All and all I thought it was a good episode, in no small part due to my incredible biased towards Charmcaster (what can I say? She's growing on me, probably only because I'm comparing her to other lady villains) but you make an excellent point.
At what point does it become the responsibility of the writers of a super hero/sci fi/ action adventure show to ensure that the forces of darkness receive proper karmic backlash or punishment? Knowing what the heroes know about Darkstar were I put in the shoes of any of them I'd take particular pleasure in knocking what remaining teeth he had left out. But at the same time the whole heroic code kind of stops short from killing someone. Especially when he's already beaten.
So what to do with the allegory for abusive relationships? Show his victims getting revenge? The wheels of justice and the government stepping in to make sure he's locked away forever? Or would it simply have been better ever to breach the topic in the first place?
And the writers continue to fuck up Charmcaster's character.
It's actually painful to watch "Where the Magic Happens", let alone read your review of it, knowing that the Ben 10 team would destroy everything established there in this HORRIBLE second season of "Ultimate Alien".
They'd come a long way with her character, and I was beginning to really like her. Then poof. I feel the same way about Alien Swarm in retrospect after "Revenge of the Swarm," and that in retrospect after "Perfect Girlfriend."
I'm starting to think that we should just be left hanging, if the resolution ruins the cliffhanger.
I felt the same way with the Power Rangers RPM/Samurai crossover: Look, it's great that you're throwing us a bone, bringing back old characters. But if you're not going to bother doing them well, then don't do it! We will be happier that way.
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At what point does it become the responsibility of the writers of a super hero/sci fi/ action adventure show to ensure that the forces of darkness receive proper karmic backlash or punishment? Knowing what the heroes know about Darkstar were I put in the shoes of any of them I'd take particular pleasure in knocking what remaining teeth he had left out. But at the same time the whole heroic code kind of stops short from killing someone. Especially when he's already beaten.
So what to do with the allegory for abusive relationships? Show his victims getting revenge? The wheels of justice and the government stepping in to make sure he's locked away forever? Or would it simply have been better ever to breach the topic in the first place?
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It's actually painful to watch "Where the Magic Happens", let alone read your review of it, knowing that the Ben 10 team would destroy everything established there in this HORRIBLE second season of "Ultimate Alien".
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I'm starting to think that we should just be left hanging, if the resolution ruins the cliffhanger.
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THIS. Just this. ^_^
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