Seriously, internets, we've been doing this for over five hours now, and we are exhausted. There are only so many fish you can take in one day. Really.
This episode opens with a recap of yes, Tommy is the Green Ranger. Everyone is horrified. We are confused by this, because it isn't like Tommy is actually their friend! They've only known him for two days, and he's been a jackass to them for most of it. But apparently it is nearly enough to make them give up. Somehow Alpha talks them out of it, and they are reminded they are heroes, and that they need to stop Rita from blowing up the Command Center again or taking over the world, not necessarily in that order.
Meanwhile, Rita is having a party on the moon. Rita is amazing. Somehow, footage of this party is shown on tv at the Youth Center, which is in perfect shape and has a crowd, so I guess the people of Angel Grove decided not to abandon the city after all. Ernie tells Kimberly that he's glad the Power Rangers are there, while Bulk and Skull say that people should be thanking them because they helped distract the monsters. We're pretty sure this is going to lead to the first shift in Bulk and Skull's personalities - instead of just being bullies, they are now going to try to be famous. It's a start, and we're glad they're getting some character development.
Kimberly goes and confronts Tommy in the middle of the Youth Center, because that is totally what you should do with an evil Ranger. We're not sure that Kimberly actually understands the concept of under a spell, because telling Tommy that Rita is evil is really not going to help. He knows that, it's part of the spell. SERIOUSLY. Also, major secret identity fail, because they're having this conversation in public, and you would think that someone would react badly in the middle of a crisis situation to hearing someone say that Rita was their empress.
Back at the Command Center, Alpha enters four random digits, which apparently solves all of their problems. Why it took so long to figure that out, we don't know. Kimberly complains to Billy, Zack and Jason about how Tommy really is under a spell, and they all sound really confused, and we are rapidly losing patience with them. Trini runs over to tell them that a monster is attacking, and apparently the show has forgotten that the communicators were fixed.
As we cue a long montage of the sheer awesome that is the Dragon Zord, Zordon comes back and says that the Zords are totally fine, and by the way all you have to do is break Tommy's sword. Seriously? They go, there's a battle, Jason finally gets his hands on Tommy, or rather on the dragonzord as they toss the zord through a mountain. Jason yells at Tommy to watch out, that he's going down, and our minds went firmly to the gutter. Look, we're both adults, but we never said we were particularly mature. Really, this entire miniseries should be subtitled the Jason/Tommy epic. We'd watch that.
Jason jumps out of the megazord and he and Tommy fight, and then Jason shoots the sword of darkness and Tommy demorphs and now everyone really is BFF. Jason tells Tommy it's okay and he's not evil anymore, and he's welcome to the team and all is forgiven. They morph again, and we're suddenly stuck in an episode of Sailor Moon, with everyone yelling about how they're going to defeat the powers of evil. For some reason they form the DragonZord in fighting mode which looks awesome, but we're not really sure WHY they're doing it.
They go back to the Command Center, where we find out there's a prophecy about the six rangers, and look, show, you are DOING IT WRONG. What prophecy? You cannot just dump a prophecy on us with no explanation! We are FRUSTRATED. Anyway, Zordon reiterates the three rules of being a Ranger, Billy gives Tommy a communicator, and they do the cheeziest jump into the air thing ever. All is well.
This episode gets four fish, because everything is fixed up really easily and basically deus ex machina solves everything.
Fic people should write us: How does Tommy get introduced to the citizens of Angel Grove as a good guy now? Do people just accept the new Green Ranger or what?
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Episode 20- Green With Evil Part 4- Eclipsing Megazord
I'm still not entirely sure what was going on in this episode. I'll do my best for you loyal readers but if it doesn't make much sense, don't blame me. Blame the writers of the episode. I... don't even know.
Okay, so the Rangers are wondering if Goldar attacking is a trap. Well duh. They try to morph but can't. Lots of sparks and small explosions and the Command Center powers down. Apparently they overloaded the system and broke the Morphin Grid. Yeah...
But no worries! Billy can fix it. Somehow. Something about connecting two positive electrodes and we're rather forcibly reminding of the whole "negative proton molecules" reason for Billy not taking the Gold Ranger powers in Zeo (which I know is in the future, but it all kind of molds together in my head in some sort of wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey thing). So Billy fixes the morphin grid. It makes no sense whatsoever but I'm totally stoked that BILLY fixed the fracking MORPHIN GRID. He's awesome.
Scorpina then kicks major tail in an awesome battle where she just rules. She is seriously powerful. The Rangers, now morphed thanks to the awesomeness of Billy fixing the Morphin Grid, are scattered like little flies at Scorpina's force. Goldar, giant sized, tries to step on them, but fails. For some reason, with all the ground shaking and monster fighting going on, Bulk and Skull steal a bus from the Youth Center parking lot and drive straight towards the battle. Apparently they were trying to get away but, um, yeah.
Tommy ends up in the Command Center again while Alpha is distracted trying to get Zordon back. Tommy breaks him again by... pulling a tab on his back? Really? Okay.
Rita joins the fight with the Rangers by taunting them while flying on her awesome bicycle. Even better, she calls Jason by name. Aw. Meanwhile, Goldar picks up the bus and tells the Rangers their little friends Bulk and Skull are in there. He's having fun with them. Bulk and Skull, not so much. Goldar puts them down on the edge of a cliff and, though the wheels aren't even over, Kim becomes frightened and worried they'll "go over any second".
Back at the Command Center, Alpha recovers with the aide of his backup system and encases the Green Ranger in a force field. He gets Zordon back and I'm still scratching my head. Backup system? What happened to it last time? Deus ex machina shows up in this episode as if it multiplies like bunnies.
