Episode 127 - The Potion Notion

After the fail that was the last episode, we make up for it with the rarest of creatures, the ONE FISH episode. You guys, this episode was adorable and we love it and SO AWESOME. Whenever we need to be happy, this is going to be one of the episodes we watch.

(In case you were ever wondering about the difference between me and - she rewrites the recaps so that all the caps are removed, while I just go CAPS YAY!)

So, the episode begins with Bulk and Skull trying to butter up Tommy and Kim by saying how adorable they are. Turns out that they are trying to sell tickets for the Junior Policeman Ball. Tommy and Kim think this is a great idea, and Tommy buys tickets. Awww. Basically, Bulk and Skull are adorable, and Tommy and Kim are being really cute together. And you know my opinions on Tommy/Kim.

Up on the moon, it appears that being really cute is the theme of the episode, as Rita and Zedd are preparing for their second honeymoon. Goldar is acting like he's going to be sick, but we think that they're cute! Zedd tells Goldar that he's in charge and that Finster's monster had better be ready by the time they get back. When Rito goes to check on it, he finds out that Rita put a love spell on Zedd, and he sends the Cupid Monster thing down to Earth to spread looooooooove. And, you know, cause chaos.

Kim is the first victim of our invisible cupid monster, as she immediately falls in love with Skull. She plays lovestruck REALLY well. We feel really bad for Skull, because this is not the first time this has happened, but it is so adorable. Especially the look on Tommy and Bulk's face as Kim starts talking about how wonderful Skull is. *SHIPS SHIPS SHIPS SHIPS SHIPS*

The next victim is Lieutenant Stone, who falls for Ms. Applebee. Hey, it's another pairing I can TOTALLY get behind. ADORABLE.

Bulk is mocking Skull for what Kimberly was saying, when he gets hit with the spell, and falls for Aisha, who immediately thinks something is up. The Rangers all gather in the park, and Aisha asks if they noticed anything weird, and Tommy points to Kim. Billy wonders if it's a spell. GEE, YOU THINK?

The Tengas and Goldar show up, and there's a fight, and Kim is all "MUST PROTECT SKULL" and then they head back up to the Command Center, where Kimberly ponders different variations of her name with Skulls, and has a whispered conversation with Aisha that may or may not be about how she hooked up with Skull in the janitor's closet.

On Serpenterra, apparently Rito failed to charge the batteries, so Rita and Zedd are heading home. Goldar finds out that Rita had placed Zedd under a spell. Uh oh. Finster has to go around cancelling the love spell on everyone on Earth (including on Principal Caplan, who was also hitting on Ms Applebee.)

Poor Skull is sad when Kim runs back to Tommy. :( Aww, Skull. Don't worry, you'll find someone eventually!

Up on the moon, Rita accidentally gets hit with the love spell, and she falls for Goldar, who is freaked out. Finster quickly cancels it, and then Goldar tells Zedd that Rita had put him under the spell and Finster cancels it. but Zedd STILL LOVES RITA and makes Goldar apologize. ADORABLE.

Later, at the police dance, the BOYS ARE WEARING SUITS. SUITS. You may have noticed how we feel about this, but it is something AWESOME. AND THEN. Kim feels horrible about what she did to Skull so she goes to dance with him and tells him that they're friends, and it is the CUTEST THING EVER.

Aisha and Billy go off to dance, Ms. Applebee dances with Lt. Stone, and Rocky hits on some random girl, and then Adam and Tommy make out in a corner. I may have made that last part up. OR DID I?

Fish: ONE. CUTEST EPISODE EVER!!!!

Fic we want: SKULL/KIM. Also, Adam and Rocky being under the spell and not noticing.

Episode 126- Final Face-Off

Well. We're never watching THIS one again.

So we start off with the rangers (minus Kim, who is training for the Pan Globals in the first mention of them) walking into a museum and wondering where the Kahmala exhibit is. Rocky consults a map and points directly ahead, y'know, where the big huge sign for the Kahmala exhibit is. They determine all the priceless cultural artifacts from this entire civilization (from Kahmala, which they never explain where this country is supposed to be) are creepy. Really guys? Creepy? Way to be non-xenophobic and open-minded there, guys.

