Season 11, Episode 25: Brothers In Arms

"Brothers In Arms"
Episode 25
Air Date: August 2nd, 2003

Honestly, this episode has only 2 significant plot movement elements to them and while both don't really amount to that much in the rest of the run of the series; at least it's waaaayyy more interesting than the singular episodic structure of most of this season so far.  The first is the introduction of Motordrone when a very eccentric mechanic named Perry who Blake and Hunter hire to help them out with their bikes accidentally turns himself into a mutated monster while trying power one of his newest inventions. I gotta say I LOVE Motordrone for two reasons: 1) Being he's able to singlehanded OWN all 6 rangers in battle with not much of a challenge. And 2) The fact that Motordrone is such a BADASS that Marah and Kapri have to take credit for how for his arrival; which leads to Lothor stupidly pampering them without even check ing to see if his usual incompetent nieces are telling the truth.  It's actually Zurgane who has enough sense to check a previous photo from the girls at summer camp to show Lothor it was a lie! Wow! -_-  I mean, if that isn't enough proof enough that Lothor and his crew of idiots are utterly laughable villians...than I don't know what is...I mean...REALLY??! O_o Meanwhile, after facing off with Motordrone, Cam's database shows that Motordrone's DNA contains human DNA as well to the rest of the rangers while Blake and Hunter try to meet up with Perry...who clearly is looking more deranged than creepy Blake...like...WTF??? O_O

Anyway, Hunter and Blake soon find themselves facing off with Motordrone again while Lothor sends Zurgane and a group of Kelzacks after the Wind Rangers.  Unfortunately, during their tense battle, Motordrone captures Hunter before the Wind Rangers arrive to help.  After realizing Perry is Motordrone...somehow....also, how they HELL do Marah and Kapri know his name before he even says it to the rangers???  I mean the point is they DON'T know him right??? Soooo...huh??? Gave me serious Lost Galaxy flashbacks!!! LOL Anyway, Hunter finds out Motordrone is also Perry when he straps him to the same machine Perry used to power up his invention.  Seriously dude, you really didn't think that through?? O_o So Motordrone uses Hunter's ranger powers to power some bike hidden under some sheets while the Wind Rangers confront him outside his factory. While the Wind Rangers fight him, Blake and Cam go in to rescue Hunter...but not before Cam analyzes Perry's new invention while Blake joins the others.  Soon Zurgane and some Kelzacks join in the fight to capture Motordrone...yeah, good luck with that! lol While Motordrone easily escapes, a now morphed Blake heads after him while the rangers are countered by Zurgane and the Kelzacks.  Soon Cam arrives to help as well as Hunter on....sigh....a new motorcyle aka the Glider Cycle which he uses to quickly dispatch our villains. More on that in a second! -_-

Meanwhile, Blake is being owned by Motordrone when he finally catches up with him and blasts him off a cliff.  Luckily...Hunter's new bike can transform in a glider (hence the name! Get it! -_-) and saves his brother from an early grave.  Then Hunter uses this dumb looking battlizer reject to defeat Motordrone and revert him back to Perry for good.  Doesn't stop the villains from stealing all the pieces from Motordrone to put him back together...dun dun...DUN! o_O Ehhh, it was a really decent episode out of pure badassery on Motordrone's part and the relentless idiocy of our main villains but the Glider Cycle's intro was just so random that I wonder if this was just an American made creation or from the original Sentai.  Either way, I'll pass on that marketing ploy to sell more toys aside cause I enjoyed most of the episode regardless even if the title makes no sense in regard to Blake and Hunter's relationship....yeah...??? O_O

Final Morph: B+