Power Rangers Jungle Fury Overview

Power Rangers Jungle Fury: Season 16

Episode Count: 32

Air Date: February 13th, 2008-November 3rd, 2008

Honestly, I didn't think I had it in me to watch any more seasons of Power Rangers! I know!!! It's not just because I'm going on almost 3 years of taking on this extremely demanding task of reviewing the entire franchise's 25+ year run but the messy mediocrity of Mystic Force and sigh....the embarrassing trite that was Operation Overdrive really made me even more exhausted and underwhelmed to continue going on,  But, as you know, I forged through those seasons and while I haven't reached the infamous Neo-Saban Era yet, that fact that I could make it through those seasons gave me hope that I could make it through even to the current Hasbro era. I guess I really just love this franchise THAT much, lol.  Power Rangers is my ultimate nostalgia trip for me and one of the many things of my childhood that I hold on to to keep me going in the ever stressful and mentally chaotic adulthood I'm living in now and for the past few years.  Even at 32, yes, 32! I still find an innocence and joy watching the show that reminds of a truly simplistic time in my life that in retrospective seemed so blissful and carefree compared to the young man I am now.  Also, it really helps when a season like Jungle Fury comes along and it such a great entry in the overall franchise; especially one that doesn't get enough credit for sure! Sure, it has a lighthearted sweetness to it but unlike say Ninja Storm, there's this subtle effervescent glow to the season that nicely blend the serious storytelling and compelling character aspects that have been apart of some the show's strongest seasons. Sure, there are elements that make it faaarrr from perfect (Nothing in life can be right? 0_0 lol) but there's this overwhelming sense of optimism and genuine fun to the show that makes the wait with the past two season before all worth it!  Going back to Ninja Storm as an example, the series starts off with a very similar premise: three students of a secret academy being chosen for a calling and duty that forces them to become Power Rangers. But "Prelude to a Storm" was a pretty good start to that season, "Welcome to the Jungle" works much better in it's favor thanks to it being a two parter and all. :P There are certain story irritations that still bugged me like Dai Shi's release being so stupid since that box should have had a lock on it -_- but there's a natural progression even in the premiere with Part 1 setting up the stakes and Part 2 setting up the status quo for the season as the rangers discover their new mentor, introduces them to their base of operations and where they'll be working to keep their identities secret as well as their very unique morphers this season in the form of sun glasses.  Which at first looks so tacky and cheesy, but you quickly get use to them actually, or at least for me. :)

What I unfortunately didn't get use to were the basic ranger suits for this team this season.  Once again, I can't stress enough how beyond silly and goofy they look, looking nothing like warrior attire for kung fu fighting/animal spirit channeling rangers with only Dominic's being the most accurate in at least attempting to have some kung fu aesthetics on his suit.  I know there have been silly and dumb costumes before but like Operation Overdrive, the suits don't display the theme of the rangers' power source well...at all.  Leotard wearing people with funny looking mascot helmets is all I'm saying! O_O Yeah, yeah we can thank Gekiranger for that but still, those Sentai translations sometimes are just so stupid in these American adaptions unfortunately.  But what the show may have seriously lacked in a winning looking wardrobe for our heroes, the writers made up for with the first season of the show where the rangers' power source is spiritual....literally.  The kung fu choreography, like I said, was on pair and sometimes even better than Ninja Storm's display of ninja battles.  But then again, the New Zealand crew had definitely come along way since they became shooting there. The kung fu philosophy mixed with the animal spirit motif never felt too jarring or "huh"? worthy I should say and that's also thanks to a cast of actors who sell the hell out of the story with very well fleshed and possibly the most likable team of rangers since S.P.D. Hell, I'd even say I'd rather hang out with our starting trio of rangers than even Tori, Shane and Dustin.....maybe even the Dino Thunder trio line-up as well.  GASP!!! I know.  That's because unlike the last few seasons, these characters maybe seriously flawed, but it only makes them so endearing and relatable because despite saving the day, they make mistakes and have to constant learn from them because it is essential in not only their personal arcs but the season's overarching narrative of training and moving up to the next level in their fight to reach true greatness on each side.

