‘CRYSTAL OF NIGHTMARES’ (MMPR)

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I vaguely recall seeing this ‘Power Rangers’ episode as a youngster when I used to watch kids’ TV programmes on GMTV in the morning. It didn’t make me watch ‘Power Rangers’ regularly in an instant back then, but I do recall seeing this one since it’s about the Rangers facing their nightmares.

In the episode, our heroes go to Billy’s uncle’s cabin in the mountains where they prepare to study for an imminent science test. They’re looking forward to it. Meanwhile, Bulk and Skull are given bad report cards by Mr. Caplan, who tells them they’ll be in detention if they don’t pass the science test.

Now in that moment, I felt sorry Bulk and Skull. I hoped that they would surpass themselves and get around to studying for the science test. Unfortunately, they don’t. 😐 Instead, they go and follow the ‘geeks’ to spy on them whilst they’re studying in the mountains, in an attempt to cheat in the test. 😐

Bulk and Skull dress up as maids (surprise, surprise) when they go into the boys’ room to search for their notes. They soon hide under the bed when the boys come back. Zack dances to some funky music, which leads to him, Jason and Billy having a pillow fight. I guess boys did that in the 1990s. 😀

Meanwhile, Goldar unleashes his plan to reactivate the Crystal of Nightmares to cause the Rangers to lose their confidence. It’s tense and disturbing, especially when the five teens have nightmares during the night whilst they’re staying in the mountains, including flashbacks to previous episodes. 😐

Billy has a nightmare from ‘Power Ranger Punks’, Trini has a nightmare from ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’, Zack has a nightmare from ‘Happy Birthday Zack’, Kimberly has a nightmare from ‘Calamity Kimberly’ and Jason has a nightmare from ‘Green With Evil’. Under the bed, Bulk and Skull experience a nightmare.

Yeah, Bulk and Skull dream about being superheroes (wearing the costumes they wore from ‘Doomsday’ no less) and getting to pilot the Dino Megazord. It seems to start off well as being a happy fantasy dream. It ends up being a nightmare when Bulk and Skull send the Megazord crashing.

Next morning, the Rangers find they have lost their confidence and they easily become scared. But Zordon and Alpha help the Rangers, and they eventually find the Crystal of Nightmares and destroy it. They soon fight Goldar and Scorpina (She’s back again) in giant form when they use the Megazord.

‘Crystal of Nightmares’ (MMPR) rating – 8/10