Mia is uhhhhh… she sure is a Pink Ranger, all right!
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CoZ Entry #023 – Sydney Drew
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.
Continue readingCoZ Entry #017 – Rose Ortiz
Being a genius is hard (I assume). The outside world can sometimes pressure one into being the best at everything and always being right. An entire identity can be formed out of simply being “the brainy” one and make it difficult to relate to others. After all, if you spend all of your time simply knowing things and not really forming social hobbies, it can become isolating and you may end up making yourself known as a know-it-all that nobody wants to invite to parties.
Rose Ortiz was a genius thrust into a situation where she had to work with a team and develop friendships, and I think she turned out okay in the end.
CoZ Entry #007 – Cassie Chan
For the first few years of its run, the pink warriors of Power Rangers tended toward the more traditional “girly-girl” side of the spectrum. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, of course. The precedent for the graceful, feminine type was set by Kimberly and Katherine, and given Kimberly’s popularity, it was hard to imagine somebody breaking that mold anytime soon.
But then Cassie Chan showed up.
CoZ Entry #001 – Kimberly Hart
The stereotypical “valley girl” is a pretty dumb one, right? All they talk about is shopping and boys and nails. They’re airheads who pepper the word “like” into their speech as if it’s a punctuation mark. They only associate with other valley girls and surround themselves with jocks who will kiss their toes for a chance to take them to the Sock Hop or whatever.
And then there’s Kimberly Hart, a character that – while initially feeding into these preconceived notions of a pretty, upper-middle class teenage Californian – became more than the sum of her parts.
Children of Zordon 