Morphylogeny

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

#357: PRLR 1019: "The Queen Returns".

Features Footage from (bold = new footage):
Zyuranger, episode 30;
and GoGoV episodes 1, 6, 9, 25, 26, 39, & 42.

The complete program, from opening to end of Saban logo, lasts roughly 21:19;17.

Previously On is about 0:30; by itself.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Next Time On is about 0:30; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
GOGOV #25.

Close-up of Spellbinder's eyes lighting up, a quick look at his metal chest symbol, then his staff is raised up into the light.

Surrounding Skull Cavern sequence cut, due to presence of Impus' cocoon.

GOGOV #25.

Computer display shows the alignment of planets, with the indicator blinking "Grand Cross".

Plays on monitor in US footage.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder chants and motions his hands forth at the temple, as a quick montage of shots crossfades showing off various aspects of the set-up.

GOGOV #25.

A quickly appearing storm fires a bolt of lightning at a building, bursting it.

Follow-up shot of civilians US replaced.

GOGOV #25.

Another quickly appearing storm fires a bolt of lightning at a building, bursting the jumbotron on it.

Altered to fit monitor.

GOGOV #25.

A computer display of Japan (shh!) shows the location of the explosions, in a layout similar to Spellbinder's symbol.

Altered to fit monitor, trimmed to end of sequence.

GOGOV #01.

A bridge then connects with the tracks, allowing the Supertrain to drive down between the parked Matchbox cars.

Recycled.

GOGOV #01.

Supertrain races down the tracks in the city.

Recycled.

GOGOV #01.

Yellow excitedly speaks, while Pink calmly looks on.

Recycled.

GOGOV #01.

Supertrain races down the tracks.

Recycled.

GOGOV #09.

A raging inferno grows from down the street, consuming a city block.

Recycled, but unaltered; Dates back to Ohranger at least.

GOGOV #25.

Supertrain passes by pockets of flames in the city.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #01 & #25.

Zoom in on Red as he pulls back on the control stick, causing the Supertrain to brake, coming to a complete stop.

First two are recycled; last two are recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

In the cockpit of Supertrain, the Rangers all touch their helmets, Red then nod-talks, zoom out as he addresses Blue & Green, who salute and depart. Next, he talks to Pink, who salutes and leaves, then he gestures to himself as he talks to Yellow, who also salutes and leaves.

GOGOV #25.

Aqua Rescue 2, Med Rescue 5, Pyro Rescue 1, and Aero Rescue 3 depart their Supertrain cars.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Pyro Rescue's Ladder Arms extend upward toward the fiery building.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

The left Ladder Arm smashes through a fiery floor.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

In a fiery, debris-strewn room, Red & Yellow enter, stop, and talk, Yellow saluting before they both take off.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder chants and motions his hands forth at the temple, as a quick montage of shots crossfades showing off various aspects of the set-up.

Recycled.

GOGOV #25.

Computer display registers another explosion in the city.

Altered to fit monitor.

GOGOV #25.

Med Rescue backs up to the four rows of parked traffic, then lowers its ramp into the Zord.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Slow zoom in on Pink glancing about and talking in her cockpit.

GOGOV #25.

Aero Rescue rises up behind some buildings and takes off.

Partially recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Slow zoom in on Green talking in his cockpit, then pressing a button.

GOGOV #25.

Aero Rescue's bomb bay doors open and drop hydro bombs.

GOGOV #25.

A fiery building bursts with water.

GOGOV #25.

Slow zoom in on Blue nod-talking in his cockpit.

GOGOV #25.

Aqua Rescue 2 fires its water cannons while driving along the street.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

A fiery, partially destroyed building gets its flames quelled by a water spray.

GOGOV #25.

Red & Yellow find an unconscious Japanese businessman and pick him up.

Cuts before they touch their helmets and talk, also cuts follow-up shot of Yellow hauling the man away.

GOGOV #25.

A row of candles flicker in a dark room.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder continues binding the spell, his chest symbol glowing as he does.

GOGOV #25.

Ryan watches Spellbinder chanting from around the corner.

Ryan matted into shot.

GOGOV #25.

This stuff again.

Recycled.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder chants and motions arms.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder continues his chanting and motioning and stuff.

GOGOV #25.

Yellow hauls the businessman in and hands him over to a pair of firefighters, before Red comes in with an unconscious Japanese woman and hands her over to another fireman. As the firefighters depart, Red & Yellow touch their helmets and nod-talk.

Final shot is split.

GOGOV #25.

Continued, as Red listens, Yellow anxiously shouts at her left wrist.

