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Enter
the Green Goblin
Review by Amazing Spidey; Screenshots by Kolbar
Episode #31 - Enter the Green Goblin
Original Airdate - May 18, 1996
Harry's father Norman Osborn disappears after an
explosion at his chemical plant. Spidey's search for his friend's father one way
or another meets with complications, namely an airborne fiend who calls himself
the Green Goblin!
Review:
This is where the purists thought
the writers screwed up. There is the argument that the Green Goblin should have
premiered before The Hobgoblin, after all, in the comics, Green Goblin premiered
20 years before Hobby, by the time Hobby showed up, Norman was long dead. Only
not really, as Marvel, geniuses that they are, brought him back in the 90’s.
As faithful as this series liked to be with the Stan Lee/Steve Ditko/John Romita
Jr. stories, I’m personally glad they didn’t here. Norman was already a well
developed well before he put on those silly goblin boots; he was a titan of
industry, and an overworked one at that.
One of the things most noticeable about this episode is it’s pacing, it’s much
slower than most of the episodes, especially the later season two episodes,
which were told at a breakneck pace. The mystery is also well done, especially
with Harry’s attitude throughout the episode. He actually showed backbone!
The animation was gorgeous throughout; it almost matched Night Of The Lizard.
Very little repeated animation was used here; it was obvious someone in charge
wanted a better-looking episode.
Considering such a large number of the supporting cast was present, most of them
were used well. The Oscorp stockholders, Jameson, Mrs. Hardy and Kingpin made
for great hostages, as we’d seen them all before and knew them, therefore cared
about them.
On a final note, it was an exceptional episode, which stood out as one of the
best the series ever did. If this type of quality control had been carried out
on all the series, it would’ve been so much better.
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