Monday, March 10, 2008

"A TASTE OF POISON" (PR-1604): Strike Rider Strikeout

It's that time again. Time for -- THE BIKE.

First though, I enjoyed the introduction and debut of the Five Fingers of Poison. I wish the Rangers meeting Jarrod had happened later, but you really can't expect much from the 32 episodes.

The tower formation was pretty cool, although the return to more wire-fu wasn't. I was kinda starting to get used to not having so much of it. And I'm really enjoying the emphasis on kung-fu and martial arts, even if it is straight ripped.

More fight scenes between Casey and Jarrod would've been nice. A little weird seeing the Geki battle be a dream sequence that was never brought up.

The Five Fingers aren't getting along? Rantipede goes off on his own? (Leading to a battle from the next episode of Geki) Here we go again! -_-

That was absolutely ones of the worst bike sequences the show has ever done. Bad CGI, unnecessary armor and the eyes make it look like it belongs in a Go-onger adaptation, not GekiRanger. o_O They could've at least had Casey use it on Rantipede, not just a horde of Rinshi mostly. I'll give props to Nick for having the better bike at least.

Casey and Lily? Eh, why even bother hinting at a romance? And what was the point of the poison if all it took was a good nights rest?!

3/5. Yeah, I see more 3's coming whenever the Strike Rider is used. -_-

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