Jameson hires a scientist to transform a wimp into a superhero called the scorpion to unmask Spider-Man but when something goes wrong the scorpion goes on a deadly rampage.

Review:

When basing a cartoon on a comic book, there are some things you can't get away with. Modifying some of the characters is fine, some characters should stay exactly the same, and have as little changed as possible. Translating comics to cartoons is all about finding a balance, to me. Some things can be left out, some need to stay.

The Scorpion is one of those characters who needs to stay the same. I'm glad they kept his origin intact because it was a great one, especially the J Jonah Jameson angle. I thought Jameson's reasoning behind it was great too, far better than his jealously reason in the comics (which I believe has only been said once in the characters 40+ year run).

Jameson is the one character this show nailed. It was everything you expected him to be, and then some. They even made his plight have a greater reason, he feared men in masks as they have no laws to abide by, and at the end of the day they can slip away and become someone else. Jameson's wife was killed by a masked man, and he never found out who shot her. He wanted rid of them all, very good reason.

As well as a great story with strong characters, it had damn nice animation (which was common in the first series of the show). Even in the second episode, the strong sense of continuality is there, when Scorpion attacks the nuclear reactor, it's Oscorp he's attacking. The same device that created both Spider-Man and The Lizard is used to create the Scorpion, only this time, it's no accident.

Overall, this was an outstanding episode which shined in all areas possible.

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