Power Rangers RPM: The Nearly Perfect Season(Part 3)
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"Scott, HIS NAME IS SCOTT!!" A great line from Dillon that encapsulates both the season and the team dynamics. Dillon doesn't even get along with Scott very well, but when there's a good chance he might be killed, Dillon isn't going to let Dr. K treat him like a piece of replaceable equipment
Yeah, also I do think they should’ve had another team episode with Scott and Dillion to make them at least mutual friends
I've watched RPM about 4 times and the biggest thing that keeps me coming back is Dillon and Ziggy being total bros. Seeing them watch each others backs throughout the show just makes me really happy and want to see more.
Amen to that! It was for this reason that I just had to end the speaking part of this video with their season ending hug
Kinda like Hunter and Blake
They showed us that two completely different people can be best friends. Dillon was this serious guy and Ziggy was this goofy guy.
And it all started with Ziggy literally robbing Dillon, too.
This show is so good that whenever I revisit Power Rangers, I only watch RPM
The truth is RPM was good because it was the one in which the Disney HQ was the less interested in, it was created on the sole purpose of honoring the Bandai toy deals, so the writers and showrunners had more freedom, the fact is Disney did not make this season good
No offense but “the studio isn’t the reason why it was good” can be said about anything that is produced by a studio and is great because there is no such thing as a product that is first and foremost a studio product that is great.
It would've been better if Dylan thought that he had a missing younger brother, further explaining him always looking out for Ziggy. But then they could've swerved everyone and reveal that he was mistaken and actually had a missing sister, then do the reveal of who she is
Chiko was here That would have worked better. There really wasnt a reason for him to look out for ziggy he could have dumped him off in the wastes, he didnt seem caring or compassionate when hes first introduced. But in the end the season is definitely the top few greatest seasons of all time and it did more than we ever hoped for in a show for kids.
that definitely could have worked better. venjix lost control of dylan but was still capable of using him since it was shown that he planted false memories in dylan. mistaking a brother for a sister could have been worked in as an unintended side effect of the false memories
I quite like the brother-sister swap angle! Now that would have been a great twist!
I Love Ziggy’s character and the way buddy/brother picture concept worked, and as a guy who grew up with somewhat of the same friendship with my big bro that 4 had with 5, I love this Idea.
I think it be cooler if it turns out Tenaya 7 is Dylan's daughter instead of sister. There can be a plot line where an effect of Venjix virus effect is rejuvenation, which explain why Dylan is young. Despite been over 40 years old
Another thing i've noticed throughout the early episodes in regards to Tenaya and Dillon, was that Tenaya always had her vizor on coincidentally when facing against Dillon in and out of ranger form, prior to finding out that they were related. Dillon was the only Ranger who hasn't seen Tenaya's face for most of the season. That likely, and inadvertently lent itself to the long lost sister connection to be written after Eddie Guzelian got fired.
PS. There's a movie called Blood Punch that stars about half of the RPM cast, and is produced/aided by the other half. It's even written by Eddie Guzelian, haha. But it's rated "R" so, keep that in mind. ^ ^;
I actually watched the trailer for that movie after going through RPM for the first time years ago. It looked a little too horror genre for me so I ended up not watching it, but I might someday, if only to see what Milo and the others can do without the morphers on.
I don't like horror movies at all, but I did like Blood Punch. It's just bloody, rather than an actual horror/thriller I think. The plots interesting, the chemistry between the cast is great (no surprise there) and the ending isn't actually predictable, so that's always a plus. I'd say give it a shot.
I just completed watching the series today for the first time. As I think about it, Eddie might've wanted us to falsely believe Tenaya is Dillon's missing sister when she first appeared. He planted everything carefully to let us assume that to be obvious (she retreating once her visor started to crack and just the both having regular duels). That would have been such a crazy plot-twist if it is finally revealed she isn't his sister.
I also don't understand how everyone assumed the Venjix is eliminated as soon as his bodily form is destroyed. He is a virus and I thought he would still live. And nobody cared to visit the palace to confirm Venjix and every single one of his army is defeated.
I think they took risk because they knew Disney was going cancel it. Saba better hire that guy back for the next series
The people that own Saba are well known to be jerks. They got lucky spin off from an established Japanese series, where the US team need to do very little, all the power rangers footage after morphin are taken directly out of the Japanese version. I am surprise RPM's budget is high, because despite its better story line that is independent from the Japanese original, the post morphin scene are all from the Japanese version, there are no additional post morphin footage.
Maybe Hasbro will hire Eddie since they have a bigger budget
I want to thank you. I never realized how adult power rangers could be. I just liked the power rangers for the zords, cool costumes, and fights. I was never that concerned with a good story. Now I have a better understanding of a great series. I also have my own power rangers story that I'm writing. P.s. When you do Wild Force, can you talk about that one scene where Max (Had to Google his name) was fighting that one person on the bus. That's my earliest power rangers memory.
I've had the same view as a kid -- I only watched them for their costumes and their abilities (especially unmorphed powers) .Given that I really didn't like RPM as a kid.I though their zords were too cartoon-like with their googly eyes and the same was their ranger suits.But I do realize now that it was the best ever season of PR
Share with us your story man! I'd Love to see it. I'm also creating one
Ah man, i also loved the season just because of their costumes, zords, and weapons. But now this makes me love this season because of the characters and how well the creators wrote them.
Scott: abrasive, and a little harsh but still goes out of his way to make sure he doesn’t lose a member of the team/community
Summer: naturally perfect but also is capable of understanding the meaning of personal growth
Flynn: he’s already gifted in what he does but also utilizes his knowledge to help the team
Ziggy: the underdog that pulls through his own self doubt and does what is right because of his natural self
Dillion: Disney Brain should have that one covered
One of the best things this season did was made Venjix a very capable villain of making the Rangers change because of how he adapts constantly and also helps him be more of a threat.
