So I watched the SPD episode "Zapped" this morning and something dawned on me.
"Zapped" is your classic "Ranger gets brainwashed" episode. What's unique is how they snap Syd out of it: Bridge tricks her into morphing. The implication is that SPD has found a way to mind-control-proof their Ranger tech. This dovetails really well with the season's biggest twist: that the A-Squad aren't under mind control, but freely chose to side with the bad guys.
And then you factor in Cosmic Fury. Obviously the SPD writers didn't know this, but it fits really well with Ollie's storyline: his Dino Fury "Ranger energy" is turned against him, and the only way to get him back to normal is to get rid of that power set. Since Cosmic Fury takes place in 2023 and SPD in 2025, it's likely that Kat Manx and the other SPD scientists learned what happened to him and made brainwash-proofing a top priority.














