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Destiny Defeated
01/16/15, 10:37 PM
Time Force never really followed up on this. But in the beginning it pretty much seems like Time Force isn't the clear cut good guy. They practice genetic engineering and persecute the "failures". Many of the criminals they arrest are created by the very prejudice they created. Mutants are driven to crime since there is no other way for them to survive.

Time Force uses this hate to control and motivate their own officers. Who would rarely question their authority. When they send them back in time they forcibly erase their memories when they return to the future.... So they don't get any ideas that might interfere with Time Force ideology.

Time Force feels like a dictatorship where anyone who goes against them are branded as criminals. Much like Ransik who is mostly just guilty of trying to survive.

MMPR Forever
01/18/15, 08:34 PM
I always thought Time Force was too harsh. They were a bunch of bullys. I felt sorry for Ransik. The Rangers werent very likeable. Especially Eric, he should have been under an evil spell like Tommy.

Kilobyte
01/18/15, 08:39 PM
I don't buy this. Time Force were only putting away mutant criminals. Ransik was a murderer and an threat to society. Plus I don't see anyone forcing parents to have genetic engineered children. The mutants that were legitmate members of society were given chances. Dash was a successful race car drive until he recklessly hurt people.

Astronema
01/18/15, 08:40 PM
Yeah, if they were so evil they would have destoryed the mutants instead of freezing them.

MattEmily
01/18/15, 10:07 PM
I don't agree that Time Force is a corrupt organization much like Astronema said if they were only corrupted then they'd be killing the mutants instead of capturing them and freezing them.

Granted while it's not exactly ethical to create babies the way they did there's nothing wrong with giving them a healthy life even if they had an unnatural birth.

Ransik never wanted any help he only wanted power much like Jen claims. Look at what happened between Ransik and Dr. Ferricks he pretty much murdered him due to causing arson to his laboratory... only Ransik had no idea that Ferricks was smart enough to build himself a new body so that he could remain living as a robot.
Ferricks was willing to help him out regardless of what he was and how did Ransik repay him? With attempted murder and thievery.

Captain Codfish
01/19/15, 12:11 PM
This is why I like Time Force. The characters were more multilayered. Time Force makes mistakes but I wouldn't call them evil. They are just human and make mistakes. Ransik started out as an evil villain. But the prejudice he felt led him down his path. So while he was wrong in his actions, there is a layer of sympathy you have for him. Ransik's most enduring quality was his love for Nadiera. And its through that love that he begins his path to redemption.

I found the main Rangers very likeable. Especially Wes and Jen. Eric wasnt very likeable but he wasnt supposed to be in the beginning. His motivation for becoming a Ranger was more selfish. But he became more altrustic as time went on.

VR Master
01/19/15, 12:14 PM
Time Force started out with potential for the evil time force angle. But they quickly dropped it. Ransik was.protrayed as a clear cut villain who enjoyed causing pain. It wasn't until the end that he actually became good. Until then his only redeeming quality was loving his daughter. Just like Codfish just pointed out.

PRangerX
01/19/15, 12:18 PM
Im glad Eric wasn't under an evil spell. PR went for that easy way out too much during the early years. Im glad Eric was a Ranger who became only for selfish reasons. It was something different. And made him interesting. It forced him to grow into the role and become more secure in his own success. Rather then hating Wes and obssessing over being better than him. Eric is quite possibly the best written sixth ever.

Sailor Kitty
01/19/15, 12:24 PM
I'm with MMPR Forever. I didnt like having a mean Ranger like Eric. Time Force was too sinister to be likeable. The other Rangers were just their pawns. Jen was too whiney. She was all about herself and whined about Alex constantly. Than when she fell for Wes she threw Alex to the curb. For a guy she couldn't even be with in the end. I am sure she brooded about that when she returned to the future. Ransik wasn't very likeable either. Really no one is.

Inner Senshi
01/19/15, 12:28 PM
I think Jen and Wes made a better couple anyway. Alex was too cold and into his work. Young Jen fell for that because she was more vunerable. Once she grew up Jen realized a guy like Wes was better for her

Zord Commander
01/25/15, 04:19 PM
Alex got shafted. He nearly died in the line of duty and when is finally reunited with his fiancee she loves someone else. I don't blame Alex for acting the way he did. His feelings were hurt but he couldn't afford to confront Jen, since the misison was more important. In the end Alex is a bigger person for letting Jen follow her heart. I feel more sad for Alex than Jen and Wes sometimes.

