Okay. Before I drop # 40, Here's a rewind of all the previous 10 Legends of Power Posts. Now, while I have them marked down by week, this will not directly tell you the title of the episode or storyline that got the honor. So, the wording next to the numbers are merely hints to the title of said storyline, NOT the storyline itself. Under the title will be the actual episode and/or storyline title & series it is from.
LEGENDS OF POWER, WEEK 43:
Things No Said
Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
I
know. I know. I am hearing the groans, moans and hatred for this show from many
fans already. Yet, every Power Rangers season is someone’s favorite … but it is
not mine. That being said, Operation Overdrive had a few good gems in an
otherwise mountain of crap as they raped one of my favorite Sentai shows.
*sigh*
I promised I wasn’t going to
do this. I promised that I wasn’t gonna go in FAN BOY RAGE but seriously …Boukenger
was so damn EPIC! It was GREATand
Disney, you decided to take a massive shit all over it with a …
*Alpha Protocols Running. Anti Fan Boy Rage Cut off*
. . . Okay. I’ll shut up about it. I do not
often make comparison’s to the Sentai cause I find that ruins both sides of the
coin for you. Operation Overdrive, in and of itself was HORRIBLE. Yet, like I
mentioned earlier. There were a few gems.
Chief among them was a twist
that we had little clue and barely saw coming. In Things Not Said, the actors
turned it up a notch for a very dramatic confrontation between father and son
as we find out that Mack … Mack is an android. You see, his father said he didn’t
have enough time to meet the right woman which lead to one of the best dramatic
scenes in the franchises history.
Mack’s
emotions were authentic. The situation was out of left field but if you took a
look back at older episodes, there were very vague clues. The rest of the cast,
scans Dax (who was a horrible attempt to make a new Bridge but as a stuntman)
cause he sucked, really helped convey the emotion of Mack dealing with his life
being a lie. And not being alive at all. A very interesting twist handled
extremely well. And that fact that they waited to the last 3rd of
the series made the revelation all the more impactful. Mack had felt real
enough to the team and lead them. Will saying, “We’re brothers” really
highlights the great writing, acting and directing done in this episode.
As to why
it’s # 43. 1 – It has Dax. 2 – the rest of the series only has a few more glimmers
of acting this good. 3 – this is the best episode of the series. 4 – The twist
and philosophical questions that came from it were handled extremely well. But
yeah. Things Not Said comes in at # 43.Well, till the next time, May the Power Protect You!
