Ultimate Spider-Man Episode 9 Field
Trip
Spoilers as always for the latest episode of Ultimate Spider-Man
Spoilers as always for the latest episode of Ultimate Spider-Man
Episode Summary
As Peter Parker remembers his horrible history with field
trips(including the spider bite thing, but glad that the goat he was
bit by wasn't a genetically altered goat), a frost giant appears to
reek havoc. Spider-Man, Nova, Iron Fist, Power Man, and White Tiger
do battle but are joined by Thor, the God of Thunder. The son of Odin
shows up and does battle with the Frost Giant, but the Norn Stone
around his next transforms Thor into Thor, Frog of Thunder.
It is off to Asgard, but Loki has already frozen everyone, standing
with the frost giants, and with Odin in the Odin Sleep(which Loki
plots to kill Odin), it seems hopeless. After a tactical retreat,
Thor goes to the Dwarf King but naturally he has to swallow his
pride. The team gets powerful weapons, except for Spider-Man, who
already has the most powerful weapon of all. His words.
As it turns out, Spider-Man's words are enough, as he mocks Loki,
saying that his victory would be nothing if he didn't defeat Thor as
Thor and not as a frog. Thor is turned back into Thor, he lays the
smackdown on Loki, following his plans. As a thanks for their help,
our team gets a two headed goat, which bites Spider-Man.
Episode Review
This episode this week was half annoying and half good. I think the
biggest flaw that I've found this week, as this show can have a
rather decent super hero plot when it wants to, but then it turns
around and panders to the lowest common denominator, thus undermining
anything that it has set up in past or present episodes.
When this show tries to be deep and meaningful, Spider-Man's words
are a powerful weapon, Thor is arrogant and needs to swallow his
pride, it could be something, providing Ultimate Spider-Man doesn't
undermine itself with some of the absurdity. Granted, I think that a
show rather starring someone who got his powers by a genetically
altered spider bite is going to be on the scale of absurdity to begin
with but such is life.
Still Thor Frog of Thunder, I did geek out about that, which is going
to just give it one more point. Out of the two Thor centered episodes
that aired on the Marvel Animated block, this was the lesser one,
because it did squander its potential in many ways. The
characterization of the team seems to be all over the place. Believe
me, I know it's hard to balance a lot of heroes, look at Young
Justice and the struggles it still has with the team aspect.
However this show tries to be both a team show and a Spider-Man
cartoon, tries to have a deeper message or at least some illusion of
one, while also being a bit silly and zany, with the cutaways and the
fourth wall breakage.
Oh and every time Odin goes into that infernal Odin Sleep, something
bad happens. You would think that they would be better prepared but
no, I guess not. That's not a problem with anything, just merely an
observation.
I don't know, just take this show for what it is. I think a lot of
people already stopped watching it by now and those who are still
watching either do enjoy it for what it was or watch it because they
have to review it, like I do.
Final Rating
5/10 rating for this one, likely would have been deeper in the
basement if not for the few things I liked, which I noted above. You
can watch Ultimate Spider-Man Episode 9 on Disney XD On Demand and
don't forget to watch new episodes of Ultimate Spider-Man on Disney
XD on the Marvel Animated Block at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on Sunday
Mornings.
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