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Icon-shinkengerThis article is about an episode in Power Rangers Samurai.

For the Beast Morphers Episode, see Boxed In (Beast Morphers).

Boxed In is the eighteenth episode of Power Rangers Samurai. It is the second episode of the Black Box arc. The episode elaborates on Deker's past, his desire to battle Jayden and Dayu's connection to the amnesiac warrior.

Synopsis[]

When Jayden is kidnapped by Deker, the other Samurai Rangers must summon the strength to fight a mutant Nighlok without their leader.

Plot[]

At the Shiba House, the four Rangers were resting and slowly recovering from their last battle against Arachnitor. Antonio and Mentor Ji were watching over them. Mentor fearfully says that with the Sanzu River now seeping into their world, the Nighlok are getting stronger and will be too powerful even for the Ranger team to stop them. He entrusts Antonio to fill the Black Box with all the Samurai Rangers Symbol Power. Antonio reminds Ji that they have to find Jayden first. Mentor Ji understands that they need to find Jayden too but Mentor tells him that the Black Box is still their priority. Antonio was ready to work on the Black Box but he felt it might take some time and effort. Mentor has faith in Antonio and says to him that he will succeed where others have failed. Antonio agrees and went to work on the Black Box. The other Rangers while resting, overheard Antonio and Mentor's conversation, Kevin refuse to rest and tells the others that it's their sworn duty to protect the world cause they're samurai. Kevin nearly collapsed, much to Mia and the others worried concern.

Meanwhile, Deker brought Jayden to a lake that will help neutralize the poison he's suffering so Jayden can be healed and at full strength for his and Deker's ultimate duel.

In the Netherworld, Octoroo tries to explain to Master Xandred that he never intended to betray him. Master Xandred, however, has other things to be concern about. He ask Dayu to find and destroy Deker for interfering his plans with the Red Ranger. Dayu reluctantly agrees and left. Arachnitor has been slowly mutated by Master Xandred and orders Octoroo to keep an eye on Arachnitor, when he's done mutating and send the soon to be mutated Nighlok to the human world to cause rampage and misery on the human world.

At Bulk and Spike's cabin, Bulk tells his nephew that they are heading out cause they have too much training and not enough doing. While Spike gathers what they might need, Bulk monologs that they have to get out there, tackle real problems, help real people cause that's a real samurai would do. After Spike got everything they need in his back pack, he fell on the floor due to its heavy weight much to Bulk's embarrassment.

Back at the Shiba House, Antonio was able to hack in the Black Box and was about format it to absorb their Symbol Powers. Antonio collapsed with exhaustion. Mentor cautious him not to overdo it. Antonio quickly recovered, using his Samurai Morpher to try again on hacking with the Black Box much to Mentor's worried concern. In their room, Kevin, Mike, Emily and Mia again overheard what's going on and Kevin once again got out of bed despite his current condition. The Rangers decided to help Antonio.

Back with Jayden and Deker who are now in a cave sitting by a campfire. Deker explains that the purity of lake finally got rid of the poison in Jayden's system but would still be weak for awhile. Jayden demands to know why is Deker doing all this. Deker says he is searching for the ultimate duel, the duel he and Jayden will have. Jayden says he doesn't fight just to fight, he fights to protect people. Deker said that he will see cause he and his sword Uramasa are very patient. But Deker did claim that he and Jayden will eventually battle each other. Deker tells Jayden that he was once originally human but the only thing Deker remembers after that is his constant craving for battle and the Nighlok within him gives him no choice. Jayden tells Deker that there is a choice and he try to reason with Deker not to give in his Nighlok half's cravings and will not fight just to fight. Deker, however, tells Jayden he will give him the ultimate battle whether Jayden likes it or not. Deker believes it is the only way to free him from his curse. Unbeknownst to the two, Dayu secretly spied on them while in hiding, hearing their conversation and worried about Deker saying that if only he knew the truth.

Back in the Netherworld, Octoroo witness that Arachnitor's transformation is complete, becoming a Super Nighlok and under Master Xandred's complete control. Ready to scare the humans like never before.

Returning the the Shiba House, Antonio says that the formatting to the Black Box is done. Mentor tells Antonio the dangerous part, infusing the Black Box with everyones Symbol Powers. Kevin and the other Rangers came to help. Mentor tells them that they shouldn't be out of bed. Kevin understands that but he and the others can't let Antonio handle this alone and wants to help each other even with Jayden missing. The alarm went off. Antonio let's the Rangers handle the Nighlok attack while he goes to find Jayden. Mentor tells him that he must finish Black Box first. Antonio says he can't do that without their Power Discs. The four Rangers gave their Power Discs to Antonio. He question that if they're serious and how are they gonna beat the Nighlok without them. Emily says they will keep the Nighlok at bay but can't defeat it without the Black Box and Antonio is the only one that can program it. But Antonio says that Jayden, his best friend needs him but his Ranger friends tells him what Jayden would say that one person is insignificant compared to saving the world. Antonio finally agrees that working on the Black Box has to come first. The four Rangers leave to fight the Nighlok.

