Episode 6 of Ultimate Spider-Man was titled, "Why I Hate Gym". In
this episode, the Taskmaster is hired and goes under cover at Midtown
High School to find out the identity of Spider-Man. White Tiger and
Spider-Man have to work together. Ultimate Spider-Man Episode 6 Why I
Hate Gym first aired on Disney XD on April 29th 2012, as part of the
Marvel Animated Block on Disney XD.
Ultimate Spider-Man Episode 6 Why I Hate Gym Review
It is now time to review Ultimate Spider-Man Episode 6 Why I Hate
Gym. As always there will be information of the spoiler nature, so if
you intend to see the episode, now it may be a good time to get out and
resume reading this review after the fact.
Episode Summary
On the orders of Norman Osborn, Doctor Otto Octavius, hires a master
assassin known as the Taskmaster to infiltrate Midtown High and find
out which of the students might be Spider-Man. After an unfortunate
action with the regular gym teacher, The Taskmaster appears incognito
with his attempt to find out which of the students are Spider-Man.
The three potential suspects come down to Harry Osborn, Danny
Rand(aka Iron Fist), and Flash Thompson, with Peter Parker naturally
throwing the obstacle course to preserve his secret identity. Meanwhile,
the Taskmaster takes out Caulson and uses the S.H.I.E.L.D. defenses
around the school to his advantage.
Spider-Man and White Tiger investigate the school and find Caulson tied up in his office, warning them about the Taskmaster.
The Taskmaster's ability to copy powers works to his advantage, as
he copies the powers of Iron Fist, and also manages to duplicate
Spider-Man and White Tiger, but some well intended trickery involving
gadget switching manages to trick Taskmaster (who had previously offered
Spider-Man a job, fully intending to double cross his employer), the
limits of his photographic memory being exploited.
Taskmaster is tied up but he manages to escape. Octavius is not
happy and wrecks the lab, as there is no Spider-Man at Midtown High as a
student.
Episode Review
Well I did think that while there were some things to cringe about
in this episode, overall it was a couple of steps above recent efforts. A
lot of that had to do with Clancy Brown's performance as Taskmaster.
White Tiger seemed to be a bit more tolerable in this episode. Whether or not that will stick, who really knows.
Spider-Man's strength is his creativity and really that is played up
well in this episode. He might not be a master of many fighting styles
but he can think on his feet and adapt.
Taskmaster is a great villain but the problem is that a flaw of the
photographic memory is when you rearrange the details than the photos
would be useless. Of course, he was badass getting away. Hopefully he'll
be back eventually.
I swear, I have no idea why people in entertainment think that all
children do in gym class is play dodge ball. Given the flaming legal
liability that dodge ball can be if some kid gets hurt in the sue happy
world we live, it was limited to maybe select times and obviously we
would get in trouble if we hit someone above the chest or below the
belt. Of course that varies from school to school.
Cutaways are a mixed bag in the past for Ultimate Spider-Man and this one has no exception.
Final Thoughts and Rating
Um, 6.5/10, I guess. There were a few high school gym cliches that
annoyed me and actually the villain being as good as he was bumped this
episode up. You can watch Ultimate Spider-Man Episode 6 Why I Hate Gym
on Disney XD On Demand and new episodes every week on Disney XD at 11:00
AM Eastern Time as Part of the Marvel Animated Block on Disney XD.
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