While Ryan questions if he's truly a good person, Diabolico unleashes his three most powerful monsters on Mariner Bay. And even if Ryan manages to find his inner strength to help the Rangers, a deadly fate still awaits him.
Tropes in this episode include:
- 10-Minute Retirement: Throughout this episode, Ryan leaves Mariner Bay to discover who he is to the point of even attempting to board a bus to Van Nuys. By the second half of the episode, however, Ryan decides to return to Mariner Bay, help rescue the children by throwing the exploding feather away from them, and rescue the Rangers just in time.
- Balance, Speed, Strength Trio: The three demons. Demonite's the leader, Falkar's the quick one, and Thunderon's the Dumb Muscle.
- Beware the Silly Ones: Or, Beware the Silly Scheme. Exploding feathers don't seem so dangerous on paper. In practice? Small, easily dispersed items that anyone can find and pick up, which can spread all over the city and go off like a large bomb in darkness prove to be a very dangerous thing.
- Big Damn Heroes: Towards the end of this episode, Ryan rescues the Rangers from the three demons and in the process, he transforms into the Titanium Ranger.
- Big "NO!": Ryan screams this when the cobra bit his neck in his nightmare.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: The Rangers versus the demons. They get their behinds handed to them. The tables get reversed when Ryan shows up with the Titanium Morpher.
- Double-Meaning Title: The episode title can mean two things: Ryan embracing his destiny as the Silver Ranger, or the deadly curse that Diabolico places on him.
- Knight of Cerebus: The demon trio start a surprisingly dark (for Power Rangers) storyline, a massive shift in the status quo, and prove to be incredibly dangerous opponents.
- Oh, Crap!:
- Ryan has a moment of silent horror when he realizes that the feather he gave to the young boy in the park is about to explode along with the other feathers.
- Ryan again, when he wakes up from his nightmare to find the cobra tattoo is really on his back.
- Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: Demonite explains to the Rangers that his feathers are harmless in the daytime but they explode at dark. He demonstrates this by saying "Zap!" to block out the sun with his powers.
- Sudden Downer Ending: Just after Ryan had helped save the Lightspeed Rangers and official became a member of the team, the last few minutes of the episode has him being cursed by Diabolico with a cobra tattoo that will eventually destroy him.
- That Was Not a Dream: At the end of the episode, Ryan has a nightmare where Diabolico curses him with a cobra tattoo that will move up his body every time he morphs, before eventually reaching his neck where it will fatally bite him. Upon waking up, Ryan checks his back in the mirror to see that the tattoo is really there.
- Villainous Breakdown: Diabolico starts on his, with Queen Bansheera breathing down his neck, a new Ranger on the scene, and his supply of monsters all but exhausted.
