Power Rangers Season 12

Right now you can watch Power Rangers Season 12 on and — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Jason David Frank's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Power Rangers Season 12 earns its spot. Power Rangers Season 12 uses its genre premise as cover for asking bigger questions. When the wicked Mesogog attempts to revert the Earth back to a prehistoric age of dinosaurs, legendary veteran Ranger Tommy Oliver returns to action. Recruiting a soccer prodigy, a computer expert, and a fledgling musician to harness their own powers derived from dinosaurs, they must unite as the Power Rangers Dino Thunder to protect the Earth. Jason David Frank and Kevin Duhaney lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2004. Power Rangers Season 12 resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Power Rangers Season 12 a chance. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Jason David Frank anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract moments feel personal. If you have been burned by ambitious sci-fi before, this is the exception.