Commentary: LG revisited

[akinoame]

Akino Ame 11:30 am
Oh, Leo. You and your devastating shirt allergy

Kaitou 11:31 am
hhhe yes

Akino Ame 11:31 am
Leo and Karone are Yusuke-level with kids
Getting tackled

Kaitou 11:32 am
hehehe yes

Akino Ame 11:33 am
There's a lot of green eyes in LG
Karone and Kendrix
And I think Leo too?
Yeah, Leo too

Kaitou 11:37 am
cool I did not know that

Akino Ame 11:37 am
You need the DVDs to be able to see it
I love the attention to detail in Facing the Past--it's still almost my favorite episode because of it (the end with the warrior was bullshit, though)

Akino Ame 11:39 am
They have Astronema and Ecliptor--not his very first form, since I don't think they had that suit--he was upgraded soon after Never Stop Searching
Astronema's hair style is her first one, implying it's roughly around the time of the first episode
AND she's got the locket, which Karone neglected in the previous episode

Kaitou 11:41 am
oh yeah

Akino Ame 11:41 am
And I love that Karone's hairstyle changes from episode to episode

Kaitou 11:42 am
it really is a nice touch

Akino Ame 11:42 am
Yes
It's a Koichi episode
Which is why Karone and Astronema have to fight

Kaitou 11:43 am
hehehe

Akino Ame 11:50 am
Going to be honest, the whole message the fight was supposed to get across wasn't delivered properly
Karone is warned that if she's truly good, she'll win
But there's no build-up to that--she hasn't questioned whether she's truly good or evil since The Rangers' Leap of Faith in mid-PRiS
In fact, Ecliptor and Andros emphasize that she's innately good

Kaitou 11:51 am
oh yeah

Akino Ame 11:51 am
Her willingness to sacrifice herself to save Leo is what wins her the battle. But they shouldn't have said this
The point SHOULD have been her trying to overcome her past
And proving that an evil past cannot be overcome by fighting it. Rather, you have to do good to erase an evil deed

Akino Ame 11:53 am
And I FUCKING HATE THIS ENDING
When the warrior tells Karone she needs to forgive herself and presents the keys. GREAT
And says that only the Red Ranger can use them. FUCK YOU
What SHOULD have happened was the warrior gave them to Karone and told her to use them. But she willingly gives them to Leo, saying that was always the goal. She's not interested in looking for power anymore--that was what Astronema would have done. And have the warrior approve

Kaitou 11:55 am
exactly

Akino Ame 11:58 am
...WAIT
I just realized something
We're around the point where Terra Venture starts breaking down from all of the attacks
And that PLAGIARIST is the guy who gets the job of Chief Mechanic
NO FUCKING WONDER

Kaitou 11:59 am
fuck

Akino Ame 12:00 pm
The fuel reserves are tainted and three out of four engines blow