Power Rangers Operation Overdrive - "At All Costs" Talk Up!

[DiscoInferno]

"the whatever adventurer" is no different than just saying "Im the black adventurer!" "Im the red adventurer!".

Which is a lot less boring than just saying "I'm an adventurer" five times which is what just happened in Overdrive and is what most people have been complaining about.

And then there is the supposed Ronnie focus, which is really not a proper focus as it has no effect on the overall episode. They just put there a personality trait, which came out of the blue and it's only there to fill in the non-action parts of the episode.

I thought that was handled pretty well. Focus switching episodes have been a lot less coherent in the past.

MF reference was OK, even if a bit weird (Fireheart's dead and Toby sells around... dragon scales?) and the roll call sucked for being unoriginal and reminding us how off the 'Drive' references sound in a season that's about treasure hunting of some sort.

There's no reason to assume that Fireheart is dead.

 

[NeoRanger]

I thought that was handled pretty well. Focus switching episodes have been a lot less coherent in the past

It wasn't lack of coherency that bothered me, it was lack of importance. Techincally there was some effect concerning her decision to let Mack use the Vest, but the pacing was so off that even that didn't come across well. It either needed more time or more emphasis. Either way, it could've been done a lot better.

If the action was as good as it should be, that little plot would ultimately come in the way of it. That's never good.

There's no reason to assume that Fireheart is dead.

True. But, in any case, pulling scales off a dragon and selling them around could probably use some explaining.

 

[JustAnotherBlueRanger]

Maybe Fireheart just shed the scale naturally?

The mystic force roll calls were personalized sort of...

Strong as a Tree
Fluid as the sea
ever-changing as the wind
Fast as lighting
fierce as fire

etc...

Problem is, I'm not really sure there is an easy English equivalent to the Bouken roll calls. You can't really say "Shinning Mercury Ranger" or whatever.

I'm okay with the generic roll call as long as they improve it in the future.

 

[ryuurenjaa]

dr andrew hartford found next clue

 

[DiscoInferno]

I'm okay with the generic roll call as long as they improve it in the future.

I don't mind a generic roll call either, they just need to get rid of the repetition.
I also didn't find myself hating the ADR during that sequence so there's a plus.

 

[Undrave]

They should have just went

"Red Overdrive Ranger!"
"Black Overdrive Ranger!"
"Blue Overdrive Ranger!"
"Yellow Overdrive Ranger!"
"Pink Overdrive Ranger!"

and not repeat the whole 'Kick it into overdrive!"

They should have kept that call as a final team call when they do the background multicolored explosion you know? Capping off the presentation.

 

[NeoRanger]

Actually, I would've liked that more myself. It's the stupid 'Kick into Overdrive' motto that gets me. And Yellow pose's reshot.

 

[DiscoInferno]

I think they need to do a two part phrase otherwise they'll be stuck with 'dead air' which they'd probably fill with stupid 'hahs'. There's only one at the moment and it's enough.

 

[JustAnotherBlueRanger]

well Yellow having her pose reshoot doesn't bother me because Natsuki's mannerisms are well Natsuki's and Ronnie's are very different.

 

[Solid Snake]

Kick Into Overdrive, Yellow Ranger! (Also, they cut BoukenYellow's and reshot the roll call motion)


QUOTE]

well, its because what Boukenyellow does with her arm in the pose isn't a very good thing in the US.