We are so close to the end of Zeo, everyone. I can’t believe it.
David Yost is still in the theme song because, hey, there’s only a few more episodes left anyway.
We open with the Rangers in battle against Cogs. Jason complains that his powers are starting to weaken, which is likely an all-too-familiar story for Tommy. The Red Ranger tries to get to his friend’s side, but the Cogs hold him back as Prince Gasket and Archerina arrive to demand he hand over his powers to them.
Prince Sprocket and Klank arrive to tell Gasket that King Mondo is looking for him, giving Jason enough time to get back to his friends and flee.
Jason collapses to the floor of the Power Chamber, unmorphed, trying to excuse his weakness by saying he’s been overworking himself lately. He asks Tommy about a wound on his cheek, but Tommy explains that he fell out of bed reaching for the alarm clock.
Zordon asks Alpha to run a full scan on Jason. Meanwhile, Sprocket suggests to Gasket that Orbus make him grow, allowing him to take out the Rangers easily. Gasket is thrilled by the plan (as is Archerina, who says there’ll be more of him to love), but after he leaves, we find out it’s all part of Sprocket’s plan to take his brother down.
At the Juice Bar, Tommy’s bandage is much more visible, so I can see why they felt the need to call it out.
Tommy asks Kat what she’s doing tonight and the others all look away, embarrassed, so I guess maybe we’re finally moving their romance along.
They both say they’re not really up to anything, so after Kat leaves, the others jump all over Tommy to ask why he doesn’t just ask her out already. Tommy’s stunned to hear that she’s interested in him, like that hasn’t been her M.O. from her first appearance, and he says that if he’s going to ask her, he wants it to be the perfect first date.
Ernie arrives, fresh off a trip to Hawaii and dropping leis over everyone’s necks. He says the trip inspired him to throw an authentic luau at the Beach Club, and Tanya practically jumps down Tommy’s throat as he agrees that it’s the perfect opportunity to ask Kat out.
We cut briefly to the detective agency, where Lt. Stone delivers the news the agency is behind on all of its bills and if they can’t find a case soon, they’ll all be out of a job.
Back at the Juice Bar, Tommy and Rocky are training while Kat is teaching her ballet class again. As the class wraps up, Tommy figures this is his chance and Rocky encourages him to go for it.
The two stumble around their feelings for a hot minute until Tommy finally bucks up the courage to ask Kat to the luau. Her face lights up as she accepts.
Bulk and Skull manage to talk Ernie into hiring them as security for the luau, but he agrees only on the condition that they dress the part.
We cut to the luau, where…
When Bulk and Skull explain that they’re supposed to be Hawaiian warriors, Tanya the absolute QUEEN replies:
“Well, next time I’d do just a little research, because you’re not even in the ballpark.”
Ernie also scolds them for messing up the look, telling them to wash off the face paint before continuing their duties. Rocky teases them for their skirts, even though that’s the only remotely accurate part of their costumes.
Everyone then heads over to where Tommy and Kat are sitting until Tanya yanks them back, hissing to let them be alone and dragging them to another table.
Jason and Emily do a little flirting of their own before Ernie calls their table up to participate in a hula demonstration.
Ernie introduces his next guests, which he promises will be traditional dancers who have prepared a performance for all of them. But they turn out to be Cogs in grass skirts, and the Rangers leap to their feet.
The Cogs wreak havoc on the luau, and the Rangers are at first too preoccupied with evacuating civilians to do much fighting. Ernie complains that his security is failing him, though frankly I’m not sure what he expected Bulk and Skull to do against Cogs.
Once everyone is gone, the Rangers morph. Gasket and Archerina arrive shortly after and Klank and Orbus make them grow, so the Rangers call their original Zords to take them on.
Alpha worries that the Rangers need back-up, but Jason is still too preoccupied with the Cogs to do much in the way of helping. Instead, Alpha remotely pilots the Super Zeo Megazord and the Red Battle Zord to come to their aid.
Warrior Wheel comes in to help at some point, helping the Rangers’ odds a bit more. Additionally, Jason finishes off the Cogs and summons Pyramidas to form the Zeo Ultrazord.
The Zeo Ultrazord is more than enough, and the two enemy lovers collapse together in a fiery inferno. They turn out to have survived, though, and Gasket reminds his brother that he still plans to be king of the Machine Empire one day.
Before Mondo can lay into him, Gasket says:
“I’d love to stay and catch up with you, Father, but I just remembered — Archerina and I have to be somewhere else! Forever! Buh-bye!”
At the Juice Bar, the Rangers express how sorry they are that the luau was wrecked, but Ernie’s just grateful that someone came in and cleaned it all up (hint: it was the Rangers). He promises to throw another luau soon, and as he’s called away, Jason comments that he hasn’t seen Kat and Tommy all day.
As the two in question finally enter the Juice Bar, Tanya remarks:
“Well, you two sure do look haaaaaaaaaaaaappy.”
They reveal they’ve been on a date at the movies, where they were finally able to get some peace and quiet away from Cogs.
Bulk and Skull stride in, revealing they still haven’t been able to get their body paint off, and Rocky tells them they’re just going to have to wait until it fades naturally. The two storm off, each blaming the other for their predicament.
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