The Hasbro era continues and we've definitely got some thoughts on the second episode of Power Rangers Beast Morphers, as well as reactions from the fans.
Spoilers incoming for Power Rangers Beast Morphers, so if you haven't seen the episode yet you've been warned.
Today's episode of Beast Morphers thankfully continues the momentum from the first episode, though a few chinks in the armor do present themselves before the credits roll. Many of the positive elements from the first episode do get expanded on though, like Zoey's charm, Ben and Betty's hijinks, Devon's enthusiasm, and Ravi's interactions with Commander Shaw.
It would be easy to discount Devon's enthusiasm as over the top, but to me, it always feels genuine, and it brings some of the awe and wonder back to the series. He's enthralled with all these cool toys, which makes him staying out of the competition for the leader spot believable.
Seeing un-morphed fights was also welcome, and the fighting looked crisp and clean, eliminating some of the more overboard wirework from the premiere. Thing is though the monster was a complete no-show. Sure he was there, but he was gone just as quickly as he came. This is a bit of a double edged sword though, as while it relegates the monster to cannon fodder it does also create the illusion of an extremely strong and powerful hero.
If this were wrestling, this would be a squash match. That's perfectly fine if it's a one-off, but hopefully, it doesn't turn into a regular occurrence. We do want to see the Rangers challenged somewhat after all.
The episode truly shines though once the Rangers meet their Beast Bots, who are a joy to watch. Each one has a unique personality and feel, and honestly, we wanted them in every scene. #SmashForLife if you weren't clear on that by now. The Zord reveal was pretty spectacular as well, and it was surprising to be so engaged with that final Megazord fight sequence, something I've always struggled with in the past. The show utilized all of the Zords' various abilities and modes incredibly well, keeping up a solid pace and making the action look stylish at the same time.
One thing that did not shine here, however, was the dialogue. While the premiere walked a lovely line between cheesy and fun, this episode skewed way more towards the former, with lines that even the charming cast could've quite overcome. It wasn't all bad mind you, but it was more noticeable this time around than in the premiere.
Overall this was a fun and solid episode that kept the show's momentum but wasn't quite the home run the last episode was. That's fine though, as we'll take a double any day of the week.
So those are my thoughts, but let's see what the community thought of the big episode, which you can find on the next slide! Also, make sure to hit me up @MattMuellerCB on Twitter and let me know what you thought of the premiere!
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Ravi and Zoey are both competing to be the leader of the group, but can we acknowledge that it would be even better if it played out like this amazing dance battle below? Yes, yes we can.
ravi and zoey battling for gets to be leader #powerrangers#beastmorpherspic.twitter.com/zeoa3gCzmo
â tabby (@kamenridersolu) March 9, 2019
'ravi and zoey battling for gets to be leader #powerrangers #beastmorphers '
It was also hard not to notice that Jax had a very distinctive accent, sounding like he came to Grid Battleforce HQ directly from Jersey. V 22 osprey games. He also doesn't like to be patted on the head, but that doesn't really have anything to do with Jersey, it's just a fact I thought you would like to know. What? First impressions matter!
OMG JAX HAS A JERSEY ACCENT!!! #PowerRangers#BeastMorphers
â ShadowRay22 (@_ShadowRay22) March 9, 2019
'OMG JAX HAS A JERSEY ACCENT!!! #PowerRangers #BeastMorphers'
Power Rangers Beast Morphers airs at the same time as the new DuckTales cartoon, and one fan ended up switching between the two, but Beast Morphers ended up winning them over in the end.
#Beastmorphers I am loving the new season! :3 I'm switching between Beast morphers and the new ducktales ep and I am watchinhg more Beast than Duck.:) AND I LOVE the animal robots personalities! :3 Gorilla a big softie, cheetah short term forgetful and tough jackrabbit! :3
â Meg Ryan@AMKE (@MegRyan15) March 9, 2019
'#Beastmorphers I am loving the new season! :3 I'm switching between Beast morphers and the new ducktales ep and I am watchinhg more Beast than Duck.:) AND I LOVE the animal robots personalities! :3 Gorilla a big softie, cheetah short term forgetful and tough jackrabbit! :3'
Some are enjoying Beast Morphers so much that it caused them a problem they haven't experienced for quite some time..being late for work on Saturday morning.
I'm 33 1/2 years old. And for the first time in my life, I might have to say that 'Power Rangers is going to make me late for work.' (I have to be in at 9) #PowerRangers#BeastMorphers
â 4 days until ? (@madstalin313) March 9, 2019
'I'm 33 1/2 years old. And for the first time in my life, I might have to say that 'Power Rangers is going to make me late for work.' (I have to be in at 9) #PowerRangers #BeastMorphers'
All of the Rangers had their chances to shine in this episode, but for some, it was all about Zoey.