I’ve got a bunch of stories I’ve been working on since Jungle Fury and I’d love to hear yours. I paid attention to the stories ever since in Space (the earliest I can remember watching Power Rangers when they premiered on TV) and I think I would’ve loved RPM as a kid and teen since I enjoyed it as an adult.
WE MADE IT GUYS!!! Also, if you hear my voice randomly changing around the back half, it's not your imagination. My throat was not in the best shape during re-recordings :/ But it's all good now!
The Disney Brain Damn near perfect, just like this season
you will be in prayers
Ohoho; cheeky little pointer there, I like how you think Beast Morphers could be a sequel to RPM!
Bring back the Andi Mack Review!
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If PR was going out with a bang RPM more than delivered
The rumored original ending was that ALL of Dillon's memories were false. He never had a sister, he never had a family, he was never human and had no past. He was always designed and planned to infiltrate the rangers and become Venjix's final body; the ultimate combination of human and machine that he talked about throughout the show. The final episode would have been Ranger Black and after the Venjix was blown up and Summer made her choice of her guys, Dillon would be sleeper activated and taken over by Venjix, needing the other rangers need to kill him to stop Venjix.
It would have been dark and I think that maybe they could have rewritten it to save Dillon by appealing to the humanity he developed with them (like a play on the Jarrod/Dai Shi dynamic). But maybe with the dark tone of the show, Dillon can only help the others by destroying himself and Venjix, being a tragic sacrifice and ironic given that the humanity that Venjix wanted lead to his own destruction.
Maybe, like in the canon ending, it could have been hinted that Venjix was still in the system, but Dillon could still be too. idk.
EthalaRide Wow, what a twist that would’ve been. 😲 Anyways, thumbs up to you. 👍
I really want to see this, IT IS REALLY MINDBLOWINGGGG!!
Wow. That is dark, brilliant, mind-blowing and tragic.
I would've liked to see this if at the end Dillon turns out to be ok and survives.
Like for example. When they kidnapped tenaya again they could've kidnapped Dillon instead. We spent this whole season with Dillon saving tenaya. I would've liked to see that from her. Her trying to save Dillon.
That is dark as hell.
You were right about Venjix and Beast Morphers being secretly a spin off/sequel of RPM, VENJIX IS BACK
What a great series of videos, for such an amazing series of Power Rangers. Honestly, RPM is the highest point of quality that PR has ever been, and it's sad that it will probably never be like that again. I hope that Beast Mophers is not only a sequel to RPM, but a WORTHY sequel to RPM. I love this series so much, and I'm glad this was the last PR season I watched.
Beast morphers is a sequel to rpm and they are gonna make a crossover episode dr k is returning along with the scott summer flynn ziggy dylan gem and gemma and they are gonna team up with beast morphers
RPM is the best season in my opinion. It would be amazing if we could get another RPM season or something related it. Dillon will be always my favourite character... I really wonder what was their original plan for the finale... and I actually like the theme song. A classic PR theme wouldn't suit RPM for sure.
Alperen AYMAN the actual theme sucks lol but i love the guitar. Da nanananana da n-nanana.
I wanna know to
Alperen AYMAN rpm’s theme sucks the demo theme is way better than the one actually used m.ua-cam.com/video/pJFv1mSCn2E/v-deo.html and go ongers was better
Beast Morphers says hello
@@satyamSaha the demo theme doesn’t suit it at all in my opinion. I actually like the guitar solo part of the final theme they used, it really suits it. Lyrics are lame though.
Only a few seasons ever addressed why the villains focused so much on a single city. Lightspeed gave a decent reason, it was their home first. In Space, was off world a lot, but Angel Grove was still the preferred target on Earth. Lost Galaxy, like RPM had a single isolated location. Overdrive gave lip service to being globe trotting, although it all tended to look alike.
I guess you could argue that some of them figured there was no point in attacking elsewhere until the Rangers are defeated. From MMPR through Turbo, the Rangers could teleport anywhere.
This and Time Force changed how I viewed the series as a whole. They are seriously two seasons I can go back as an adult and still enjoy the story of where as some of the others are just well, meant for kids
and its amazing that both Rpm and space was suppose to be the last seasons for saban and Disney
Our franchise is kind of a miraculous one when it comes to adversity like that, lol. I mean think about how the DCEU is struggling to find themselves right now. For Rangers, that would have just been another Wednesday and we would have made another classic out of it.
+The Disney Brain how can you be on power rangers. if your an actor
I'm not sure. I think they do casting calls in specific cities looking for talent, but I have no idea where or when they'd be.
I couldn't agree with you more! RPM is indeed one of the top three seasons, if not the top. I would appreciate it if they allowed the love stories here and there to actually develop, something Dino Charge did, albeit underwhelmingly.
The Neo-Saban era has a progressive relationship with relationships. In Megaforce, Jake and Gia barely spoke, but in Dino Charge, Ty and Shel had some cute moments, and now in Ninja Steel, we get a pre-coupled pair, lol.
How the hell did Dino charge develop love stories
This is my favorite season of Power Rangers and my favorite Toku in general. Thank you for making these videos :)
Marcosatsu hi Marcos!
Marcosatsu How come when I search your name on UA-cam it doesn't show up
Not big of a fan of power rangers since megaforce, but I really liked this show
Yea i recommend u check out pat power ranger season before the neo saban era.
Tyler Rice my childhood was power rangers what are you talking about
OMG, I never even realized the yellow RPM ranger played Liv Moore on iZombie :o This is magical!
I had that same moment of magic when I realized that Summer was a major character on Johnny Kapahala: Back On Board. Not the best DCOM in the world, but I distinctly remembered loving that character and making that connection was beautiful.
Man, I loved RPM, and it is my top 1 favorite season ever.
But when you gave your idea on how to handle the finale, man, how I felt like that was a huge missed opportunity to make an already amazing series even better.
Lost Galaxy and RPM are the best Power Rangers had to offer, they were legendaries, two of the best shows of all time
meh.
I've never watched "lost galaxy" but every PR fan seems to agree that it was a very great season.But I've never considered even watching it, not really a fan of space themed series but maybe I'll prove myself wrong. I wanna give it a try. But will it be worth it?