I can't think of a better character who exemplify this more than Casey, our unlikeliest leader/Red Ranger in a while. Hey, I may have seriously disliked the last two seasons but Nick (at first anyway! -_-) and especially Mack, almost immediately showed why their personalities and choices made them rightfully the head of the team that a Red Ranger needed to be.  But Casey is definitely the anti-thesis of this and likely the first future red ranger to be showed as a rookie and even incompetent member of the team from the get go.  This is not Wes and certainly NOT Carter as Casey is just so cub handing out towels at the beginning of the season but after his tense confrontation with Jarrod, Master Mao sees show much potential in him since he has the spirit of the Tiger, which in this show, seemed like a BIG deal to have that animal spirit.  Makes complete sense for him to be the leader, but what makes Casey such an awesome character is because you're always routing for him to succeed. He is clearly out of his element as his fellow rangers are leagues ahead of him in their training and he can barely handle the basics.  I mean my goodness, his morphing issue at the end of Part 1 is not only hilarious but perfectly encapsulates what Casey has to overcome this season by being least experience student.  I mean he's chosen to be leader of the Power Rangers yet his teammates have to make sure HE is up to speed so they can excel.  It's something so new and refreshing for the show; making the underdog theme within the story at times compelling and empathetic for us to follow these teen heroes.  While highlighting Casey's weaknesses, what I truly enjoyed  about "Welcome to the Jungle", Part 2 just seeing Theo having to train Casey quickly on how to use his nun-chucks, his signature weapon.  Casey is shown to be not just having to catch up, but able to catch up better than you would think as he masters his weapon and how to channel his animal spirit into it as well.  "Sigh of the Tiger" continues on from the premiere with once again, Casey's inexperience making him doubtful as his fellow rangers are out fighting evil while RJ needs to train him unknowingly with menial tasks at the loft.  It seems harsh and frustrating but it once again highlights how Casey is an extremely fast learner, able to use what RJ taught him to be able outmaneuver and outfight a monster because it amazingly meshes so well with his skills as a kung fu student.  But then you have an episode like "Pizza Slice of Life", where RJ leaves Casey in charge of running Jungle Karma and it leads to Casey being extremely irresponsible when making everyone co-managers.  It leads to everyone wanting to do things their own way and even Fran abruptly quitting.  Of course, the three quickly bring her back and apologize to her, but it's Casey who takes responsibility for his action and setting all of this chaos into motion; not to mention pays for it when RJ comes back into town. it's wonderful exploration into Casey's flaws but showing he maybe the leader but he isn't good in leading at everything! 

An episode that explores this more in-depth is "No "I" in Team", one of the strongest outings of the season where Casey is forced to feel like a rookie again when RJ joins the team as the new Wolf Ranger.  It makes him start doubting himself again and unable to take on the task as leader since RJ is their mentor/master as well as seems to know what he's doing way more than Casey.  But it's thanks to RJ, that Casey learns to embrace his instincts once again and that he still have the leadership spirit within him to lead the team. We are constantly seeing Casey either being put into a position of insecurity and having to live up to the other rangers' level ("One Master Too Many") or unfortunately losing his animal spirit that makes him special ("Tigers Fall, Lions Rise")  I still don't understand his sudden altruism for Whiger by saving him, especially considering he's a Phantom Beasts general that has tried to kill him, not to mention stole his animal spirit; leaving him almost powerless.  Casey says it's because they're the good guys and that's what they do, but given his development thus far and given what happens after the events of "the Spirit of Kindness", I think it's because Casey unknowingly matured making his instincts not only as ranger/leader improve but his intuition when it came to the rangers' enemies.  It was Casey who witnessed Jarrod's humanity within Dai Shi's control of his body and eagerly defended him to Theo and Lily even tho they had already given up hope on him; thinking Dai Shi was all that remained in his body.  That's what made "Path of the Righteous" not only a triumphant episode but marked one of the best quota on a rangers' character development with stunning acting from Jason Smith as Casey literally wakes through not only Master Mao's spirit but an army of Rin Shi because he is so sure of his convictions that Jarrod is still worth saving.  Sure the heated discussion with Mao beforehand reveals Casey's guilt and possible shame of being the catalyst for all this by taking Jarrod's place in the beginning but it was also him learning from his failure to become a master in prior episode, "To Earn Your Stripes".  I love how even tho Casey was bummed about it, he didn't quite or hesitate to continue to prove himself unlike last season's collection of selfish, slanderous bunch of irritating worms. :P I even enjoyed the moment Casey comes to RJ one last time to train more and realize what he needs to do to earn his stripes as a master.  It made the conclusion of his arc all the more heroic, brave and epic not for the fantastic fight sequence that literally tears down the walls of Dai Shi's palace but makes Casey's master stripes mean so much more than Theo's and Lily's.  Casey is without a doubt of my favorite red rangers/characters of this show.  Just such an awesome guy who you feel bad for but also can't help but constantly root for. :) Definitely the strength of the team for sure.