Zoey is a fricking badass #PowerRangers#BeastMorphers
â Scarlett | 29 days ?? (@scarlettcanary) March 9, 2019
'Zoey is a fricking badass #PowerRangers #BeastMorphers'
Watching a new episode of Power Rangers early on Saturday morning brought a lot of warm memories back for fans, and we can't blame them.
Itâs Saturday morning and Iâm watching @PowerRangers#BeastMorphers god it feels great to be a kid af this time in the morning Again . pic.twitter.com/VKWgYzVbF0
â Talos the Skrull Dad (@Kenman_RiderW) March 9, 2019
'Itâs Saturday morning and Iâm watching @PowerRangers #BeastMorphers god it feels great to be a kid af this time in the morning Again .'
Fans flipped when they realized that the Ranger's weakness from Go-Busters made it into Beast Morphers, first seen when Devon freezes at the sight of a dog.
THEY DID IT. THE ABSOLUTE MADMEN, THEY ADAPTED THE WEAK POINTS. #PowerRangers#BeastMorphers
â Satan's Buneary ? (@pockysquirrel) March 9, 2019
'THEY DID IT. THE ABSOLUTE MADMEN, THEY ADAPTED THE WEAK POINTS. #PowerRangers #BeastMorphers'
Some fans didn't love the weaknesses bit but otherwise thought the show was solid.
Still good into week 2. I do think the Animal DNA weaknesses are a little bit of a stretch but still no major problems. #BeastMorphers
â Dustin Phillips (@SonicBlueRanger) March 9, 2019
'Still good into week 2. I do think the Animal DNA weaknesses are a little bit of a stretch but still no major problems. #BeastMorphers'
After the episode was all said and done fans had plenty of opinions, including this glowing one from @Kyoryu_Chaser.
That was such a great episode. Gave us a lot of background info and explanations. We got to see what each character is capable of doing. I loved it so much. #BeastMorphers
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'That was such a great episode. Gave us a lot of background info and explanations. We got to see what each character is capable of doing. I loved it so much. #BeastMorphers'
While some weren't as high on this episode as the previous one, there was still a lot to like.
Pretty solid second episode of #BeastMorphers. The unmorphed fights continue to be great, and the megazords, especially the racer zord, are SO COOL. Ben and Betty are cringe but at least they're used sparingly. The weaknesses are a little weird, I wonder how they'll be utilized
â Tommy (@RunawaysFanAcc) March 9, 2019
'Pretty solid second episode of #BeastMorphers. The unmorphed fights continue to be great, and the megazords, especially the racer zord, are SO COOL. Ben and Betty are cringe but at least they're used sparingly. The weaknesses are a little weird, I wonder how they'll be utilized'
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Others were thrilled with the second episode, feeling it kept up the momentum from the 1st while nailing the comedic parts.
AWESOME Second episode. The team was brought together in an awesome way. Ben and Betty are more than just âcomedyâ they want to genuinely help the Rangers on the field. Devon, as chill as he is, knows when to get serious. Love it. #PowerRangers#BeastMorphers#GoGoPowerRangers
â SentaiFive (æ¦éãã¡ã¤ã´) (@SentaiFive) March 9, 2019
'AWESOME Second episode. The team was brought together in an awesome way. Ben and Betty are more than just âcomedyâ they want to genuinely help the Rangers on the field. Devon, as chill as he is, knows when to get serious. Love it. #PowerRangers #BeastMorphers #GoGoPowerRangers'
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'It's morphin' time! Activate beast power! Unleash the beast!'
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The 26th and 27th seasons of the long running Power Rangers franchise, adapting footage from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, succeeding Power Rangers Ninja Steel and Super Ninja Steel in 2019. Announced by Saban Brands and Hasbro at the 2018 Toy Fair on February 17th, 2018, Beast Morphers is the first series produced under the latter company, after Hasbro later announced they were buying the entire franchise from Saban in May 2018.
For over 25 years, the Power Rangers have been powered by a mythical source of energy known as the Morphing Grid. Now, the city of Coral Harbor is ready to use it for civilian purposes as an infinite source of clean energy. But the city's mayor has his doubts, as he's worried that yet another overlord wannabe is going to crawl out of the woodwork to claim the power for himself. While the power plant had planned for this by preparing Power Rangers of their own, the mayor is quickly proven right: a sentient computer virus named Evox infects the system and knocks out two of the Rangers-to-be, making digital copies of them to serve as his Co-Dragons. It's up to a squad mostly made of untested rookies to stand in Evox's way and make sure he can't take control of the source of all Rangers' power.
