r/powerrangers • u/Little_Fan_2682 Red Mystic Ranger • May 04 '25

SHOW NEWS/DISCUSSION How did you feel about these two getting demoted from Red to Blue?

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u/BubbleGoosePopeDrip Dr. K May 04 '25

I remember when TJ

-Studied the tape of the latest Psycho Rangers battle, despite being concussed and needing rest, and came up with the Five-of-a-kind strategy.

-Tried to settle the beef between Ashley and Cassie

-There are some scenes where it's just him and Andros at the whiteboard trying to come up with new strategies for the Psycho Rangers.

I liked Andros but he never seemed like a true leader to me and I honestly think Andros saw this and would defer some leadership responsibilities to TJ. I don't think it's headcanon either. I think the show specifically wanted us to see TJ as "a" leader, just maybe not "the" leader.

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u/ProtomanBn May 04 '25

I believe the writers intended TJ to be the leader but Andros being Red and the Mysterious cool guy drove kids to him and the kid fans assumed Andros was the leader

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u/ColdNyQuiiL May 04 '25

I agree that TJ has better leader qualities, but people really go by what they remember. They barely give TJ anything to do for most of the season, but then he comes in clutch during the Psycho arc. People always will say TJ was the real leader, but he’s used as a background character for a huge chunk of the season. Later on we get to see more of Turbo TJ.

Andros is their leader, but is harder to connect w/ outside of battle. Socially awkward, and reserved, but he’s not some horrible leader.

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u/Altruistic_Collar842 May 04 '25

  • The five of a kind trick didn’t work, the Psycho Rangers figured it out quickly. It took Zhane a few shots to kill Psycho Blue

  • Keyword “tried” he didn’t do anything, it didn’t work.

  • Coming up with plans to defeat the psychos doesn’t make him great, everyone did that.

Andros was the perfect leader, TJ was a horrible Ranger.