REVIEW: Power Rangers Cosmic Fury – Spoiler Free Review

REVIEW: Power Rangers Cosmic Fury

“Cosmic Fury is a concentrated blast of everything you loved about Dino Fury, while stripping away some of the things that bogged the previous two seasons.”


It’s been over thirteen months since Hasbro first officially announced Power Rangers Cosmic Fury on National Power Rangers Day 2022. Who could forget the infamous accidental 1:00am tweet during the last Power Morphicon before the cast left to film in New Zealand again?

Since then, a fervent anticipation for this season has gripped the fanbase, ready to pounce on every scrap of behind the scenes information, tweets from executive producer Simon Bennett, trickles of official information from Hasbro press or unofficial leaks.

Now that Cosmic Fury is here, does it live up to the hype? For me, the answer is yes… mostly.

Overall, I enjoyed Power Rangers Dino Fury Seasons 1 and 2. The main characters were all very endearing, even secondary characters like Jane, J-Borg, Tarrick and Pop Pop, among others. All of that was possible thanks to the hard work of the creative team; writers and actors whose comrade and passion shined a little more than past seasons.

Both Dino Fury seasons also included past season cameos (like Kelson Henderson’s Mick Kanic, Campbell Cooley’s Scrozzle or Lord Zedd in Dino Fury season two), easter eggs and references (J-Borg is a Hartford Robotics android, a nod to Operation Overdrive) for long time fans. Cosmic Fury is a concentrated blast of everything you loved about Dino Fury, while stripping away some of the things that bogged the previous two seasons.

CAST (Left to Right): Jordon Fite (Aiyon); Tessa Rao (Izzy Garcia); Kai Moya (Ollie Akana); Hunter Deno (Amelia Jones); Russell Curry (Zayto); and Chance Perez (Javi Garcia). Not pictured: Jacqueline Joe (Fern) and David Yost (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger/Billy Cranston).

This third season only works based on the solid foundation built on the shoulders of the previous two. Since all of the main cast has been established over the past forty-four episodes, this leaves room to introduce new villains of the season Bajillia Naire and her daughter Squillia Shar Livia Naire of Squid Ink, Inc. Bajillia and Squillia are very fun characters that are a not-so-subtle commentary on contemporary corporate and influencer culture and are the perfect villains to scheme alongside Lord Zedd.

From the various trailers, press releases and articles, Mick Kanic (Ninja Steel, Dino Fury) and Billy Cranston do indeed return for this season. Without spoiling anything, both have many great moments throughout the season. Especially Billy, who feels like a better representation of the character than in MMPR: Once & Always. Granted, Billy was in a stressful situation after the loss of Trini and obsession to pursue Robo Rita for a year. However, in Cosmic Fury, Billy feels like the natural 30-year extension from the genius we knew from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Zeo.

Stripped away from the previous two seasons, and the past ten years frankly, are the more heavy handed “lesson of the week” morals and are replaced with multi-episode conflicts that build and resolve naturally for many characters and pairings to varying degrees of success. Conversations and resolutions are fleshed out and the dialogue feels less stilted. Also gone are the wacky hi-jinks B-plots from characters like Jane and J-Borg… mostly. They are still in the show, and funny as ever, but only as much as the story allows in the season-long crisis. And the crisis is about as universe ending in Power Rangers as it gets, It might sound dire as a final(?) season of the current status quo… but there are still empowering, funny and heartwarming moments throughout Cosmic Fury.

From Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Episode 3 “Off Grid”. Hunter Deno as Amelia in Power Rangers Cosmic Fury. Cr. NETFLIX © 2023

The first three episodes of Cosmic Fury are the perfect beginning to the season, with the first episode (“Lightning Strikes”) starting literally moments after season two’s cliffhanger ending. The Netflix bingeing format works for Cosmic Fury, as the season has a clear beginning (Episodes 1-3), middle (Episodes 4-6) and end (Episodes 7-10). My advice would be to skip the intros in your first watchthrough if you want to go in as spoiler-free as possible to capture the excitement of the surprises and twists in store (if that’s even possible at this point…). Also, watch in those previously listed blocks if you need a break between arcs this weekend.