Back at the fight, the Rangers get in the MegaZord and manage to catch the bus before it falls off the cliff. Y'know, the cliff it wasn't even really hanging over in the first place. Instead of placing it safely on the ground or on the road home, they put it back on the cliff. Good thinking there, guys.
Rita sets her plan in motion and a solar eclipse starts. The MegaZord quickly loses power. Because it's powered by the sun apparently. Or so this episode says. The MegaZord is then attacked by both Giant Goldar and Giant Scorpina and continues to lose power as the moon continues to eclipse the sun. But wait! There is hope! The Deus Ex Machina offspring, I mean, The Power Sword can restore power to the power cells! Okay then.
Back at the Command Center, Tommy is snarking hard core at Zordon and Alpha. I mean, seriously, wow is he ever snarky and sarcastic and just an all around pain in the rear. He's awesome when he's evil though. Zordon tells Alpha to demorph him so they can find out who is behind the Green Ranger but he magically teleports himself out of the force field and away from the Command Center. I have no idea how. It is not explained, it just happens.
He grows super big and attacks the Rangers too! So now they are being electrocuted by Giant Scorpina's tail, beaten up by Giant Goldar, and battered around by Giant Green Ranger. All while losing power. And trying to fight back with the Power Sword. And restore their own power with the Power Sword. It's not working, though, and they use the last of the juice only to be smacked down, force demorphed, and watch their Zords get eaten by a volcano. Shouldn't Kim's pteradactyl be immune to that though? I mean, when she summons it, the darn thing flies right out of an erupting volcano. You'd think it would handle the lava just fine.
They make it back to the Command Center and talk about giving up. Jason gives a pretty good motivational speech for a leader of few words and Zack tells him to give it up anyway. Then Zordon reveals they have the identity of the Green Ranger. Apparently Alpha scanned his interspacial bio vibrations while he was in the force field. I... I don't even know. I have no explanation for that. I had to move on before I injured my brain trying to puzzle it out.
Everyone is shocked to learn that Tommy is the Green Ranger and then we get the dreaded To Be Continued screen of blackness.
And I still don't know what happened in that episode.
List? Yes, let's, shall we?
5 fish. I just... there is no way it's any less. Billy fixes the morphin grid (which is awesome, but really?). Teleporting out of force fields? Interspacial bio vibrations? Zords being eaten by a volcano? I just... no. There is no way this is anything but 5 fish.
Nobody is covered in food and there is no Billy speak to mention.
Okay, so the Rangers are wondering if Goldar attacking is a trap. Well duh. They try to morph but can't. Lots of sparks and small explosions and the Command Center powers down. Apparently they overloaded the system and broke the Morphin Grid. Yeah...
But no worries! Billy can fix it. Somehow. Something about connecting two positive electrodes and we're rather forcibly reminding of the whole "negative proton molecules" reason for Billy not taking the Gold Ranger powers in Zeo (which I know is in the future, but it all kind of molds together in my head in some sort of wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey thing). So Billy fixes the morphin grid. It makes no sense whatsoever but I'm totally stoked that BILLY fixed the fracking MORPHIN GRID. He's awesome.
Scorpina then kicks major tail in an awesome battle where she just rules. She is seriously powerful. The Rangers, now morphed thanks to the awesomeness of Billy fixing the Morphin Grid, are scattered like little flies at Scorpina's force. Goldar, giant sized, tries to step on them, but fails. For some reason, with all the ground shaking and monster fighting going on, Bulk and Skull steal a bus from the Youth Center parking lot and drive straight towards the battle. Apparently they were trying to get away but, um, yeah.
Tommy ends up in the Command Center again while Alpha is distracted trying to get Zordon back. Tommy breaks him again by... pulling a tab on his back? Really? Okay.
Rita joins the fight with the Rangers by taunting them while flying on her awesome bicycle. Even better, she calls Jason by name. Aw. Meanwhile, Goldar picks up the bus and tells the Rangers their little friends Bulk and Skull are in there. He's having fun with them. Bulk and Skull, not so much. Goldar puts them down on the edge of a cliff and, though the wheels aren't even over, Kim becomes frightened and worried they'll "go over any second".
Back at the Command Center, Alpha recovers with the aide of his backup system and encases the Green Ranger in a force field. He gets Zordon back and I'm still scratching my head. Backup system? What happened to it last time? Deus ex machina shows up in this episode as if it multiplies like bunnies.
Back at the fight, the Rangers get in the MegaZord and manage to catch the bus before it falls off the cliff. Y'know, the cliff it wasn't even really hanging over in the first place. Instead of placing it safely on the ground or on the road home, they put it back on the cliff. Good thinking there, guys.
Rita sets her plan in motion and a solar eclipse starts. The MegaZord quickly loses power. Because it's powered by the sun apparently. Or so this episode says. The MegaZord is then attacked by both Giant Goldar and Giant Scorpina and continues to lose power as the moon continues to eclipse the sun. But wait! There is hope! The Deus Ex Machina offspring, I mean, The Power Sword can restore power to the power cells! Okay then.
Back at the Command Center, Tommy is snarking hard core at Zordon and Alpha. I mean, seriously, wow is he ever snarky and sarcastic and just an all around pain in the rear. He's awesome when he's evil though. Zordon tells Alpha to demorph him so they can find out who is behind the Green Ranger but he magically teleports himself out of the force field and away from the Command Center. I have no idea how. It is not explained, it just happens.