Onto the mind of the team, Theo reminded me a lot of Kai from Lost Galaxy and not because of the similarities between them physically (Asian actor/Blue Ranger).  He was always hard on Casey at first like Kai was to Leo but quickly grew out of it once he saw how quick Casey could pick things up.  Unlike Casey, Theo was always up to speed tho, able to handle things on his own confidently like in "Can't Win Them All"...before losing all of his confidence suddenly when a monster beats him in battle.  It's not the best centered episode on him and the lesson he learns feels like something she should have known...but then given what we learn the horrendously placed "Blue Ranger, Twin Danger" with his overly popular big brother getting all the attention all the time, I can see more of why Theo was so quick to put himself down after failing from something not that bad to be hung up over and quit.  He feels like he needs to always be the most skilled and on top of things, even tho it can seriously mess up his focus as he's juggling too many things at once to get any of them right as we see in the stellar "Blind Leading the Blind" which more effective delves into Theo's issues as his newest master, Master Swoop, is able to finally clear his mind by giving some of the best natural advice I've heard on this show with helping him to still be Theo but concentrate on what needs to be done at a time and not all together.  The only other thing going for him was his best friendship with Lily and his secret feelings for her.  He clearly wants to ask her out but always chickens out.....because....??? Well he keeps making excuses for himself like her not feeling the same way and why go chasing after someone if it's not a sure thing but it takes Fran to make him realize he won't know if it's a sure thing or not until he asks her! -_-  He finally does so in the finale, which was a breathe of fresh air and cute moment. :)  One could say he learned to lighten up more as his overall character development but I see it more as Theo learning to appreciate himself more and not underestimating himself so harshly when he fails at something.  He's still Theo, extremely smart and think on his feet better than the others so....Two thumbs way up! Or would that be claws!? :P Next we have Lily, our very compassionate and sweet Yellow Ranger. Lily was the heart of the team, being that she was always seeing the good in people but learning to not allows due that as it could lead to her being manipulated so easy by people with malicious intent like Camille in "Pushed to the Edge".  It's something that hits her extremely hard where Theo has to reassure her that there's nothing wrong with seeing the good in people that makes her realize there's nothing wrong with thinking the way she does but knowing when to see the good in people and not.  It's something we see again during the intense argument about Jarrod during "To Earn Your Stripes", which shows she's come a long way already from that episode.  The only episode that bugged me centered around her was of course, "Bad to the Bone", a ridiculously dumb episode about Lily being too considerate is called into question and made fun of; leading to her being turned "bad" when a monster's spike gets stuck in her.  It doesn't make sense cause it doesn't help her progress as a character or no one but Fran is there to really witness Lily being all bossy and mean so.....HUH??? Then she apologizes to Theo and Casey when they weren't even there for her to be mean to them like Fran so.......WHAT!!??? If she has sought out to be more aggressive and wrong doing than I would understand this episode and with Lily realizing she hates being that way and becomes way more appreciative of who she is despite her friends continuing to make fun of her or they learn to appreciate overly considerate Lily more...but NOPE!!! O_o  I guess at least it gave us a chance for Fran to be awesome and I LOVE Fran!!! More on her soon!!! ;)