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Common Power Rangers Tropes
- Animal-Themed Superbeing: The main Rangers and their robot companions are themed on a Cheetah, a Gorilla, a Jackrabbit, a Mantis, and a Scarab Beetle.note There are also mecha for a Lion and potentially a Frog if movie footage is used.
- Brought to You by the Letter 'S': The Rangers sport Grid Battleforce 'GB' logos.
- Chest Insignia: The Grid Battleforce logos are on the belts and one of each Rangers' shoulder straps (the latter also serves as the trigger for teleportation of needed weaponry).
- City of Adventure: Coral Harbor.
- Combining Mecha: The main three Rangers form Beast-X Megazord, and Gold and Silver form another; and they can then combine into the Beast-X Ultrazord. Later, the Lion zord can replace the Beast Racer in the Beast-X formations to form an entirely different set of Megazords.
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- Leader Forms the Head: Done differently than usual, as the Megazords are formed by having the Beast Racer zord wear Beast Wheeler and Chopper as armor. Subverted later on, as the more powerful combinations use the Lion instead, and Racer is left out of the formation entirely.
- Make My Monster Grow: Averted. Unlike previous seasons, Beast Morphers does not do this. Instead, Scrozzle summons a Gigadrone from the Cyber Dimension with data from the destroyed Robotron installed. SPD is the only other season to have done this.
- Mooks: Tronics, mechanical foot soldiers of Evox created by Scrozzle in the Cyber Dimension.
- Recycled In Space: Downplayed, as the espionage aspect isn't as strong as it was in Go-Busters (the Beast-X Sword for instance has only been used in binocular form once and it wasn't even referenced in dialogue, and the toys, from what little information we have, seem to drop the whole 'disguised as other objects' gimmick).
- Sixth Ranger: The Gold and Silver Rangers.
- Spandex, Latex, or Leather: For the third time in the franchise's history,note and the first time in a TV series in the franchise, the team will not don spandex suits. Instead, the team will be donning suits made out of leather.
- Transformation Trinket: The main team uses Beast-X Morphers; which are the first major Super Wrist-Gadget morphers in over a decade.note They also require the U.S. exclusive Morph-X Keys to activate. Gold and Silver instead use Striker Morphers, a cellphone/gun hybrid.
- Transforming Mecha:
- All the zords can transform between vehicle and animal modes. The Beast Racer, Beast Wrecker, and unnamed Lion zords also have humanoid warrior modes.
- Cruise can transform into a motorcycle for Devon to ride on.
- Weapon of Choice:
- Sword and Gun for all Rangers, with the main Rangers using Beast-X Blasters and Beast-X Sabers and Gold and Silver using Striker Morphers and unnamed swords. The core Rangers' weapons can combine into the Beast-X Cannon.
- Picking up the habit of zord cockpit weapons from the last few seasons, Devon also has the Cheetah Beast Blaster.
- Word Power:
- Bond One-Liner: 'Virus eliminated.'
- In the Name of the Moon: 'Unleash the beast!', shouted post-morph.
- Invocation: 'It's morphin' time! Activate beast power! Unleash the beast!' The middle one may be required as a By the Power of Grayskull! phrase, but the other two are clearly just for show.
This show provides examples of:
- Adaptation Species Change: The Gold Ranger's animal theme is a mantis, rather than a horned beetle. Similarly, the Silver Ranger's theme is a scarab beetle rather than a stag beetle.
- Adapted Out: In Go-Busters, the Busters' weapons had the gimmick that they transformed from everyday objects. Beast Morphers cuts this aspect out and they're just weapons. The binoculars prop (the alternate form of the Beast-X Saber) does show up in episode 2, but it's treated as an entirely separate object; when the Rangers start fighting later in the scene they don't do anything with the binoculars and instead have their weapons teleported to them from the base.
- Another Dimension: The Cyber Dimension, where Evox and the Blaze and Roxy avatars are sent by Nate. It becomes their base of operations after they meet and gain the allegiance of Scrozzle, a robot who's been hiding out there and has developed his own army of robots and Gigadrones to protect himself from enemies.
- Ascended Extra:
- Enter's One-Winged Angel form in Go-Busters, Dark Buster, appeared only in the finale. In Beast Morphers, it's the Ranger form of Evoxâs Blaze avatar.
- Likewise, Escape Evolve wasn't introduced until the second half of the series and only appeared a handful of times. Here, it's the morphed form of Evoxâs Roxy avatar.
- Big Bad: Evox, the malevolent AI bent on taking over the power of Morph X.
- Big Little Brother: Ben is One Head Taller than Betty, who only comes up to his armpit and had to use a small stepladder to stand behind the front desk.
