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* AbortedArc: Notes that with the change in showrunner and writer during the show's production, a few plot points didn't go anywhere or went different places than they would have under the original crew.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: While not taken with "Power/Rangers" spoof film overall, he did laugh his ass off at its take on Hip-hopkido.
* AdaptedOut: Points out that in ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' the giant robots were fully sentient and could talk (which explains the big googly eyes), which was removed from ''[=RPM=]'' almost entirely (Dr. K explains while there is ''some'' living matter inside the Zords, there was not enough for them to be considered truly 'alive'). As a result, only the bare minimum of the Zord Super Sentai footage could be used.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation[[invoked]]: When Jungle Pizza is shown being shaken down, Lewis speculates that either a) Jungle Pizza is a chain restaurant, and this isn't the one RJ works at, or b) the RJ of this universe never became a Pai Shao.
* AlternateUniverse: Goes into detail at the start of the review about how he personally dislikes alternate universes in franchises, as he prefers a serial continuity (partly in regards to the fact ''[=RPM=]'' is officially an alternate universe as of ''Samurai''). He does, however, lament that making ''[=RPM=]'' take place in another reality was about the only way to have any future Power Ranger seasons (since it took place AfterTheEnd of the [[RobotWar Robot Apocalypse]]).
* AntiClimax: In his opinion, the final fight with Venjix was a letdown, especially since the Rangers had destroyed Venjix's bodies before and there was nothing in the show that insinuated ''this'' time was any different ... although he does like that it was Dr. K who ultimately led to his downfall, as he enjoyed her getting that critical act of atonement for creating Venjix in the first place.
** He also disliked the ending to Summer's episode with her parents, mostly because it had such a token ending for being a (in his opinion, unnecessary) two-parter.
* ArcWelding: Whist Lewis notes that ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' firmly placed ''[=RPM=]'' into its own separate universe, he notes that the destruction caused by Venjix could be quickly undone by some of the alien species seen over the course of the previous seasons heading to Earth & helping humanity rebuild, which would subsequently mean that they would be seen as humanity's friends whilst cybernetics would be persecuted due to Venjix's actions, which would explain their places in society as seen in ''Series/PowerRangersSPD''.
* TheBadGuyWins: Discusses that Venjix came the closest out of any Power Ranger villain to pull this off due to pretty much taking over Earth.
* BodyHorror: Points out Tenaya was pretty much the victim of this by Venjix, since by the time it's revealed she is Dillon's sister it's been shown at least one of her legs and hands have been removed and replaced with cybernetics (her hand now detachable, by the way) and her [[EyeScream eyes had also been replaced]] to remedy her blindness.
* BrokenBase[[invoked]]: Despite that popular opinion online seems to treat ''[=RPM=]'' as the fan favorite season of the Disney Era, Linkara points out during his research of the season he found fans were a lot more divisive. He cites that many fans he talked to not liking the DarkerAndEdgier story mixed with the levity and LampshadeHanging of ''Power Rangers'' tropes. He also notes that the reason the season was much more positively viewed after the fact was likely due to it no longer being the final season as it was originally intended to be. With that in mind, fans no longer had to look at ''[=RPM=]'' with the knowledge that this would be the last season of the show.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: He found the "Believe it will work" method of using the ranger powers to be much better implemented here than in ''Mystic Force'' thanks to Dr. K's more logic rooted explanations for it and because it actually played a role in Dillon's development. Since he was a cynic so used to not having hope, it would make sense for him to need to learn to have faith in something.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Linkara notes that this season was particularly dark in response to Disney wanting to appeal to older audiences instead of just little kids. At one point after a pretty heavy and emotional backstory episode for Dr. K Linkara says he's finally ready for some levity ... only for the next episode to feature a rather gruesome nightmare involving Dillon losing his blind sister in one of Venjix's factories.
