Episode Guide / Power Rangers In Space / Rangers Gone Psycho
Rangers Gone Psycho
Airdate: 10/30/98
The Ranger's day begins with a battle
against an unnamed Owl Monster......
...who gets quickly taken out by the
Astro Megazord.
Back on the Astro Megaship, Andros
remembers the short times spent with Karone before she
was reprogramed back into Astronema.
Ashley gleefully approaches Andros and
suggests that everyone should head to Earth and take a
break from Space.
While eating at the Surf Spot, the
Rangers hear their communicators and proceed to leave.
Ashley then discovers that the sound they
heard is coming from little Mandy's computer device.
Mandy reveals that its the hottest thing in Angel Grove.
The Rangers go back to their meal only to
see a news report of destruction downtown. The Power
Rangers are seen to already be on the scene.
The "Power Rangers" awkwardly
agree to an interview with the reporter....
....... that ends in a shower of shots
from their "Astro Blasters".
The Real Power Rangers show up and watch
the news crew run away, frightened.
The Fake Rangers challenge the Real
Rangers and a color-coded battle ensues.
The furious battle moves to the nearby
warehouse.
The Fake Red Ranger then reveals that
they are not Power Rangers but..........
.......Psycho Rangers and yes they are
evil.
The Psychos easily overpower the Power
Rangers and proceed to get some knowledge from them via a
"brain drain" technique.
Zhane, the Silver Ranger, shows up and
the Psychos retreat for the moment.
After a short meeting with Astronema, the
Psychos return to Earth to mercilessly hunt down the
Rangers. The Psychos use the Ranger's communicator sound
to track them, but end up attacking random civilians
because of that new computer device.
When the Ranger's hear about the attacks,
TJ warns Zhane but in reality has unknowingly set Zhane
up to be snatched by the Psychos. Zhane is tied up and
held at the old library.
The Rangers get to the library but need a
distraction for the Psychos so that they are not heard
morphing.
The Psychos take the bait and also show
that they can run very fast. The Psycho's speed allows
them to catch up to the Ranger's MegaTank decoy.
Irritated by the decoy, the Psychos
quickly descend on the Rangers before they are able to
reach Zhane.
The Psychos release their irritation by
severely thrashing the Power Rangers. Red Ranger gets the
infamous "Psycho's Elbow".
Just as the Psychos are about to destroy
the Power Rangers, they are mysteriously teleported away.
Eventhough the Psychos left the scene,
they still left their mark on the Power Rangers. Having
freed himself, Zhane quickly rushes to the side of his
friends.
Irritated once more, the Psychos quickly
confront Astronema and demand to know why they were
halted from destroying the Rangers. Astronema puts the
Psychos in check and reminds them of who wears the pants
on the Dark Fortress.
Once the Psychos leave, Astronema reveals
to Ecliptor that the Psychos get their power by draining
it from Dark Specter. She goes on further to reveal that
she seeks to use the Psychos to destroy the Power Rangers
and Dark Specter!
Comments:
This was an action packed episode. It was
certainly cool to see the episode begin with a
battle that shows how powerful the Power Rangers
are. That Owl got wrecked.
Wondering why the Psycho Rangers are wearing a
big "N" on their belt buckles? It's
because in the sentai counterpart (Denji Sentai
Megaranger), they are known as the
"Nejirejia".
This is one of the few times in PR history that
we get to see extensive battle damage on the
suits. It looks like there is black padding
underneath every ranger's suit.
Speaking of which, the Psycho Rangers sure were
brutal. The Elbow drops and Psycho Stomps alone
should make this ep a classic.
If you look closely, you will see that Ashely
Hammond wears yellow panties.
Its a good thing that Zhane was able to free
himself, because the Power Rangers went down like
they got killed.
The Psycho Ranger's rapid running and hopping all
over the city was very similar to the Ninja
Streak found in Power Rangers Ninja Storm.
Perhaps that ability was a prelude to what was
shown in PRNS.
