So, I had been willing to give this show a chance for at least half of the season. I eventually gave up on it in Run Pig Run, as I just couldn't forgive the idea of turning Spider-Man into Spider-Ham and make a whole episode on such a crappy mythology gag. After that, I lost patience and decided to stop watching. But I was curious when I heard Osborn was finally becoming the Goblin in the series' finale, so I decided to make an exeption for it. The result was... mixed.
I grant it, the finale got better when compared to the rest of the show. While his origin makes no sense, even by comics standards (so you inject a guy with two Spider-Men dna and you get a goblin version of Hulk with no relation to spiders? Come on!), this Goblin is actually quite well-handled on many aspects; I like how they mixed the Ultimate and mainstream version. He also is actually quite creepy and disturbing, making him a convincing Knight Of Cerebus, witch this show needed a lot, seeing how Octavious couldn't be here all the time. I also appreciated that Spidey finally started being badass for a change. The symbiote was removed from Harry, and will probably be wore by Eddie Brock the next time. I was also impressed they dared crush Connor's arm to prepare him to become Lizard.
Now, for the bad aspects. First, the Cerebus Syndrome arrives too late, and without any preparation; Spider-Man worried for his teammates could have worked, but we didn't get any actual Character Development over the course of the show, so his concern for them comes a bit out of nowhere, especially considering they were a bunch of Jerk Ass most of the time. Also, as usual, the cutaway gags ruins some moments that could have been great if played seriously, most notably the flashback on Spidey's origin and Harry finding out his father was transformed with Spidey's dna. Similarly, Harry's hate, while acceptable, seems misplaced considering his father only cared about him when he was Venom...
To conclude, this finale was indeed much better than any other episode, but it still has a long way to go to qualify as actually good. While an improvement, it doesn't make up for the flaws in previous episodes. I do hope season 2 will learn from it and get better, but I honestly doubt it.
The Reveal/Rise of the Goblin
So, I had been willing to give this show a chance for at least half of the season. I eventually gave up on it in Run Pig Run, as I just couldn't forgive the idea of turning Spider-Man into Spider-Ham and make a whole episode on such a crappy mythology gag. After that, I lost patience and decided to stop watching. But I was curious when I heard Osborn was finally becoming the Goblin in the series' finale, so I decided to make an exeption for it. The result was... mixed.
I grant it, the finale got better when compared to the rest of the show. While his origin makes no sense, even by comics standards (so you inject a guy with two Spider-Men dna and you get a goblin version of Hulk with no relation to spiders? Come on!), this Goblin is actually quite well-handled on many aspects; I like how they mixed the Ultimate and mainstream version. He also is actually quite creepy and disturbing, making him a convincing Knight Of Cerebus, witch this show needed a lot, seeing how Octavious couldn't be here all the time. I also appreciated that Spidey finally started being badass for a change. The symbiote was removed from Harry, and will probably be wore by Eddie Brock the next time. I was also impressed they dared crush Connor's arm to prepare him to become Lizard.
Now, for the bad aspects. First, the Cerebus Syndrome arrives too late, and without any preparation; Spider-Man worried for his teammates could have worked, but we didn't get any actual Character Development over the course of the show, so his concern for them comes a bit out of nowhere, especially considering they were a bunch of Jerk Ass most of the time. Also, as usual, the cutaway gags ruins some moments that could have been great if played seriously, most notably the flashback on Spidey's origin and Harry finding out his father was transformed with Spidey's dna. Similarly, Harry's hate, while acceptable, seems misplaced considering his father only cared about him when he was Venom...
To conclude, this finale was indeed much better than any other episode, but it still has a long way to go to qualify as actually good. While an improvement, it doesn't make up for the flaws in previous episodes. I do hope season 2 will learn from it and get better, but I honestly doubt it.