Lost Galaxy is my favorite and yeah I like this one as well
i love lost galaxy bc it had so much potential but the writing and world building were subpar in comparison to rpm; rpm flows well and natural, lg is just choppy and all over the place man, still love it but really thought they could have done so much better
U forgot JF
Ahh these past three videos have been very satisfying. I remember when RPM first came out and I was hooked. Like every episode, I would always be saying to myself "Writers...that was genius." Even characters that were lacking in some sort of way (i.e. Flynn) were still interesting to watch. This is the season I show to people when they ask me "Why do you like Power Rangers?"
Haha, nice! I never get that question when I tell people about my fandom, just awkward nods and/or comments like "Oh yeah, I stopped watching when...", lol.
Gem and Gemma are a tragic story. YES. And at least there's a story reason for them to be childish and infantile, unlike some other seasons of power rangers where the characters are literally just awful. Great thoughts on Dr K too - I loved her transition from a computer screen to a real person. You covered everything I love about RPM. Thank you!
Calling Tenaya the PR equivalent to Starkiller Base takes alot of guts. And for that I applaud you.
Dyllan , the heart of rpm
I will be honest this was the first Power Rangers show where I cared more about a member of the team that was not the Red Ranger.
I really really REALLY do hope that beast morphers is an RPM continuation... PLEASE!!!
Unless you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read the comment.
Spoiler warning Evox is Venjix, but as far as I know, this was revealed in an episode that (I think) came before the final Beast morphers episode
@@nashanbarrett7065 damn, but then again that makes a lot of sense
Sorry mate, not... watches the entirety of s2 oh maybe it is
Honestly, this review has made me come to the conclusion that RPM has to be my favorite PR series. :)
It does so many things right, and very little notably wrong (the only think I particularly dislike is the opening theme)…It really is the closest thing to a perfect series I’ve ever seen from Power Rangers. Hell, I wouldn’t hesitate to say it’s one of the best TV shows I’ve ever seen, PR or otherwise.
Damn man....your way of rewriting the finale when the Rangers received help from the different people they helped as humans (not rangers)...that was AMAZING! I'm glad I'm subscribed to your channel!
Thank you! I'm glad that you're glad, lol.
I mean no joke I have a channel myself (obviously) lol but I mean I'm down for discussion or something like that in the future! I grew up watching PR, Pokemon, Disney, etc. so if you're up for it I'm down!
That hug at the end. DILLON AND ZIGGY BEST BROS!
I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THAT.
I fully appreciate that you brought up how Gem and Gemma make sense for how they were raised. I loved that the twins and Dr.K's personalities were consistent with their upbringing so much, that I felt just as impressed (from a character writing perspective) as I was sorry for the immense child abuse they all went through. One scene that stood out to me and cracked me up, was when the twins genuinely believed they were helping Ziggy by giving him lint and buttons to pay-off Fresno Bob. It shows how isolated they were to not even know the value of money, especially after being cooped up in a nefarious think tank thats goals were expensive without a doubt.
As a kid I didn't like RPM as much as I do now.Maybe that was because the theme and the overall tone of the season was relatively more mature and perhaps too complicated for me.But now I've realized that RPM was and will always be the best PR season ever thematically,story-wise and with regard to characterization.But most importantly - it makes sense .Venjix attacking a single city makes complete sense unlike other PR series
Even though I really like the season as a whole, I do wish Eddie Guzelian would have been able to finish the season. The first half of the season broke away from so Power Ranger traditions, it mad it one of the best seasons. I just love to have concrete info on what his second half & finale would have been.
rpm is top tier. in space, time force, spd all great seasons. but rpm i just love to death and to this day ziggy is my #1 most favorite ranger ever. fights a mob, fights skynet, becomes a power ranger, and gets the girl all with no combat or field experience. he is the least qualified person to be a ranger but did it.
Amen to that! Ziggy is truly one of a kind.
Another great video! Your comment on how it sometimes seems strange that the villains focus on place got me thinking, and I was actually able to come up with some good reasons why it would happen.
The most obvious reason that came to mind for me was that the villain had something personal to settle with the Rangers or one of their allies, the best example of this probably being Emperor Grumm. His rivalry with Doggy Kruger is so very personal, it makes absolute sense that he would want every victory leading to his conquest of Earth to happen right in front of Kruger so he would be rubbing his rival's face in his success the entire time. Likewise, Lothor and Dai Shi both had scores to settle with either the Rangers or someone on their team, so it again makes sense they would want to deal with that first. In addition, in those cases, the Rangers were the ones who were fated to beat them, so it would make sense to focus all their efforts on eliminating them first.
Another reason I thought of was simply expediency, that is that for whatever reason the villain didn't have the means to operate on a larger scale, or had a reason to focus on a particular area. Mesogog, for example, was using a human host that he somewhat unpredictably transformed into and out of, and conducting research at the same time. The combination of these, combined with the need to keep his alter ego a secret for as long as possible, made branching out a risky proposition since it would give him less control over his environment as he traveled and would increase the risk of an unexpected transformation blowing his cover. In DinoCharge, it also makes a certain amount of sense that Sledge would focus on a small area because many of the EnerGems had been found there, and because by focusing on the Rangers he could theoretically achieve two goals at once, getting more EnerGems and getting rid of the people who could oppose him. Taking the Gems from the cold hands of defeated Rangers would be easier than searching the world and also would likely appeal to the mentality of a bounty hunter.
Well, that got longer than I planned, so I better stop myself here. Until next time!
This post is brilliant! I honestly think I failed to consider a lot of the logic behind not attacking where the Rangers aren't.
Although the weirdest part for me is with Wild Force, since Orgs are a result of pollution, or so says the season, yet all the Orgs form around the same area. This would make sense, if it was more aligned with where said Orgs died in the great war Merrick partoke in years ago, but WF never implies that to be the case.
