[Paladin]

As of today the second season of Power Rangers Dino Fury begins streaming on Netflix!

Share your thoughts & theories on the new set of episodes in this thread.

[TokuKnight89]

Squeaked the first three episodes in this morning.

Key Points: Trip to the "Digital World", T-Rex Cosmic Megazord, one-episode super weapon, Legendary Database Easter Eggs, new season super vehicle, weird obsession with pickles, magical steering wheels, T-Rex Cosmic Megazord again, and a Jimi Hendrix namedrop!

[Sh Ranger]

1:
Numero Uno is Espanol for Number One, which is very appropriate since this is the first episode. Although if this was Ryusoulger, it might have been Numero Um instead. The first scene has some impressive PR exclusive action with Red running on the rooftops and I thought that was pretty cool. So Void Knight survived, of course, and he needs the Fixit Key to restore his armor. It was pretty smart how Slyther tricked Black in to using it, even though the observant viewer should be able to recognize him from his signature fashion. Meanwhile, Amelia's so great that she's been left to run Buzzblast on her own in her bosses' absence and honestly, she's so much more competent. Unfortunately, her dedication to the job accidentally allows Void Knight to get his sword back, bringing us back to the status quo except now the machine is almost full. It's important not to take on more responsibility than you can handle, since saving the world is a full time job.

2:
Goddammit, I thought that annoying Wreckmate was sleeping with the fishes! Well, like his much nicer Sentai counterpart, he also survived and now he's even bullying Slyther and stealing his magic potion, which just makes me dislike him even more. I was hoping that potion would have some kind of overdose effect, but nope, Wreckmate drinks his fill and doesn't suffer any severe consequences for his actions. For Zayto and Aiyon, it's Rafkon's Triple Sun Festival where they both get cool gifts from the others. But Aiyon gets irresponsible and accidentally breaks Zayto's new Dinochucks. Remember that time when Aiyon deemed himself a better leader cause he thought Zayto was the irresponsible one? Haha, so much for that. He does atone for his mistake though, by giving Zayto his new bike as the basis of the Dino Cycle, which is strong enough to at least make that insufferable Wreckmate retreat and Aiyon actually put up a pretty good fight to buy Solon enough time to complete it. The Rangers' reward is flargen cake, which now has human approval.

3:
Slyther's new plan shows why he is the far superior of the two generals and why Mucus is on his side. Giving the Rangers false memories even made them doubt Solon and it's honestly just bad luck for him that a dumb video uploaded by Jane and J-Borg revealed the false memories. How humiliating! This episode adapts footage from Gaisoulg's debut fight in Ryusoulger, so we can look forward to seeing Void Knight in action more often! Zayto goes to his star system to look for Rafkon, which gives results both hopeful and tragic. Looks like Rafkon has completely disappeared from the star system and all he could find in its place was a box sending a similar signal to the one they detected before. So it's a pretty depressing revelation for him, that his home is no longer there, but the two signals mixed together do make part of a message, which might offer some kind of explanation later. Maybe it's possible that the Rafkonians managed to open a cosmic gate somewhere and either escaped there or took the whole planet with them. What if it's like a certain Metal Hero plot twist and Rafkon is just Earth 65000000 years ago? We know their culture was pretty high-tech. This mystery gets even more intriguing.

[Androzani84]

Other possibilities:

1: After 65 million years, Rafkon is no longer in the same position due to the expansion of space.

Or

2. The planet was destroyed, due to a natural cataclysm or other invaders (the Sporix were meant to be a planetary defence force)

[Sh Ranger]

4:
On the surface, it's another Aiyon screws up story. But this time, his heart is in the right place, as his trust in the Pacha Smash Zord is only misplaced due to the Rangers mistaking her for the original Pacha Smash Zord. Maybe I've said this before, but for all my jokes about him, I have come to appreciate Aiyon. That moment where he solved the Knightmare problem, I really got a handle on what he brings to the team and that's his big heart. He's kind of a slacker and reckless, sure, but he believes strongly in people's goodness and that's pretty admirable. Turning a can of whip cream and a donut giant-sized is also an excellent recreational use of the Grow Key, but would probably be unethical to regularly take advantage of, as that would be denying businesses revenue.

