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Episodes 1-2... Let's Rocket!

I really think these episodes still hold up as one of the best opening arcs in the franchise's history. The council of villains in the opening does a good job of setting up the nature and scale of this season's threat and serves as a great introduction to Andross. Meanwhile, the Turbo Rangers are still clearly suffering from the aftermath of the last episodes of their show. I do like seeing them explore the Astor Megaship and all the effort they had to go through to get Andross to trust them.

The Space suits aren't my all-time favorites or anything, but they're nicely streamlined and aren't as busy as some of the other PR suits. I also love the helmets. The Astro Megazord is one of my all-time favorites and I still think it's cool that it's both their Megazord and their home base. You don't see that kind of double duty for a Megazord very often.

Honestly, the only downside to these episodes is Astronema. As I remember, she gets much better, but dear lord is she awful at first. I'm amazed there's any scenery left with how aggressively she's chewing it here. If you showed me these episodes and then told me that Melodie Perkins is still getting work as an actress today I would never believe you.