Next we'll talk about our fourth member of the team as well as the main mentor of the rangers this season, RJ!!! Oh RJ, who thought a character like this would work so well on this show but he does far beyond what you'd expect.  I love how the premiere works on our stereotypical assumptions of who the rangers' new master will be but RJ coming out of nowhere to show them who is really is but without sacrificing who he is.  He's surf dude/stoner personality but instead of being an idiot like you'd expect, he's clearly extremely wise and remarkably skilled as a Pai Zhuq master in his own right. Even tho his methods of training and teaching the rangers lessons would get a bit confusing or even infuriating to them like Casey doing all those tasks in "Sigh of the Tiger" or Theo in "Can't Win Them All" with the forest training but in the end, his point always came across and helped far more than expected.  Also, the show wasn't afraid to show RJ at his weakest or feeling insecure like in "One Master Too Many" when his father comes into town and feels not only insulted by how he continues to disagree with how he does things but feeling Casey might prefer his dad over him as his master since Casey was so eager all episode. Makes it seem like his father may have finally found a kindred spirit in Casey and having the son who will finally follow him in the ways of the Shark.  I love how the episode is handled not by just Casey being the welcomed bridge between both men to reconnect but RJ's father finally seeing the good in how his son does thing; a relationship between that's a lot more heartwarming instead of slightly estranged.  I'd say the only thing the writers did that I didn't agree with when it came to RJ was his out of control Wolf spirit arc....or rather just two episodes and suddenly he wants to join the rangers by finally using his secret wolf morpher to become the Wolf Ranger.  Like I said, while it was great to see Fran help RJ get his spirit under control (quite quickly actually?? huh? O_o), what was the epiphany that suddenly made him want to not only mentor the team but join them??? Any new ranger outside the main 3 or 5 rangers, it has purpose, meaning, not to mention a calling for it for these rangers to become the newest addition. RJ's tho....was just random and left more questions than being badass and required! When did he make this so called morpher and why didn't join the rangers soon pre-Wolfing out!?! O_O Also, when his father unknowingly gets captured in one of the crystal eyes and thought to be destroyed thanks to RJ's shocking plan with the Claw cannon.....reacts with little to no remorse that he may have had his father you know....KILLED!!!  Such bad writing there, leaving actor David de Lautor literally nothing to work with.  In the end tho, RJ overall was special kind of mentor.  One who was a friend as well as guide to this group.  He always knew when to step in and give advice but stepped back and made sure when one of the rangers had to learn a lesson.  He was definitely one of the many highlights for me this season, always putting a smile on my face when he was onscreen almost all the time! :)

