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After Marah feels useless when her friend, Beevil, proves superior to her at everything evil she begins to doubt her current position when she befriends Dustin.


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  • Antagonist Title: Beevil is the titular Monster of the Week fought by the Rangers in this episode.
  • Armor-Piercing Response: Marah, before enlarging Beevil, asked a hurt Dustin if he thought she wasn't prepared and he replies:
    Dustin: I thought we were friends.
  • Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: When Marah introduces Beevil:
    Beevil: I'm wanted on 12 planets for theft, forgery, conspiracy, destruction of property-
    Marah: Don't forget littering!
    Lothor: Littering? The most underrated of intergalactic crimes! I'm impressed!
  • Call-Back: When Dustin says Marah wants to change, Blake and Hunter remind him that Choobo conned them by saying the same thing and it turned to be a trap.
  • Dating Catwoman: Dustin and Marah.
  • Distracting Fake Fight: Marah and Beevil have one to trick Dustin into giving the former the empowering device to use it on Beevil.
  • Don't Touch It, You Idiot!: To prove how evil she is, Marah takes out the P.A.M. in an attempt to take care of the Rangers. The others see which button she's about to push and implore her not to do it, but she does and causes an energy blast that trashes the bridge.
  • Dumbass Has a Point: Choobo, of all people, is the first one to warn Marah not to touch that button.
  • Exact Words: After fighting Beevil, Marah puts on her the device she asked Dustin to energize, saying it wouldn't hurt her. It turns that the device was to empower Beevil.
  • Fun Personified: Dustin remarks that everyone always call him a space case, but he never lets it get him down.
  • Genre Blind: In combination with Oh, Crap! gaze, Beevil complained that Storm Megazord using Star Blazer Power Sphere as "No Fair".
  • Imagine Spot: Marah has one of her as a Pink Ranger.
    • Palette Swap: Her "Pink Ranger" outfit is a recolor of the Blue Ranger's, complete with the exact same dolphin-tail emblem.
  • It's Personal: Angry about being tricked, Dustin pilots the Storm Megazord solo against Beevil.
  • Lampshade Hanging: After Marah accidentally blows up the bridge, Choobo remarks that for once such a screw-up wasn't his fault.
  • Lost Aesop: So is the lesson to trust people sometimes or not trust anyone?
  • Non-Indicative Title: The episode focused on Marah rather than Beevil.
  • Power of Trust: The others argue that Dustin is too trusting and that others can take advantage of that.
  • Properly Paranoid:
    • Members of both sides suggest Dustin and Marah are into each other.
    • The other Rangers suggest Marah is conning Dustin.
  • Save the Villain: Dustin saves Marah (in her normal human form) from being ran over by motocross riders, but isn't aware it's her until she reveals herself.
  • Smug Snake: Beevil acts all smug after she got enlarged, calling herself as "Queen Bee". She ended up not putting much fight against the Storm Megazord before meeting her explosive end.
  • So Proud of You: While Beevil is destroyed, Lothor congratulates Marah on the way she strung Dustin along. However, she doesn't seem too happy for it.
  • Surrounded by Idiots: Lothor expresses irritation with how no one on his team can figure out how to defeat a bunch of teenagers.
    Zurgane: In all fairness, sir, they've got that gerbil on their side.
    Choobo: I thought he was a hamster. [to Marah] You told me he was a hamster.
  • "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Tori gives one to Marah after she betrayed Dustin.
    Tori: Dustin was the one who trusted you!, who saw any good in you and that is how you pay him back?. That's low, even for you!.
  • Throw the Dog a Bone: Dustin getting his motorcycle back after the scam Marah pulled on him.
  • The Dog Bites Back: When Kapri teases Marah about actually liking Dustin, she gets mad and blasts her with energy to reassure her she's evil.
  • Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Marah plays Dustin by acting all depressed and crying.

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