He grows super big and attacks the Rangers too! So now they are being electrocuted by Giant Scorpina's tail, beaten up by Giant Goldar, and battered around by Giant Green Ranger. All while losing power. And trying to fight back with the Power Sword. And restore their own power with the Power Sword. It's not working, though, and they use the last of the juice only to be smacked down, force demorphed, and watch their Zords get eaten by a volcano. Shouldn't Kim's pteradactyl be immune to that though? I mean, when she summons it, the darn thing flies right out of an erupting volcano. You'd think it would handle the lava just fine.
They make it back to the Command Center and talk about giving up. Jason gives a pretty good motivational speech for a leader of few words and Zack tells him to give it up anyway. Then Zordon reveals they have the identity of the Green Ranger. Apparently Alpha scanned his interspacial bio vibrations while he was in the force field. I... I don't even know. I have no explanation for that. I had to move on before I injured my brain trying to puzzle it out.
Everyone is shocked to learn that Tommy is the Green Ranger and then we get the dreaded To Be Continued screen of blackness.
And I still don't know what happened in that episode.
List? Yes, let's, shall we?
5 fish. I just... there is no way it's any less. Billy fixes the morphin grid (which is awesome, but really?). Teleporting out of force fields? Interspacial bio vibrations? Zords being eaten by a volcano? I just... no. There is no way this is anything but 5 fish.
Nobody is covered in food and there is no Billy speak to mention.
Episode 19 - Green With Evil Part 3 - The Rescue
Previously, on Power Rangers. Tommy is evil. Goldar is trying to kill Jason.
Villains on this show have a serious problem with monologuing. We get it, Goldar, you want to taunt Jason about how you're going to kill him. Stop, alright? Also, waving your sword around like that has some symbolism we're not quite sure the show intended, but we still would like some fanfic. Jason manages to escape certain death by rolling out of the way and hiding in the smoke, although we don't know what took him so long.
Rita has decided that she doesn't have quite enough minions, so she's going to bring in Scorpina. This is awesome! We love Scorpina. Okay, the reason I love Scorpina is because she totally asks Adam to the Sadie Hawkins Dance far in the future, but I would probably like the character anyway. Scorpina has apparently been trapped in a pulsating rock that is covered with scorpions for the last 10,000 years, but we're glad to see her.
Meanwhile, the Rangers are still trying to find Zordon, but they fail. The Command Center keeps losing power, and Billy keeps saying things that are vaguely technical but aren't quite up to anything that we can term Billy speak, which is sad. I guess that Kimberly finally got to him. Jason is still missing, and they're getting concerned, so they go look for him.
Apparently go look for him is code for Kimberly going to the Youth Center to ask Ernie if she's seen Jason. He hasn't, and he wonders if Jason is okay. Bulk and Skull volunteer to help Kimberly look, and they promise they'll work cheap, for kisses. Kimberly agrees, and Ernie stares at her like she's lost her mind, and Kimberly tells Skull to close his eyes. He puckers up, leans in, Kimberly moves out of the way and Skull kisses Bulk on the cheek. I'm torn on my reaction to this. First, I do ship Bulk/Skull. But the fact that both boys act totally disgusted by the kiss bothers me. I mean, it is in character for Bulk and Skull, but I really hate the idea of modeling to tiny children that kissing someone of the same gender is disgusting.
Kimberly bumps into Tommy, and asks him if he's seen Jason. He says that Jason was supposed to show up at school to meet him (and I'm still unclear as to when they actually set up this meeting) but Jason never made it. He continues to mock Kimberly, and she looks really hurt. Zack shows up, and Tommy blows them both off, and Zack asks what's with him, to which Kimberly replies that Tommy is acting really strangely.
Which... look, Kimberly. You had all of one conversation with Tommy before he was placed under the spell. You really have no basis for comparison. I'm not quite sure why Kimberly thinks that she knows him based off a three minute conversation when everything since then has been him treating her horribly, and the whole thing really bothers me.
Zack also says that he knows that Jason was at school, so they decide to go chase down Tommy and ask him about it. Apparently he's made it all the way to the park at this point, and the two Rangers are immediately set upon by putties. They fight and win, and then in a conversation that makes absolutely no sense, they wonder why Tommy wasn't attacked. Well, Tommy isn't a Ranger as far as they know, so if it was a choice between attacking a civilian or trying to kill them, who do they THINK Rita would pick? Internal logic FAIL. I'm not sure why this is supposed to be suspicious, but they think it is. I blame the school system.
Goldar is going around through the smoke, trying to stab Jason, who he can't locate. Jason finally gets up, and lets out a yell, which totally defeats the purpose of a surprise attack, and then he nearly gets his ass kicked again. Evil Green Ranger shows up and tells Goldar that now Jason is his toy, so Goldar should go and play with Scorpina. Not in those exact words, but that's the implication anyway. Jason tries to tell Tommy that if he's a true ranger, he'll join them because Rita is evil. Seriously, Tommy had to be rolling his eyes at that, since his response is basically "So am I." Jason gets knocked back down to the ground, and he's about to get skewered, when Billy manages to teleport him out. It's a really good thing that the villains on the show like to talk, because otherwise Jason would be dead.
Goldar yells at Tommy for taking too long to kill Jason, and confines him to the Dark Dimension, while the Rangers discuss what's going on. Apparently Jason has a lot to tell them about the Green Ranger, including that he's "one mean fighter." We'd be surprised that it took this long to figure that out, but they aren't very smart.
