Wednesday, February 8, 2017

The Champions "The Experiment" #1.4 (1968) (TV)

Superhuman vs Superhuman, 3 September 2015


Overall, this is an outstanding episode. In The Experiment, Sharron is recruited to join an experiment involving scientifically altered super-humans. Dr Glind has somehow discovered that Sharron and her friends have special powers. He wants to test Sharron's abilities against those of his creations. It's Superhuman vs Superhuman. 

A couple of things I liked: 1. The fight scenes - while the fight choreography could have been sharper, the fight scenes near the end are a blast. Really cool stuff. 2. Allan Cuthbertson - plays a ruthless killer as well as anyone. Always enjoying seeing his work. 3. The clever finale - I really liked the way The Champions were able to turn creation against master. I'm sure there's a lesson to be learned here if you look close enough.

A couple of things I didn't like (well, really only one thing I didn't like): 1. The ball tossing scene - to show the increased physical attributes and reflexes of Sharron and Dr Glind's experiments, they play a game of toss at high speeds. Unfortunately, all the director did was speed-up the film. It ends up looking rather silly.

As I said, The Experiment is an outstanding episode that I'm rating an 8/10.

8/10

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