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Episode 5: Dogged

This is what brings us to RIC, the robot companion(so I guess you could call him this season's' Alpha-5) who hasn't done too much outside of the premiere. And the reason for that is that RIC's' technology has become outdated over the years, and he still barely functions, and as a result is set to be decommissioned. Despite this, RIC still has all the heart and feelings of a loyal canine. Despite the rejection he faces, he still does what he can to support the team, and even tries to make a bond with Syd despite her initial objections.

But after a bout of heroism, Syd begins to have a bit of a change of heart. I think it spoke volumes how she not only went through the effort of getting RIC rebuilt, but I don't think I'll ever forget the scene where she spends an entire day digging in the spot that RIC points towards when the squad is looking for evidence. The spoiled rich girl, having such strong faith in a robot to the point that she doesn't care that she started getting covered in rain and mud. Syd's' not heartless, and it's been shown that she puts more faith in others than most do; Like how she did with Sky just last episode.

Syd's digging scene is memorable for me as well. Despite being a snob, she does have a strong sense of guilt, responsibility and faith that makes her the heart of the team and it pays off here with RIC being proven right. She also holds her own against the MOTW, putting her on a similar level to Kimberly or Amelia.

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And in the end, not only is RIC re-accepted as an honorary member of SPD, but he even gets to turn into the Team Cannon for the season! I always loved the K-9 Cannon not only for its connections to an actual character, but in how unique it is compared to other Cannons that Power Rangers has had before and since. There's not even a Megazord fight following its debut. Heck, there's one specific scene with it in a later episode that I hope I remember to call out, as it's another example of what I'm going on about.

RIC certainly has a lot of functionality that proves he's far from being obsolete. He's a detective, a friend, a cannon and something else that we'll see later.

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Oh, and this episode also is the first instance wherein we see that Bridge likes to think about things via doing headstands. This episode is just a great time all around, man.

The "Thinking Pose", as it's called in Dekaranger.

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Episode 6: A-Bridged

Bridge is my favorite character in SPD, and my favorite Green Ranger of all time.

If we're excluding Tommy as a Sixth Ranger, then I'm inclined to agree.

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Oh, and of course we can't forget that this is the episode where Bridge throws an ENTIRE CAR at the criminal. Haven't seen a move like that since my favorite episode of Mighty Morphin'. This episode has a little bit of everything sprinkled in with some wonderful character development. You know, like alot of episodes of SPD. For example, yes, this episode is very funny, but alot of episodes this season have great comedic beats; And not just from Bridge, but from the cast as a whole. While that might sound like I'm saying that this episode isn't anything "special" I mean it in the sense that it, too, is a great one in a long list of great episodes that this season of Power Rangers has.

I know you said Jack's intuition is one of the reasons why he was chosen for Red over Sky, but when it comes to pure intuition, I think Bridge is unrivaled. There had to be not a single modicum of doubt in his mind when he threw that car, or else a civilian would be dead. And he was totally right, which makes him look like both a genius and a bad*ss! It's a good moral that to succeed as a detective, you need to be a little ruthless and suspect people even when they seem nice on the surface.

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It's a simple little detective episode, but I like that we actually follow Bridge in his investigation. Plus the clues make sense. He doesn't magically discern the criminal because she made a funny face in the background when they arrived on scene or some other such nonsense.

Yeah, I appreciate that Bridge's deduction relies on hard evidence and his method relies on everybody thinking he's a fool so they drop their guard. It's dangerous to underestimate him.