Alone Together is one of the best episodes in the series. It really goes to show that if the characters are good enough, they can carry an episode with nothing but each other to use.
It's an episode that personifies one of the best themes that Ben10 stands for. That is that no matter how different you are anybody can get along and understand each other.
I honestly preferer the omnitrix and eyes to glow, purely for aesthetic, but i can understand how it could be impractical, for example trying to be stealthy in dark environments...
Alone Together made Ben 10 made me really care about the character growth of Ben in Alien Force, like, that's a guy I'd trust with this type of responsibility. Plus, he won over a Highbreed (Who I was so happy to see again, but wish he appeared at least in Omniverse, since they straight up vanish). Gwen's idea about ball bearings was something I always thought about, but once Kevin said he needed more material, I still wish he carried it, just in case of an emergency. Years later, this and many other J.K. Simmons roles made me realize he's not only a great screen actor, but great voice actor too.
Reiny did actually show up a few more times in the series you know. Obviously he shows up in the Season 2 finale but he also appears in an Alien Force Season 3 episode called Failsafe, you get to see how he works as a leader and the authority he now holds over the Hybreed grunts who don’t know the war is over. It’s a pretty decent episode as far as Alien Force Season 3 goes, I’d say check it out if you haven’t already.
you're right there were times when they were in trouble and it would really be handy (no pun intended) for Kevin to have a metal hand to knock someone out
I always assumed that Kevin's mutation in Alien Force Season 3 was because he had the ball bearings on him and they all fused to him, giving him wood, metal, etc.
To be fair to Reiny's decision at the end, where Is he supposed to go? He can't go back to the Highbreed, he can't go near anyone else, because they'll see him as just another highbreed monster. He has no place anymore, remember, undertown isn't a thing yet
@@1sdani Id watch a spin of show of the two as roommates. Oh alright but now imagine Kevin and Gwen go to college like they do in omniverse But Riney sticks around and ben doesnt know so he stops by kevins garage and Reiny is just there working on cars. Ben: what are you doing in Kevins garage!?, and are you working on cars? Riney: I have to make a living some how BenBen Tennyson, rent isnt cheap.
@@christophercrafte Riney joining the main cast after Season 2 would have been such a trip. Maybe he'd end up taking Ben's talk about walking a mile in other species' shoes literally and convince Ben to let him spend each day as a hybrid of himself and a different alien, so every episode he'd be half of a different alien from the Omnitrix.
"Because all lesser beings other than pure, unadulterated Highbreeds must be expunged from the universe! Including myself." That is one of the most depressing declarations I've ever heard, but it's one of the reasons why I love this episode. Reiny didn't just immediately change his outlook on life, he needs time to except that the Highbreeds supremacists ways are unhealthy and self destructive. Change takes time.
@@PanCake-uu7he 1. they’re an inbred, sterile race thats riddled with disease due. Hardly the trappings of a master species. 2. The highbreed are powerful specimens, clever and adaptable ones too. But this episode shows that they’re just as susceptible to certain weaknesses as any other alien life. They aren’t inherently better than everyone else that’s just arrogance. 3. The dog argument falls flat because we’re not trying to genocide dogs, humans and highbreed are both sentient so the prejudice is unjust, Dogs are better at humans at several things.
@@PanCake-uu7he actually dogs are physically stronger and better, because they're not wasting million years of evolution just to be able to speak different language and have weak stomach
The intentions behind the Omnitrix’s creation are a big part of why I’m happy the phased out the Ultimatrix into something only a villain like Albedo uses. Since the Evolution function works via a war simulation, it’s a contradiction of the Omnitrix’s purpose as a symbol of peace. It also plays a lot into what Azmuth says at the end of Alien Force season 3. He made the Omnitrix to be a symbol of intergalactic peace, but it never occurred to him to use it like Ben did. Azmuth made a symbol, the galaxy saw a weapon, but Ben used it to become a hero. Ben became an protector and defender of intergalactic peace, actively promoting the ideals Azmuth had when he made the Omnitrix. Azmuth built a symbol of peace in the Omnitrix, but he created a greater one in Ben.
