Episode 11 just aired today and introduced Antonio, the Gold Ranger.
Four words: Worst. Sixth. Ranger. Ever.
I mean, this guy is just... lame. He lacks everything that was cool about all other past Sixth Rangers. He comes off as a this guy who thinks he's mega-cool and that everything he does is/has to be done in a "fantastic" way. He even describes how he's going to reveal himself to the other Rangers as his "big moment". And when the Rangers see that he looks kinda suspicious to them (before they find out who he is), he's all like, "No! You guys are going to ruin my big moment!"
Personality-wise, he's basically a direct rip off of the DC Comics' Booster Gold character, right down to his color scheme. All he lacks is his own version of Skeets and a desire to capture the media's attention. And, he keeps speaking in Spanish-esque slang terms like "Excellente!" Even
Dustin from Ninja Storm was a little more dignified than this guy.
Sure, he's a great and awesome fighter (moving faster than the naked eye can see, as well as performing fighting techniques none thought possible), but that's to be expected of any Sixth Ranger. And because he's so good at these moves, it makes him come off as being even more of a Deus ex Machina than any of previous Sixth Ranger.
We also got to see his zord too. It's a squid. Regardless of them calling it an "Octozord", it's still a squid. They made the grade school mistake of calling a squid an octopus, when it's so obviously a squid.
However, I can say that I did find Antonio's Mega Mode to look cooler than that of the others. While their shields look more like rubber/plastic/spandex, his actually looks metallic (even if it isn't). It looks reminiscent to the original MMPR Green Ranger's Dragon Shield (the Sentai version, not the cloth shield from the U.S. footage).
But, despite all my disinterest in the guy, I'm sure he'll wind up growing on me like many of the others in the past have (even Gem and Gemma of RPM grew on me over time).
Though, there's something else of notice to point out. This episode had a short flashback to when Jayden and Antonio were kids, and both of their child actors kept their Down Under accents instead of trying out Amercian ones. This means that both Jayden and Antonio must have lost their accents as they grew up.