Thank you making these videos. Power Rangers RPM is my #1 favorite season/series. Can I say it? “Perfect!!!”😉
You're very welcome!
Venjix, was downloaded on the red morpher. Go Buster's villan (Enter) had a red-esc suit. Coincidence.... The potential for beast morphers is through the roof.
TheKilluminati714 f don't get your hopes up
*red-esque
Gaah! It makes so much sense, but will Saban do it??? I'd say there's a better chance of that now versus times past, since Saban seems particularly active in this past year with Rangers doing a lot more and getting exposed a lot more. Maybe, just maybe, that will translate to a less risk averse TV show. But I'm playing things close to the chest until a true to form Beast Morphers trailer drops.
Side note, every time I say that I'm reminded of Beast Wars(90's Transformers iteration), lol
The Disney Brain hopefully it does happen. And if you think about it the Hasbro shows do have fairly good critical acclaim i.e. transformers prime and even my little pony (at least from what I hear). Hopefully all goes well.
This aged well
People keep complaining how bad the RPM theme song was. My argument? In a franchise that gave us the Operation Overdrive theme, the RPM theme is really inoffensive. It's nothing to write home about, but I wouldn't really say it's particularly bad either.
You’re right. The Neo-Saban era desperately needs people who actually care. I have no idea what the hell happened the Judd/Chip Lynn. He used to be such a great writer, but now he seems to have completely lost his touch. The other writers don’t seem to be any better. The writing staff needs a massive overhaul, bring back people that care, or maybe bring in some fresh and new writers.
Funny thing is, that's pretty much what Rangers has done several times over, except not with writers per say, but with their executive producers. I think it made a difference when Ann Austin and Doug Sloan were running things versus John Tzachor's early work, and of course, Bruce Kalish's contributions after that. So I think that's really what's needed, a top down approach where the effect of a good producer trickles down into better writing.
After RPM, the only thing good from the series is that they managed to find really hot actress to play female rangers LOL. The one playing yellow ranger on Mega Force was on American Top Model and in their remake of Go Buster, the yellow ranger hot and the girl playing the villain, she is way too cute to play a bad guy.
Take a break man you earned it. This was incredible. But when you’re ready to jump back into seasons, you should set controls to outer SPACE & fly higher than ever before.
Just watched the entire season (spent my holiday on that - thanks) because of your videos, and i must add a few things:
*RPM is SO packed with references that it goes beyond other PR seasons: Despite: the whole Dillon-Tenaya arc that is an obvious reference to the Space's Andros-Astronema arc; the relationship between Ziggy and Dr. K, where the GREEN RANGER FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE SPECIALIST THAT DESIGNED THE ENTIRE RANGER GEAR AND AT THE END OF THE SEASON THEY END UP TOGETHER... DOES THIS SOUND A BIT LIGHTSPEED RESCUE-ISH ONLY TO ME?; also the way in which Dillon and Summer's relationship develop that works just as the relationship between Tommy and Kimberly's one did in MMPR; (just to quote a few examples); still, there is also the specific format and light pattern given to Venjix when he's at his tube... Which *kinda* reminds me of HAL from 2001: A Space Oddissey... Which if we stop and think about the season's theme, would be a totally missed opportunity not to put it on the character.
*Even if they hadn't done that AMAZING arc closing with the final scenes where Dillon waters once again that same flower from episode one, the camera gamblings done in that first scene of him busting those Grinders with the camera sighting just that flower would have already been such an evolution on the series' photography that it would already be more than OK. They simply built such a perfect arc narrative with the flower-watering scenes (let's put it this way) that both "halves" of it work superbly even when separate. Not to mention the scripts... The comedy moments were seriously well done, so as the serious ones... The lines were so well written that the daunts and comebacks of those daunts were shot by the characters at the precise times they would have the best impact... Well, needless to say it further, there was a TRUE evolution here.
*I just wanted them to develop better the couples. Sorry, i'm a bit of a romantic, could not let myself not to quote this: Even though i think Ziggy and K (my favourite couple of the season - the two outcasts forming the most unlikely pair) were well developed, and that there was a simiar focus on Dillon and Summer; i think that Flynn and Gemma were unfairly casted out. They had such a potential to be developed as a couple, given their strong chemics (to the point she splitted from Gem to be with him (which led Gem to be jealous of him later on - was so funny to watch)), and it was solemnly ignored by the writers. Perhaps this underdevelopment was because the season had just 32 episodes instead of the standard 40 or 41 - hard to tell. But i think there was room for further development in the romancing area. Still, it's not usually a big focus on the franchise, and still they have given us not only one, but TWO solid couples in this season. I'm probably complaining too much here...
Well, there is not too much more i can think to add. For me, at least, it's a 10/10 season. Conquered me. Broke the grudge i had against the post-Disney era seasons. :)
This was a fantastic journey of a review that I was glad to see from beginning to end. RPM was a indeed, a great series for every reason you said and a few you didn't have the time to.
One thing I would point out about what you said concerning "attacking where the Ranger's aren't"I can't speak for many seasons after the Zordon Era however I always assumed teleportation was just a bonus trait for having one's physiology tied into the morphing grid. And just because a team didn't teleport it didn't mean that COULDN'T teleport. I.E. it made no sense for Rita to attack France since the Rangers could just teleport there. In fact attacking the home city makes MORE sense because now, the only fighting force with the ability to defeat you now has to walk on eggshells to protect people, and places that are directly significant to them.
Also, with regards to continuously attacking the Rangers to the exclusion of everything else. It does make a certain amount of sense to eliminate the ONLY fighting force with the skills, resources, and knowledge to defeat you; if you can take out them, the rest of the world is easy pickings.
This is something Time Force, Wild Force, Dino Thunder and Dino Charge handled beautifully. Ransick and Master Oorg had VERY finite resources at their disposal. In Dino Charge's case it only made sense to repeated attack the Ranges because THEY had the Energems that everyone was after. One could even argue in the case of Jungle Fury that is was some part of Jared agreeing with Dai Shi that wanted nothing more than to destroy his rival (Casey). And much like Dino Charge, Mesogog wanted the Dino Gems. Though I will admit, it was never answered or handled better than in R.P.M. Heck this even makes sense for Trakina give that she is out for revenge for her father.