Makes me wonder what kind of ultimatrix Azmuth would make, or even an Alternate version of Albedo. Like it'd be cool if in one of the evil Ben universes Albedo made an ultimatrix based on some type of peace evolution instead of war
@@pickedceasar1216 Saw an AU on deviant art where azmuth and albedo had originally worked and the war evolution function thing together. The catch was while Albedo still wanted to see its combative purposes, Azmuth expected the evolutions to all be sickly and degrarated from the horrors of the war simulated on them. All to be a demonstration of why species shouldn’t go to war. When it turned out that the ultimate function would only either turn species badass like how albedo predicted, or just didn’t work cause the species didn’t survive the simulation, Azmuth was horrified and scrapped the project.
@@pickedceasar1216 I doubt it would be viable. Evolution occurs as a result of environmental pressure. A peaceful scenario suggests very little environmental pressure, to there wouldn’t be a lot of evolutionary growth.
Cynically, it could be because he doesn't want the breakdowns to become as big of a priority as they're becoming, and isn't thrilled that he had to get back to the breakdowns so soon.
Fun fact : Reinrassig is german and is actually an adjective that roughly translates to "pure of race". You can imagine that this has some pretty dark connotations.
I personally really like the whole Kevin wanting to be a plumber thing and wanting to show his mom. His entire life he's been a crook until now. In his view, no reason his mom would even want to care for him. Develops more of his insecurities towards people like in the big chill episode (blanking on the name). Now he'll finally get that validation for all the good he's been doing throughout alien force so far. It's like being a kid again and wanting to show your mom you got a 100 on a test.
Boy, Alien Force Kevin might be my favorite character in the series. I sure hope nothing contrived happens later to retcon everything about him lol. Can you imagine?
@@corphish129 in my headcannon, servantis was basically a don quijote-like character who was so into his own dellusions, he used his own recently acquired alien powers to make others believe it too and the backstory of alien force is still the true one
This episode (Alone Together) is, in my humble opinion, one of those isolated moments when Ben was actually very kind and mature. This is easily one of the best non-action episodes of the franchise as a whole. Also, Kuro, you need a rest. Thanks for making so many videos for us and just, keep it fizzy!
38:20-39:53: Ben kicking Darkstar's ass in four different ways, this is definitely one of my favorite scenes in the whole franchise. It's no Master Control, but being able to change into different aliens before timing out is still awesome!
I sand by the fact that all omnitrix gimmicks are worse than master control itself. quick swapping gives infinite choice to any situation. fusions are just a cheap version of quick swaps, and ultimate ben was limited skurd was alright, reboot is a little interesting but otherwise still lesser than master control.
Darkstar’s energy beams are pretty much drawn with the same visual effect as Raven’s powers in the earlier Teen Titans animated series, which I think is interesting.
Ever since watching the Gen. Rex cross-over, the Omnitrix emblem glowing in shadowed or dark areas had been a nice appeal to me, so yes, I'm cool with it.
I’m surprised Kuro didn’t bring up the fact Ghill said “after Vilgax was destroyed Plumber activity on earth ended”. This means Vilgax was legally considered dead not just Ben making assumptions. Yet nobody noticed him conquering 10 worlds? I thought Starfleet was bad updating their records
I think Alone Together might actually be my favourite episode of the entire franchise. The way Reiny's character is used not only to increase sympathy for the Highbreed but at the same time show how villainous their indoctrination is. It reminds me a lot of Avatar TLA how Ozai's character should be bland, but is made incredible through how he relates to Zuko and Azula in the character web. I also love how it's not just Reiny but Ben changing and growing, and like you said: the realism here enhances the episode a lot. It makes it hurt more. Also also, Swampfire healing Reiny was amazing and that alone makes him one of the best transformations. Congratulations on learning how to pronounce "stamina" by the way
Also also Ben 10 and Legend of Korra have episodes dedicated to flesh out the character growth of the MC. Alone Together and Korra Alone(which both had alone funnily enough). Of course, also Zuko Alone.