Scorpina is attacking the warehouse district of Angel Grove, and how much do we love that Angel Grove has a warehouse district? We assume the insurance companies set it up so that something relatively inexpensive would get destroyed. For some reason Goldar pulls Scorpina out of the fight, even though she's winning, and all of the minions have a giant argument over who should get to defeat the Rangers. We aren't sure why Rita doesn't just send all of them, but apparently that doesn't occur to her. Rita is apparently preparing for a final battle, where she'll cause an eclipse to block the solar power of the Megazord. Huh? What? The Megazord is powered by the sun? Why doesn't she just attack at night then?
As Scorpina was teleported out, the Rangers regroup in the Command Center again, and they still can't get a lock on Zordon. The episode ends with us discovering that Goldar has attacked the downtown area, and the team wonders if it's a trap. Gee, I wonder?
Fish: 3.5 At this point, they're just introducing random elements and seeing what sticks. Some of the elements are more ridiculous than others.
Billy speak: We're worried we're going to have to abandon this category, because while Billy is still using a large vocabulary, it's stopped requiring translations.
Fanfic people should write us: Goldar/Jason. Also, Goldar/Scorpina who totally have a thing. Oh, and why does Angel Grove have a warehouse district?
Villains on this show have a serious problem with monologuing. We get it, Goldar, you want to taunt Jason about how you're going to kill him. Stop, alright? Also, waving your sword around like that has some symbolism we're not quite sure the show intended, but we still would like some fanfic. Jason manages to escape certain death by rolling out of the way and hiding in the smoke, although we don't know what took him so long.
Rita has decided that she doesn't have quite enough minions, so she's going to bring in Scorpina. This is awesome! We love Scorpina. Okay, the reason I love Scorpina is because she totally asks Adam to the Sadie Hawkins Dance far in the future, but I would probably like the character anyway. Scorpina has apparently been trapped in a pulsating rock that is covered with scorpions for the last 10,000 years, but we're glad to see her.
Meanwhile, the Rangers are still trying to find Zordon, but they fail. The Command Center keeps losing power, and Billy keeps saying things that are vaguely technical but aren't quite up to anything that we can term Billy speak, which is sad. I guess that Kimberly finally got to him. Jason is still missing, and they're getting concerned, so they go look for him.
Apparently go look for him is code for Kimberly going to the Youth Center to ask Ernie if she's seen Jason. He hasn't, and he wonders if Jason is okay. Bulk and Skull volunteer to help Kimberly look, and they promise they'll work cheap, for kisses. Kimberly agrees, and Ernie stares at her like she's lost her mind, and Kimberly tells Skull to close his eyes. He puckers up, leans in, Kimberly moves out of the way and Skull kisses Bulk on the cheek. I'm torn on my reaction to this. First, I do ship Bulk/Skull. But the fact that both boys act totally disgusted by the kiss bothers me. I mean, it is in character for Bulk and Skull, but I really hate the idea of modeling to tiny children that kissing someone of the same gender is disgusting.
Kimberly bumps into Tommy, and asks him if he's seen Jason. He says that Jason was supposed to show up at school to meet him (and I'm still unclear as to when they actually set up this meeting) but Jason never made it. He continues to mock Kimberly, and she looks really hurt. Zack shows up, and Tommy blows them both off, and Zack asks what's with him, to which Kimberly replies that Tommy is acting really strangely.
Which... look, Kimberly. You had all of one conversation with Tommy before he was placed under the spell. You really have no basis for comparison. I'm not quite sure why Kimberly thinks that she knows him based off a three minute conversation when everything since then has been him treating her horribly, and the whole thing really bothers me.
Zack also says that he knows that Jason was at school, so they decide to go chase down Tommy and ask him about it. Apparently he's made it all the way to the park at this point, and the two Rangers are immediately set upon by putties. They fight and win, and then in a conversation that makes absolutely no sense, they wonder why Tommy wasn't attacked. Well, Tommy isn't a Ranger as far as they know, so if it was a choice between attacking a civilian or trying to kill them, who do they THINK Rita would pick? Internal logic FAIL. I'm not sure why this is supposed to be suspicious, but they think it is. I blame the school system.
Goldar is going around through the smoke, trying to stab Jason, who he can't locate. Jason finally gets up, and lets out a yell, which totally defeats the purpose of a surprise attack, and then he nearly gets his ass kicked again. Evil Green Ranger shows up and tells Goldar that now Jason is his toy, so Goldar should go and play with Scorpina. Not in those exact words, but that's the implication anyway. Jason tries to tell Tommy that if he's a true ranger, he'll join them because Rita is evil. Seriously, Tommy had to be rolling his eyes at that, since his response is basically "So am I." Jason gets knocked back down to the ground, and he's about to get skewered, when Billy manages to teleport him out. It's a really good thing that the villains on the show like to talk, because otherwise Jason would be dead.
Goldar yells at Tommy for taking too long to kill Jason, and confines him to the Dark Dimension, while the Rangers discuss what's going on. Apparently Jason has a lot to tell them about the Green Ranger, including that he's "one mean fighter." We'd be surprised that it took this long to figure that out, but they aren't very smart.
Scorpina is attacking the warehouse district of Angel Grove, and how much do we love that Angel Grove has a warehouse district? We assume the insurance companies set it up so that something relatively inexpensive would get destroyed. For some reason Goldar pulls Scorpina out of the fight, even though she's winning, and all of the minions have a giant argument over who should get to defeat the Rangers. We aren't sure why Rita doesn't just send all of them, but apparently that doesn't occur to her. Rita is apparently preparing for a final battle, where she'll cause an eclipse to block the solar power of the Megazord. Huh? What? The Megazord is powered by the sun? Why doesn't she just attack at night then?