By the end, Cosmic Fury actually made me wish for just a couple more episodes to spend with this team. Or at the very least, some extended scenes, like a full team roll call in the style of the one seen in Episode 4 “Team Work”. This is just a small gripe after four complete watchthroughs of the season over the course of the month. When watching Cosmic Fury for my first time… I was hooked. It made me feel as excited as I was thirty years ago watching Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

From Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Episode 4 “Team Work”. (L-R) Tessa Rao as Izzy, Jordon Fite as Aiyon, Hunter Deno as Amelia, and Chance Perez as Javi in Power Rangers Cosmic Fury. Cr. NETFLIX © 2023

With Power Rangers officially ending production in New Zealand after twenty years, I want to thank all of the cast and crew who kept the power going throughout that time. Power Rangers Cosmic Fury is the culmination of writing, direction, cinematography, stunts, prop, costume and set design when the restrictions of network television feel like they are gone (or at least… previous corporate mandates).

Overall, Cosmic Fury is a tight ten-episode series that cuts the fat from a traditional Power Rangers season, but still keeps the charm, action and wild production history unique to the franchise as a whole and is a fitting end(?) to this thirty-year saga.

I give Power Rangers Cosmic Fury an 8/10.


A huge thank you to the team at Hasbro, eOne and Netflix for providing RCPH with a press screener earlier this month. Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury premieres globally on Netflix this Friday, September 29th. Stay tuned for our upcoming (spoiler full) podcast reviews for the first and second halves of the series.

Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 219

Originally recorded on August 24th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with your hosts as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

On this episode, Eric is joined by Chris Long (@clong83), Dr. Ben (@doctorbenMD), Five (@SentaiFive) and towards the end of the show, Ro (@RoliverQueen_) from the Comics Code UH-thority Podcast (@ComicsUhthority) to discuss the news for Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury before its worldwide release on September 29th on Netflix.

We also catch up on the news including the writer’s strike, comics news, sentai DVDs, Pooki comments and more!

Happy Power Rangers Day? Whoops…

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 219 – “Ranger Roundtable: Power Rangers Cosmic Fury News”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro and Writer’s Strike disclaimer
  • 0:07:04 – Comics News
  • 0:11:01 – More Sentai DVDs?
  • 0:13:13 – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury News – press release
  • 0:29:23 – Netflix “What’s Next” clip
  • 0:36:38 – Netflix Media Center Promotional Images and the suits
  • 0:51:07 – Spoilers for a new Ranger
  • 0:55:35 – Hype-level check
  • 0:58:36 – Simon Bennett Behind the Scenes comments
  • 1:02:42 – Ro enters the podcast
  • 1:06:06 – The absence of Zayto
  • 1:10:50 – No Power Rangers Day stream and final thoughts
  • 1:19:13 – Plugs and Outro

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 218

Originally recorded on July 17th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with your hosts as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

On this episode, Eric is joined by Josh (@LivingRangerKey) of Lightning Aftermath (@LightningFigPR), Josh (@KentuckyJAM) of the upcoming book “Morphinomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered Earth”, and Kenn (@TheKennGlenn) to discuss the past year and more of Hasbro’s Fan First live streams for Power Rangers.

We also catch up on the news including BOOM! Studios comic news, Hasbro City, Power Rangers no longer filming in New Zealand, the Lightning Collection going on hiatus and more! Also… G.I. Joe??

Josh killed the line!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 218 – “Rangers Revisit Fan First Tuesday – One Year (and change) Later”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro and Comics News
  • 0:13:26 – Hasbro City, Lightning Collection collab jab
  • 0:15:49 – Power Rangers to no longer film in NZ
  • 0:22:31 – Lightning Collection going on Hiatus
  • 0:46:06 – PR Fan Streams since April 2022
  • 0:57:33 – Go Joe!
  • 1:12:18 – Back to PR Fan Streams!
  • 1:20:07 – Reflecting on the past year (and change) and the future
  • 1:33:39 – Final Thoughts, Social Plugs and Closing

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NEWS – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Production Stills Leaked + New Preview Clip

Last week we got the official press release of the September 29th premiere date for Power Rangers Cosmic Fury as well as confirmation of David Yost joining the cast.

