Rangersplain

Rangersplain

Welcome to Rangersplain, where Sid Smith takes their best friend Ashley Leckwold on a magical journey through the world of Power Rangers.

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August 5, 2024 95 mins
Rangersplain is back with the comics this month with the first half of the Unlimited Power arc! It’s a new era and journey for the Rangers, but still the same old hate for Zordon from ...
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We’re back, baby! After several months off, Ashley and Sid have returned to cover Cosmic Fury! It’s the last Power Ranger series for now, but what do our hosts think? Well, you probably already have seen the run time, so let’s get into it.


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December 1, 2023 78 mins
It’s the end of another year for Rangersplain and the end of another comics arc as Ashley and Sid take a look at Necessary Evil Part 2! Yes, they are wondering why Jason and Tommy still won’t kiss, dammit.
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November 2, 2023 72 mins
Summary: Rangersplain is heading back to the comics this month with the first half of Necessary Evil! And is that… internal conflict and unresolved tension? In OUR Power Rangers?! It’s more likely than you think.


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October 31, 2023 103 mins
Summary: It’s Halloween again for the Strange Animals of Rangersplain! This year, Ashley and Sid are joined by author Lillian Boyd to have a round table discussion about Jordan Peele’s 2022 film Nope. Hey...
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October 1, 2023 176 mins
Continuing from last month, Sid and Ashley are covering Dino Fury season 2. Which might be their favorite season of Power Rangers so far?! It’s all about the power of love, mysteries, snacks, pop-punk creeps, and women’s wrong...
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September 3, 2023 143 mins
Well, they finally got here: Sid and Ashley are finally up to the most recent iteration of Power Rangers! Covering the first season of Dino Fury, the two discuss the show bringing Power Rangers into a modern era both with content and lore. It’s an episode about queerness, serializati...
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August 1, 2023 98 mins
Ashley and Sid continue down the path of the comics with Beyond The Grid! Which can be described as “gay gay homosexual gay.” Along with the overwhelming power of queerness, the two discuss their continuin...
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July 1, 2023 81 mins
It’s finally time! Sid and Ashley are tackling Shattered Grid, the first ever comics crossover event for Power Rangers! In this episode, the two talk fas...
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It’s finally time! Sid and Ashley are tackling Shattered Grid, the first ever comics crossover event for Power Rangers! In this episode, the two talk fascism, grief, and self-loathing while also making fun of Ninjor for being a doofus. They also finally get a plotline they talked about 4 years ago, s...
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May 1, 2023 104 mins

It’s officially the 30th anniversary year for Power Rangers, which means it’s time for Sid and Ashley to take a look at the anniversary special Once And Always! And it’s a lot! Tune in as the two talk about death and grief, Billy and Zack’s gay married vibes, ho...

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April 2, 2023 183 mins
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Sid and Ashley are going back to Japan this month by taking a look at the recent henshin hero series Endless Love! A series that involves timeline shenanigans, Shouta Aoi as himself, evil TM Revolution, and… Pop Team Epic?! What’s going on here?!
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February 28, 2023 151 mins
With Sid and Ashley mostly caught up on the mainline Power Rangers series, it is finally time to truly dive into the Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics! Tackling the first two years of the main book leading up to Shattered Grid, the two discuss where this leaves off from Go Go, how i...
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February 13, 2023 37 mins

On this special Valentine’s Day mini-episode, Sid and Ashley take a look at the recently found American Sailor Moon pilot! How did this strange oddity come to be and what could it have meant for anime in the 90s? But more importantly, how does Sid react to literally watching it for the first time while recording? Only one way to find out!

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January 31, 2023 108 mins
It’s been 3 years since Sid and Ashley took a look at Cutie Honey’s live action adaptations, so it’s time to take a look at another classic magical girl franchise gone toku: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon! It’s filled with melodrama, cheaper wigs, early 2000s fashion, magical cat plushies, and twirling… twirling… T...
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Ashley and Sid have reached the end of the Neo-Saban era, so it’s time for the Big Gay Overview! With Michael Eisner out of the picture, who is to blame for all of the woes of this era? Well, that answer is probably obvious…

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November 30, 2022
Well, it’s the end of 2022 and Ashley and Sid have finally reached the end of the Neo-Saban era with Ninja Steel! Which is… certainly a series that exists to infuriate them. Where did it all go wrong? Also, the two take some time to reflect on Jason David Frank and his role within the Power Rangers fandom.

Content Warning for 1:47 to 26:40 with discussion of Jason David Frank’s death and suicide
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Ashley and Sid are through the last of the comic crossovers with the just completed Godzilla vs. the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic! It may feature Godzilla’s ongoing grudge with the youth of the world, but does it live up to the hype? Only one way to find out…

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