My review of Power Rangers Megaforce/Super megaforce review

My review of Power Rangers Mega Force/Super Mega Force

Intro: Mr. Saban, it took you nine years to air the first episode of Power Rangers. Since then, you have dodged bullets to keep this franchise alive. The fact that it lasted 20 years is an accomplishment that you should be proud of, and you choose to celebrate that accomplishment by having us watch this piece of crap!?! 

Power Rangers Mega Force/Super Mega Force: This series is about an army of insect-looking aliens who want to invade Earth, why I don’t know. Gosei becomes aware of this, so he selects five teenagers to protect Earth with legendary powers. This is not a Power Rangers season, it's a shameless toy commercial! This series is all action and no story! Granted, MMPR was like this, but it wasn't this bad. Heck, MMPR feels like a PG-13 movie compared to this. 

This series wouldn’t anger me so much if A this season, wasn't hyped up and B we had seasons that could or should have won Emmy Awards. Why is it hard to make a good anniversary season? Sonic Generation did a better job at celebrating the 20th anniversary of that franchise by having the fans pick which level they wanted in the game. The series rips off famous lines and episodes from the previous seasons without understanding what made those things work. We didn’t get the anniversary stuff until the second half of the series, and the rangers are in pirate suits in the second half. I’m I the only one who thinks that this is another ridiculous theme for Power Rangers? Plus, this season didn't do anything with the pirate theme.

The tribute episodes are nothing special due to not all of the past seasons got a tribute episode. When the veteran rangers show up, they feel like cameos. This series acknowledges Super Sentia by having the rangers transform into Sentia suits that we haven’t seen before; did the people who worked on this series have a fever dream? The legendary battle is a joke! I have issues with certain characters being a part of that battle. Don't get me started on the plot holes with the ranger's powers. I have mixed feelings about this team of rangers, part of the reason why is because they do things to each other that’s messed up. 

I don't know about you, but I feel bad that Troy /the red ranger is considered one of the worst characters in this franchise. Because he does have some good traits like determination, wisdom from time to time, having dreams about the legendary battle, and his mysterious past. However, the writers didn't flesh those things out, plus he feels like the main character. The actor who plays Troy doesn't make things better; his acting is so dull in this series that he makes the acting in the Star Wars prequels look Oscar-worthy. Troy is the loner of the group. The writers could have come up with a story about him earning leadership status since he's the outsider, and he doesn't feel like he's worthy of being a leader. 

He would be a better leader if he trained with the rangers more often instead of telling them to never let go of their weapons. That’s his idea of being a leader, I guess, playing patty cake is his idea of fun. My beef with this character (besides him turning into an anime character, I can't make that up even if I was on meth.) is that we don’t know how or why he has dreams about the battle. Heck, he doesn't even try to figure out why he's dreaming about this battle?        

Emma/the pink ranger, is kind and caring for the most part. Also, she enjoys riding her bike, taking pictures, and singing. She’s an environmentalist, thankfully, she isn’t preachy about it. We learn that something tragic happened in her past, and the writers wasted it, I mean, they could have done something with that. 

Gia/the yellow ranger is suppose to be a tomboy, but I don’t buy it. You need to do more than have her wear a biker jacket to convince me otherwise. My gripe with her is that she’s a troublemaker. I say that because of how she treats Jake. She knows Jake has a crush on her; instead of letting him know that she’s not into him, she leads him on. Why was she chosen to be a Power Ranger again? I can’t believe no one, including her best friend Emma, corrects her, role models my butt! There are times when she showed interest in Noah, but nothing came of it.    

Jake/the black ranger, is the comic relief who’s into soccer. You might be bothered by him being possessive of Gia because these two are not a couple, even if they were, that’s still no excuse for Jake to behave like that. To be fair, Gia is encouraging this behavior. Word to the wise, girls, if you don't want to end up at the rape crisis center, then don't encourage guys that you don't like. It’s too bad that this series didn’t go the Jen and Wes angle with these two. What bugs me about him is that sometimes he doesn't take his ranger duties seriously because he's trying to woo Gia, someone is thinking with the wrong head.     

        

Noah/the blue ranger, is a tech geek. He almost gets the same development as Billy; however, it wasn’t done well. My grievance with this character is that the writer should have written a story around his character flaws; those flaws are his need to be right all the time and correcting others. 

I don't have much to say about Orion /the sliver ranger, because he's barely in this series. He's an alien with the same back story as the Green Arrow. I'm surprised that he and Troy are not best friends because Orion is the odd man out of the group.   

   

I don’t get why fans think Robo Knight is the best character because the writers didn’t do much with him. I don’t like his arc because A it has been done to death, and B it made no sense, and it drags. I’m surprised that he’s not close to Emma because they both want the same thing. I wish his backstory was connected to Wildforce; that would be a nice way to reference that season. You’ll be annoyed with the episode where he learns how to interact with humans; you’ll see what I mean when you watch it.   

I wish I could say that Gosei is the worst mentor in this franchise, but he's not a mentor, he’s a sugar daddy! Seriously, he gives the rangers upgrades after upgrades after upgrades like there's no tomorrow. Do you see what I mean when I said that this is a shameless toy commercial? He might as well let them party like they were in the movie Project X. In the past seasons, the Rangers didn’t get upgrades until the situation was dire or they had to earn them. Giving the rangers free stuff eliminates any tension the rangers should have fighting the monsters. One of the many complaints I have with him, besides his lack of backstory, is that he didn't give the rangers the legacy powers until the second half of the season. Why!?! He already spoiled them rotten. Why didn’t he give them these powers from day one?