I admit this this logic falls flat with series like Zeo, Lightspeed Rescue, Samurai, and Megaforce. because all those series feature massive armies, and large armadas that could easily overwhelm 6 Rangers. But that is precisely WHY Countdown to destruction is so iconic and even chilling to this day. because it WAS a massive invasion on literally every front that overwhelmed Rangers past and present.
Though even for those large-scale forces it does make at least some sense. Large empires (particularly evil aligned ones) are likely facing battle on multiple fronts. It makes some sense to assume that if say the Machine Empire were to pull forces away that maybe...Master Vile, Divatox, or hell the Triforians, or KO-35 freedom fighters could have taken some territory away from him.
Again I'm just playing the card of "just because we don't SEE it, doesn't mean it isn't or can't be happening" Having made my case in such a massive digression I again this RPM handled it better than almost any season before or since.
Your comments make perfect sense! I should have better acknowledged the reasons that several villains can't and/or don't want to attack where the Rangers aren't.
When I was watching this show I always felt like this world didn’t have other Power Rangers, so that’s why nothing seems to be connected to other Power Rangers, to me.
You're right about that. RPM exists in an alternate reality and only through the power of time-space tears was Scott able to crossover with Samurai for one special episode.
You know. I saw this series full just days before you were starting this three parts. And you still point out stuff I didn't notice, particularly the gem and Gemma disaster, the challenging from Dillon and the reason behind why K has anime like zords. It is so in your face but at the same time so subtle
Also I finally understand why Go-buster is getting so much hype. With the theme song they wanted a more dark song for this season, but I heard another option for this season opening and I was mind blown for how cool it is in comparison from the piece of crap we got.
Always glad to be of service! I just hope the hype is justified this time around. Especially since a lot of people, me especially included, were hoping for a 2019 Kyuranger adaptation. If they're gonna make us wait another 2 years, they better make the wait worthwhile.
This is the best season because I'M SCOTTISH
LOL, my fav Flynn line is when he suggests changing up the battle cry with "Rangers to the rescue...?". The way he says it kills me!
The Disney Brain true but IM SCOTTISH wins sorry
People say that power rangers rpm was the darkest kids' media released in 2009, well, I'd beg to differ. There was this stop-motion animated movie based on a novel of the same name, written and directed by Henry Selik, that was released about a month before rpm aired, called "Coraline". It made BUTTONS of all things look darker compared to a sentient computer virus that ended trillions of lives.
So I fell out of Power Rangers back around Lost Galaxy but I've on occasion looked back at some of the different seasons, especially Dino Thunder when I saw Jason David Frank was back, but I decided to give this one a try on Netflix because of the first two videos in this series of yours and I've just got one question...
Holy shit is this series indicative of the quality of Power Rangers and how the series has evolved over time? It's gotta be my second favorite only behind In Space.
Haha, I'm glad my videos convinced you to check it out, and I wish I could tell you that Rangers kept up this amazing trend of awesomeness... but that would be lying, lol ;(
From where I'm standing, Rangers hasn't made a season even close to this good after RPM finished it's run. However, the season right behind it(Jungle Fury) is another exceptional one. But not a ton of people got to experience just how great it was since Overdrive was panned by the fans, thus doing a lot of damage to the franchise. The irony being that they got their rears in gear(pun intended) after that debacle and Disney ended up making two great seasons. But then Saban bought the rights back and... yeah, I'll just stop there :)
TimeForce, SPD, JungleFury and RPM are some of the best
You should give them a try
Rpm and this channel is underrated
While I applaud rpm for its characters, my biggest criticism of rpm is the rangerness/ lore of the show if you get my meaning. I still like the plot and how the characters were utilized. Still, I can’t help think how the show would be if they utilized certain elements they introduced. Ranger technology for instance was developed for the military. Red: burst of speed; blue: 10-second time freeze; yellow, blast of energy; green, teleportation; black, invincibility shield. It would’ve been interesting to see missions were they utilized these abilities like a special forces team would. The gold and silver rangers could’ve been presented as the reasoning for why the rangers stayed and protected the city. If the extra rangers were highly skilled and specialized fighters, it would make sense for them to go out in missions taking out key elements in venjix’s operation, sabotage, infiltration, and intelligence gathering. As well as other things I wish I could have seen, I still love rpm as a season.
Rewatching this brought me to a conclusion. My three favorite seasons are: Lost Galaxy, Jungle Fury, and RPM. I hadn't really thought of what my top three were.
Instead of rehashing the astronima adrose thing from in space, what is dillions sister died when she was getting her vengex tech implants and he made a robot that looks like her with real human thoughts and actions, so when dillion thinks he found her it turns out she is a robot and still chooses the rangers side, doesn't that sound better?
I really like that. That could have been a better version of the Mac twist from Overdrive, since RPM actually does something with Tenaya and the idea of humanity.
I just realized something that is hilariously ironic: Look at the Neo-Saban era of Power Rangers...mind you this is not perfect and it excludes Samurai and Megaforce (thankfully) It's in regard to the series ORDER. We have Dino Charge, a dinosaur themed series much like seasons 1 and 2 of MMPR (thunderzords notwithstanding)...followed by Ninja Steel, which is Ninja themed (like MMPR season 3). NOW we're looking at go-busters...which was vehicle themed...(Turbo anyone), and after that there's talk of a SPACE themed series!! Am I the only one who sees this cycle repeating?
Cen2050 I never noticed that 😂 that’s crazy lol
Cen2050 I smell an adaptation of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger...
To make a musical reference for this:
The last truly great season
Power Rangers RPM
Let’s Go!!!
An interesting, and comprehensive, analysis! Thank you.
