A Test of Trust

Written by Ann Austen

Screen Caps by Chris " PRangerX"  Zunis



                                    
               
       Mesogog  summons Elsa to his lab.                        Mesogog punishes Elsa for her betrayal .                                                                                    Elsa begs for his forgiveness
                                                                               
                                    
               
      Mesogog  turns his attention away from                     Mesogog orders that the tired Mercer    
      Elsa for the moment. He uses a new                          be taken way.
      potion to competely split from Mesogog.                                                                                
      
                               
                   

     The Rangers discuss the recent events.                       Oliver leaves to pick up Trent. The               Oliver says he will take Trent's powers                       gang realizes just how much Kira has             away  if he doesn't have a good                                  has changed since becoming a
     excuse for not telling them about                                 Ranger.
     Mercer.                                                                         
 
  
                                                  
   As Kira thinks back, she admits she has                            Kira tells Conner that he just isn't a        changed a lot.                                                                dumb jock anymore.

                       

   After thinking back to his adventures                           Conner tells Ethan that he isn't just a
   Conner does realize that he has                                   computer geek anymore.
   changed.                                                                              
 
                       

  Ethan realizes that Conner is right as                             The Rangers remember how much Dr.
  he thinks back to his Ranger adventures.                      Oliver has done for them.

                                   

  Oliver brings Trent into the meeting. He                    When Mesogog sends out a new monster
  tells the Rangers that things haven't been                    the Rangers decide to let Trent prove
  easy for him. He recounts his story and                      himself on the battle field.
  asks for a chance to make it up for his
  secret.

                    
    
  The monster grows gigantic. He                               Conner goes Trassice to battle the    
  knocks the Rangers over. The                                  fiend.
  monster than shrinks back to normal
  size

                   

 Conner takes the monster into space.                       Conner gets into trouble. Trent steps into
 After a fiece battle Conner is sent back                     save the day.
  to Earth.

                   

 The Rangers use the Z Rex Blaster to                         Mesogog sends a replicant of the
 defeat the monster.                                                     Ranger's megazord into the battle.                                                                                                  (using his monster somehow).
                                                                                      
                                               
   The Rangers call in the real megazord,                        The replicant is destroyed by the zords.
   along with the Mesodon Megazord.

                     

 The monster remerges from the replicant.                     Trent calls upon his own Megazord.

                            

  Trent defeats the monster for good.                              Trent vows to always be there for the      
                                                                                      Rangers.

                              

   Everyone is quick to give Trent a second                       Trent says that Mesogog has to be to         chance except Conner. He gives his support                     be defeated to save his father.
as well but warns Trent that he may have
   to face Mesogog.
                                                               Comments

Well, I wasn't expecting a partial clip show. But It was nice to reflect on how much the DinoThunder Rangers have changed. The clips were good in recapping the whole show for the most part. Anyone tuning it late should have had a good enough recap to prepare themselves for the finalie. Plus we got a cool battle at the end. I didn't expect the Rangers to let Trent off so easily but he has done a lot of good for them since jioning the team. Its just a shame that a great story arch was missed with this Trent secret plot, I mean it could have been more than just an excuse for a clip show. The plot really could have stretched out for a few episodes. Or it could have been as part of a rivalery between Trent and Conner that never really developed but could have easily. But I suppose there isn't much time to do much more with the plot. The Mesogog/Mercer split was interesting. Most people like myself expected it to happen. This allows Mesogog to be killed off without pissing off the censors ( they don't like it when human characters die on kids tv).  I would have liked a better build up to the finalie in the final episodes but more stuff has already happened this year than last season in Ninja Storm. So things kind of balence out that way.  It will be interesting to see how things pan out heading towards the fanilie. I am disapionted that Zeltrax was not in this episode outside of the clips . Obviously there wasn't room for him but it would have been nice to have him around last few eps. I am sure we will get some resolution with him over the next few weeks.  The ending zord battle was short but had a few good action moments there. I know a lot of people were disapionted not to see the Blizzard Force Megazord. But they really didn't have any fottage of it. It is a shame the replicant plot (which isn't the Blizzard Force Megazord) couldn't have been expolited more. But all in all a good episodes , not a spectacular one but a good one none the less.

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