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Fridge Brilliance
- As mentioned on the main page, Jason Took a Level in Jerkass, and, early on in Turbo, seemed to have some anger issues against Tommy. It's likely that, deep down, Jason wasn't entirely happy that Tommy took his role as leader, leading to some resentment.
- The name "Animarium"/"Animaria", for the island on which the Wild Zords reside, is a carryover from Gaoranger, the Japanese source material. However, while it sounds like a generic fairy-tale-place name, we're forgetting that the name was conceived from the Japanese language, where the letter "L" technically does not exist. What happens when you adapt the name in a corrected form? You get "Animalium"/"Animalia"! Perfect when you consider that "Auditorium", "Planetarium", "Gymnasium" or any similar words ending in "-ium" on the same concept are areas where activities are performed or individuals reside!
- "Forever Red": The 10 Red Rangers fight in teams of two in the battle against the Machine Generals. The pairings we see in the episode make thematic sense when you take into account each Red Ranger's history:
- Jason and Cole - The first and current Red Ranger respectively. And while it's a controversial moment, Cole destroying Serpentera could be considered a sort of 'passing-the-torch' moment from Jason as he succeeds where the first Red Ranger failed. Also, Cole's Zord is the lion aka The King Of Beasts while Jason's is the T. rex.
- Tommy and Wes - Both have been paired with their team's respective Pink Rangers (though only Tommy became an Official Couple with Kim and later Kat). In addition, Jason and Tommy's respective partners, Wes and Cole, had teamed up in "Reinforcements From The Future".
- T.J. and Leo - The two had worked together previously in the Lost Galaxy/In Space team up.
- Eric and Aurico - Two Red Rangers who were never the leaders of their respective teams. Also both their teams were led by women. And considering Eric's comments towards mutants and aliens like Trip in Time Force, him working with Aurico who is an alien can be seen as subtle character growth.
- Carter and Andros - Both had teams with Silver Rangers. Also had heroic careers before their respective teams were formed (Carter was a fire fighter and Andros served as one of Zordon's many warriors and was a Red Ranger already before meeting the Turbo Rangers).
- Also from "Forever Red", Cole manages to beat Serpentera with just a flying motorcycle...but one given to him by Animus. Who's basically the God of the Wild Zords. So it's quite possible Animus knew that Cole would need help with that battle and gave him something he personally created and powered to help even the odds a bit.
- Dr. Adler's entire motivation is an undying hatred spawned from his jealousy over Cole's mother choosing the wrong person. Orgs are spawned from pollution. Hate and jealousy are pollution of the mind. Cole even points out those emotions had "poisoned" Adler.
- The crossover shows Wes wearing the red beret that denotes command over the Silver Guardians while Eric, his partner and equal, wears a rank-and-file ballcap. From a Doylist perspective this visually symbolizes Wes's position as the Red Ranger vs Eric as the Sixth Ranger, as well as their respective white/blue collar backgrounds. From a Watsonian perspective, Eric is a master marksman and a generally practical man, and a ballcap does better to keep the sun out of one's eyes when lining up a shot. It also makes them easier to tell apart in wide and group shots.
- The Machine Generals' costumes being recycled Beetleborgs costumes makes sense given that the Machine Empire also has animal-like members. King Mondo and Prince Sprocket resemble dogs while the Cogs look like apes.
- Eric is seen wearing red civilian clothing in "Reinforcements From The Future pt. 2" for the first and only time. This could symbolize how he is acting more like how a Ranger is expected to act after Character Development in Time Force. Especially given the context is a celebratory gathering between two teams of Rangers. This is also a noticeable contrast to how he was absent from the post-battle send off in the Lightspeed team-up. Wes and Eric's civilian clothing in this episode also mirrors their Ranger uniforms. Wes's suit is red and white and his civilian wear includes a red button-down shirt over a white tank top. Eric's suit is red and black and his civilian wear includes a red button-down shirt over a black t-shirt.
- A combination of the episodes "Battle of the Zords" and "The Flute". The latter shows us that what the Orgs consider to be "good" music is wretched to the human ear, and in "Battle of the Zords," Jindrax, upon hearing Zen Aku's flute, comments on how HORRIBLE it sounds, thus it serves as another layer of foreshadowing to Zen Aku's human origins, if retroactively.
Fridge Logic
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Fridge Horror
- Looks like Jindrax and Toxica didn't get very far in their journey to "find themselves." Pieces of their bodies can be seen decorating Master Org's final form.