As Scorpina was teleported out, the Rangers regroup in the Command Center again, and they still can't get a lock on Zordon. The episode ends with us discovering that Goldar has attacked the downtown area, and the team wonders if it's a trap. Gee, I wonder?
Fish: 3.5 At this point, they're just introducing random elements and seeing what sticks. Some of the elements are more ridiculous than others.
Billy speak: We're worried we're going to have to abandon this category, because while Billy is still using a large vocabulary, it's stopped requiring translations.
Fanfic people should write us: Goldar/Jason. Also, Goldar/Scorpina who totally have a thing. Oh, and why does Angel Grove have a warehouse district?
Episode 18- Green With Evil Part 2- Jason's Battle
I'll be the first to admit, this is the only storyline involving Tommy I actually like. But this episode? It has some glaring issues.
We start out in the Command Center with Jason ranting about the Green Ranger and wanting to get his hands on him. He says that a lot, actually. Euphemism? The world may never know.
Billy is using something large, silver, and flashy in an attempt to fix Alpha. Poor Alpha's back is open and all his wires are exposed. Trini is concerned but Billy assures her Alpha feels no pain. They switch tactics and suddenly Alpha is fixed. Billy used a subatomic manipulator. Why that fixed fried circuits we don't know. Kim looks concerned from the sidelines and Zack either hugs her, cops a feel, or does both. It's too dark to tell.
We then see Tommy in an alley looking evil. Bulk and Skull stumble upon him and decide he needs to be taught a lesson. They ran away terrified at school, but somehow going after him in an alley is less scary? Bulk says nobody insults him, but we figure that can't be right as the Rangers insult him all the time without retaliation. Tommy scares them once again and they get tossed in a dumpster. Tommy, glowing green eyes and shooting lasers is really not the way to keep your secret identity, y'know, secret. Now, we're not sure why he even needs to keep his identity a secret, but Rita commanded it and so he does. It doesn't make much sense, and he kind of fails at doing it anyway, but there you have it.
Jason and Zack spend some time with a punching bag in the Youth Center and I am momentarily distracted by Jason's arms. He has really really nice arms. Soooo pretty. Anyway, moving on, I tune back in and realize they are talking about Zordon in the middle of the Youth Center. Really guys? There are other people around and they can hear you. It is decided that the Green Ranger MAY BE working for Rita... maybe. I want to slam my head against a brick wall. These are supposed to be intelligent people. I don't get how they only now came to this conclusion. Must be the appalling lack of quality education in Angel Grove again. Once again Jason wants to get his hands on the Green Ranger. Get a new euphemism, Jason. This one is already getting old.
At school, Kim approaches Tommy to find out why he stood her up. She's all sweet about it and he's really cruel to her. Poor girl runs off nearly in tears, but I have to give her a lot of credit for getting a dig in at him before she left. Good girl.
We then learn Tommy must pass a test. Rita has a weapon for him, the Sword of Darkness. She pinched it off Zordon ages ago and has been waiting for the right person to wield it. It will also keep Tommy under her spell because apparently she can't do that herself. Tommy, in a ridiculous shirt made of green netting, goes to take his test on the beach. His test is... he must beat some putties. That's it. Just a small handful, four or five, of putties. Not that he hasn't already handled four putties on his own or anything. Obviously he passes the test with flying colours and is welcomed to the club of evil. Literally, welcomed, with the line "Welcome to the club, Bucko". Mmmkay.
Tommy ends up back in school where Jason has been wandering the halls searching for him. Finally finding him on the steps, he regretfully informs Tommy he cannot work out with him that afternoon as promised, that something important had come up. Tommy says it's fine, he understands, in a very wispy not-at-all serious voice. Jason apparently can't read body language, however, and turns to walk away. Tommy's eyes glow green again and he shoots a really big beam of green light down the hallway, capturing Jason in a dark dimension. Nobody else seems to notice. Again, not really the best way to uphold that secret identity.
Jason can't make the communicator work. First of all, Billy hasn't fixed them yet, but beyond that, they just don't work in Rita's dark dimension. That's kind of a duh. I mean, what good would it do her if all her captives could contact their friends? He reaches for his morpher when he discovers Goldar in the cell with him, but his morpher is gone. Goldar has taken it. Where in those tight tight pants Jason was hiding his morpher, I'm not entirely sure. I'm assuming some kind of pocket dimension is involved.
Meanwhile, Zack and Kim are waiting at Billy's garage for Jason. He was supposed to meet them but hasn't shown up. Kim is very concerned and sitting on the Radbug waiting. Zack is relaxed and not at all worried. Instead of showing his concern for his missing friend when there is an evil Green Ranger running around trying to destroy you, Zack is confident that Jason is just fine and they should go to the Command Center without him. Kim finally caves and they leave in the Radbug.
Billy and Trini, still in the same clothes from the previous day, have almost finished putting the Command Center back together. It seems they worked all night and all through the school day. Poor guys, they must be exhausted! Nobody seems concerned for their well-being, however, and instead push Billy to fix more faster.
Back in the dark dimension, Goldar brings Jason to his knees. Literally. They battle some and we discover that Goldar is there because Rita gave Jason to him. Rita GAVE Jason to Goldar. I thought this was supposed to be a kids show (but now we both really want Jason/Goldar fic... we're so bad, we know).
Kim, Zack, and an exhausted Billy and Trini must morph and go fight once Billy gets the viewing globe functioning again and they discover the Green Ranger waiting for them. They kind of fail against him and so call their Zords. For some reason, the Tyrannosaurus shows up and they form the MegaZord. I don't know how or why. I was under the impression the Zords needed to be driven and, lacking the fifth member of the team, they would lack the fifth Zord. But whatever. Tommy at least attempts to fight the MegaZord on his own, without a Zord or growing or anything. He's got chutzpah, I'll give him that.
