Power Rangers Super Samurai "Super Samurai" Episode

[O.92]

The Samurai Rangers are back, and this time, they're SOOPER Samurai! Check out the brand new trailer below, it just debuted earlier today!

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Power Rangers Super Samurai
Episode 1: Super Samurai
February 18, 2012

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Images (http://www.samuraicast.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=341) | Movie Clips (http://www.samuraicast.com/media/episodeclips.php?episode=25)

Do not ask about full episodes in this thread. The encode will be posted in the Encodes Thread (http://www.rangercrew.com/forum/showthread.php?22728-Power-Rangers-Super-Samurai-Encodes).

[Fury Diamond]

Live post during the episode...

* Same opening scene as Season 1
* Rangers training with their weapons...nice
* Emily and Mike hanging out
* AWESOME Opening Theme!
* Sanzu River...dramatic start to the episode
* Original footage vs the Moogers
* Great music and cinematography before Arachinator fight
* The Rangers are unable to morph
* Unmorphed fight..very nice
* Gold Ranger delivers the Black Box
* Super Samurai Mode!
* Great usage of the Sentai fight
* Super Mega Mode!
* Claw Armor Megazord
* Decent end scene

[YellowAccel]

You mean Emily and Mike no?Or Britanny and Hector :p

[PR Lover]

Nice new opening theme. Mentor fighting a Mooger in it, means maybe he wont be completely useless
Sanzu Water seeping through, very nice.
Nice Mia and Kevin training
Emily rollerblading and not falling, or being clumsy. Wow
Arachnitor is Back!
lol nice Antonio scene with Mentor
Antonio's still having issues with the Black Box.
Decent plan they came up with, but yet again Octaroo is always one step ahead
Black Box finished, nice new stuff

I give this episode a rate of Good. Amazing American footage, but it feels rushed, especially with the Claw Armor Megazord and the Auxiallary Zrd cannon.

[Zeno503]

Way to go Mia, you knocked down an immobile target, you're REALLY improving there.
Also Emily and Mike...being extreme? And then they cut to the opening? What the hell happened there?
The intro is pretty cool looking though, they just HAD to keep the role call though..
Also random slow down and speed up shots in the episode, and it's not being used well.
Ok Antonio brushing of Ji cause he's fishing was pretty funny, I like the scene of Antonio working on the black box too. Although we'll know he gets it to work from all the freaking power ups in the opening, I gotta wonder what's the point of having him still work on it when it seemed like he got it completed on the last scene of last season.
Unmorphed fight, sweet.
So far no sign of American Octoroo ye-OH damn it there he is..
So with the black box the zords can fully combine now, sweet!
And the artillery zords make a cannon, sweet.
Kevin...you DON'T know what a cannon does? Really?
Antonio your tentacle joke wasn't funny, shut up.
Overall this episode was mediocre at most, I wasn't expecting anything more from it and I guess Super Samurai lived up to that.
And already we don't get a real preview of the next episode. Wow.

[President Ranger]

Najee's acting still bugs me, but putting that aside I thought this was a really good episode. I thought the story was pretty good and I liked the pacing. It wasn't nearly as rushed as I thought it would be. As always, the action was pretty good. Again, my one downside is Najee's acting. Nothing he says sounds natural to me. But other than that this was an "awesome" episode. Hopefully super samurai keeps this up.

[Bk93]

what happend to Spike&Bulk

[Barracuda]

This episode was alright. I don't necessarily think the episode was rushed but the ending was. The acting is still pretty bland but this is only the 1st episode of SS. So I wont judge just yet.

[Guardian Legend]

I think the episode was good. They bridged the original footage well with the Shinkenger scene that they left out from the first season. I also noticed that Emily and Mike seem to have something going on...finally. Anyway, this episode was good and the unmorphed fight scene was actually very good. This episode wasn't perfect, but it's a good start for Super Samurai.

[ShadowSamuraiRanger]

After Emily covers the Sanzu River water, am I the only one who noticed Bulk and Spike sneaking off in the background?

[Tiger Lily]

I thought it was good. The Super Samurai mode was pure awesome.

[Cameron Samurai]

Super Samurai is suffering from "Malibu Stacy" syndrome

The same old crap, but with fancy new accesories.

[MintBuster]

This was an amazing episode. All new modes are amazing.

[O.92]

Alright. Here we go again.

--New SOOPER powers. New SOOPER armor. New SOOPER battle gear. But same stale "Nighlok monsters have invaded our world" opening...
--Did I just see Ji fighting in the intro? So there are plans to make his character useful after all!?
--Check out Mentor Mentor. Stepping up his game with a fresh cut and a new dress for the new season!
--So the Rangers can't morph, but they can still pull Spin Swords out of their ***? Interesting.
--OK, seriously. They can stop with the random slowing down and speeding up of the camerawork.
--I must say, Mia's hair touching the Sanzu water was a pretty badass scene.

Overall, I gotta' say, this wasn't a bad episode. It was actually pretty good. The acting is still bad (and why do people keep on picking on Najee? Brittany and Erika are equally horrible), Bulk & Spike are still useless, and Xandred still barely qualifies as a character. But it was only one episode, and you can see it was a major improvement over last season. Can they keep it up, or is it a one-time mirage? We'll have to wait and see, but this episode definitely "felt" a lot better than what we've come to expect from Samurai.

Oh, and where in the world is Dayu? Xandred said she was "missing". Am I forgetting something from the last half?

[Digifiend]

^ Kaoru could still use her Shinkenmaru (Spin Sword) even after getting depowered in the Super Sentai Legend War. They don't need to be able to morph to use their swords, it's a carry over from Shinkenger.

