Ben 10’s “Darkest” Episode

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THE REVIEW
I watch each episode with my own commentary, often pausing the scenes to get my words out without having to talk over the episode, and also to point out and analyze the show's art and animation. I have seen each episode already growing up, so these reviews are to compare and contrast the five categories listed below.
PLOT (Scaled from 1 to 5 Points)
The foundation of the episode. Uniqueness and overused tropes are taken into account, but it is also judged on how well it tells the story of the episode. An episode can score a 5 even with a basic/ cliche plotline as long as it has good pacing, worthy use of its tropes, and feels well-polished. An episode can lose points due to plotholes, uneven storytelling, and relying too heavily on cliches to do the work for it.
CHARACTERIZATION (Scaled from 1 to 5 Points)
How well the characters are written. Do they feel like themselves compared to the grand narrative of the franchise? Are the supporting or one-off characters interesting, or pure plot devices? Did the humor land? Did the actions and character motivations make sense?
VISUALS (Scaled from 1 to 5 Points)
Basically, everything that happens on-screen. Character Design. Animation. Backgrounds. Creative mechanics and solutions. If there is CGI or digital effects added, how well do they blend into the show, and were they used as an enhancement, or a crutch?
IMPORTANCE (Scaled from 1 to 5 Points)
This includes, but is not strictly based on, how important the episodes are to the current story arc (if there is one) or the general narrative of the Ben 10 Franchise. Points can also be awarded for how impactful the episode was, or how favored/ important it is to the general Ben 10 fanbase. I ask myself, "If I skipped this, would I be missing out on the 'Ben 10 Experience?' "
ENTERTAINMENT (Scaled from 1 to 5)
Pretty much the most important part of developing a tv show. You can be perfect in all four of the previous categories, but the episode can still be boring. On the flip side, the episode can be absolute garbage, but still an enjoyable watch. How likely would you be to put this episode on if you were in the mood to watch Ben 10?

Пікірлер: 620

@benleovin98 Жыл бұрын

This shouldve been a full breakdown. Kuro's philosophical takes on the character's actions would've been on a full Swing

@Bionickpunk Жыл бұрын

I agree, there are several episodes since the introduction of the short review system that deserved more detailed longer takes.

@theamazingspooderman2697 Жыл бұрын

@@Bionickpunk like Above and Beyond

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

Really? Then he'd just be covering filler filler and more filler.

@SumitSStark Жыл бұрын

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 but GOOD filler

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

@@SumitSStark I don't know the events in this episode never get brought up or referenced again.

@piko8434 Жыл бұрын

'You don't have to be an alien to be a monster' - Most underrated quote in the Ben 10 franchise!

@RedEyd Жыл бұрын

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@Ismazing Жыл бұрын

Nah the most underrated quote is Ben as Big Chill saying "I'm one of everybody".

@bearerofbadnews1375 Жыл бұрын

A sad truth especially with whole prisoner 775 episode.

@yousifD_L Жыл бұрын

That quote is so stupid considering gwen herself is alien!

@Kitty_KangKang Жыл бұрын

@@yousifD_L what the hell does gwen being a alien have to do with that quote?? She was talking about captain nemesis who isn't a alien but is a monster. It's a really good quote if u ask me

@Bionickpunk Жыл бұрын

This is one of the rare few Ben 10 episodes where the scoring system doesnt do the episode justice. Its just due to the nature of how the scoring system is set up, and how it was used in past episodes, it would get lower scores in several categories because of it. To me this episodes is one of the better ones from this era.

@diegopansini3152 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Kuratian Жыл бұрын

True

@neeljavia2965 Жыл бұрын

Same here.

@sr.brigadeiro7718 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@user-mx4is4fx3c Жыл бұрын

Rare? As far as I'm concerned all of the latter half of Ultimate Alien was done dirty

@ksoundkaiju9256 Жыл бұрын

imagine a beetle man with a giant trash compactor for a mouth telling you you're in an abusive, toxic relationship

@christianparrish3292 Ай бұрын

Or a talking blob. Just a thought.

@colossaldonut5190 Жыл бұрын

So weird how this is Clockwork's first usage by Ben and he basically gets bodied. Who knew this was the humble beginnings of one of Ben's deceptively strongest aliens!

@Bionickpunk Жыл бұрын

Reverses multiverse destruction vs gets bodied by a human.Its insane that both of these can happen with the same alien, but Ben 10 has a habit of overpowering or nerfing the same alien transformations depending on the script.

