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kieran-mcmullen
Reviews
Misfits: Episode #4.1 (2012)
Liked it up until the end
I liked the majority of the episode, but I was put off by the character of Finn. Back at the start of the series, one of the main themes was that the young offenders were good (sort of) at heart, and therefore we could still consider them the "heroes" of the series. I can't help but think that this would have been a good episode if it weren't for Finn casting a pall over it with his morbid stories and the revelation that he is in fact not good at heart and is in fact a psychopath. Gilgun gives an excellent performance as always, and I liked the plot line because I could still live with the characters at the end. I've always wanted to like misfits, but I could never get over the darker points of the series.
Ben 10: Omniverse (2012)
Don't get your hopes up
Overall I wasn't pleased with the new series, I instantly hate the new animation style, it just looks a little low rent. The new theme song is cheesy to an extreme, though it is an improvement on the Ultimate Alien drone. I also did not enjoy the new Omntrix. Call me picky, but the new watch is a glorified iPod. It no longer looks like the precious alien weapon it once was, it isn't special anymore.
The departure of the secondary main characters comes as a welcome change, but the format remains mostly the same. Ben is a cop for aliens living on earth. I would have liked to see a change in that respect. While the show is still very appropriate for kids (be prepared to buy a lot of merchandise), it isn't exceptional.
Ben now has many, many alien forms, with no excuse for not using them. And it's no secret that the producers are really just remaking older ones with near identical powers. I quite enjoyed the past series, I liked how grown up it had become to retain older viewers, but this next series is not in that vein.
The new character is likable, if a little bland, and serves as a good role model. As usual his abilities are multi-purpose to take on anything Ben can't handle, which we are all used to.
In all, be prepared for very little change from episode to episode. I like Ben 10, but the series needs a good shake up, a restart like the one seen with Alien Force. By all means watch this series if you want to see how Ben's story unfolds, but don't expect anything special.