- Canon Foreigner: Scrozzle, a tech whiz who supplies Evox with his robots, was created for Beast Morphers and didn't exist in Go-Busters.
- Child Prodigy: Nate, who joined Grid Battleforce at age six and is now their chief scientist.
- Composite Character:
- Blaze and Roxy combine some elements of Jin with Enter and Escape. Though Enter and Escape were Avatars in Go-Busters, Evox using Blaze and Roxy as Avatars is similar to Jinâs use of his own Avatar while his body is incapacitated. They even end up in pods pretty much the same one Jin uses in Go-Busters.
- Nate takes some elements from Hiromuâs father - mainly, trapping the villain in another dimension - in addition to being Jinâs counterpart
- Continuity Nod:
- Mayor Daniels notes that most, if not all, Ranger villains sought to take control of the Rangers' powers to rule the universe. He even name drops Rita Repulsa, Sledge and Galvanax as his examples.
- Ravi brings up NASADA in episode 6 when they're launching model rockets.
- Cool Bike: Cruise can transform into a motorcycle.
- Cool Key: Unlike its Sentai counterpart (the Morphin Brace), the Beast-X Morpher is activated by the insertion of a Morph-X Key, which also serves as the collectible trinket for the toyline.
- Cool Shades: A design motif of the season; the Rangers have sets built into their helmets and all the Megazords also have some.
- Darker and Edgier: Than Ninja Steel, at least.
- The Dreaded: It's explained that Scrozzle that came to the Cyber Dimension to hide out from a robot named Vargoyle, and created the Tronics to protect himself.
Scrozzle: 'Trust me, if Vargoyle was after you, you'd hide too.'
- Early-Bird Cameo:
- They are the first Ranger team to make their first official appearance before their series. However unlike Sentai tradition, their first appearance is not on the television series, but in comics; during the final fight of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Shattered Grid.
- Evil Knockoff: Evox's servants are 'Avatars', essentially evil copies of Blaze and Roxy (who were intended to be the Red and Yellow Rangers before Evox got into the system and stole their minds to create his two servants) with new battle forms.
- Exactly What I Aimed At: During the fight between Zoey and Roxy in 'End of the Road'. Roxy fires past Zoey, who snarks at her opponent before realizing the shot hit the fuel of her X-Bike. Not to be outdone, Zoey throws the fuel canister past Roxy. This time Roxy mocks Zoey before realizing that Zoey just set off an entire barrel of Morph-X, forcing Roxy to retreat.
- Extreme Sport Excuse Plot: 'End of the Road' has Zoey try to promote Morph-X-powered bicycles. Blaze tries to steal the fuel, which results in a stunt-filled chase scene (and naturally cuts through a skate park at one point).
- Fantasy-Forbidding Father: Mayor Daniels isn't too happy about his son's interest in video games and karate, feeling there's no future in it. He's quickly proven wrong, as these skills are essential to being a Power Ranger.
- Grand Theft Me: In a sense. Evox uses the devices intended to turn Blaze, Roxy and Ravi into Rangers to turn Blaze and Roxy into his Avatars. Nate later points out that Blaze and Roxy are still alive, but since their Avatars are active, they are essentially 'asleep' and can't be revived until the two are destroyed.
- Green Aesop: There's a small one running throughout the series, as Morph-X is used first and foremost to generate clean energy for the city and the Rangers are primarily its protectors.
- It takes a step up in 'End of the Road'. Zoey tries to get the citizens to ride Morph-X powered bicycles in order to cut down on traffic and convince the mayor not to solve the issue by plowing a road through a forest .
- Inappropriately Close Comrades: There's an actual rule against Rangers fraternizing, quite possibly a first for the series.
- Magic Is a Monster Magnet: Mayor Daniels points out that every enemy in Ranger history (which spans two-and-a-half decades) has gone after the Morphing Grid. Needless to say, he's not happy that Grid Battleforce has built a gigantic target.
- Monster of the Week: This seasonâs villains are Robotrons, along with their titanic counterparts, the Gigadrones.
- Mythology Gag:
- The opening scene from the first episode starts out in a karate class in a youth center. Hmm..
- The way Nate says 'affirmative', his role as the team's Gadgeteer Genius, his overall personality and demeanor, even his appearance (right down to the glasses) seems to blatantly evoke Billy Cranston.
- Ravi losing his girlfriend to something terrible, with the prospect of getting her back turning into motivation, actually mirrors some second-banana heroes from across toku, like Kamen Rider Knight, Kamen Rider Brave and LupinBlue.
- Adding the fact that he was the only successful original candidate for a Super Soldier experiment who lost his lover(another original candidate) to the villains mirrors Ryu Tendo/Red Hawk from Choujin Sentai Jetman.
