Actually, we got two! The episode opens with Jake and Noah shopping, where they run across a familiar motorcycle. That’s right; Mentor Ji from Power Rangers Samurai makes a surprise appearance that even the online fandom didn’t find out about! I follow Power Rangers news online far more than one should, so the fact even I was surprised by this? It made me smile. Thank god Jason David Frank wasn’t around to spoil it. In that same fight we also get our first Mighty Morphin Power Rangers change of the season and it’s delightfully unremarkable. All of the past changes this season have had little fanfare so it’s nice to see MMPR be treated the same way. Even the Samurai change later on doesn’t go all out. Would it be nice to have the theme songs of the various seasons play? Sure, but at least we get lines like, “Power Bow!” Little things go a long way, as I’ve said before. The second biggest moment of the episode occurs in Ernie’s, where the group is creeped on by Samurai Red Ranger, Jayden. No joke, he actually says, “We’ve been watching you.” It always feels like, somebody’s watchinnn meeeee! He throws them a power disc and disappears until the Zord fight, which he watches with Ji. They somehow give the Rangers the power to make a new megazord combination and even make time to make a reference to Samurai with a joke about Mia’s bad cooking. They then ride off into the distance. Some people may complain it wasn’t enough, but I loved it. It opens up questions about what they’ve been up to, and what exactly Jayden meant when he said he was watching them? World building! I haven’t been this excited about the Power Rangers universe or the show itself in a long time. Jason Smith, hats off to you to my good sir. I know the usage of Sentai teams probably had nothing to do with you but hats off to it anyway. The Samurai references were subtle and not overblown (even the use of bad puns and terrible stock music felt right at home.) Our next episode, featuring Casey the Zookeeper, has a lot to live up to. Can Super Megaforce deliver? For the first time since the premiere of Samurai, I actually have hope. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