I'm a little surprised you didn't mention how Tenaya and Dillon might STILL not be siblings, since as far as we know, ALL their memories were still Venjix implants. They remember each other as siblings, but that doesn't mean much in a situation where they've both had their minds reprogrammed multiple times.
Nor the fact that at the end of it all, Tenaya's eyes are still... uncertain. Dr K says she has no idea how long they'll last, which means Tenaya is still suffering from Venjix cruelty.
I will give you credit. You won me over regarding my opinions on Gem and Gemma. Cause I also just found them annoying, but there is a reason why they act the way they do. And the finale felt more emotional after this realization.
Also, I ship Dillon and Summer so hard! oh my god I love them!
Wow...that's just sad for Megaforce, RPM even did laziness better than them......still one of the best power ranger series but its just that one part.
LOL, very true! I'd go so far as to say that some of RPM's worst points are still better than the best Megaforce points.
Lol and that's even sadder lol cuz i didn't notice the Astranama comparison till u pointed it out and that's when i noticed it, RPM did try to rip page out of in space's book, but the fact that they even did that better tan megafoce is just astonishing how epic a fail megaforce was, and i agree with ur point about if the should've ripped anything off, it would be the people of earth rallying together in "Countdown to destruction," cuz it would be perfect for it to see the last humans on earth trying to rally to help the rangers who've been protecting them all this time, to see the people fight for their planet like the rangers have.
The biggest giveaway to Tenaya was that whenever she fought Dillon, she always wore to visor and he was the only Ranger not involved with the American Idol tryouts. He never saw her face prior to the reveal and so it didn't work as a surprise.
From what I read, the original plan was that actually Dillon wasn't human and was supposed to be Venjix's final body.
Yeah the RPM ending was underwhelming although great season
Not only is RPM one of my favorite Power Rangers seasons, it's one of my favorite seasons of any TV show.
GREAT REVIEW - all three parts. I need to add something.
- My theory is that Venjix is "sleeping" until someone will use red RPM morpher again.
- Not only Rose (Summer) and Eka (Scott) are doing career now but also Adelaine (Tenaya).
- Fun fact: actors who played Ziggy and Doctor K were married for some after the show ended.
- I recommend to see you unofficial RPM theme (it's so much better), maybe it was too dark for Disney and it's kinda giving me this Time Force and Lightspeed Rescue vibe.
- RPM along with Time Force are my fav Power Rangers seasons.
- If I had to make top 5 rangers list for each colour I think that all or almost all RPM would be there - this is how good those characters and acting were.
- It would be awesome if Beast Morphers would decide to continue RPM - maybe Hasbro has bigger balls than Saban and Disney. All tho I doubt that they will get at least half of old cast (maybe some quick cameo) because as I mentioned some of their actors are pretty popular now and getting paid much better than then. Also they could hire this old RPM showrunner and this time give him "free hand" with everything.
- Also it's funny how PR took inspiration from SS and later SS took inspiration from PR and now it's look like PR will take inspiration from SS but it's kinda all one big season. :D
oh I come from the future and well Beast Morphers did some cool stuff
THANK YOU...I never really thought about how Alphabet Soup treated the twins so I was put off when I watched RPM. But your rant changed my perception and now I love them.
YES, THANK YOU, someone else who thinks the new PR season should sequel RPM, & if Saban still has any desire to tell a good story, he'll DO IT!!!
jdzencelowcz they won't
Well :-(P to them then.
jdzencelowcz trust me I hope they will...that plot synopsis would be a let down if they didn't connect it to rpm...kinda like if they did another space colony centered season and in no way connected it to lost galaxy or even mentioned it but I could totally see it happening. I mean they didn't even connect dino charge to mighty morphin or dino thunder. At least dino thunder had Tommy to bridge it to mmpr. Ninja steel won't reference or connect to ninja storm.
I would completely agree with you, Aaron. But part of me also wants to believe that Saban's very active role this past year means something. And maybe all the wheeling and dealing will lead us to a more risky season. That said, I've been burned before and I won't go over board with hope until I've seen a true to form Beast Morphers trailer. And then we can all cry tears of joy or tears of sorrow together, lol
The Disney Brain We all want a quality season that honors the past. They have the power to do it. If they will or not at this point is only fan speculation. All I can say is if they don't Saban needs to give up the franchise because that's just too much of a tease to the fans to not do what they want. I don't want to be pandered too but also I can't stand by a season that's primed to connect to another season (honestly more so than any other season). But Saban is cheap. Look at super megaforce and how many actors were invited to appear and then never talked to again cause they didn't want to spend the money to fly them all out. Even if it doesn't connect to any other season I hope Saban does what it did with it's first era and grows up with this new audience. I know power rangers is a kid show but so was avatar and all the shows in the DCAU and they all turned out quality story lines like they did with Lost Galaxy and Time Force. Not what we are getting now. So if they can bring a new generation in with Samaurai and Megaforce and Dino Charge and Ninja Steel, fantastic. Keep it alive I'm fine with that but its been 7 years since Samaurai the new fans (as well as old) deserve an In Space or SPD. So fingers crossed cause this franchise needs to respect new and old fans and they can do it if they are dedicated enough.
RPM is the In Space of the Disney Era. They both saved Power Rangers in their darkest hours.
I'm glad I'm not theonly one who thought Go-Busters could have made perfect sequel material for RPM.
The US remake of Go-Buster is very different from the Japanese version. It is still pretty good though. The Japanese version they are cops, in the American remake they are private security. Although the yellow ranger is cute and the main female villain...she is way too cute to play a bad guy lol
@@peteryang8991 They are spies in Go-busters, not cops.
@@nailthunder5945 Oh, should make them cops lol. Cops are usually tougher then spies. FBI kick CIA's ass anytime in a street fight. (Except CIA assassins, but those guys are usually recruited out of the army.)
I think if I'd spent my entire childhood in a think tank that only let me celebrate my own birthday for mere seconds every year, I'd at least concider destroying the would as a potential career move. 🤔
Maybe you could do a Ranger team vs Ranger team and see who would win. Like Wild Force vs Jungle Fury, or Turbo vs RPM.