In Panorama City, people are running scared as the now powerful Arachnitor causes destruction with Moogers by his side. Elsewhere in the city, Bulk and Spike were helping an old lady cross the street when an explosion cause by the Nighlok happens and they run to safety. The Rangers found Arachnitor and Mia recognizes the Nighlok from before. Arachintor blast the Rangers off their feet but quickly recovered.

Back with Antonio, he nearly had transferred the DragonZord Symbol Power into the Black Box and when he try to do the same with ApeZord Symbol Power, it didn't work. Frustrated, Antonio says he doesn't have enough Symbol energy to finish the Black Box fast enough. Antonio apologize to Mentor Ji and says that the whole planet is counting on him. Antonio got an idea where he can use the satellite system to pinpoint Jayden's location from his Samuraizer. He tells Mentor he can't finish the Black Box now but he has to find Jayden. Mentor agrees and tells Antonio to go.

Back at the cave, Deker is ready to have the ultimate duel with Jayden who is now fully recovered. Jayden questions Deker about why he wants to fight him cause there are other warriors out there. Deker says that like him, Jayden has a secret festering inside him saying that he and Jayden are both warped and twisted. Jayden was confused about what Deker said. Deker reminds Jayden that he would have sacrifice everything before giving Octoroo the Sealing Power and there's a spirit inside of him that Deker never found before and any other samurai. A warrior spirit and that is why Deker declared Jayden as his perfect opponent, took on his Nighlok form and ready to battle Jayden. Jayden summons his Spin Sword to do battle against Deker. Deker allows Jayden to make the first move. Antonio now morphed showed up just in time telling Jayden that he is in no shape to fight. Deker tells Antonio to get out of his way but the Gold Samurai Rangers tells him why he wants to fight Jayden when he is still weak. Deker reluctantly lets them go for now but reminds Jayden the next time they meet, they will battle. Antonio uses a smoke screen to escape. Deker puts his sword away, revert back to his human form and left. Dayu who was still hiding watched the whole thing and says she sorry for what she did to Deker.

Back with the Rangers who were able to hold their own against the the Moogers, defeating them even without their Power Discs. But they were still no match for the powered up Arachnitor. Jayden and Antonio arrived just in time. After Antonio finish off the Moogers, he returns the four Power Discs back to the Rangers even though he has not yet completed the Black Box. With their Power Discs back, the Rangers finish off the remaining Moogers. Jayden summons his Fire Smasher but reverts back into Jayden's Spin Sword cause of Arachnitor's powerful form and he knocks Jayden down. The other Samurai Rangers came to Jayden's aid. Even if they're exhausted, the Samurai Rangers use the Quintuple Slash Attack but it didn't work. Antonio tells them to try again while he keeps the Nighlok busy. The Rangers did a second Quintuple Slash Attack, Antonio use his Barracuda Blade to absorb the attack and uses it to finish off Arachnitor. But he survives and escapes. Before the Rangers can follow him, the Giant Moogers appeared stoping them from going after Arachnitor.

Back at the city with Bulk and Spike, Bulk proclaims that he and Spike are not gonna chicken out vow to save all these people but when they see giant size Moogers, the duo decided to "check to see if the old lady is okay" and left.

The Rangers summon there Zords and form the Samurai Megazord. Antonio calls in the ClawZord forming into Claw Battlezord East. The Flying Moogers appeared. The Samurai Rangers form the Battlewing Megazord to deal with them in the air while Antonio deals with the Giant Moogers on the ground. After dealing with the Moogers, the Rangers realize that Arachnitor has escaped.

When the Rangers return to the Shiba House, Jayden was alone outside, wondering what Deker said earlier. The other Rangers came asked if Jayden is ok after everything that's happened today, they want Jayden to have some pizza with them while they make a new strategy against the powerful Nighlok. Jayden kindly declines, Mia respects Jayden decision but let's him make a choice. This remind Jayden what Deker also said and Jayden says in his mind that Deker is wrong, claiming that Jayden and the Samurai Rangers are free to choose who they want to be. Jayden says he change his mind and joins them to have pizza. As the others went inside, Antonio says to Jayden he is glad to have him back. Jayden says thanks and he wouldn't be back if it weren't for Antonio. Antonio jokingly did say he have his golden moments and they both went inside the Shiba House.

