Static Shock – 45nomansisland

Static and Hotstreak have to work together when they are chained at the wrists.

Media by Bird Boy
Review by Matt Zimmer

Voices:
Phil LaMarr as Virgil Hawkins/Static
Jason Marsden as Richie Foley/Gear
Danica McKellar as Frieda
Danny Cooksey as Hotstreak
Kerrigan Mahan as Edwin Alva
Kadeem Hardison as Rubberband Man
Nicholas Guest
Nell Wade as Nurse

Static and Hotstreak are forced to work together when they are chained together on a mysterious island.

While battling Hotstreak Static and his nemesis are knocked unconscious by soldiers and taken aboard a hovercraft headed to an island; they manage to escape but are still handcuffed together. They find out that
Edwin Alva has captures Rubberband Man, Talon and Gear to use their energy to revive his son who is still a statue. Static convinces
Hotstreak to save them and they sneak into the lab. They find a key and free their handcuffs and the others. Alva pleads with Static to help his son and Static and Hotstreak agree to use their powers on the machine to revive Junior. They are successful and Alva gives a hovercar to
Hotstreak in gratitude.

This is my personal favorite episode of Static Shock. A LOT of twists and turns in it that I did not see coming; while I expected Alva’s involvement because of the teaser Rubberband Man was a nice surprise and
I really like his new costume. Static and Hotstreak had a bunch of cool moments together and we learn a few things about Hotstreak’s past which explain a lot. I also love how unapologetically stupid Hotstreak is when he’s trying to figure out what the handcuffs are made out of. "It’s some kind of high-tech something or other." "Can I quote you on that
Professor?"

I always thought it was cool how despite the way he treated his son in
Junior that Alva really cared for him and was willing to do anything to revive him. This episode seemed to work on just about every level.

The animation was neat here too. While I have to deduct half a star for the bad CGI sports car the rest of it was fast-paced and beautiful. This is one of the greatest episodes of the show, period, and is the definate high point of the fourth season.

Story: *****
Animation: ****1/2
Average: *****