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Review and Media by Amazing Spidey
Episode #18 - Beauty Knows No Pain Directed By: Bob Arkwright Music By: Keith Emmerson Animation By: ADD ANIMATION Guest Starring: Robert Hayes as Iron Man/Tony Stark, Dorian Harewood as War Machine/James Rhodes, Tom Kane as HOMER, Jennifer Hale as Spider-Woman, and Liza Zane as Madame Mask. Review: This episode is one of the poorer of the second season. It’s not a bad episode per se; it’s just not all that good when compared to the other episodes. The villain of the piece also suffers from a lack of development. We know she and Tony used to love each other… and that’s about it. A flashback would’ve been greatly appreciated here, but it wasn’t to be. I have a feeling that Madame Mask is one of his big villains in the comic, but here, she came across as slightly two-dimensional.Her design didn’t help her cause, as her mask offered her no facial movement, and the viewer had to rely solely on the characters voice. The actress in question did a solid job with her role, no doubt but still, expressions would’ve helped. It clearly couldn’t be avoided in this case, as her lack of beauty was what defined the character. It seems she was something of a hottie once, only unfortunately, it was never explained how she became so ugly. Speaking of her ugliness, credit to the storyboarding team, they animated tears over the painted face was very cool. Very reminiscent of Batman: The Animated Series. I liked seeing War Machine back in the armour. His motivation was a good one, and it was nice seeing Julia finally using that Spider Strength of hers. She was actually tolerable here, unlike most of her Spider-Woman appearances. I’m also glad to see this wasn’t the end of Jim’s struggles with his armour. It was too good a story to end here. I wasn’t especially fond of her becoming an Egyptian Goddess and she was obviously confused of her feelings towards Tony as she kept switching between loving and hating him. It was odd to say the least. As said in the first paragraph, a below average episode which could’ve been made a lot better with a little more explanation. Screenshots: 
 
 
 
 
 
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