A dumpsite that Trini and Kimberly are petitioning to close down is actually a trap caused by Rita and her minotaur. Also is the debut of Principal Caplan and the Power Weapons.
Tropes
- Accidental Hug: Bulk and Skull's
Ho Yay fans are pleased when the two grab each other when trying to get Kimberly. - Action Girl: Kimberly and Trini get to show off their stuff away from the boys for the first half of this episode. Trini especially since she fights Goldar herself briefly.
- Adapted Out: Kimberly's call for her Dinozord was unused because in Zyuranger there was a kid of the week in frame that would have confused viewers. This would be repeated in future episodes.
- Behemoth Battle: Megazord Tank Mode vs. the Mighty Minotaur.
- Combat Pragmatist: Kimberly in her Pteradactyl zord blasts at Goldar and some putties while they're human-sized.
- Dean Bitterman and Reasonable Authority Figure: Mr. Caplan shows that he can zigzag between the two in his first appearance.
- Department of Redundancy Department: Rita’s “Waste Dump.” Is there any other kind of dump?
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Bulk and Skull are accompanied by a female punk named Sharkie (unnamed in the final version and played by stuntwoman Stella Angelova). She makes a few more appearances in the early episodes of this season before just vanishing without explanation.
- Facepalm: Zack does this when Alpha's dancing short-circuits the Command Centre's control panel.
- Gasshole: Bulk belches a little to mock the girls' petition.
- Green Aesop: The first of many in the franchise.
- Innocuously Important Episode: Marks the introduction of the Power Weapons which they use to destroy the Minotaur near the end.
- Make My Monster Grow: Done by Rita to the Mighty Minotaur.
- Monster of the Week: The Mighty Minotaur.
- Our Minotaurs Are Different: The Mighty Minotaur, especially after growing giant.
- Silent Antagonist: Aside from a few grunts, the Minotaur does not speak.
- Team Spirit: The central theme of the episode besides the Green Aesop. The rangers and weapons coming together at the end is the only thing that saves the day.