We end the episode in the dark dimension with Jason insulting Goldar, Goldar retorting with a painfully longer than necessary reply, and then Goldar knocking Jason down. Jason doesn't even try to get up while Goldar monologues and we get the To Be Continued. Ooooo ominous.
List!
This gets 4 fish because a lot of it didn't make sense. Billy and Trini single handedly fix the Command Center without sleeping, presumably eating, and while skipping school. Yet they appear to be perfectly happy and content to keep plugging away. Robots, or it doesn't make sense. There is also Zord formation without all team members, Jason's really bad euphemisms, Jason/Goldar non-con, and the disturbing lack of logic applied (or rather not, in this case) by all parties.
Billy speak: None of note
Covered in food: Bulk ends up with a banana peal on him in the dumpster, if that can really count.
We start out in the Command Center with Jason ranting about the Green Ranger and wanting to get his hands on him. He says that a lot, actually. Euphemism? The world may never know.
Billy is using something large, silver, and flashy in an attempt to fix Alpha. Poor Alpha's back is open and all his wires are exposed. Trini is concerned but Billy assures her Alpha feels no pain. They switch tactics and suddenly Alpha is fixed. Billy used a subatomic manipulator. Why that fixed fried circuits we don't know. Kim looks concerned from the sidelines and Zack either hugs her, cops a feel, or does both. It's too dark to tell.
We then see Tommy in an alley looking evil. Bulk and Skull stumble upon him and decide he needs to be taught a lesson. They ran away terrified at school, but somehow going after him in an alley is less scary? Bulk says nobody insults him, but we figure that can't be right as the Rangers insult him all the time without retaliation. Tommy scares them once again and they get tossed in a dumpster. Tommy, glowing green eyes and shooting lasers is really not the way to keep your secret identity, y'know, secret. Now, we're not sure why he even needs to keep his identity a secret, but Rita commanded it and so he does. It doesn't make much sense, and he kind of fails at doing it anyway, but there you have it.
Jason and Zack spend some time with a punching bag in the Youth Center and I am momentarily distracted by Jason's arms. He has really really nice arms. Soooo pretty. Anyway, moving on, I tune back in and realize they are talking about Zordon in the middle of the Youth Center. Really guys? There are other people around and they can hear you. It is decided that the Green Ranger MAY BE working for Rita... maybe. I want to slam my head against a brick wall. These are supposed to be intelligent people. I don't get how they only now came to this conclusion. Must be the appalling lack of quality education in Angel Grove again. Once again Jason wants to get his hands on the Green Ranger. Get a new euphemism, Jason. This one is already getting old.
At school, Kim approaches Tommy to find out why he stood her up. She's all sweet about it and he's really cruel to her. Poor girl runs off nearly in tears, but I have to give her a lot of credit for getting a dig in at him before she left. Good girl.
We then learn Tommy must pass a test. Rita has a weapon for him, the Sword of Darkness. She pinched it off Zordon ages ago and has been waiting for the right person to wield it. It will also keep Tommy under her spell because apparently she can't do that herself. Tommy, in a ridiculous shirt made of green netting, goes to take his test on the beach. His test is... he must beat some putties. That's it. Just a small handful, four or five, of putties. Not that he hasn't already handled four putties on his own or anything. Obviously he passes the test with flying colours and is welcomed to the club of evil. Literally, welcomed, with the line "Welcome to the club, Bucko". Mmmkay.
Tommy ends up back in school where Jason has been wandering the halls searching for him. Finally finding him on the steps, he regretfully informs Tommy he cannot work out with him that afternoon as promised, that something important had come up. Tommy says it's fine, he understands, in a very wispy not-at-all serious voice. Jason apparently can't read body language, however, and turns to walk away. Tommy's eyes glow green again and he shoots a really big beam of green light down the hallway, capturing Jason in a dark dimension. Nobody else seems to notice. Again, not really the best way to uphold that secret identity.
Jason can't make the communicator work. First of all, Billy hasn't fixed them yet, but beyond that, they just don't work in Rita's dark dimension. That's kind of a duh. I mean, what good would it do her if all her captives could contact their friends? He reaches for his morpher when he discovers Goldar in the cell with him, but his morpher is gone. Goldar has taken it. Where in those tight tight pants Jason was hiding his morpher, I'm not entirely sure. I'm assuming some kind of pocket dimension is involved.
Meanwhile, Zack and Kim are waiting at Billy's garage for Jason. He was supposed to meet them but hasn't shown up. Kim is very concerned and sitting on the Radbug waiting. Zack is relaxed and not at all worried. Instead of showing his concern for his missing friend when there is an evil Green Ranger running around trying to destroy you, Zack is confident that Jason is just fine and they should go to the Command Center without him. Kim finally caves and they leave in the Radbug.
Billy and Trini, still in the same clothes from the previous day, have almost finished putting the Command Center back together. It seems they worked all night and all through the school day. Poor guys, they must be exhausted! Nobody seems concerned for their well-being, however, and instead push Billy to fix more faster.
Back in the dark dimension, Goldar brings Jason to his knees. Literally. They battle some and we discover that Goldar is there because Rita gave Jason to him. Rita GAVE Jason to Goldar. I thought this was supposed to be a kids show (but now we both really want Jason/Goldar fic... we're so bad, we know).
