Ninja Steel prefers endless Deus ex Machina’s over actual writing with dramatic stakes.
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Power Rangers Ninja Steel Episode 21
What just happened?
Yeah, same Galvanax.
What did I just watch?
Things just happen for no reason.
All sense of consequence is thrown out the window.
Farts can take out evil generals.
I dont know how to review this finale, people.
Theres just so much bad in it.
Every turn is another awful decision and just leads to questions that will never be addressed.
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Its all centered on that damn Ninja Nexus Prism.
Thats the real failure of not only this episode but also the entire season.
This finale almost had some genuine tension.
The Rangers are captured!
Mick and Brody dont have any Ninja Steel left.
Brody has to make a choice.
Does he give up his power star to save his friends or fight and risk their lives?
Brody picks a third option.
Destroy his powers so Galvanax cant get all the stars.
Thats… actually really cool.
A Ranger destroying his own powers mid way through a mid season finale?
How can they possibl-
Oh, right.
There are no stakes because somehow (no explanation needed!)
destroying the Red Power Star transfers Brody and Micks bodies into two new Power Stars.
Oh also, Brody and Levis dad was alive in the Ninja Nexus Prism and was somehow freed.
Demonstrate that it can hold souls within it.
Demonstrate what happens when you give a shot to cut open a star.
You have to build up to huge reveals like the ones in this episode otherwise it feels cheap.
Youre too busy asking HOW to actually enjoy whats happening.
I get this isPower Rangers.
Even if it wasnt, I dont care about Galvanax.
Maybe if youd actually played up Brodys hatred toward the guy that would have been a start.
Yeah, remember when Galvanax had that whole scene about how he took care of Brody for years?
Why not play into that more?
Good lord the show could have done more to make us care about its main character.
Look, I love Victor and Monty.
Yep, Im really scared of her now!
Just when you thought Brody taking out Ripcon with a mop was kneecapping a villain, HERE COMES FARTS.
Ninja Steelon the whole was terrible.
So many easy mistakes that could have been corrected with another pass (or perhaps without creative meddling).
Endless Deus ex Machinas that robbed the plots of any tension.
So little character conflict that could actually make us care about any of these Rangers.
When Brody sees his dad for the first time in ten years he doesnt break out into tears.
He doesnt seem overjoyed.
He just sort of nods, smiles, and keeps going.
That might be a bigger problem than the Ninja Nexus Prism.
In what is basically a science fiction action series it’s crucial that you have grounded character moments.
They help sell the more fantastical elements.
Brodys reunion with his dad should have felt bigger.
The whole season should have been built up to this.
Instead, its quickly brushed aside so they can engage in more Deus ex Machinas.
You may say, hey, they already did the missing dad plot inDino Charge!
Youre right, so maybe dont have a missing father at all!
Maybe dont make his dad magically coming out of the prism the way you resolve your plot!
Is there any hope forSuper Ninja Steelnow?
Itll be more of the same.
Even with the team-up episode it wont matter.
Whoever is making the creative decisions with this show doesnt care.
That, or they genuinely believe nonsense like the Ninja Nexus Prism is a great idea.
Either way, were in for a rough time next year.
Rating:
0.5 out of 5
