Yep, doesn't take much to sum up this one...
We finally see that Mack -- the best Red Ranger we've had in years -- is not human, but rather an android Hartford created. Seeing him malfunction and his head detached was pretty creepy. It is great the show is doing this, though. We all knew it was coming, but the youngins may not get it...
Unlike Time Force, there's a decent excuse for why there's no mother this season. Even Hartford admitted he couldn't get a woman. Mack's response about him "making one" was funny.
Why is it always the Dark Shadow monsters that PR zips through? -_-
Eh, for a second I thought the ninjas would actually keep the jewel. Darn Ronny's super-speed.
I'd say this was the best battlizer episode since "SHANE'S KARMA, I and II." The way it was written -- with Rose having developed technology that was going to be used to add power to zords and that it couldn't be used by a normal human -- was pretty cool. And it doesn't look bad either, although Sentinel Knight talking was weird as hell. Spencer and the Rangers were great too.
And Mack was definitely about as sick of Hartford as we were by the end of the ep. Seriously, how much was Bruce drinking when Rod Lousich was casted? ...And again when the character was developed? O_o
Even though this wasn't a bad ep, I'm really realizing that I've enjoyed the show way too long and have been giving it too much respect...
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Saturday, September 1, 2007
"RONNY ON EMPTY, I and II" (PR-1523-1524): Halloween Havoc
Part I was pretty decent, but I didn't think Part II was as good and could've been better.
I liked how the Rangers fought the FearKitties and Moltor -- and Ronny and Will were captured.
The intro for BattleFleet was just okay... Nowhere near the importance the mecha gets in sentai. And the new Megazord looks sweet. One of those times I wish I had seen the sentai first (which I absolutely plan on doing with Geki/Jungle Fury).
Oh, how I hate Hartford. >_<
Norg "helping" Will... Oh boy.
Ronny regained her energy awfully quick, as did Sentinel Knight returning to normal. Meh.
That egg just... came outta nowhere.
While I thought Halloween was a bit odd for an episode subplot, the party scene at the end was great.
And Mack is a robot. Check.
Part I: 4/5, Part II: 3/5
I liked how the Rangers fought the FearKitties and Moltor -- and Ronny and Will were captured.
The intro for BattleFleet was just okay... Nowhere near the importance the mecha gets in sentai. And the new Megazord looks sweet. One of those times I wish I had seen the sentai first (which I absolutely plan on doing with Geki/Jungle Fury).
Oh, how I hate Hartford. >_<
Norg "helping" Will... Oh boy.
Ronny regained her energy awfully quick, as did Sentinel Knight returning to normal. Meh.
That egg just... came outta nowhere.
While I thought Halloween was a bit odd for an episode subplot, the party scene at the end was great.
And Mack is a robot. Check.
Part I: 4/5, Part II: 3/5
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
"ONE FINE DAY" (PR-1522): Rose is Rose
Today's sub-title comes from the comic strip of the same name.
A straight average episode following the teamup, which is what I was expecting.
ANOTHER DAY OFF?! Yep, must be a 'Bruce' episode. -_- "ONE GETS AWAY" was great, but I knew he wouldn't pull it off again.
Nice to see Tyzonn try to get Rose to open up a bit, but the serious dramatic acting doesn't really work on this show. It was all pretty flat and Ty was too annoying.
Why didn't they contact Hartford and Spencer for help with the forcefield?
I liked Sentinel Knight when he was non-corporeal, but now that they'll pull out the sword every chance they get, it'll get old as fast.
It was cool they showed Mig really kick Ty's butt and shoot at him, but why in the hell didn't he morph sooner?!
Mack was found 2 years ago? This has to be better than "The Light" crap. It certainly can't be any worse. And Mack is already much better than Nick anyway, so this should be good.
Flurious can't stand Norg, but won't just vaporize him. Scenes like this make having the Yeti more worthwhile.
A straight average episode following the teamup, which is what I was expecting.
ANOTHER DAY OFF?! Yep, must be a 'Bruce' episode. -_- "ONE GETS AWAY" was great, but I knew he wouldn't pull it off again.
Nice to see Tyzonn try to get Rose to open up a bit, but the serious dramatic acting doesn't really work on this show. It was all pretty flat and Ty was too annoying.
Why didn't they contact Hartford and Spencer for help with the forcefield?
I liked Sentinel Knight when he was non-corporeal, but now that they'll pull out the sword every chance they get, it'll get old as fast.
It was cool they showed Mig really kick Ty's butt and shoot at him, but why in the hell didn't he morph sooner?!
Mack was found 2 years ago? This has to be better than "The Light" crap. It certainly can't be any worse. And Mack is already much better than Nick anyway, so this should be good.
