Or they'll just go the KyuRyuger route and vaporize all the larger baddies in one massive shot before getting to the real villain. Madame Gauche. Or so I can hope.
Haven't actually seen this episode yet because there was no download video link on Over-Time but going what's been said here and on Youtube... oh dear, are they really so content to not develop their characters for the sole reason that you should be able to jump into any episode at any time and still have an idea as to what is going on? Because that is what I feel like is going on here, kind of like how an episode of the Simpsons always ends with the events of the episode being reversed and everything going back to like it was or any show with the TV Trope of StatusQuoIsGod. I get why shows do this, to allow anyone to jump into the show at any time but do we REALLY need to do this with a series that lasts an entire year? I get the feeling that the viewing figures and toy sales have thrown the development of this series WAY off track. The Lupinrangers are more popular but that's mainly because they were WRITTEN to be more popular, the writers went out of their way to make the Patrangers dull and boring because "Japan doesn't like police" or something. Oh and because they cast a popular idol as LupinYellow. The consequence is that the Lupinranger toys sell far more than the Patrangers so Bandai decides to go all in and give absolutely everything to the Lupinrangers including stuff that was originally planned for the Patrangers and screw up their own pre-programmed sounds in their own initial toy.
The toyline being shifted in the Lupin's favour has been apparent and is definitely frustrating and impossible to ignore. But I can't agree with a lot of what else you said here. I just think it isn't applicable and hasn't ever been.
The strongest point of the show from the beginming has been it's characters, and even if key plot episodes are stretched somewhat far apart, just about everyone has had moments to shine.
Heck, the continuing development betweem Kairi and Keichiro in particular has been the focus for a long while. Sure, the focus is far from equal for all seven, but calling the show 'afraid' of character development is nonsense.
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