[Fang RX]

I thought it was good. Seeing the Rangers training with their weapons instead of just the practice swords was a nice change, and Mike and Emily off on their own rollerblading and skateboarding were fun to see. Points to Emily for not falling on her butt the entire time, either. I have to give some credit to Brittany, Emily's actress, because to me, her line delivery was better this time and didn't sound so bored and monotone.

Antonio working on the Black Box and not giving up was great. It shows the determination that he's willing to use to make sure that he can finish his task no matter the physical strain on himself.

I really liked the idea of the Sanzu flooding over into the Human World so that the Nighlok don't have to pop back into the Sanzu every time they start drying out. Octoroo is really getting on my nerves, ooh-ah-ooh! Sorry, couldn't help that...

I enjoyed the debut of the Super Samurai Mode, and I think that's going to be a great asset to the Rangers if the Nighlok's keep getting stronger. The Super Mega Mode was alright, but they should have just left the Super Mode's coattails ride out underneath while the Mega Mode Armor strapped to Jayden's torso. It's so bulky.

The Claw Armor Megazord was great. I really love the transformation sequence for it, and it's one of my favorite mechs from Shinkenger, so I hope they don't screw it up too badly.

All in all, the episode was good. I give it a 3 out of 5.

[O.92]

^ Kaoru could still use her Shinkenmaru (Spin Sword) even after getting depowered in the Super Sentai Legend War. They don't need to be able to morph to use their swords, it's a carry over from Shinkenger.

Well I don't watch Sentai to know, but regardless if it was in Shinkenger or not, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. You have no powers. How do you pull Spin Swords out of thin air? I mean, I'm sure we could find a way to blame it on the symbol power again, but we didn't see them use any symbol power. They pulled Spin Swords literally out of thin air. It's not a big problem, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

[Digifiend]

It's not like it's the first time this sort of thing has happened. Mia (in a scene directly remade from the Sentai) drew the sword while unmorphed once before, just to chop up some veggies. The Lost Galaxy Rangers also had their swords while unmorphed on a couple of occassions.

[Mr. CD]

Oh, and where in the world is Dayu? Xandred said she was "missing". Am I forgetting something from the last half?

You told Rhinosnorus to tell Master Xandred that she was leaving in Broken Dreams.

[ShadowSamuraiRanger]

Xandred destoried her harmonium and she fled

[Khandri]

Yeah...this is pretty much picking up where we left off in terms of badness.

Now granted, I was pleased to see as much unmorphed fighting as we did, as well as more non-sentai fights. With how it's adhering so close to the Shinkenger plot, this is a rare positive thing. However, I too thought it pretty absurd that they could still access their swords when they've been cut off from their morphing powers. It's not like they walk around with their swords for all to see, after all.

However, the bright spot of the unmorphed/original fights alone couldn't save the rest of it to me. The dialogue still feels too stilted, and the delivery of the lines still comes off as really dopey. Kevin is perhaps the worst about this, and seems to keep spouting off all these blatant "Captain Obvious" lines. I think I lost count of how many times I was saying "Duh!" at my TV whenever he spoke.

Bulk and Spike continue to be useless and irrelevant. While the "no memory card in the camera" thing hearkens back to the "forgetting to remove the lens cap" moments of old, it's just not the same. I've stopped wondering when they're actually going to interact with the Rangers, because at this point, it's clear it's not going to happen.

I already thought the "Mega Mode" looked hideous enough. Now they've gone and made it worse with "Super Mega Mode." I don't care if the whole thing was done to sell more toys (and I refuse to buy any figures that aren't in the normal suits); the whole thing serves no true purpose in the show itself or ongoing story, and just plain looks bad. Though expect to see more of my complaints once Shogun Mode actually debuts in the show, because what I've seen of that through pictures and toys is just plain horrifying.

[Fury Diamond]

It was an overall awesome start to the season. This is how "The Team Unites" / "Origins Part 1" should've started rather than what we got. The acting has greatly improved. The music composition and cinematography used throughout the episode reminds me of the concepts used in RPM.

I personally love the designs used in the Mega Modes, Super Mega Modes, and the Shark Attack Mega Mode. They are modes made for selling toys, but they look fantastic.

My primary rant is the usage of Shinkenger footage for the Super transformation. They could've made a beautiful transformation sequence for consistency (Rangers Morph and Mega Mode Transformations).

I wasn't a fan of the video editing used in the original Opening Theme. The Super Samurai version is a step in the right direction with the choices in footage as well as the focus on the cast members.

[Cameron Samurai]

There is no "improvement in the acting", it's the same as it's always been.

[OujaStrike]

great episodes awesome Super Samurai mode

[PowerRan]

There is no "improvement in the acting", it's the same as it's always been. That your opinion, If Fury thinks the acting improved ''more power to him'' you can't just say the acting not improved without any details.

[Cmdr Crayfish]

He's giving his opinion too. I don't care if people in this fandom know the actors - apparently a lot of them do - but that doesn't miraculously make the acting on this show good. It looks to me like this fandom has decided to give the cast a pass on the terrible season by deluding themselves into believing that somehow titling the back half of the same season something else means they can slide in praise and get rid of any negative thoughts they had whatsoever. OH NO, CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT THE SHOW. The last word on this season's acting is Clash of the Red Rangers, and... um... Well, Jayden improved a lot. There's still nothing really differentiating Mike or Kevin. The girls are black holes of personality.

[O.92]

The episode is now available in the Encodes Thread (http://www.rangercrew.com/forum/showthread.php?22728-Power-Rangers-Super-Samurai-Encodes&p=940242#post940242).

[A.Stabelli]

Really enjoyed today's episode. Such a nice improvement from the first half. I hope Super Samurai can keep it up.