* ExecutiveMeddling:[[invoked]] Again discusses that by this point Disney had long since stopped caring about the series and would've stopped at ''Jungle Fury'' if a clause from their European Jetix branch didn't state they had to a least make one more Power Rangers series. Luckily they decided to give free rein to the producers and let them do whatever they wanted since they figured it was the last season anyway. But for some odd reason fired Eddie Guzelian in the middle of the season with no explanation, forcing Judd Lynn to take over for the rest of the series. It thankfully didn't affect too much as Judd managed to play catch up and work with what they had, but it did alter some intended plot points.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Praises the show for doing this well with Dillon. To get into specifics, in his first scene Dillon sacrifices the last of his water to a flower in the desert, which Linkara points out was a great way to establish him as an ultimately compassionate and human character, despite his dark and brooding attitude.
* FanFilm: He spends some time talking about ''WebVideo/PowerRangersBootlegUniverse'', which was released within a few weeks of this installment. He stated outright he was not a fan, especially that the satire was not made by a fan but someone making a statement about the DarkerAndEdgier reboots Hollywood does. Among many things he listed PoesLaw and ShallowParody in how so many people were saying it was actually the Power Rangers "fans wanted." "[[SarcasmMode Yeah, Zack doing drugs, sleeping with prostitutes and violently murdering enemies is what we always wanted to see.]]" He does admit [[ActuallyPrettyFunny he laughed hysterically]] at the "Hip Hop Kido Dance Video." In the conclusion, he compares how the two handle similar ideas, listing ''[=RPM=]'' as actually being enjoyable while being darker ''and'' okay for kids to watch.
* {{Filler}}: Points out the behind-the-scenes episode was this due to Judd Lynn taking over and needing something to stall for time while he got caught up with the series.
* FridgeLogic[[invoked]]:
** Is baffled at how Summer's parents (and by extension, the rich family they wanted Summer to marry into) were able to survive in the post-apocalyptic city since they weren't skilled or smart, they were just rude, snooty rich people (in a time where, logically, the money from before the end of the world would really have little to no value anymore).
** Linkara also muses on ''[=RPM=]'''s status as being in an AlternateUniverse, whether that its just an AlternateTimeline where previous Ranger teams did exist but were destroyed by Venjix's forces, or if this is a completely self-contained reality where the ''[=RPM=]'' team is the first Power Rangers team to ever be formed on Earth.
* GrandFinale: While this was long released after it was known that [=RPM=] isn't the grand finale, and, by extension, this isn't the finale of Linkara's series, it's still treated as such (with Linkara even adding a music video at the end with that sort of effect).
* JitterCam: While the series does lessen the Kalishplosions, its biggest weakness in the action scenes is the infamous Shaky Cam.
* ManChild: Theorizes that Gem and Gemma were intended to be this, as a counterpoint to Dr. K being socially awkward and introverted from being locked away in the government think tank, Gem and Gemma due to having each other in the same environment grew up socially awkward but very extroverted. This is also the reason for them never seeming to think about the consequences of their actions: they simply don't know any better.
* MisaimedFandom: [[invoked]] Discussed when he talks about the ''Power Rangers'' fan film that had come out since the last vid. He notes the maker of that vid intended it as a parody of ''Power Rangers'', noting that if Hollywood rebooted it as a movie, they would probably try to play it seriously and make it DarkerAndEdgier at the cost of the cheesy charm and humor that makes ''Power Rangers'' what it is. However, Lewis also says that a lot of news articles and viewers missed that point, took the film seriously, and actually thought it was a good idea.
* NecessarilyEvil: Describes Fresno Bob and his mafia as this in Corinth, and praises the show for giving a nod to the fact criminal organizations actually ''would'' be useful in a post-apocalyptic society (unlike, say, Summer's parents just because they were rich) since they could get much-needed supplies and materials using unscrupulous means that the government themselves couldn't use (although Linkara does point out the mafia's presence does show possible corruption in the governing forces in Corinth).
* NightmareFuel[[invoked]]: Admits that the scene with Tenaya casually cornering Ziggy all while whistling a happy melody was pretty terrifying.
* NonIndicativeName: Lewis points out how the name ''RPM'' suggests a car theme but has very little to do with a show set AfterTheEnd due to the robot apocalypse.
* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Lewis gives one before he reads Eddie Guzelian's profanity-laden rant when [[OhCrap he saw the incredibly goofy]] ''[[OhCrap Go-onger]]'' [[OhCrap footage he had to adapt into a show that would appeal to an older audience]]. To quote Guzelian below:
-->''Holy sh**! I just promised Disney I could turn this into a show that would appeal to an OLDER audience! I must be out of my f***ing mind! Holy sh**! Wait, what's on the front of that Zord? Are those motherf***ing eyeballs?!''
* ObliviouslyEvil: While more anti-heroes than evil, Lewis comments that Gem and Gemma's problem with not considering the consequences of their actions is that due to how they grew up, they simply don't know any better and [[ManChild are mentally children.]]
* OutOfFocus: Notes that it's one of the seasons where the Red Ranger isn't the show's focal point.
* PragmaticAdaptation: Lewis comments on how different the source footage from ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' was from ''RPM''. He also points out that Eddie Guzelian was unfamiliar with the series, he did watch some episodes beforehand. This combined with the vastly different original footage led to script delays. This is actually rather ironic compared to ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' which did something similar.
* RecycledScript:[[invoked]] Notes the similarities of the brother-sister storyline from ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''
* RomanceOnTheSet[[invoked]]: Makes a typical "Aww, they should get married" joke about Ziggy & Dr. K's relationship, but expands it to note that the actors playing the characters actually ''did''.[[note]]Sadly not together anymore since 2016.[[/note]]
* RunningGag: Is (jokingly) bewildered that this is now the ''third'' Power Rangers season in a row to have the mentor [[LegoGenetics messing with their team's DNA]] (after ''Operation Overdrive'' and ''Jungle Fury'').
* SequelHook: Talks about the fact that Venjix's AI was hiding in the Red Ranger morpher as this, as the production team were holding out hope that Disney would change their mind about the series (they didn't).
* ShallowParody: [[invoked]] Discusses the mean-spirited and superficial way the ''Power/Rangers'' short film treated the subject material with how ''RPM'' had an intimate understanding of ''Power Rangers'' tropes and made it self-aware but also something of a {{reconstruction}} by being self-aware and explaining how it all works.
* SoundtrackDissonance: Discussed. Linkara believes that they went with the (much crappier) theme rather than what he felt to be the better theme due to said track not matching with the DarkerAndEdgier tone of the season. He points to ''Series/BlakesSeven'' as an argument against that since it's one of the darkest Si-Fi ever yet has a very upbeat theme. Not to mention he judges it based on how pleasing it is to listen to and not whether it matches the show's tone.
* TakeAThirdOption: Most fans are split as to whether Summer is either a badass and one of the best characters of the season or a MarySue who inserts herself where she's not needed/wanted and gets in the way of other Rangers development. Linkara thinks she's... Underdeveloped. He argues that most of her CharacterDevelopment happens in her backstory episodes and barring that she's just sort of there.
* TroubledProduction:[[invoked]] Coming off the writers strike, with producer Bruce Kalish leaving to do his own things, Disney always looking for ways to get rid of the show and hiring an untested producer Eddie Guzelian who promised to make an especially goofy Super Sentai series into a mature show that would appeal to older audiences. The said producer was replaced midseason over [[CreativeDifferences undisclosed reasons]] and veteran Judd Lynn took over. Linkara notes that, while it does show up in a shift in writing, the series is exceptionally strong regardless. If anything, he considers the fact that this season was finished at all as evidence that miracles exist.
* VindicatedByHistory[[invoked]]: Discussed at the beginning. Linkara received confusion when he said that the season was divisive since many fans consider it to be one of the best. He states that he received loads of people on both sides hoping for praise or hatred. One of the reasons he believes that the backlash went down was due to ''Power Rangers'' continuing afterward, so people didn't have to worry about this season being the last.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen[[invoked]]: Claims that despite the obvious conclusion of Tenaya being Dillon's sister, he had heard ultimately this was going to be a RedHerring in the original script and she was not going to be. Although Linkara does seem quite a bit dubious of this.
** As mentioned above under SequelHook, TheStinger of Venjix hiding in the Red Ranger morpher was done in hopes of Disney changing their mind about cancelling Power Rangers.
* WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens: Why is Dillon spinning on a turntable while the exposition on the ranger suits is given? Science.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: While not taken with "Power/Rangers" spoof film overall, he did laugh his ass off at its take on Hip-hopkido.
* AdaptedOut: Points out that in ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' the giant robots were fully sentient and could talk (which explains the big googly eyes), which was removed from ''[=RPM=]'' almost entirely (Dr. K explains while there is ''some'' living matter inside the Zords, there was not enough for them to be considered truly 'alive'). As a result, only the bare minimum of the Zord Super Sentai footage could be used.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation[[invoked]]: When Jungle Pizza is shown being shaken down, Lewis speculates that either a) Jungle Pizza is a chain restaurant, and this isn't the one RJ works at, or b) the RJ of this universe never became a Pai Shao.
* AlternateUniverse: Goes into detail at the start of the review about how he personally dislikes alternate universes in franchises, as he prefers a serial continuity (partly in regards to the fact ''[=RPM=]'' is officially an alternate universe as of ''Samurai''). He does, however, lament that making ''[=RPM=]'' take place in another reality was about the only way to have any future Power Ranger seasons (since it took place AfterTheEnd of the [[RobotWar Robot Apocalypse]]).
* AntiClimax: In his opinion, the final fight with Venjix was a letdown, especially since the Rangers had destroyed Venjix's bodies before and there was nothing in the show that insinuated ''this'' time was any different ... although he does like that it was Dr. K who ultimately led to his downfall, as he enjoyed her getting that critical act of atonement for creating Venjix in the first place.
** He also disliked the ending to Summer's episode with her parents, mostly because it had such a token ending for being a (in his opinion, unnecessary) two-parter.
* ArcWelding: Whist Lewis notes that ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' firmly placed ''[=RPM=]'' into its own separate universe, he notes that the destruction caused by Venjix could be quickly undone by some of the alien species seen over the course of the previous seasons heading to Earth & helping humanity rebuild, which would subsequently mean that they would be seen as humanity's friends whilst cybernetics would be persecuted due to Venjix's actions, which would explain their places in society as seen in ''Series/PowerRangersSPD''.
* TheBadGuyWins: Discusses that Venjix came the closest out of any Power Ranger villain to pull this off due to pretty much taking over Earth.
* BodyHorror: Points out Tenaya was pretty much the victim of this by Venjix, since by the time it's revealed she is Dillon's sister it's been shown at least one of her legs and hands have been removed and replaced with cybernetics (her hand now detachable, by the way) and her [[EyeScream eyes had also been replaced]] to remedy her blindness.
* BrokenBase[[invoked]]: Despite that popular opinion online seems to treat ''[=RPM=]'' as the fan favorite season of the Disney Era, Linkara points out during his research of the season he found fans were a lot more divisive. He cites that many fans he talked to not liking the DarkerAndEdgier story mixed with the levity and LampshadeHanging of ''Power Rangers'' tropes. He also notes that the reason the season was much more positively viewed after the fact was likely due to it no longer being the final season as it was originally intended to be. With that in mind, fans no longer had to look at ''[=RPM=]'' with the knowledge that this would be the last season of the show.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: He found the "Believe it will work" method of using the ranger powers to be much better implemented here than in ''Mystic Force'' thanks to Dr. K's more logic rooted explanations for it and because it actually played a role in Dillon's development. Since he was a cynic so used to not having hope, it would make sense for him to need to learn to have faith in something.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Linkara notes that this season was particularly dark in response to Disney wanting to appeal to older audiences instead of just little kids. At one point after a pretty heavy and emotional backstory episode for Dr. K Linkara says he's finally ready for some levity ... only for the next episode to feature a rather gruesome nightmare involving Dillon losing his blind sister in one of Venjix's factories.
