Yes, this week had the same tired old Hulk as mother hen to A-Bomb with Red Hulk playing the brash foil conflict, and yes, the awesomeness of She-Hulk is still not being captured to any degree she deserves. But in this episode, the Hulks fight laser-laden dinosaurs in the Savage Land. Laser toting dinosaurs are always a cure all. At times, the episode feels like an old school Marvel Team-Up with Hulk, at first, fighting Devil Dinosaur before freeing him from Sauron’s control and teaming up with the classic Kirby beast. Full disclosure, I have wanted to see an animated Devil Dinosaur since I was six years old, so this week’s episode may have sucked but I was too busy being mesmerized by a childhood fantasy becoming a snarling and fanged reality to notice. Points off for no Moon Boy though. Sauron was dispatched, A-Bomb proved himself to the Hulk, and the whole thing has a bow neatly tied around it as the Hulks save the day from Sauron’s nefarious drilling machine. It was fun, unapologetic prehistoric fun that would have made my pre-adolescent head explode in 1979, and it’s important to remember such things. The creators still don’t feel like they have a complete handle on the characters as they continue to act like caricatures as opposed to the complex entities they are in the pages of Marvel comics, but some crazy dinosaur smashing action is always a welcome step in the right direction. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
