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Fridge Brilliance

  • Why did Andros have those Morphers lying around the Megaship to give to the former Turbo Rangers? Because he used to have a team of more than him and Zhane, and they outright DIED in the fight against Dark Specter's forces. This explains so much of Andros' early behavior, why he doesn't want the other Rangers around (he doesn't want to watch anyone else die because they accepted the power) and why he held on to the idea that Zhane could be healed, because Zhane was his last connection to the old team. Not to mention why he's flying around on his own in a fully equipped spaceship.
  • The Rangers tell Astronema they liked her better as a blonde. Consider that Astronema (Karone) is naturally blonde and usually good when she has blonde hair.
  • Another thing relating to Astronema's hair. When she is voluntarily working for Dark Spectre, she constantly changes her hair into a variety of cuts and colors. When she reappears in Lost Galaxy, she still styles her hair into a multitude of looks. Clearly, Karone enjoys messing with her hair. Yet when she's brainwashed, her hair remains in the same red bob. It's a subtle way of showing that no part of the real Karone is allowed through, and that the cybernetics have to be destroyed to let the real her out. After all, if she can't even change her hair color, there's no chance of that brainwashing breaking it's hold.
  • The Rangers stop hanging out at the Angel Grove Youth Center's Juice Bar, with little explanation. There is one, however - they went to the Juice Bar so that if Justin ever had to say where he was, he had the very plausible explanation of the Youth Center. Once Justin's no longer part of the team, the Rangers begin hanging out at the Surf Spot instead.
  • In "Always a Chance," it seemed as though Adam was seriously considering using his broken Power Morpher even before Carlos was in trouble, and his reassuring Alpha that it was "just a thought" sounded very much like a lie. On top of this, his apparent desire to be a Ranger again doesn't make a lot of sense if he and the other original Turbo Rangers really gave up their powers in order to "move on with their lives." However, it does makes a lot of sense if the Millennium Message was the real reason they gave their powers to T.J. and company. Adam was a shy kid who suddenly became a superhero; this must have been like a dream come true for him. Then, a few years later, he had to give up his powers Because Destiny Says So. Thus, he risks serious injury in order to become a hero again.
  • Bulk and Skull have a surprisingly formidable performance against the Quantrons. Considering that they've survived dozens of encounters with monsters and Bulk used to hold the Youth Center record for successive weightlifting reps at 1000 (and it took Jason several tries to beat it), you couldn't expect any less than Skull throwing a Quantron in the thrash and Bulk strangling one with a single hand.
  • Despite knowing that there are 6 Space Rangers, Astronema doesn't create a Psycho Silvernote . It might seem like she Took a Level in Dumbass as a result of being brainwashed at first, until you remember that she had feelings for the Silver Space Ranger. If the rangers were wiped out, Zhane would die. If Psycho Silver was wiped out, someone who reminded her of Zhane would die.
  • Why Zhane's powers weren't working right and how being struck by lightning fixed it — he was in cryogenic healing for two years. There was visible condensation shown on his tube. Presumably, the water involved in the freezing process leaked into his suit and damaged it while he was healing, and when he demorphed, this damage transferred into his Digimorpher; when the lightning bolt struck him, it helped dry out the stuff, so to speak, but the water damage left him at a lower level of power and they couldn't replace/replicate all of the Digimorpher's components to bring his power levels back up.
  • The energy wave Zordon gave off upon his demise destroyed a lot of villains outright, but didn't kill and instead purified Rita, Zedd, and Divatox. At first it seems odd they, out of anyone, would be the ones spared; but Zordon did state his wave would destroy evil. If we take this as meaning the wave destroyed beings that were purely evil with no redeeming qualities left, wiping out the forces it did like the Machine Empire and Master Vile makes sense. But, cartoonishly deplorable conquerors or plunderers as they were, Rita, Zedd, and Divatox weren't all bad. Divatox had a genuine familial bond with her brother General Havoc, and given she is almost certainly Dimitria's kidnapped sister as supported by Carol Hoyt's statements, she was at one point an innocent child taken and brainwashed to be evil. This is why post-wave Divatox is so giddy and cheerful, her true self is finally free of that upbringing. Zedd and Rita meanwhile, while evil, do genuinely love each other after they spent plenty of time married as evident by attempts to break their bond with magic potions failing. The Power of Love is ultimately a force for good and preserved even with their transformation where they instantly recognize each other and begin happily dancing. Zordon, as a being of pure good, would have recognized the capacity for good even in former enemies and gave them a second chance.
  • The Psycho Rangers aren’t just the Evil Counterpart of the rangers they’re their Foils too. They might be faster and stronger than the Rangers, but they lack the friendship and true team-work the rangers rely on to win which is why they’re able to eventually overcome the Psychos.
    • The individual Psychos are also natural foils to their individual ranger:
    • Psycho Red has Andros obsessiveness and single-mindedness but while Andros keeps the others out of things out of duty and to protect them and learns to listen and work with them, Psycho Red discards and uses his fellow Psychos without a thought and is willing to sabotage everyone else to get his way.
    • Psycho Yellow shares Ashley’s emotional intelligence but uses it to manipulate her teammates and play them off each other instead of helping them and strengthening the team as a whole.
    • Psycho Blue possesses TJ’s intelligence and determination but lacks his level-headedness to use it strategically.
    • Psycho Pink displays Cassie’s spunk and impulsiveness but can’t reproduce her friendliness or consideration of others.
    • Psycho Black exhibits Carlos’ quietness and willingness to follow but without his loyalty or protectiveness.
  • In Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers it was implied that Serpentera, the war Zord with the power to destroy an entire planet, once belonged to Zordon... And this season finally explains why Zordon would have that much firepower: Dark Specter is that massive and tough, to the point that when he's killed it takes two planet buster missiles and still lives long enough to take down his killer.

Fridge Horror

  • The Z-wave just as a concept. While Zordon assures us it only affects evil, the fact still remains that the series ends on a complete and utter genocide, engineered by the heroes. Thousands, if not millions of people were killed by Zordon's death throes - many of whom were clearly walking the line, were browbeaten into serving evil with no real conviction, or whom were too incompetent to ever actually hurt anyone. All of those villains we've come to know and love - in many cases, more than the heroes - just snuffed out all at once.
    • Mitigated a bit by the overwhelming majority of said beings wiped out by the wave being barely sapient monsters made with the express intent and gleefully deciding to kill innocent people for fun; and the United Alliance of Evil actively endorsing genocide and conquest on entire worlds which had done nothing to provoke them.
    • Zedd, Rita, and Divatox survived the wave, so its more than likely those on the grayer side of the scale survived as well. The only one who persihed that shouldn't have (that we have confirmation on) was Ecliptor, and even he was trying to kill Andros when it hit him.
  • Waspicable pulls a Heel–Face Turn this season. The united evil forces of the Power Rangers universe pretty much take over the universe by the end of the season. Waspicable is never seen or heard from again after his episode. Did they get him?
  • Earlier episodes of In Space show the team still attending high school. Did they graduate off-screen or end up dropping out due to Ranger duties taking up their time?

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