@theamazingspooderman2697 Жыл бұрын

he has been getting bodied a lot for a while now, Eatle, Chromastone and now Clockwork, not to say Eatle getting bodied again at the end of this episode

@flarestorm9417 Жыл бұрын

Well, he needed some sort of weakness, considering his power is time manipulation. So I guess being slow and physically weak as heck was the compromise.

@WackoMcGoose Жыл бұрын

It could be _because_ it's his first usage of Clockwork. Remember, one of the Ultimatrix glitches is that it _doesn't_ download the instincts of what an alien can do (Shocksquatch's debut in Heroes United, for example), Ben has to figure shit out as he goes (and Ultimate Ben didn't think it relevant to tell his past self "hey, this is what windy-up time boi can do", maybe because the timeline needed Ben Prime to figure it out on his own?). Compare with Atomix's debut in OV, where he immediately knew how to super saiyan stuff, because the True Omnitrix did give him the info on what an alien can do. ...As for Chromastone, who he's had for basically all of UAF, yeah, crystal boi got nerfed hard.

@vgngolley341 Жыл бұрын

Ikr?

@kalebdiaz1671 Жыл бұрын

I’m so sad this didn’t get a full breakdown 😢😢😢

@burgergud2804 Жыл бұрын

Kuro probably wanna get to the end and breakdown the last couple of episodes

@soranora4597 Жыл бұрын

Well for what it's worth it is a longer quick breakdown. Most quick breakdowns are 3-4 mins whereas this one is 6 min.

@sagesixparties7217 Жыл бұрын

Same

@monkiking778 Жыл бұрын

Yeah but I am ok With it being a quick review

@bigredindahouse456 Жыл бұрын

Same

@StanHanrahan Жыл бұрын

Ben basically did what Thanos wanted to do in endgame re creating the universe. Ofcourse he didn’t have a choice, but still, creepy 😬

@nateds7326 Жыл бұрын

You know Kevin probably would've beaten Carl half to death after everything he did if he was in this episode.

@ayushmanchatterjee8721 Жыл бұрын

I thought this episode on its own would get its own breakdown video but a short one is still okay

@guess6635 Жыл бұрын

This truly felt like an episode that needed it's own full review since we never saw something like it prior and after. Ben and Gwen going on a solo mission since the trio can't realistically always be together. Nemesis being extremely dangerous attacking Ben in his human form and attempting to kill him, facial surgeries, Jennifer becoming attached to where she'd kill others for him.. people actually being killed in pretty realistical ways compared to the Alien explosives format. With it to end with a hit or an attack but simply Nemesis giving himself up in order to protect Jennifer to where the public believed he kidnapped her rather then the actual truth with her crying and biting her lip show that they truly loved one another. With Ben and Gwen simply watching and not interfering knowing the battle was done and there was really no winners in this episode. This was when I was coming of the Ben 10 Train after quit a number of years but this episode truly stuck out the Saturday Morning when I saw it.

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

It's just filler that at the end of the adds to overall nothing by the end of the franchise.

@oldenough5424 Жыл бұрын

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 You do realize that not being relevant to the overall narrative doesnt mean an episode isnt worth analyzing, right? I mean hell Kuro literally made a video titled “Ultimate Alien has GOOD filler” where i assume he went over other irrelevant episodes like this one in full breakdown. I think the way this episode stands out and how well put-together it is makes it worthy of a full one at least

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

@@oldenough5424 It's also a straight up scheduling thing with Kuro dude said it himself in the video about why he's doing quick reviews.

@oldenough5424 Жыл бұрын

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Oh yeah dont get me wrong im not saying he should give literally every episode its own full breakdown, i just wanted to point out how an episode not having much impact overall doesnt automatically mean it doesnt deserve to be fully analyzed

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

@@oldenough5424 I agree. But Kuro has said himself his reasons for this in the video about why he's doing these. It's a scheduling thing and Kuro's a busy guy.

@piko8434 Жыл бұрын

The irony! You would think the darkest episode of this show would be an episode centered around Vilgax or any other major villain - but no, a human! I repeat, the irony!

@Bionickpunk Жыл бұрын

The most alien people Ben ever met are the actual humans he met along the way.

@yashbjoshi12 Жыл бұрын

Actually,the most darkest episode of franchise was centered around vilgax and that was "And then there were none"

@fightingmedialounge519 Жыл бұрын

@@yashbjoshi12 wouldn't say that was dark given the tone.

@fightingmedialounge519 Жыл бұрын

@@Bionickpunk eh, the other dimensional aliens were pretty bizarre when compared to anything else he met.

@yashbjoshi12 Жыл бұрын

@@fightingmedialounge519 How wasnt that dark, yeah ov had lighthearted tone as whole ,but that episode was serious and dark asf!

