Hopefully when that happens the rest of Spidey's team will again be absent.Ĭheck out much more at Marvel Animation Age. I'd like to see more of Coulson in action along the way, and more team-ups with Spidey. Though it would have been nice if the entire team saw how good a fighter Coulson really is, if they don't already know. Spidey's team-mates are absent once again and I honestly didn't miss them this time. Beetle was pretty awesome as well but I think I liked him more in his first appearance. Overall though the episode is pretty good, but mostly thanks to Agent Coulson.
The fight scenes continue to be one of this show's strong points, but they keep getting interrupted by some of the cutaway gags the show is filled with. As usual, most of the jokes weren't very funny but they weren't horrible either. Other than that, I don't really have any complaints. Another thing that kind of annoyed me was that once Beetle appeared on screen, Spidey had to stop and explain to viewers who he is, most likely for those who missed his debut episode ("Beetle Mania") another reason why continuity should be acknowledged on this show. Then there's the fact that once again the plot reminds me of a generic plot you'd expect to see in a sitcom (not unlike "Home Sick Hulk"), which really hurts the overall story. For starters, I think they kind of overdid it with Spidey's "breaking the fourth wall" scenes - it was like he just wouldn't shut up, and pretty much every scene was ruined by him stopping to talk to the audience. Unfortunately the episode does have a lot of flaws as well. The interactions between Coulson and Spidey were pretty interesting to watch as well I'm glad in the end Spidey realizes the fact that Agent Coulson is pretty awesome. Spider-Man doesn't get to do too much this time, which I didn't really mind seeing as how Coulson proved he can be a better main character. I liked how they revealed that Beetle is one of his old adversaries, and their fight scenes were great throughout the episode. Coulson gets a chance to shine, and I hope this won't be the last time we see him in action.
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Plus Agent Coulson gets a lot of screen-time in this episode which was a very good thing. I liked the Beetle in his first appearance on the show, and his role here was pretty awesome as well.
Ultimate Spider-Man is produced by Marvel Animation and carries a TV-Y7-FV parental guideline. "The Attack of the Beetle" was written by Man of Action and Scott Mosier and directed by Jeff Allen. Jonah Jameson, Steven Weber ( Wings) as Norman Osborn, Greg Cipes ( Teen Titans, Ben 10) as Danny Rand/Iron Fist, Ogie Banks as Luke Cage/Power Man, Caitlyn Taylor Love ( I'm In The Band) as Ava Ayala/White Tiger, Logan Miller ( I'm In The Band) as Sam Alexander/Nova, Tom Kenny ( SpongeBob SquarePants) as Doctor Octopus, Matt Lanter ( Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as Harry Osborn/Flash Thompson, Tara Strong ( The Fairly Odd Parents) as Mary-Jane Watson, Misty Lee ( Batman: Arkham City) as Aunt May, and recurring guest star Stan Lee ( Spider-Man) as Stan the Janitor. Ultimate Spider-Man stars Drake Bell ( Drake & Josh) as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Chi McBride ( Boston Public) as Nick Fury, Clark Gregg ( Iron Man, Thor, The Avengers) as Agent Coulson, JK Simmons ( Spider-Man) as J. Things get even more complicated when the high tech assassin, The Beetle, returns. Peter is horrified when Aunt May goes on a date with his principal and secret S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel Animation Age - Ultimate Spider-Man