Gosei: There's a simple…

me: Don’t you dare say it.

The next complaint is so common it’s barely worth mentioning, so I’ll say this. If you’re suppose to protect Earth and you haven’t responded to any of the attacks on Earth until now, you need a better excuse than I was asleep! 

Tensou is an Alpha 5 knockoff. I despise his design because he looks like a suitcase. The creators made fun of him looking like that in one episode. It makes you question how can he operate the base if he’s that small and has no arms? (That’s another thing, the ranger’s base is a small and tight cave.)

The villains are nothing to brag about; that's a shame, considering that they have a large army. They have different motivations for why they want to invade Earth; however, they don’t make sense when you think about them. The writers could have used the baddies to reference Lost Galaxy because some of them are insects just like the villains in Lost Galaxy. Vrak is the only villain that stood out to me because he comes up with different ways to fight the rangers. I wish this season would explore the dynamic with his allies. 

Everything else that's wrong with this series is minor, like the rangers talk too much when they fight, the lesson of the week is misleading, the rangers names are said in the intro song, and splitting this season in half is almost pointless. The only good thing about this series is that there are a handful of episodes I enjoy. Plus, this series deals with mortality, it was even foreshadowed in the first episode. 

Overall, this series is a huge disappointment, and the people who worked on this series should be ashamed of themselves.  

Support our Troops

Support our Troops 

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick and tired of being demonized for not supporting the troops. What happened to free speech? Do you think it’s OK for a group of people to be massacred? If the answer is no, then why should I support the poor or middle-class people for joining any branch of the military? The military is mostly full of those people. I don’t see or hear people from the hierarchy joining the service or encouraging their kids to join. If joining the Army is such a high honor, then why don’t they want to be a part of it? Come on, if you’re trying to fool me, be good at it. I also find it suspicious that they won't recruit someone with a criminal record. I understand this is a standard issue; however, what's the fundamental difference between joining the Army and going to prison? There are no winners or losers when it comes to war; both parties, heck, even third parties, lose. 

What about children? Do you support our troops killing children in wars? That's right, kids have died, and other countries use kids as soldiers. (Heck, it wouldn’t surprise me if we did the same thing.) Also, I think it’s messed up how the Military manipulates the troops to do these awful things, like killing in cold blood and stealing. People love to say they're fighting for our freedom, no they're not. How can they do that if they don’t know what I’m going through? I’m dealing with PC, discrimination, gun control, Police harassment, and I’m being spied on. Since I brought that up, why is the government spying on its people? We didn’t start any terrorist attacks, did we? The military has done nothing to help me with these things. What do you mean they're fighting for my freedom? I don’t know what our troops are fighting for or who they're fighting against? It’s hard to know when the news doesn’t give us the whole story. I understand why reports won’t give us the full picture, but don’t treat us like we're stupid. 

To the people who say you shouldn’t criticize the Military if you haven’t joined, if that’s the case, why are you complaining about what the President is or isn’t doing if you’ve never been President? Also, you don’t have to get shot to know it hurts because it can penetrate your skin. If you say that the Army is protecting the luxuries, we have that other countries don't have. First of all, that should be the standard. Do you think it's messed up that other countries are not like the U.S.? If the answer is yes, then that's my point. Second, how do you know how bad things are in other countries if you don't want to live in or visit those countries? Just because we're doing better than most doesn't always mean we're making progress. 

This is one of the many reasons why I don’t want to join the military. Heck, basic training is enough for me not to join. Would you be annoyed that you tried your best to complete the course, only to get chewed out because you or your comrade screwed up? How can I trust a system where you have to follow every order without question? That can make you vulnerable to being manipulated. The Army is not above toxic leadership. I know that's the second in command's job, but I doubt he's speaking on everyone's behalf. 

Don't get me wrong, I respect the Army for being about structure and discipline; however, I'm not crazy about how they maintain those values by dehumanizing the recruits. On offence, but I wouldn't take sexually harassment claims seriously. I mean, you draw the line with that, but not everything else? Also, this country hasn’t done much good for me, so why would I give my life to protect it? Where’s the honor in fighting a war that has nothing to do with you and you didn’t start? I wouldn’t ask anyone to do anything for me that I can’t do for myself. 

Don’t take what I’m about to say the wrong way, but I find it funny that soldiers complain about not seeing their loved ones. I’m sorry, but I don’t feel sorry for you because that’s what you signed up for; you weren’t drafted. Don’t you talk to people about joining the Army beforehand? If you can’t deal with being away from family, losing body parts, watching death and destruction around you, then don’t join. Also, I don’t think joining the Army makes you noble because you’re being compensated for joining. Heck, I don't know if you joined because you want to serve or you want a license to kill. 

This is why I don't agree with the term good soldier, I mean, what's good about causing death and destruction? Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they aren't good people who join the Army; however, when you join an organization, it supersedes everything else in your life. We wouldn't have veterans who still consider themselves soldiers, the term brothers in arms and severe consequences for going against the Army. If you think the ends justify the means, then that says more about you than it does me. We're gambling with soldiers lives, I mean, they don't know if their deaths were in vain or not. Halo Reach and Captain America: The Winter Soldier deal with this. OK, I do feel sorry for soldiers who suffer from PTSD and homelessness because they deserve more than that for putting their bodies and sanity on the line. 

Look, I'm not saying we don't need soldiers; however, don't act like America is doing things from a place of righteousness. We wouldn't make amends for our mistakes if that was the case. Heck, our national anthem wouldn't have been written by someone who supports slavery. Just because you are doing something noble doesn't mean you are going about it nobly.