@MADKapo Жыл бұрын

I said it on the Ultimate Kevin breakdown and I'll say it again. With some tweaks this episode could've worked wonderfully in that arc, give Ben and Gwen some time alone to reflect on the situation, especially Gwen, since she never got to come to terms with the fact that her boyfriend became a monster (perfectly paralleled with the plot of this episode). Hell, I'd argue that at some point it *WAS* supposed to be part of that arc (since Kevin not being in this episode is extremely odd) but they couldn't finish the episode on time or something. I have no proof, but it just fits too well.

@smashmaster521 Жыл бұрын

They probably couldn't get Greg Cipes that day, hence Kevin's absence here.

@MADKapo Жыл бұрын

@@smashmaster521 Yeah I think that is the actual explanation, I just think it fits too well in the Ultimate Kevin arc for it to be a coincidence. BUT HEY THAT'S JUST A THEORY.

@BlueBlazeKing Жыл бұрын

@@smashmaster521I mean even if they couldn’t get him in that still means they wrote the script, storyboarded and animated the episode without Kevin. So I doubt it’s just the actor couldn’t come in one day

@vullord666 Жыл бұрын

this also could have led to a very natural segway of Ben reflecting on how he initially responded to Kevin and was more ready to kill him than his other villains. Then they could naturally transition to Ben agreeing with Gwen to work to save Kevin and have him be a lot more compassionate in their dealings before turning Kevin back. The story beat of “You don’t have to be an alien to be a monster.” Vs losing control over his abilities and sacrificing his humanity to save all reality and getting abandoned and attacked by everyone for it. Gwen was virtually the only person who stuck by his side. Scenes like him getting stopped at his mom’s house and not being allowed to see her because of his appearance and uncontrollable nature was heartbreaking. His whole world was shattering before him because he made a choice to save the universe and everyone treated him like a monster to be put down (again barring Gwen). Its the fact that Ben was more serious and ready to take Kevin down than deal with Greg. Its part of the reason I will partly always hate UAF Ben.

@smashmaster521 Жыл бұрын

@@BlueBlazeKing It wouldn't be the first time this has happened. Above and Beyond didn't have Kevin or Gwen show up at all.

@theamazingspooderman2697 Жыл бұрын

why does Eatle keep getting beat up also the reason why Ben doesn't think that much about recreating the universe is bcz if he did he would literally fall into depression knowing that the ones he knows are just copies and his mind would literally go insane so he jokes around to lessen its impact on his mind and health

@fightingmedialounge519 Жыл бұрын

More like he doesn't think about it so audience isn't depressed.

@christopherwebster6354 Жыл бұрын

While Ben 10 has certainly had dark stories (Ethnic cleansing, mass death, hate groups, Guantanamo Bay), this episode always stood out to me the most because it's the most grounded. All of the other stories get hidden behind a layer of aliens and magic, stuff that doesn't happen in our everyday world. But this episode happens in our everyday world almost _every day._

@Kirbylight2 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite episode of Ben 10 UA. While I wouldn’t call it a flawless episode, it’s definitely a well put together episode. The episode shows it’s themes well of how fame can affect an individual, how revenge can change how a person acts in any situation, and how it tackles stockholm syndrome, which shown in the episode is really hard to let go or understand. Someone out there has explained this in much better detail that I could, but this is why it’s my favorite episode in UA.

@TitaniumDragoonNeo Жыл бұрын

I'd probably say it's the best put together episode in UA, at least in terms of telling a cohesive narrative in a TV episode, and one that doesn't rely on cheap filler content (like superfluous fights). Plus, I'd rather take better characterizations over the mostly take-em-or-leave-em fights that we get in UAF.

@bearerofbadnews1375 Жыл бұрын

It was definitely a stand out in this. Unfortunate the development for Captain Nemesis is hand waved away by Omniverse when Billy Billions forms the Vengers.

@rickyk4583 Жыл бұрын

@@bearerofbadnews1375 with the in-universe viewpoint, you can also just blame that on Ben recreating the universe or just the Celestialsapiens in general for that LOL

@chrisa.2323 Жыл бұрын

As a resident Goofy Ben 10 enjoyer™, I do really appreciate where this episode goes and how it deals with it. For the tone that UAF sometimes goes for, this is one of the best executed.

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@dittomaster2141 11 ай бұрын

I’m agree I love when Ben 10 is more silly, but I think it’s just as important to use those silly moments to make us attached to those characters. Look at ATLA vs the shamalan movie the both have basically the same beats, but when one has no comedy to get us attached it feels hollow.

