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Originally Posted by GPTF01

that is exactly what season 2 was. dinosaur powers that just give random mythical beast zords.

just no one over analyzes season 2 to noticed how little that makes any sense at all

the t-rex become the red dragon and the pterodactyl becoming the pink phoenix are the only 2 that makes sense. as we have a triceratops becoming a unicorn and a sabertooth tiger becoming a griffin and lets not even get into the black mastodon becoming a green lion

season 3 wile they got new powers that matched the new zords the suits did not change to reflect this and still had the dino themed suites and a tiger. and the tiger uses a bird

We've had time to make sense of these age-old discrepancies, and there are some possibilities as to why they were done back then:

- The Zyuranger suits were still popular and the overall face of the franchise, which was still in its infancy.

- The Zyu2 footage bookended Season 1, and they still had plenty of it by the time Season 2 came around. The overall implication is that the footage and those Monster suits weren't cheap.

- The Dairanger Kidenju were able to pad the toyline and increase sales, which was Saban's main agenda.

- I came across something years ago that offered a suggestion regarding Dairanger suits. When the show became popular, imitators and knockoffs came out of the woodwork, and some of those knockoffs at Mom-and-Pop shops looked vaguely like Dairanger suits. The person who mentioned that gave no definitive answer as to whether that was an influencing reason, but it's still worth thinking about.

- The transformation in every episode from Dinozord-to-Thunderzord may have seemed superfluous, but it did help remind the viewer of what's transpired and why the Zords don't echo the suits anymore.

- Since Sei Shishi was for a Green Ranger, the U.S. release of the Lion Thunderzord had more black and less green for obvious reasons.

- Season 3 echoes many of the points already mentioned, but it was also a time in which they were trying to do more original stuff.

- Season 3 was also a time in which parental complaints started to have an effect on the show's development. Notice how the Rangers have abandoned their personal weapons and use Saba and the Blade Blasters rather sparingly.

- The switch to Alien Rangers allowed them to rely on more Sentai footage for small and giant battles, but original material was still required.

This is merely a short overview as to why some things were done the way they were, and I don't claim to be the greatest authority on this subject.

For more on Zyu2, this essay is essential: https://www.grnrngr.com/zyu2/essay

The problem is that someone in the here and now thought that the circumstances of the past would lead to success in the present. Things were different then, no matter how cliched that answer is. Success isn't easy to replicate, either. It's also possible that these nearly 30 year old discrepancies were why the show was starting to run out of steam and switched to Zeo to try and save face and toy sales.