Power Rangers Super Megaforce Ep 1 "Super Megaforce"

GoseiWonder · 02-09-2014, 01:05 AM

Why does Ninjago not leave? I can't watch anything except a "Previosly On" segment and the Mech Dragon advert.
Is this just because I'm on the Mobile site?

Den-O · 02-09-2014, 01:05 AM

Time for me to jump in and be the critical guy. Simply put? This was not a good episode.

-ADR voice overs were horrible for pretty much anyone. Villains had no connection at all with their suits. Rangers had terribly bland, out of context, and emotionally detached dialogue in basically any morphed shots

- The explaining of why they switch to legendary forms in and out so much was weak. Too much strain? How about we can just change whenever we want like they did in the source footage?

- The lack team call outs or even theme music by the morphers is a travesity of missed marketing opportunity for the Legendary Morphs

- The sound effects are just so damn generic that you lose any appreciation for the ranger devices

- And the breakneck speed of this episode, being that it's spliced together from two episodes of Gokaiger plus some new footage, is just bad. You get almost no connection with anything that's happening because of the crazy turns the episode keeps taking. The defeat of the two commanders goes by so quickly you could blink and miss it.

I haven't been a Power Rangers fan for a long time and that was when they were simply imports of single shows. This doubling up of 2 series together makes them almost unwatchable. My opinion may normally be biased away from Power Rangers, but this show has some glaring issues. I begrudge no one who enjoyed this show but I had to express my opinion just as anyone who liked it can express theirs.

I will say the "why green instead of black" moment was pretty funny. A great way to explain things is to never talk about them after all. Anyways, I welcome the hate I am about to receive for my opinion of this episode

Josgar · 02-09-2014, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Time for me to jump in and be the critical guy. Simply put? This was not a good episode.

-ADR voice overs were horrible for pretty much anyone. Villains had no connection at all with their suits. Rangers had terribly bland, out of context, and emotionally detached dialogue in basically any morphed shots

- The explaining of why they switch to legendary forms in and out so much was weak. Too much strain? How about we can just change whenever we want like they did in the source footage?

- The lack team call outs or even theme music by the morphers is a travesity of missed marketing opportunity for the Legendary Morphs

- The sound effects are just so damn generic that you lose any appreciation for the ranger devices

- And the breakneck speed of this episode, being that it's spliced together from two episodes of Gokaiger plus some new footage, is just bad. You get almost no connection with anything that's happening because of the crazy turns the episode keeps taking. The defeat of the two commanders goes by so quickly you could blink and miss it.

I haven't been a Power Rangers fan for a long time and that was when they were simply imports of single shows. This doubling up of 2 series together makes them almost unwatchable. My opinion may normally be biased away from Power Rangers, but this show has some glaring issues. I begrudge no one who enjoyed this show but I had to express my opinion just as anyone who liked it can express theirs.

I will say the "why green instead of black" moment was pretty funny. A great way to explain things is to never talk about them after all. Anyways, I welcome the hate I am about to receive for my opinion of this episode

They team called out / yelled the morphing calls on half of the morphs I think. However, it should happen on all of them, that did bug me. I Yelled SPD Emergency and then they didn't. But I was glad to hear: Magical Source, Mystic force! And GOGO Samurai! from them.

Also the two monster splice made it feel more like an invasion for me. They had multiple generals attack, not just one.

They do need ADR work, but I don't think Emma or Troy will ever get it.

Dr Kain · 02-09-2014, 01:17 AM

Watched the first episode and my thoughts:

Did we really need there to be an artificial limit on the "Ultra Powers?"

What is up with all of the pointless exposition? I did not need to hear "I think I figured out how to form the Legendary Megazord."

The entire episode was paced completely wrong. The beginning just felt inconsistent. There was no explanation or anything as to why Ernie and the school are damaged. When were they attacked? How much time passed between episodes? Why did Vrak run away?

Not to mention they crammed two episodes worth of footage into one just for the sake of doing so. There was no plot or even breathing room, it was just one long big action sequence.

The voice acting for the villains is terrible. If there is one thing that was always great in PR, it was the villain voices. Here, the actors sound bored more than anything else.

Is that old dude the ONLY teacher in the entire school?

The footage for GokaiGreen does NOT fit the personality of Jake.

The changing into past teams is boring without the great voice over to state which team they are turning into.

Overall, the episode was pretty lackluster, even for a first episode. I know next to nothing about anything that is going on as there was no time given to let any semblance of a plot come through. Did Michael Bay direct this episode?

Oh, and I cannot comment on the opening theme because Nick decided to put the commercial break in the middle of it and then skip the remainder of it when it came back, so I have no idea what the song actually is.

Blade Raider · 02-09-2014, 01:22 AM

I did not hate this. It's a solid season opener. 75% of the episode was Gokaiger footage and you can't go wrong with that. On the bad side, the end scene in the school was so tacked on and forced.

That all said, I think my expectations were very low going in and it doesn't really impress as much as it just seems like a sight improvement.

