Power Rangers RPM is clearly the darkest power rangers season to date with the post-apocalyptic storyline. No doubt, RPM is one of the best seasons of power rangers ever made. In contrast to Super Sentai, I think Power Rangers is much better when it is darker, edgier, and more serious. This is mostly due to much of Power Ranger's comedic style which tends to fall flat. However, besides clearly being the darkest season of Power Rangers, RPM was also one of the funniest. RPM had funny characters like Ziggy and General Crunch, as well as a healthy dose of well used lampshades. It was this combination of being dark and gritty combined with its comedic aspects that makes RPM one of the best seasons.
Like RPM is popular with the Power Rangers fanbase, Jetman is a darker, grittier, and very popular series among Sentai fans. Like RPM, Jetman has some good and I might add very underrated comedic aspects. Jetman rarely attempted humor, but when it did it was quite funny. However, Jetman is one of the darker seasons that I think is also a bit overrated. There's some scenes in Jetman that are a bit disturbing, like daimond-like objects growing out of human skin and a later episode when Maria was transforming into a monster. Jetman also had some writing issues, particularly at the end of the series. For example, the end result of the Gai/Kaori/Ryuu love triangle was a bit rushed and the ending with Gai's death was so random that it was unnecessary and didn't really add anything at all to the series.
Then there are series like Dekaranger, Hurricanger, and Shinkenger. All of these seasons I think have a healthy balance of dark themes and light themes. They tend to switch between the two, but aren't overly dark or overly silly. The humor in all of them is pretty funny if you ask me, and proves that not everything has to be dark and gritty. Just like the darker seasons like Jetman and Timeranger are great series, I think these seasons have their own charm as well and work perfectly fine as well.
Liveman did have a balance of comedy. You had Butchy, although he had a sad ending. And whenever Megumi scolded Yuusuke and Jou, you saw some light stuff there. Jou's flirtatiousness, and Yuusuke's sarcasm was funny. Usually something funny would happen to Jou.
ReplyDeleteWell, it all really depends on which show you're talking about. There are some dark shows that have been rather underrated.
ReplyDeleteThough yes, too many fans tend to have the mindset of giving instant praise to dark shows, without noticing any of the flaws in the show. And that's when certain shows get more praise than they probably deserve.
Yeah, Jetman is overrated, but I think it was still awesome enough to earn itself a lot of popularity. It's definitely earned it. And honestly, I think one rather underrated aspect of Jetman is that too many people critique it for it's debatable finale, which I think is a bit unfair.
Sorry to say, but I think Hurricaneger and Shinkenger are both quite overrated, despite their balance. xD
Overall, yeah, dark shows often tend to get overrated. All I can say is, is that the most important thing is that one must enjoy these dark shows with an open mind. And of course, to never hate a dark show, just to have a different opinion. =)