Nearing the end of the series, here's another episode that completely knocks it out of the park: Lots of characters are being introduced and the episode manages to bring them all together very well.
It starts with the introduction of the rival crime-boss Wilson Fisk Kingpin aka the "Kingpin" as well as the rival gangleaders Silvermane, Caesar Cicero and Hammerhead. The Kingpin unites them all with a common goal. The common goal is never made explicitly clear and seems to be to just pull off as many crimes as possible - to do this, the Kingpin introduces a powerful acid developed by one of his scientists.
What's great is that all of this would be completely enough for a great episode, but they actually put a cherry on top of the cake: The acid produces a chemical waste which the Kingpin dumps into the sea - which subsequently calls Namor the Sub-Mariner to arms, an ocean-dwelling superhero and the the leader of Atlantis. Namor's cousin Namorita gets poisoned by the toxic waste, so Spider-Man and Namor team up to stop the Kingpin and his pollution.
The episode is all around great, has great pacing, a cool and well hidden cameo as well as a great message about environmental pollution. Namor's line "Just because pollution cannot be seen does not mean it is not there" is a great line more people should take to heart.
It starts with the introduction of the rival crime-boss Wilson Fisk Kingpin aka the "Kingpin" as well as the rival gangleaders Silvermane, Caesar Cicero and Hammerhead. The Kingpin unites them all with a common goal. The common goal is never made explicitly clear and seems to be to just pull off as many crimes as possible - to do this, the Kingpin introduces a powerful acid developed by one of his scientists.
What's great is that all of this would be completely enough for a great episode, but they actually put a cherry on top of the cake: The acid produces a chemical waste which the Kingpin dumps into the sea - which subsequently calls Namor the Sub-Mariner to arms, an ocean-dwelling superhero and the the leader of Atlantis. Namor's cousin Namorita gets poisoned by the toxic waste, so Spider-Man and Namor team up to stop the Kingpin and his pollution.
The episode is all around great, has great pacing, a cool and well hidden cameo as well as a great message about environmental pollution. Namor's line "Just because pollution cannot be seen does not mean it is not there" is a great line more people should take to heart.
