Fishing For a Friend

Power Rangers: Wild Force, Episode 37

Original Airdate: 11-2-2002

Last Time: The Rangers failed to get Shayla back, but did get a new megazord....so, probably an above-average day for them all things considered.

In his lair, Master Org paces alone because all of his lackeys are dead. He decides to go bug Shayla for a bit, but, well, she isn't much frightened by doughy Russians in biege cloaks.

On the Animarium, Cole talks to the Lion Zord for a bit about how they really should rescue Shayla....and one of these days, they just might do it.

In the city, Jindrax realizes that he's pretty much screwed, and looks at the mirror her used to kill Onikage last episode. Apparently, the mirror allows you to communicate with the dead, as Toxica appears and begs Jindrax to save her. Unfortunately, since she's in hell, she can't come right out and tell Jindrax what he has to do in order to save her, and instead makes some cryptic comments about what killed her being the only thing that can bring her back from the dead.

On the Animarium, the Rangers agree that rescuing Shayla should be a high priority, and then remember that they don't actually know where she is.

Oh, and a new Org shows up, and it's the Locomotive Org, and neither side really cares at this point, but the Rangers feel compelled to deal with it, because it's their job and all.

Meanwhile, Jindrax is trying to figure out what the hell Toxica was going on about, and eventually decides that since Toxica got killed by the Rangers shooting her with their Jungle Blaster, if he can get them to blast Toxica's horn with it, that could bring her back to life. Wait, Jindrax has been carrying around a piece of Toxica's corpse? That's....unpleasant. However, he decides he'll need to fish her out of hell, so he goes to the local sporting goods store and get a fishing pole and some string. For some reason, the store owner, instead of being mildly alarmed at the monster who has repeatedly threatened the town, demands that Jindrax pay for the pole. Fortunately, Jindrax has an "Org Express" credit card. No, really. I don't know where it's from, or how he got it. I mean, I guess he had been living as a human for 3000 years, but that wouldn't explain why he has an "Org Express" card...

The Rangers eventually find the Locomotive Org, and Merrick tells the Rangers that this particular Org is stronger than the others. Well, it's the last one of the season, so....sure. Jindrax puts a plan into motion so that he can capture the energy of the Jungle Blaster when the Rangers use it.....and then realizes that the Rangers are losing.

Meanwhile, Master Org is preparing a spell of season finale. Meh.

The Rangers can't hurt the Locomotive Org, seriously depressing Jindrax who just cannot catch a break. He decides to step in and actually help the Rangers in order to save Toxica. Jindrax suckerslashes the monster, and then tells the Rangers to blast away with their Jungle Blaster while Jindrax holds him in place. It works, and Jindrax is able to siphon some of the energy into Toxica's horn.

The Rangers thank Jindrax and he responds by making Locomotive Org grow. Unfortunately for Jindrax, the Locomotive Org remembers Jindrax playing a key role in getting him killed in the first place and tries to crush him. The Rangers call out the Wild Force Megazord and the Predazord, but well, it is a bit early in the episode for them to win, so the monster beats them both, and breaking the megazord. Cole, undaunted, calls on the Kongazord. The Rangers have a deep bench this season.

Jindrax decides to put his mystical fishing plan into action, and uses the magic mirror and Toxica's horn to get Toxica back. Meanwhile, the Rangers continue to make no headway in their fight against the Locomotive Org, and the Kongazord and Predazord also are defeated. The Rangers aren't exactly sure what megazords are available based on what zords are currently damaged. They eventually figure out that they can combine the five or so zords that aren't damaged into a new megazord. You know, that's kind of the problem with this season's megazord fights, they take so damn long. In the old days, if the Rangers had to get beaten down before they won, the monster only had to knock out one megazord. This time, though, the Locomotive Org took out three megazords in a row, and it proved to be more of a speedbump than anything else. Anyway, the new megazord proves to be powerful enough to kill the Locomotive Org, making his previous victories all the more hollow.

Back at Jindrax's attempt to fish his way into hell, he manages to bring Toxica back to life with naught more than a mirror and some basic fishing supplies. That's...rather impressive.

Later, on the Animarium, the Rangers declare that they're really definitely going to rescue Shayla from Master Org....despite making exactly zero progress on that goal for this entire episode.

At a local playground, Jindrax and Toxica chat about what they're going to do now, and decide that serving Master Org may not be the wisest idea.

Speaking of Master Org, the villain declares that Shayla will finally be of "some use" to him. Well, at least she'll be helping somebody for once. Master Org then rips off her necklace. Huh. So I guess he was talking to the jewelry. Show Over!

Next Time: The show keeps limping along to its end.