Flurious can't stand Norg, but won't just vaporize him. Scenes like this make having the Yeti more worthwhile.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
"ONCE A RANGER, I and II" (PR-1920-1921): A Midsummer 'Knights' Dream
I tell ya, I hadn't been that buzzed after an episode of PR since probably "FIGHTING SPIRIT." The hype for this was a lot like "FOREVER RED" I'd say -- But the wait between getting info for this and it airing was a bit shorter. And unlike FR, this wasn't total fan service, but had a good share of it, while managing to keep the OO story going.
Thrax didn't look as freaky as he appeared in the teaser. They could've put a little bit of Rita in him, but it was done well enough. It was more of a tribute to Zedd than anything. Funny how he was imprisoned in a space dumpster. Nice nod to Rita there. Glen Levy wasn't anything special either. You have to figure the kid (I use the term loosely) was pretty messed up too. >_>
I thought Thrax would just be after the Rangers, but enjoyed how he had a personal vendetta against Sentinel Knight. Liked how he invited each of the villains to his lair too, which was on good ol' Onyx.
It was fun to see the villains join forces for once and only time I'm sure. Didn't take much to kill the link to the Morphing Grid. I was surprised they actually gave it a physical form, which I always thought was best left to the imagination.
Loved the morphed Ranger intros. I imagined how cool it would be if they played the instrumental themes and was so glad they did. Too bad Disney will probably never own the MMPR music library.
I find it funny how Sentinel Knight bothered to go all the way to 2026 or so to get Bridge and said "previous Power Rangers." I'm glad how he became Red didn't get left unexplained.
Now that I think of it, I also find it funny how the Chillers are usually the main foot soldiers and the CGI Lava Lizards is so darn obvious.
Kira: What an incredible Command Center. Dr. O would have loved to seen that.
Adam: Hey, you know, I still can't believe he's a doctor.
Me: Niiice.
The nod to Angel Grove was also nice. Wish the warehouse fight could've been longer, but I'll take it. "Plan Xander" returns! And Adam might be a little "old school," but he still gots it. ^_^
...Okay yeah, the instrumental mash-up was getting done to death, but it was great hearing SPD's theme again. <_< style="font-weight: bold;">"THUNDER STORM" aired, you knew it HAD to happen.)
It was cool how the vets got to pilot the Megazords too. Nice unique way of using a Bouken mecha battle. Mack's super jumping and defeating Vultures was also taken from Bouken, right? I guess I'll let that slide then. Thank God they apparently learned from using sentai in the SPD/DT teamups...
So OO has a running theme of Rangers quitting. Mack... Will... Everyone. Granted, I don't blame them... (Would you wanna work for Hartford? >_>) Kind of amusing in a kids show so focused on teamwork and doing the right thing.
After watching this a second time, I don't think Alpha's voice was TOO bad and was a better attempt at the original than Mystic Mother ever was. His height though is another story. o_O Yeah, some explanation would've been nice, but I'm happy they really put in the effort to do this so long after PRLG. I'd like to think that after the Galaxy Rangers and people of Terra Venture got settled on Mirinoi, they shipped Alpha to the PR warehouse (possibly when Bulk came back), figuring that he would be needed again on Earth someday.
Enjoyed Adam leading the morphing and the new sequence was sweet. And I liked how they arranged the morphing and vet intros by season (oldest first and more recent first) and mixed it up for the unmorphed fight.
The final battle was essentially what I expect from the show now. No battlizers was nice, but I was kinda surprised no power-up modes were used either. Remember the SWAT laser-palooza in "HISTORY"? And I take it Sentinel Knight is full of power, but destroying Thrax in a few kicks was as bad (if not worse) than Cole driving through Serpentera. -_- Aside from that, I was pretty satisfied with how it turned out.
Nice updates on what the vets are doing now and "Buttery" makes a return. And the teamup ends in MMPR-style.
Thank you Jackie and everyone for doing your best to get in references and make it memorable, while dealing with the way the show is so Disney-fied. Too bad the music director really screwed up -- But aside from that and a few things left to the imagination, well done. I'd put it in the middle, maybe right around RoTW... Better than "TRAKEENA'S REVENGE" and "TIME FOR LIGHTSPEED," but below TtTP/PoP, RFtF, FR and "THUNDER STORM."
Part I: 4/5, Part II: 5/5
As a whole: 4/5, 8/10
To each their own, but for an anniversary teamup some 5 years into the "Disney Era" and the third season under Kalish, I enjoyed it and the effort put into it was certainly "morphinominal."