As for our 5th and last ranger on the team, Dominique was also refreshing and kinda put the whole "6th ranger" badassery on it's head as he's initial this old friend of RJ's who's a complete goofball and can't seem to do anything right when trying to prove himself to the other rangers.  The rangers don't welcome him with open arms immediately and in fact he annoys the hell out of them to the point where he feels he has to leave because he doesn't fit in.  It only because of Fran once again coming to one of the rangers aid and seeing the good in Dom that the others didn't; leading him to save her and Casey to witness how powerful as well as essential he can be to the team.  All and all, "Path of the Rhino" handled the introduction of Dom as the Rhino ranger far better than RJ's Wolf ranger debut surprisingly. O_O The only other character development he gets is in the following two episodes ("Dash for the Dagger" and "Race to the Nexus") that have to do with the Rhino Nexus arc and Dom eventually acquiring his Rhino Steel Megazord.  Then he just plays team member before that dud of an episode "Maryl and the Monkeys".  It's a seemingly filler episode that's only purpose is to highlight Dom's usually as time douchey personality with a scientist he falls for.  The only thing worth anything is the progression between he and Fran as well as how it leads to them possibly being a romantic relationship when he offers her a chance to backpack around Europe.   Speaking of Fran, it was awesome to have a great character who may seem like a pointless recurring character turning into the rangers' unlikely ally toward the halfway point of the series. Sure the relationship between her and the rangers NEVER really changed after she found out who they were in that priceless cliffhanger at the end of "Ghost of a Chance, Part 2". But even so, Fran just showed how cool she was by always standing up for herself and being there for the rangers when they needed her like RJ wolfing out, Lily going bad or trying to give Dominic the courage to stay.  She seemed especially empathetic toward Dom and that could be because of the mutual feeling of being on the outside with the rangers constantly going off to save the day while she runs the pizza shop and Dom being in the outs with them because he can't seem to make things right with them.  Also, she was even willing to take Lily's morpher and be the Yellow Ranger when the others were in trouble.  What I just overall LOVED about Fran was despite being frantic (pun intended! :P) she quickly became asset to the team in helping individual rangers while always giving them some perspective on issues that they needed more insight on like Theo's feelings for Lily or giving Dom more of a chance than just making feel left out.

Finally onto our villains this season of the animal beast variety.  Dai Shi, like I said, was a first for the franchise with a sort of human main baddie for the season but not considering it was only an ancient evil dragon spirit possessing a very troubled young student in Jarrod.  Of course,  Dai Shi uses Jarrod as his vessel because he feels he's evil enough to be the vessel for him, unknown to him that Jarrod still has a lot of humanity in him.  Throughout the season, Dai Shi's power is called into question because of being in a human's body, which is a huge part of why his arc parallels the rangers' own arc about advancing in their training to become masters, especially Casey since Jarrod was his rival...or rather took his spot as red ranger when Master Mao kicked him out and replaced him with Casey.  While it's never truly made clear during the first half or so of the season who is controlling who, we see the villains/especially rangers frequently calling Dai Shi Jarrod or vice versa.  I don't know whether this was a confusing issue with the writers or if they were naturally trying to imply they were both one in the same but by season's end it seems the opposite with Jarrod's humanity, especially Lion spirit being in control sometimes rather with Dai Shi taunting him and having to regain control of his body.  Like I said, it's a morally ambiguous concept but the writers don't do much to clarify the internal battle between the two; making it more head scratching than profound and compelling.  Sure Jarrod eventually finds redemption thanks to Casey and even helps the rangers destroy Dai Shi when he is finally to take on his true form but there wasn't enough there to make Dai Shi stand out as one of the best villains of the franchise and just left with one of the most complex in concept but the execution being overall mixed.  Then there's Camille to a much lesser extent as Dai Shi's #1 general who seems to have this unbreakable loyalty despite how cold and uncaring he treats her.  There was this overt abusive relationship tone to their dynamic that was so obvious but I'm sure that mostly has to do with how both actors played their scenes together than the actual material.  But it makes you wonder why Camille had unfathomable devotion to Dai Shi when he repeatedly treat her like utter crap??? O_o  Wish we go some backstory on how she became this way toward Dai Shi instead of.....ehhh...backstory on Flint and how he became a fly thanks to Camille.  And no....no Flint talk since the only remotely interesting about was that he was played by Power Rangers frequent actor Kelson Henderson in his human form! lol But what did make her interesting regardless was how Dai Shi brought the humanity out of her surprisingly despite being a chameleon beast general aka evil.  Her whole arc is about finally proving herself to Dai Shi to warrant his love and appreciation but in the end it's Jarrod who does so, making her begin to question herself.  Clearly it seems that is all she needed as she almost sacrifices herself to save Jarrod from Dai Shi in "Path of the Righteous" and ultimately joins the final battle because of her own convictions of being good thanks to an earlier episode where Lily gave her some unintended advice. She was always showing concern for Dai Shi during his relentless training and expressed how hurting him would do any good as she was handling the rangers herself for a time. Honestly, the rest of the villains were serviceable at best with probably the Five Fingers of Poison being the most expandable and disappointing. Meh! -_-  The three Overloads were better as they heavily contributed to Dai Shi's advancement in power aka Zocato power even if they questioned his power level given he was in the body of a human.  Carnisoar was able to go to Jarrod's past to try to rewrite history and this could be seen as trying to weaken Jarrod's humanity to make Dai Shi stronger.  Once again, nothing is every really implied and spelled out but just hinted at and almost left to interpretation by the kids.  Anyway, the Phantom Beasts were okay as well with of course, Whiger showing the most moral ambiguity by helping Casey save the rangers and sacrificing himself despite Dai Shi de-powering and banishing him. This, along with his relentless pushing of Camille to be on the same power level as them, made them finally want to turn on Camille as they saw it was she who brought the humanity out of him....which actually true.  It seems Jarrod only grew stronger to take control when Camille's life was at take like in "To Earn Your Stripes" or even when Casey was his opponent.  But like I said, they were extremely impressive in power but pretty hollow personality wise, all displaying the same type of backstabbing evil to gain more power and betray each other if they had to attain their ultimate goal when they say Dai Shi wasn't fit to lead them.