[Fury Diamond]

The acting has improved...but not everyone. We can see the same low quality from a few of the cast members, including Najee. One of my rants of last season's acting was the writing which appears to have been improved in this episode. Out of all of the actors, I've enjoyed Alex and Hector's acting the most.

[Neo Aguni]

I disagree with Crayfish on one thing. I think that Hector is the only actor whose character I can buy into, by which I mean to me it seems that he is the only one portraying a character, while the rest of the rangers are checking the teleprompter for there next line.

[PowerRan]

He's giving his opinion too. I don't care if people in this fandom know the actors - apparently a lot of them do - but that doesn't miraculously make the acting on this show good. It looks to me like this fandom has decided to give the cast a pass on the terrible season by deluding themselves into believing that somehow titling the back half of the same season something else means they can slide in praise and get rid of any negative thoughts they had whatsoever. OH NO, CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT THE SHOW. The last word on this season's acting is Clash of the Red Rangers, and... um... Well, Jayden improved a lot. There's still nothing really differentiating Mike or Kevin. The girls are black holes of personality. Your right Chris, he can to give his opinions. The way I saw the post he basically said ''Your opinion doesn't matter but mine does" and that made me reply to that commit.

[Mr. Pink]

The acting has improved for some of them, but the delivery is still off for half of them. It was a decent improvement over the first half of episodes though. The writing is better, its not much overall, but it blended the shinkenger themes with the power ranger ones much better. its only been one episode, but it does seem like things are looking up. Kind of annoyed that we see the core attack in mega mode except mia who only has the black box slide onto her sword. While very over done, their Shogun mode actually blends with the season unlike a lot of the other battlizers of seasons past

[Cmdr Crayfish]

I disagree with Crayfish on one thing. I think that Hector is the only actor whose character I can buy into, by which I mean to me it seems that he is the only one portraying a character, while the rest of the rangers are checking the teleprompter for there next line.

I still haven't seen anything differentiating Green and Blue from each other. One of them is in love with the knockoff version of Lily/Summer we have as Yellow this year, but that's about it. God, seriously, who made the call that the vacuous blonde chick needs to be Yellow from here on out? THREE SEASONS IN A ROW.

[O.92]

I think they did it, and this is not to be racial here, because they didn't want the Asian girl being Yellow. Remember, Saban was heckled last time for making Trini an Asian Yellow Ranger.

[Mr. Pink]

We had a Black Black Ranger in Overdrive... i dont think its racial as much as the archetypes... the whole dumb blonde thing kind of works with being the youngest. Ditzy Pinks dont work... Remember Syd?

Asian Pink Rangers have happened before but have been spread out unlike the Blonde Yellows... Of all the Samurai to be kept Asian, one would have thought it would be Blue

[Galaxy]

I watched this episode, and I actually thought it was ok. Its the first Samurai episode I didn't think was horrible. The acting was better than in the episodes I've seen before (episodes 1-5 and the episode with Jayden's duel). Thats not saying much, but still. The action was good, and Bulk and Spike were cool (although I liked them even in the PR Samurai episodes I disliked). I'm actually going to be watching next week. Maybe the show just needed some time to get into its groove, and the actors to gain a bit more experience, for me to actually be able to watch it (although the fact that the episode didn't have a monster who was constantly spouting puns definately helped). I don't know if the Super Samurai will hold my attention, but if it keeps up the quality it had today, I can see it being halfway decent.

[Mr. CD]

I still haven't seen anything differentiating Green and Blue from each other.
Kevin the serious one, Mike the lighter one.


One of them is in love with the knockoff version of Lily/Summer we have as Yellow this year, but that's about it. God, seriously, who made the call that the vacuous blonde chick needs to be Yellow from here on out? THREE SEASONS IN A ROW.
Hey Hey Hey, no need to insult Lily and Summer like that. But I personally think it's more of a coincidence than a requirement. If our next Yellow is a blonde, then we might have something.

[DarkBlaze]

Everything has definitely been taken up to a whole new "SUPER" level, and I'm feelin' it! The premiere was was great, and an all around improvement. The acting was still a little bit rough around the edges (Najee being the main one), but I did notice a significant change. Overall, I think what really helped this premiere (and hopefully the season as a whole) was its original plot and improved writing.

[O.92]

We had a Black Black Ranger in Overdrive... i dont think its racial as much as the archetypes... the whole dumb blonde thing kind of works with being the youngest. Ditzy Pinks dont work... Remember Syd?

Asian Pink Rangers have happened before but have been spread out unlike the Blonde Yellows... Of all the Samurai to be kept Asian, one would have thought it would be Blue

I know Will was a black Black Ranger, but that was Disney. Ever since getting heckled for making Zach black and Trini yellow, Saban has yet to have another black Black Ranger and Asian Yellow Ranger.

As for the personalities of the Samurai Rangers, I think Mike and Kevin are actually very distinguishable. It's Emily and Mia that might as well be the same person.

[Fenix84]

I thought that "Super Samurai" was pretty solid and one of PRS's best, until the end.

Of course the show still credits the Japanese writer of the Sentai episodes which I never watch, but for a while I liked what I was seeing here. The episode began pretty well, ratcheting up the tension with the Sanzu River water leaks, and the way they reintroduced Arachnitor. It did something most Samurai episodes don't bother with: introduce a big threat and build up to the final battle.

Don't know how Emily was able to hear Kevin's line about having Jayden's back, before she and the Rangers were shown having to run over to them from a distance. It was also strange how Arachnitor unquestionably got along with the Moogers, despite being banished by Xandred and left to fend for himself on Earth for weeks or months. But otherwise, the battle was pretty suspenseful. I liked Octoroo's anti-morphing trap, and the fact that the Rangers had to battle unmorphed in a dangerous area full of Sanzu water. Mia getting some of her hair burned was pretty cool. This was some of the best stuff that Samurai's done in a while.

