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Episode 9: Idol

While maybe an extra scene or two of the two goofing off together might've been nice, the writing is tight enough to sell how close the bond between Sky and Drew actually is -- atleast on Sky's' end. Heck, according to Chris Violette, there was even a shower scene between the two that was filmed, but was left unused in the final cut. Interpret that information however you will.

Wow, that's unexpected and it would've been interesting to see that. But of course Disney wouldn't want to provoke the moral guardians, SMH.

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Jack is no slouch in this episode either, with that old intuition of his coming immediately into play once Drew gives the story about the ship crashing down. And while it causes him and Sky to once again bump heads, Jack does still try to do right by Sky, even when it became more and more clear that Drew was guilty(heck, they don't even bother to use the Judgment scanner on him). And in a narrative sense, it also helps to show how in the end, Jack and Sky are growing closer together both as squad mates and as friends. While it might be seen as a minor fumble that Jack's' friendship with Z isn't brought up, I think the episode is doing its best to talk about male bonds, specifically.

Sometimes the new friends we meet can be better than the old friends we knew for a long time. Maybe Drew was a good person once, but at some point he went down a path of evil. Sky was clinging to unrequited sentimentality and rejecting Jack's (who he most hates losing to) doubts until he was forced to confront the truth. It's a dark episode with a depressing yet realistic moral, but I like how it ends with the happy note of Sky accepting Jack as his bud now.

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While it isn't my personal favorite episode of Power Rangers SPD, "Idol" certainly is a great one, and it really makes me wonder what those who claim that "Power Rangers has no mature storylines or character development" think of episodes like this.

That would imply those people have actually watched any episodes outside of MMPR.

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Episode 10: Stakeout

While Jack does have a point that public safety is more important than your average birthday, he also learns how important birthdays can actually be to people, especially given his own upbringing where as far as he knew, he didn't even have a birthday. And as Jack is one to do, he in the end does what he can to make right by those he hurts.

As for Syd, while she does have a stance that many people do; Wherein working on your birthday does suck, she also comes to see how some people don't have it nearly as good as she does, as well as seeing Jack's' point that as a Ranger, the well being of others comes first. In the end, both are able to reconcile, and Syd decides that, since Jack doesn't have a birthday of his own, she'll share hers with him from now on. It's a very sweet gesture.

I'm with Jack on this one. I mean, if he was forcing Syd to work on Christmas instead then no, screw that. But a birthday isn't a national holiday, so I don't think Jack is obliged to give Syd a day off for this. If kids go to school on their birthdays, then adults should go to work (unless they're unemployed) as well. Besides, Jack brought pizza. He was trying!

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While the rest of the cast is very much in the background of this one, they do still get some little moments that are nice. My personal favorite being during Syd's' birthday at the end, wherein Sky's' idea of "lightening up" is to unzip his jacket a little bit. It always gets a chuckle out of me.

After last time, I guess Sky wearing his uniform could also show that he's becoming more comfortable in his position as the Blue Ranger under Jack's leadership, now that he has learned to respect Jack's qualities.