- Off-the-Shelf FX: The Go-Busters toys are used for the Beast-X Morphersâ and since the Morphin Brace had no key gimmick, the Rangers' Morph-X Keys are seen to turn from solid to holographic as they hit the button on the side (a proper keyhole replaces the button for the Hasbro toy).
- Pac-Man Fever: Downplayed. The game Devon plays on his phone in his dad's car in the first episode makes 8-bit beeps and boops, and we don't see what game he's playing. However, many smartphones have emulator apps and indie games that are retro throwbacks, so he could just be playing one of those.
- Properly Paranoid: Mayor Daniels is right to worry that making the Morphing Grid readily available means drawing a huge target on their backs. Rita Repulsa is indeed the biggest example as she's used Ranger powers, stolen Ranger powers, hijacked Zords and so much more. And then Evox comes along to prove him right.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Mayor Daniels. While he may not always agree with the Devon and the others, he's always willing to hear their side, can be persuaded, and generally wants the best for everyone.
- Reed Richards Is Useless: A major hurdle that our heroes contend with is the fact that Mayor Daniels would rather use normal methods and stay away from things running on Morph-X. Grid Battleforce prove themselves useful in showcasing the wonders of Morph-X and letting the people use them.
- Reptiles Are Abhorrent: The show's main villain, Evox, takes the form of a snake. Averted with the lizard Zoey and Nate take care of in episode three, who's used to demonstrate the innocence and importance of keeping the local forests intact.
- Robot Buddy: Known as 'Beast Bots', each of the Rangers have one, and they transform into Beast Zords' control panels. The Red Ranger's is named Cruise, the Blue Ranger's is named Smash, and the Yellow Ranger's is named Jax. The Gold Ranger also has one named Steel, who doesn't transform into a control panel but instead becomes a Power Ranger himself.
- Ship Sinking: Attempted, at least - one of Grid Battleforce's rules is that 'Rangers can't date Rangers'. Roxy and Ravi aren't happy with this since they're dating and have been chosen to become Rangers, but Ravi intends to comply and breaks up with her. Shortly thereafter, her mind gets stolen and used to create one of Evox's 'avatars'.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Blaze and Roxy do not like Scrozzle, and the feeling is mutual from him towards them, but they're forced to work together under Evox's rule.
- The Something Force: It's not applied to the show title this time, but Grid Battleforce is still an example.
- Those Two Guys: Ben and Betty, a pair of bungling GB security guards.
- The Unchosen One: Devon and Zoey, two of the three Rangers, are last-minute substitutes after the intended ones, Blaze and Roxy, essentially have their minds stolen and used as the basis of Evox's two 'Avatars', while Devon and Zoey step in to stop them from taking Ravi, the intended Blue Ranger, as a third 'Avatar'.
- Trademark Favorite Food: After being bonded with Rabbit DNA, Zoey develops a hankering for carrots.
- Transformation Is a Free Action: Knowingly averted in 'Hanger Heist' where the Rangers undergo a training simulation revolving around them combining their Zords while under enemy attack. When they combine their Zords for real, a shield is generated to protect them from interference from the Gigadrones.
- Van in Black: Ravi and Zoey get one in episode 6, since they're not giving everyone bikes this season. It's got a not-too-obtrusive Grid Battleforce logo in white.
- Weaksauce Weakness: In Evox's Revenge, it's revealed that when the Rangers first morphed, they also inherited a little bit of corrupted data from Evox's infection in the previous episode, giving them weaknesses. These include:
- Devon freezes up whenever he sees a dog, even a picture of a dog. The show justifies this by saying he has feline DNA now, and has inherited a natural fear of canines.
- Ravi overheats and goes berserk when overusing his powers.
- Zoey runs out of energy when she overuses her powers, and has to eat carrots to restore her energy levels.
- You Have to Believe Me!: Devon says this even as he's being dragged off by the security team while he's trying to warn them about the snake-like virus that's invaded their systems.
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Power Rangers Beast Morphers | |
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Also known as | Saban's Power Rangers Beast Morphers |
Genre | |
Created by | |
Based on | Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters by Toei Company |
Developed by | Haim Saban Allspark Pictures (Hasbro) Toei Company |
Starring | Rorrie D. Travis Jazz Baduwalia Jacqueline Scislowski Abraham Rodriguez |
Theme music composer | Noam Kaniel (Noam) Cash Callaway[1] |
Composer(s) | Noam Kaniel (Noam)[2][3] Youssef 'Joe' Guezoum[4][5] Matt McGuire Cash Callaway[6] |
Country of origin | United States Japan |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 (list of episodes) |
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Production location(s) | Auckland, New Zealand, Kyoto, Japan & Tokyo, Japan |
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Distributor | Allspark (Hasbro) |
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Original network | Nickelodeon |
Picture format | 720p/1080p (HDTV) |
Original release | March 2, 2019 â present |
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Preceded by | Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel |
Power Rangers Beast Morphers is the twenty-sixth season of the American children's television programPower Rangers, and the first in the series to be produced by Allspark, the entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc., as well as being the first in the franchise to have all toys manufactured and distributed by Hasbro.[8][9][10] The season will be produced primarily using footage, costumes, and props from the 2012 Japanese Super Sentai series Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters; making it the first time Power Rangers has gone backwards to adapt a Super Sentai series that was previously skipped over. The season premiered on Nickelodeon on March 2, 2019.
