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.
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Originally Posted by Cameron Samurai