Funny you mention that! Although Avatar the last air bender is certainly the better show, I actually prefer the Highbreed ever so slightly more as a villainous faction then the fire nation. Libel I know, but I think it was a good reveal to show the highbreed leader ship were Just a bunch of wrinkly old bastards and all the warrior highbreed were actually out fighting. Felt like it hammered in the situation that there was no big boss to defeat to make everything better like aang had with the fire lord (or pheonix king?). Rather, ben an entire twisted ideology to obliterate.
16:35 That is a joke they would do in Omniverse. It's nice to see the things that carry over, even when Ben gets reworked later. It does help that Omniverse gave Ben some of his intelligence back, if only so he could be annoyed at other characters doing something stupid.
Alone Together is honestly one of the best episodes in the franchise, because it’s essentially a character focus on Ben as a person and seeing one of the Hybrid have a legit redemption arc.
7:32 He’s definitely wrong there. The Omnitrix only “times out” after transforming multiple times in quick successions. There’s no actual time limit in Alien Force (not until season 3 anyway)
It's weird that Darkstar Rising feels more like a Season 1 finale than the actual episode. I remember it aired before Alone Together so in my head it will always be the Season 2 premiere. Both are some my favorite episodes in the whole franchise though.
Alone together might be one of my favourite AF episodes. I feel like it's one of the few episodes that actually focuses on the Highbreed themselves and the fact they do it by bringing them down to Ben's level is just genius really and lets you actually get into their mind and helps convey who they are, their goals and reason to why they're even invading Earth in the first place (aside from generic "we want to destroy everything").
I think I like it better when the Omnitrix is dull, it makes it appear more innocuous and not as easily identifiable as the wielder of the omnitrix or some kind of plumber, which would explain why no one commented on it for so long in the original series (but yeah I do think plumber badges should glow).
Alone Together is one of the few episodes I've not seen and now I'm really regretting it. I honestly think it's one of the best episodes out there. It's just got so much heart and character in it. It really shows a lot of growth in Ben. As for Darkstar Rising, I really like Michael. He's a great character that always does well whenever he shows up.
Tbh kevin could use ball bearings just for making better punches. sure it doesnt cover him completely but it can be used to punch things harder as it just covers his fist.
Fun Fact: This is still listed as part of Season 1 on HBO Max. Not sure why. Something similar happen with Justice League Unlimited, which shares some of the creative team.
Alone together is a very theraputic episode for me. Admittedly,I used to have......not the greatest world view and I know what it's like to have that challenged only to then make you question everything you know before finally realising why you were wrong to hold those views and deciding to make a change for the better
I forgot how good alone together was, such a neat little episode of two unlikely characters talking to one another. I enjoy episodes that don't always need action to make it good, sometimes talking to one another can be just interesting in itself. It's just a really good episode overall.
34:36 it probably depends on the metal. Car bodies are usually aluminium, and I don't think his car is suped up with alien tech yet, so the concrete is probably stronger than the car, but the stainless steel from before is stronger than the concrete.
The Ben transforming over and over again thing brings up another issue in this episode because he’d know Ben was his true form because he kept turning back into him over and over again before going back to Echo Echo & then finally turning the watch off.
I’ve actually learned a lot watching these breakdowns before I would just watch cgi and not realise it was cgi if it was blended in with the scene now I just call it as soon as I see it
Im sorry, but im going to disagree with Together Alone having a 3 on entertaining. Having to see another side of the Highbreed and also having Ben listening while disagreeing is entertaining as a whole for the episode. Seeing how both clash for their beliefs is interesting to see without them fighting or dueling.