@willemdafoe6256 Жыл бұрын

A nice detail about the episode is how it Carl never gets into his armor. To draw a parallel to Iron Man, the big part of Iron Man 3 was how Tony could be a hero without the Iron Man armor. Meanwhile, this episode is showing how Carl doesn't need the Nemesis armor to be a villain.

@tolkienghibli2149 Жыл бұрын

I actually think Absolute Power is a bit darker but they is a very close second. The idea of rescuing someone not wanting to be rescued is pretty disturbing especially for a kid.

@nyhtfall1969 2 ай бұрын

Absolute power part 1 escpecially

@BlakeFiery- Жыл бұрын

I was hoping this would get a full breakdown This episode always felt off like dark for me

@ATVPokemonMaster_02 Жыл бұрын

*You don't have to be an alien to be a monster* 😢. This quote recently took over my mind after i re-watched Ben 10 UAF after almost a decade.

@kickflip2000 Жыл бұрын

at first I was hoping this episode would get a full breakdown, but a 6 minute quick review is good too. it was interesting to see them tackle more 'human' conditions that people face outside of the show, rather than having to censor or water down things for the network, even if it does feel a little out of place or inaccurate to some. although, UA has been kinda hardcore so far so i'm not surprised they did an episode like this.

@keric2001 Жыл бұрын

This is probably my favorite UA episode, it’s not fun or super important to the franchise. To me it feels like the most real episode we’ve gotten, dealing with such a layered topic and respecting it, you can tell they wanted this episode to say something and it did. Was really hoping this one was going to be a full breakdown but this short review is still good.

@BeastForce141 Жыл бұрын

No, I wanted a full breakdown. 6 episodes to go.

@bobbyahmad5197 Жыл бұрын

Shame this didn’t get a full breakdown but a long quick review, that’s something

@Sheogorath2814 Жыл бұрын

I love the occasional dark episode, and I think this one is the perfect example of a dark episode. I think the reason why an episode this dark works so well, and is (probably) loved by many, is because it feels real. Ben 10 has always felt fantastical, and it works really well, but the world is "real", and I just love it when it takes things like this and play it straight This and "Prisoner Number 775 is Missing", are one of the best of UA, in my opinion

@burgergud2804 Жыл бұрын

The writer had a clear vision for this and it’s pretty good episodes. Didn’t know there were so many episodes between the last arc

@CHARDRICJOSHPROJAS Жыл бұрын

Why wasn't this a full breakdown??? I mean I know its the darkest episode and story in the franchise but it was also one of the most compelling and well written, it should have been given the respect it deserved to get a full breakdown

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

It's filler at the end of the day. And Kuro has a schedule. Like the episode itself isn't even referenced after the fact so it's pointless still good story wise though

@mitchjervis8453 Жыл бұрын

Also would have loved a full breakdown, but let's not push Kuro's schedule. He likely has a lot of editing to do for the Ultimate Enemy 3-part finale and couldn't fit another full breakdown in.

@DoomSlayer-gj8qb 5 ай бұрын

@@mitchjervis8453he could have quick breakdown other videos like Ben’s nightmare video

@scratch2086 Жыл бұрын

Just think, in an alternate timeline, this is the most lighthearted Ben 10 episode

@erikpng Жыл бұрын

3:15 CAN YOU HEAR THE SILENCE? CAN YOU SEE THE DARK? CAN YOU FIX THE BROKEN? CAN YOU FEEL MY HEAAAAAART?!

@zaki7583 Жыл бұрын

There's this huge plot hole when he turns into swampfire. He can he grow his entire body from being blown up but suddenly can't fix his arm? If even that arm couldn't be fixed Ben can just rip it off and grow a new one.

@flarestorm9417 Жыл бұрын

He got a black eye as Swampfire too. Maybe it has to do with how the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix translates injuries between aliens? Maybe Swampfire's regeneration doesn't restore everything right away? Maybe the writers just didn't plan it out that heavily? Who knows.

@zaki7583 Жыл бұрын

@@flarestorm9417 to me they are just inconsistencies between each episode. Once a high breed punched swampfire so hard he obliterated his head and he regenerated it on the spot.

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

I just say it's an ultimatix glitch and call it a day

@kickflip2000 Жыл бұрын

maybe he can't regenerate if the body he's transforming from is already injured, so to heal he'd have to be injured whilst in alien form. idk they make a lot of stuff up on the spot.