This week, Netflix released their monthly “New on Netflix” video for September 2023 which includes a brief cut of new footage from Cosmic Fury.

Thanks to a leak from Netflix Life, we also have new production stills from the Netflix Media Center. Please note that according to the picture’s file names, it looks like these images were supposed to release starting September 1st. We reached out to Netflix’s Press Contact for Power Rangers, but have not heard back at the time of publication of this article.

Synopsis
The newest installment in the Power Rangers saga, Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury follows the team from Power Rangers: Dino Fury who embarks on a new journey into outer space. As they navigate their way through this new territory, they will uncover new Cosmic abilities and work together to fend off the return of the infamous villain Lord Zedd and save the universe.

There are major spoilers after the jump!

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NEWS – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Global Netflix Premiere Date and More Morphinominal Reveals

HASBRO ANNOUNCES ICONIC RANGER DAVID YOST JOINS THE CAST OF “POWER RANGERS COSMIC FURY,” UNVEILS SEPTEMBER 29TH PREMIERE DATE

THE SERIES’ BRAND-NEW THEME SONG IS AVAILABLE NOHERE

Power Ranger Cosmic Fury will premiere exclusively on Netflix

NEW YORK, NY (August 17, 2023) – It’s Morphin Time! Hasbro’s entertainment studio, eOne, today announced that Power Rangers Cosmic Fury will debut exclusively on Netflix on September 29, 2023, bringing the iconic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers cast member, David Yost, to the galactic-themed series as his original character, Billy Cranston. Fans can watch and listen to the show’s brand-new theme, composed and arranged by Bert Selen to prepare them for Cosmic Fury’s out-of-this-world experience.

Power Rangers Cosmic Fury welcomes you to outer space! For the first time in nearly three decades, Power Rangers is entering into a third season with the same core cast of Rangers: Russell Curry (Zayto); Hunter Deno (Amelia Jones); Kai Moya (Ollie Akana); Tessa Rao (Izzy Garcia); Chance Perez (Javi Garcia); Jordon Fite (Aiyon) and Jacqueline Joe (Fern). The Dino Fury Rangers are going to space with new powers, new costumes, new weapons, and, of course, new Zords! As a core character, appearing in all ten episodes of the series, Mighty Morphin Blue RangerBilly Cranston played by David Yost will assist the Cosmic Fury team in fighting Lord Zedd. Simon Bennett serves as Executive Producer.

SHOW LOGLINELord Zedd has escaped, and this time his rampage extends to the farthest reaches of space! The Rangers need to find new Zords and new powers to face Zedd’s latest threat, and they won’t do so alone. Joined by some familiar faces, they will discover the power of the Cosmic Orbs and become the Cosmic Fury Rangers, armed with new uniforms, new weapons, and an entirely new fleet of Zords! Go Go, Power Rangers!

BILLY CRANSTON – CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: In the beginning of season 30, Billy, the MMPR Blue Triceratops Ranger, joins the Dino Fury Rangers in fighting back against the gravest threat the universe has known. Ever the tech genius and master of logic, Billy’s help is crucial to the Rangers in their battle against Lord Zedd. Billy’s expertise shines as the team rallies to fend off both a galactic invasion and the potential undoing of all the good that came from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers team.

The cast of Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury in their new Ranger suits. Costumes in the new series are designed by Sarah Voon. Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury premiers September 29 on Netflix.

The cast of Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury, Tessa Rao, Kai Moya, Jordon Fite, Hunter Deno, Russell Curry and Chance Perez. Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury premiers September 29 on Netflix.

Jordon Fite (Gold Ranger / Aiyon), Hunter Deno (Red Ranger / Amelia Jones) with David Yost (Blue Ranger / Billy Cranston), Chance Perez (Black Ranger / Javi Garcia) and Tessa Rao (Green Ranger / Izzy Garcia) of Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury. Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury premiers September 29 on Netflix.