That's an interesting idea, but I feel like it's not really in my wheel house as an analyst. Who am I to say if Casey's training is supposedly better than anyone's from the Ninja Academies? Part of that would be, could the Rinshi beat the Kelzaks? Because if they could, then JF probably has the stronger powers relatively. But all we know for sure is that RPM is more powerful than Samurai because Samurai's weapons don't work as well on Attackbots.
These videos made me rewatch RPM and I still love it just as much as I did the first time around
I knew tenaya was Dilon sister cuz the episode dilon thinks of her for the first time was the time tenaya appears for the first time in the episode go for green + they showed his sister face in there
Dillon best Power Rangers character 4 life.
I didn't watch Power Rangers that much as a kid. Heck, my first season was Samurai (boy that was a mistake). RPM may be my most favorite. Ziggy was my most favorite among the cast.
these videos literally make my day good even when i have a really shitty day at work! Keep it up!!!!
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The Disney Brain I will only say that I enjoyed nearly all of your analysis of RPM but I think you missed an important thing about why Scott Truman is the way he is.
Imagine if you will idolizing someone your entire life. So much so that you followed in their footsteps and chose the same career, only to have that role model stolen from you. Never again will you see or be in the presence of this person that meant the whole entire world to you. What type of person would you be after such a tremendous loss? Would it break you? Would you have the strength to continue forward? Would your methodology towards getting the job done change, if you can even do it?
This is the dynamic aaaand tragedy that fell before Scott. He watch his older brother, and best friend die. Was the risk of their mission inherent? Absolutely considering they were protecting the last vestiges of humanity in the domed city of Corinth from a threat unlike any other. For all intents and purposes, we (humanity) lost. We come into the series with that as a known backdrop and are reminded of said fact. In spite of this, Scott was a different person when we meet him and in flashbacks. Sure was a little headstrong, possibly cocky person but its because he wanted to be in the fight with his brother. With his brother he felt like he could've take back the planet, all because he brother was by his side.
When Marcus died, Scott just like humanity lost almost everything. In many cases Scott is an allegory what humanity has gone through in part. We see how the loss effected him and changed him. The people of Corinth try to feign normalcy knowing death is constantly knocking on their doors. Scott much like Dylan becomes hard and shut off but more dedicated to his mission because of his loss. Dr. K chooses Scott because she knows he can identify with her mission. He is the perfect emissary to correct her mistake because Scott will relentlessly fight to keep the last of humanity alive. He's so mission driven that it does make him more of a taskmaster and less of a leader but the reason why is because he lost Marcus, his brother, his best friend, his world. Now in addition to keeping the remaining known population safe as well as his father safe, Scott has the tremendous responsibility of being the person to lead a unit capable of turning the tide or at least maintaining the status quo.
Given all of thos factors, who would you be? Imo, Scott was and is a top 5 Red Ranger and might just as great character as you feel Dylan, Summer, K and Ziggy are to the season if not more so. If we would've gotten a few focus episodes of Scott growing up with Marcus and who was immediately follow his death and you would have one of if not the best to do it. Leo, thought he lost Mike but he got him back, Jen and the Time Force team thought they lost Alex but they got him back everyone sans Skye can't identify with that loss. In fact for that very same reason of you loving Skye would should love Scott too. Your right Scott was the perfect person to lead this team, and we watched him grow into that role and become an all time great as well.
So after watching this awesome review I started to rewatch RPM last night. I loved it anyway, but thanks to you I have a better appreciation. So thanks 😊
Although I feel in the section about Scott, you seemed to have skimmed the bit where is was actively using a child in a pram as a weapon. I laughed so hard watching that, it was horrifying 😂😂
Oh yeah, LOL, the baby weapon. I'm not sure what he was thinking!
I only have one question. One of your criticisms with RPM was that it reused elements from In Space, yet your idea of better for a season final was for RPM to use a major element from In Space. Yeah, it would have been different, but so where the elements that RPM did similar to In Space.
The difference between what he liked and didn't like as far as shared elements go is that the ones he didn't like were more of copy-and-pasted plot points, whereas what he liked were more of general concepts or images rather than specific scenes and/or series of events.
Good question! It's kind of what Willie said. But adding to that, it's also because I think if they had done the finale in more of a triumph of humanity sort of style, it would have worked better to conclude what they were going for. People would have compared it to Countdown, but really, it would be more a mix of that and Jungle Fury's finale, what with all the masters coming out for one last fight, some of which were challenged for the better by the Rangers themselves. And if the Rangers could learn to think beyond just protecting the dome and hiding behind a shield, then it makes sense to me if everyone they directly influenced also could learn a similar lesson in the end. But the point is, there's a difference between inspired by and copied from, which leads me to Tenaya.
Tenaya being a long lost sister and then becoming good again and then being evil again in a nearly indistinguishable way might as well be copying answers off a test someone else already passed. There are parts about it that work despite that, as I discussed, but it's more like the difference between Dino Thunder's first episode and Megaforce's. DT's was called "Day of the Dino" as a callback to the original Dumpter, but you can tell that the angle they're taking is unique, even with Tommy back. Megaforce's "The Team Assembles" on the other hand was basically an alarmingly poor note for note ripoff. All it was missing was discount Bulk and Skull.
Gem/Gemma. Good idea conceptually. Poor in execution. Problem is they hired 'actors' for those roles who were noticeably less talented from the rest of the RPM cast. These two actors didn't really sell the material they were given. Their line delivery was over the top, but it was never funny. It just fell flat. I suppose it was setting us up for what was to come with Neo Saban.
Great video, I’ve honestly enjoyed all your videos, keep up the good work!
After watching these videos I decided to watch RPM and I LOVED it. Thanks for that!😁
Also do you think you can do a review of Dino Charge?
Brigit Mathew What seasons have you actually seen?
That could be cool.
You're very welcome! Dino Charge will definitely come... eventually, lol. Everyone seems to want Wild Force next.