@theleonpasta7336 4 ай бұрын

Eh, good point honestly, however maybe the injury simply transferred to Swampfire in a way that prevented him from healing the injury, like maybe when he transformed into Swampfire whatever controls his ability to re-claim limbs was damaged since Ben's normal arm was damaged, like if Swampfire has lost the arm in the episode he wouldn't have been able to pick it up and reconnect it since the "thing" that allows Swampfire to reconnect his lost limbs would be damaged just like the bone in Ben's hand. That's just me speculating tho so who knows? Maybe Ben totally could have grown a new arm or healed the one he had while in alien form and didn't think about it, or maybe the Ultimatrix takes a "snapshot" of Ben's physical health before transforming and turns him back into whatever state he was in before transforming regardless of the damage present, which would mean Ben would've still had the broken arm even if he actively healed the damage while transformed. That idea probably makes the most sense to me since the Ultimatrix isn't perfect by any means, especially compared to the Prototype/Re-Calibrated Omnitrix.

@spyro2002 Жыл бұрын

This is another I think I must have missed. It doesn't ring a bell. I'm also really baffled by how much longer UA season 3 is than the average ben 10 season

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

32episodes of ua season 3 but the airing order combines season 2 with 1 so it's like 26 episodes

@theredgaruda Жыл бұрын

This is the most realistic episode of the entire franchise. I still would’ve loved to have seen this episode get a full breakdown, but this short review is still fine.

@squeethemog213 Жыл бұрын

When I look back, this is defiantly an episode I remember enjoying a lot. I love it when shows normally in a much higher ball game, do lower threat level cases. They show a much more human aspect like you mentioned. It may not have huge battles or end of the world stakes but it did stay in my memory years after the fact :D

@driveasandwich6734 Жыл бұрын

I don't understand why after complimenting the visuals and not saying anything bad, they get a 2 in the ranking.

@tolkienghibli2149 Жыл бұрын

Jennifer: Of course. Why would you care what I think. No one cares what I think. I'm just some stupid girl who only got lucky cause she's pretty. Nesmith: I never said you were stupid. I really like that line. It implies that Nesmith really does care for Jennifer to the point that he tells her he doesn't think of her the same way so many others do.

@PsychoMagnet Жыл бұрын

I always remember that scene with Ben and Gwen finding the frozen dead body and Gwen stating the guy "bled a lot" which threw me off the first time, since this series usually never shows or mentions blood at all. And Jennifer getting electrocuted too. This episode was crazy.

@yxrackman2397 Жыл бұрын

I like how this didn’t feel like a causal Ben 10 episode but felt like a thriller story with UA elements to it

@mitcheldxdyt Жыл бұрын

I'm shocked this episode didn't get a full breakdown when the chamalien episode did

@dondalakli Жыл бұрын

4 vids in last 5 days. At this rate Kuro is going to start releasing Omniverse vids next week lol.

@Bionickpunk Жыл бұрын

Think that seems to be the intention, to go through Ultimate Alien as quickly as possible to get to Omniverse.

@dondalakli Жыл бұрын

@@Bionickpunk Not gonna lie, I got bored of this UAF breakdowns. I want to see his omniverse opinions because unlike rest of the fandom he seems like not a big fan of omniverse.

@GreaterGrievobeast55 Жыл бұрын

@@dondalakli _an OV fan's got to go into the comments tooth and claw so be it._

@dondalakli Жыл бұрын

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 I am not a native speaker so I did not understand your comment. Can u explain what did you say?

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

@@dondalakli I agree. But I just want opinions on it.

@SuperSpectrom Жыл бұрын

This episode, the prisoner episode, and the dr. viktor episode all emphasized something special about superhero media that rarely gets addressed: Sometimes the hero doesn't get to save the day with flashy powers or catch phrases. Sometimes problems persist longer than a 30 minute run time and fight sequence.

@crystalmoon101 Жыл бұрын

I tend to appreciate when shows, that have whimsical, out there adventures, with magic, sci-fi and all that crazy stuff, have episodes or moments like these where they remind you that even in this worlds, real life issues can still be a thing. Especially since this is indeed a problem Ben and Gwen can't just beat up until it's gone, that you can't help someone that doesn't want it, so there is only so much you can do. Which is heartbreaking, but a nice lesson to see shows like this tackle.

@christianparrish3292 Жыл бұрын

Shoot! I wanted this to be a full review.

@fka_sophrosyne Жыл бұрын

I love swampfire’s little rotting arm after Ben breaks it, lowkey playing back into the whole concept of injuries staying around when Ben turns back to human

@GenerationWest Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite episodes, and it was a complete shocker watching it live. When you started doing Ben 10 breakdowns, was really curious about the overall thoughts of the episode when you got around to it. Like many, surprised it wasn't a full breakdown, but nonetheless, it's still a filler story in comparison to major arc.