The only good thing about this episode is that Billy and Adam at least took the time to learn a little about another culture and it's mythology BEFORE talking to other people about it.

They learn about the Face Stealer, a mythological monster who came out and... stole faces. Avatar did it waaaaayyyyy better. It was trapped in a jar and they've got the jar on display. Rita decides this is a great idea and sends down her minions to steal the Face Stealer. I'm going to ignore the racefail in her speech and just focus on the fact that she wants to turn the rangers into zombies.

There is a Tenga attack not five minutes into the episode, which is never a good sign, and then Rito, Squatt, and Baboo break lots of priceless artifacts while stealing stuff. The rangers show up after everything is stolen and find in charge of the display Museum Lady upset. They go look for clues like the meddling teenagers they are.

Face Stealer is woken up, Zedd makes a crack about 500 years being a nap to him, and then Face Stealer goes and steals Bulk and Skull's faces. It then manages to steal Adam and Aisha's faces as well. I hate this episode. The "flesh" revealed once the faces are stolen is white. Why is it white? Adam and Aisha aren't white. I... could rant on this for hours. But I'll spare you. Because I don't want to be that angry tonight. And I've already written this paragraph about four times now.

I'm just going to skip to the end. Billy figures out how to get the faces back, they beat the Face Stealer, capture him in his jar, and give the jar and mask to Bulk and Skull to return. The cops stop Bulk and Skull from returning the jar and mask because, despite the uniforms, they think Bulk and Skull stole them in the first place. Museum Lady shows up at the Youth Center to tell the rangers that the priceless artifacts were returned.

Frankly, I want to pretend this episode did not happen.

5 fish. This episode is so full of fail. Fail, fail, everywhere. ARG!

Episode 115 - A Friend In Need Part 3

THANK GOD THIS IS OVER. We're going to start the REAL season 3 on Thursday. Then we can go back pretending this didn't exist. At least there was some completely ridiculous innuendo in this episode. We approve of that.

Anyway, the episode opens with Kim fighting the monster. Zordon and Alpha know how awesome Kim is, because they point out the only reason she isn't winning already is because she's really sick. You go, Kim! Zordon says it will be okay, because Kimberly is really resourceful. And she is! She sneezes on the monster, and he gets sick and runs away, not even paying attention to Kimberly's advice on how to get better. (We would like to feed the monster some matzoh ball soup. Mmmmsoup.)

Alpha summons a flying fish to call Tommy on Edenoi, and Tommy says they're busy fighting, so they can't come back yet. Adam expresses concern about Earth, because he is a good boy, and he takes his responsibilities seriously. But they have to help Dex first.

On the moon, the monster is all miserable, and Rita demands that Finster cure the monster immediately. I'm just saying, if Rita and Zedd can come up with a miracle cure for a cold, I would gladly elect them rulers of the world. I hate being sick. The monster has a pretty good work ethic - he's all worried that Rita and Zedd are mad at him, so he doesn't want to rest up, he needs to fight the Rangers first, and then he can go recover. Finster points out that he needs to rest or he'll never get better, and I wonder if the show is trying to tell me that I should call in sick tomorrow since I'm not feeling well.

Back on Earth, Bulk and Skull are trying to impress those two girls by dressing up as Power Rangers. They are ridiculously dorky. They tell the girls that they are the Power Rangers, in living spandex, and that the other Rangers are off polishing their Zords, and I nearly fall off the couch laughing.

On Edenoi, Dex pulls a sword out of his belt in a RIDICULOUSLY phallic gesture, and there is more laughing, because Queenriley and I are secretly twelve. The bad guys run away, and then they claimed that Dex escaped, except he didn't escape, they RAN AWAY. Instead of chasing after Dex, Count Dregon decides he'll just follow the Power Rangers back to Earth, even though they just beat him. Whatever.

Now that the Rangers are back on Earth, the monster grows and terrorizes Bulk and Skull, and then the Rangers summon their Zords (Rocky has to remind Tommy to do it) and there's an incredibly long fight and then they summon the thundersabre and it's all over.

