History Recap / HistoryOfPowerRangersDinoFury

* AnAesop: {{Discussed|Trope}} -- Linkara notes a few times that ''Dino Fury'' seems to have a solid handle on its [[ExecutiveMeddling mandated]][[invoked]] "one moral per episode" format, and was pleasantly surprised by how mature and relevant some of the lessons were, such as in "Cut Off" (encouraging the use of technology to help others out, even in a CampingEpisode which Linkara was worried was going to be used to [[LuddWasRight encourage the opposite]]) and "Super Hotshot" (warning young audiences about predatory businesses and recognizing scams).

** Saban commanded that each episode end with AnAesop, and be more-or-less self-contained to prevent ContinuityLockout[[invoked]] among the young viewers. This is why the clones of Roxy and Blaze explode at the end of nearly episode in season two of ''Beast Morphers'', only to be rebuilt immediately in the next episode and repeat the cycle.

* AWizardDidIt: This season introduces the wizard: the Green Morphin Master, one of the color-coded spirits connected to the Morphing Grid itself. Against the wishes of her peers, she's been providing DeusExMachina for nearly every Ranger team, from the Legendary Battle to Steel's transformation. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Linkara doesn't mind this]] as much as he did for characters like Gosei, since unlike Gosei being essentially a Deus Ex Machina dispenser despite having no solid narrative reason for doing so, Morphin Master Green is properly established as doing so because of her belief that the Morphin Masters should be more proactive in helping the battle against evil, instead of staying in the background.[[note]]And unlike Gosei, who seemed to just be the writers' way of getting out of problems they created while doing little to properly flesh out the situations or Gosei himself, Morphin Master Green is a {{Retcon}} to explain a lot of the sillier/inexplicable events that happened in the series' past in a way that fleshes out and builds on the characters of the Morphin Masters in a way that makes sense.[[/note]]

* AWizardDidIt: This season introduces the wizard: the Green Morphin Master, one of the color-coded spirits connected to the Grid itself. Against the wishes of her peers, she's been providing [[DeusExMachina Dei Ex Machina]] for nearly every Ranger team, from the Legendary Battle to Steel's transformation. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Linkara doesn't mind this]] as much as he did for characters like Gosei, since unlike Gosei being essentially a Dei Ex Machina dispenser despite having no solid narrative reason for doing so, Morphin Master Green is properly established as doing so because of her belief that the Morphin Masters should be more proactive in helping the battle against evil, instead of staying in the background.[[note]]And unlike Gosei, who seemed to just be the writers' way of getting out of problems they created, Morphin Master Green is a {{Retcon}} to explain a lot of the sillier/inexplicable events that happened in the series' past.[[/note]]

* SlowPacedBeginning[[invoked]]: He considers the first season weaker than the second because there's little plot momentum in favor of more character-centric and self-contained episodes. That said, he's ultimately grateful that they exist as they do lead to satisfying payoff in the second season.

It took Linkara awhile, but he finally came through and reviewed ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'', a season that features a heavy lore and the return of an old foe.

It took Linkara awhile, but he finally came through and reviewed a season that features a heavy lore and the return of an old foe.

* TheBusCameBack: Of course, Linkara does mention [[spoiler:the return Lord Zedd come the episode ''Old Foes'', but his opinions were mixed at best. While the suit looked fine and the Emperor did show his brute strength, he found the episode to be half-baked and was not fond of his voice. Still, he did come around when Lord Zedd returned for Season 2, as he found the latter's voice improved and liked how his plan was reminiscent to his old ones in the ''Mighty Morphin'' era, especially as he nearly won over the Rangers]].

* TheBusCameBack: Of course, Linkara does mention [[spoiler:the return Lord Zedd come the episode ''Old Foes'', but his opinions were mixed at best. While the suit looked fine and the Emperor did show his brute strength, he found the episode to be half baked and was not fond of his voice. Still, he did come around when Lord Zedd returned for Season 2, as he found the latter's voice improved and liked how his plan was reminiscent to his old ones in the ''Mighty Morphin'' era, especially as he nearly won over the Rangers]].

* ComedyGhetto[[invoked]]: He has nothing against comic relief hijinks, but isn't too fond of Jane and J-Borg's subplots. He notes that this is likely due to behind-the-scenes realities; the comedy scenes and the character and action scenes are filmed separately, and thus they don't always cohere.

* SlowPacedBeginning[[invoked]]: He considers the first season weaker than the second because there's little plot momentum in favor of more character-centric and self-contained episodes.

* PanderingToTheBase[[invoked]]: Linkara makes note that in this season and [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers the last]], the series has been more inclined to give nods to past seasons for its adult fanbase, especially those in the know of the franchises' expansive mythos. Once [[spoiler:[[UnexpectedCharacter Lord Zedd]]]] [[UnexpectedCharacter is reintroduced as a threat]], [[DiscussedTrope Linkara takes a moment to express his worry for this trend]], as while he enjoys team-ups and {{Continuity Nod}}s, he prefers they be used sparingly to continue stories that deserve to be acknowledged as part of the ''Power Rangers'' universe, not just bringing old stuff back to spike up ratings (referring back to ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' as continuity fanservice done poorly). While he did come around to [[spoiler:Lord Zedd's return]] by the second season [[GrowingTheBeard once they ironed out the kinks of his characterization]], Linkara hopes the franchise henceforth doesn't rely on nostalgia-baiting old fans as a crutch for telling new stories, as it can come off as a sign of desperation and lack of confidence in its own future.