* ExecutiveMeddling:[[invoked]] Again discusses that by this point Disney had long since stopped caring about the series and would've stopped at ''Jungle Fury'' if a clause from their European Jetix branch didn't state they had to a least make one more Power Rangers series. Luckily they decided to give free rein to the producers and let them do whatever they wanted since they figured it was the last season anyway. But for some odd reason fired Eddie Guzelian in the middle of the season with no explanation, forcing Judd Lynn to take over for the rest of the series. It thankfully didn't affect too much as Judd managed to play catch up and work with what they had, but it did alter some intended plot points.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Praises the show for doing this well with Dillon. To get into specifics, in his first scene Dillon sacrifices the last of his water to a flower in the desert, which Linkara points out was a great way to establish him as an ultimately compassionate and human character, despite his dark and brooding attitude.
* FanFilm: He spends some time talking about ''WebVideo/PowerRangersBootlegUniverse'', which was released within a few weeks of this installment. He stated outright he was not a fan, especially that the satire was not made by a fan but someone making a statement about the DarkerAndEdgier reboots Hollywood does. Among many things he listed PoesLaw and ShallowParody in how so many people were saying it was actually the Power Rangers "fans wanted." "[[SarcasmMode Yeah, Zack doing drugs, sleeping with prostitutes and violently murdering enemies is what we always wanted to see.]]" He does admit [[ActuallyPrettyFunny he laughed hysterically]] at the "Hip Hop Kido Dance Video." In the conclusion, he compares how the two handle similar ideas, listing ''[=RPM=]'' as actually being enjoyable while being darker ''and'' okay for kids to watch.
* {{Filler}}: Points out the behind-the-scenes episode was this due to Judd Lynn taking over and needing something to stall for time while he got caught up with the series.
* FridgeLogic[[invoked]]:
** Is baffled at how Summer's parents (and by extension, the rich family they wanted Summer to marry into) were able to survive in the post-apocalyptic city since they weren't skilled or smart, they were just rude, snooty rich people (in a time where, logically, the money from before the end of the world would really have little to no value anymore).
** Linkara also muses on ''[=RPM=]'''s status as being in an AlternateUniverse, whether that its just an AlternateTimeline where previous Ranger teams did exist but were destroyed by Venjix's forces, or if this is a completely self-contained reality where the ''[=RPM=]'' team is the first Power Rangers team to ever be formed on Earth.
* GrandFinale: While this was long released after it was known that [=RPM=] isn't the grand finale, and, by extension, this isn't the finale of Linkara's series, it's still treated as such (with Linkara even adding a music video at the end with that sort of effect).
* JitterCam: While the series does lessen the Kalishplosions, its biggest weakness in the action scenes is the infamous Shaky Cam.
* ManChild: Theorizes that Gem and Gemma were intended to be this, as a counterpoint to Dr. K being socially awkward and introverted from being locked away in the government think tank, Gem and Gemma due to having each other in the same environment grew up socially awkward but very extroverted. This is also the reason for them never seeming to think about the consequences of their actions: they simply don't know any better.
* MisaimedFandom: [[invoked]] Discussed when he talks about the ''Power Rangers'' fan film that had come out since the last vid. He notes the maker of that vid intended it as a parody of ''Power Rangers'', noting that if Hollywood rebooted it as a movie, they would probably try to play it seriously and make it DarkerAndEdgier at the cost of the cheesy charm and humor that makes ''Power Rangers'' what it is. However, Lewis also says that a lot of news articles and viewers missed that point, took the film seriously, and actually thought it was a good idea.
* NecessarilyEvil: Describes Fresno Bob and his mafia as this in Corinth, and praises the show for giving a nod to the fact criminal organizations actually ''would'' be useful in a post-apocalyptic society (unlike, say, Summer's parents just because they were rich) since they could get much-needed supplies and materials using unscrupulous means that the government themselves couldn't use (although Linkara does point out the mafia's presence does show possible corruption in the governing forces in Corinth).
* NightmareFuel[[invoked]]: Admits that the scene with Tenaya casually cornering Ziggy all while whistling a happy melody was pretty terrifying.
* NonIndicativeName: Lewis points out how the name ''RPM'' suggests a car theme but has very little to do with a show set AfterTheEnd due to the robot apocalypse.
* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Lewis gives one before he reads Eddie Guzelian's profanity-laden rant when [[OhCrap he saw the incredibly goofy]] ''[[OhCrap Go-onger]]'' [[OhCrap footage he had to adapt into a show that would appeal to an older audience]]. To quote Guzelian below:
-->''Holy sh**! I just promised Disney I could turn this into a show that would appeal to an OLDER audience! I must be out of my f***ing mind! Holy sh**! Wait, what's on the front of that Zord? Are those motherf***ing eyeballs?!''
* ObliviouslyEvil: While more anti-heroes than evil, Lewis comments that Gem and Gemma's problem with not considering the consequences of their actions is that due to how they grew up, they simply don't know any better and [[ManChild are mentally children.]]
* OutOfFocus: Notes that it's one of the seasons where the Red Ranger isn't the show's focal point.
* PragmaticAdaptation: Lewis comments on how different the source footage from ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' was from ''RPM''. He also points out that Eddie Guzelian was unfamiliar with the series, he did watch some episodes beforehand. This combined with the vastly different original footage led to script delays. This is actually rather ironic compared to ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' which did something similar.
* RecycledScript:[[invoked]] Notes the similarities of the brother-sister storyline from ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''
* RomanceOnTheSet[[invoked]]: Makes a typical "Aww, they should get married" joke about Ziggy & Dr. K's relationship, but expands it to note that the actors playing the characters actually ''did''.[[note]]Sadly not together anymore since 2016.[[/note]]
* RunningGag: Is (jokingly) bewildered that this is now the ''third'' Power Rangers season in a row to have the mentor [[LegoGenetics messing with their team's DNA]] (after ''Operation Overdrive'' and ''Jungle Fury'').
* SequelHook: Talks about the fact that Venjix's AI was hiding in the Red Ranger morpher as this, as the production team were holding out hope that Disney would change their mind about the series (they didn't).
* ShallowParody: [[invoked]] Discusses the mean-spirited and superficial way the ''Power/Rangers'' short film treated the subject material with how ''RPM'' had an intimate understanding of ''Power Rangers'' tropes and made it self-aware but also something of a {{reconstruction}} by being self-aware and explaining how it all works.
* SoundtrackDissonance: Discussed. Linkara believes that they went with the (much crappier) theme rather than what he felt to be the better theme due to said track not matching with the DarkerAndEdgier tone of the season. He points to ''Series/BlakesSeven'' as an argument against that since it's one of the darkest Si-Fi ever yet has a very upbeat theme. Not to mention he judges it based on how pleasing it is to listen to and not whether it matches the show's tone.
* TakeAThirdOption: Most fans are split as to whether Summer is either a badass and one of the best characters of the season or a MarySue who inserts herself where she's not needed/wanted and gets in the way of other Rangers development. Linkara thinks she's... Underdeveloped. He argues that most of her CharacterDevelopment happens in her backstory episodes and barring that she's just sort of there.
* TroubledProduction:[[invoked]] Coming off the writers strike, with producer Bruce Kalish leaving to do his own things, Disney always looking for ways to get rid of the show and hiring an untested producer Eddie Guzelian who promised to make an especially goofy Super Sentai series into a mature show that would appeal to older audiences. The said producer was replaced midseason over [[CreativeDifferences undisclosed reasons]] and veteran Judd Lynn took over. Linkara notes that, while it does show up in a shift in writing, the series is exceptionally strong regardless. If anything, he considers the fact that this season was finished at all as evidence that miracles exist.
* VindicatedByHistory[[invoked]]: Discussed at the beginning. Linkara received confusion when he said that the season was divisive since many fans consider it to be one of the best. He states that he received loads of people on both sides hoping for praise or hatred. One of the reasons he believes that the backlash went down was due to ''Power Rangers'' continuing afterward, so people didn't have to worry about this season being the last.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen[[invoked]]: Claims that despite the obvious conclusion of Tenaya being Dillon's sister, he had heard ultimately this was going to be a RedHerring in the original script and she was not going to be. Although Linkara does seem quite a bit dubious of this.
** As mentioned above under SequelHook, TheStinger of Venjix hiding in the Red Ranger morpher was done in hopes of Disney changing their mind about cancelling Power Rangers.
* WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens: Why is Dillon spinning on a turntable while the exposition on the ranger suits is given? Science.
