Thankfully, Troy is along for the ride and some of Robo Knights arc rubs off on him. While Troy hasn’t exactly grown as a character (if anything the writers seemed to forget about him on a pretty consistent basis), he at least gets to act as a catalyst for Robo Knights growth. In the finale of Megaforce, Robo Knight gives Troy his blaster, signifying Troy needs to carry on where he left off in accomplishing his goal of protecting the earth/environment. Troy is able to free Robo Knight from Vraks control by using… his voice (it’s pretty stupid and comes out of nowhere but it does the trick). However, Orion is still captured and the Rangers have to protect the city. So when Robo Knight sacrifices himself to save Orion? He’s doing exactly what Troy did for him. Troy was willing to put his life on the line because he believed Robo Knight could be changed. Thusly, Robo Knight puts his own life on the line to save Orion’s, someone he’s never met but knows is a friend of the other Rangers. That is the strongest arc Power Rangers has had in a long time, which is saying something when it only comprised a few Megaforce episodes, the first two episodes of Super Megaforce, and now this two-parter. It was badly mishandled thanks to a shifting writers room but at least James W. Bates was able to finish Robo Knight off in a satisfactory way. (And yes, I am aware of what happens in the finale. We’ll get to that when it airs in America). With only a few episodes left in the season, we’ve still got to have the Rangers take out the rest of Armada and Vrak’s father. That much is certain. But why should we even care when the best character and the only one with a real arc are gone? The show is basically over and the rest of it is just killing time. 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!
