[TokuKnight89]

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Originally Posted by Sheepweaver95

In fairness, I've heard there are some leaks regarding the Special's script that were floating about....and were debunked anyway.

Leaks that I've never even heard of, let alone read.

The return of Mighty Minotaur and Snizzard were also apart of those rumors, and the trailer confirmed their "return" (as robotic "duplicates", but close enough)!

[Frontier]

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Originally Posted by GreenPsychoRanger

(Let me preface this with everyone is entitled to their own opinions and has the right to express them. Having said that, in coming rant.)

Most of the comments I've seen throughout the web are people complaining about Trini dying or how she dies. Some people are complaining that it should have been done off screen, but I can guarantee those same people would complain about her dying off screen and/or it not being done "properly". Let me say this. THERE IS NO PROPER WAY OF DOING THIS.

People are going to bitch and gripe regardless of how it was done. I'm just glad that we have some form of closure to Trini and her story. Personally, I would have killed her off too. Thuy has been gone for over 20 years. Simply saying that Trini retired and never gets active again is fine, but it still eludes to the possibility that we could still see her in some capacity, be it cameo or something. This is a universe where the world is constantly under some kind of threat. So her never making an appearance again of any kind is absurd, she could be approached for guidance/advice. Killing her off (regardless of the method) ends her story and puts an end to the hope of seeing her again.

As much as it hurts me, because I loved Thuy and Trini, I'm glad they killed her off. And part of me is glad that it was Rita in some form or fashion. Because Robo Rita is Rita. (At least in my opinion she's Rita's evil essence housed in a new body. But that's a theory for another time.)

I feel like retiring would be less of an issue because obviously her daughter is taking up her status as the Yellow Ranger so there's less onus to have her show up rather than giving her a suit-only death scene.

[Sh Ranger]

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Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

Realistically yes, but what matters is how it's handled in the annals of fiction when the actor of a beloved character does pass away! When it happens suddenly in the middle of a show's run, then their character probably will pass away suddenly off-screen. However, it's been over 20 years! They could've come up with a myriad of better explanations, and they chose to make a debatable one. Thuy's passing is being interpreted as dying in battle and as a plot device to motivate her daughter. There's no way to stop the feeling of dread over this approach! All that's left is the final product and whether they can stick the landing or drop the ball. Will feelings, mine included, change with time after it's released? Maybe, but not immediately.

For sure and I fully intend to reserve my final judgment for when I watch it. All I have right now is hope, based on how the scene is briefly depicted in the trailer, but I don't begrudge anybody for being apprehensive, as I was feeling the same for a while and still feel that way a little. I mean, it's easy to come up with a premise like, you know, "kill Trini", but it's a lot harder to justify that premise in a way that does justice to the character. It can't just be for the sake of finality or tribute to Thuy or even JDF, it has to mean something to Trini and her friends and daughter who are left to deal with the loss. It needs to be a big deal for everybody.

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Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

Could Robo-Rita's time travel agenda be hijacked and used to bring an older J.J. from the future into the present, thanks to Adam, which allows him to morph into Mighty Morphin' Green!?

Would time travel even be necessary for this? Dimensions In Danger was almost 5 years ago and if we presume JJ was around 10 years old, then he might be in high school now or very close.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

And he's not, for very obvious reasons. But like it or not, Tommy is an important character to have in anything MMPR related, and not only was there no way Hasbro was going to leave out the most important character in the franchise, they have every right to use said character as the owners of the property.

If it's Tommy in that suit, then I think JDF would've approved. He only turned down returning due to scheduling conflict with his big passion project, White Dragon, but he gave his all for this franchise and he was proud of the positive influence the Green and White Rangers have had on people's childhoods. JDF would want to live on people's hearts as that strong person.

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Originally Posted by Frontier

I feel like retiring would be less of an issue because obviously her daughter is taking up her status as the Yellow Ranger so there's less onus to have her show up rather than giving her a suit-only death scene.

They could've easily had Aisha reclaim the power instead, as she's literally in this special and doesn't have any other powers that would be abandoned, like the Zeo Rangers.

[TokuKnight89]

There are some franchise-first positives to this special.

Rocky, Aisha, Adam, Trini's Daughter, and Kat are all in this.

Rocky and Aisha have used the respective Power Sword and Power Daggers before, but I don't remember ever seeing Kat use the Power Bow before as the Power Weapons were "retired" by Season 3 when Kat debuted!

In addition, with the conversion from Dinozords-To-Thunderzords in Season 2, neither Rocky nor Adam nor Aisha nor Kat were ever shown piloting the Dinozords! The only real time they might have gotten close was during the '94 (or was it '95?) Stage Show when Dinozord/Shugozyu Cockpit footage was recycled as the Thunderzord Cockpits!

One could argue that the weapon issue is contradicted with "Legendary Battle" and "Grid Connection", but we have no confirmation (as of yet) as to who exactly participated as Mighty Morphin' Rangers during those battles!

[wentwood]

I'll watch as soon as Cobra Kai comes back to finish for Series VI
so I can catch Cosmic Fury and Cobra Kai together. Also at that time
will be Pocket Monsters Gen 9's Anime and Disenchantment Series
V so it will be a full boat for me on Netflix.

Also Power Rangers will have their 31st series on Netflix by then so
I'll watch those new episodes. I did finish Dino Fury on Netflix. That
was a crazy last few minutes but a good finish.

[TokuKnight89]

Amy Jo has "clarified", in a manner of speaking, some of the confusion surrounding the reason(s) why she refused to appear again!

Don't expect a particularly serious or informative response.

http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyasee...niversary-film

[Sheepweaver95]

In all fairness, out of the entire team, Kimberly's departure was the most complete. She went out on her own terms, kicked ass for one final time, then passed the torch to Kat. She's done more than her fair share.

[TokuKnight89]

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Originally Posted by Sheepweaver95

In all fairness, out of the entire team, Kimberly's departure was the most complete. She went out on her own terms, kicked ass for one final time, then passed the torch to Kat. She's done more than her fair share.

Appropriate summary of Kim's departure in Season 3.

What about her canonical last appearance in the Turbo Movie?

[Sheepweaver95]

We don't talk about Tur-Bo (No, no, no.)

[Sh Ranger]

Slightly off-topic, but I just realized that this special releases on the same day as the Burning Shores DLC. Next month is going to be awesome!