Another very disappointing aspect of the villains were the Spirit Rangers, an excellent American made concept for the show that ends of being just more rangers to add to the roster of the team instead of actually menacing villains they were first introduced as at the end of "Fear and the Phantoms".  I guess it served to give the three masters more involvement in the show but it wasn't really needed in the end.  Besides, the masters worked better as alternate mentors for the rangers when Jarrod wasn't there to help them progress in their own personal arcs.  On the other side, I truly enjoyed the animal spirit motif and how worked with even the foot soldiers this season, with a specific Rin Shi chosen to wield a certain animal spirit that gave them a nicely designed upgraded form. :) On top of that, they had the power to turn into actual monsters because of it too.  Even the numerous masters themselves had animal spirit forms.......no matter how shocking childish they look but kids show yada, yada! -_- :P lol  The concept also worked with the numerous megazords this season with the rangers summoning their animal spirits to form their zords and combining them together.  This time the cockpit was rightfully a extension of their kung fu abilities instead of a console, bottons, a lever, etc.  Which makes sense since they are spiritual/philosophical based powers instead of man made, magical or intergalactic ones not from Earth. Overall, "Power Rangers Jungle Fury" was a seriously solid season that focus on both sides continuing to excel whether it was overcoming a mixed bunch of personal fears ("Ghost of a Chance, Part 2"), becoming superior warriors despite others doubting them (Dai Shi/Jarrod and Casey") and finally reaching the top of your craft to be the master of it ("To Earn Your Stripes", "Path of the Righteous" and "Now the Final Fury")  While the story doesn't conclude nearly as emotionally epic as the penultimate, the season's story was imaginative, fun and carried its stellar cast of characters and mildly interesting group of villains with a lot of heart and...sigh...spirit! lol :)

Pros:

• Incredibly likable characters from the main trio to amazing supporting characters like Fran. :)
• Creative, stunning use of the kung fu choreography
• Dai Shi and Camille's very estranged and sometimes complex(ish) relationship
• Dai Shi's inventive(ish) villain motif and the entertaining parallel of Jarrod realizing his humanity.
• The thematic success of underdog overcoming in Casey and Dai Shi
• R. J.!!! :) Great and inventive mentorship
• The constant training on both sides of the fight creating a natural escalation/serialization of the conflict.
• "Path of the Righteous"....ok I'll stop! 

