I missed the S3 finale, Keith, and came in late on the enw series. Hoping it recycles tomorrow. And that I'm conscious to appreciate it.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I'm watching the Season 3 finale of "Ben 10 Alien Force", a show I've > really come to like. It's a one-hour special in which Ben fights an evil > doppelganger of himself, as well as a longtime nemesis, Vigilax. Looking at > the opening credits, I was surprised to see that the ep is written by none > other than Dwayne McDuffie! It's a pretty good show. > Ben has lost the Omnitrix which is the source of his powers, having traded > it to Vigilax to save his friends. Later, he determines to destroy it rather > than let the villain keep it. I got a chuckle out of the self-destruct > command Ben issued: it ends with "Command Code 0...0...0. Destruct 0". I > laughed to realize that this is almost the exact same self-destruct final > command Captain Kirk issued in the OS episode "Let That Be Your Last > Battlefield". Figures McDuffie would throw something like that in. > > Ben 10 is a cut above some cartoons, with more adult themes and stakes as > it goes along. What I really like is that the show has progressed. Ben and > his friends have aged since season one, with their powers, relationships,and > threats faced changing accordingly. Tonight, Ben even destroyed the original > Omnitrix, but has a more powerful replacement , courtesy of his > doppelganger. And my understanding is that the upcoming season 4 will begin > with Ben's identity known to the people of Earth, and having to deal with > the fact that most of them view him as a threat. > Good stuff. > >