Split, and trimmed.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder chanty chanty, causing the stone cross design to shimmer, his chest symbol also glowing.

Final shot is recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder tosses his staff into the center of the stone cross, causing the glowing to pulse at a rhythmic pace.

GOGOV #25.

The stone cross glowing builds until it fires a golden twister of continuous energy skyward, smashing through the roof of the building.

Look closely and in shot 1 you can see the Japanese mentor instead of Ryan.

GOGOV #25.

Yellow ceases her wrist yelling and joins Red by the window, looking out upon the golden energy streaming into the sky.

Yellow tinted.

GOGOV #25.

The golden energy stream pours into the sky from the middle of the city.

Yellow tinted.

GOGOV #25.

Olympius watches the golden energy stream pour into the sky from the middle of the city.

Recycled footage inserted into US.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder motions his arms, appearing pleased with what he's done.

GOGOV #25.

Loki looks on, talking.

GOGOV #25.

Loki & Spellbinder react, as the five Rangers, Red with Rescue Blaster, appear on the scene.

GOGOV #25.

Red talks as he raises his hand then grips it into a fist, Blue continuing the gesture by clenching his fist as he talks.

Cuts follow-up boot shot of Green, who then salutes.

GOGOV #25.

Yellow ceases saluting, points forth, Pink doing the same, before all five Rangers crouch and point, Red then reaching out forth.

Cuts follow-up shot of Rangers saluting then rushing forth.

GOGOV #25.

Blue & Yellow surround Loki outside, toss ropes at his arms, then fire Rescue Blasters at him, which have no effect, leading to him firing back with horn beams, bursting both Rangers down.

GOGOV #25.

Red faces Spellbinder with his Rescue Baton, then charges at him.

PRLR 1013.

Ryan's morphing sequence.

Recycled. Ryan is initially tinted yellow.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder blocks Red's attack and sparkily beats him down, before stomping on him.

GOGOV #25.

The camera races at Spellbinder stomping on Red until he notices it.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder falls but recovers, smoking.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder is struck by Red's V-Lancer blast, spark bursting until he collapses and his eyes turn off.

Beam added to first shot.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder's eyes turn back on as he begins to rise up.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder talks, then motions arms as he begins to grow.

GOGOV #25.

Giant Spellbinder smashes through the roof.

Trims start to remove pan-up.

GOGOV #25.

Giant Spellbinder rises up, towering over the camera, his chest symbol glowing.

GOGOV #25.

The golden twister continues twirling into the sky.

GOGOV #25.

The blue sky turns storm cloudy.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

The sixth Train Bay opens up, revealing within it the Max Solarzord.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Max Solarzord begins its progression down the railway.

Cuts follow-up side angle shot.

GOGOV #25.

Max Solarzord speeds down the tracks.

Recycled, per source. Cuts follow-up shot.

GOGOV #25.

Max Solarzord lowers its wings, then takes off from the rails, flying into the air.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

The five Lightspeed Rescuezords drive/fly through the smoking city together.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #01.

Haz & Med Rescues begin to shift upward with the help of hydraulic lifts.

Recycled.

GOGOV #25.

Aero Rescue shifts around into the head and shoulders, attaching onto the top of the Pyro Rescue torso.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Max Solarzord exits the Earth's atmosphere, heading directly at the Sun, its solar panels begin to glow as it turns around.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Max Solarzord, back in the Earth's atmosphere, it shifts around, disconnecting its nosecone and shifting into robotic mode.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Megazord & Max Solarzord land in the city across from Spellbinder, pacing about slowly as the golden energy streams skyward between them.

GOGOV #25.

Zoom in on Red in the cockpit, nod-talking and gripping controls.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Megazord & Max Solarzord pose battle ready, then charge forth, Spellbinder blasting both in the chest sparkily, and shaking up Red in his cockpit.

GOGOV #25.

Max Solarzord gets ready and jumps up.

GOGOV #25.

Max Solarzord flips over quickly and kicks outward in midair.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder is unfazed by Max Solarzord's kick, knocking it down and over.

Final shot is split.

GOGOV #25.

Continued, as Max Solarzord lies on the ground, Lightspeed Megazord steps in to defend.

Split.

GOGOV #25.

Red slides his Grip forth in the controls as the camera tracks around.

GOGOV #25.

Springing out from the insignia on the belt area, the Lightspeed Megazord's Saber forms as lightning crackles about.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Megazord grabs the handle of the Saber.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #254.

In a fiery dimension, Lightspeed Megazord slashes through the flaming corona.

