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In the Driver's Seat is the fourteenth episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce, the second season of Power Rangers Megaforce. This episode is a tribute to Power Rangers RPM. This episode marked the debut of the Turbo Falcon Zord and the Legendary RPM Megazord, the return and death of Professor Cog and the final appearance of the Grinders.
Synopsis[]
Lured away from Earth to investigate an emergency signal from Corinth, the Rangers discover they’ve been trapped in the alternate dimension by Professor Cog who attacks Earth in their absence. Their only hope to get back home lies with the wild Turbo Falcon Zord, who they must tame in order to return to their dimension and save Earth.
Plot[]
The Rangers receive a trans-dimensional distress signal animating from a wormhole, which they determine to be a link to the dimension of the Ranger Operators. Unable to determine the nature of the distress call, the team takes the Skyship and enters the wormhole.
Whilst the Rangers were in the other dimension, the RPM villain Professor Cog and an army of Grinders came through the wormhole into their dimension and collapsed the portal behind them. Professor Cog is revealed to have let the Turbo Falcon escape and is the one who sent the distress call, which would lure the Mega Rangers away so he could trap them in the RPM Dimension and destroy their world unopposed.
Reaching the other end, the Rangers discover themselves in the domed city of Corinth. Everything seems fine until they spot a large Zord racing through the city. Noah quickly identifies it as the Turbo Falcon, an experimental RPM Zord Attack Vehicle with its own intelligence. According to the files, the Turbo Falcon could not be controlled properly and was shut down and locked away, and now it's somehow managed to get free and is running wild. Troy suggest that someone let it out.
Back in the main universe, Professor Cog attacks the city. Meanwhile in the Armada ship, Prince Vekar sees Professor Cog and his Grinders on the monitor and is annoyed that someone else is conquering the Earth instead of him and the Rangers are nowhere around. Vekar plans to eliminate the competition by going down to Earth with Levira, Argus and a handful of X Borgs joining him.
Back in Corinth, after realizing that the Turbo Falcon is the reason for the distress signal, the Rangers try to gently talk the Turbo Falcon into stopping and returning home. Unfortunately Gia then shouts at it to stop, causing it to turn and drive away, at which point an infuriated Gia orders Troy to give chase. Using a combination of their Zords, the Rangers are able to calm the Turbo Falcon down and stop it. They then get a call from Gosei with bad news: it was a trap!
Meanwhile, Levira, Argus and a handful of X Borgs are fighting the Grinders.
Back in Corinth, the Rangers' mission is completed. The Rangers gets a call from Gosei to inform them that they're trapped while Professor Cog battles the Armada for control of Earth. Turbo Falcon had an idea to help them, he's opened the wormhole, allowing the Rangers to go back to their dimension.
The Rangers land and confront Professor Cog. The Rangers legendary morph into the RPM Rangers. Vekar, Levira, and Argus escape while the Rangers defeat Professor Cog.
Professor Cog managed to grow on his own. The Rangers form the Legendary Megazord and Q-Rex Megazord to fight Professor Cog. The Rangers use the RPM keys to open the wormhole to summon the Turbo Falcon Zord. Turbo Falcon combines with the Legendary Megazord to form the Legendary RPM Megazord who scraps Professor Cog for good.
The Rangers thank the Turbo Falcon and the Zord opens the wormhole to return to its home dimension while Troy and his friends return to their home on foot.
Cast[]
- Andrew Gray as Troy Burrows (Megaforce Red/Super Megaforce Red)
- John Mark Loudermilk as Noah Carver (Megaforce Blue/Super Megaforce Blue)
- Azim Rizk as Jake Holling (Megaforce Black/Super Megaforce Green)
- Christina Masterson as Emma Goodall (Megaforce Pink/Super Megaforce Pink)
- Ciara Hanna as Gia Moran (Megaforce Yellow/Super Megaforce Yellow)
- Cameron Jebo as Orion (Super Megaforce Silver)
- Stephen Butterworth as Prince Vekar (voice)
- Rebecca Parr as Levira (voice)
- Mark Wright as Argus (voice)
- John Leigh as Damaras (voice)
- Cameron Rhodes as Professor Cog (voice)
- Bronson Steel as Tractor Driver
Legendary Ranger Modes[]
- Legendary Ranger Modes for In the Driver's Seat:
- Super Megaforce Red - Ranger Operator Series Red
- Super Megaforce Blue - Ranger Operator Series Blue
- Super Megaforce Yellow - Ranger Operator Series Yellow
- Super Megaforce Green - Ranger Operator Series Green
- Super Megaforce Pink - Ranger Operator Series Black (female version)
- Super Megaforce Silver - Ranger Operator Series Gold/Ranger Operator Series Silver (hybrid)
- This is the last television episode in which all 6 Super Mega Rangers do a Legendary Ranger Mode into a complete past team.
Errors[]
- When the Rangers attempt to tame the Turbo Falcon Zord, they form the full Legendary Megazord, yet in the next scene, the Megazord appears without its legs to connect to the Turbo Falcon Zord.
- When the Turbo Falcon Zord attempts to come to the Super Mega Rangers' aid and starts chipping away at the wormhole, one shot has the Super Mega Sky Ship behind him despite the fact that it's in the other dimension.
- This is because the footage was used earlier in the episode as well, when Turbo Falcon Zord was attempting to breach the wormhole in order for the Sky Ship to get through.
- This error was only seen during the episode's initial broadcast and was changed for subsequent airings as well as on Netflix.
- This is because the footage was used earlier in the episode as well, when Turbo Falcon Zord was attempting to breach the wormhole in order for the Sky Ship to get through.
- The Turbo Falcon Zord has "Go-Onger" and "Super Sentai" inscribed on its tires, even in the new shot at the end of the episode.
- Strangely, when Troy communicates with Gosei, he uses his Gosei Morpher instead of the Legendary Morpher since he is obviously in Super Mega Mode.
- When Vekar plans to go to earth to stop Professor Cog, he orders Argus, Levira and Damaras to go with him, but Vekar is only accompanied by Argus and Levira.
- The episode directly lifts the morphing sequence from Engine Sentai Go-Onger where the Rangers are in a dimension of grey before helmeting rather than the quick racing sequence of RPM.
- When Troy, as Ranger Operator Series Red emulates the Street Saber Strike to finish off Professor Cog, it is a reference to Ranger Operator Series Red's Sentai counterpart's finisher name with the Road Saber.
- When Troy said, "Gia, you were right!", the subtitles incorrectly referred to him as Tensou.
Notes[]
- This was the last appearance of the Super Megaforce Rangers' Ranger Operators forms.
- This was the first episode the Mega Rangers only use their Super Mega Modes instead of using their Megaforce forms as a transitional period.
- This was the only time foot soldiers and a villain from another season return in Super Megaforce.
- This was the first appearance of Corinth since the end of RPM and its final appearance to date.
- This is the last tribute episode of Super Megaforce.
See Also[]
- Ep. 35: Dimension on the Other Side - Super Sentai counterpart in Gokaiger. See comparison page. (Turbo Falcon Zord's debut)
- Ep. 36: Partner Pirate - Super Sentai counterpart in Gokaiger. See comparison page. (fight footage & story)
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