Martin, I think it may be on hulu. They have repeated this episode several
times. They are using it as a bridge for the next season.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote:

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> 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.
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> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Keith Johnson 
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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