At the Command Center, the Rangers go on about how glad they are that Lexian is safe, and that's when the episode descends COMPLETELY into fish. 1-They never saw Lexian. 2-How is Lexian safe, his planet is under attack. 3-Also, they're pumping poisonous gas into the atmosphere. Adam is all worried about the Edenites, and Billy's alien fetish is showing.

On Edenoi, Lexian tells Dex that their planet is lost (I guess he wasn't so safe after all!) and sends Dex to Earth to stop Dregon and make sure nothing similar happens there. You can find out what happens with that if you watch Masked Rider, but frankly, I don't recommend it.

Fish - 3. What was that nonsense about Lexian?

Episode 103 - The Wedding - Part 3

Just so everyone knows, there won't be a recap this weekend, because I'm going to a SCA event. Your regularly scheduled recaps will start up again next week. (... Our schedule says we're supposed to be in season 3 by now. Oops.)

Anyway, the wedding. You guys, this is the greatest thing in the history of the show so far. If the entire episode had been the wedding, it would have been amazing. Finster performs the ceremony! Goldar didn't bother to get musicians because he's trying to sabotage the wedding it was such short notice! One of the monsters ends up playing the wedding march! Speaking of, Rita's version of the wedding march is "Here comes the queen, ain't that a scream." ILU, Rita. BE MORE AWESOME, I DARE YOU. And Goldar speaks up when Finster asks if there's a reason why they shouldn't wed, and Rita hits him with her bouquet. Zedd calls Rita his little prickly pear, and she doesn't want to kiss him!

I have a thing for ridiculous wedding related hijinks, and this is pretty much amazing.

Also, there are fireworks on the moon. And then they dance to hava nagila. (HAVA NAGILA FIGURE SKATING, YOU GUYS. I LOVE YOUTUBE.) We're not really sure why Zedd and Rita chose to play Hava Nagila at their wedding, since it wasn't a Jewish ceremony, but we don't really care, because it is awesome. And the putties and monsters were dancing, and seriously, LOVE.

... Oh, right. There's a plot that isn't about Rita and Zedd. Um, Alpha is still evil, and we adore him. The Rangers are trapped in the abandoned theater, supposedly without their powers even though they're still morphed. Rocky punches the ground and that causes a mini earthquake. I guess that wasn't part of the random power loss. And then they throw a net over the monster that was guarding them and run out the abandoned mine shaft again.

Rita and Zedd are honeymooning on Serpenterra (Rita is sitting on Zedd's lap and they are singing 99 bottles of slime on the wall, and did I mention that Serpenterra has a just married sign?) when Goldar calls to let them know that the Rangers escaped. They tell him to deal with it.

The Rangers make it back to the Command Center, and they pull the disc out of Alpha, and his normal personality reappears, which means no more evil!Alpha. That is a tragedy. Billy figures out some way to get Zordon back, and Alpha feels guilty. Then they go summon Zords and fight a bunch of monsters. Tommy shows off a lot.

At the end, they go back to Australia, and their chaperone is impatient because they it's been two hours and they have to head to a museum now. That was only two hours? Really? ... Right. The Rangers go off to the museum, and Alpha realizes that he left Bulk and Skull in the middle of the outback, so he brings them back, dumping them on their asses in the process. Whatever.

This... did not have a lot of plot. Sorry!

Fish: 5. It doesn't matter how much I love this episode, it was still completely ridiculous.

Episode 102- The Wedding Part 2

I'd like to thank everybody for the awesome birthday wishes yesterday! I had a fantastic day. Today, however, I'm being attacked by spawning Triffids intent on killing me (with their pollen, not the venomous tentacles). We'll see how that goes.

So the best part about this episode? Monsters in love! It's adorable.

So the Rangers are still trapped in this weird abandoned theatre being attacked by a gaggle of monsters (a murder of monsters? A school of monsters? A pack of monsters? What would a large family group of monsters be called?... we both vote for murder of monsters, like a murder of crows). They fight, while still morphed, and do surprisingly well considering they AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANY POWERS. Ahem. Anyway. They eventually run away and try to find a way out of the abandoned theatre. They can't get out the front and find a very convenient hidden stairwell. It leads to a basement, which leads to an Old Abandoned Mine Shaft. This Old Abandoned Mine Shaft leads them right out of the power-blocking theatre.

