History YMMV / PowerRangersBeastMorphers

** Fans were not pleased that the Gold Ranger's animal motif was changed from a rhinoceros beetle to a praying mantis, especially since his suit and equipment still had an obvious beetle-theme. Three years later, ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'', a series with an insect themed team, would feature a ranger with an actual praying mantis motif. Specifically, Himeno Ran, the Yellow Ranger of that season.

** Fans were not pleased that the Gold Ranger's animal motif was changed to a praying mantis... despite his suit and equipment being still obviously beetle-themed. Three years later we would get a super sentai series where everybody is insect themed... guess which insect is counted amongst the main five?

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** After the backlash against ''Go-Busters'' being skipped in 2013, as well as ''[[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger ToQger]]'' having been skipped over for ''[[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger Ninninger]]'', the fandom rejoiced when the former Sentai was announced to be adapted as ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'' for the 26th season.
** Bandai of Japan's Go-Buster-Oh toy was notorious for very oddly designed and proportioned legs, while Great Go-Buster's arms were seen as far too short in proportion to the body. Not only do the new American molds made by Hasbro remedy both problems, the Beast-X Megazord (at least) has articulated elbows not necessitated by the transformation, something toy collectors have wanted but rarely ever gotten (it helps that Hasbro's had [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} years of experience when it comes to giant robot]] ''[[Franchise/{{Transformers}} toys]]'' while Bandai of Japan's [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} years of experience are in giant robot]] ''[[Franchise/{{Gundam}} plastic models]]'').
** Comic relief characters in this franchise (sans Bulk and Skull who set a very high bar) can either be a hit or a miss. This season, we have Ben and Betty, who are considered a massive improvement over [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel the previous season's]] duo Victor and Monty. Though the Burkes were clearly meant to satisfy Saban’s obligatory slapstick needs, their characters are also serving alongside the Rangers, which allows them to be weaved into a plot without causing unnecessary distractions. Also, whereas Victor and Monty were always depicted as being entirely self-serving (with the exception of Super Ninja Steel's finale), Ben and Betty are generally portrayed as goofy but well-meaning characters who at least ''try'' to help the Rangers.
*** It should also be noted that none of Ben and Betty's antics involve any fart jokes like the ones that made Victor and Monty pariahs among fans, making the siblings more popular.
** During the Neo-Saban era, every episode would begin with a 15-30 second opening narration, which some viewers found unnecessary. This show has ditched the opening narrations.
** Rather than play the rangers' weaknesses (Red freezing when seeing a certain animal, Blue going wild when expending too much energy at once, and Yellow running out of energy) for bad comedic relief, it's played instead for drama, which fixes the MoodWhiplash that early ''Go-Busters'' had at times, being more serious all around in its first half.
** The {{Anvilicious}} "moral of the week" themes have been '''drastically''' toned down compared with previous seasons, with most episodes instead focusing on story and character development. There are still moral lessons present, but they aren't the primary focus of the episodes and don't feel like they're being forced upon the viewer.
*** Also the moral lessons tend to be a bit more complex and less black-and-white. "Tools of the Betrayed". for example, teaches us not to lie, while simultaneously driving home the message that we shouldn't let an innocent lie destroy our trust in each other. "Game On!" makes a clear distinction between cheating in a video game versus exploiting an enemy's vulnerability in a real life battle, thereby avoiding the CluelessAesop problem that the ''Ninja Steel'' episode "Live and Learn" fell into.
*** "The Blame Game" acknowledges of the problems presented in ''Super Ninja Steel'''s "Sheriff Skyfire" by the presenting the problems when those with authority become increasingly strict and enforce unreasonable punishments for minor offenses, by having Steel, a heroic character, learn the consequences of victimizing people and ultimately having him apologize to a Grid Battleforce employee he fired (with Shaw's authority) once [[BrainwashedAndCrazy it was revealed that said employee's actions were the result of a situation he could not control]].
** The acting on the show is generally considered to be a substantial improvement over the Neo-Saban seasons.
** One frequent complaint about the Neo-Saban seasons was the tendency for characters to [[NarratingTheObvious narrate the obvious]]. While this is understandable given that ''Power Rangers'' is a kid's show, older fans felt the show was [[ViewersAreGoldfish treating its audience like idiots]]. ''Beast Morphers'' gets around this by assigning most of these lines to Steel, and making it [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} part of his personality]].
** There is no Ranger-exclusive Megazord cockpit armor, which had been an unfortunate staple for most of the Neo-Saban era. In fact, Hasbro recreated the Go-Busters' cockpit so accurately that it's almost impossible to tell it apart from stock footage. This is also the case for numerous other props and original footage, as only a keen eye would be able to spot the very minute differences. The original footage also blends in ''much'' better than with the Neo-Saban era, which was notorious to fans for having glaring differences from the footage sourced from the series it was based on.
** After five years of the same MakeMyMonsterGrow method (a laser shot from space), fans were relieved that the method this time is something different (in this case, aping ''Go-Busters'' and creating a giant version of the monster that's different from the normal monster and can even attack at the same time).
** The premise of the Halloween special seems quite similar to ''Ninja Steel''[='=]s, which is to have a member of the team not participating in what the rest of the team is doing, and by singling themselves out, they manage to save the rest of their team from the plot of the week. In the previous season, this falls into CluelessAesop as Levi is portrayed to be in the wrong for not wanting to join his friends in playing a board game, something he's not into. In this season, the team bonding is shown to be just binge watching some horror movies, with the costume party aspect being secondary. Thus, Devon doesn't come off as selfish for not dressing up. Moreover, his personality and love for video games make for a better and more natural reason as to why he caves in and joins in the dressing up, as he sees it more as cosplaying.
** [[PsychopathicManchild Messiah]] is a rather bland and boring villain who was more or less completely overwhelmed in popularity and competence by [[TheDragon Enter]]. Evox on the other hand is a more patient and smarter villain which truly cements his position as the BigBad.
*** In addition, Evox is a far more menacing and active BigBad than certain other recent PR villains (i.e. Galvanax and Master Xandred). [[spoiler: And for a good reason, too: He is a reincarnation of Venjix, one of the darkest, most dangerous villains in ''Power Rangers'' history.]]
** A lot of folks are relieved that the second season is '''not''' called "Super Beast Morphers".
** [[spoiler:The revelation on that Evox is [[CanonCharacterAllAlong actually]] [[Series/PowerRangersRPM Venjix]] is this to fans of ''RPM'' who feared that the show's TheEndOrIsIt cliffhanger would never be resolved, given that it wasn't acknowledged in ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Super Megaforce]]''[[note]]The Rangers go to Cornith, which is seemingly recovered from the Venjix decimation[[/note]] and ''[[Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel Super Ninja Steel]]''[[note]]Gemma showed up but didn't outright mention Venjix's fate in her appearance[[/note]]]].
** The second half of Season Two can be described by fans as Super Megaforce but better. It brings up previous plot threads, respects its material, have old rangers return and make a difference in the plot. It even integrated the adaptation of [[Film/SpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie Gavan Type-G]] better than ''Super Megaforce''[='=]s Sentai-only rangers.

* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler:After witnessing everything this death-cheating, omnicidal [[CompleteMonster monster]] has ever done from ''RPM'' to now, atrocities and all with a [[TheEndOrIsIt cliffhanger ending]] left untouched for years, seeing Evox/Venjix '''''finally''''' get KilledOffForReal by human DNA to his base code by the Beast Morpher Rangers is ''always'' infinitely satisfying and a good reason to give your loudest cheer and a standing ovation. Venjix shutdown, '''''finally complete!''''']]

* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler:After witnessing everything this death-cheating, omnicidal [[CompleteMonster monster]] has ever done from ''RPM'' to now, atrocities and all with a [[TheEndOrIsIt cliffhanger ending]] left untouched for years, seeing Evox/Venjix '''''finally''''' get KilledOffForReal by human DNA to his base code by the Beast Morpher Rangers is ''always'' infinitely satisfying and a good reason to give your loudest cheer. Venjix shutdown, '''''finally complete!''''']]

* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler:After witnessing everything this death-cheating, omnicidal, CompleteMonster has ever done from ''RPM'' to now, atrocities and all with a [[TheEndOrIsIt cliffhanger ending]] left untouched for years, seeing Evox/Venjix '''''finally''''' get KilledOffForReal by human DNA to his base code by the Beast Morpher Rangers is ''always'' infinitely satisfying and a good reason to give your loudest cheer. Venjix shutdown, '''''finally complete!''''']]

* IdiotBall: The entire premise of "Going Ape" could have easily been avoided if Ravi actually told Roxy that he forgot her gift at the bus stop but an old lady was on her way to return it, but instead he lies and makes her think he's cheating on her, and her ensuing distrust causes his berserker powers to go into overdrive.
* IdiotPlot: The entire story hinges on using the Morphin Grid, and its residual Morph-X energy, as a free and clean energy source, which the villains then have to use to sustain themselves, Evox in particular. Despite the dangers involved with its continued use because it could fit into the villain's plans (and does), the world not only ignores these problems, but ''builds multiple towers'' after the initial success. And they also can shut them down at will, yet after [[spoiler:Evox is separated from Mayor Daniels]] they just swap them back on instead of starving Evox out, without even so much as a HandWave of the energy being that important. Not only does [[spoiler:Evox/Venjix end up using all that power at his disposal to become a PhysicalGod for the final battle,]] but in the end, [[spoiler:the world abandons Morph-X ''after'' all the danger has passed in favor of a GreenAesop of more normal yet clean energy sources, instead of learning from their screw-ups or the fact that the heroes used it to save the world through the power of their Human DNA. Might be justified tho depending on who you ask.]]

* IdiotPlot: The entire story hinges on using the Morphin Grid, and its residual Morph-X energy, as a free and clean energy source, which the villains then have to use to sustain themselves, Evox in particular. Despite the dangers involved with its continued use because it could fit into the villain's plans (and does), the world not only ignores these problems, but ''builds multiple towers'' after the initial success. And they also can shut them down at will, yet after [[spoiler:Evox is separated from Mayor Daniels]] they just swap them back on instead of starving Evox out, without even so much as a HandWave of the energy being that important. Not only does [[spoiler:Evox/Venjix end up using all that power at his disposal to become a PhysicalGod for the final battle,]] but in the end, [[spoiler:the world abandons Morph-X ''after'' all the danger has passed in favor of a GreenAesop of more normal yet clean energy sources, instead of learning from their stupidity and screw-ups or the fact that the heroes used it to save the world through the power of their Human DNA, meaning this entire plot element just serves to be a story-driving MacGuffin with no personal payoff whatsoever and making the Grid Battleforce seem like ignorant and self-destructive buffoons all series long.]]