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Originally Posted by Androzani84

So fun fact, while never given an official name, the Hummer was nicknamed by fans as ?Machine Dingo?, since all the vehicles in Dekaranger were ?Machine (breed of dog)?.

I suppose that's better than calling it the "Risky Dingo."

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Originally Posted by Name

This episode features a weird new zealand child arguing with a man-bat arms dealer to determine who the skeleton man listens to. SPD can be a weird show, man.

The villains have such a fun dynamic in this show!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

It's a good idea to show Jack at his absolute worst here, since it's a pretty realistic outcome for a social outcast thrust in to a position of responsibility to suck at being responsible. This casts doubt on Doggie's judgment, leading to the eventual revelation of why he put faith in Jack. For the first time, Sky is actually depicted as the voice of reason here as he stands up for Bridge, Z and Syd, rightly calling out Jack and telling him that being the Red Ranger doesn't make you the leader. Rather, the leader makes Red. Like sure, this team has a hierarchy, but when Jack initially failed to be an example of trust and morale expected of his high position, he was left as a leader to none and realized he was the one who needed to improve to carry his team forward. And yeah, as a leader, he did it on his own initiative, showing recognition of his flaws and working hard to overcome them.

Oh for sure. It's really smart character work all around. I think having Jack's' episode be first was a smart move too, because it shows that even though he was chosen to be Red, he's by no means perfect and just has just as much growing to do as everyone else on the team does.

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You mean, he broke the bridge of his nose?

Oof, good one.

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There are people who actually dislike the SPD helmets? Yeah, that's crazy. I think it's cool how the visors manage to depict a different emotion with the same basic shape, as well as the number of lines corresponding to their chest numbers. Those black numbers extending throughout the entire left torso is a clever way to compensate for the lack of a Black Ranger (at least on the core team) and they look great when the Rangers are lined up in sequence.

Yeah. It's a complaint that's died down over time, but back in ye olden times I remember reading posts about how people didn't like the "angry eye" look and whatnot. Totally agree with all you had to say!

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While I'm generally not a fan of overly simple limb-swappers, I do like the overall appearance of this one with the uniform white color accented by the Rangers' personal colors. The fact that each Zord brings something unique to the functionality, with Pink's in particular providing the totally essential Judgment scanner, mostly makes up for the lack of variety in combining.

Yeah, having every component be a tad more important than just being a limb is a rather nice touch to be sure.

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Congrats on your 5000th post!

I actually didn't even notice that. Thanks!

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Bridge also confirms that he is Jewish, a rare mention of religion in PR.

Just like Lord Zedd!

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Sky is such a big baby here, like, he's the only one with a flying Zord and yet he's complaining that he doesn't have a new bike. It's sometimes comedic how jealous and insecure he gets whenever someone gets something that he doesn't. Like, he feels like he's losing to not only Jack but also Bridge, even though he's literally the only one who thinks that. If the previous episode was about Jack learning to be a good leader, then this one is about Sky learning to be a good team player and do what the team need him to do.

Oh yeah, he's for sure being childish. What I find interesting about it though is that the episode shows his childish side as being both a good and bad thing, depending on context. Like yeah, it's bad in the sense that he compromises the team's' operation and has a jealousy fit over some relatively minor stuff, but on the other hand, it's also what gets Syd to get him to open up a little when the two are alone. It's a surprisingly balanced viewpoint on this sort of thing.