Power Rangers, a classic story of good against evil, except the good is 5-6 teenagers with attitude and the evil is giant monsters. The 30-year-long story culminated on September 29th, when the newest season, Cosmic Fury debuted to mixed reviews. It is rumored to be the end of the saga, so was it fantastic, or will it leave the series with a sour taste in the mouths of all its fans?
Cosmic Fury picked up right where the last series left off, with the Rangers going to an alien world to stop the resurrection of one of the classic villains Lord Zedd. They gain new Zords and new powers and fight against him for the 10-episode-long series to save the universe. Unlike previous series, almost all of the shots in the series were originally filmed, and not dubbed over in post-production, leading to the lower episode count. However, that leads us to one of the main problems people see with the series.
The fact that most of the series was originally shot led many to believe that it was lower quality compared to its Super Sentai counterpart, Uchū Sentai Kyuranger. Many cite the suits as the main reason for anger, as the Kyuranger suits were creative and colorful, whereas if you look at the Cosmic Fury suits they look as though “I could have made them for $30 at Walmart” – Daniel Cyr. Fans of the show thought that this was the creators getting lazy, however, the fans did have plenty of things to be happy about for the season.
The final season of Power Rangers brought to the table many firsts for the series as well as bringing back many of the things fans loved from the previous seasons. Most noticeably, the original Mighty-Morphin Blue Ranger Billy Cranston, portrayed by David Yost, returned for the entirety of the series, giving fans of the original plenty of nostalgia to feed on. In addition, in the final battle, many rangers returned to fight alongside the newest generation. Nostalgia wasn’t the only thing that was there to make fans happy, however, as we had 2 notable firsts for the series. The first series-long female Red Ranger was a large step for the series, as it was a predominantly male role, with only one other female being known to play a Red Ranger, which was only for a few episodes. In addition, Cosmic Fury was the first series to feature an actual Orange Ranger, as the color had not been touched in the 30 years the series went on.
Overall, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury was just okay, as the rose-tinted glasses from all of the new and returning Rangers would fade fairly often as the mediocre writing and horrendous suits. Its flaws for many outweigh the things it did well but overall, it satisfied the criteria to be a successful series, I just wish those suits had even one ounce of color besides the main color of the Ranger.
