Why didn't Zordon just recharge Tommy's powers in Green Candle?

[MattEmily]

Originally Posted by Super Cena

If the option was available, why didn't Zordon just charge his powers right away? instead of waiting for Return of An Old Friend. ,

Because it wouldn’t have been safe since the Coin would have still been attached to the spell so no matter what they did then, the powers would have been lost to Rita.
Zordon specifically mentioned that he had to give up the coin to another Ranger which would’ve stopped the transfer

[PRangerX]

Originally Posted by MattEmily

Because it wouldn’t have been safe since the Coin would have still been attached to the spell so no matter what they did then, the powers would have been lost to Rita.
Zordon specifically mentioned that he had to give up the coin to another Ranger which would’ve stopped the transfer

I have to admit I was confused in Return of An Old Friend. Because I figured they would have to do something to get the powers back. Since I assumed any powers in the coin would have went back to Rita. But there was no mention of that. The green coin was just drained and Zordon had to recharge it.

It felt like they changed the story. But I suppose the idea Rita's spell wouldn't be a factor anymore is the right idea. It was just too dangerous to try recharging the powers without a lot of risk. As was pointed out, the powers barely lasted a whole battle without absorbing the energy from the other coins.