Meanwhile, Rita wakes Zedd on the moon. He's completely smitten with her and they make plans for the immediate wedding. It's freaking ADORABLE. Squat wants to be the Flower Beast and Baboo wants to be the Monkey of Dishonour! Seriously, the MONKEY OF DISHONOUR! Oh folks, I think I'M in love here! Goldar stomps off after being named the Best Man and we assume it's because he's jealous (and terrified for his treacherous treacherous life).

We are curious about something here. Rita has the Power Rangers tied up with all the monsters in the Old Abandoned Theatre of Power Blocking Ability because she doesn't want them interfering with her wedding. Why would they in the first place? How would they even KNOW she was getting married? I mean, it's not like Zordon actually pays attention to what Zedd is doing up on that moon anyway (and Zordon is totally still wearing the awesome graffiti Evil!Alpha put on him last episode).

But back to the show, the Rangers find their freedom thanks to the Old Abandoned Mine Shaft and they find themselves in an abandoned city where they have to fight all the monsters that are now grown. We'd just like to take a moment to say Evil!Alpha is awesome and should have gotten an entire season of his own as the Big Bad. He'd have been PHENOMENAL. Anyway, there is a zord fight and they all fail really really hard. Alpha then teleports them back to the Old Abandoned Theatre of Power Blocking Ability and they just SIT AROUND on the staircase. They don't try to get out. They don't leave out the UNGUARDED front door. They don't backtrack their way down the Old Abandoned Mine Shaft. They just kind of... sit there. And wait. For... whatever they are waiting to happen.

Frankly, it makes me want to call in Scooby Doo and Mystery, Inc. because seriously? They'd have this figured out and taken care of in about two seconds flat, and then Billy could hit on Velma. I kind of have a thing, sorry.

On the moon, Zedd has called all his monsters to him, all but two which he sends back to guard the rangers. They come bearing gifts and discuss how weddings always make them cry. Aw, the big softies. There is a wedding cake with ADORABLE Rita and Zedd cake toppers. Zedd calls his monsters closer and calls them his mutant sons, and then says they are one big evil family. I am ded of adorable!

And that's it. We end with me being Ded of Adorable.

List time!
5 fish. OMG 5 fish. These episodes are just swimming in schools of fish.

No Billy speak nor covered in food. But there was lots of adorable monsters in love!

Fic we want? Evil!Alpha- what if he'd been evil all along and Zordon was (failing) at brainwashing him? Or just Evil!Alpha in general, because he is awesome.

Episode 33- The Yolk's On You

I'd like to take a moment to thank the lovely ladies at Tweenage Wasteland for bringing this to our attention. It's a video and the point of interest starts about a minute in. Apparently one of the Disney Tweeny Bopper stars grew up watching Power Rangers and he totally geeks out about it. His name is Sterling Knight, which I hope is a stage name, because otherwise... well... did his parents really hope he'd grow up to work in a gay strip club? Seriously? Sterling Knight... of all the things to name your kid. Anyway, I don't know much about him other than he's twenty years old and looks like he's twelve, and he rants about the cast change in season two. And he thinks Tommy is awesome when he's evil and Saba was cool. So there you go. Power Rangers in the mainstream.

As for tonight's episode, well, they probably should have just called it Monsters Addicted to Drugs and been done with it. Instead they bogged it down with this whole superfluous plot about the rangers being in a talent show.

First we see Jason and Tommy walking down a hallway that looks like the hallway outside of the Youth Center. They enter a room that looks suspiciously like the Youth Center. Except a stage has been added. This is apparently the theatre of Angel Grove High. That looks JUST LIKE the Youth Center. And Ernie is there for some reason. They were really short on sets first season, yeah? Anyway, Jason looks as if he's been thoroughly... um... enjoyed by Tommy. Tommy regretfully informs him that he's forgotten their karate belts and must go back and get them so once again, off he runs. Alone. Through the park. This... isn't going to end well, is it?

