"The Lone Wolf" Thoughts

[Tristianity]

Decided just to stick this in this forum:

I've spent a while thinking about what a good sixth ranger first episode includes (ofcourse, I mean the ep when they first morph). I've come to the conclusion that the ep has to be action-packed. It has to have emotion. It should have a story that makes us want to see the next several episodes to see what happens. And the sixth ranger has to have some kind of new trick or attribute that is either rare or has never been seen before. After watching "The Lone Wolf" I see that I am not dissapointed.

First off, it was action-packed. That was probably one of the best 6th ranger intro battles we've ever had. Lots of wirework. Lots of pyrotechnics. Lots of stuntsy crap to keep me happy.

Second, it had emotion. Granted, the story wasn't exactly the most groundbreaking, but it got the job done, I think. However, I can already see people saying "why didn't he join them- he knows it's not his fault". Well, not everyone is going to just fit into the mold you think they will and I, for one, am happy.

Third, it has a story with a cliffhanger. Merrick doesn't just magically fit into the team right away, so we have to wait and see what happens to him. And then there's the matter with Princess Shayla.

Fourth, the pool-idea. It's certainly one thing they've never done before. And I also like his weapon, because it's not just another typical rendition of a normal weapon, like a sword or whatever.

HOWEVER..., a few complaints.

First of all, after the core rangers first morphed. What the hell was their problem?! While Merrick is getting beaten up, they're too busy looking cool with their little "guardians of the earth" intro. It would have made more sense to use that little smoke-thingy later on, in an episode where someone's life wasn't in danger right in front of them.

Not really a complaint, but I was kinda bored with the zord battle this week. Most of their new attacks were unimpressive to me. Maybe it's just cuz WF has overloaded us with the stuff, but I'm starting to feel immune to the whole new zord thing.

One thing that will continue to confuse and annoy me about this episode was Nayzor's supposed death. That was just dumb. All Merrick did was push him against a wall and he fell down and exploded. I don't think they should have bothered using that footage.

Other than that, I'm good. This episode gets a flat A with me. And next episode looks interesting as well. I think it's a given that Merrick will join the others sooner or later, but it should still be fun to see when and how.

Lates!