[7.8/10] I’m not well-versed enough in the comics to know which came first, but given the timing, it’s hard not to feel like the Spider-Man/Black Cat pairing here is imitating the Batman/Catwoman vibe from Batman Returns. And it’s a little cheesy and contrived here (Spider-Man’s worked with tons of people whose identities he didn’t know without complaint, like Daredevil for instance, and how in the world doesn't Peter recognize Felicia?), but the dynamic is a good one, and it’s entertaining to see the two of them do the slap-slap-kiss routine.
Plus Kingpin and his criminal enterprise vs. Nick Fury and Shield is a good little battle to be staging. The fake out with Spider-Man posing as The Cat to free Felicia’s dad is a good one, and while throwing Dr. Octopus into the mix makes for a bit of villain overload, it makes for some cool action as Spidey, Black Cat, Doc Ock, and the rest of Kingpin’s goons are duking it out at 10,000.
All-in-all, this was a pretty nice little duology. Felicia getting unreplicable Super Soldier powers is a little convenient, as is her dad returning to Shield, thereby restoring the status quo, but the episode moves along at a good clip, and stages some pretty exciting set pieces in the process, while establishing a dynamic between Spidey and Black Cat that is, if not wholly original, at least still fun.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2018-06-11T02:13:17Z
[7.8/10] I’m not well-versed enough in the comics to know which came first, but given the timing, it’s hard not to feel like the Spider-Man/Black Cat pairing here is imitating the Batman/Catwoman vibe from Batman Returns. And it’s a little cheesy and contrived here (Spider-Man’s worked with tons of people whose identities he didn’t know without complaint, like Daredevil for instance, and how in the world doesn't Peter recognize Felicia?), but the dynamic is a good one, and it’s entertaining to see the two of them do the slap-slap-kiss routine.
Plus Kingpin and his criminal enterprise vs. Nick Fury and Shield is a good little battle to be staging. The fake out with Spider-Man posing as The Cat to free Felicia’s dad is a good one, and while throwing Dr. Octopus into the mix makes for a bit of villain overload, it makes for some cool action as Spidey, Black Cat, Doc Ock, and the rest of Kingpin’s goons are duking it out at 10,000.
All-in-all, this was a pretty nice little duology. Felicia getting unreplicable Super Soldier powers is a little convenient, as is her dad returning to Shield, thereby restoring the status quo, but the episode moves along at a good clip, and stages some pretty exciting set pieces in the process, while establishing a dynamic between Spidey and Black Cat that is, if not wholly original, at least still fun.