Re: Power Rangers Samurai news...

[anolinde]

I was actually going to post this as a comment to second_batgirl's entry, but it wound up becoming really bitter and I decided I'd rather spare her. =P

Warning: if you ship Skull/Kim (this isn't the spoiler, btw), this entry is probably not for you.

So, apparently Bulk is going to be in Power Rangers Samurai, along with a mini-Skull who refers to him as "uncle." Although the timeline wouldn't really work out unless Skull had a kid right after he left the show, given the show's continuity issues the kid is very likely Skull's anyway. In second_batgirl's entry, some people were speculating that the kid is Skull and Kim's.

Ugh, seriously?

First of all, I'm so done with Bulk and Skull. They took up way too much time during MMPR and (apparently I'm in the minority on this) I didn't find them remotely funny. They started out as obnoxious bullies and finished as obnoxious idiots. Even their rare redeeming moments weren't enough to make up for the fact that they were horrifically annoying characters and should never have gotten as much screen time as they did.

Second of all, if it turns out that Skull Jr. (who is actually kind of amusing in the preview, although his schtick might get old fast) is Skull and Kimberly's child - since the writers were, after all, apparently toying with the idea of announcing that the two had gotten married in "Forever Red" - I'm actually going to scream. How the fuck would it ever be okay for them to get together after Skull sexually harassed her throughout the first (and I believe the second) season of MMPR? Seriously, what the hell. It really, really bothers me when people ship them. Who fucking cares if he matured? "Oh, but that sexual harassment thing was so long ago, no big deal!!! Skull deserves Kimberly now." Ugh, fuck that shit. Fuck. That. Shit.

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ETA: Just to clarify, this is not intended to be directed at second_batgirl or any specific person commenting on the entry. (The "Ugh, seriously?" was a reaction to the possibility of the show doing this, not to the people who were speculating about it.) It's simply my frustration with Skull/Kim shippers in general - again, not with anyone specific - as well as the fact that the writers of the show seem to be amenable to the idea of them winding up together.

Comments

[prgirlsrock.livejournal.com]

I don't mind Bulk being back but this show is relying way to much on the original series. The inclusion of Spike aka Skull Jr is kind of annoying me. Maybe I'll warm to the idea later on.

In no way do I want that to be Skull and Kimberly's son. That was an idea that just seems so dumb. I liked that in the "Potion Notion" they became friends and that he moved on in Zeo.

We all know Skull and Kimberly were thrown together because they also wanted Katherine back to pick Tommy up as his wife, oh and Rocky as his butler. All bad ideas. Rocky belonged their as the red ninja ranger and Kat wasn't needed, the majority of fans really didn't love them that much as a couple and I'm sure people would have rather saw Ashley for Andros or even Kendrix for Leo.

[anolinde.livejournal.com]

There definitely is way too much "Hey! Remember the original, AWESOME Power Rangers? Well, you should totally watch this one because it has the same theme!" going on. Hopefully it's just the advertising, and not going to actually be such a huge aspect of the new series. It'd be one thing if they brought back all the original Rangers or something like that (O.O), but otherwise it's totally unnecessary.

Haha, the more I think about Skull/Kim the angrier I get. Livid, actually. I honestly don't know how anyone can ship them. (I feel like a lot of it is anti-Tommy/Kim, too, which is like... okay, you wanted a "better" relationship for Kim and you picked the guy who sexually harassed her throughout high school? Fuck off.)

Ugh... if there's one thing that annoys me as much as Tommy/Kat, it's the idea of Rocky as Tommy's butler. Seriously, what are the writers on this show thinking? They must be on really, really bad crack. (But aw, it would have been so cute to see Kendrix there for Leo!)

[second-batgirl.livejournal.com]

I totally agree on the Tommy's butler thing. The thought of THAT just fills me with RAAAAAAAAGE.

(Edited because really, I was being a jackass and shouldn't come barging in on your LJ. Sorry about that.)

[anolinde.livejournal.com]

Hey, no worries. =) Honestly, I felt like a bit of a jackass making this post in the first place - I was worried it would come across as me bitching at you, and I hope it didn't! My Skull/Kim issues are over a decade old, haha, and I just needed to rant at the possibility of them being confirmed as canon. No hard feelings about your first reply! =)

So glad they axed the Rocky as a butler idea. Maybe he was just role-playing. Tommy as a rich guy would have been just... ugh.

[second-batgirl.livejournal.com]

Ok, good <3

Also, I have decided that I prefer the possibility that the kid is actually Skull's biological nephew, and the actual ship is Bulk/Skull. :D Therefore, Uncle Bulk. \o/

Butler!Rocky makes me so furious. I can't articulate it in a way that doesn't end up sounding dismissive to people who choose the service industry, but my point is, Rocky had dreams of his own. Why is he not off running a dojo with Adam or something? Or teaching high school! Or being a social worker!

Roleplaying I am totally ok with. (And I ignore the Tommy owning the club thing. Bulk totally does. I really hope they reference that in Samurai.)

[prgirlsrock.livejournal.com]

I saw Bulk and Skull as hetrosexual lifemates. :D

Rocky and Kat had to play 2nd fiddle to Tommy in Zeo and Turbo enough is enough. I don't need to see him being his butler or her driving up in her cute little pink convertible to pick him up. I know Rocky made some comment about running his karate schools in "Shift into Turbo part 1"

[anolinde.livejournal.com]

Also, I have decided that I prefer the possibility that the kid is actually Skull's biological nephew, and the actual ship is Bulk/Skull. :D Therefore, Uncle Bulk.

Aw, that would actually be kind of adorable, haha. As prgirlsrock said above, they're pretty much lifemates. =P

So, yeah, Rocky was totally roleplaying. *now envisioning fic where the Red Rangers walk in just as Rocky's gotten into his butler costume. Rocky doesn't bother to correct the newer Rangers' assumption that he's the butler, and in fact finds it hilarious that Tommy's sweating so much and very obviously needs a cold shower. Then Jason walks in, totally knows what's going on, and can't stop smirking throughout the entire meeting. The other Rangers (except for maybe TJ, who thinks that something's off but can't put his finger on it) are totally clueless.* ...Oh shit, I kind of have to write this now.

[prgirlsrock.livejournal.com]

Looking at shows like Melrose Place and 90210 when they first came on all they did was bring back the old cast. It wasn't "new". With Paulie, Ricardo and now I hear they want to contact Blake? To much of the old cast into the new show looks desperate.

I wouldn't mind seeing Blake back maybe next year or the one after that as a new red ranger but having him in Samurai is silly.

They aren't going to recreate the power ranger hype that was in 93. Times are just to different.

[anolinde.livejournal.com]

True, true... I guess it's just my wishful thinking. =P

Justin coming back as a Ranger would be awesome, though. XD (I assume you meant him, and not Blake from Ninja Storm?) I've always liked fic where he shows up at Reefside, all bitter and angry at Tommy for abandoning him. =)