[7.2/10] Alright, so we’re doing Freaky Friday with Spider-Man and Wolverine! I’ll give Ultimate Spider-Man credit for originality, even if the execution was a bit campy and didn’t really go anywhere. This is an episode that wants to make its bones from the comedy of putting a teenage boy in the body of a gruff mutant and putting a gruff mutant in the body of the teenage boy. But this is a place where the show’s more juvenile humor weakens it. The “Wolverine smells” joke are pure second grade, and the cutaway gags are really poorly placed in terms of interrupting the action which comes off disjointed because of them.
Still the premise is good enough to carry much of the episode. The fights with Sabretooth while Peter is still getting the hang of Wolvie’s bod are nicely staged. And Wolverine in Peter’s body is pretty broad (why does Wolverine have to be constantly growling?), but the show uses it for some amusing bits.
I also like the dynamic between Spidey and Wolvie. There’s a big brother/little brother vibe that works. And there’s some amusing meta-gags of Logan-qua-Peter realizing that he’s talking to herself, or Peter-qua-Logan using Wolverine’s catchphrases. Peter learns a little bit about getting tough when he needs to, and Wolvie’s reminded at how good it can be to have friends and family. It’s rudimentary and a little tacked on, but functional.
Overall, the concept carries most of the load on this one, but it’s a sturdy (and clearly venerable) concept, so the episode still qualifies as fairly good.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2018-10-31T02:27:28Z
[7.2/10] Alright, so we’re doing Freaky Friday with Spider-Man and Wolverine! I’ll give Ultimate Spider-Man credit for originality, even if the execution was a bit campy and didn’t really go anywhere. This is an episode that wants to make its bones from the comedy of putting a teenage boy in the body of a gruff mutant and putting a gruff mutant in the body of the teenage boy. But this is a place where the show’s more juvenile humor weakens it. The “Wolverine smells” joke are pure second grade, and the cutaway gags are really poorly placed in terms of interrupting the action which comes off disjointed because of them.
Still the premise is good enough to carry much of the episode. The fights with Sabretooth while Peter is still getting the hang of Wolvie’s bod are nicely staged. And Wolverine in Peter’s body is pretty broad (why does Wolverine have to be constantly growling?), but the show uses it for some amusing bits.
I also like the dynamic between Spidey and Wolvie. There’s a big brother/little brother vibe that works. And there’s some amusing meta-gags of Logan-qua-Peter realizing that he’s talking to herself, or Peter-qua-Logan using Wolverine’s catchphrases. Peter learns a little bit about getting tough when he needs to, and Wolvie’s reminded at how good it can be to have friends and family. It’s rudimentary and a little tacked on, but functional.
Overall, the concept carries most of the load on this one, but it’s a sturdy (and clearly venerable) concept, so the episode still qualifies as fairly good.