Commentary: Silver Lining
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akinoame Akino Ame 4:07 pm
Now to Megaforce
I'm honestly surprised they haven't used "Silver Lining" as a title yet
I mean, come on! The first Silver Ranger was 16 years ago!
Akino Ame 4:09 pm
Damn. That is some good CGI
I mean, for original footage? They CARED
Kaitou 4:09 pm
I KNOW. it is lovely
Akino Ame 4:09 pm
Then you compare Tensou, and it's like...wow. They CARED
Kaitou 4:09 pm
the episode is a little piecemeal. they're cramming two episodes of footage together and as a result the cut between both footages is a little jarring, since they're sinking so much effort into the US footage
Akino Ame 4:10 pm
Yeah
Kaitou 4:10 pm
and one of them is a further Gai episode
not JUST the first ep
Akino Ame 4:10 pm
Oh, I figured
Akino Ame 4:12 pm
I really LOVE Prince Whinesalot so much more in English than in Japanese
The voice fits better
Kaitou 4:12 pm
yes it does
Akino Ame 4:12 pm
He comes off as 18 times more incompetent
And everyone around him is forced to just give in
The difference between Levira and Insaan, for example
Insaan has him in the palm of her hand half the time. Levira's like "Goddamnit, he's my boss and I can't go against him."
Kaitou 4:13 pm
I love that yeah
oh brb
Kaitou 4:15 pm
back
Akino Ame 4:15 pm
wb
I like that they're trying to build a bit of suspense here
It's not quite as good as--much as I hate admitting it--Judd Lynn would have done, but it's great that you don't SEE Silver yet
Just an apparent prisoner escaping a ship he crashed, scores of X-Borgs with their asses ground into the pavement
Kaitou 4:17 pm
I really REALLY hope the planet that got sacked was Eltaire
Akino Ame 4:17 pm
Yeah
Because goddamnit, give KO-35 a break
Akino Ame 4:17 pm
Honestly, I'd write a character saying "It's KO-35. It's under attack. AGAIN.:
Zhane quips this is why he, Andros, and Karone all moved
Kaitou 4:18 pm
yeppers
Akino Ame 4:18 pm
The way they react to Troy buying the yogurt is like "Hey, you NEVER pay. It's always Jake."
"Jake is just too nice to run up your debt sheet."
Kaitou 4:19 pm
yeah that is amazing
Akino Ame 4:19 pm
"It's $400, by the way. Not that any of us are keeping track."
Akino Ame 4:19 pm
And I do like that Troy is still insistent that ordinary people will stand up to fight
I get the feeling we're in for another C2D in the finale, with normal people kicking ass
I'm just waiting for him to reveal he's originally from Angel Grove, which still to this day tells stories of the day normal people stood up and took down the biggest invasion ever
Kaitou 4:20 pm
god I know
Akino Ame 4:20 pm
Like ICABW or something
Kaitou (Shaun Garin) is available 4:21 pm
Kaitou 4:21 pm
yeah
Akino Ame 4:28 pm
Damn
Orion's kinda intense
Kaitou 4:29 pm
he is yeah
I kinda like it honestly. They needed something different from Gai so they went the whole opposite direction
Akino Ame 4:29 pm
Yes
Andros
You cannot be more opposite than THAT
Kaitou 4:29 pm
although he apparently has some kind of personality because Ernie hired him off the street
Akino Ame 4:31 pm
Jake, you are REALLY trying to sound like Damon there
He's the DECOY
You notice?
Kaitou 4:32 pm
totally
Akino Ame 4:32 pm
JUST LIKE DAMON
That makes me happy
I love Decoy Boy
Kaitou 4:32 pm
you know I find it amusing that the combat part of this episode is taken from the episode where Gai and Don aren't getting along
Akino Ame 4:32 pm
Yes
Considering they're going to adapt that ANYWAY
Which makes sense given there's a hint Gia likes Orion
Akino Ame 4:37 pm
I like that Damaras is having second thoughts about his Prince's honor
Reminds me of Villamax when Trakeena turned all of the Stingwingers into suicide bombers
Kaitou 4:38 pm
oh yeah. we only touched on that in the original, but it's good to see it more emphasized here
Akino Ame 4:39 pm
...His entire Ranger team was killed
Holy SHIT
This is the kind of thing we only get in PRiS fanfiction
Kaitou 4:39 pm
yes
Kaitou 4:39 pm
I was shocked at that
it really hammers how serious this season has become
Akino Ame 4:40 pm
Yeah
RPM serious
So in all honesty, the Gokaiger suits are probably the Ranger Keys drawing on the REMNANTS of that team in the Morphing Grid
Kaitou 4:40 pm
... oh my god yeah
Akino Ame 4:44 pm
Oh god, nice aversion there
This whole Magna Defender-esque "My vengeance begins..."
Then "...That was soo cool!"
Andros + Magna Defender + Gai + Gem and Gemma
Kaitou 4:46 pm
ahahaha yes
I was all "Did he just say that--oh wait, no he's a derp. A derp with a gun. Whoof."
Akino Ame 4:46 pm
Yes
I love it
Before we can start processing "This is another Magna Defender wtf, how is this going to combine with Super Geek," he geeks out
And the monster this time was the Duplicator from Samurai and also appeared in Spartacus
So maybe there's hope for Scott yet
Kaitou 4:47 pm
hehehe yes
Now to Megaforce
I'm honestly surprised they haven't used "Silver Lining" as a title yet
I mean, come on! The first Silver Ranger was 16 years ago!