@ghostchannel4766 Жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you here! This and the Charmcaster/Darkstar one are also episodes I love delving into. This one in particular I applaud for making a low stakes episode with more tension than some of the grander scale adventures. I also love how the camera isn't glued to our protagonists' perspective. The villains usually aren't important enough to get a narrative perspective that isn't viewed through the trio, but this episode really called for the shift in perspective, and the writing delivers, making it all the more poignant.

@anthonyrodriguez8788 Жыл бұрын

a minor thing that I always enjoyed about this episode, I love how Nesmeth has a suit of armor that can take down Eatle with very little effort, the same alien that was strong enough to give Diagon-enhanced Vilgax trouble. imagine if when Vilgax came to try and conquer the Earth in season 3 of Alien Force Captain Nemesis showed up and just beat the snot out of Vilgax while wearing this thing, wouldn't that be anti-climatic?

@SithDestroyerVideoProductions Жыл бұрын

One day I hope Kuro goes back and does full breakdowns of episodes he does minis over. This episode definitely deserves one for the plot alone.

@EntrerrianoMapper Жыл бұрын

In defense of Gwen, I'd imagine that writing an algorithm to predict the next spelling of Ledgerdomain, and hacking a phone are very different tasks

@megacrashthehedgehog5377 Жыл бұрын

Given this episode's reputation, I'm a little shocked this didn't get a full breakdown.

@Starshine13131 Жыл бұрын

I really wish we got a breakdown for this episode. Its one of my favorites in the series.

@hattoripool1533 Жыл бұрын

Man this episode must have been a unexpected surprise back in the day

@TomCat0217 Жыл бұрын

I thought this episode would’ve got a full breakdown.

@returnedtomonkey8886 Жыл бұрын

Ayo, Idw drift! Wish i had a toy of him. I only the tlk one.

@TomCat0217 Жыл бұрын

@@returnedtomonkey8886 I remember having a toy of him back in 2010! He’s my favorite Transformer!

@brainstorm006 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, this should have been a full breakdown because this is one of the best Ben 10 eps out there. And underrated.

@roganthedcfan9656 Жыл бұрын

I’m not complaining but I was honestly expecting this episode to have a full breakdown seeing that it’s one of ben 10’s most memorable episodes.

@filipvadas7602 Жыл бұрын

The series occasionally dipping its toes into some really dark stuff has always been part of its DNA. So I'm glad these kinds of episodes exist even this late into the series' life.

@fightingmedialounge519 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t say always. You didn't really get episodes like this classic.

@lightyearpig12 Жыл бұрын

This feels like something that the DCAU would’ve done with Joker and Harley Quinn in its later years if the Bat-embargo hadn’t gotten in the way.

@denovierlucero6099 Жыл бұрын

this was one of the more confusing episodes to bring up concerning ben's durability. I thought that him transfoming into an alien that could regenerate would heal bens human form, but they showed that it injures the alien form as well.

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

Ultimatix glitches be like.

@zcgamerandreacts2762 Жыл бұрын

It's the ultimatrix it doesn't have much fail safes.

@fightingmedialounge519 Жыл бұрын

@@zcgamerandreacts2762 don't think we can put this entirely on the ultamatrix.

@willyates6266 Жыл бұрын

Bro you didn’t even listen to what Ben said in Omniverse. He didn’t create duplicates of the living beings. He made an exact copy of the UNIVERSE and moved every living life form from the original universe to the duplicate.

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

yes

@theking8347 Жыл бұрын

Ben tells Rook and Argit "I created an exact copy of the universe and everything in it. Including you." Everyone but Ben is dead, the characters from that point on are copies Ben as Alien X made to replace them.

@aishwarya8241 Жыл бұрын

This along with prisoner 775 is missing are some my absolute favorite episodes sooo damn I really wanted a full breakdown. Ik everyone in the fanbase loves omniverse but i always felt the series absolutely shines when they play things straight and take things seriously. Some shows feel like they get dark to be "adult" but i think ben 10 UAF honestly feels like a very natural progression of the premise.

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

When it goes it just loses that Ben 10 nature at times.

@yashbjoshi12 Жыл бұрын

Tbh ov also had its fair dark and serious moments.

@harirkhosroanjom8006 Жыл бұрын

Well tbh omniverse is not nearly loved that much or anything it's always said that it's the most unserious and weakest series of this franchise kinda but UAF has pretty good episodes and dark moments as well not just comedy fun shit

@yashbjoshi12 Жыл бұрын

@@harirkhosroanjom8006 So dark episodes means good and fun episodes mean bad?

@yashbjoshi12 Жыл бұрын

@@harirkhosroanjom8006 And are u joking? Ov have developed its own loyal fanbase throughout years ,just see how many people want to watch ov breakdowns on ink tank.