But we don’t literally see it we just hear it from Reiny and has to picture it but it doesn’t make the episode itself entertaining because it’s mostly just seeing Ben and Reiny walking in a straight line towards a teleporter pod, talking and surviving from wormlike creatures
i loved the way you can articulate the importance of the Alone together Episode, the paralels you draw to our real world struggles hits hard. walking a mile in someone elses shoes must really be a struggle to imagine for some people.
Alone Together is a massive Nostalgia Trip for me. It was one of those plots which made little me realize that beneath a villain's exterior, a good person can be found.
I literally watched this episode last night with my girlfriend (her first binge of the series!) and I pointed out how much I loved Reiny's speech about "pure, unadulterated Highbreeds" because it ALMOST, in a twisted way, sounds noble and heroic. Like, to him, he's DOING the right thing. That's so good.
The Space Politics with the Hybreed is probably incredibly fascinating. It's possible the universe as a whole didn't quite know the Hybreed as a civilization were doing anything sinister until they blew up Galvan. Maybe up til then, they wrote it off as terrorist cells.
I’m sure they’re were several highbreed amongst the galaxy that had/wanted nothing to do with the galactic war. Especially given how one ended up on a galactic council.
In regards to 'Alone Together', you really can't beat mixing a bottle episode with 'The Defiant Ones'. It's not too common when people take an old story, weave into their own, and don't come off as some cheap ripoff. The writer's just used this idea so organically
Just watched Alone Together yesterday. You know it doesn't matter if we can watch it anytime on sites, nothing beats the feeling of watching Ben 10 on TV, waking up early. Just like old school days are back ❤️
Darkstar always made me think of Dr Doom- a villain wearing a metal mask and cloak, who blames a hero for messing up his face, even though it was largely his own fault.
Sad that the schedule changed, but hey. I enjoy these breakdowns just as much as I love Ultimates. I wouldn't mind if you uploaded the Ultimates on another day other than on Fridays.
Alone Together is one of the best examples of "heroes and villains forced to team up" because it matters long term for the character of the villain but the change on the villain's side is slow.
Man he kinda sounds tired in this. I don't blame him he's got so many projects he's working on, and yet he's still makes these breakdowns and they still end up being good. This is a man of many talents and he deserves all the praise. Awesome man. #Ben10forMultiVersus
The omnitrix changes Ben and the bacteria in side him which is why diamond head was sick despite being crystal, we need bacteria to live and I doubt Azmuth would create a Trojan horse to trick species into suicide
I think, whenever a fight starts unexpectedly, Kevin absorbs the first thing he can so that he at least has SOMETHING. So when the Highbreed burst through the wall, he reached for his car. But since the bodywork is probably made of Aluminum or something like that, he decided to switch to concrete which is probably stronger.
Tbh the omnitrix should glint slightly as a means to show the light that a device would give off but the eyes shouldn't be able to glow unless the specific alien species being used has eyes that glow
A little visual thing I love about Reiny in this episode as well is that he has no real face or expression that we can read and yet his voice work and movement is doing all the story for us but also leaves some of his real emotions hidden, which adds to the mystery of what he is actually going through inside his head. I don't know why but I always loved when characters had only eyes or even no face to express themselves and were held by their character alone. It just shows that you don't even need a huge set of emotional faces to make character believeable and likeable and like in this case it can add a lot to other elements of it.
@@manofiron5934 Sorry, but RUclips deletes comments with links automatically, but I can give you the name of my story: Rise Of G-Morph And The Amazing Spider-Man. It is a story where Ben sent a replica of his Omnitrix to the Marvel universe and it is found by Gwen Stacy a few days before Peter Parker gets bitten by the spider. Ben barely appears in this story, but I want to give him a mentor role in most of his appearances.
