[Den-O]

My composed thoughts. As always I accept the hatred I receive from those who enjoyed it more.

Overall, this is the best episode of the entire series. Easily the best written and executed since this debacle started. Some points I want to make:

-The ship crash was a very nice touch. And essentially reversing the team dynamic by making Orion the alien while the others were earthlings, whereas in Gokaiger Gai was the Earthling and the other 5 were aliens, was also nice. I didn't expect Orion's intro to be so intelligently handled in all honesty.

-The original footage this time was excellently shot. I remember seeing the behind the scenes from this episode last year and thinking the Lost Galaxy suits made no sense. Honestly I'm still unsure why that set of suits was used. What dictated their usage over others? It looked nice though. But why is this suddenly the one Legendary Mode that isn't "too taxing" to use for an extended period?

-Surprisingly impressed by the editing of the Gokai Silver footage too. They've made it match up with Orion's much more serious tone as a character. Admittedly I still love Gai's goofball happy go luckyness more, but the footage has been properly edited for Orion's character to match, unlike all the rest of the rangers for the last season and a half. And while we're on it, good lord even with ALL of that original footage they can't be bothered to edit out the damn Zyusoken/Dragon Dagger from the source footage. I have lots of praise to give about the improved footage and new footage but that just seems silly to me to leave something like that in. And I know a lot of people probably won't notice or care, just like they didn't notice or care about the Turboranger footage a few weeks ago, but I still think it should be pointed out.

-The only other complaint I might have is the standard one I have with Power Rangers these days. Terrible ADR. But that's all.

Unfortunately this episode, while an IMMENSE improvement over the train wreck we've had up til now, is completely at odds with the rest of the show quality wise. It's about damn time the writing got up to snuff, but this episode makes it feel like the episodes that came before it are from an entirely different show. I appreciate them finally getting things in gear but I really wish the show had been of this quality earlier on. Or even during the first season. It could have greatly benefited from the improved writing.

So yes, all in all a great new episode, vast improvement etc etc. Just makes what's come before it look even more terrible by comparison

[Sentai]

I can't hate that. Watching Jake try and be Doc is giving me an ulcer that might one day kill me dead.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

Get on it Locke.

If it's gay, leave it to me.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Locke

If it's gay, leave it to me.

Thread Win.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Locke

If it's gay, leave it to me.

Which is why I don't get why you refuse to watch Free!

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Thread Win.

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

Which is why I don't get why you refuse to watch Free!

Implied homoeroticism isn't enough homoeroticism for me!

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Locke

Implied homoeroticism isn't enough homoeroticism for me!

Fine, fair enough.

[Starscream Gaga]

I'm gonna be that guy.

There's no denying it, that was a much better episode then what has come before, but I think that's more due to the quality of the episodes beforehand. This episode definitely had its problems. The dialogue is relentless from beginning to end, Troy's speech had me gagging and Vekar is just too much, Warz Gill is comedic, whiney, arrogant, self-absorbed and an ineffectual leader, but he doesn't constantly tell people they can't be taller then him, which isn't even slightly funny plus the ADR is still pretty awful and the editing is still standard SMF stuff, the awkward shifting between two fight scenes in the first battle sucked. I'm surprised people are praising how dark the turn of SMF is, because I really don't find anything that happened to even slightly imply a dark tone incoming, even with the exposition of Silver's origins during his fights. I think people expecting Silver to keep up this revenge thing and for it not to be downplayed next episode are in for a big disappointment. The plot itself was a little forced too. Why the heck didn't the Silver Ranger reveal himself the first time he helped them, when he just went ahead to reveal himself the second time, which was the exact same situation as the first, rather then to just kill 20 minutes?

STILL, I enjoyed the new footage (except the Goseiger filler) and I liked that there was an actual plot coming along so I think it is definitely a leap in the right direction and trounces everything before it.

But for all the people saying the Pirate motif is negligible and there doesn't need to be an explanation because the only obvious thing is the Megazord, what's up with the Gokaiger role-call they kept in, with the giant flapping Pirate Flag throughout? That seems indisputably blatant.

Silver noticeable has a a Zangyack/Armada ship, probably so they can use the footage of the Free Joker ramming the Gigant Horse from the Gokaiger finale (Although the Free Joker is a modified Zangyack ship, this is SMF).

[Sanddeath]

Someone say gay and get in gear....? JK LOL.

[toughfighter83]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

My only complaints were Troy's classroom speech which was eye-rollingly after school special, and the Goseiger suits. Just save time, go Gokaiger, and be done with it. Please.

or just show up in the goseiger suits and morph into gokaiger and be done with it, that was boring as heck with the full morph and useless fighting, why is it everytime they hear an attack, they dont show up the goseisuits? i mean you have people around you, seeing you fighting them, it's obvious you are giving away your identity.