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Originally Posted by CookSux

04 - Riding the Edge

-If Saban insists that the Rangers have to be multicultural… why is the Mariner City surrounded by nothing but white people? Though the extra that pulled the Nancy out of traffic is an Asian, everyone else is just white. Also, what kind of idiot let's a dog that run loose while they tie their shoes? Nancy is an astronaut and the Dog was not even a foot away from her. I'm sure this situation would not have happened at all in real life. Either way, Kelsey saves the dog and causes a car to spin out. Behind her, a truck drives on (despite there being a car blocking his way) and then Kelsey Fast and Furious' her way under the trailer. Traffic should have stopped by now. I'd like to note that the actress did an awesome job when she stumbled on the sidewalk. I honestly hope she nailed it in one take because that was too close to actually falling. I'd also like to note that she has a foiiiine bootay! It must be the power of rollerblading.

Emphasis mine. Agreed about the boooootay. I imagine when the costume designer told Sasha Williams that she would be wearing spandex shorts for the entire run of the series, she started working on her glutes. Anyways, is the scene unrealistic? Yeah, but this is a series about a team of superpowered young adults fighting demons with spandex suits and giant robots; realism is not a goal. I always thought this scene was well choreographed and directed, personally.

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-I may be looking too deeply into this episode, but this story that happened to Kelsey should have happened to someone else. This situation seems catered to a male character, unless they're hinting at Nancy being a lesbian. Her and Kelsey got along a little too well.

I know when this episode first aired, nearly the entire adult-aged PR community thought the same thing. It cannot be a coincidence, in my mind.

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-While I understand that the Rail Rescue trains are faster than speeding bullet trains, I cannot grasp the amount of time it takes to deploy them. The world moves at a snails pace, and I'm surprised the falling space shuttle didn't crash.

Again it's a super sentai trope. Things have to have their full, lovingly shot introduction, especially things which are being made into toys by Bandai.

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05 - A Matter of Time

-Mitchell sends his daughter off to drive an old dude around while the rest of the Rangers escort the fuel cell. This Sealab really must be empty. This is an odd way to put focus on Dana, but I have a feeling that this is episode is going to try and pull an Ocean's Eleven on the audience. This setup screams "classic" switcheroo. For the record, I'm going to kick someone if I have to hear Dana calls her dad "Father" one more time. She is such a stale actor, I can't stand it. Mitchell's actor is campy, but Dana's is just grating... and it's unfortunate that this entire episode revolves around her.

-Besides the writer's incessant need to tell cliche stories, I seriously don't know why Dana just wasn't pulled aside and get in on the true mission. Knowing that this old shill carried the fuel cell wouldn't have changed the outcome of their ploy. But instead, we needed to see the daughter rebel against her "over protective" dad and prove that she is worthy of the job. Yeah yeah yeah... whatever.

No arguments here, this episode is weak and it has not aged well. It's also remarkably predictable, which doesn't help.