The first episodes of Power Rangers Samurai, in my opinion, kicked ass. I liked a lot of it, an while i had complaints, they are objections to things specific to this episode, not to the series in general (mostly).
I liked most of it. I loved the revamp of MMPR's music for the credits, and the fight music rocked. I was disappointed by how little of the rangers, besides Mike, we saw, but the glimpses of them intrigued me. The Nighloks were enjoyable, with Dayu sending chills down my spine, and I feel that their plan was well expressed without resorting to "Hello audience. We're evil and this is our plan". The script was a little cheesy, but, hey, it's power rangers. We also got the bonus of a shirtless ranger in the first half. I realize it's a kids show, but I'm 16 and appreciate a hot guy sans top.
I have only three issues with the episode, but they really irritated me. Mainly, the episode is called "The Team Unites" but I saw very little uniting. It was all about Mike, and while it was done well, I like back story and explanations and knowing why these five people are the rangers. I got none. Please let episode two involve flashbacks, reminiscing, or some form of back story. I also hated that Mia and Emily had less then ten lines combined, and they sucked. I understand Mia is supposed to be nurture-y and Emily is naive but thats no reason to make them idiotic mutes. I'm hoping this gets resolved in the future as well. My last complaint is the theme song. Not the song itself, mind you but the shouting of the rangers names as they are credited. It's distracting and unnecessary. Please make it go away.
There you have it. I liked "The Team Unites" as it showed a lot of great potential, but it also has a way to go in the way of storytelling and dialogue. I will be watching eagerly as the season continues. However, I will be watching with the opening credits on mute, because I'm not listening to the shouting every week.
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