Recycled, trimmed, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder is unharmed by the Saber, taking it away from the Megazord, and firing energy back at it until it bursts, shaking up the Rangers within.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder charges forth, and uses the Saber against Lightspeed Megazord, rocking the Rangers about in their cockpits.

GOGOV #25.

The golden twister continues twirling into the sky.

Recycled.

GOGOV #25.

The blue sky turns storm cloudy.

Recycled.

GOGOV #25.

In his cockpit, Red detaches his Battle Booster from his wrist.

Cuts prior shot of LM getting struck again.

GOGOV #25.

Red inserts his Battle Booster into the console docking port, where he presses 3-5-6 and hits activate.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

The smoking Lightspeed Megazord poses battle ready then leaps up.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Megazord grabs Max Solarzord, hanging from it as it flies through the sky.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Megazord lets go of Max Solarzord, which then transforms into component parts, that attach to the Megazord.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Solarzord lowers on thruster boots into the city.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Solarzord lands before Spellbinder and poses battle ready.

Cuts follow-up shot of thruster boots activating.

GOGOV #25.

The golden twister continues twirling into the sky.

Recycled.

GOGOV #25.

The blue sky turns storm cloudy.

Recycled.

ZYU #30.

Storm clouds race at us on the horizon, blue lighting erupting amid.

Recycled. Someone on staff decided to connect Lokar with Bansheera here.

GOGOV #25.

Queen Bansheera's ghostly head materializes in the storm clouds above Mariner Bay.

Pushed way back from source position.

GOGOV #39.

Close-up, side angle on Queen Bansheera's talking face.

Cloudy background and fading effect added to shot.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder fires electricity at Lightspeed Solarzord as it glides across the city, dodging the spark bursting around it, while Red in his cockpit works the controls.

GOGOV #25.

As it glides to its right, Lightspeed Solarzord fires lasers from its wrists forth.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder spark bursts, then fires back, causing a fireball explosion before Lightspeed Solarzord, jolting Pink in her cockpit.

Cuts follow-up of Blue using BB to absorb the flames.

GOGOV #25.

As her cockpit shakes, Yellow nod-talks, then glances upward.

Cuts prior shot of Green.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Solarzord turns and looks upward, Red nod-talking as he also does.

GOGOV #25.

Queen Bansheera's head remains hovering above Mariner Bay, as a giant tidal wave grows below and behind it. She even talks a little as the wave grows and grows around her.

Fades to black.

GOGOV #25.

Titanium Ranger watches Queen Bansheera against the tidal wave, then gets up.

Recycled footage with US matted over it.

GOGOV #25.

The golden twister continues twirling into the sky.

Recycled.

GOGOV #25.

Queen Bansheera's head continues to appear against the tidal wave, which curls up directly above the Train Bay.

Second shot is recycled, per source. All are pushed up from source position.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder's eyes turn off, as his chest symbol crackles and bursts, falling in pieces onto the ground below.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Solarzord turns around just as the skyward stream of golden energy ceases.

Pushed up from source position, hence the cannons.

GOGOV #25.

Queen Bansheera's head vanishes, taking with it the tidal wave and storm clouds.

Pushed up from source position.

GOGOV #25.

All is calm in Mariner Bay, as Ms Fairweather checks out the fair weather.

Recycled, per source; plays on monitor.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Solarzord goes over and stands next to the damaged building where the golden energy had been coming from.

Cuts before energy twister is shown as being still active.

GOGOV #25.

Red, Pink, and Blue react in horror to what has just happened.

Cuts follow-ups of Green & Yellow.

GOGOV #25.

Briefly slamming his hands down on his console, Red screams at the viewscreen.

GOGOV #06.

Red nod-talks urgently in his cockpit.

Trims pan up at start; Replaces GOGOV #25's visorless shots.

GOGOV #25.

Cockpit POV of Spellbinder approaching.

Cuts prior shot of LS walking forth.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Solarzord pops forth its waist cannons, charges them up.

Recycled, per source. Pushed back from source position.

GOGOV #25.

Zoom in slowly as Red glances about, nod-talking.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Solarzord fires every single cannon and laser on its body.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder spark bursts repeatedly.

GOGOV #25.

Lightspeed Solarzord fires every single cannon and laser on its body some more.

Recycled, per source.

GOGOV #25.

Spellbinder is struck by the energy beams, spark bursts, then collapses and explodes massively.

Beams added.

GOGOV #26.

Lightspeed Solarzord poses victoriously with its cannons still drawn.

Recycled.

GOGOV #42.

Zoom in on Queen Bansheera, talking at us.

Brief shimmer effect added.

Ending Credits