@Mattew_Crooks_almost_a_hero Жыл бұрын

It is a shame we didn't get that many human villains outside of classic and even then most of the human villains in UAF and OV were just classic villains brought back with varying degrees of success.

@JdawgCosplay Жыл бұрын

Could Ben have turned into Swampfire to heal his arm faster?

@Bionickpunk Жыл бұрын

I think it doesnt go that way, at least from what I expect Ben can heal while in Swampfire form, but can heal if he was damaged while in human form before transformation. The same reason he kept being sick with the flu in different alien transformations.

@gachimuchienjoyer Жыл бұрын

He actually did and it didn’t work out

@ClownLordi Жыл бұрын

Man, it’s pretty wild to see Kuro basically praising this episode the whole time while it gets a 16/25 on the rating. I get it but it does feel wonky

@krishnakapadia146 Жыл бұрын

Ig that Kuro is trying to complete UAF by 31st March As 31st March 2012 was the day the last ep of UF had aired

@agrilsunil1 Жыл бұрын

The universe getting destroyed and getting replaced I just don’t know why but every time I watch it I start crying inside

@alexandergonyea4642 Жыл бұрын

I love this episode so much. When I saw it after rewatching UA for the first time a while back, I was FLOORED that this episode got as dark as it did. It really felt like this was the creators doing their part to get as dark as they could get away with in a time where they were getting increasingly pushed to be lighter and campier. It felt like a stark return to the grimmer atmosphere of the early Alien Force seasons. But it's not just the fact that it is dark that's why I love it. There's a stark difference between darkness and maturity, and I think this episode dips far more into the "mature" camp, where it treats the situations it depicts, and the relationship between Nesmith and Nocturne as legitimately mature. I totally agree with the others that say that this episode deserves a full breakdown and analysis. If not by Kuro, then can someone get Implicitly Pretentious to do so, because God this episode deserves a legit essay about it.

@skibot9974 Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s just me but I feel this episode confirming stuff like Stockholm Syndrome exists in Ben 10 makes it harder for me to like Gwen and Kevin as it paints their instant attraction in a darker light

@theking8347 Жыл бұрын

Omniverse confirmed that Gwen had a crush on Kevin even when they were kids. Which makes little sense, but sure, whatever.

@skibot9974 Жыл бұрын

@@theking8347 which I honestly think makes it worse since Kevin was still a villan at that point

@ki14bn Жыл бұрын

Expected it to get a full breakdown

@relaxs402 Жыл бұрын

0:29 tell you something weird ?? this moment coming after 10 episode only

@thepanelbiter9915 Жыл бұрын

I remember thinking this was an ideal episode for this era of the franchise. The original show taught lessons a kid should learn, with subjects a kid could handle. But a show made for an older audience, with teen characters, should try to instill examples of what they might experience in adulthood.

@singularitychannel823 Жыл бұрын

I think this episode definitely deserved a higher score in visuals. It may not necessarily have anything thrilling or exciting going on, but it uses its visuals so effectively. For sure it doesn’t deserve a 5, but I could see a 3.

@diegopansini3152 Жыл бұрын

It’s criminal that this episode didn’t get a full breakdown

@queen_sectonia Жыл бұрын

This episode definitely needed a full breakdown, he doesn't do it justice in this mini breakdown

@FirestoneAnimation Жыл бұрын

Honestly this episode often takes my attention when someone even mentions it. It's just so different compared to the other episodes.

@samuelwilliams663 Жыл бұрын

This episode was my first exposure to the concept of "Stockholm Syndrome." After looking it up and learning more about it, I always painted this episode in a different light than every other Ben 10 episodes; not because of how "dark" it was, but because of how "real" it felt.

@G.P.M_7 Жыл бұрын

Imma be honest, i never knew this episode even existed. Will give it a watch since it looks like its a good testimone of what a good "filler" episode is

@AnimatedDude420 Жыл бұрын

Ultimate Alien only knows one thing, being dark :| It gets pretty old fast. -Thats in my opinion-

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

I agree

@famoussmarr5836 Жыл бұрын

this episode was supposed to be a full breakdown, this is one of the main episodes i was most excited to see a breakdown of when you first started this series

@josephmaller592 Жыл бұрын

Even though I thought this should be a full break down, I am glad he gave us the video in a short break down.

@iwanek4382 Жыл бұрын

Come on! This is one of the best UAF episodes it should have had a full breakdown.

@kirbyofthestarsfan Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic episode, although I've seen that Kevin's absence has gotten some to accuse the pairing of Gwen and Kevin to feel like Stockholm Syndrome, which... It doesn't. Considering the two barely even interacted at all during Classic, with their only real place they even talked being the one fight in the null void, which just had Kevin as another villain with no real beef with anyone but Ben... It really isn't that much of an outlier for the two to have gotten together once they actually got to talk proper at the start of Alien Force.

