M'kay, I guess I'll post this here then.
"Walls"
Four eps in and I'm still digging this show.
SPD has a feel to it that's unique to PR, imo. One difference is the positioning of the zord battles. Instead of that being the final showdown, it's usually the prelude to the final battle that takes place "on the ground" before Judgement Mode goes into effect. Aside from that, there's also the odd one-word episode titles. I may not be in love with the titles, but it at least helps separate it from the other billion eps. The tone of the show is also different to me. While we get some of that cute humor inherited by NS/DT, we still have solid character interaction and serious drama. It's not exactly Time Force, but it's something.
I've made peace with the SPD music now. Thankfully, they haven't played that awful fight music since the premiere, and I can tolerate the "evil lair" music. The BGM is definitely a step up from the last couple years.
Storywise, "Walls" is probably the most solid of the first four eps. When I watched the ABCFamily commercial, I got the impression the ep was gonna be just all over the place, with random events happening all over the place, but they somehow managed to pull everything together into a cohesive story.
Sky is still my favorite Ranger- without him, the show would be boring. Bridge is still awesome, of course. I loved the line he had about him being Jewish and saying "I guess you could say it's like Channukah come early." As I thought might happen, Syd is a lot easier to take now. I don't dislike her. I still say Z is the least-defined out of the group, but Monica May is able to give the character some added personality all by herself, despite not getting much (yet) to work with.
No Boom this week...
There were 2 "holy ****" moments this week. The first came when Sky and Jack walked into the lab arguing and I saw the look on Kat's face when she was telling them to stop. She looked like she was about to pounce on Sky's head. :lol: The second was the scene when we briefly see a photograph of Young Sky and his dad, wearing a Red Ranger suit. And it's not just any suit. It's the freakin Red Time Force Ranger suit! The moment I saw it, I said to myself "Oh man, the fanboys are gonna explode." I haven't looked around yet, but I can already guess about all the theories people are making up right now. Of course, this just furthers my hopes that we explore more about Sky's dad, and all that happened (or is happening) to him.
So far, every episode has had good continuity, and I'm liking it. The A Squad story is pretty cool, though it only gets a little bit of development each week. It's starting to remind me of the Caprica scenes in "Battlestar Galactica," but... that's another subject entirely. We also have the conflict between Jack and Sky, and Sky's issue with his father, which I don't think are fully resolved. Kalish & Co. really do seem like they have plans for this show, in a major way. I just hope they plan to keep this level of continuity between eps throughout the series, unlike DT, which flopped back and forth and flew off in the wrong directions at times- it drove me crazy.
The NZ action this week was probably the most solid as well. For the most part, it all seemed to flow rather nicely. As soon as the new bikes came out, I knew we were gonna have yet another "Woohoo, look at the new bikes" battle scene, but it was actually pretty impressive. The stunts these guys end up pulling off is still shocking. The best move, of course, when Jack flew off the bike, blasted the crap outta the Krybots, then landed back on it. Cool...
So, I guess people can stop complaining about Jack not being much of a leader. He was right all along, posting Sky at the site of the diamons to protect it from the Krybots, and as a result of Sky's arrogance, they pretty much lost the mission. Can you believe that? These are characters that actually LOSE MISSIONS! Hooray for human error! The separation of the team also made way for Jack having to be a quick thinker and get creative during the zord fight, attaching... the sword to Delta Runner 1. While I'm anxious to see the megazord in action again, this was a pretty cool way to get more use out of individual zord footage. Hopefully, there won't be an ep later on where there's a missing team member, but SOMEHOW they're still able to form the megazord without him, and without any further explanation.
Oh cool! So, Jack's not the only one who can defeat a monster with just his own weapon. And I noticed we hear the same BGM we heard the last time they performed their finisher. So I guess that's the finisher theme. Not only that, but we see the other Rangers saluting in the background as the center Ranger carries out the final blow. I just have to say that I'm happy to see battle-rituals return to PR. I dunno, I've just always liked the idea of having the Rangers strike wierd poses and call out their titles, and do crazy maneuvers before finishing the fight. Love those sirens too!
In closing, I'm happier than I was last week. The story was better, and it was full of good action. Mora was still off, but... can't win em all. I give "Walls" a straight A.