Akino Ame 4:09 pm
Damn. That is some good CGI
I mean, for original footage? They CARED
Kaitou 4:09 pm
I KNOW. it is lovely
Akino Ame 4:09 pm
Then you compare Tensou, and it's like...wow. They CARED
Kaitou 4:09 pm
the episode is a little piecemeal. they're cramming two episodes of footage together and as a result the cut between both footages is a little jarring, since they're sinking so much effort into the US footage
Akino Ame 4:10 pm
Yeah
Kaitou 4:10 pm
and one of them is a further Gai episode
not JUST the first ep
Akino Ame 4:10 pm
Oh, I figured
Akino Ame 4:12 pm
I really LOVE Prince Whinesalot so much more in English than in Japanese
The voice fits better
Kaitou 4:12 pm
yes it does
Akino Ame 4:12 pm
He comes off as 18 times more incompetent
And everyone around him is forced to just give in
The difference between Levira and Insaan, for example
Insaan has him in the palm of her hand half the time. Levira's like "Goddamnit, he's my boss and I can't go against him."
Kaitou 4:13 pm
I love that yeah
oh brb
Kaitou 4:15 pm
back
Akino Ame 4:15 pm
wb
I like that they're trying to build a bit of suspense here
It's not quite as good as--much as I hate admitting it--Judd Lynn would have done, but it's great that you don't SEE Silver yet
Just an apparent prisoner escaping a ship he crashed, scores of X-Borgs with their asses ground into the pavement
Kaitou 4:17 pm
I really REALLY hope the planet that got sacked was Eltaire
Akino Ame 4:17 pm
Yeah
Because goddamnit, give KO-35 a break
Akino Ame 4:17 pm
Honestly, I'd write a character saying "It's KO-35. It's under attack. AGAIN.:
Zhane quips this is why he, Andros, and Karone all moved
Kaitou 4:18 pm
yeppers
Akino Ame 4:18 pm
The way they react to Troy buying the yogurt is like "Hey, you NEVER pay. It's always Jake."
"Jake is just too nice to run up your debt sheet."
Kaitou 4:19 pm
yeah that is amazing
Akino Ame 4:19 pm
"It's $400, by the way. Not that any of us are keeping track."
Akino Ame 4:19 pm
And I do like that Troy is still insistent that ordinary people will stand up to fight
I get the feeling we're in for another C2D in the finale, with normal people kicking ass
I'm just waiting for him to reveal he's originally from Angel Grove, which still to this day tells stories of the day normal people stood up and took down the biggest invasion ever
Kaitou 4:20 pm
god I know
Akino Ame 4:20 pm
Like ICABW or something
Kaitou (Shaun Garin) is available 4:21 pm
Kaitou 4:21 pm
yeah
Akino Ame 4:28 pm
Damn
Orion's kinda intense
Kaitou 4:29 pm
he is yeah
I kinda like it honestly. They needed something different from Gai so they went the whole opposite direction
Akino Ame 4:29 pm
Yes
Andros
You cannot be more opposite than THAT
Kaitou 4:29 pm
although he apparently has some kind of personality because Ernie hired him off the street
Akino Ame 4:31 pm
Jake, you are REALLY trying to sound like Damon there
He's the DECOY
You notice?
Kaitou 4:32 pm
totally
Akino Ame 4:32 pm
JUST LIKE DAMON
That makes me happy
I love Decoy Boy
Kaitou 4:32 pm
you know I find it amusing that the combat part of this episode is taken from the episode where Gai and Don aren't getting along
Akino Ame 4:32 pm
Yes
Considering they're going to adapt that ANYWAY
Which makes sense given there's a hint Gia likes Orion
Akino Ame 4:37 pm
I like that Damaras is having second thoughts about his Prince's honor
Reminds me of Villamax when Trakeena turned all of the Stingwingers into suicide bombers
Kaitou 4:38 pm
oh yeah. we only touched on that in the original, but it's good to see it more emphasized here
Akino Ame 4:39 pm
...His entire Ranger team was killed
Holy SHIT
This is the kind of thing we only get in PRiS fanfiction
Kaitou 4:39 pm
yes
Kaitou 4:39 pm
I was shocked at that
it really hammers how serious this season has become
Akino Ame 4:40 pm
Yeah
RPM serious
So in all honesty, the Gokaiger suits are probably the Ranger Keys drawing on the REMNANTS of that team in the Morphing Grid
Kaitou 4:40 pm
... oh my god yeah
Akino Ame 4:44 pm
Oh god, nice aversion there
This whole Magna Defender-esque "My vengeance begins..."
Then "...That was soo cool!"
Andros + Magna Defender + Gai + Gem and Gemma
Kaitou 4:46 pm
ahahaha yes
I was all "Did he just say that--oh wait, no he's a derp. A derp with a gun. Whoof."
Akino Ame 4:46 pm
Yes
I love it
Before we can start processing "This is another Magna Defender wtf, how is this going to combine with Super Geek," he geeks out
And the monster this time was the Duplicator from Samurai and also appeared in Spartacus
So maybe there's hope for Scott yet
Kaitou 4:47 pm
hehehe yes