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The Rangers come face-to-face with a familiar threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are called on once again to be the heroes the world needs.The Rangers come face-to-face with a familiar threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are called on once again to be the heroes the world needs.The Rangers come face-to-face with a familiar threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are called on once again to be the heroes the world needs.
Walter Jones
- Zack Taylor
- (as Walter Emanuel Jones)
- …
Richard Steven Horvitz
- Alpha 9
- (voice)
- (as Richard Horvitz)
- …
Barbara Goodson
- Robo Rita
- (voice)
Ryan Cooper
- Robo Minotaur
- (voice)
Jason David Frank
- Tommy Oliver
- (archive footage)
Amy Jo Johnson
- Kimberly Hart
- (archive footage)
Machiko Soga
- Rita Repulsa
- (archive footage)
Austin St. John
- Jason Lee Scott
- (archive footage)
Thuy Trang
- Trini Kwan
- (archive footage)
Storyline
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- TriviaMultiple original cast members were unable to return due to a number of circumstances that have occurred since the end of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers:
- Thuy Trang who portrayed Trini Kwan, had passed away in September 2001. As such, this special is specifically dedicated in her honor with the story revolving around Trini's daughter, Minh Kwan.
- Austin St. John, who portrays Jason Scott, had been arrested for legal issues in May 2022 and put on probation, which prohibits him from traveling other than for convention appearances.
- Jason David Frank, who portrayed Tommy Oliver, declined to return for the special as he was dealing with a series of personal issues at the time. The actor sadly had passed away in November 2022. Furthermore, Frank had previously expressed his intent to distance himself from Power Rangers to focus on his lead film Legend of the White Dragon, which was posthumously released on what would have been his 50th birthday. Like with Trang, Once & Always is also dedicated to Frank as well.
- Amy Jo Johnson, who portrays Kimberly Ann Hart, was asked to return and reprise her role in the special, but she ultimately declined due to unspecified reasons. Despite so, Johnson did however announce her collaboration with Boom! Studios to write an original comic series for the franchise's anniversary.
- GoofsAs Zack is break-dance fighting the Putty Patrollers, his left shoe gets untied, in the next scene, still fighting the Putties, his shoe is tied again.
- Quotes
Zack Taylor: [fighting Putty Patrollers] Time for Hip Hop Kido.
Minh Kwan: Are you break-dance fighting?
- SoundtracksGo Go Power Rangers
Written and performed by Ron Wasserman
Featured review
Nostalgic! A mix between oldskool MMPR and something more mature
I was interested to see where this special would go, being advertised as a slightly more mature version of the old MMPR, whilst being stuck between having a nostalic love for the good old series from my youth and some remnant doubts from knowing Jason David Frank had his issues with this special (especially since his passing, which affected me more than I would have expected it to)
Overall it felt like an extended, slightly more mature version of the old episode, in both its strengths and weaknesses. They kept the structure and storytelling alive whilst telling a slightly darker story with some tones of loss, grief, vengeance and acceptance in it, whilst also staying true to the tone of the old series, including its campiness at several points.
It was good to see some of the old crew back, and especially have Zach some extra moments to shine. The story was good enough to carry the special, though my strongest point of annoyence was David Yost's acting, which felt like "I AM NOW READING THIS LINE" at a lot of moments. Even with that issue it certainly was good to see him back and getting a chance to shine, especially how the past did him wrong.
I was kind of worries how they would handle the green ranger after JDF's death, but I think they struck an OK compromise. I somewhere would have wanted something more, but doing it to everyone's liking would be impossibly hard.
Also bonus points for netflix for neither ruining an original casting nor getting overly political in a place it does not belong. (I feel there is one moment some people are gonna complain about, but I think it was actually neat)
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this special. It is mostly for fans of the old Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and delivers for those fans, it probably is not for you if you did not grow up watching Power Rangers in the early 90's, which I consider to be a case of "knowing your audience and targeting them well" in this case (same as Kung Fury did); It is a good watch for it's target audience, and I'd definitely like to see more.
Overall it felt like an extended, slightly more mature version of the old episode, in both its strengths and weaknesses. They kept the structure and storytelling alive whilst telling a slightly darker story with some tones of loss, grief, vengeance and acceptance in it, whilst also staying true to the tone of the old series, including its campiness at several points.
It was good to see some of the old crew back, and especially have Zach some extra moments to shine. The story was good enough to carry the special, though my strongest point of annoyence was David Yost's acting, which felt like "I AM NOW READING THIS LINE" at a lot of moments. Even with that issue it certainly was good to see him back and getting a chance to shine, especially how the past did him wrong.
I was kind of worries how they would handle the green ranger after JDF's death, but I think they struck an OK compromise. I somewhere would have wanted something more, but doing it to everyone's liking would be impossibly hard.
Also bonus points for netflix for neither ruining an original casting nor getting overly political in a place it does not belong. (I feel there is one moment some people are gonna complain about, but I think it was actually neat)
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this special. It is mostly for fans of the old Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and delivers for those fans, it probably is not for you if you did not grow up watching Power Rangers in the early 90's, which I consider to be a case of "knowing your audience and targeting them well" in this case (same as Kung Fury did); It is a good watch for it's target audience, and I'd definitely like to see more.
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