MnemonicSyntax · 02-09-2014, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Oh, and I cannot comment on the opening theme because Nick decided to put the commercial break in the middle of it and then skip the remainder of it when it came back, so I have no idea what the song actually is.

Seems so far, you're the only one it happened to. Could be your browser or something.

As for the episode, I liked it. I think Troy's ADR is improving, but it's still not great in the least.

Also, the female villain, her ADR is fantastic. I like her voice, sounds menacing.

Each "Gokai Change" gave me warm fuzzies. Always a plus.

MagiRed · 02-09-2014, 01:26 AM

Okay...I'm going to say something I never thought I would say about a neo-Saban Power Rangers season...

They did a good job with the opening episode.

Granted, it's still not a spectacular show, it just picks up from the good vibes and improvements of Megaforce's ending episodes. The Rangers DO talk too much during the suited action scenes, and sometimes it seems like they just talk for the sake of talking, but oh well. At least they gave us an intro that was kinda cool, albeit predictable with it's Gokaiger footage placement.

And the OO Red looks ridiculously bad in one shot. You'll know when you see it. It's like, special edition Star Wars trilogy levels of bad.

Almost as bad as Troy's end battle catch phrase...

MrHerofan · 02-09-2014, 01:39 AM

This was a pretty good episode. This felt more like an invasion as well as Jake being green thing not being explained. Now I would of liked to of seen more of OO but oh well. Overall this episode made me excited for the rest of the season.

raz · 02-09-2014, 01:54 AM

Two parts really stuck out.

Plus the Megaforce Pink fighting in the dark and devastated froyo part was the best part of the episode for me.

TokuChris · 02-09-2014, 03:21 AM

I liked it. More later. No computer so everything is mobile.

02-09-2014, 01:05 AM	#12
Den-O Admin AKA Zordon Content Director @DenO_TokuNation Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 16,328	Time for me to jump in and be the critical guy. Simply put? This was not a good episode. -ADR voice overs were horrible for pretty much anyone. Villains had no connection at all with their suits. Rangers had terribly bland, out of context, and emotionally detached dialogue in basically any morphed shots - The explaining of why they switch to legendary forms in and out so much was weak. Too much strain? How about we can just change whenever we want like they did in the source footage? - The lack team call outs or even theme music by the morphers is a travesity of missed marketing opportunity for the Legendary Morphs - The sound effects are just so damn generic that you lose any appreciation for the ranger devices - And the breakneck speed of this episode, being that it's spliced together from two episodes of Gokaiger plus some new footage, is just bad. You get almost no connection with anything that's happening because of the crazy turns the episode keeps taking. The defeat of the two commanders goes by so quickly you could blink and miss it. I haven't been a Power Rangers fan for a long time and that was when they were simply imports of single shows. This doubling up of 2 series together makes them almost unwatchable. My opinion may normally be biased away from Power Rangers, but this show has some glaring issues. I begrudge no one who enjoyed this show but I had to express my opinion just as anyone who liked it can express theirs. I will say the "why green instead of black" moment was pretty funny. A great way to explain things is to never talk about them after all. Anyways, I welcome the hate I am about to receive for my opinion of this episode __________________

02-09-2014, 01:22 AM	#15
Blade Raider Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4,416	I did not hate this. It's a solid season opener. 75% of the episode was Gokaiger footage and you can't go wrong with that. On the bad side, the end scene in the school was so tacked on and forced. That all said, I think my expectations were very low going in and it doesn't really impress as much as it just seems like a sight improvement. __________________ My Customs - Updated 7/15/12. TMNT Customs Last edited by Blade Raider; 02-09-2014 at 01:28 AM..

02-09-2014, 01:26 AM	#17
MagiRed Actually more of a KR guy Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 641	Okay...I'm going to say something I never thought I would say about a neo-Saban Power Rangers season... They did a good job with the opening episode. Granted, it's still not a spectacular show, it just picks up from the good vibes and improvements of Megaforce's ending episodes. The Rangers DO talk too much during the suited action scenes, and sometimes it seems like they just talk for the sake of talking, but oh well. At least they gave us an intro that was kinda cool, albeit predictable with it's Gokaiger footage placement. And the OO Red looks ridiculously bad in one shot. You'll know when you see it. It's like, special edition Star Wars trilogy levels of bad. Almost as bad as Troy's end battle catch phrase... Last edited by MagiRed; 02-09-2014 at 01:29 AM..

02-09-2014, 01:54 AM	#19
raz @razzle1337 Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 729	Two parts really stuck out. Plus the Megaforce Pink fighting in the dark and devastated froyo part was the best part of the episode for me. __________________ Razzle's Dazzles Power Rangers Toy Blog

02-09-2014, 03:21 AM	#20
TokuChris Webmaster, Administrator @TokuChris Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,697	I liked it. More later. No computer so everything is mobile. __________________ [ "Like" us on Facebook!]\| [@TokuNation on Instagram] \| @TokuNation on Twitter! ]