Click to download the high res key art for Power Rangers Cosmic Fury!

Original Article from Entertainment Weekly.


Inspired by Power Rangers Cosmic Fury, Hasbro released the Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Cosmic Morpher, now available at TargetAmazon and Entertainment Earth. The Cosmic Morpher is an electronic role play toy that uses unique sound-scanning technology that will “listen” to Power Rangers episodes playing on your tv, tablet, and more and react to what it “hears,” letting kids to interact and imagine that they’re morphin into action as Power Rangers!

POWER RANGERS COSMIC FURY COSMIC MORPHER
(Ages 5 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $33.99 / Available NOW)

IT’S MORPHIN TIME! The 30th season of Power Rangers finds the Dino Fury Rangers in space, battling the evil Lord Zedd. Inspired by Power Rangers Dino Fury, the Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Cosmic Morpher is an electronic role play toy that uses unique sound-scanning technology that will “listen” to Power Rangers episodes playing on your tv, tablet, and more and react to what it “hears,” letting kids to interact and imagine that they’re morphin into action as Power Rangers! The Cosmic Morpher features over 20 lights and sounds with interactive action buttons. Tap the Cosmic Fury Orb in the center of the morpher to cycle through Ranger colors and choose your favorite Ranger to hear their voice. Look for other morphinominal kids role play toys, costumes and more. Each sold separately. The Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Cosmic Morpher is now available at TargetAmazon and Entertainment Earth. Amazon Affiliate Links help support the podcast.

Celebrating 30 continuous years on the air, Power Rangers has become one of the longest-running kids’ live-action series in television history, with more than 900 episodes aired to date. Created by Haim Saban and launched in 1993 with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the series celebrates its 30th year with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, an anniversary special now streaming exclusively on Netflix. To further commemorate the iconic franchise’s three decades, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury will also land on Netflix on September 29.

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Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 091

Originally recorded on February 5th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In newest Extra Episode, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, we conclude our Power Rangers Dino Fury Season 2 episode reviews with episodes 19-22.

Eric had some Bad Vibes before editing this episode. It was The Invasion of “too much to do in life”. The Truth was that he needed James (@MSSPod) from Mostly Speakin’ Sentai and Marshland Media to help edit! In the end, The Nemesis was really unbleeped swearing….

We discuss some news including new Power Rangers Unlimited listings, Lightning Collection leaks and rants, Dekaranger and more! In our Ranger Nation Answers segment, we asked our listeners to tell us their favorite moment from season two and how much they are looking forward to Cosmic Fury.

Four months? It only took two…

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 091 – “Rangers Review Dino Fury Season 2 Episodes 19-22”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro
  • 0:02:03 – MMPR 30th Special Planning
  • 0:03:45 – NEWS – Comics
  • 0:07:24 – Lightning Collection – news, inflation, breaking leaks
  • 0:33:21 – Dino Fury Season 2 Episodes 19-22 synopsis and general thoughts
  • 0:38:36 – Zach Called It! The Cake Scene
  • 0:39:18 – Episode 19 “Bad Vibes” main theme of family
  • 0:44:12 – The Final Arc
  • 0:47:05 – Eric finally gets Dekaranger on DVD
  • 0:48:11 – Pop Pop praise, Rafkonians, the finale battle and Zayto’s ultimate sacrifice
  • 1:12:03 – The Epilogue, actors praise
  • 1:20:52 – Final thoughts, thanks to the cast and crew, milestones and the need to go further in Power Rangers
  • 1:31:50 – Ranger Nation Answers
  • 1:37:42 – Social Media Plugs and Outro

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 210

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan@ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

We celebrate 9 YEARS of the podcast doing what we do best… podcasting!

Von Cooper (@MrCooper92) drops by to discuss the latest news from Power Rangers Cosmic Fury regarding Amelia becoming the next Red Ranger, Black leaders in Power Rangers and the fandom.

In the news, we discuss GLAAD announcing nominees for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards which includes Power Rangers Dino Fury, comics, Cosmic Fury suits, Once & Always 30th Anniversary trailer and more!

