Another year, another season of the hit children's series Power Rangers. This season, we have Power Rangers Megaforce. Let me start out by saying, I'm NOT going to review this like I would review a show with a deeper meaning like Adventure Time and I am not going to look critically at it or criticize it on the level I would criticize a show like The Newsroom. This is a children's show and should be viewed as such. This week's episode was called "Mega Mission" and following the proud tradition of every team of rangers before them, the Megaforce Rangers begin their formulaic journey of taking down the enemy group, in this case invading aliens. I'm not going to do an in-depth plot synopsis of this episode because, if you watch the pilot of any other season, it is essentially the same. The thing that sets this episode apart is the stark difference in quality between this season and its predecessor, the acting is tons better, the story is relatively more realistic, the characters and their relationships seem more realistic and less forced. Also, there are a number of throwbacks to Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers with Ernie's making a return in the form of a frozen yogurt place, the characters and colors are similar in personalities, and Gosei was trained by Zordon. My only complaint is that I would have used this episode in a similar way to Power Rangers Dino Thunder's episode "Legacy of Power" to show off all the past teams and their achievements. For some reason, I think the Lightspeed Rescue team will be important in the future.
Rating 9.5/10
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