Cons:

• Outside of Dai Shi and Camille, the villains being more generic and standard despite being more powerful.
• The severe underused of the Spirit Rangers despite their very promising and menacing debut.
• An overall disappointing finale that feels like it's wrapping things up for the sake of the finale.
• Some unnecessary character centered episodes.
• Flint and his endlessly irritating commentary!!! -_-
• Lackluster main suits in my opinion

Best Episodes:

1. "Path of the Righteous"-Can't stress enough again how much I absolutely adore this episode that puts the Casey character arc and Jarrod inner battle with Dai Shi center stage for an epic than usual final battle for Jarrod's humanity.  Amazing all around and some of the most intense, dramatic of the show as well.  Not to missed kids! :P
2. "One Master Too Many"-I thoroughly enjoy seeing a serious conflicted and severely troubled RJ when his father comes into town and how Casey's quick adoration of his new master creates some heartwarming drama to overcome for both of them. :) Cool!
3. "Fear and the Phantoms"-The sudden arrival of the Phantom Beasts was quite the event that led to a tension filled race against time to protect the three masters as well as that shocking revelation of the 3 new rangers at the end left so much anticipation for the next episode it is brilliant in of itself.
4. "Blind Leading the Blind"-Unlike "Can't Win Them All", this is a MUCH more realized Theo centered episode that really has some deep, even thought provoking for the Blue Ranger that naturally develop in him in major ways. Wonderful work here! :)
5. "No "I" in Team"-This and "Path of the Righteous" are both the best pair of episodes that show the worst then best in Casey.  Here Casey is faced with the possibly of his leadership being in question when RJ is the newest member of the team.  Once again, mixed with the whimsical wisdom of an awesome mentor and Casey learning to quickly overcome his left over doubts from being a cub, this like I said, was a strong as h@ll outing for the season. :)

Honorable Mention(s): "To Earn Your Stripes", "Tigers Fall, Lions Rise"

Worst Episodes:

1. "Blue Ranger, Twin Danger"-So you're telling me instead of an episode that completely serves the Spirit Ranger's intimidating debut as the rangers' toughest new enemies, we get an episode more focused on Theo's issues with his brother and how his brother needs to understand him for that?? Pass. Hard. PASS!!! -_-
2. "Maryl and the Monkeys"-Trust me, I love Dom and all but this episode did him no favors in his characterization even it was cute seeing Fran all jealous and coming to his side for a heartwarming conclusion. Also, itchy monkey monster??? Only on THIS show!!! O_O
3. "Don't Blow that Dough"-The most bizarre set up for a clip show that feels so random and ridiculous but than again this is Power Rangers, so I guess it's suitable but still it's the most irrelevant of episodes ever with the only thing worth value is Theo likes Lily! Yeah, just a blink and you'll miss it worthy scene there in a completely disposable episode. 
4. "Bad to the Bone"-Lily goes bad for an episode with no purpose and character development because of monster's spike getting stuck in her.  Outside of Fran being awesome, I just couldn't bear this one and tolerate it overall.
5. "Dance the Night Away"-The rangers....need to learn dance moves from Lily to properly defeat their latest threat this week.  Yes, the rangers need the latest, trendiest dance moves to save the day....if that wasn't dumb enough...the dance moves themselves.....OH this show can be so laughable! :) I can't.

Dishonorable Mention(s): "True Friends, True Spirits"

"With a season full of highly choreographed kung fu action, animal spirit powered rangers and ancient villains striving for more power as well as appreciation, "Power Rangers Jungle Fury" is possibly one of the most underrated seasons of the franchise with honestly the finest cast in terms of likability and showcasing a team of rangers with flaws by constantly working on improving their craft as well as overcoming personal insecurities that stand in their way.  In terms of villains, Dai Shi is the first of his kind with a monstrous villain with literally inhabiting a man struggling with his own humanity and a general full of loyalty who is desperately seeking gratitude from that monster within a man.  While the other villains are a bit lacking in varied personalities, American made Spirit Rangers being sadly underutilized and Flint's inclusion being complete unnecessary, the main story was very solid as well as the thematic succession of working toward a higher level of power whether used for good or evil on either side of the fight this time.  Nice series! :)"

Final Season Verdict: B+