Final Curtain (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
| "Final Curtain" | |
|---|---|
| The Spectacular Spider-Man episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Victor Cook |
| Written by | Kevin Hopps |
| Production code | 213 |
| Original air date | November 18, 2009 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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"Final Curtain" is the second season finale and the series finale of the animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man, based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was written by Kevin Hopps and directed by series developer Victor Cook. In the episode, Spider-Man defeats his nemesis the Green Goblin, whom he discovers is actually Norman Osborn.
"Final Curtain" stars Josh Keaton (Spider-Man), Alan Rachins (Osborn), and Steve Blum (Goblin), and first aired on November 18, 2009 on Disney XD to positive reception. However, while the series was planned to last five seasons, due to The Walt Disney Company's ongoing acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in late 2009, Spectacular Spider-Man was cancelled and replaced by Ultimate Spider-Man (2012–2017).
Plot[edit]
After being attacked by Green Goblin the previous week,[lower-alpha 1] Spider-Man defeats the fifth Goblin Squad. Harry Osborn tells his girlfriend Gwen Stacy that he has stopped taking the Oscorp performance enhancer "Globulin Green", which caused him to black out as the Green Goblin.[lower-alpha 2] Stacy and Peter Parker help Harry, who goes to Oscorp with his father Norman Osborn and Spider-Man. There, the Goblin attacks Spider-Man and escapes; Spider-Man tells the Osborns that that was the real Goblin. Parker tells his honest feelings to Stacy and breaks up with Liz Allan to be with Stacy. Spider-Man confronts Donald Menken, who is determined to be a potential candidate of Green Goblin's identity, but ends up being attacked by the Goblin.
Spider-Man and Goblin battle on the latter's glider and into the air, while being followed by the Osborns on a helicopter. Spider-Man defeats armed Goblin Squad members and catches up to the Goblin. Admist the battle, Spider-Man removes Goblin's mask and is revealed to be Norman Osborn all along. The Norman that was with Harry is the Chameleon, and Norman had framed Harry back when the latter was revealed as the Goblin.[lower-alpha 2] Norman seemingly dies in a pumpkin bomb-filled explosion at a water tower; with Norman dead and Harry with Stacy, Parker is left on a banner ending, but notes that atleast the Goblin is gone. Dr. Curt Connors, his wife Martha Connors, and son Billy Connors aboard an airplane flight as a disguised Norman boards.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
By early August 2006, A new Spider-Man animated series was announced along with Sony Pictures TV's new direct-to-DVD division, Culver Entertainment, that would produce it with 13 half hour episodes.[1] Greg Weisman and Cook developed the show.[2] In mid-June 2007, The Spectacular Spider-Man was announced by Kids' WB Senior Vice President and General Manager Betsy McGowen as being picked up and slated for an early 2008 premiere by the Kids' WB! on The CW. Weisman and Cook were assigned to the series at the time as supervising producer and producer/supervising director, respectively.[3] The twenty-sixth episode overall, titled "Final Curtain", was written by Kevin Hopps and directed by Cook.
Cast[edit]
The episode stars Josh Keaton as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Lacey Chabert as Gwen Stacy, James Arnold Taylor as Harry Osborn, Alan Rachins as Norman Osborn, and Steve Blum voices the Green Goblin. Also appearing are Aunt May, Alanna Ubach as Liz Allan, Vanessa Marshall as Mary Jane Watson, Dee Bradley Baker as Dr. Curt Connors, Kath Soucie as Dr. Martha Connors, Donald Menken, and the Chameleon.
Cancellation[edit]
Reception[edit]
Writing for IGN, Eric Goldman had a positive review of the episode calling it a masterpiece: "terrific episode, giving a conclusive answer to the mystery of who the Green Goblin was, providing a ton of great action, and delivering a tense and exciting half hour of television" with a 10.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ As depicted in the previous episode, "Opening Night".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spider-Man and Norman Osborn helped Harry in the season 1 episode "The Uncertainty Principle". It is revealed in this episode that Norman had been framing Harry.
References[edit]
- ↑ Schneider, Michael (August 2, 2006). "Sony drives new disc biz". Variety. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Elliott, Sean (March 4, 2008). "Symbiotically Bonding With 'Spectacular Spider-Man' Producer Victor Cook - Part 1". If Magazine. Electric Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ↑ Baisley, Sarah (June 18, 2007). "The Spectacular Spider-Man Title of New Marvel Series for Kids WB! on The CW". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Goldman, Eric (November 19, 2009). "The Spectacular Spider-Man: "Final Curtain" Review". Retrieved May 1, 2021.
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