Some of the reason some people don't enjoy Ultimate Alien, like myself, include... 1. Elena's character from Alien Swarm is pretty much stomped into the ground. Not only does she die, but now she's villain. 2. The Evolution gimmick isn't used enough for some fans, or just the fact exists upsets fans. 3. New powers for established aliens are pulled out of nowhere, making fights they're in lose drama if they can just have whatever power is needed. 4. Ben comes off as a prideful jerk, Kevin is bland, and Gwen comes off as a hyper-judgmental bitch. None of them are really interesting or likable. If you think they are, that's great, but to me, personally, I only cheer for them because they're not Vilgax, not because I like them. 5. Fasttrack.... 6. Instead of developing characters like Pierce, who we really didn't get to know, they are either shoved off screen or killed off. Instead of trying to improve his character, Pierce gets killed off to show off how 'for realzys' the new Forever Knights are.
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Creative and fun
Hipster that I am, I tend to like things that other people don't, but when it comes to this series, the flak it gets just confounds me.
The first series was fun in many ways, but occasionally had trouble with its protagonists, being the stereotypical slacker and nagger. The second series was fun as well, but sometimes had trouble keeping track of its plot points.
Ultimate alien rectifies both problems, giving us a steady, somewhat episodic, but continuity-heavy action/adventure series that I have no small amount of love for. The characters have matured believably, but retain their flaws in a manner that genuinely feels like they've known each other for years and have just grown to accept their differences. Rather than bickering constantly, they just run with their chemistry, deadpan snarkery all around.
The adventures are creative and fun, ranging from traditional superhero plots to more personal fair, to some delightful exercises in worldbuilding. Indeed, the setting that this series has presented us with is quite interesting, showing aliens going from things to be covered up to a simple fact of life.
Ben 10 as a whole has had some rough points, but Ultimate Alien has nicely smoothed out its kinks and become a solid, thoroughly enjoyable sci-fi/superheor series. While it's clear that not everyone thinks this, I urge anyone to give it a look see to see for themselves.
Plus Ultraman is in it.