5:
Void Knight finally activated his machine and reanimated his gf, Santaura. It's an intriguing scene where we get to see beneath the mask, both figuratively and literally, as Tarrick's goal isn't to destroy or conquer Earth or anything evil like that. He just wants to leave it. Of course, that doesn't justify his means of using Sporix, but the goal does make him a little sympathetic. However, Santaura wants revenge on the humans for some unknown reason so this probably isn't going to work out for them. The main plot here is just Izzy reminding everybody that she really really hates dresses, in case you somehow forgot. I honestly did not care for that. This episode concludes with Warden Buzzkill cheerfully declaring himself the Best Dad Ever! Let's see how that statement ages....

6:
Ryu, Sore, Sore, Sore! Kono Kanji! Javi finally called out Warden "Best Dad Ever" Buzzkill on his abusive behavior! I've been waiting for this moment! When Javi was given a decision, either doing something he loves AND helping the Rangers, or going to support a father who doesn't support him back, I mean, that's not even a question. Warden Buzzkill might be an award-worthy park ranger, but as a parent and a person, he's just a self-entitled narcissist who expects respect from his son without doing anything to actually earn it. Javi didn't have any obligation to show up for his big award ceremony, cause Buzzkill was never present for him. Fortunately, after seeing a video of Javi's performance, he at least has the courtesy to admit to his failure and vow to do better from now on. I hope he means that. This is already perfect episode material and then the Ptera Freeze Zord, my favorite Kishiryu from Ryusoulger, also shows up here and that's the cherry on the icing! Haha, icing, get it?

Void Knight's got a new problem though, as Santaura used his machine to turn herself in to a monster, now going by the name of Void Queen! I think Tarrick's earlier speech about needing to constantly maintain a threatening appearance to ensure his minions' loyalty may have inadvertently given her the wrong idea and now he's probably regretting that.

[Sh Ranger]

I'm a little late due to my busy schedule, but here's my thoughts on the next two episodes.

7:
The civilians getting turned in to trees against their will (complete with Nick's "leaf him alone" joke to Xander being reused) was surprisingly graphic and I can't blame Void Knight for immediately regretting his decision to go along with Void Queen's plan. Whatever the humans did to them, taking revenge like this is no kind of justice. Of course, I can't feel too bad about those tree people, cause they're having a pool party in the same time and place that a CGI purple octopus is on the loose. Who thought that was a good idea? There's some nice interaction between the two geniuses, Amelia and Ollie, that highlights how their scientific beliefs are different. Season 1 had a story where Amelia's fear of bad luck stopped her from believing in herself. Now Ollie has the opposite problem, where his dismissal of any kind of theoretical science stops him from believing in others. I've been in Amelia's position before, with skeptics and naysayers telling me I'm wrong for believing in "impossible" things, so yeah, I was definitely waiting for the moment where Ollie's behavior blew up in his face. I'm glad he was able to become more open to unexplored possibilities and admit that he actually respected Amelia for her intuition.

8:
Oh boy, looks like I get to talk about Aiyon some more. I'm a little conflicted about his behavior here. It's true that jokes exist to make people laugh, so there's no problem with him finding them humorous. Keep in mind that he's a Rafkonian, so those cheesy Earth jokes haven't worn out their novelty for him, especially since Noah is from Earth and also laughs at those jokes. The problem with Aiyon here is that the other Rangers are totally justified in taking the hax0r's ransom seriously. Taking over a livestream for selfish reasons is the opposite of a joke. There's nothing humorous about it. However, Aiyon does kind of make up for it later, by learning the hax0r's identity and appealing to her morality. Once more, it comes back to his faith in people's goodness, remembering that behind the mask of that hax0r is a person with feelings. My main complaint is that it would have been better if Aiyon expressed both of his opinions simultaneously, instead of leading his teammates to believe that he didn't care about their problems.

