[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

So you would rather it had been like Decade?

If there's one thing that I have to give to Decade, it's that it went through entirely with it's idea.
They executed it terribly, had too many plot threads to resolve, and utterly failed, but they didn't chicken out and stay on the safe side for most of the series.

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Would this be a bad time to mention that, aside from the power-spam Mech battles, I enjoyed Gokaiger? Especially once Gai came along.

I think the majority did. It had a very likeable and memorable team, fun and quirky villains (plus a great nemesis) and the concept led to exciting and varied transformed battles and also worked well with not having the anniversary concept bog the plot down. I also love the mecha design and it remains my favourite sentai/power rangers series and toyline combined ever.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

So you would rather it had been like Decade?

So you'd rather only give extreme examples instead of rationally deducing that maybe he just wants it done well?

I find this "one extreme or the other" mentality disturbingly frequent on the interingnets.

Crap, what if a dehydrated person showed up at your door? I can't help but think most people with that mindset would try to drown him, then when he protests, you flippantly say "well would you rather stay thirsty?"

[DigitalConrad]

I've never had a sentai that I outright hated, at least yet (hopefully never) but if I had to choose, it'd be Dekaranger. That's the only one so far where I didn't get so invested in the characters that I was upset when it ended.

Although that could be because being a ranger was their job and they didn't outright stop saving people.

[Captain Marvelous]

Gobusters, or at least the first 25 eps because that's how long I lasted. Goseigers come in second.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

My only real issue is the justification of why the show did certain things. "The mecha is a piece of shit because it's random assortment of vehicles are a homage to past series!" "The series took a dive in plot because guest stars wanted to return even though the writers/directors/producers/whoever could've just said no." "The characters are bland and one dimensional because they have kinda-sorta tragic backstories and one flashback in a filler episode totally gives a character depth!"

Well, to Marvelous' credit, he had more than the rest of the Gokaigers. Don's was "I pretended to be a hero, because I want to be a hero like you guys"

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

If there's one thing that I have to give to Decade, it's that it went through entirely with it's idea.
They executed it terribly, had too many plot threads to resolve, and utterly failed, but they didn't chicken out and stay on the safe side for most of the series.

Except the Rider War, unless you count the tournament in All Riders.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

Well, to Marvelous' credit, he had more than the rest of the Gokaigers. Don's was "I pretended to be a hero, because I want to be a hero like you guys"

Ironically enough, Don is actually one of two characters (The other being Gai) who actually do have character arcs.
That moment of pretending to be a hero provides him with greater depth than Ahim, Joe, and Luka combined.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Ironically enough, Don is actually one of two characters (The other being Gai) who actually do have character arcs.
That moment of pretending to be a hero provides him with greater depth than Ahim, Joe, and Luka combined.

That's a fair point. I just wish he had more than one episode dedicated to him.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

That's a fair point. I just wish he had more than one episode dedicated to him.

He did, and that's where Don's character grew. He went from the smart nerd into an actual character. For everyone else (Outside Gai), every moment of characterization is immediately reverted back to status quo the next episode, but while Don's confidence didn't last long, his resolution did.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

He did, and that's where Don's character grew. He went from the smart nerd into an actual character. For everyone else (Outside Gai), every moment of characterization is immediately reverted back to status quo the next episode, but while Don's confidence didn't last long, his resolution did.

Really? Man...I have like no memory of that show...