Line #1 Recap/PowerRangersOperationOverdriveS1E20OnceARangerPart1


1	The son of Rita and Zedd unties the Rangers’ enemies to finally defeat them. Soon enough, the Rangers are cornered, requiring assistance from the Sentinel Knight.
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3	!!Tropes
4	* AvengingTheVillain: Thrax, avenging parents Rita and Zedd.
5	** Who are, notably, not actually dead, per se. But they pulled a HeelFaceTurn and he didn't, so they're dead to ''him''.
6	*** Well, their HeelFaceTurn was forced onto them by Zordon's good energy. So, technically, the good guys "killed" who they once were, and what they were clearly like when Thrax was born, given his appearance.
7	* BadassNormal: {{Lampshaded}} by Adam, as the only Ranger without a civilian superpower.
8	* BigDamnHeroes: The old rangers when the current rangers lose their powers. They forced the baddies to retreat in less than 2 minutes!
9	* CloudCuckoolander: Bridge, when he mentions that the S.P.D. Rangers were mentored by a dog, and that ''his'' superior was a bird. [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Only Dax thinks it makes sense.]]
10	** TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Of course, the ''audience'' only knows the explanation was entirely accurate because we watched ''Series/PowerRangersSPD''.
11	* DespairEventHorizon: The Rangers themselves, after Thrax cuts them off from the Morphing Grid. Seemingly subverted when they're reminded that they still have their genetic powers to fight, but [[DoubleSubverted fall into this when they prove to be ineffective]].
12	* EnfanteTerrible: Thrax, who is quite the evil mastermind for someone whose age is possibly between seven and nine.
13	* FiveManBand: The Veteran Rangers.
14	** TheLeader: [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Adam]], [[BadassNormal the Mighty Morphin Black Ranger.]]
15	** TheLancer: [[Series/PowerRangersSPD Bridge]], [[TheEmpath the S.P.D. Red Ranger.]]
16	** TheBigGuy: [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Xander]], [[GreenThumb the Green Mystic Ranger.]]
17	** TheSmartGuy: [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Tori]], [[MakingASplash the Blue Wind Ranger.]]
18	** ActionGirl: [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Kira]], [[SuperScream the Yellow Dino Ranger.]]
19	* IntraFranchiseCrossover: The second in the series after ''[[Recap/PowerRangersWildForceForeverRed Forever Red]]''.
20	* LegionOfDoom: Thrax, son of [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd]], unites the four villain factions.
21	* SealedEvilInACan: Thrax, the son of Rita and Zedd, repeats the same line his mother made when released from a Space Dumpster, after what could not have been more than two or three years.
22	* SidelinedProtagonistCrossover: There is no returning Ranger who is a Red during the airing of their season. The only Red Ranger they have in their temporary team, [[Series/PowerRangersSPD Bridge]], began as a Green Ranger in his original series(but later became a Blue Ranger) and has since been promoted to B-Squad's team leader offscreen. Adam as the ''[=MMPR=]'' Black Ranger leads them, however, because of his seniority.
23	* SuperEmpowering: The Sentinel Knight can apparently do this, since he restores the veteran Ranger's powers (except Bridge, who never lost his Ranger powers).
24	* TimeTravel: The Sentinel Knight can apparently do this too, since he brings Bridge to the present from an unspecified point in the future (though obviously after the events of ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'', since he's been promoted to Red Ranger).
25	* TenMinuteRetirement: The Rangers, ALL of them, after fully reaching their DespairEventHorizon (having to be saved by veteran Rangers) decide to go back to their lives (save for Mack).

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