No, I mean an introvert Ranger who is often too shy to talk to others, even his/her own teammates.Originally Posted by Lonewolf92
No, I mean an introvert Ranger who is often too shy to talk to others, even his/her own teammates.
... That is really hard to pull off without alienating the audience.
As an introvert myself, I have to say that it's VERY hard to make this entertaining, especially in a show that has so little time between fight scenes and Sentai footage to actually devote to the characters. I have no illusions about my daily life being interesting or exciting to others. TV characters need to be able to interact, and convey who they are in a few brief lines. A character who doesn't talk much and actively avoids standing out in a group runs a real risk of being boring. Now I do think that an arc about an introvert learning to speak up and socialize more is a valid, worthwhile story. But it's tough, because a character designed to fade into the background can very easily do just that. Case in point: Madison in Mystic Force.
An introvert ranger would be interesting but something tells me that they couldn't pull it off, at least not in a show like this.
I'm picturing an hikikomori Ranger ending up the compromise to something like this. This isn't seeming like something you could do seriously on this show. There is no cultural norm for basement dwellers or severe introverts that isn't scornful in Western society. It would end up like Doctor K, but worse. "This is a PROBLEM that must be SOLVED." Social anxiety problems do tend to be treated this way in media, unless the person is a severe cynic and thus generally detests most of humanity as a misanthrope. See: me!
Er Samurai is nothing but one-liners during fight scenes.
Yeah, I didn't really think that one out. What I was thinking was more observational humor as a replacement for the slapstick, and one-liners more along the lines of Jayden's "paramedics" joke then the endless torrent of puns that Samurai and Ninja Storm give us. I just utter failed at properly expressing myself.
Three words: Comedic silent partner
Penn and Teller would be great on PR.
I could go for a mentor with a worn down, cynical, Al Bundy-ish disposition.
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