Cast[]

Power Discs[]

  • Red Samurai Ranger - Samurai (Fire Smasher), Lion (Fire Smasher), Lion (Spin Sword - Quintuple Slash) (x2), Samurai (LionZord), Tiger (TigerZord)
  • Blue Samurai Ranger - Dragon (Spin Sword - Quadruple Slash), Dragon (Spin Sword - Quintuple Slash) (x2), Samurai (DragonZord), Swordfish (SwordfishZord)
  • Pink Samurai Ranger - Turtle (Spin Sword - Quadruple Slash), Turtle (Spin Sword - Quintuple Slash) (x2), Samurai (TurtleZord)
  • Green Samurai Ranger - Bear (Spin Sword - Quadruple Slash), Bear (Spin Sword - Quintuple Slash) (x2), Samurai (BearZord), Beetle (BeetleZord)
  • Yellow Samurai Ranger - Ape (Spin Sword - Quadruple Slash), Ape (Spin Sword - Quintuple Slash) (x2), Samurai (ApeZord)
  • Gold Samurai Ranger - Dragon (Black Box), Ape (Black Box), Coral, Claw (ClawZord)

Errors[]

  • When Antonio enters and powers up the Claw Battlezord, his control totem has the OctoZord on its front, as well he used the purple Octo Disk to transform the ClawZord to Battlezord Mode This is because they reused footage from "Unexpected Arrival".
  • The Rangers refer to the Battlewing Megazord as the Samurai Battlewing.
  • Antonio should have been able to fuse the ape zord with the black box after that he would use his own symbol power to fully complete it.
  • The Claw Battlezord unleashed it's Claw Pincer Slash to finish the last few moogers. The energy on the claws was orange but the energy striking them was blue.
    • Also, judging by how the claws bend, the cross slash that happens near the end of the shot shouldn't be possible.
      • Both of these errors exist because this was actually the Claw Armor Megazord performing its Double Kattana Strike.
  • Before Dayu leaves, a small chip can be seen near her eye.
  • When the Rangers give Antonio their discs, one of the stickers on Mike's disc is not on properly.

Notes[]

  • The Zord fight in this episode does not exist in Shinkenger and is a conglomerate of several Sentai battles in a similar fashion to "Day of the Dumpster" 18 years previously. The shot of the flying Moogers being cut apart is recycled from "Jayden's Challenge", the shot of the ground Moogers charging comes from "Day Off", the shot of the Moogers being cut apart by the "claw pincer slash" attack (see below) comes from the as-yet unaired "Super Samurai:" and cuts so that the viewers can't see giant Arachnitor and his Spitfangs, finally the ending shot of the Megazord fight was from an unadapted episode from Sentai, where the Megazords destroy an unadapted monster.
    • The presence of the monster in the shot is also why it cross-fades to the two posing before an explosion instead of just showing them exploding.
  • It shares the same title episode with Power Rangers Beast Morphers.

See Also[]

External Links[]

Power nav icon List of Power Rangers Samurai and Super Samurai episodes Icon-shinkengerIcon-supersamurai
Samurai

1 & 2: Origins • 3: The Team Unites • 4: Deal With a Nighlok • 5: Day Off • 6: Sticks and Stones • 7: A Fish Out of Water • 8: There Go the Brides • 9: I've Got a Spell on Blue • 10: Forest for the Trees • 11: Test of the Leader • 12: Jayden's Challenge • 13: Unexpected Arrival • 14: Room for One More • 15: The Blue and the Gold • 16: Team Spirit • 17: The Tengen Gate • 18: Boxed In • 19: Broken Dreams • 20: The Ultimate Duel • Halloween Special: Party Monsters • Christmas Special: Christmas Together, Friends Forever

Super Samurai

1: Super Samurai • 2: Shell Game • 3: Trading Places • 4: Something Fishy • Movie: Clash of the Red Rangers • 5: The Rescue • 6: The BullZord • 7: He Ain't Heavy Metal, He's My Brother • 8: Kevin's Choice • 9: Runaway Spike • 10: The Strange Case of the Munchies • 11: A Sticky Situation • 12: Trust Me • Halloween Special: Trickster Treat • 13: The Master Returns • 14: A Crack in the World • 15: Stroke of Fate • Christmas Special: Stuck on Christmas • 16: Fight Fire With Fire • 17: The Great Duel • 18: Evil Reborn • 19: The Sealing Symbol • 20: Samurai Forever

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