This season was to be produced by Saban Brands. During pre-production, Hasbro acquired the Power Rangers franchise and other entertainment assets from Saban Brands and the latter company subsequently closed on July 2, 2018.[11][12]
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Plot[edit]
Set sometime in the future, a secret agency in the city of Coral Harbor known as Grid Battleforce combines a newly-discovered substance called 'Morph-X' with animal DNA to create a new team of Power Rangers known as the Beast Morphers. The Beast Morpher Rangers must defend the Morphin Grid from Evox, an evil sentient computer virus that creates evil avatar clones of original Beast Morphers candidates Blaze and Roxy, who have been rendered comatose as a result. When the three of them are transported to the Cyber Dimension, Evox, Cybervillain Blaze, and Cybervillain Roxy gain its de facto ruler Scrozzle as an ally as he helps them in their plan to return Evox to Earth.[13]
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Characters[edit]
Cast[edit]
Rangers[edit]
- Rorrie D. Travis as Devon Daniels, the Beast Morphers Red Ranger, and the son of the mayor of Coral Harbor. Devon assumes the mantle of the Red Ranger when Blaze, the original Red Ranger candidate, was rendered comatose by his Avatar due to Evox's corruption of the Morph-X. Devon finds action to be a great way to spend time; he likes to go to martial arts courses and complain when he finds them to be not on his level of expertise. Other than that, he demonstrates a desire to prove his self-reliance to his father. Devon is a natural born leader. Devon's Red Ranger powers incorporate Cheetah DNA, allowing him to move with super-speed, but freezes at the sight of dogs.[14][15]
- Jazz Baduwalia as Ravi Shaw, the Beast Morphers Blue Ranger. He is the son of Grid Battleforce Commander Shaw and is the only current Ranger that was an original candidate for the program. Ravi was in a relationship with the original Yellow Ranger candidate Roxy, but broke up with her to embrace his duties as a Ranger. He feels regret for pushing her aside after her Avatar's creation left her comatose. Ravi's Blue Ranger powers incorporate Gorilla DNA, giving him immense physical strength, but can overheat and become enraged when overusing it.[14][15]
- Jacqueline Scislowski as Zoey Reeves, the Beast Morphers Yellow Ranger. Zoey is a laundry girl for Grid Battleforce and a former candidate for the Ranger program, but she was not selected. She became the Yellow Ranger after Roxy was rendered comatose due to the Morph-X corruption by Evox. She is brave, and has a strong sense of self and justice. Zoey's Yellow Ranger powers incorporate Jackrabbit DNA, giving Zoey powerful jumping and kicking abilities, but she can become easily exhausted, and she can restore her energy with carrots.[14][15]
- Abraham Rodriguez as Nate Silva, the Beast Morphers Gold Ranger. Nate is a child prodigy, chief researcher and head of technology of Grid Battleforce who developed Morph-X for use as a clean, sustainable energy source. He created the Beast Morphers Ranger's powers and arsenal. A genius, Nate is a quick thinker in situations that require it. It was due to his quick thinking that allowed Devon, Ravi, and Zoey to gain their powers, protecting the Morphing Grid. Being an only child, Nate always wanted an elder brother, and considers a Beast Bot as a brother-figure to a Ranger. He has feelings for Zoey, sending her Valentines flowers secretly.
- Jamie Linehan as the voice of Steel, the Beast Morphers Silver Ranger. A new Beast Bot, also known as Mr. Fantastic Super Handsome Strong as Steel. Steel is a scarab-themed Beast Bot who was created by Nate while he was kidnapped by Blaze and Roxy, and was intended to be used for a potential body for Evox. However, Nate stops Evox's plan, and Steel is bonded with scarab DNA and Nate's human DNA to become the Silver Beast Morphers Ranger. Due to him being bonded with human DNA, Steel is half-human, and is considered by Nate to be his 'brother'.