[Sh Ranger]

9:
This episode has a lot to live up to, since it's adapting one of the most tragic episodes of Ryusoulger, one that successfully made me cry. Does this one? Well, no, Dino Fury didn't have the setup for that, since Zayto and Tarrick aren't best buds like Koh and Nada were at this point. But by Dino Fury standards (I love this show), this is still a great conclusion for Tarrick's redemption arc, before he gets immediately abducted by his wife. He even gets some seriously bad*ss one-liners to Snageye as he prepares to sacrifice what's left of his power to rescue the Rangers. Curry does some really strong acting here, showing how much Zayto begrudges Tarrick for unleashing the Sporix on innocent people for the sake of one person. Zayto's trust in the Sporix got his planet destroyed, so of course he's not going to trust so easily. Javi gives a pretty simple explanation of the concept of character development, citing recent examples, but it feels relevant and points out that, hey, these morals aren't just one-off things for filler episodes! The Rangers and their loved ones, even Warden Buzzkill, are learning to become better people, so why not Tarrick? The Rangers were able to forgive Zayto for his past. After seeing how Tarrick is serious about repenting, he realizes it's only fair that he extends the same courtesy. (I maintain that Dino Knight is a stupid name though but at least it's not the name of this show)

10:
The title of this episode is a reference to the 13th episode of Beast Morphers Season 2. The morals here are pretty straightforward. Aiyon learns that charity is good and sharing is caring. His new all-gold duds looked tacky anyway. Izzy learns not to be a hypocrite and that "give and take" is a necessary part of friendship. There's only one way for both parties to win at Prisoner's Dilemma. The Primal Ultrazord makes its official debut here, with Solon having solved the problem of its unstable power. While I love the designs of each of the Zords in this combination, I still think it's a waste for such an inclusive Zord system to only use 3 components.

11:
I'm a pretty big fan of Pricious, being a villain who feels genuinely intimidating to both sides. But Pricious with a deep dude's voice is just surreal! That's not the only change. While Pricious was a skilled manipulator, Void King is the one being manipulated. And of course, Void King's true identity is Tarrick, having been unwillingly mutated and brainwashed by Void Queen. Sounds like good cause for a divorce, don't you think? It's clever how Zayto's training to counter Void King's mimicry parallels Javi's problem with his song being plagiarized and I sure wasn't expecting the illusion Max Ryusoul Red to be adapted as Javi borrowing Zayto's new Morpher. Blair is kind of incredulous here, claiming that Javi could never write a winning song even though he already acknowledges his talent when he hired him as a backup musician not long ago. Neat little meta joke with the panel being named after the show's staff as well. Warden Buzzkill proves he was serious about changing, as he passionately stands up for Javi to the panel. It's nice to see. I like how Javi applies his experience with different instruments here to perform the same song Blair stole, but DTM. Poor Mucus though, seriously, screw Wreckmate. Good thing she can heal.

Okay, I'm all caught up!

[wentwood]

I have the new episodes of Power Rangers on my I Pad so I'll watch the rest after Beast Morphers Part 2. (Also on my I Pad.) I hope after this I won't be too far behind for Power Rangers.

Even on stream they still have that stupid hiatus which I hate to no end. I would have figured with Netflix this would have changed. Which is why I used to buy the DVDs.

[wentwood]

Part 2 is off to a strong start. I'm figuring Amelia may end up in charge of Buzz Blast by the end of Dino Fury.

Also like Heckel in Dino Charge I think Void Knight may become good before the end of the series.

It was cool that they kept Red Ranger's cyber fight from Ryu.

[RoukiZenAku1994]

I wish they moved the show to Discovery Family instead of Netflix since PR is created for cable, not streaming. If a show is made for cable, then it should be kept on cable.