Then Antonio comes in with the Black Box. The plot just stops, and the tension evaporates as Super Jayden proceeds to single handedly wipe out the enemy force. That's a problem I have with a lot of episodes that debut Battilizers or power ups. Also around this time, the acting and the lines just got really bad. Steven Skyler had to force so many bad lines. Even Octoroo sounded expository, when he talked about sending some giant Mooger reinforcements. I pretty much zoned out, although the end of the Zord battle somewhat brought me back since the Rangers finally started facing some difficulty again.

And oh yeah, Bulk and Spike. They're really going out of their way their way to portray Bulk as an idiot in a desperate financial situation, between the Christmas special and his statements here about spending his last penny on a camera. Spike was terrible as usual, but the whole camera thing was above-average for a Bulk & Spike subplot. It actually gave them something to do that related to the Rangers in some way.

Overall, this episode had a great start before turning into another plotless weapon demo.

Rating: 6.5/10

[Fenix84]

Hector David has done an okay job (outside of "The Team Unites") in my opinion. He's given the most lines where he can have fun or show some expressions. Najee is just terrible though. One of the stiffest actors I've ever seen. It doesn't help that his character is one of the most boring the show has ever had.

[Fury Diamond]

Clips from the episode:
http://www.samuraicast.com/media/episodeclips.php?episode=24

[Mr. White]

The episode was ok. The opening was pretty cool, and I liked the unmorphed fight scenes.

[Thrax]

I Finish the watch the episode !!!

Rangers trainning with there Weapons
Mike and Emily play in skate
Great New Opening theme
Master Xandred an Octoroo scene as cool
Bulk and Spike try to film Power Rangers
Antonio Finish the Black Box
Rangers battle Arachinitor
Octooro bloks the Rangers Powers
Great scene the rangers battle the Mooger
Sanzu River fires Mia hair
Red Ranger with Super Mode as awesome and the Battle between Arachinitor as great
The Finish blow as awesome.
Super Mega mode as awesome
The Clawarmor Megazord as great formation for a Megazord
Bulk and Spike in the Battlefield

The Final Scene as awesome.

The Premiere of the "Super Samurai" as really great for the starts of this Second half of the "Samurai" and the action really becames much better and even add there own footage i hope that continues between the all 20 episodes of the "Super Samurai","Origins" and "The Team Unites" will be much more like this episode but we can see the show improve since "Samurai" and i really loved Super Mega Mode and Shark Mega Mode there designs are great.

Serrator have really to show up in the Next episode of Super Samurai !!

[PowerRan]

Am glad you liked it,Thrax.

[YellowAccel]

Just saw the episodes and it was good. If the season is like that it will be a good year.

+:
-Nice intro scene. Morover they used my two favorites weapons from shinkenger.
-I like the new opening
-The story was pretty interisting
-Finally something else than a pathetic parody of shinkenger
-The unmorphed fight scene and america fight scene where great. Alex and Hector did a great job.
-The scene with Mia's hair was great
-I like how Emily use her symbol power.
-I love how they mix Sentai and america footage for the super mode battle
-Mutated Arachnitor was creepy

-:

-Still don't like the super mode and the super mega mode
-Not a big fan of the new mecha/megazord
-Britanny and Najee's acting are awful as always
-Too bad they didn't really used their personal weapon against Arachnitor
-I think Hector's acting wasn't as good as always. Still decent though.

[ForeverBlue]

That was a great peisode! A very good start for the 2nd season of Samurai

[Mako]

So i can never get past a few seconds in Samurai , but because Saban promised to change stuff in part 2 id give or try and watch the first episode to the new series and i got through the entire episode ( accept for The Zoid battle couldnt watch that dont like the modes and stuff ) but i liked the episode, it was their own instead of copying the storyline to Shinkenger, so i thought it was cleverly played out , actings got better, Mike's still the best at the acting and his and Emilys moments were cute, skateboarding was funny, They used like 5 % shinkenger footage and mixed it with their own , * now thats how it should be! thats what i wanted from the start their own ideas and their own plot, i liked it, so i can put my hatedred of this series to rest.

[Neo Aguni]

I still haven't seen anything differentiating Green and Blue from each other. One of them is in love with the knockoff version of Lily/Summer we have as Yellow this year, but that's about it. God, seriously, who made the call that the vacuous blonde chick needs to be Yellow from here on out? THREE SEASONS IN A ROW. I've seen a world of difference between Blue and Green in regards to their acting. In fact I dare say Hector is the best actor among the six of them

[Fury Diamond]

The episode is now on Nick.COM:
http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/power-rangers-super-samurai-201-full-episode.html

[O.92]

In fact I dare say Hector is the best actor among the six of them

Nothing daring about that. He IS the best actor among the 6 of them. That's a fact.

[Hears All]

These guys aren't showing much improvement in their acting. Jason David Frank was a pretty bad actor in MMPRs1, and he admits it, but he got SO much better, why can't the Samurai cast do this?

[Cmdr Crayfish]

I can honestly name the one moment JDF actually impressed me with a performance. "Y'mind tellin' me what I did?" in Day of the Dino. Actual playfulness. A recognizably human emotion. From Tommy. What the hell.

[Neo Aguni]

Nothing daring about that. He IS the best actor among the 6 of them. That's a fact.

wow I'm actually surprised someone agrees with me

[Phoenix Fire]

I watched this episode with my 14 year old daughter and she loved it. Remember Guys. This is a kids show so they give them somewhat of a break.

Anyway, I myaelf thought it was highly enjoyable considering I had to watch two days of old episodes first which was annoying plus this morning's crap of Dino Thunder.

[Fenix84]

Someone on RangerBoard linked to a clip of Felix Ryan's recent appearance on The Mentalist. As someone who detests Spike, I have to say that he did a decent job. The guy has a future as a character actor for punk kid roles.

