Okay, I'm gonna come out and say it: I like Avengers Assemble. Sure, it's nothing compared to Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but it's still a fun show in its own right, though it does have its bad episodes at times. I'm gonna do a review of the show as a whole, but in honor of the film Age Of Ultron, I decided to review the Ultron Arc.
Pros:
ULTRON! Let's face it, anything involving Ultron is guaranteed to be badass. And this Ultron comes off as a much better villain than Thanos, who comes off as a simplistic Generic Doomsday Villain.
The action and fight scenes are quite impressive.
Ant Man joining the Avengers is a delightful Mythology gag to EMH and gives me hope that we may see Black Panther and Vision in future episodes.
Tony getting called out for his poor leadership skills by Spiderman is a delightful Take That, Scrappy! for his critics. Also Spiderman getting the cold shoulder by the Avengers can be seen as another for critics of Ultimate Spider-Man.
Cons:
The sheer, reckless, and relentless idiocy Tony displays throughout the arc is so staggering it's cringeworthy. Nearly all of the problems the Avengers faced could have been avoided had Tony acted like the genius he always boasts that he is. Put simply, when Spiderman, who is the goofiest incarnation of the character to date, calls out your leadership skills, you know you've fucked up.
Ultron's voice actor, while by no means a bad actor, doesn't neccesarily come off as intimidating. It's justified in that he's possessing Arsenal and they share the same voice actor, but he sounds less like a Killer Robot and more like a grown man trying to sound young. They should have used James Spader from the film. That would have been perfect.
Spiderman's imagine spots in "Avengers Dissembled". They worked in USM because the show focused on Spidey and his adventures. But this show is about the Avengers, who don't break the fourth wall, thus they are out of place and end up breaking up the dramatic tension.
Overall, this is one of the better arcs of the show and a good way to promote the film. Plus, if Ant Man joining the team is the show's way of saying it's trying to be better, then it's off to a good start.
Ultron Arc Review. Spoilers Abound.
Okay, I'm gonna come out and say it: I like Avengers Assemble. Sure, it's nothing compared to Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but it's still a fun show in its own right, though it does have its bad episodes at times. I'm gonna do a review of the show as a whole, but in honor of the film Age Of Ultron, I decided to review the Ultron Arc.
Overall, this is one of the better arcs of the show and a good way to promote the film. Plus, if Ant Man joining the team is the show's way of saying it's trying to be better, then it's off to a good start.