[DreamSword]

Episode 17: Recognition

I like this one. Though I don't feel it's perfect.

The setup is that a dangerous criminal known as Wootox manages to swap bodies with Sky, and plans to steal the Delta Command Megazord.

Now, that's all well and good, but that very setup of the episode has a pretty significant plothole. That being the question of why the Rangers decide that handcuffing Wootox is enough over trapping him in a card like usual.

But, if you're willing to overlook that, the rest of the episode makes for a decent thriller I suppose. The scenes with Sky in Wootox's' body are alot more compelling than the scenes with the reverse scenario though, and I think the main part of that is in RIC, who's another key player this time around.

See, the opening scene details how RIC tries to form a bond with Sky, just like how RIC did with Syd earlier in the show. And while RIC is also a key player in the climax, outside of those two scenes he doesn't do too much. I personally would've preferred more scenes with RIC rather than Wootox just kinda being creepy while in Sky's' body. It lets Chris Violette show off more of his acting, I guess?

It also doesn't help that despite there being scenes of the other Rangers noticing that something is up with Sky, none of them really act on it? Even Jack, who normally looks into such things. Though to Jack's' credit, he is the one with the idea to throw the ball at the end. But outside of that, the only one to put two-and-two together is Cruger, and only because he stumbles upon a crime in progress. It's a pretty mixed bag all around.

But, for what the episode ended up being, I did still enjoy it. I just wish that there were either more scenes of RIC, or of RIC and Sky together, kinda like how the Syd episode was.