Thrax didn't look as freaky as he appeared in the teaser. They could've put a little bit of Rita in him, but it was done well enough. It was more of a tribute to Zedd than anything. Funny how he was imprisoned in a space dumpster. Nice nod to Rita there. Glen Levy wasn't anything special either. You have to figure the kid (I use the term loosely) was pretty messed up too. >_>
I thought Thrax would just be after the Rangers, but enjoyed how he had a personal vendetta against Sentinel Knight. Liked how he invited each of the villains to his lair too, which was on good ol' Onyx.
It was fun to see the villains join forces for once and only time I'm sure. Didn't take much to kill the link to the Morphing Grid. I was surprised they actually gave it a physical form, which I always thought was best left to the imagination.
Loved the morphed Ranger intros. I imagined how cool it would be if they played the instrumental themes and was so glad they did. Too bad Disney will probably never own the MMPR music library.
I find it funny how Sentinel Knight bothered to go all the way to 2026 or so to get Bridge and said "previous Power Rangers." I'm glad how he became Red didn't get left unexplained.
Now that I think of it, I also find it funny how the Chillers are usually the main foot soldiers and the CGI Lava Lizards is so darn obvious.
Kira: What an incredible Command Center. Dr. O would have loved to seen that.
Adam: Hey, you know, I still can't believe he's a doctor.
Me: Niiice.
The nod to Angel Grove was also nice. Wish the warehouse fight could've been longer, but I'll take it. "Plan Xander" returns! And Adam might be a little "old school," but he still gots it. ^_^
...Okay yeah, the instrumental mash-up was getting done to death, but it was great hearing SPD's theme again. <_< style="font-weight: bold;">"THUNDER STORM" aired, you knew it HAD to happen.)
It was cool how the vets got to pilot the Megazords too. Nice unique way of using a Bouken mecha battle. Mack's super jumping and defeating Vultures was also taken from Bouken, right? I guess I'll let that slide then. Thank God they apparently learned from using sentai in the SPD/DT teamups...
So OO has a running theme of Rangers quitting. Mack... Will... Everyone. Granted, I don't blame them... (Would you wanna work for Hartford? >_>) Kind of amusing in a kids show so focused on teamwork and doing the right thing.
After watching this a second time, I don't think Alpha's voice was TOO bad and was a better attempt at the original than Mystic Mother ever was. His height though is another story. o_O Yeah, some explanation would've been nice, but I'm happy they really put in the effort to do this so long after PRLG. I'd like to think that after the Galaxy Rangers and people of Terra Venture got settled on Mirinoi, they shipped Alpha to the PR warehouse (possibly when Bulk came back), figuring that he would be needed again on Earth someday.
Enjoyed Adam leading the morphing and the new sequence was sweet. And I liked how they arranged the morphing and vet intros by season (oldest first and more recent first) and mixed it up for the unmorphed fight.
The final battle was essentially what I expect from the show now. No battlizers was nice, but I was kinda surprised no power-up modes were used either. Remember the SWAT laser-palooza in "HISTORY"? And I take it Sentinel Knight is full of power, but destroying Thrax in a few kicks was as bad (if not worse) than Cole driving through Serpentera. -_- Aside from that, I was pretty satisfied with how it turned out.
Nice updates on what the vets are doing now and "Buttery" makes a return. And the teamup ends in MMPR-style.
Thank you Jackie and everyone for doing your best to get in references and make it memorable, while dealing with the way the show is so Disney-fied. Too bad the music director really screwed up -- But aside from that and a few things left to the imagination, well done. I'd put it in the middle, maybe right around RoTW... Better than "TRAKEENA'S REVENGE" and "TIME FOR LIGHTSPEED," but below TtTP/PoP, RFtF, FR and "THUNDER STORM."
Part I: 4/5, Part II: 5/5
As a whole: 4/5, 8/10
To each their own, but for an anniversary teamup some 5 years into the "Disney Era" and the third season under Kalish, I enjoyed it and the effort put into it was certainly "morphinominal."
Monday, July 23, 2007
"ONE GETS AWAY" (PR-1519): Jewel Thief
What a nice episode. The ninjas stealing the third jewel from Will, battling with the FearKitties, Moltor getting some scenes and a quick appearance by Flurious. Having all the villains in an episode worked well this time -- and to think Bruce Kalish wrote it. >_>
Funny how Rose had herself and the team keep going and going... until they were waist deep in the ocean.
Will should know better than to work alone anymore, but the attack by Miratrix and Kamdor was well done. I wish those two could have more of a background.
Running thoughts during Will's resignation:
"Oooh, this time Will's quitting for real."
"All I care about are the jewels... Now GET OUT!"
