Season 5, Episode 44: Chase Into Space, Part 1

"Chase Into Space, Part 1"
Episode 44
Air Date: November 21st, 1997

Well, we have finally reached the end of this sometimes terrible, sometimes awesome season where the stakes are raised to an all time high.  You know an episode is very serious when it ends with such an ominous feeling as the rangers run out of the Power Chamber to fend off an endless army that's fast approaching their home base for the past 5 years.  But I'm getting ahead of myself, this astonishingly epic finale begins when Justin's dad is going for an interview that Justin is helping him get ready for.  But it turns out that they both had nothing to free as Justin's dad is offered the job!!! But it seems Justin's dad will have to leave Angel Grove if he takes it and if he does, he wants Justin to come with him.  With Justin indecisive of what to do as leaving would take him away from all his friends and ranger duties, he tells his dad to talk about later as the rangers get called off to the Power Chamber.

As the rangers arrive, they receive a very foreboding transmission from Zordon on Eltar, who tells them the planet is under attack and that the rangers should NOT come to his aid.  While the rangers are fearful of what that could mean, especially since Eltar is the source of their powers, Divatox is introduced by her crew to Goldgoyle, a ginormous monster that stands taller than a megazord!!! Damn!!! Just want to say EVERYTHING about Goldgoyle is intimidating from his design to his voice.  I honestly feel bad for the rangers and he hasn't even fought them yet. Divatox, of course, orders him to go after the rangers and he does so; alerting the Power Chamber to a massive creature entering the Earth's atmosphere.  T.J. confidently leads the rangers into battle as they morph and he out to Goldgoyle's location.  While the rangers think he's over confident as he appears, Goldgoyle doesn't waste anytime in blasts the rangers.  Realizing this guy is no joke, they call on their Rescue Zords and form the Rescue Megazord.  This fight man, one of the most brutal zord fights ever.  While the rangers do their best to destroy Goldgoyle as quickly as possible with the megazord's finisher, he just absorbs the attack and sends it right back at them. Goldgoyle continues to blast the Rescue Megazod over and over until T.J. comes up with an idea to sacrifice the megazord by getting up close to Goldgoyle and putting it on self destruct.

That's....a very dangerous and extreme plan but considering how the megazord is practically destroyed already, the rangers might as well take a chance in defeating the toughest monster they have ever faced! The rangers get up close; calling on the Turbo Zords before the megazord grabs Goldgoyle and explodes.  As the rangers jump out and enter the Turbo Zords.  Goldgoyle....is unharmed.....HOLY SH!!!T!!! o_O  Just let him win guys!!! He just survived a megazord explosion!!! You're not gonna win!!! Anyway, the rangers form the Turbo Megazord and quickly summon the the Turbo Megazord Saber to perform the Spin Out Finisher.  As Goldgoyle blasts the rangers again, the Turbo Megazord lifts off the ground and spin until it charges toward Goldgoyle in the air at full power.  And yet, Goldgoyle is still standing with a scratch on him!!! I would have just sh!t myself and retreated at that point.  Goldgoyle just laughs it off and absorbs the energy around him to destroy the Turbo Megazord instantly!!! YIKES!!! As the rangers are in disbelief of losing so bad, T.J. gets an idea to use the Turbo RAM and sending it flying into Goldgoyle to detonate on impact. Jesus, T.J. first the zords, now your weapons!!? O_o  T..J. does so with Lightning Cruiser and manages to destroy Goldgoyle for good....but it's at the expense of losing both zords....DAMMMNNN!!!

As the rangers teleport back to the Power Chamber, Rygog and Elgar randomly discover the whereabouts of the Power Chamber! How Divatox didn't know this while the past villains have is never explained and often complained about so I won't anything further. As Divatox celebrates the destruction of the megazords on her Space Base, Rygog and Elgar tell her the good news and she eagerly prepares to attack.  Meanwhile, the Turbo Rangers are told by Dimitria to stay on Earth while she and the Blue Senturion go to Eltar to save Zordon since the planet has fallen to evil forces.  Man, this storyline already sounds awesome! :) After a heartwarming goodbye between Justin and the Blue Senturion and a powerful speech by Dimitria, they both teleport off....and it couldn't come at a worse time as Divatox arrives outside of the Power Chamber with an army of Piranathron.  Jesus, there are hundreds of them as they prepare to attack.  When Divatox sees Dimitria and Blue Senturion leaving, she yells for her army to attack as the rangers and Alpha watch as they approach.  T.J. leads to rangers outside to face while a scared and reluctant Alpha tells them to be careful. WOW!!! What an overwhelming strong first part of this intense finale. On to part 2!!! O_o

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