My favorite episode of Ben 10 growing up and is still the best episode of Ben 10. This was the first episode for me where I cared about the story more than seeing Ben transform into an Alien and fight.
Also this episode of them working together is an example of the psychology of conflict/opposing view resolution as put forth by Sherif's Realistic Conflict theory supported by the Robber's Cave study. Basically if two groups of people have different views and consider themselves to be different because they are placed in two different groups (be that football teams, race or any arbitrary classification) the best way to resolve their differences and reduce tensions between the two groups is to have them work together to achieve goals that they could not achieve alone - this lessens animosity and increases understanding and relatability. Only catch is putting people with different views (eg two political parties) into life or death game situations to resolve their differences is ethically frowned upon. Oh well.
40:10 rook was not a magister when he did that, additionally I believe he only meant to temporarily recruit her to help quell a breakout of inmates. If you're looking for the episode it was the one where all the inmates fused with aliens because the Omnitrix malfunctioned, it was also kickin' hawks first episode.
As a Brazilian Ben 10 fan, these Breakdowns are being a very nice experience to follow, re-watch the entire franchise in its original language, catch a lot of lost details and lesser-known trivia, get deeper on animation and plot details and, of course, interact with the fanbase and this amazing group that is Ink Tank Hope you guy can keep doing this great work for many more years, thank you!!!
@@Waqas_Khan02 @Waqas Khan I dare to say it was perfect, The main cast of voice actors kept consistent from the OG series all the way to Omniverse, Live-actions included. Ben, Gwen, Kevin, Granpa Max, Paradox, Dr Animo and Vilgax were perfectly cast and their voices became iconic to us. Most of then even kept the same characters casted for the reboot.
@@Waqas_Khan02 Yes Echo-Echo, and some other aliens, do had a filter but it was also consistent and perfectly audible from the very first scene, that was possible due to the cast having access to the whole already voiced season, so they could plan the how certain characters voices would play, already considering the small changes on filters and tones.
@@MegasPlayer In english AF season 1 Echo Echo's voice had a heavy robotic filter and in season 2 first 2 episodes it had light robotic filter. After Albedo's debut ep the robotic filter was removed and his voice was a little squeaky Throughout the UAF In omniverse his voice was too low as if someone is speaking from a mic. So in Brazilian did this type of change happened to that character.
@@Waqas_Khan02 No, they kept the same robotic filter all the way through Omniverse. First appearance: ruclips.net/video/x5hTaclkbHM/видео.html Ultimate Alien: ruclips.net/video/-vIiaq6g0dg/видео.html Omniverse: ruclips.net/video/Dg-OwmrygYo/видео.html (Sorry, for the bad quality)
I always figured that when ben transformed, the Omnitrix just rearranges his DNA to match the alien. Sounds surprising to think a bit of Bens human DNA is part of it as well.
I think it's also kinda neat how the entire concept of the high breed and their final redemption can be interpreted as an analogy of human nature over history. For centuries we've been living in an egocentric worldview that taught us we're superior to other creatures, and everything else exists only to be of use to us. But as we got more developed and gained a better understanding of the world, we're finally starting to understand that we're simply a part of nature just like everything else, not something above it.
When first watching AF it always bugged me that Kevin never absorb the energy cuffs to escape, the series really should’ve explained his energy insanity a lot sooner than it did, although I doubt they thought of that back then.
There was one episode where Kevin absorbed the coins he had in his pocket to push his hand through a force field, and it made a weird pattern on his hand because of the different colors of metal. I wish they'd done something like that a few more times, where Kevin absorbs multiple things at once.
Always took it that the more he uses an alien power or switch aliens, the quicker it is to turn back human. So if he doesn’t use any power, he could stay in alien form for a long time.