[Huzzah]

I gave it a good, for one reason only...and unmorphed fight scene...without Asian stunt double for Najee...more of those would be nice...

[Midnight Snackenger]

I'm all for taking a Mulligan on this PR adaptation; I can barely get through an episode without fast forwarding. I hope Saban gets back into the swing of things with whatever comes next. After they premier these shogun powers, I think I might bow out.

There is just something missing; episodes are always so hollow and uninspired. it's The debut of SUPER SAMURAI and it's like an "Oh, here ya go." moment. *shrug*

I agree un-morphed fight scenes were pretty cool and I like how they gave Najee a barber this season.

[Fury Diamond]

425+ screen captures from "Super Samurai"
http://www.samuraicast.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=341

HD screen captures of Super Mega Mode
http://www.samuraicast.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=356

[levelone]

Good ep. But, as I'm rewatching MMPR right now, PRSS pales in comparison.

[unlimitedjason]

I absolutely, positively loved this episode. Alex, Hector, Brittany and even Erika have improved so much. I'm still blue with Blue, but he's growin' on me somewhat. And Gold is Golden! :)

[DarkBlaze]

^Jason, welcome to crew! Hope you enjoy it here. :)

You know what kills me about Najee? There are moments when he's holding down his own and showing improvement...but then out of nowhere it goes downhill. It's like he has a different directors than the others, and he's not quite sure which one to follow. And then there's Erika, which IMO definitely showed improvement from beginning to end.

[Hitokiri]

alright so I just got done watching it.... and I thought it was a good episode hopefully they keep up the pace and get better

[Vivek's Girl]

My thoughts on this ep.

-I really liked the opening
-Ji fighting in the intro..go Ji! LOL
-Buk and Spike credits..were they rapping? LOL
-Mia and Kevin training was nice
-Mike and Emily hanging out..I loved it! I saw the way she looks @ Mike
-Antonio jamming away on his headphones..I liked it
-I really liked the unmorphed fighting..also, I liked Emily's flip during the fight
-Mike and Emily hugged!!! That was my favorite part! Go Memily :p
-Also, Mia's hair touching the Sanzu water was really cool and she looked cute in her outfit.
-Did Master Xandred sound funny? His voice sounded funny to me..

I think Hector's acting was good and Alex. The rest were ok, Najee's was ok...but I bet he will get better.

Hector looked good in the ep...I'm just saying *tee-hee* :samuraigreen:

[Huzzah]

I'm just curious if Mia's hair touching the Sanzu River will tie into anything later in the season...I mean I don't expect it to since we ARE talking about the Samurai creative force...though I think that coud tie into some interesting stories later, we really don't know the full capabilities of the Sanzu...it could potentially have some kind of ill effect on Mia...

[Mr. Pink]

wow something that could lead to actual development for a female? gasp haha

but seriously dude thats a good thing we should look out for, but be prepared to be disappointed about. im surprised there was as much creativity as there was to be honest

[O.92]

^I agree with Pinkie. There's no chance in hell that they do something creative with Mia's hair touching the Sanzu poison. There's a better chance Emily gets butt naked and reveals she's secretly a dude.

[Mr. Pink]

unless they make her evil for an episode (which happens a lot to pink rangers) or use it for a showdown for Dayu or tie it into Serrator/Akomaru (who represented eyebrows/hair i forget which in shinkenger)

[Fury Diamond]

If you could change anything from this episode, what would it be?

[mmpr grove]

I would of removed the fire angle. Sanzu river would slowly turn living beings from our world into Nylocks.

[levelone]

The Zord battle could've been better.

[Fury Diamond]

I would've liked to see the Sanzu River actually affecting the world rather than being puddles of "hot water".

[Thrax]

The ideia of the Sanzu River as cool but could at least come more Nighloks even when Arachinitor as destroyed could someone rise up from the Sanzu River polls.
Serrator could been made the debut of the Final Scene of this episode.
Super Samurai could be multi-parter episode for he Clawarmor debuts in the Next One.

[RainbowRanger]

I thought it was a good start for the new season.
I guess it's been longer than I thought, 'cuz I had completely forgotten about Arachnitor. XD;

And the new white uniforms look pretty cool too. At least it's better than glitter. XD

[Neo Aguni]

The ideia of the Sanzu River as cool but could at least come more Nighloks even when Arachinitor as destroyed could someone rise up from the Sanzu River polls.
Serrator could been made the debut of the Final Scene of this episode.
Super Samurai could be multi-parter episode for he Clawarmor debuts in the Next One.

Serrator will make his debut at the end of the Shinkenger 27 adaptation which was where he made himself known in the sentai, Which I know firmly believe will happen if the opening credits are anything to go by. I swear I saw the footage of Super Green striking down the nighloc from that episode

[JRanger]

I think this is an awesome episode, despite mixed acting and some cheesy lines (they're not going away). I'm probably looking forward to see next week's episode.

[Samurai Pink]

I loved that episode. The opening was incredible. It appears that pink and yellow would indeed be using the super mode as well. Man oh man Bulk will not rest until he learns the secrets of the samurai rangers, just like old times. The part I enjoyed most was Jayden's super samurai mode morph and battle, he even has his spin sword attack supered up Super Blazing Strike. I rated this episode Awesome, cause it was indeed.

[SirGreen]

What the? I had no idea it came on today! lol

[Samurai Pink]

^My post was a little late. The internet on my computer was down today (for most of the day) and yesterday.

[unlimitedjason]

One of my favorite things about MMPR was in Season 2, Bulk and Skull trying to find out the identity of the power rangers. With Bulk and Spike trying to film the Samurai Rangers to learn their secret samurai moves, I felt at home. Not to mention that I think Jayden and Mike are the next best thing to Jason and Tommy. As always, JMO.

