dropped Gosei Wonder though, because it's one episode inclusion was largely pointless. The card thing was freaking annoying - it wouldn't be so bad if it hadn't been so obvious half the time.

Gosei and Tensou were mostly pointless.

So yeah, not perfect but certainly enjoyable. A solid 7/10 from me.

[conundrum]

Just a heads up, Netflix US has been updated with all 20 episodes + specials.

[Eric]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Because Disney gave us such crap like Dino Thunder, SPD, and RPM.

I never said anything about how the Disney seasons were bad; I really need to be more specific next time. It's just that the idea of Power Rangers being owned by the Mouse bothers me.

[Deus]

I feel like, overall, the season was very rushed. If Saban is going to have to produce each season with only 20-ish episodes, then there needs to be more effort put into editing. Some of these episodes were all over the place with little to no transition or explanation between each scene. I think if Power Rangers is going to continue its success, then there needs to be more originality put into each season rather than trying to cram 40 episodes of source material into 20 episodes of the adaptation.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Deus

I feel like, overall, the season was very rushed. If Saban is going to have to produce each season with only 20-ish episodes, then there needs to be more effort put into editing. Some of these episodes were all over the place with little to no transition or explanation between each scene. I think if Power Rangers is going to continue its success, then there needs to be more originality put into each season rather than trying to cram 40 episodes of source material into 20 episodes of the adaptation.

That's my complaint about Nick. They're completely screwing up the flow of every show they own, and then wonder why ratings drop. Saban owns Vortexx. He should put MMPR on that.

[ElConvoy]

My problem with the new Saban seasons is that they feel very very gimmicky. Samurai was a bland copy of MMPR trying to catch lightning in a bottle twice and PRM was kinda the same just because of the anniversary.
I wouldnt be surprised if PRSM is going to be just the same. Low on Story,low on characters but big on cheap nostalgia.

[Deus]

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My problem with the new Saban seasons is that they feel very very gimmicky. Samurai was a bland copy of MMPR trying to catch lightning in a bottle twice and PRM was kinda the same just because of the anniversary.
I wouldnt be surprised if PRSM is going to be just the same. Low on Story,low on characters but big on cheap nostalgia.

Meh...if they can get the legend war right and give a decent explanation as to why Tommy can morph into the green ranger, then I'll be extremely forgiving with the rest of the series.

[ElConvoy]

I dont have alot of nostalgia for the franchise so I pretty much dont care about anything that has to do with the anniversary. I want good storytelling and a well made show...and I didnt get that the last 3 years (still have to watch the majority of megaforce) so I am not holding my breath

[Deus]

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Originally Posted by ElConvoy

I dont have alot of nostalgia for the franchise so I pretty much dont care about anything that has to do with the anniversary. I want good storytelling and a well made show...and I didnt get that the last 3 years (still have to watch the majority of megaforce) so I am not holding my breath

Just curious, but if you don't have any nostalgia for the series, then what brought about your interest in the show? I don't think Power Rangers has ever been known for having "good storytelling and a well made show". Of course, it has it's moments, but as a whole PR has pretty much always been a series made up of 30 minute toy commercials.

[ElConvoy]

I watched some PR back when I was a Kid (mostly MMPR 3 and Zeo) and I always liked the fights and Robots. So when I was 16/17 I googled the show and watched Jungle Fury a season I liked at the time (not anymore for the record) and then I discovered Sentai and Rider. I watched some PR seasons like Lost Galaxy,Dino Thunder and RPM (still love em) but never got around to watching more PR stuff.
Mostly people told me I should watch the old Saban stuff like In Space,Lightspeed Rescue and Time Force but I never really had the time so I started watching the new Saban stuff. But it was really really terrible.

So long story short (after telling the long story) I liked the fights not so much the stories and discovered shows with the same fights and for the most part better story telling. Still I like to keep an eye on PR cause it got me into the japanese stuff even though I dont have big childhood nostalgia for the show.