“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)
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)
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Closing song: “Cosmic Fury Intro” by Bert Selen