Starlight Supreme
01/25/15, 04:21 PM
Alex was a total jerk. He deserved what he got. He wasn't the right guy for Jen or to lead the team. Maybe he learned his lesson in the end. But he should have been more supportive of Jen if he didn't want to lose her. He just wanted to erase her memories. How does that solve the problem?

Space Nerd
01/25/15, 11:53 PM
Alex didn't have many likeable qualities besides loving Jen. Wes was the more interesting character. And wound up a better match for Jen. Who would never have been happy with Alex. She just liked him because he was her mentor back when she wasn't as confident. Wes was her true love.

Superhero Galaxy
01/26/15, 03:31 PM
I don't think Time Force was corrupt. They were just trying to maintain law and order. The genetic stuff was probably put in place because of the apocalypse that happened before hand. Society probably got used to doing this rather than procreating naturally.

Usagi Reborn
01/26/15, 06:45 PM
Time Force was diffinitly dirty. They unintentionally created the very mutants they feared. And once they did that they created such a public outrage that the mutants were driven to crime. They were also treated like second class citizens.

Time Force took its youth and feeled them with propaganda to make them want to join up and capture the evil mutants. Just like in the movie Starship Troopers. Jen was clearly a victim of thia propaganda. Look at how she acted when Wes felt a little sympathy for Ransik.

The Time Force Rangers were good but the organization itself was shady. The TF Rangers became better people in the past with Wes.

MattEmily
01/26/15, 11:17 PM
At the time I didn't like Eric being such a jerk but now I think he was a refreshing change that he was a jerk and jealous and he wasn't under a spell. They over-did the spell stuff a little too much at times.

Time Force was too sinister to be likeable. The other Rangers were just their pawns. Jen was too whiney. She was all about herself and whined about Alex constantly. Than when she fell for Wes she threw Alex to the curb. For a guy she couldn't even be with in the end. I am sure she brooded about that when she returned to the future. Ransik wasn't very likeable either. Really no one is.
I disagree with Time Force being sinister. Time Force really had nothing to do with sending the Rangers back in time since remember Alex gave his Morpher to Jen and told her where the others were and they were the ones that went and got them then took the Time Ship without permission.
She had every right to throw Alex to the curb regardless of her feelings for Wes and regardless of whether she could or couldn't be with him. Alex became a jerk and she lost her feelings for him because of his attitude.

I think Jen and Wes made a better couple anyway. Alex was too cold and into his work. Young Jen fell for that because she was more vunerable. Once she grew up Jen realized a guy like Wes was better for her
I agree that Jen and Wes made a better couple. Alex was too cold and too by-the-book to really care about anything else but making sure the job was done. I agree with you that early in the season Jen was more like a young Jen and during the season she matured and eventually realized the truth.

Alex got shafted. He nearly died in the line of duty and when is finally reunited with his fiancee she loves someone else. I don't blame Alex for acting the way he did. His feelings were hurt but he couldn't afford to confront Jen, since the misison was more important. In the end Alex is a bigger person for letting Jen follow her heart. I feel more sad for Alex than Jen and Wes sometimes.
Alex deserved the shafting 100%. Yes he was killed in the line of duty and when he's finally reunited with Jen she's in love with someone else.
Yes true with how he acted but he was still cold and too by-the-book so Jen had every right to dump him.
I don't feel sad for Alex at all.

Alex was a total jerk. He deserved what he got. He wasn't the right guy for Jen or to lead the team. Maybe he learned his lesson in the end. But he should have been more supportive of Jen if he didn't want to lose her. He just wanted to erase her memories. How does that solve the problem?

I agree that he was a total jerk... and I agree that he wasn't the right guy for her or to lead the team. I agree that he should've been more supportive of her if he didn't want to lose her... but instead he just wanted to follow the rules and not care about any other person's feelings.

Alex didn't have many likeable qualities besides loving Jen. Wes was the more interesting character. And wound up a better match for Jen. Who would never have been happy with Alex. She just liked him because he was her mentor back when she wasn't as confident. Wes was her true love.

I agree... unfortunately she couldn't even get together with Wes either because of the whole timeline mess.