Ninja Steel can’t seem to get its morals right as Preston struggles with his new magical abilities.
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Power Rangers Ninja Steel Episode 4
Never use your powers for personal gain.
Its a lesson thats been withPower Rangerssince day one.
Its one of the easiest plots to tell, especially with teenage characters that have super powers.
Hell, its basically the number one moral inSpider-Manwith the whole with great power comes great responsibility thing.
Its a simple and effective plot that can tell a quick moral lesson.
The problem is, much like last week, the moral falls flat.
Lets break this down.
Preston has wanted to be a magician since he was a little kid.
Hes been training for it all his life but hasnt gotten any better.
Suddenly hes granted powers thanks to the Ninja Stars which know all about your desires.
He can do real magic!
He uses it to take on a monster and wins.
He summons what looks like a panther of some kind with Victor and accidentally splits Monty in two.
He tries to fix Monty with no luck and has to abandon him to go fight the monster.
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Its there we learn that Prestons magic only works when helping others.
This is where the moral stops making any sense.
Its not like he knew they were sick.
So what, hes never supposed to do magic ever again?
He can only do it 100% for others?
Again, he tried to help Monty with no luck.
The moral is sacrificed for the sake of a joke.
Nothing Preston did in this episode seemed that selfish or using it for personal gain.
He finally got what he always worked for and wanted to show it off.
Whats wrong with that?
Remember how Victor and Monty interrupted Prestons magic show and insulted him?
This could have been great payoff for that.
That would have played much better into the dont use your powers for personal gain story.
Also, why was no one freaking out over what was happening to Monty?
The dude legit was sawed in half and his legs ran off.
This wasnt presented as a laughing matter to the students; it was just taken at face value.
Same with the whole Montys a box thing.
If this is a universe wherePower Rangershave always existed then okay, I can believe that.
AfterDino Charges finale though, any continuity is taken into question.
Monty is basically a bitchy mean girl and I love it.
See, nerds can be mean to!
Also, why did the episode end with Brody getting a new truck?
Why would you cap off an episode with a Brody scene when its a Preston episode?
Plus, does Brody even know how to drive?
While the main plot of this episode struggled, its the little things that end up standing out.
I adored Calvin and Hayley casually putting their arms around one another or holding hands.
Its not much but its more romance thanPower Rangersusually has.
Plus, the monster mentions his therapist and his therapists dog!
Its also worth noting how Galvanax views his capture of Brody.
He thinks he did Brody a favor, taking him in and treating him so well.
Brody of course doesnt see it that way.
I beg of youNinja Steel, like play with this.
Stray Thoughts
The girls smack talking Galvanax gave me life.
Okay, seriouslyNinja Steel?
What is with showing the Venjix photo at the top of the episode?
It was dumb enough you used the suit in the first episode why are you doing it AGAIN?
So that guy we saw in episode one has a twin brother?
Stop reusing prominent villains from past seasons.
Although I did like the joke after that of another monster looking like Ripcons mother.
Rating:
2 out of 5