Hate how Hartford is such an ass, but love how Spencer OWNS him. "Yeah, you lost the CROWN, buddy!"
I was kinda surprised Moltor was eager to do something nice for the Kitties. Obviously, he must have some underlying plan.
Nice combat between Mack and Mig. Anytime the censors let the Fearcats hand guns pass is good.
That was one sweet evil zord and the battle was great. Liked how they used strategies and different Megazord combos. Too bad they weren't named. :\ And I wish they'd care to mention if the Cats are having the robots built for them by stolen Lava Lizards or what?? I suppose that could be it, since they dropped off a few Lizards as a "present" for Moltor, so maybe they're doing all the work.
"Once a Ranger, always a Ranger." Nice prelude to the teamup. And I imagine the recap of villains will lead into the big alliance.
What's going on with Hartford? Is he not from Earth? Is he Rita and Zedd's son, Thrax? (Eh...) And as much as I can't stand him, I'm glad they're at least doing something with him.
5/5. Best episode with Kalish as the writing credit since Doggie Cruger's Ranger debut in "SHADOW, II."
Funny how Rose had herself and the team keep going and going... until they were waist deep in the ocean.
Will should know better than to work alone anymore, but the attack by Miratrix and Kamdor was well done. I wish those two could have more of a background.
Running thoughts during Will's resignation:
"Oooh, this time Will's quitting for real."
"All I care about are the jewels... Now GET OUT!"
Hate how Hartford is such an ass, but love how Spencer OWNS him. "Yeah, you lost the CROWN, buddy!"
I was kinda surprised Moltor was eager to do something nice for the Kitties. Obviously, he must have some underlying plan.
Nice combat between Mack and Mig. Anytime the censors let the Fearcats hand guns pass is good.
That was one sweet evil zord and the battle was great. Liked how they used strategies and different Megazord combos. Too bad they weren't named. :\ And I wish they'd care to mention if the Cats are having the robots built for them by stolen Lava Lizards or what?? I suppose that could be it, since they dropped off a few Lizards as a "present" for Moltor, so maybe they're doing all the work.
"Once a Ranger, always a Ranger." Nice prelude to the teamup. And I imagine the recap of villains will lead into the big alliance.
What's going on with Hartford? Is he not from Earth? Is he Rita and Zedd's son, Thrax? (Eh...) And as much as I can't stand him, I'm glad they're at least doing something with him.
5/5. Best episode with Kalish as the writing credit since Doggie Cruger's Ranger debut in "SHADOW, II."
"OUT OF LUCK" (PR-1518): Compass Craziness
I'd say this was a funny episode and written pretty well. Mack's run of bad luck was funny to watch, but got dull as it went on... and on and on.
I wonder what Hartford meant about Mack being affected by luck? At least his worry over him seems to be for good reason now.
Liked how the compass was used in the Megazord battle.
3/5
I wonder what Hartford meant about Mack being affected by luck? At least his worry over him seems to be for good reason now.
Liked how the compass was used in the Megazord battle.
3/5
Sunday, July 8, 2007
"IT'S HAMMER TIME" (PR-1517): Not so Godly...
After focusing on Tyzonn a couple episodes, we return to other Ranger focus, starting with Ronny.
This was a weird episode for me and I have a lot of mixed feelings about it.
It's great they did something original, but I just wasn't feeling the Gods. The way it was done with Loki starting out posing as Thor was a bit awkward.
And speaking of awkward, am I the only one who's sick of Spencer being able to impersonate practically anyone?! This was just as bad as when he was falling off the building in "THE UNDERWATER WORLD." >_<
I did like how Thor called the jewels "The Jewels of the Gods" and Thor, Loki, Flurious and Moltor had their own unique teleporting effect.
Also liked how they fitted all the villains into the episode, but the first zord battle and monster were VERY random. I was hoping we'd see more of Miratrix and Kamdor. And it was great how Moltor swooped in at the end and stole the relic.
3/5
This was a weird episode for me and I have a lot of mixed feelings about it.
It's great they did something original, but I just wasn't feeling the Gods. The way it was done with Loki starting out posing as Thor was a bit awkward.
And speaking of awkward, am I the only one who's sick of Spencer being able to impersonate practically anyone?! This was just as bad as when he was falling off the building in "THE UNDERWATER WORLD." >_<
I did like how Thor called the jewels "The Jewels of the Gods" and Thor, Loki, Flurious and Moltor had their own unique teleporting effect.
Also liked how they fitted all the villains into the episode, but the first zord battle and monster were VERY random. I was hoping we'd see more of Miratrix and Kamdor. And it was great how Moltor swooped in at the end and stole the relic.
3/5
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