Special Presentation: Power Rangers Dino Fury & Cosmic Fury

“My girlfriend’s superhero team are Earth’s only hope. Pretty
cool!”


We’re morphing into the only live-action TV show on this
miniseries to talk lesbian power couple Izzy and Fern from the
final seasons of Power Rangers! We chart their journey from
rivals to girlfriends who defy gender norms and team up as Green
and Orange Rangers, and explore the whole history of queerness in
Power Rangers – including how it reckoned with its early years of
on-set homophobia and became a GLAAD award-winner decades later.


Series Release:


February 28, 2021 (Dino Fury premiere)


September 28, 2023 (Cosmic Fury release)





0:47 – Introduction


6:48 – Brief Power Rangers Basics


20:09 – Our Histories with Power Rangers


38:14 – Power Rangers’ History with Queerness


1:08:03 – Additional Dino Fury & Cosmic Fury Firsts


1:14:12 – Izzy Garcia & Fern


1:21:22 – Episode Discussion





Watchlist (episodes with (*) indicate a
must-watch):


Power Rangers Dino Fury


1.5 “Winning Attitude”*


1.12 “Super Hotshot”


1.13 “The Matchmaker”*


1.18 “Wires Crossed”


2.5 “Stitched Up”*


2.13 “Love Hate”


2.17 “Things Unspoken”*


2.22 “The Nemesis”


Power Rangers Cosmic Fury


Fern appears in all but the first episode of Cosmic Fury, but
these two are her most important:


1.5 “Rock Out”*


1.6 “Take Off”*





Power Rangers: The Road to Queer Representation
(Den of Geek)


The Interview Series: Jackie Marchand (The Toku
Ladies Podcast)


Michael Taber Tweets His Motivation Behind Power Rangers
Character (The Hashtag Show)


Caleb Bendit’s Tweet re: Monty’s identity
(Twitter via web.archive.org)


Becky G Reflects on Playing Groundbreaking LGBTQ
Character in ‘Power Rangers’ Ahead of Pride Week: ‘I Was So
Honored’ (Us Magazine)


Interview with David Yost Part 3 (No Pink
Spandex)


Blue Power Ranger David Yost on gay conversion therapy,
coming out, and finding peace (Entertainment Weekly)


Original Blue Power Ranger David Yost on gay
representation in Netflix's Power Rangers reunion
special (Entertainment Weekly)


Power Rangers: Dino Fury showrunner explains how the
series is bending the Ranger 'rules' for all ages (SyFy)


Pre-order MORPHENOMENAL, by Joshua
Moore“Winning Attitude” Tune-In Alert
(specialolympics.org)


Simon Bennett: The Making of Power Rangers Cosmic
Fury (Blue Screen Reveals)


Tessa Rao: Portraying Izzy Garcia, The First Female Green
and LGBTQ+ Power Ranger (Blue Screen Reveals)


Simon Bennett: An Izzy-Fern kiss was shot but had to be
edited out because there’s no kissing on PR
(reddit.com/r/powerrangers)


Jacqueline Joe Interview | Power Rangers Cosmic Fury |
Power Morphicon 2024 (The Illuminerdi)


Interview with Jacqueline Joe | The Orange Cosmic Fury
Power Ranger (Anime Secrets)


Part of ⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast
Collective⁠


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Theme song features: “Stasis” by Eagle-Eyed
Tiger | ⁠Source


Closing song: “Cosmic Fury Intro” by Bert Selen