@Andrew-Bastin Жыл бұрын

While Gwen x Kevin is terribly rushed and somewhat problematic considering Kevin previously tried to burn Gwen alive as well as the hostage situation later on, I wouldn’t go as far to call it “Stockholm Syndrome” for all intended purposes they’re perfectly functional couple. I wouldn’t even call Jennifer and Nemesis a case of Stockholm Syndrome, just a case of two messed up people finding an unhealthy obsession with each other.

@dubbingsync Жыл бұрын

I understand wanting to do a full breakdown on the finale… but I think most people agree that this one could have been a full one as well, rather than a speedy review.

@mabalamakhakhe42 Жыл бұрын

Honestly this deserved a full break down i love dark episodes

@fortheloveofgodlaugh2981 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this episode. I already liked Hero Time and it gettinga follow up is great. I actually never saw this as a kid and just saw it a year or two ago. Captain Nemesis is a great villain for Ben and the emotional abuse displayed in this episode is really fucked up and authentic. This needed a full breakdown more than any other episode, but I understand the time crunch and honestly this stuff can be pretty heavy if you really break it down. Correct me if I'm wrong, but have we ever seen a regular human flat out die and have a body remaining on screen? UA would have been such a different show if we had more episodes like this.

@AidanDownes_KH Жыл бұрын

This episode always made me think of the Kangaroo Commando episode from classic if it was for a mature audience.

@shawnangel8146 Жыл бұрын

In canon Ben should have turned into an alien, heal his arm and turn back. This is one of the better version of UA episode

@matthewphillipsbetts8470 Жыл бұрын

I think when ben recreated the univeree to a more nearest degree, he mia have shrugged it off a bit, due to being unaware to the potential consequence that might come arise like a new being like dagon or probably a reason any multiversal incursion if made possible.

@user-sy1te8ev9t Жыл бұрын

yeah my favorite ben 10 episode ...it would have been nice if we got a full breakdown just like double trouble and prissoner 775

@sadrali56 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the few episodes i wish we got a full breakdown. I felt this deserved it

@andrewshearsby8125 Жыл бұрын

did enjoy this episode and liked the fact Kevin was given a break for an episode

@vedank Жыл бұрын

This should be a full breakdown please

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Жыл бұрын

it's filler.

@officialasa Жыл бұрын

You’re killing it with the uploads man. Well done. Can’t WAIT to see the finale

@miguelandrade971 Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite episodes of Ben 10. Such a good take on a dark subject. Well done in all fronts. Was hoping for a full breakdown. Still, glad that you enjoyed it too.

@omniverse7976 10 ай бұрын

I forgot that captain Nemesis legitimately murders someone this episode. I didn’t like this episode as a kid because it wasn’t action filled as the others and as cool to me as the other lore but looking back I understand why. I barely understood what murder and Stockholm syndrome was. The Omniverse universe reset was honestly dark Af and kinda wish that it hadn’t happened but this… this is just plain dark as a cave

@cds7012 Жыл бұрын

Another episode I missed out on in my childhood. Glad to have this Rust Bucket Review to summarize it, because I've heard a lot about this episode.

@DJDroz-gh5nt Жыл бұрын

This seems to be the only payoff we got for that time in the AF pilot where Ben skins his knee.

@HelenaSan425 Жыл бұрын

So much emotions in this episode 😢

@PsRohrbaugh Жыл бұрын

Episodes like this are why UA is one of my favorite shows of all time.

@AmitCinematicUniverse Жыл бұрын

I don't get Ben not using Swampfire to heal his arm.

@theking8347 Жыл бұрын

The transformations take into consideration Ben's physical condition at the time of transformation. Like how if Ben has a cold, his aliens will too. Same deal here. Ben's arm was broken at the time of transformation, so that translates into Swampfire's arm being twisted and shriveled up. Swampfire can't heal from that because it's technically not an injury, that's Swampfire's "default" state.

@AmitCinematicUniverse Жыл бұрын

@@theking8347 This is bull crap. Swampfire rips the arm off, grows a new healed one, and turns back into Ben. This is why The Incredible Muffin is the best Ben 10 writer.

@AmitCinematicUniverse Жыл бұрын

To prove my point, you can look at the debute episode of the Plumber Helpers, in which Ben broke his skull in human form but recovered once he turned into Swampfire.

@AmitCinematicUniverse Жыл бұрын

@the rust bucket What do you have to say about that, Kuro?