Episode three of Ultimate Spider-Man.
Still awesome? Yes.
A tiny twinge of doubt? Yes.
First, the plot.
Well. We have the other members of SHIELD, who are now going to Petey's school. And Petey (Spider-man/Webs) doesn't get along with Sam (Nova/Bucket Head). Their squabbling gets them in a mess (literally), which skews way off course and eventually leads them to rushing to defeat Doom, dragging the rest of the team with them. Chaos ensues.
You get the drill.
Now, I'll list the awesome factors. One being Doctor Doom. I wish his character was used a little bit more, actually, even though the whole episode practically revolved around him, but not as much as I would have liked. I mean, really. This is Doom we're talking about.
And, hey. Something I'm loving about this series? The fight scenes aren't flimsy. No need to skip on the fantasy violence for sensitive kiddie eyes. Besides, it's not like ripping the head off a robot is the goriest thing known to mankind, right? Just a few sparks, no blood, no guts (yet...). Could use a smidge more variety in the long run, but who's judging?
Oh, yes. Of course, the characters were still awesome. Mary-Jane? A little less Mary-Sue, losing some of her Annoying. I can definitely live with it. And the teen superheroes? We got to see a bit more of their personalities egos, in this one and that was great.
(I didn't want to say anything, but I was beginning to think they were a little flat).
Not to mention, Power Man and Iron Fist have been a little over-looked (which is odd, because there epicness radiates like kyrptonite). They got more face time. Booya.
And I did enjoy the storyline. Nova and Spidey have been at odds since they first met - obviously, there's going to be tension. The competitiveness between them was hilarious, because what's Spider-man without trash-talking quips, right?
And did I mention the commercials? Five minutes of commercials every...what, seven minutes? That seriously puts a damper on the show. I'm trying to watch some action here, so what makes Disney XD think I want to watch toy commercials over and over and over?
It was an epic episode, but I'm getting just a little bit worried. I haven't gotten the impression that this show is particularly aimed towards kids, but now I'm not so sure.
What I'm trying to say here is the whole message about teamwork was a little cheesy.
Just a little.
And, as my mom pointed out, the token female character thing. Ugh. Almost every show like this has it. Not that I don't like White Tiger, because she's awesome, but I think that they went a little overboard on the catsuit. Because of this, I'm guessing the age range of this show is from seven to twelve to fourteen to twenty-five.
Still awesome? Yes.
A tiny twinge of doubt? Yes.
First, the plot.
Well. We have the other members of SHIELD, who are now going to Petey's school. And Petey (Spider-man/Webs) doesn't get along with Sam (Nova/Bucket Head). Their squabbling gets them in a mess (literally), which skews way off course and eventually leads them to rushing to defeat Doom, dragging the rest of the team with them. Chaos ensues.
You get the drill.
Now, I'll list the awesome factors. One being Doctor Doom. I wish his character was used a little bit more, actually, even though the whole episode practically revolved around him, but not as much as I would have liked. I mean, really. This is Doom we're talking about.
And, hey. Something I'm loving about this series? The fight scenes aren't flimsy. No need to skip on the fantasy violence for sensitive kiddie eyes. Besides, it's not like ripping the head off a robot is the goriest thing known to mankind, right? Just a few sparks, no blood, no guts (yet...). Could use a smidge more variety in the long run, but who's judging?
Oh, yes. Of course, the characters were still awesome. Mary-Jane? A little less Mary-Sue, losing some of her Annoying. I can definitely live with it. And the teen superheroes? We got to see a bit more of their personalities egos, in this one and that was great.
(I didn't want to say anything, but I was beginning to think they were a little flat).
Not to mention, Power Man and Iron Fist have been a little over-looked (which is odd, because there epicness radiates like kyrptonite). They got more face time. Booya.
And I did enjoy the storyline. Nova and Spidey have been at odds since they first met - obviously, there's going to be tension. The competitiveness between them was hilarious, because what's Spider-man without trash-talking quips, right?
And did I mention the commercials? Five minutes of commercials every...what, seven minutes? That seriously puts a damper on the show. I'm trying to watch some action here, so what makes Disney XD think I want to watch toy commercials over and over and over?
It was an epic episode, but I'm getting just a little bit worried. I haven't gotten the impression that this show is particularly aimed towards kids, but now I'm not so sure.
What I'm trying to say here is the whole message about teamwork was a little cheesy.
Just a little.
And, as my mom pointed out, the token female character thing. Ugh. Almost every show like this has it. Not that I don't like White Tiger, because she's awesome, but I think that they went a little overboard on the catsuit. Because of this, I'm guessing the age range of this show is from seven to twelve to fourteen to twenty-five.
7 = seven year old girls who will cry while watching with their older brothers that there is no girl character.
12 = the older brothers who couldn't care less about having a girl character or not and watch it because it's Spider-man, duh.
14 = the guys who watch and make jokes about White Tiger's costume because they're at the age of Stupid Teenaged Boy Antics.
25 = those guys living with their parents who watch the show simply on account of White Tiger's costume.
I guess there's always going to be a token. But until she turns out like Gwen Tennesyn and furthur proves her awesomeness, I'm a little skeptical.
But all in all, epic show.
Let's see if they can keep it up, huh?
- your most erratic hero
(Fun Fact: Yes, my mom watched Spider-Man with me - how many kids can say that?)
(Fun Fact: Yes, I know. I'm not actually on the scale. But I'm a Kid Who Loves Spider-Man - let me squeeze it between 7 and 25.)