I hope the go busters will be good. At least on the level of Time Force, In Space, Lost Galaxy, RPM, SPD and Dino Thunder. I wanna believe it will be tied to this seadon with the computer virus synopsis because that is too coincidental...but knowing Power Rangers and what we are getting/have gotten, it won't be good or even connect to any previous season. I hope not considering I think it's supposed to be the 25th season, but looking at super megafarce, it will be disappointing.
Jem & Jemma are like Caboose (RvB)
Childlike naivety with a genius inside, but done without being annoying or unlikable
Could you perhaps do a video on wild force some time in the future? Currently on my rewatch of it and I gotta say, the villains wild force are definately worth an analysis. Especially with Cole’s revelation that the orgs have no hearts, and yet Jindrax and Toxica seem to care for eachother/be in love, which is a trait that humans mostly attribute to being caused by the heart. Plus Master orgs motivation is totally worth analysis and can show just how sick and twisted human villains can be. Just thought I’d give my two cents on a future video topic!
All of those points are great ones! Wild Force might end up being the next analysis, since a lot of people have been asking for that and/or Dino Charge.
The Disney Brain I’m glad you think so! Take your time with writing these videos, gotta make sure your points hit home after all. Wild Force is my personal favourite season because of a mix of nostalgia and appreciation for the writing and effort put into it. Let’s just hope Saban learns that power rangers was at its most beloved AFTER the mmpr days, so hopefully soon they will stop trying to mimic that success...
i watched all 3 parts in a row... this was wonderful.. i always enjoyed rpm and knew from the first episode this series was going to unlike any made so far... its my favorite series to date great analysis. great video.. im going to binge watch it again this weekend its been 3 yrs since i watched.. time to get my fix and GET IN GEAR
I was watching some dank memes and got a notification of this. .. so here I am watching your video.
just as a suggestion for something you could do in April or May is a thematic review of either Wild Force, In Space, or Lightspeed Rescue. But for for the moment I'd say to tackle the top 10 blue rangers because i'm interested to know were you would place Noah on that list.
One of the other things that i loved was that the villain of the week never cracked stupid jokes or talked at all
My fav is Straw bot. He SUCCS!
Great video.
If venjix were to appear in beast morphers, it would be interesting to see it using the data of the red rpm ranger(he is in his morpher at the end of rpm), since in go-busters the main villain "Enter" does exactly the same with the red buster obtaining the ability to do morph in a evil red buster
I actually think the Tanaya thing is another part of RPM’s meta-narrative, as well as being neat in its own right. The basic idea of the long-lost sibling being the villainess is recycled, sure, but Dylan is nothing like Andros and Tanaya is nothing like Karone, which also means the dynamic between them is different too.
The way Dylan tells Tanaya that she’s his sister is very telling for his character; He’s already accepted it and is super chill, which is a great carry-over from the episode about his memories-He learns in that episode that he doesn’t value his past as much as he values the present he finds himself in. So it’s only fitting that this reveal scene is not very dramatic on his part, and I like that a lot.
This reveal also creates a really cool element for the meta-narrative about Power Rangers as a series; The idea that you can twist old ideas into new ones, and from that you can add completely new meanings to those ideas à la Billy Cranston and Flynn McAllistair being “the same”.
Lets hope that Animal Phormers adaptation become an awesome sequel of RPM
That Konosuba reference was perfect
Haha, I was hoping a couple people would get it :)
There’s one tiny detail I’m surprised you didn’t bring up.
In one of Dr. K’s flashbacks, she said “I wish I could remember my name.” That’s a striking statement. Because of Alphabet Soup, Dr. K didn’t know and couldn’t care who she herself was, and without much of an identity, relating to other people is almost impossible. That said, it’s not a surprising that Dillon could get through to her so well, since he had to push through his own identity loss and rebuilding.
Awesome job, it makes me want to watch RPM hearing how good it is.
Your analysis and vocabulary is amazing. I wish I could have articulated even as half as well as you do in these videos when I referenced certain themes from PR in high school essays.
Please keep up the amazing work :)
Thank you so much! The irony is, back when I was in High School, this kind of thematic analysis was my worst trait, since I was more of a math guy. I had no idea what "tone" the author was going for. And now, years later, I could probably figure it out, lol.
I love rpm's writers. They managed to turn engine sentai which was made as a joke season to this - this is what neo-saban needed to do with megaforce and super megaforce
I seriously wanna see you review wild force
Same
-Girl who scrolled through the comments right after you posted one...🙂
That might end up being the next large scale review, but not for a little bit at least, since this one took a lot out of me, lol.
I like thinking about original PR seasons. Your analyses are very helpful for that, they give a much better idea for what to include
Awesome! Glad I could be of some help :)
The Disney Brain
And thank you for the top-tier content
The RPM theme song is great
N....no
no its not
The morph theme is legit though.
i dont hate the theme song, but to me it didnt seem to fit the tone of the show
The demo one is better
kamehameha 2000 yup. All 4 of them were better.
Beast Morphers is not a RPM sequel. At least I don't think so. it looks like it takes place more in the main Power Rangers reality.
Ha
Duh
Vengax is the creator of all the villains and monsters in season, so he is technically their father dueled to his male persona, so that also sorta makes Dr. K their grandmother.
Shortcomings notwithstanding, RPM was a fuckin' masterpiece.
I thought I was done with the franchise after Dino Thunder, then I look up one weekend and catch RPM and was floored in a way no other installment had done.
Cool video as usual!
So, I've started reading your stories on fanfic and I must say, they're nice. Although
SPOILERS FOR ANYONE WHO SEES THIS BESIDES BRAIN!!!
Carter took the fact that his team was murdered in front of him really cool. Like, having your squad decimated would have left a serious cause of PTSD at least. Other than that, do more of them!
Thanks for reading them! I assume you're talking about the first chapter? So if you read into the second story, you'll kind of understand why he seems not as fazed as he should be. But can't spoil anything else ;)
I still like this season so much that I watch random clips, especially Summer and Dillon😍