[PR Lover]

If I could have changed anything:

It would have been a two parter; titled "Unleashing the Black Box".
The end of part one would have been the Rangers realizing that they are powerless, while Antonio manages to fail with the Black Box once again.

Second part would be where the Rangers start their battle with the Moogers, while Antonio finishes the Black Box. Also there would be no Claw Armor Megazord in this episode.

[Ryan Steele]

I found the episode OK. Felt everything was a little rush especially with the black box

[Thrax]

Serrator will make his debut at the end of the Shinkenger 27 adaptation which was where he made himself known in the sentai, Which I know firmly believe will happen if the opening credits are anything to go by. I swear I saw the footage of Super Green striking down the nighloc from that episode

Serrator could make is debut when Mike use is super mode and that episode is focus in Green and Yellow samurais, well i really see too the footage of that episode as well.

[Neo Aguni]

Thrax that episode you're referring to is Shinkenger 27

[SirThinkAlot]

I just watched it(I had it TiVoed). And my thoughts:

Let me preface this by saying that, unlike a lot of people here, I'v generally enjoyed Samurai. It has its problems(lame characters (except for Antinio, Decker and maybe Jayden), general cheesiness, symbol power being used as a plot hole device), but overall I think its managed to provide the kind of child-friendly action that PR should be.

That said, I was expecting Super Samurai to introduce new storylines, and was dissapointed that there really wasnt anything ground breaking. Overall though I enjoyed it, not great, but not bad by any stretch of the imagination.

[Thrax]

Thrax that episode you're referring to is Shinkenger 27

well i think is the best ideia for the "Akumaru/Serrator" debuts in Super Samurai.

[Neo Aguni]

^ So do I considering it's when he debut's in the sentai

[Thrax]

"Akumaru/Serrator" goes to debut in episode 3 of the Super Samurai !!!

[Samurai Pink]

I feel that the episode was a bit rushed. But it was awesome. The moogers/the sanzu pool scene was intense. The scene where Antonio is activating the black box is definetly different than Genta activating the inroumaru. Although that inroumaru scene was kind used in 'Boxed In.' I have to admit the super mega mode looked good on Jayden. :)

[Fury Diamond]

Episode Review from Henshin Grid:
http://henshingrid.blogspot.com/2012/02/power-rangers-super-samurai-super.html

[Neo Aguni]

"Akumaru/Serrator" goes to debut in episode 3 of the Super Samurai !!!Thrax I don't think you realize that we are saying the same thing.

Episode 3 of Super Samurai in the PR adaptation of Shinkenger 27 which is when Serrator appears in the sentai

[Thrax]

Yh i know that Neo Aguni !!!

[Neo Aguni]

then why????? Never mind. Let's just hope that it's a good adaptation

[Fury Diamond]

Shinkenger fans, how would you compare this episode against the Shinkenger version?

[Mr. Pink]

I liked the Shinkenger version because it overall made sense... what was the point of the seals if they were destroyed so easily? what happened to Mia as a result of her hair "burning?" There were overall a lot fewer unsolved questions in the Shinkenger episode, especially how the Hidden Discs were used for the Inromaru. The Black Box almost seemed like an after thought in how they mashed up the plot with an american one, not to say this was a bad episode.

[Fury Diamond]

I would've liked an introduction to the new "uber" disc rather than show brief scenes of it.

[Mr. Pink]

You're asking too much :p

[Neo Aguni]

Shinkenger fans, how would you compare this episode against the Shinkenger version? there is no comparison. The sentai version was much better

[YellowAccel]

Shinkenger fans, how would you compare this episode against the Shinkenger version?

I liked this episodes but Shinkenger was far better. Shinkenger did a better job in term of introduction of the super mode, character, acting etc...but i enjoy this episodes and it was harder to compare since it was more original than usual.

[Ryan Steele]

Shinkenger fans, how would you compare this episode against the Shinkenger version?

in shinkenger all these occured in two episodes if I remember well. It was too rush and too cold in samurai. In shinkenger everything was explained here no...

[Thrax]

Shinkenger fans, how would you compare this episode against the Shinkenger version?

The Shinkenger version as cool and results pretty well because the Super Shinkenger Red debuts in One single episode not like in Samurai they created a Storyarc of the Black Box and we see know Antonio as working in the Black Box and them in Super Samurai Premiere we have the Super Mode and Clawarmor Megazord everything in a single episode well maybe they could do in Multi-Parter episode Super Mode first and later the Clawarmor Megazord but as cool see all in the same episode.

Shinkenger version is much better.

[KalishPlosion]

Well, after putting it off for so long, trying to block it with OOO, Go-Onger, and the works, it's time for me to finally watch this...

-Intro is not different... whatever.

-Action right away... aaaaaaaaaaaaaand the acting hasn't gotten better I see.

-MMPR:TM vibe with the rollerblading scene

-Cliffhanger into the new OP, which looks better than the old one...

-Neat SFX, but dammit, the acting is still awful.

-SAKE!!!!!!!!!!

-Where did Dayu go? Did I miss something?

-Ahh, here's the dynamic duo now! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, there they go...

-Oh yeah, this Antonio guy's here too, isn't he?

-Something's wrong? It's okay, Mentor can still smile!

-Pretty good forest scene there, the actors showed some real emotion/acting skills (Even Najee!!!)

-I'm sorry, but I have to stop and laugh at the sight of the plaid shirted, blue kiddy helmet wearing guy falling off a bicycle. Not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES.

-Is this American fight footage? Nice...

-Well, Brit still can't act either, though her hair is nicer... <_<

-Wow, an actual good Bulk/Spike scene!

