Sometimes I can’t think of an intro to write before the jump, so I just stare at the screen with what I assume is a blank, soulless look in my eyes. I could say something profound about how Pink Rangers don’t always have to be the “girly-girl” or the “pretty one” and how Syd is an example of how to execute both of those things while not overindulging and also balancing them out with other things, but you and I both know that already.
Wait, you don’t? Okay well fuck here’s Syd.
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Team hierarchy rarely means jack squat in Power Rangers. The Red Ranger is always the leader (okay there’s a few mild exceptions but whatever) and everyone else is generally on the same level. There’s a few instances where one Ranger tends to become the de-facto leader when the actual head honcho isn’t around, such as Billy and Kim in the later seasons of Mighty Morphin. In most cases that just means that they’re the ones who get to yell the morphing call so it’s really not all that serious.
When you’re dealing with Rangers that also happen to be a police squad, though, the chain of command becomes a major focal point of the series. Never has this concept been more significant – and personal – than in the mind of Sky Tate. Continue reading
Children of Zordon 