* PanderingToTheBase[[invoked]]: Linkara makes note that in this season and [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers the last]], the series has been more inclined to give nods to past seasons for its adult fanbase, especially those in the know of the franchises' expansive mythos. Once [[UnexpectedCharacter Lord Zedd is reintroduced as a threat]], [[DiscussedTrope Linkara takes a moment to express his worry for this trend]], as while he enjoys team-ups and {{Continuity Nod}}s, he prefers they be used sparingly to continue stories that deserve to be acknowledged as part of the ''Power Rangers'' universe, not just bringing old stuff back to spike up ratings (referring back to ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' as continuity fanservice done poorly). [[GrowingTheBeard While he did come around to Lord Zedd by the second season once they ironed out the kinks of his characterization]], Linkara hopes the franchise henceforth doesn't rely on nostalgia-baiting old fans as a crutch for telling new stories, as it can come off as a sign of desperation and lack of confidence in its own future.

* ContinuitySnarl: Linkara becomes a sputtering wreck concerning the Season 2 episode "Ultimate Mystery". Though he forgot to mention it in the review, he believed that ''Beast Morphers'' was in its own universe similarly to ''RPM'' and ''Dino Charge'', but that all went out the window when Commander Shaw calls the Dino Fury Rangers for help. He doesn't understand why Grid Battleforce wasn't mentioned ''at all'' in the previous season or now, especially since [[spoiler:Lord Zedd was walking around]] and Mick and the Ninja Nexus Prism was involved in a previous episode. He acknowledges that people told him that it was "obvious" it took place in the main universe, but then points out that, due to the various hints dropped in ''Beast Morphers'', the idea of it being in the main continuity ''just didn't make sense''.

* ContinuitySnarl: Linkara becomes a sputtering wreck concerning the Season 2 episode "Ultimate Mystery". Though he forgot to mention it in the review, he believed that ''Beast Morphers'' was in its own universe similarly to ''RPM'' and ''Dino Charge'', but that all went out the window when Commander Shaw calls the Dino Fury Rangers for help. He doesn't understand why Grid Battleforce wasn't mentioned ''at all'' in the previous season or now, especially since [[spoiler:Lord Zedd was walking around]] and Mick and the Ninja Nexus Prism was involved in a previous episode. He acknowledges that people told him that it was "obvious" it took place in the main universe, but then points out that, due to the various hints dropped in ''Beats Morphers'', the idea of it being in the main continuity ''just didn't make sense''.

** They were required to include at least two Victor and Monty scenes in every episode, and had a massive library of fart sound effects for their shtick. He mocks this by suggesting that this was [[Series/PoliceSquad "The Writer's Barely Disguised Fetish"]] and is mildly annoyed when a fart joke appears early on, but understands that it was part of ''Ryusoulger''.

* GrowingTheBeard[[invoked]]: As appose to how slow the first season for Dino Fury was, Linkara liked the second season more as everything started to form based on the plot points introduced last season into a more coherent and well told story.

* ThePowerOfLove: As this tropes ties into the theme of revenge, Linkara likes how Void Knight and Void Queen are not defeated in a traditional manner, but by the reveal [[spoiler:that Amelia was their long-lost daughter]].

* TheReveal: He compliments the final twist [[spoiler:that Amelia is the villains' long-lost daughter]]; all the clues were in place, but they weren't so heavy-handed with the foreshadowing so as to spoil it too soon.

* AWizardDidIt: This season introduces the wizard: the Green Morphing Master, one of the color-coded spirits connected to the Grid itself. Against the wishes of her peers, she's been providing [[DeusExMachina Dei Ex Machina]] for nearly every Ranger team, from the Legendary Battle to Steel's transformation. [[TropesAreTools Linkara doesn't mind this]] as much as he did for characters like Gosei, since unlike Gosei being essentially a Dei Ex Machina dispenser despite having no solid narrative reason for doing so, Morphin Master Green is properly established as doing so because of her belief that the Morphin Masters should be more proactive in helping the battle against evil, instead of staying in the background.[[note]]And unlike Gosei, who seemed to just be the writers' way of getting out of problems they created, Morphin Master Green is a {{Retcon}} to explain a lot of the sillier/inexplicable events that happened in the series' past.[[/note]]

* ContinuitySnarl: Linkara becomes a sputtering wreck concerning the episode "Ultimate Mystery" as, though he forgot to mention it in the review, he believed that ''Beast Morphers'' was in its own universe similarly to ''RPM'' and ''Dino Charge'', but that went out the window when Commander Shaw calls the Dino Fury Rangers for help. He doesn't understand why Grid Battleforce wasn't mentioned ''at all'' in the previous season or now, especially since [[spoiler:Lord Zedd was walking around]] and Mick and the Ninja Prism Star was involved in a previous episode. He acknowledges that people told him that it was "obvious" it took place in the main universe, but the various hints ''just didn't make sense''.

** He's flabbergasted by the show matter-of-factly confirming that ''Beast Morphers'' is in the main timeline, and tosses out a few half-baked theories to make it make sense.
** When discussing the Green Morphin Master's role in handling previously unexplained events, Linkara wonders if she had a hand in reviving Kendrix at the end of ''Lost Galaxy'', and the reason why ''Dino Charge'' is in its own universe after the bat shit finale.