Watch the unedited livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3ebjxr2RlM

This is the edited podcast version.

Dolphins go EEEEEEEEEEE!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 210 – “Ranger Command Power Hour 9th Anniversary Special”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Today On and YouTube shout outs
  • 0:03:24 – Intro and Thanks for 9 years
  • 0:06:00 – Hype for 30 years of Power Rangers
  • 0:10:02 – Long running franchises and fandom / content creation burn out
  • 0:19:10 – NEWS – Power Rangers Dino Fury nominated for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards
  • 0:22:44 – Power Rangers Comics News
  • 0:25:46 – Listener Question: Nightmere10
  • 0:29:10 – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury with Von Cooper – Black Leaders, Female Reds, and Fandom
  • 1:05:23 – Cosmic Fury Suits
  • 1:30:07 – Once & Always – 30th Anniversary Trailer
  • 1:44:26 – Lightning Collection Fanstream reveals

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Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 090

Originally recorded on January 8th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In our Extra Episode for November 2022, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, we are back to discuss Power Rangers Dino Fury Season 2 episodes 16-18.

It was Wishful Thinking that this episode was going to come out in November, because of some Things Unspoken. Don’t give us a Guilt Trip, we’re still trying to catch up!

We catch up on the news including BOOM! Studios comic solicitations for March, Alien Rangers coming to the Lightning Collection, SHOUT! Factory continuing Super Sentai DVDs with Dekaranger and another update of Austin St. John’s (Jason Lawrence Geiger) federal indictment.

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 090 – “Rangers Review Dino Fury Season 2 Episodes 16-18”

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Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 089

Originally recorded on October 19th, 2022.

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In our Extra Episode for October 2022, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, we are back to discuss Power Rangers Dino Fury Season 2 episodes 12-15.

It’s the Ultimate Mystery why this took Eric so long to edit. He had a Love Hate relationship with the last half of 2022. Rafkon Revealed itself and it took nothing short of Morphin Master powers to complete this extra episode.

We go over some news including the milestone MMPR Issue 100 coming out, new figures for the 30th Anniversary, and an update of Austin St. John’s (Jason Lawrence Geiger) federal indictment. We also address some concerns surrounding Simon Bennett.

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 089 – “Rangers Review Dino Fury Season 2 Episodes 12-15”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro and Podcast Catch-up
  • 0:06:00 – News – Comics
  • 0:11:56 – News – Products
  • 0:14:54 – News – Austin St. John Federal Indictment Update
  • 0:25:20 – Talking about Simon’s Break from Social
  • 0:34:58 – Dino Fury Season 2, Episode 12 “Ultimate Mystery” Review
  • 0:45:22 – Dino Fury Season 2, Episode 13 “Love Hate” Review
  • 0:56:54 – Dino Fury Season 2, Episode 14 “Rafkon Revealed” Review
  • 1:13:20 – Dino Fury Season 2, Episode 15 “Morphin Master” Review
  • 1:41:47 – Social Media Plugs and Outro

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 204

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In the second emergency Ranger Roundtable Twitter Space, Eric, A.P. and Zach are joined by Mason (@Masonmerrell) and Tyler MC (@stormbreakerer), from the upcoming Dads Are Dorks Podcast (@DadsAreDorks), Dr. Ben (@doctorbenMD) and Chris Long from Long’s Toys YouTube channel (@clong83).

Listen to our live, immediate reactions from Hasbro PulseCon 2022 for Power Rangers including the In Space Astro Megazord Lightning Collection figure, Dino Charge Blue Ranger, Beast Morphers Yellow Ranger, Wild Force Putrid, Dino Fury Green Ranger – and the newest Lightning Collection collaboration with Street Fighter – Morphed Cammy Stinging Crane and Morphed Ken Soaring Falcon figures.

We also discussed the reveals for Power Rangers Cosmic Fury including the new suits as well as the cast announcement of David Yost and Walter Jones returning to the franchise with a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Special.

Go Go Twitter Spaces!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 204 – “Ranger Roundtable – Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 – Power Rangers Twitter Space”

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