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- #53: Dinohenge FilesContinuing from last month, Sid and Ashley are covering Dino Fury season 2. Which might be their favorite season of Power Rangers so far?! It’s all about the power of love, mysteries, snacks, pop-punk creeps, and women’s wrongs in this episode!
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Patreon2 hr 57 min - #52: BuzzBlast UnsolvedWell, they finally got here: Sid and Ashley are finally up to the most recent iteration of Power Rangers! Covering the first season of Dino Fury, the two discuss the show bringing Power Rangers into a modern era both with content and lore. It’s an episode about queerness, serialization, modern families, dinosaur moms, and just how much this season has to be inspired by Buzzfeed Unsolved.
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Patreon2 hr 24 min - #51: This Is How You Save The VoidAshley and Sid continue down the path of the comics with Beyond The Grid! Which can be described as “gay gay homosexual gay.” Along with the overwhelming power of queerness, the two discuss their continuing dislike of Andros, Stephen King references, alien polycules, and just what exactly is going on with Cam anyway.
Show NotesPatreon1 hr 39 min - #50: I Get It!It’s finally time! Sid and Ashley are tackling Shattered Grid, the first ever comics crossover event for Power Rangers! In this episode, the two talk fascism, grief, and self-loathing while also making fun of Ninjor for being a doofus. They also finally get a plotline they talked about 4 years ago, so that’s fun!
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Patreon1 hr 22 min - #49: The End of the Rangers (One More Time)It’s finally time! Sid and Ashley are tackling Shattered Grid, the first ever comics crossover event for Power Rangers! In this episode, the two talk fascism, grief, and self-loathing while also making fun of Ninjor for being a doofus. They also finally get a plotline they talked about 4 years ago, so that’s fun!
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Patreon1 hr 54 min - #48: Rita Bought A Gun
It’s officially the 30th anniversary year for Power Rangers, which means it’s time for Sid and Ashley to take a look at the anniversary special Once And Always! And it’s a lot! Tune in as the two talk about death and grief, Billy and Zack’s gay married vibes, how Minh Kwan is a literal teenager with attitude, and how the real charm of Power Rangers is its extreme lack of budget. It’s Morphin’ Time!
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Patreon1 hr 45 min - #47: Robo-Himbos Are People TooSummary:
Activate Beast Powers! It’s the starting of a new Saban-less era for Power Rangers and Rangersplain is along for the ride. This month, they’re covering Beast Morphers! Listen in as Ashley and Sid discuss himbo robots, public transit, and the ongoing use of pseudo coming out narratives in Power Rangers.Show NotesPatreon3 hr 4 min - Missingno8: Popuko Pipimi Everywhere At OnceSid and Ashley are going back to Japan this month by taking a look at the recent henshin hero series Endless Love! A series that involves timeline shenanigans, Shouta Aoi as himself, evil TM Revolution, and… Pop Team Epic?! What’s going on here?!Snow Notes
Patreon27 min - 46: I'm Becoming the Drakkon in my MindWith Sid and Ashley mostly caught up on the mainline Power Rangers series, it is finally time to truly dive into the Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics! Tackling the first two years of the main book leading up to Shattered Grid, the two discuss where this leaves off from Go Go, how it improves on aspects from the TV show, and just how much of a Intergalactic Warlord Girlboss Rita Repulsa truly is.Show Notes
Join Our Patreon2 hr 32 min - Missingno7: Sailor By The Bell
On this special Valentine’s Day mini-episode, Sid and Ashley take a look at the recently found American Sailor Moon pilot! How did this strange oddity come to be and what could it have meant for anime in the 90s? But more importantly, how does Sid react to literally watching it for the first time while recording? Only one way to find out!
Be sure you check out our bonus commentary on the pilot over on our Patreon as well!
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Welcome to Rangersplain, where Sid Smith takes their best friend Ashley Leckwold on a magical journey through the world of Power Rangers.