Kim, Zack, and an exhausted Billy and Trini must morph and go fight once Billy gets the viewing globe functioning again and they discover the Green Ranger waiting for them. They kind of fail against him and so call their Zords. For some reason, the Tyrannosaurus shows up and they form the MegaZord. I don't know how or why. I was under the impression the Zords needed to be driven and, lacking the fifth member of the team, they would lack the fifth Zord. But whatever. Tommy at least attempts to fight the MegaZord on his own, without a Zord or growing or anything. He's got chutzpah, I'll give him that.
We end the episode in the dark dimension with Jason insulting Goldar, Goldar retorting with a painfully longer than necessary reply, and then Goldar knocking Jason down. Jason doesn't even try to get up while Goldar monologues and we get the To Be Continued. Ooooo ominous.
List!
This gets 4 fish because a lot of it didn't make sense. Billy and Trini single handedly fix the Command Center without sleeping, presumably eating, and while skipping school. Yet they appear to be perfectly happy and content to keep plugging away. Robots, or it doesn't make sense. There is also Zord formation without all team members, Jason's really bad euphemisms, Jason/Goldar non-con, and the disturbing lack of logic applied (or rather not, in this case) by all parties.
Billy speak: None of note
Covered in food: Bulk ends up with a banana peal on him in the dumpster, if that can really count.
Episode 17 - Green With Evil Part 1 - Out of Control
Good morning, internets! We are beginning our Saturday marathon of the Tommy introduction, Green With Evil, and we have to say, we are surprisingly low fish so far! I mean, look, even with our thoughts on Tommy we really do like this miniseries.
The saga begins at the Angel Grove Martial Arts Expo. We learn a few things here. First, Angel Grove has a really high teenage martial artist population. Second, apparently Jason has already been declared Angel Grove's finest. Third, even though Trini also loves martial arts, she isn't bothering to participate. Someone new has challenged Jason, so there will be a competition.
We observe the challenger, one Tommy oliver, who is wearing green, and is way cuter in this episode than I remember him being. Kimberly, in a sign of what is to come, immediately says that she thinks he's cute. Trini gets the most disgusted look on her face, and we proceed to the competition. Jason and Tommy are evenly matched, and it ends in a tie. Those were some pretty impressive moves, we've got to admit. Kimberly continues to drool over Tommy, and Trini tells her maybe they'll see him in school the next day, and he must be new. If Angel Grove is a city, why do they assume he goes to their high school? Or will go? Maybe he's just a challenger or he goes to another high school in the city? Who knows.
The next day Bulk and Skull show up at Kimberly's locker, and try to harass her into... letting Skull carry her books? She tells them to go away and is basically ignoring them. They try and continue to bother her, when Tommy shows up. Bulk and Skull threaten to teach Tommy a lesson, so Tommy... decides to show off some martial arts skills to scare them. If I was a brand new transfer student in a school, I'm sure that would make a great impression on the administration. More importantly, it's the start of Tommy showing up to protect "his" girls, even though they can usually handle themselves. We are supposed to think this is romantic, of course, but QueenRiley and I are just busy rolling our eyes. Kimberly asks Tommy out (which we do actually approve of even if we don't like Tommy - she likes him, so she goes for it, instead of hinting around for him to ask her out. Good for her) and they agree to meet at the Juice Bar after school.
After school, Tommy walks down an alley that is decidedly not the way to the juice bar, so I have to wonder if he was planning on skipping out on the date or what? Rita has decided that he would be her perfect Green Ranger, which leads us to question where she got a power coin from in the first place. She sends a squad of putties to attack him, and a pretty awesome fight scene follows. Unlike the Ranger's first fight, Tommy is able to handle himself, and even throws a garbage can lid like Captain America's shield. This is apparently enough to convince Rita, and she places him under a spell.
In the biggest piece of Zordon Fail of the series so far, Zordon tells Alpha to power down while he goes into a meditative state, leaving nobody to watch the Power Chamber. Tommy, as the Green Ranger, enters. He easily manages to break Alpha by slipping a disc with a computer virus into his back, and then he sets about destroying the Command Center and severing Zordon's connection with this dimension, although not before Zordon apparently recognizes Tommy. We also hear for the first time about the nobody without a power coin can enter the Command Center. Really? How did the Rangers get in the first time? Or is it just that Zordon can override it? Same with Alpha, he doesn't have one. Does the Command Center recognize robots? Because if not Rita should just send in a robot army or something.
Anyway, the Command Center is trashed, and Tommy does his evil laugh, and we return to look in on our heroes. Apparently the boys idea of a good time is waxing the Radbug. The Radbug IS awesome, we have to give them that. Zack even offers to show them something called the Zack Wax. Anyway, the girls show up and Kimberly is sad because Tommy ditched her. Technically, he does have a good excuse, what with the brainwashing and all. Alpha manages to page them, but he makes even less sense than usual, and they discover teleportation is down. So they decide to take the Radbug. It really IS the only way to fly.
Before I forget, I really think the costume designer on this show should have been fired. Jason's shirt is orange. And there is no excuse for Trini's outfit. NONE.
They are horrified to see the state the Command Center is in. Trini is almost crying. Billy removes the virus from Alpha, and apparently all is well with him. Except some of his memory banks are fried. Rita takes advantage of everything to send Goldar to destroy things, and Goldar yells about his Empress, Rita Revolta? I swear, that's what it sounds like, but her name is Rita Repulsa, so no idea what is up with that. The Rangers go and summon the Megazord to fight him, and then Tommy shows up and managed to go through a door in the Megazord's head and throws them all out of it? Why is there a door in the Megazord's head?
