He eventually takes over her operation on the moon, and the two begin a bizarre love affair.
As most fans already know, Rita is a lackey for Zedd who incurs his wrath when she fails to defeat the Power Rangers during Season 1 of the series.
In the long run, we have to applaud Dean Israelite for having the restraint to keep Zedd out of sight for now.
There’s quite a bit of story potential there, but we’re glad that the first film in this series kept Rita at the forefront and focused on fleshing out the heroes first.