"alone together" honestly cements this to me...the first 2 seasons of alien force will always be the best of ben 10 in general, at least in my opinion. the mystery, intrigue, world building, and slowly building stakes, genuine character growth and development, it honestly has it all to me. classic will always hold a special place in my heart, and the alien X special from the reboot has made me see the reboot in a better light, but alien force seasons 1 and 2 will always reign supreme to me. it's what i grew up on even if i eagerly watched each and every episode of classic through omniverse, patiently waiting each saturday for each new episode to come out and hopefully pay off on a previous cliffhanger
It might've been that because there wasn't that much activity 5 years ago that they probably shut the operations down, because they believed it to be a waste of resources when they could be using said resources to keep peace in the rest of the universe.
Dwayne's statement on Ben turning back(or at least the one shown that has his name on it) is him claiming that when it appears to happen mentally it is coincidence, but he can manually return to human form.
I really like Darkstar Rising as an episode and I'm just used to seeing it as the season opener, but it makes more sense for Alone Together when the entire season bookends on Reiny.
To help with the whole not wanting to abuse the term realistic. It's better to word it as "it adds a greater sense of realism" rather than just saying it is realistic. That way, you allow for an openness in the interpretation that would otherwise not be there. Words are wierd like that and the way the human brain interprets them can be even more odd.
Personally I kinda like the Omnitrix when it has a glow like a light source but I still think the reactive lighting works nice as is. It just feels cooler to see it have a small green light in use is all, kinda like Iron Man's Arc Reactor
I think Alone Together was always one of the most memorable episodes of Alien Force for me, just seeing Ben and Reiny having to work together for the entire episode was really engrained in my head and stayed in it over the years until I got to rewatch all of these episodes.
Oh my gosh, we're back to it! It's been so fun to go back through Ben 10, and having the lore, story, and animation get such appreciation has been a fantastic experience. The break was a bit hard, but it was filled with fun things, so I'm not unhappy. I look forward to seeing where things go from here!
To answer why he might've changed from the metal in his car to stone or concrete, the metal in most cars is extremely weak but light, but concrete is actually pretty tough
So happy to see the return of the breakdowns! Especially considering today is my birthday, this is truly a gift! While I missed the breakdowns deeply, Im glad you took some time away from them for your mental health! That should always come first and we shouldn’t demand anything from you at the expense of you burning out. With that being said, these videos really have ignited a passion I haven’t felt for Ben 10 since I first watch the premiere in 2006 as a 10 year old myself, as I know many other have told you as well! Keep up all the good work and know that you will always have the support of myself and your many other fans! Keep it fizzy!
With alone together, I like the fact the highbreed carries on with Ben even after the hand mutation. He would've instantly known her have to exile, but still helps Ben get home rather than punish Ben by letting him go on alone
I just had a thought that at some point it would be interesting to see all the scores of the episodes WITHOUT the importance ranking. Just to see how each episode holds up on their own, without any of the surrounding overarching plot.
aw yes Alone Together and Darkstar Rising, i remember watching both of them , i really did enjoy and remember a lot in Alone Together, like Echo Echo Vs the Dravek, Reiny losing his hand and ben reattaching it, so good, and Darkstar Rising was also pretty good and memorable like with Darkstar going on the highbreed base, Darkstar absorbing the DNAliens
At first, I thought season 1 of Alien Force is better, but after the breakdown I think you just changed my mind. I think I'll rewatch the whole Ultimate Alien Force series just for sake of it.
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Now imagine a conversation between Rook and Reiny.
"His name is BenBen Tennyson."
"No, he is named Bendude."
"You better watch your tongue!"
"How can I watch my tongue if my eyes are above it!"
@@ColdFuse96 😂😂
if we are getting technical we should call him by his full name "Doctor President Benjamin Kirby Ben Ben Tennyson Dude 10,000"
@@christophercrafte Wait, since when is he a president?
@@HiperPivociarz cause apparently Ben becomes president in the future
Alone Together is one of the best episodes in the series. It really goes to show that if the characters are good enough, they can carry an episode with nothing but each other to use.
