Season 18, Episode 18: Boxed In

 

"Boxed In"

Episode 18

Air Date: June 4th, 2011

I don't know what I was expecting after last episode but I should have known better to anticipate anything worth talking as instead of the show building on the climatic ending of last episode that seemed to put the rangers in their toughest situation yet with 4 members of the team severely injured while Deker kidnapped Jayden...."Boxed In" feels like absolutely like filler following it! I mean nothing of importance happens in this episode....at. ALL! -_- So Deker cures Jayden of his poison with some sacred water then spends the rest of the episode telling him how he must be at tip top shape for his fight while Jayden tries to convince him not too but apparently, Deker is cursed with the need to have an ultimate battle with a strong foe but it makes no sense...... O_O  Honestly, there is nothing to Deker's character besides stoicism, vague dialogue about his past (That he doesn't even remember! -_-) and constantly talking about his sword.  "My sword romassa! My sword Romassa! My sword....!!!"  Jesus Christ! Do you need to be alone with your sword or something Deker???! O_o  Oh boy, that didn't come out right......*Faceplam* But let's see what the rangers are doing, cause I'm sure there are more interesting things going on with them....right???

Oh, nothing as well....NICE!!! Nice! *Headdesk* -_- SO apparently with the 4 rangers out of commission it's up to Antonio to program the black box with enough symbol power since he is the only one available  and NOT hurt at the moment.  But soon the rangers are all fine and ready to save the day when a new Nighlok shows up. Also, Mentor Ji is an idiot as instead of sending Antonio out to get Jayden while the rangers are capable now to fight and continue to contribute their own symbol power, why have Antonio rish his life to do it when even you say he has no proper training with the power symbols??? O_o  Even the other rangers have been drained from it's power, yet you want Antonio to do this on his own??? Also, where is your said contribution in all this Mr. Mentor??? O_O  Ewwwww! Anyway, why Antonio uses his Samuraizer to program the individual rangers' power discs to complete powering up the black box, he is able to track down Jayden and immediately goes off to save him.  Deker.....just lets Antonio take Jayden....yes, he took him all for nothing and just cured him! Seriously, Deker who's team are you on??? What evil have you done??? You're not even anti-hero at this point. Just obsessed with fighting Jayden and your damn romassa but you let Jayden go to fight another time??? I just.....I don't understand the context in this show. What is the point!??? -_-

Anyway, the Nighlok from last episode returns more powerful with Moogers since Xandred paid him back for betraying him, the 4 rangers morph and lose until the others arrive with their symbol discs and are some how able to defeat the monster with Antonio's help...with....making sure he gets hit??? O_o The Nighlok is defeated and grows, zords are called, yada, yada, yada! Poorly executed conclusion! Banter between Antonio and Jayden that makes immediately skip to the credits! Bad, bad, bad, pointless...did I say bad?? O_O

Final Morph: F