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   > Things started out great. We had Conner, Kira, and Ethan. Three very   
   > different kids who seemed to come together as Power Rangers, and friends,   
   > without it feeling very forced at all. They've all grown since the first   
   ep.   
   > Conner actually treats women with some respect now, Ethan has learned   
   > there's more to life than video games, and Kira has gone from playing her   
   > guitar on campus, to actually performing for people. And best of all, they   
   > weren't spouting out slang every 5 seconds!   
      
   Thank God for that.  I got a bit 'duded' out last season.  And I liked NS :)   
   >   
   > Then we get to meet up with Tommy again. I never really liked him all that   
   > much before, but he seemed much less annoying this time around. Plus we   
   got   
   > some nice trips down memory lane. Whether it's an episode about his life   
   as   
   > a Ranger, or just a throw away line. He's definitely matured since we last   
   > saw him. He really fits well as a mentor, and if this is really the last   
   > time we see him, then it's a hell of a better sendoff than he got before.   
   > Though some throwaway line about Kat would have been nice. During the   
   scene   
   > at the prom, I thought he might make a play for Haley or Elsa, but he just   
   > ended up alone... I guess who Tommy gets involved with will be left up to   
   > the fanfic writers.   
   >   
   Yes, I liked Tommy much better this time around.  Maybe it's the haircut.  I   
   think he and Hayley would've been a cute couple.  But maybe the writers   
   remembered he had been married to Kat in "A Season to Remember."   
      
   >   
   > Then there's the villains. Mesogog was SO much better than Lothor.   
      
   Mesagog's voice was pretty spooky.   
      
   >   
   > Then we have Elsa. Evil Principal who just happens to be a henchman of the   
   > main villain. What kids out there didn't enjoy seeing that? I really start   
   ed   
   > to feel bad for Elsa about midway through the series. No matter how hard   
   she   
   > tried to stop the Rangers it was never good enough, and I couldn't help   
   but   
   > start to feel bad for her being tortured all the time since Zeltrax was   
   > gone. Her relationship with Tommy looked like an interesting plot line.   
   Then   
   > JDF went on vacation... but wait! Once he gets back they'll pick up where   
   > they left off right? No! We have to have more filler episodes! Even a   
   scene   
   > here and there would have been great. When I saw the conversation Tommy   
   and   
   > Elsa had after he found out who she was, it felt like I missed some   
   episodes   
   > where they were flirting some more.   
      
   Well, I didn't think there was any flirting.  But after that one episode   
   (where Tommy saves her when they are on that archeolical dig) I thought she   
   would show some signs of interest towards him.  Which she didn't.  I didn't   
   see anything about her background.  Like how she turned evil.  So I guess   
   she was just put under a spell.  But she really looked the part of a villian   
   with her stern looks.   
      
   > And last we have Zeltrax. His character had so much promise. I really   
   liked   
   > Frax, and when I found out Zeltrax used to be a human as well, I thought   
   we   
   > were in for a real treat. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. When Frax   
   got   
   > destroyed, you really felt something for him. You got some great   
   flashbacks   
   > to who he was, some good moments he had to himself where we got to know   
   him   
   > better, and who can forget that great scene he and Nadira had at the end?   
   > Your heart really went out for him there.   
   >   
   > But I didn't really feel for Zeltrax much at all. Sure Tommy gave us an   
   > explanation, and we got to hear Zeltax go on about how he felt betrayed,   
   but   
   > something was missing. I think a flashback would have really helped   
   develop   
   > some sympathy for him. Not to mention his death scenes were hardly   
   > memorable. He seemed to die much too easily, and although Tommy said he   
   felt   
   > bad for doing this, it felt like he could care less that he was dead. And   
   > when we found out Zeltrax wasn't really dead, I thought we had a second   
   > chance with him. But it was like Mesogog and Tommy could care less where   
   he   
   > went. They weren't exactly actively searching for him, so when he came   
   back   
   > in the finale, they only had themselves to blame for it. Zeltrax had the   
   > potential to be a really great character you could sympathize with, or   
   just   
   > feel bad for, since who he once was, was long gone. But in the end it all   
   > felt like yet another waste of a great plotline.   
   >   
      
   Agreed.  They could've done more here.  I would've loved to have seen Smitty   
   changed back to   
   himself.   
      
   > Cassidy and Devin were our 2004 Bulk and Skull. It was nice seeing people   
   > try to figure out who the Rangers were again. Like the Rangers, I thought   
   > they really grew throughout the season. Thanks to Ethan, Cassidy was   
   finally   
   > starting to think about someone other than herself. Though we all knew it   
   > would happen, I really loved that scene in the end where she gave her   
   > footage of the secret identities of the Rangers to the Rangers. And Devin   
   > went from being Cassidy's lapdog, to finally standing up for himself a bit   
   > and was finally able to ask her out. While we had a good feeling Cassidy   
   > liked him back, it still would have been nice to see that entire   
   > conversation. I think they make a really great couple, and I couldn't   
   think   
   > of a better way to have their characters end up.   
   I really liked watching those two.  They were definitely the new Bulk and   
   Skull.  And I'm pleased that   
   Devin finally asked Cassidy out.   
   >   
   > Haley was a really nice addition. She ran the 2004 version of the Juice   
   Bar,   
   > and was a very valuable asset to Tommy. It was great to see a really smart   
   > character, and not have her be all nerdy. She was really cool and deserved   
   a   
   > lot more screen time than she got. We didn't get to know her as a person   
   all   
   > that well, and that was a real shame.   
      
   I think Hayley should've had at least one focus episode.  What a great   
   character.   
      
   > Dino Thunder started out great. Good villains, good Rangers, Tommy, it had   
   > real potential. But once Trent became good things went downhill. Plots   
   that   
   > had been built up felt like they were in limbo with all the fillers. JDF   
   > leaving didn't help, but I know there was nothing that could be done about   
   > that. And when the plots that had been built up finally did get resolved,   
   it   
   > felt like a letdown. So I'll just have to give DT a C overall. Not awful   
   > like I thought NS was, but not good enough to make this one of my top   
      
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