-Nice read, Rene...

-AAAAHHH!! CREEPY OCTOROO COSTUME!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

-Watching this scene, it pains me to see how much better Alex has gotten at acting by comparing it to the absolute schlock that Najee puts out

-The ratio of American to Japanese footage is astoundingly high.

-Glad you could run in to say that one line, Emily...

-Antonio's line-reading/acting has somehow gotten worse, too... Isn't this the guy who has/had a recurring role on a major network's marquee program?

-This American fight footage is really, REALLY good!

-Oh god, commence the gold puns... also, it's easy to tell the American from the Japanese footage... just see which gold ranger is Antonio, and which one is clearly Genta.

-About time the Elvis jackets show up!

-And there's the Japanese footage!

-What, Antonio's doing actual fighting? Brilliant!

-Yeah, this voice-over crew is absolutely awful.

-Oh man, the jokes are falling flatter than Mia's monotone.

-American interior Zord footage= No victory clap... mega sad face :(

-That Spike laugh is still annoying as hell

-Bulk and Spike in the background... LOL

And so it goes... I must admit, this was actually a pretty good episode. I'm giving it that good rating despite many flaws it has that should have been fixed a long time ago. From now on, I'm just going to accept these facts... Najee will never be able to act... Rene, Erika, and Brit aren't too much better... The voice-over work will be shoddy at best... etc. I'm going to base my ratings with those givens in mind from now on. That being said, the American footage was both used a lot more AND was of rather good quality. Visually, they've taken it up a step or two, which is certainly exciting. Can't wait to watch the rest of this season!

[wizard.jackwest]

The episode is really good. Unfortunately, the timeline doesn't match Clash Of The Red Rangers.

[alpona]

why was Antonio fishing without completing the black box ?

[RedRacer9997]

After a break of a few months after the first season finished with it's run comes the second season with it's first episode which is actually really good with a lot of originallty. The pace of this episode was quick to the point with a more simple than usual kill the monster plot which I thought it really helped to make this as entertaining as it is, because whatever writers they have on the show seem to do their best whenever they keep things simple like a 80's slasher movie. Although the continued plot points from last season "Archinator", and "The Black Box" that were finally concluded in this episode felt rushed when they should of felt more like big event.

It was cool to see at the opening the four of the rangers chilling outside "The Shiba House" having a actual life, although seeing "Mia", and "Kevin" just training did seem obvious because their is not much to their characters. "Mike", and "Emily" hanging out together was cool to see (Although it is a bit out of the darkness) to build the concept of them getting closer to each other. Seeing "The Sanzu River" leaking through from the cracks was awesome to see, and I think it should be built on, it would make the threat of the "Nighloks" this crew of rangers are facing more dangerous. Seeing "Archinator" completely feral, and out of control in the forest was cool as hell, hearing him roar and appear to be going after the animals to eat (At least to me it looked that way). The fight between him, and the rangers was awesome but it looks to be edited because near the end after "Emily" gets knocked down "Kevin" all of a sudden has his "Hydro Bow", and "Mia" has her "Sky Fan" in front of "Emily" protecting her with "Archinator" with smoke coming off him when he clearly was not before than jumping away from them, Hopefully in the DVD set they have the complete fight scene as a special feature (Doubt it).

One thing I thought was funny was that "Antonio" still did not finish "The Black Box" after all the time that went by, and was slacking off, although in "Broken Dreams" "Mia" says they she going to make him a meal because he has been working so hard at finishing it, and in "The Ultimate Duel" were at the end him, and "Mentor" forshadowing that they have been working on "The Black Box" with what looked like some serious intent it seemed like he finished it. The final non zord fight between the rangers was cool as hell, I like how it started unmorphed leading up to "Jayden" finally able to finish "Archinator" powered up by "The Black Box". Finally seeeing the "Claw Armored Megazord" was awesome ("DaiKaiOh ShinkenOh" is one of my favorite Mecha in "Shinkenger") I like how it was edited to be a bit quicker than the "Shinkenger" version it fit better with this episode. Seeing "Bulk, & Spike" chase the rangers trying to film them to learn their moves to fight was a trip, especially with the camera breaking at the end.

Overall I enjoyed this episode "PRSuper Samurai" was definitely off to great original episode it showed they could do entertaining original episodes if they want to, hopefully in the future they have a almost completely original again (Hoping it's the "Bullzord" episode they try for it again) 4 out of 5.

[Thrax]

One thing I thought was funny was that "Antonio" still did not finish "The Black Box" after all the time that went by, and was slacking off, although in "Broken Dreams" "Mia" says they she going to make him a meal because he has been working so hard at finishing it, and in "The Ultimate Duel" were at the end him, and "Mentor" forshadowing that they have been working on "The Black Box" with what looked like some serious intent. The final non zord fight between the rangers was cool as hell, I like how it started unmorphed leading up to "Jayden" finally able to finish "Archinator" powered up by "The Black Box". Finally seeeing the "Claw Armored Megazord" was awesome ("DaiKaiOh ShinkenOh" is one of my favorite Mecha in "Shinkenger") I like how it was edited to be a bit quicker than the "Shinkenger" version it fit better with this episode. Seeing "Bulk, & Spike" chase the rangers trying to film them to learn their moves to fight was a trip, especially with the camera breaking at the end.

Overall I enjoyed this episode "PRSuper Samurai" was definitely off to great original episode it showed they could do entertaining original episodes if they want to, hopefully in the future they have a almost completely origfinal again (Hoping it's the "Bullzord" episode they try for it again) 4 out of 5.

Claw Armored Megazord (DaiKaiOh ShinkenOh) is one my favorites Mechas in Shinkenger as well i always enjoyed much is desingn and concept of that Megazord in xpecial the Final Strikes.

