I had an idea that a MOTW could cause the Rangers to dance when they don't want to. Then they master it and we get some kyoryuger footage.
I don't mind an alien mentor in principle... it's just that I hated the movie E.T. and its title character gives me the creeps, so I dislike the reminder. EDIT: Oh, hell... On my phone, using both Android and Chrome, the episode freezes at the end of the main titles and won't play any farther. And the screen is too small for me to see the picture that well anyway. I think I need reading glasses.
Holy crap: Ricardo Medina, Jr., aka Cole the Red Wild Force Ranger, has been arrested for killing his roommate with a sword: http://abc7.com/news/man-fatally-stabbed-roommate-with-sword-in-green-valley/499910/ Early speculation seems to be that it could be self-defense, but in any case, a man died and someone else has to live with it.
I really wish he wouldn't talk during somber news events. Someone died and their family is going to suffer. If Medina accidentally did it, he has to live with what he did. Jason Faunt had a much more suitable tweet.
Yeah, in a situation like this I think the reputation of the franchise should be the least of anybody's concerns.
Maybe they'll get rid of Kyoryuzin's cockpit as well (and replace it with an American one) since it has it has "Kyoryuzin" on it.
^They've kept some of the original text from the Sentai shows without bothering to justify it, like some of the Goseiger cards in Megaforce season one (like "Seaick Brothers" being called "Sea Brothers" but the text clearly visible), or like in Super Megaforce where the RPM Zord clearly had "Engine Sentai Go-onger" written on the tires.
Medina is not being charged; police continue to investigate. His lawyer says that it is an obvious case of self-defense. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31125228
When I read that I assumed you had to have meant just in Sentai, as the PR exclusive Solar Morphers (the sunglasses) from Jungle Fury are tough to beat in that regard. But nope, this is a cheeseburger. A cheeseburger morpher. Wow. It looks like it supposed to be some kind of parody. It even makes Cam's guitar in Ninja Storm actually seem not ridiculous by comparison (though I assume that's not so crazy in the context of Hurricaneger... right?).
Ninja Cowboy. Let the awesomness sink in A guitar-playing, burger-using, bison-riding cowboy sheriff ninja. Ninja Cowboy. Let the awesomness sink in
What's ridiculous about those? Morphers tend to be either items of apparel, like wristbands and belt buckles, or items kept in a pocket, like mobile phones. Sunglasses fall into both categories. And it makes sense because one can imagine the eyewear turning into the visor of the helmet, so there's a continuity to it.
I didn't notice the wirework, but otherwise I agree with most of this. It was a breath of fresh air to see an episode with decent acting, characters with actual personality, and humor that was actually amusing. The story was a bit decompressed -- only two Rangers have been empowered by the end of the first episode, and they still have no idea what they're up against -- but that's refreshing after the hypercompressed pace of Super Megaforce. Thankfully, this time they're taking two seasons to adapt one series (albeit with some Go-Busters elements folded into the Kyoryuger stuff). I like the cast diversity too. A lot of promise here. Although it's weird that their guns are their morphers. How are they supposed to carry those around inconspicuously? They're huge and garish. Although they'll probably do something like what we saw here, where they just carry the Energems around and the guns appear when they hold the gems. I have been puzzled that the villain is a bounty hunter; why would a bounty hunter want to rule/destroy the Earth rather than just, well, collect bounties? But the episode kind of explains it. Sledge is just generally interested in wealth and power, and he sees the Energems as a means toward that end. I do like it that apparently the monsters he sends against the Rangers are his collected prisoners. I assume he's offering them their freedom if they succeed, and it makes sense for him because he'd consider them more expendable than members of his crew (although I suppose he wouldn't get paid if he didn't bring them back to justice -- unless it's a "wanted dead or alive" kind of deal, in which case it's win-win for Sledge). It was odd and contrived that he got paid in asteroids, though. Asteroids are one of the most commonplace things in the universe. Was there some special value to the ones he collected? Or is he just the universe's most dedicated rock collector?