Earth Fights Back did not disappoint.
These two were sadly underused inMegaforceso its nice to see them get a bit of screen time.
Or at the very least helping out like Jake was.
Lets be real though.
The real highlight of the episode, character wise, was Troy.
but he stole the episode for me.
He went full on Ryan Steele, the main character of another Saban Ameri-Toku,VR Troopers.
In that series every episode would be bookended with a Ryan monologue about missing his father.
This is everything I want out ofPower Rangers.
Maybe next week well see the rangers visit Beverly Hills and get tattoos.
All of these actors are very athletic so its great to see them show it off.
Its also nice to see the fights have some sense of weight.
With a set of missiles ready to blow up the earth?
It adds a nice bit of tension.
Eh, hes a robot, it works.
They then morph into a set of rangers weve never seen before in the shows twenty-year history.
Fans were up in arms.
Never before seen on this planet didnt sit well with people.
Why not more explanation?
Why no name for these new powers?
In my humble opinion?
It doesnt matter.Power Rangerswas practically built on random references to a larger universe, some intentional, some not.
These new suits are no different then the casual reference to the Morphin Masters in season 1.
My own in universe explanation for them?
He is an awful student of Zordon after all.
At the bare minimum its perfect fanfic fodder.
Also, some are complaining the episode wasnt a tribute to SPD.
To these people I only have this to say.Power Rangers Super Megaforceis notKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
Overall, weve improved since last week.
Meaningful scenes for the rangers out of suit?
Mr. Burley and Ernie getting something to do?
Fight scenes with weight?
Troy Ryan Steeling it up?
It dont get better than that.
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Rating:
4 out of 5
