Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Reviews

Tablet of Time
Review by Stu, Media by Kolbar

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Episode #24 - Tablet of Time
Original Airdate: November 18, 1995

Dr. Curt Connors is set to study the Tablet of Time, a recently discovered ancient artifact that is said to restore a person's youth. Dr. Connors believes that it can cure Spider-Man's mutagenic transformations with the tablet. But before he can study it, Silvermane steals the tablet and sends Spider-Man and Dr. Connors into a race to take it back.

Credits:
Written By: John Semper, Mark Hoffmeier and Stan Berkowitz
Music Composed By: Shuki Levy and Kussa Mahchi
Animation Services By: Toyko Movie Shinsha (TMS)
Guest Starring: Christopher Daniel Barnes as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Liz Georges as Debra Whitman, Joseph Campanella as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard, Roscoe Lee Browne as Kingpin, Jeff Corey as Silvermane, Nicky Blair as Hammerhead, Caroline Goodall as Vanessa Fisk, Maxwell Caulfield as Alistair Smythe, Leigh-Allyn Baker as Alisa Silver, Giselle Loren as Margaret Conners, and Dorian Harewood as Tombstone

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Review: This is where the "Neogenic Nightmare" arc started dragging. The episode started off well enough, we knew what the tablet could do, and we knew who wanted it and we saw Spider-Man stopping them, specifically Hammerhead, getting it. This episode is arguably most noteable for Barnes classic delivary when he is trapped in the fish shredder. Barnes had great comic timing throughout this show, and his reaction when Spidey smelt the fish was a classic.

Soon afterwards, once Smythe got a hold of the Tablet, the whole story became a mess. Silvermane kidnapping Margaret Conners and Spider-Man fighting The Lizard wasn't exactly needed. It soon became a huge case of everyone kidnapping everyone to the point where I really didn't care anymore. This episode introduced Tombstone, as Silvermane's lackey but other than that, its not up to much. At least it was better than part two. The ending, with Tombstone's "I don't breath," was excellent, only, as soon as part two started he up and left. A dull way to conclude a cool cliffhanger.

It was a trying arc, one which I personally couldn't wait to end. Silvermane's quest for his youth back was pretty dull, and the supporting cast weren't up to much. It was nice seeing Vanessa Fisk, but as said above it started out well and fell from there.

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