What Happened
As the Fire Ferrets prepare for the Pro Bending championship match, Amon issues a warning to Republic City that they must cancel the event. Korra and Lin convince the council to let the match continue.. Wait, this isn't right.
What Worked
-Anytime this series makes reference to the past or foreshadows future events I must award it a gold star. We were treated twice this episode with Switchbeast mentioning his boss, who i'm assuming will be Serrator (thanks Clash of the Red Rangers!), and Mike recalling a past monster fight.
-The whole trapping people in objects schtick reminded me of the Mighty Morphin' days, and not in a bad ways.
-Most of the body switching gags were admittedly pretty amusing. Adding a sense of urgency with the cat eating Antonio and Bulk on the wrong side of a boot helped the momentum of the episode.
-Say what you will about Alex Heartman, his performance as Jayden as a lawn gnome was impeccable.
Samurai are probably in order.
What Went Wrong
-This felt like a half-hearted attempt at a Mike focus episode. It seems a little weird that the Ranger characterized as the loner would be apprehensive about fighting nearly solo. Maybe it could have been about Mike becoming so reliant on others after joining the team that he needed a situation like this to break his overdependence. Or maybe i'm making too much out of that scene.
-There goes Ji again, overlooking the female Ranger in favor of giving Mike the power up.
-I don't think Mike thought through the possible rammifications of putting the soul of a monster of the week in a Ranger body. Thankfully Switchbeast was too stupid too summon a Zord or Symbol Power a portal to the Sanzu River or something.
-As with Shell Game, I feel the biggest flaw with both episodes is how unremarkable and forgettable they are. Once could argue that describes Samurai and Super Samurai as a whole, but this string of episodes in particular leave very little to reflect on. Other than Kevin wearing a tutu, of course.
Kevin's choice has to do with his lifestyle.
Wait, What?
-According to Emily, the power of the Black Box allowed Mike and herself to pilot the Megazord by themselves. Nevermind the fact that the team had reverted back to normal already and could have joined in the fight.
What to Remember
-Super Samurai Mode (Green) Debut
Bottom Line
Super Samurai fanatics aside, you'll probably find yourself wishing you could trade places with someone watching a different program.
2 bananas out of 5
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