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Originally Posted by Allio
Just like how tmnt fans expect more out of our Turtles, Tokusatsu fans expect more out their grown-ups in spandex. There is a big reason why many love shows like Gaim and Ex-aid and prefer them over others like Wizard and Ghost.
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I'm not trying to say Tokusatsu is just fan service, but we embrace it as part of it. It's the awesome moments that make you feel "Damn I don't care if they're guys in rubber suits and spandex, THAT was awesome."
Yes, I love great stories, I don't mind cheese here and there either. I want great martial arts and amazing action scenes not to mention cool reveals and twists as long as they make sense. I can be very forgiving on all of these when they don't do it though.
As far as crossovers, they generally don't make sense, not even in Marvel/DC since they usually bring up more questions about how it exactly works than it answers but it's still cool seeing Avengers/Justice League. Fan explanations are fine and we can't say that Power Rangers isn't a franchise that makes crossovers impossible as I mentioned powers get restored all the time and we've seen plenty of power transfers as well, it's not out of this world to think either of those happened before the crossover off-screen. Yes, I'd love to have some dialog to explain but I don't need it. How did Rita become the Mystic Mother? I don't need to know, it was a cool reference for fans I'll take that over nothing which is likely the scenario since they weren't going to explain in one episode who she was, how she became good after In Space and how she became the Mystic Mother, I just don't need those holes filled and I don't think that's bad writing, in fact it may very well be the opposite. Ignoring current plot points which Power Rangers does on plenty of times with dropped storylines is far more annoying.
I disliked Gaim, it's not horrible but definitely the weakest Kamen Rider show I've watched which to be fair is only a few. I haven't watched Ghost and only saw the Decade crossover of Wizard and don't intend to but I'm looking forward to watching Ex-Aid after hearing plenty of great things about it, that's the next show on my bucket list.