Wishes on the Water

Power Rangers: Wild Force, Episode 6

Original Airdate: 3-9-2002

Last Time: Alyssa got the first of many, many, many extra zords, the mighty elephant.

It's story time on the Animarium as Alyssa is reading a story to Danny and Max. In fairness, the combined mental ages of those two are about ten. Taylor uses to opportunity to show Cole a picture of the fighter squadron that she used to be in. See, this is why we need to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell." Max takes a nap and has a dream about the Wild Force Megazord getting destroyed. In the interim, the story has made Danny and Alyssa cry at its emotional poignancy. Alyssa accuses Max of falling asleep, and Max bluffs his way through an elaborate lie with the help of Danny. Taylor, perhaps realizing that Max isn't quite mature enough to know the difference between fiction and non-fiction, patiently explains to him that the story isn't real, and, as a result, throwing a wish in a bottle into the lake will not cause that wish to come true. But, well, it's that kind of season and Max still believes in the magical bottle-wish-gambit.

Elsewhere, Toxica is wandering around the halls of the villains' lair, and smells a human...coming from Master Org's quarters! But only Master Org is there! What could that possibly mean?

Meanwhile, Max has decided to do the only sensible thing he can think of: Go down to the marina and try to wish his way to happiness with a written wish in a bottle. Thrilling!

That night, Toxica has retreated to a playground and is wondering if Master Org might not really be a human. Jindrax shows up, and explains that she saw Master Org move his horn, something he really shouldn't be able to do. This is going to a slow burn storyline.

Anyway, it's time for the Org of the week! This week, it's a Ship Org, made of old boats or something, and he down by the lake. Max freaks out because he's worried that the monster might bring his bottle with the wish to the surface, and therefore cause the other Rangers to mock him for his youthful naviete. That's.....so incredibly stupid, there are no words for it. They fight and Max pushes the monster into the water in an abortive attempt to get the bottle back. This leads to Max coming face to face with a pair of giant red eyes before passing out.

He ends up on the shore, and the Rangers take him back to the Animarium for treatment. Max has another dream that shows the Megazord getting beaten and telling him to use the "spear of Partolos" or something similar. He wakes up and asks Shayla what it means, but, well, she has no idea. She never has any idea what the hell's going on. Max rushes off so that he can get the bottle back.

Max confronts the Ship Org by himself, which goes poorly. The other Rangers file in and Jindrax and Toxica show up to launch some Putrids, but don't explain them or their purpose adequately to the Ship Org who starts attacking them. Max eventually cuts off the Org's horn, which causes Max' wish bottle to break. Max is pissed that his wish won't come true....he's just so fucking stupid! Why are they all so stupid this season? The Rangers kill the monster with the Savage Slash.

But, hell, it's time for the megazord battle. You know, every time I see the sequence, it kind of reminds my of the old Chicago Bulls player introductions, with some CGI bulls running down the streets of Chicago to the United Center. They also call out the Elephant Zord...which proves to be obsolete after one episode. A new record! Anyway, the events of Max's dream has come to pass, and Shayla explains that the "Spear of Pardolus" is one of the lost zords who can help the Rangers. And the new zord is....a giraffe! That lives at the bottom of a lake! In North America!

The Giraffe Zord takes the place of the Shark Zord, and the Rangers use their new spear to run through the giant Ship Org. Later, Max finds his wish on the docks, it was for the other Rangers to treat him like an adult. Well, kid, the best way to do that probably isn't by counting on magical fairy tales to solve your problems. Seems kind of counter-productive, really. Max disagrees and throws it back into the lake.

At the Animarium, everyone's treating Max like an adult, except for Taylor, who still calls him a kid. Good ol' Taylor, I wish she were still in charge. Show Over!

Next Time: Even more fucking zords!