Anyway, even though Tommy was evenly matched with Jason earlier, he now manages to beat all the Rangers. He also has nifty energy ball creating powers, so apparently he's now Goku from Dragon Ball Z. They teleport back
to the Command Center in defeat, Alpha has further complications from the virus, and the episode ends with the Rangers realizing that things are just going to get worse, in what is an amazingly dark ending for a children's tv show. We're pretty impressed.
Lists!
2.5 fish. We have many nitpicks, but we didn't really call fish while we were watching. The biggest problem is how Tommy went from being evenly matched with Jason to being able to beat up all the Rangers. Of course, Tommy is also apparently better than world famous karate scientist from last episode.
Billy speak: The communicators! They're non-functional!
Fanfic that people should write us: How did Rita get the green coin anyway?
Covered in food: None! Amazing!
The saga begins at the Angel Grove Martial Arts Expo. We learn a few things here. First, Angel Grove has a really high teenage martial artist population. Second, apparently Jason has already been declared Angel Grove's finest. Third, even though Trini also loves martial arts, she isn't bothering to participate. Someone new has challenged Jason, so there will be a competition.
We observe the challenger, one Tommy oliver, who is wearing green, and is way cuter in this episode than I remember him being. Kimberly, in a sign of what is to come, immediately says that she thinks he's cute. Trini gets the most disgusted look on her face, and we proceed to the competition. Jason and Tommy are evenly matched, and it ends in a tie. Those were some pretty impressive moves, we've got to admit. Kimberly continues to drool over Tommy, and Trini tells her maybe they'll see him in school the next day, and he must be new. If Angel Grove is a city, why do they assume he goes to their high school? Or will go? Maybe he's just a challenger or he goes to another high school in the city? Who knows.
The next day Bulk and Skull show up at Kimberly's locker, and try to harass her into... letting Skull carry her books? She tells them to go away and is basically ignoring them. They try and continue to bother her, when Tommy shows up. Bulk and Skull threaten to teach Tommy a lesson, so Tommy... decides to show off some martial arts skills to scare them. If I was a brand new transfer student in a school, I'm sure that would make a great impression on the administration. More importantly, it's the start of Tommy showing up to protect "his" girls, even though they can usually handle themselves. We are supposed to think this is romantic, of course, but QueenRiley and I are just busy rolling our eyes. Kimberly asks Tommy out (which we do actually approve of even if we don't like Tommy - she likes him, so she goes for it, instead of hinting around for him to ask her out. Good for her) and they agree to meet at the Juice Bar after school.
After school, Tommy walks down an alley that is decidedly not the way to the juice bar, so I have to wonder if he was planning on skipping out on the date or what? Rita has decided that he would be her perfect Green Ranger, which leads us to question where she got a power coin from in the first place. She sends a squad of putties to attack him, and a pretty awesome fight scene follows. Unlike the Ranger's first fight, Tommy is able to handle himself, and even throws a garbage can lid like Captain America's shield. This is apparently enough to convince Rita, and she places him under a spell.
In the biggest piece of Zordon Fail of the series so far, Zordon tells Alpha to power down while he goes into a meditative state, leaving nobody to watch the Power Chamber. Tommy, as the Green Ranger, enters. He easily manages to break Alpha by slipping a disc with a computer virus into his back, and then he sets about destroying the Command Center and severing Zordon's connection with this dimension, although not before Zordon apparently recognizes Tommy. We also hear for the first time about the nobody without a power coin can enter the Command Center. Really? How did the Rangers get in the first time? Or is it just that Zordon can override it? Same with Alpha, he doesn't have one. Does the Command Center recognize robots? Because if not Rita should just send in a robot army or something.
Anyway, the Command Center is trashed, and Tommy does his evil laugh, and we return to look in on our heroes. Apparently the boys idea of a good time is waxing the Radbug. The Radbug IS awesome, we have to give them that. Zack even offers to show them something called the Zack Wax. Anyway, the girls show up and Kimberly is sad because Tommy ditched her. Technically, he does have a good excuse, what with the brainwashing and all. Alpha manages to page them, but he makes even less sense than usual, and they discover teleportation is down. So they decide to take the Radbug. It really IS the only way to fly.
Before I forget, I really think the costume designer on this show should have been fired. Jason's shirt is orange. And there is no excuse for Trini's outfit. NONE.
They are horrified to see the state the Command Center is in. Trini is almost crying. Billy removes the virus from Alpha, and apparently all is well with him. Except some of his memory banks are fried. Rita takes advantage of everything to send Goldar to destroy things, and Goldar yells about his Empress, Rita Revolta? I swear, that's what it sounds like, but her name is Rita Repulsa, so no idea what is up with that. The Rangers go and summon the Megazord to fight him, and then Tommy shows up and managed to go through a door in the Megazord's head and throws them all out of it? Why is there a door in the Megazord's head?
Anyway, even though Tommy was evenly matched with Jason earlier, he now manages to beat all the Rangers. He also has nifty energy ball creating powers, so apparently he's now Goku from Dragon Ball Z. They teleport back
to the Command Center in defeat, Alpha has further complications from the virus, and the episode ends with the Rangers realizing that things are just going to get worse, in what is an amazingly dark ending for a children's tv show. We're pretty impressed.
Lists!
2.5 fish. We have many nitpicks, but we didn't really call fish while we were watching. The biggest problem is how Tommy went from being evenly matched with Jason to being able to beat up all the Rangers. Of course, Tommy is also apparently better than world famous karate scientist from last episode.
Billy speak: The communicators! They're non-functional!
Fanfic that people should write us: How did Rita get the green coin anyway?
Covered in food: None! Amazing!
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