[RedRacer9997]

@Thrax
The "Double Katana Strike" is a awesome finishing move the best for this combo, but the "Samurai Battle Cannon" is awesome as well, I just wished where the projectile launched would look more a cannon instead of a sex toy (Though i guess that is part of it's eccentric charm).

[Thrax]

@Thrax
The "Double Katana Strike" is a awesome finishing move the best for this combo, but the "Samurai Battle Cannon" is awesome as well I just wished were the projectile launched would look more a cannon instead of a sex toy (Though i guess that is part of it's eccentric charm).

The Clawarmor Megazord have really great moves and make really looks like a Samurai, Samurai Megazord dont looks much was Samurai but Clawarmor Megazord is really great formation in Shinkenger.

[RedRacer9997]

@Thrax
I just wished the "Claw Armored Megazord" was the final combo with maybe it riding the "Bullzord" as a extra power up, because that "Gigazord" is one ugly zord combo.

[Captain Platypus]

That was the one they really should have ended at in Shinkenger... but they had to go that one step beyond to the clusterfrak megazord mk. II

[Thrax]

@Thrax
I just wished the "Claw Armored Megazord" was the final combo with maybe it riding the "Bullzord" as a extra power up, because that "Gigazord" is one ugly zord combo.

"Clawarmor Megazord" rides the "Bullzord" will be much interesthing but honestly i really enjoyed the "Gigazord" in Shinkenger that Mecha really looks a great war machine much similar like happens in Go.Onger(RPM) all Mechas combined in One Ultimate Megazord.

[RedRacer9997]

@Thrax
I just can not get into the design of the "Gigazord" But I do agree it is a powerful monster of a zord, out of all of the recent "Ultrazords" I like the "Ultimate DaiBouken/DriveMax Ultrazord" best.

[Thrax]

The Last Ultrazords have much the concepts of join all Mechas were Go.Onger(RPM)and Shinkenger(Samurai/Super Samurai)because they really are huge and massive Megazords the "Gigazord"looks much similar a Shogun because i remember in Shinkenger "Genta" refers about the "Gigazord" similar a Shogun maybe more like a "Great King" similar in "Ohranger" Zeo the King Ranger because the Simbol of the "Gigazord" looks much similar to the Gold Ranger from Zeo.

The "Ultimate "Daibouken/Drivemax Ultrazord" it great too i really liked of the design as well and as much diferent from the past Ultrazord because he flyies.

[RedRacer9997]

@Thrax
Yeah I noticed that as well the design of each larger combo in "Shinkenger/PRSamurai" represents a higher "Samurai Military Rank", and the "King Kanji" on the chest of the "Gigazord" is one thing I really do like about it. But one thing about all these "Ultrazords" in each of the newest season since "Go-onger/PR RPM" is that the mobility for each ne them has been getting reduced more, and more as well as their size seems to be getting more massive, at least in "Gokaiger" they seemed to have come up with a good compromise for those two factors.

[Thrax]

The "Samurai Gigazord" is really much massive Megazord for a Ultrazord and have two modes the Original Formation and with Shark Zord as cool because they way they moved as cool in special the "Gigazord" formation with the Bullzord served of platform for the Massive Ultrazord moved is awesome of the Gigazord off course and there Final Strikes are awesome "Go.Onger/RPM" and "Shinkenger/Samurai and Super Samurai" i really liked in "Shinkenger" we see the Ultrazord makes a big jumb and finish the Monster with a Sword Finish i think in "Goseiger" and "Gokaiger" the Ultrazords formations are not sow massives.

[RedRacer9997]

@Thrax
The "DaiShinken Big Spin Slash" the "Samurai HaOh/Gigazord" does with the "Sharkzord/Kyoryu Origami" is one hell of a finishing move it is able to do considering how massive it is. What made the "Ground Gosei Great" so massive, and cluttered up to me was all the "Headders" that are attached to it plus the extras that were also able to additionally attach to it as extra power ups it made it to over the top.

[Thrax]

The "DaiShinken Big Spin Slash" the "Samurai HaOh/Gigazord" does with the "Sharkzord/Kyoryu Origami" as great finish move is really great for this kind of Mechas/Megazords in PR,"Ground Gosei Great" as cool but i always prefers the Fortress because really looks much better because i as talking about the Fortress they receive when Master Head sacrifice himself i always like of that Mecha.

[RedRacer9997]

@Thrax
You mean the "Gosei Ultimate" that is my favorite mecha on "Goseiger" as well, I thought you were talking about "Ground Gosei Great" earlier.

[Thrax]

well i as speak of both but i realy prefer the "Gosei Ultimate" but there are really cool but the "Gosei Ultimate is great Mecha.

[RedRacer9997]

I meant when we were talking about the "Ultrazords", and how massive they are, or do you mean that you both the "Gosei Ultimate", and the "Ground Gosei Great" are not as massive as the earlier "Ultrazords" from "Go onger, and Shinkenger" (I do agree about how "Gosei Ultimate" is not massive, or a "Ultrazord").

[Thrax]

I meant when we were talking about the "Ultrazords", and how massive they are, or do you mean that you both the "Gosei Ultimate", and the "Ground Gosei Great" are not as massive as the earlier "Ultrazords" from "Go onger, and Shinkenger" (I do agree about how "Gosei Ultimate" is not massive, or a "Ultrazord").

The "Gosei Ultimate" and "Ground Gosei Great" dont look sow massive like the Samurai Gigazord and RPM Ultrazord.

[RedRacer9997]

@Thrax
What did you think of "Archinator" in this episode.

[Thrax]

The Arachinitor looks really much powerfull since the last battle but it as sad they dont used the element of the Sanzu River be rising to the develoment of the Super Samurai because they really could used that to subplot.