Veteran Rangers[edit]
- Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.[16]
- Brennan Mejia as Tyler Navarro, the Red Dino Charge Ranger from Power Rangers Dino Charge.[17]
- James Davies as Chase Randall, the Black Dino Charge Ranger from Power Rangers Dino Charge.[17]
- Yoshi Sudarso as Koda, the Blue Dino Charge Ranger from Power Rangers Dino Charge.[17]
- Davi Santos as Sir Ivan of Zandar, the Gold Dino Charge Ranger from Power Rangers Dino Charge.[17]
Allies[edit]
- Kelson Henderson as the voice of Cruise, a cheetah-like Beast Bot to the Red Ranger.
- Charlie McDermott as the voice of Smash, a gorilla-like Beast Bot to the Blue Ranger.
- Emmett Skilton as the voice of Jax, a jackrabbit-like Beast Bot to the Yellow Ranger.
- Kristina Ho as Betty Burke, a cadet and receptionist of Grid Battleforce.[18]
- Cosme Flores as Ben Burke, a cadet and security officer of Grid Battleforce who works with his older sister Betty, both of whom fill the role of comic relief due to getting themselves involved in a variety of pratfalls and accidents.
- Kevin Copeland as Adam Daniels, the Mayor of Coral Harbor and Devon's father.
- Teuila Blakely as Commander Shaw, Ravi's imposing mother who commands Grid Battleforce.
- Sia Trokenheim as Muriel Reeves, Zoey's mother and a reporter for Channel 10.
- Mark Wright as General Burke, the father of Betty and Ben Burke.
- Colby Strong as Blaze, the original Red Ranger candidate who was rendered comatose when Evox corrupted the Red Beast Morpher Ranger powers.
- Liana Ramirez as Roxy, the original Yellow Ranger candidate and Ravi's ex-girlfriend who was rendered comatose when Evox corrupted the Yellow Beast Morpher Ranger powers.
- Olivia Tennet as Dr. K, from Power Rangers RPM.[19]
Villains[edit]
- Randall Ewing as the voice of Evox, a sentient computer virus that speaks through a king cobra avatar and uses special viruses that turn ordinary objects into Robotrons.
- Colby Strong as Cybervillain Blaze, the Evil Crimson Ranger. Cybervillain Blaze is an avatar clone of the original Red Ranger candidate Blaze who is currently in a coma.[14]
- Liana Ramirez as Cybervillain Roxy, the Evil Yellow Ranger. Cybervillain Roxy is an avatar clone of the original Yellow Ranger candidate Roxy who is currently in a coma.[14]
- Campbell Cooley as the voice of Scrozzle, the de facto ruler of the Cyber Dimension and the creator of the Tronics who allies with Evox.
Production[edit]
Saban Brands announced on February 12, 2018 that it had renewed its partnership with Nickelodeon for an additional three years now going until 2021.[20] In a joint statement on February 15, 2018, Saban announced that it would not renew its master toy license with Bandai going forward and that the current license would expire on April 1, 2019, ending a 25-year partnership dating back to 1993 with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.[21] The following day on February 16, 2018 at New York Toy Fair 2018, Hasbro announced that it had acquired the master toy license from Saban Brands, revealed a re-branded logo for the Power Rangers franchise and mentioned that their contract with Saban Brands included an option to negotiate the purchase of the Power Rangers franchise from Saban Brands at a later time if they chose.[8] The next day on February 17, 2018, at the New York Toy Fair, Hasbro announced that their toys would start to appear in April 2019 and that the Super Sentai series Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters would be the first season adapted under the re-branded Power Rangers logo as Power Rangers Beast Morphers.[13]
Power Rangers Beast Morphers Watch Cartoon
On May 1, 2018, Hasbro announced that it had agreed to purchase the Power Rangers franchise from Saban Brands in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $522 million.[11][10] On May 25, 2018, it was revealed that Saban Brands was preparing to layoff a majority of its employees with Saban Brands ceasing operation on July 2, 2018, though its parent company Saban Capital Group would remain open for business.[22][12]
Judd 'Chip' Lynn, who resumed executive producer duties for Power Rangers since Dino Charge, will also return for Beast Morphers.[23]
The first season finished filming on December 20, 2018.[24] The second season began filming about a month later.[25]
Noam Kaniel (Noam) composes the music for the series alongside Youssef 'Joe' Guezoum, and Matt McGuire. [2][4]
References[edit]
- ^nightmere10 (2019-02-28). 'Cash Callaway Performs Beast Morphers Theme, Set to Score Season'. The Power Scoop. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ abnightmere10 (November 26, 2018). 'Noam Kaniel to Compose for Beast Morphers'. The Power Scoop. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^'Youssef Guezoum'. www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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- ^Ramirez, Liana [@LianaKRamirez] (January 15, 2019). 'Officially back at it!!! Just now boarded a plane to NZ and we are about to take off!!! So excited to continue to work on this incredible show! GO GO POWER RANGERS!!!!????' (Tweet) â via Twitter.