Meanwhile, Finster creates a monster and sends it to Earth. Rita flips out because she didn't know about it and didn't authorize it. It's okay though! It's Rita's birthday and the monster is Finster's present to her. AWWWWWWW! So freaking adorable.

Tommy runs through the park, alone, and sure enough, it doesn't end well. After doing some random martial arts against the leaves of a tree, Tommy is attacked for real by putties! Four of them! Oh no, whatever will he do! Uh... get beaten, of course. Despite being the best martial artist in all of Angel Grove, he can't handle four putties. He ends up tied up, yet again, by a hanging net with one putty holding his communicator and another holding his morpher. We assume he lost so easily because he's overtired and distracted by having just made hot, manly love to Jason. It's really the only logical explanation.

And here we get to the real meat of the story. The monster, named Fang, is in search of his gooney bird eggs. He needs them, you see. Unfortunately, Squat and Baboo have eaten them all. Fang FLIPS OUT. He goes ballistic and starts yelling and fighting. Goldar tells him the Power Rangers have his eggs and he goes running off looking for his fix.

Back at the talent show that is being held in the not-the-Youth Center, Billy is wearing a cowboy hat (and I am TRAUMATIZED by it I tell you, traumatized) and Bulk and Skull are adorably punk. Principal Caplan yells at them a lot and then the rangers run out to the not-the-Youth-Center-Hallway and answer their communicators. They learn that Tommy is all tied up AGAIN and they have to morph and go fight a monster. I'm wondering why anybody is surprised by Tommy getting tied up by putties anymore. It seems to happen on a fairly regular basis. He really ought to learn to carry a pocketknife or something.


The Rangers try to fight the monster, but Goldar is still there and he blasts them with some fire something and throws them off a cliff. They weren't standing near a cliff, but Angel Grove geography makes no sense and off they go. In Jason's case, twice. Yes, Jason got thrown off the top of the cliff twice. He's just talented like that.

We see Tommy again and he's trying to get out of the net. I was bothered by it earlier, but now I just want to yell. He needs to get himself to his hairstylist. What he's sporting now? It's atrocious. I don't give a rat's tuches about hair and even I know that boy needs some serious help. It's so... distractingly bad.

Rita shows up on Earth and talks to Fang. She promises to get him some eggs if he'll do her bidding and he's going through such withdraw pains right now that he would lick her feet if she told him there was gooney bird egg goo on them. She makes him grown and reveals that he is secretly Wolverine! His adamantium claws grow with him and we squee with delight. Since Batman already exists in the Power Rangers universe, now it is Marvel's turn (which makes sense since Disney just bought Marvel) this totally works. The Rangers call their Zords, wonder where Tommy is, and after what seems to be the longest MegaZord sequence in existence, they attempt to fight Fang. Poor guy just wants his fix, however, and can't stop talking about those darn gooney bird eggs.

Tommy gets out of the net and shows up to the fight, late as usual, and they call Titanus just in time to stop Fang from destroying the dam. Where the dam came from, we don't know. Why they thought Fang wanted to destroy the dam, we also don't know. Fang just wants his gooney bird eggs. This whole mess could have been avoided if they'd just given him some eggs or checked him into rehab. It would have been much easier than summoning three zord combinations and then blowing him up. Which is what they had to do.

Back at the talent show they discuss the fight backstage with Ernie standing right there. Secret identity FAIL, Rangers! Anyway, Tommy and Jason do some coordinated martial arts and everybody oohs and aahs as if they've never seen Jason and Tommy do martial arts before. They walk off stage with Tommy's arm around Jason's waist. Luckily Zack doesn't seem to mind. Perhaps he's moved on. Bulk and Skull get a turn next. They do a pretty decent punk routine, and I actually really liked it, but the rest of the audience... doesn't. Surprise surprise. Kimberly claps for them, at least.

Overall, this was a pretty consistent episode! Only 2 fish for this one.

List time:
covered in food- Nobody!
Billy speak- none, but at least he didn't sing country *shudder*, so I can live without the Billy speak.