Season 11, Episode 11: Return of Thunder, Part 2

"Return of Thunder, Part 2"
Episode 11
Air Date: April 19th, 2003

You know what I'm really loving about this season so far that I can't believe I haven't mentioned yet??? O_o  The incredibly well choreographed fight sequences!!! Maybe they have been as elaborate or as epic as the ones displayed in this episode but so far, the stunt team and fight coordinators are kicking some serious a$$ with these unmorphed fights.  That long extended scene of the Wind Rangers and Thunder Rangers going at it before they ninja streak to the beach and morph to continue their fight was just stunning from a technical and visual stand point.  The locations in New Zealand really are used to so well here to bring the cinematography and scope of the unmorphed fights to new life.  Really well done! Meanwhile, while our rangers are fighting for their lives on an unknown island, it appears the mere presence of the island is causing some serious climate changes around the world as Cam and Sensei try to find the rangers in a new ice age that seems to be plaguing the Earth.  All this tension and dread! The world possibly coming to an end by being frozen to death and...you know what our villains our doing???  Goofing off and treating the cold and chaotic fate of the world as some kind of sitcom subplot where Lothor forces Zurgane to increase the heat or he's in trouble.  WOW! -_-  I just love it how Lothor and the rest of his crew treat Zurgane like some useless nuance, especially since Chooboo came up with ONE decent plan against the rangers, even though Zurgane has been the most proactive in defeating the rangers! EHHHHH!!! -_-

Anyway, as the rangers continue to fight each other, Chooboo, once again, tries to continue with his "I'm just gonna make it up as I go" plan where when Blake and Hunter finally break out of his mind control, he forces Hunter into thinking that Blake betrayed him by siding with the rangers and not caring about their dead parents.  And unforeseen turn of events that leads to Hunter and Blake battling each other while the Wind Rangers must deal with a squad of Kelzacks and the more powerful, resurrected version of Toxipod.....called....Super Toxipod! -_-  Yup! At least, Super Nayzor sounded MUCH more badass last season...by this show's standards anyway! Also, apparently Chooboo is forcing Super Toxipod to slowly sink that island as it will cause the complete destruction of the Earth once it is submerged completely. Which makes me wonder what is so special about thi island that doesn't even have a name but it's very existence means the world would be safe??? O_o

Also, there's this sudden plot twist with some smoke on the island that can make people or even Kelzacks turn on their own, which leads to Hunter being sprayed by the smoke and turning into a raged out ranger trying to kill his brother even more now.  After Blake gets severely injured during the fight, the Wind Rangers take him somewhere safe on the island where they demorphed and Blake joins with them to save his brother.  It's nice to finally see some comradery between both sides of rangers...finally! :)  Even tho a few moments ago, Shane was so adamant that they hadn't change and were still their enemies but whatever, its nice that the plot is moving along at a interesting pace now. Part 2 was definitely MUCH better than part one and was the most fun I had watching the season so far.  The villains continue to be a laughable mess but the animosity and rivalry between the Wind and Thunder Rangers made this episode exciting, enjoyable and a great watch in terms of fight sequences. :) On to Part 3! :)

Final Morph: A