Duly noted, Blazeking! Going to add that now! :thumbs:
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Eh. You know.. I dont know about this one. So some points:
- I really enjoyed when the theme song cued in and Lily started kicking ass. The action felt much quicker and more intense. It was definitely more exciting during that period.
- I hope the toy sales are doing good because Power Rangers sure as hell isnt making money off the commercials. Bag Sealers and Plant Waterers?? Jeeze these are some boring ass commercials. Wheres the toy commercials and shizzle?
- So Jarrod finally shows a little something for Camille. For the first time he actually sticks up for her.
- I think this is the first time I've ever groaned at a Bike being called out. I could be wrong about that. I used to love the bikes of PR but they just arent as exciting as they were in the past.
The problem here is we've done this plot before. It was called "All About Beevil". And guess who wrote
that episode? It was Jackie!
You would think that having prior experience to writing such an episode where the ranger is too trusting/caring while the villain takes advantage of that and burns the ranger at the end, would work out.
It just doesnt feel the same though.
In Ninja Storm's "All About Beevil", You had so much going on that focused on the character of Dustin and Marah. It wasn't just 6 minute fight fests. They actually wrote a plot in there that didnt involve fighting. Unbelievable, I know.
NS's episode was told in a slightly more comedic fare, though. But the real emotion behind the scenes was there. You felt terrible for Dustin by the end of the episode, just before things finally perked up for him.
In "Pushed to the Edge", I really didnt understand the "reveal" at all. Camille didnt take advantage of Lily at all. What the hell did she do?? All she did was crash into JKP and bitch and moan. Lily cheered her up and she was on her lil way.
She didnt backstab Lily, she didn't even take advantage of Lily. Yeah, Camille talked some **** at the end but what does Lily have to be upset about? Camille fucking saved the rangers TWICE in the damn episode? So what the **** does Lily have to be depressed about?
In "Beevil", Marah went to Dustin because she was going through some rejection. Dustin took her in and she decided, instead of being good, she would use Dustin to power up Beevil and become accepted by the peers that shunned her for her stupidity earlier. That's a real betrayal. Dustin was already running on a low tank of trust because of his motorcycle incident but despite every other rangers doubts, Dustin was convinced that Marah was sincere.
And he was betrayed. And we were treated to a very nice sunset battle between Dustin and Beevil. It wasnt as epic as it could of been thanks to Disney's excessive use of Stock Music tracks back in those days (ugh). But dammit, they tried. Jackie tried.
****, even the title was so clever. "All About Beevil". Not only does it refer to one
part of the plot (the fact that Lothor and company are obsessing about Beevil) but it's a pun on the other part of the plot. ("All About Be Evil" / All About Being Evil) The fact Marah was rejected for not being evil enough and used Dustin's trust to get back on their good graces.
Here we have... Camille doesnt want to see Jarrod abused (which, we havent gotten too much of a reason why she gives a damn at this point. How many times has Jarrod threatened her life, himself? I want to know why she's desperately attached to him. She could have betrayed him and worked with the Snake monster. But she stayed on the side of Jarrod and got no thanks in return. None. Yet she gets herself abused by Jarrod and Carnisoar and now Jellica just to make him
stronger? It feels like they are copying Sentai without keeping the actual plot that made such material
matter) so she frees a new master. She doesnt do anything to betray Lily. She doesnt take advantage of Lily's kindess.
She saves them twice. :shakefist
And that Carden ( is that the monsters name?) had a great battle with Lily. It's such a pity that it was a throw away fight. They could have made the fight matter in terms of the episode plot. Written Carden as a conspirator to Camille's treacherous ways against Lily. Resulting in Lily lashing out.
Instead, we get an exciting but emotionally empty fight that is just there to eat up time.
You know, when Jellica was about to kick Camille's ass (You know. If anything, Camille is the one who got fucked this episode. She just released yet another master that wants to beat her like an abusive parent... Good one Camille.) I thought Lily would be the one to jump in there and protect her, to repay the favor.
But it was actually Jarrod. Which was strange. Jarrod
wants to destroy the rangers. Camille refuses to. So wouldnt that go against this plan. I hope that it was just a case of his inner good resurfacing to protect Camille. Because beyond that inner good that Carnisoar wiped out, Jarrod should feasibly have
no reason to protect Camille at that point. But it was wonderful to see it happen.
It was that point where I felt the brunt of the episode title. At that point, everything did feel "pushed to the edge".
At the end of this episode, I didnt want to feel sorry for Lily at all. In reality, I felt fucking
terrible for Camille. Seriously, just lean back and look at what's happened to her in this series so far. She's gone through hell and she still submits herself to it. She serves DaiShi whom she has a flirt with but he abuses her and threatens her life.
She has a chance to betray Jarrod and join Naja. Naja would have treated her better. They were part of the same reptilian family, honestly. He saw Jarrod was delaying the plans against the rangers. Camille slew Naja and sided with DaiShi. And in the end, Jarrod didnt thank her. He threatened her again and told her that loyalty was to be expected and nothing more.
That ultimately helps Jarrod free a master who is beating the **** out of Jarrod every day for
training. Every time Camille tries to intervene, she's threatened by both Jarrod and Carnisoar and called useless.
She frees a new master, Jellica, who says "I'll be your master Camille" and she only says this to get Jarrod to work for the right to be her student. She plays Camille and then beats Camille.
Camille is the only one being pushed to the damn edge here. Camille was the only one being betrayed or backstabbed here. **** you Lily. Where's our final act showing what Camille is going through after all of this?
If she's not crying herself to sleep then god damn. This is almost worse than what Toxica went through during Mandilok's regime.
When I think of what Camille's been through,
I think of this song. Ignore the stupid video. Just listen to the music. I swear to god. Camille written all over it. ****
But the writing needs to step up in terms of substance within the plot.