XVII. Episode Summaries

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Episode 1
The Road To Corinth

Aired: 03/07/09
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Director: Mike Smith
In the near future, The Venjix Computer Network has seized control of the Earth’s defense systems and waged a successful campaign against the human race, reducing the planet to a heavily polluted wasteland. On the verge of extinction, what remains of the human populace are instructed to seek shelter within the domed city of Corinth, defended by a group of Power Rangers under the command of the mysterious Dr. K.


Episode 2
Fade To Black
Aired: 03/07/09
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Director: Mike Smith
Dillon’s unknown ties to Venjix hardware casts him in suspicion. Summer decides to befriend him. Dr. K completes work on the RPM Ranger’s new zords, and Venjix unveils the deadly Tenaya 7.


Episode 3
Rain

Aired: 03/14/09
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Director: Mike Smith
Dillon is welcomed into the RPM Rangers ranks much to Scott’s chagrin and acquires the abilities of the Black Ranger, whilst Ziggy is released from prison as a condition of Dillon’s cooperation.


Episode 4
Go For The Green

Aired: 03/21/09
Writer: Jackie Marchand
Director: Jonathan Brough
When holding auditions to determine who will be trusted with the DNA-lock for Ranger Green, Ziggy runs into several of his old acquaintances from the crime cartels, who he owes money too.


Episode 5
Handshake

Aired: 03/28/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Jonathan Brough
During a battle against the RPM Rangers within Corinth, Tenaya 7 leaves behind a remote-control hand that tests the RPM Rangers abilities against a smaller and more frantic enemy than they are used to, as Grinders are able to infiltrate the city when the hand is able to lower the shields.


Episode 6
Ranger Green

Aired: 04/04/09
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Director: Jonathan Brough
Ziggy attempts to prove himself as a competent member of the team let alone a valued one when Venjix unleashes an Attack Bot with a magnetic ferocity.


Episode 7
Ranger Red

Aired: 04/11/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Vanessa Alexander
When the unstable Croc Carrier spirals out of control, Dr.K requires a flux overthruster core to stabilize it, but the only one available lies on the outskirts of the city amongst the wreckage of Eagle-1, the fighter belonging to Scott’s deceased brother Marcus.


Episode 8
Ranger Yellow: Part 1

Aired: 04/18/09
Writer: Jackie Marchand
Director: Vanessa Alexander
Summer’s Parents become aware of their daughter’s active duties as a Power Ranger and plea with her to return to her high society upbringing.


Episode 9
Ranger Yellow: Part 2

Aired: 04/25/09
Writer: Jackie Marchand
Director: Vanessa Alexander
The diamond sought by both Venjix and the RPM Rangers lies in the hands of the least likely people in the shape of Summer’s aristocratic parents, who, desperate for fortune and notoriety in the society papers once more, blackmail their daughter into marrying her hand-picked “suitor” Chaz in an arranged marriage.


Episode 10
Ranger Blue

Aired: 05/02/09
Writer: Madellaine Paxson
Director: Charlie Haskell
A series of previously dormant malfunctions within Flynn’s biosuit resurface, relegating him to the sidelines, but as his past reveals, Flynn is never too keen on doing nothing for long, especially when lives depend on his prescience.


Episode 11
Doctor K

Aired: 05/09/09
Writer: Matthew Negrete
Director: Charlie Haskell
Tenaya 7 uses a “Trojan Horse” tactic to infiltrate Doctor K’s lab whilst the RPM Rangers deal with malfunctioning zords.


Episode 12
Blitz

Aired: 05/16/09
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Director: Charlie Haskell
Dillon continues to receive nightmarish visions of his past as he sleeps. Meanwhile, a Venjix Attack Bot begins an assault on Corinth’s weather satellites.


Episode 13
Brother’s Keeper

Aired: 05/23/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Jonathan Brough
Dillon’s hardware continues to make him an existing danger to the city and his teammates as he unknowingly begins lowering the city’s shields.


Episode 14
Embodied

Aired: 06/13/09
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Director: Jonathan Brough
The RPM Rangers journey beyond the safety of Corinth to assist Dillon in learning more of his past.


Episode 15
Ghosts
Aired: 06/20/09
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Director: Jonathan Brough
Ranger Gold & Ranger Silver’s true identities are revealed when they come to aid of the remaining RPM Rangers once more after they are led into another insidious trap prepared by Venjix.