External links[edit]
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers on IMDb
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Power Rangers Beast Morphers | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 20 + 2 specials |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon |
Original release | March 2, 2019 |
Season chronology | |
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Power Rangers Beast Morphers is an American television series created by Haim Saban, Hasbro, and Toei Company. It is the twenty-sixth season overall of the Power Rangers television franchise.[1] The season began airing on March 2, 2019 on Nickelodeon. It is the first season of the franchise's run with Nickelodeon to air in a Saturday morning time slot, as opposed to the noon-time slot that the previous eight seasons occupied.
Episodes[edit]
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air dateâ[2] | US viewers (millions) |
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876 | 1 | 'Beasts Unleashed' | Simon Bennett and Yuji Noguchi | Chip Lynn | March 2, 2019[3] | 0.73[4] | |
Scientists tap into the Morphin Grid, but an evil virus corrupts the technology and a new team of Power Rangers is formed to defend the Grid from evil. | |||||||
877 | 2 | 'Evoxâs Revenge' | Simon Bennett | Johnny Hartmann, Becca Barnes & Alwyn Dale | March 9, 2019 | 0.61[5] | |
When Grid Battleforceâs Commander needs to select a leader for the team, Zoey and Ravi fight over who should get the job. | |||||||
878 | 3 | 'End of the Road' | Oliver Driver | Alwyn Dale, Becca Barnes & Patrick Rieger | March 16, 2019 | 0.74[6] | |
Zoey tries to convince the citizens of Coral Harbor to use Morph-X powered bikes instead of cars, but Blaze uses this opportunity to execute an evil plan. | |||||||
879 | 4 | 'Digital Deception' | Oliver Driver | Denise Downer | March 30, 2019 | 0.71[7] | |
Ravi is shocked when the evil Roxy comes to his rescue and wonders if there may still be good left in her. | |||||||
880 | 5 | 'Taking Care of Business' | Oliver Driver | Alwyn Dale & Becca Barnes | April 6, 2019 | 0.59[8] | |
Devon finds it difficult to balance a new job at a car wash that he took to impress his dad and the duties of being the Red Power Ranger. | |||||||
881 | 6 | 'Hangar Heist' | Riccardo Pellizzeri | Becca Barnes & Alwyn Dale | April 13, 2019 | 0.59[9] | |
Nate develops a new technology from a captured Gigadrone and Devon struggles with fully trusting his team. | |||||||
882 | 7 | 'A Friend Indeed' | Oliver Driver | Chip Lynn | April 20, 2019 | 0.57[10] | |
Evox targets the Beast Bots to stop the Beast Morphers Rangers from forming their Megazord. | |||||||
883 | 8 | 'The Cybergate Opens' | Riccardo Pellizzeri | Becca Barnes & Alwyn Dale | April 27, 2019 | 0.61[11] | |
Scrozzle executes his plan to finally free Evox from the Cyber Dimension and the Beast Morphers Rangers, along with an unexpected friend must do everything in their power to stop him. | |||||||
884 | 9 | 'An Iron Brother' | Riccardo Pellizzeri | Alwyn Dale & Becca Barnes | July 6, 2019 | TBA | |
Blaze and Roxy kidnap the Silver Ranger so Evox can take over his body and escape the cyber dimension. | |||||||
885 | 10 | 'Thrills And Drills' | Oliver Driver | Becca Barnes & Alwyn Dale | July 13, 2019 | TBA | |
Ravi must face one of his worst fears when it interferes with his Ranger duties. | |||||||
886 | 11 | 'Tools of the Betrayed' | TBA | TBA | July 20, 2019 | TBA | |
An innocent lie leads to a break in trust between the Power Rangers. | |||||||
887 | 12 | 'Real Steel' | TBA | TBA | July 27, 2019 | TBA | |
When Nate and Steel unexpectedly clash, it leads to double trouble for the team. |
References[edit]
- ^Kelley, Shamus (February 15, 2019). 'Power Rangers Beast Morphers: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, News'. Den of Geek!. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^'Shows A-Z â Power Rangers on Nickelodeon'. The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^Kelley, Shamus (February 15, 2019). 'Power Rangers Beast Morphers: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, News'. Den of Geek!. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^'SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals 3.2.2019'. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^'SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals 3.9.2019'. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^'SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals 3.16.2019'. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^'SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals 3.30.2019'. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^'SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals 4.6.2019'. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^'SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals 4.13.2019'. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^'SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals 4.20.2019'. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^'SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals 4.27.2019'. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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