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Episodes 1+2: Beginnings

And I'll just say it: This is my favorite premiere in the entire franchise.

I'm trying to think of premieres of equal or better quality and y'know, this one is probably at least in the top 5. It does a lot of things right with the setup and the twist of the criminal Jack becoming Red instead of Sky is pretty surprising, ignoring the fact that the trailers give it away.

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And I do mean minor. It's stuff like how Bridge's' vocabulary is a bit more "academic" than how we'll normally here him speak for the rest of the show, or how this is the only time I can recall that we'll hear the "Blue Heads" talk.

I like it when the grunts talk and show personality. I wish the Blue Heads would've done that more.

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Even Sky, the "hardass" of the group, is made fun by not only showcasing his faults for what they are, but having other characters notice and make fun of him for it. But in that friendly, ribbing sort of way.

"But sir, she's a girl. A girl can't be the Red Ranger."

Flashback to 2 years ago....

I have to agree with Doggie's judgment here. Sky acts entitled to be Red as the one with the most experience, as well as being uh, male, while Jack.... Admittedly isn't exactly a great choice either, he lacks discipline, but he shows potential and considers the feelings of others, not only himself. I understand that Sky's obvious flaws are part of his arc though.

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Yeah, for those curious, Producer Greg Aronowitz recently posted on his socials about the decisions behind retooling older stuff for SPD, and while the short answer is "budget" he also elaborates that the In Space helmets were specifically chosen for A-Squad because they were the ones that most resembled the SPD helmets at the time, and they are not meant to indicate any sort of direct continuity with In Space itself. The same logic(sort of) applying for some other reused props that we'll see later on. Personally, it never bothered me when watching the show as a kid, and it still doesn't bother me even now. The suits look cool, and that's all I need, really.

While I think they look kind of lame compared to the B-Squad SPD suits, they're onscreen for so little time that it seems frivolous to complain about them. It's not like the Megaranger suits got dismantled or anything, so I don't see the harm. I think some people just want to complain that PR is cheap instead of enjoying the product.

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I could go on and on forever about how much I love every little individual aspect of these two combined episodes, but for the sake of brevity, I just want to highlight one other major aspect of any Power Rangers season, and that's that the music is absolutely fantastic, dude! The SPD theme song featured the return of Ron Wasserman composing the theme song for a PR season, and he absolutely knocked it out of the park with a song that never fails to get me hyped up. Major props have to be given to Bruce Lynch too, who is the head composer for the score of the season. He did a great job making background tracks that not only perfectly capture the mood every scene needs, but also stick out as immediately recognizable in a very pleasant way to my ears. Dang near all of my senses get the time of their life with these episodes!

It's catchy for sure!

Space Patrol
Space Patrol
Space Patrol
Space Patrol Delta!