Episode 16
In Or Out

Aired: 07/04/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Mike Smith
Feeling that Gem & Gemma’s aggressive stance in the fight against Venjix matches his own passionate resolve, Scott elects to assist them.


Episode 17
Prisoners

Aired: 07/11/09
Writer: Madellaine Paxson
Director: Mike Smith
Believing a key figure from his past is enslaved at one of Venjix’s factories, Dillon elects to aid Gem & Gemma in breaching the stronghold in a bid to uncover the truth.


Episode 18
Belly Of The Beast

Aired: 08/01/09
Writer: Matthew Negrete
Director: Mike Smith
The RPM Rangers brave the armies of Venjix as they infiltrate the factory to bring the Doomsday Bot project to a halt, whilst Dillon attempts to locate and retrieve a key figure from his past.


Episode 19
Three’s A Crowd

Aired: 08/08/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Peter Salmon
When their latest attempt at locating Venjix’s secret palace leads into another trap, Gem & Gemma realize their maverick ways are beginning to take their toll.


Episode 20
Heroes Among Us

Aired: 08/15/09
Writer: Judd Lynn
Director: Peter Salmon
A routine field trip turns into a reckless rescue mission when Scott & Gem stumble upon an enslaved group of humans.


Episode 21
Not So Simple

Aired: 08/22/09
Writer: Matthew Negrete
Director: Peter Salmon
Dr.K disagree with one another over Flynn’s ideas in developing new technology for the team, now depleted of existing weapons. Gemma assists Flynn in designing and constructing the new Road Attack Zord, but will it withstand the strength of Venjix’s latest Attack Bot?


Episode 22
The Dome Dolls

Aired: 09/05/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Mike Smith
The women of Corinth suit up to defend their home when Venjix’s latest Attack Bot releases a gas that takes out all of the male inhabitants.


Episode 23
And…Action!
Aired: 09/12/09
Writer: Judd Lynn
Director: Mike Smith
Ziggy takes viewers behind the scenes. Learn just how every explosion is triggered, learn what stays in the episode and what doesn’t and experience a typical day on set as the Power Rangers keep their spirits together.


Episode 24
Ancient History

Aired: 09/19/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Mike Smith
Col. Truman discovers Dr.K’s connections to the Venjix virus and orders her arrest just as she is on the verge of reconfiguring the wild Paleo Zords.


Episode 25
Key To The Past

Aired: 09/26/09
Writer: Jeffrey Newman
Director: Mike Smith
Dillon & Tenaya 7 begin searching out clues to their true origins when music familiar to both of them continues to trigger dormant memories.


Episode 26
Beyond A Doubt

Aired: 09/26/09
Writer: Judd Lynn
Director: Charlie Haskell
Tenaya 7 begins to question her loyalties just as Dillon is finally delivered into Venjix’s hands.


Episode 27
Control-Alt-Delete

Aired: 10/03/09
Writer: David Garber
Director: Charlie Haskell
Scott is shot with a key that places him under the control of General Shifter. With his teammate in danger, Dillon calls off his search for Tenaya, but as the RPM Rangers face off against Shifter in a bid to free their leader, Tenaya resurfaces in the more lethal and dangerous form of Tenaya 15.


Episode 28
Run Ziggy Run

Aired: 10/03/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Charlie Haskell
Ziggy’s debt to the Scorpion Cartel returns to haunt him when Tenaya 15 makes a deal with Fresno Bob to deliver Ziggy to him in exchange for a special case.


Episode 29
If Venjix Won

Aired: 12/19/09
Writer: Tiffany Louie
Director: Charlie Haskell
Ziggy & Dr.K are accidentally teleported into a distant cave outside of Corinth.


Episode 30
End Game

Aired: 12/19/09
Writer: John Tellegen
Director: Mike Smith
The incredible scale of Venjix’s true plan surfaces as an army of hybrid drones within Corinth await the signal from their master to tear down the city from within.


Episode 31
Danger And Destiny: Part 1

Aired: 12/26/09
Writer: Judd Lynn
Director: Mike Smith
When a magnetic wave cuts off Corinth electricity, the RPM Rangers are left vulnerable to attack from Venjix’s army of sleeper hybrids.


Episode 32
Danger And Destiny: Part 2

Aired: 12/26/09
Writer: Judd Lynn
Director: Mike Smith
Tenaya infiltrates the control tower, with Dillon not too far behind, fearing her subterfuge will not last long.

Note: This episode marked the 700th Episode of Power Rangers.