Reach the unreachable stars

I finally tracked down the first mention of the rumored Eddie Guzelian ending of RPM, "Ranger Black."

Late October 2009.

Posted by CmdrCrayfish to Funaroboard, which no longer exists.

When I do the review, I will have something to say about it. But right now, my eyes hurt and I am exhausted.

So the strongest Ranger goes on a mind control rampage and when he finally wakes out of it, he asks why the guys are all hugging him.

Good to know Judd Lynn still recycles scripts from old seasons.

Dear Saban,

I forgive you for not adapting Go-Busters if this was the pitch.

I honestly don't care for Amit Bhaumik's proposals. Much as the idea of LG + RPM = Go-Busters is...intriguing? frightening? hilarious? IT MAKES NO SENSE.

( Cut from my complaints in chat )

And another thing, having the Venjixes be the same? That's an insult to Dr. K's character development! You can't build up a character whose motivation and everything is "I fucked up and destroyed the world," then retcon it into "Oh, silly me! It was actually an evil alien computer from another dimension--my conscience is clear!" NO. K has to work her ass off to make things right. The day she puts in the source code that allows them to stall the progression of the virus inside Dillon to keep him from attacking everyone is the day she has to face everyone and tell them, "I killed your loved ones. I'm responsible for the death of Scott's brother and Summer's butler. I'm the reason Dillon has no memories and has a virus inside him."

She says, "Everything that's happened, everything you've all been through, it's all my fault." She is an atoner; the whole point of her character is to get past this one mistake that cost everyone everything. It leads to her deciding that "Even the most flawed human is better than the most perfect machine" and it leads to Dillon finally forgiving her and thanking her in the finale. Dr. K is one of the best written characters, particularly one of the best written female characters, in all of Power Rangers and for you to take away her sin? It's like telling Andros, "Actually, no, your sister was never kidnapped." Or telling Jen, "Alex wasn't dying--he was perfectly fine. Ransik never touched him. Also, he's breaking up with you."

So while I commend you on the idea of Kendrix as Mayor when I thought the same thing for Flynn in "The Messiah Protocol," fuck you, Amit. Especially for completing the genocide and leaving K the only one of her dimension left alive.

Edit: I read on

( Again, ranty chat stuff )

I swear, Scott and Dillon's rivalry gets funnier all the time. Scott planning on stealing Dillon's spark plugs turning into Dillon already grabbing them from Scott and Flynn. And Scott pissed off the entire episode about everyone but Flynn disobeying his orders. Congratulations, Scott, you are the least-respected leader in all of Power Rangers history.

Summer coming to save Dillon and Ziggy--awesome. And they're a trio now! With Summer and Ziggy fighting over the front seat, with Ziggy getting stuck crammed in the back. If this arrangement keeps up, Dillon's going to need a bigger car.

Shadow puppets! With Dillon and Summer giving Ziggy shocked looks.

"Forget the cat-zord. I want a flying chicken!"

So, yeah. All around awesome. Got flashbacks to "Dark Specter's Revenge Part II" a couple of times, and even though it's pretty obvious just what happened to Dillon's sister, they're doing a great job of keeping his past suspenseful, giving just a little bit and then pulling it out of the way when you try to put the pieces together. I'm liking how they're showing Summer as Scott's second-in-command, and even more than in last episode, she showed how competent she is and in-control. She deciphered Gem and Gemma's bizarre map and came up with the plan to get inside. And she's got Ziggy whipped and Dillon impressed.

One thing that I would have liked to see though was Scott acknowledge his loss of Marcus a little more. When he told Dillon, "I know how you feel," Dillon immediately cut him off with the generic "No, you don't." So some short discussion between the two of them, Scott saying how he lost his brother in the final attack, if only just to get him and Dillon on the same page for once, would be nice. Otherwise? Loved it. And it's going to be hell waiting for the next episode.

The first time I've ever cried at Power Rangers.

Also, amused at Dillon. Not just for his bad attitude the entire wedding, but also for the fact that he wore his Ranger jacket and no tie with his tux shirt. And Flynn was hilarious about the cake. Good ol' MMPR tradition!