It's an episode that personifies one of the best themes that Ben10 stands for. That is that no matter how different you are anybody can get along and understand each other.
Isn’t dark star rising episode 1 of season 2?
Reiny is so memorable to me, I'm glad they brought him back even if it was just the one time in what is basically a cameo appearance.
Hey....Don't you normally post on One Piece forums? Or am I confusing you with someone else?
for some reason this was one of the most memorable episodes to me
I honestly preferer the omnitrix and eyes to glow, purely for aesthetic, but i can understand how it could be impractical, for example trying to be stealthy in dark environments...
I think that Ben could manually adjust the setting of the Omnitrix to glow or not, as a way of either striking fear or being stealthy.
@@pjdianalan7934 i think he did it once when he first transforms using the ultimatrix
Same
The RGB lighting for the Omnitrix is aftermarket cost for xtra
I like the glow. I think it makes the watch look more alien.
Alone Together made Ben 10 made me really care about the character growth of Ben in Alien Force, like, that's a guy I'd trust with this type of responsibility. Plus, he won over a Highbreed (Who I was so happy to see again, but wish he appeared at least in Omniverse, since they straight up vanish).
Gwen's idea about ball bearings was something I always thought about, but once Kevin said he needed more material, I still wish he carried it, just in case of an emergency.
Years later, this and many other J.K. Simmons roles made me realize he's not only a great screen actor, but great voice actor too.
He showed up 2 other times
Reiny did actually show up a few more times in the series you know. Obviously he shows up in the Season 2 finale but he also appears in an Alien Force Season 3 episode called Failsafe, you get to see how he works as a leader and the authority he now holds over the Hybreed grunts who don’t know the war is over. It’s a pretty decent episode as far as Alien Force Season 3 goes, I’d say check it out if you haven’t already.
you're right there were times when they were in trouble and it would really be handy (no pun intended) for Kevin to have a metal hand to knock someone out
I always assumed that Kevin's mutation in Alien Force Season 3 was because he had the ball bearings on him and they all fused to him, giving him wood, metal, etc.
@@michaelcarlton1484 How do you explain the Taydenite, then?
To be fair to Reiny's decision at the end, where Is he supposed to go? He can't go back to the Highbreed, he can't go near anyone else, because they'll see him as just another highbreed monster.
He has no place anymore, remember, undertown isn't a thing yet
crash on the couch in Kevin's garage I guess. two roommates that used to be evil but learned to grow with the help of ben wouldn't be so bad.
@@christophercrafte Reiny and Kevin would make such a hilarious duo
@@1sdani Id watch a spin of show of the two as roommates. Oh alright but now imagine Kevin and Gwen go to college like they do in omniverse But Riney sticks around and ben doesnt know so he stops by kevins garage and Reiny is just there working on cars.
Ben: what are you doing in Kevins garage!?, and are you working on cars?
Riney: I have to make a living some how BenBen Tennyson, rent isnt cheap.
@@christophercrafte Riney joining the main cast after Season 2 would have been such a trip. Maybe he'd end up taking Ben's talk about walking a mile in other species' shoes literally and convince Ben to let him spend each day as a hybrid of himself and a different alien, so every episode he'd be half of a different alien from the Omnitrix.
Well chronologically, undertown is a thing.
"Because all lesser beings other than pure, unadulterated Highbreeds must be expunged from the universe! Including myself."
That is one of the most depressing declarations I've ever heard, but it's one of the reasons why I love this episode. Reiny didn't just immediately change his outlook on life, he needs time to except that the Highbreeds supremacists ways are unhealthy and self destructive. Change takes time.
Man this seems like a copy paste from Twitter, soo sad and yet soo realistic how Reiny really looks like a Twitter guy
But like they are genetically superior tho, just like humans are better than dogs so are hybrids
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1. they’re an inbred, sterile race thats riddled with disease due. Hardly the trappings of a master species.
2. The highbreed are powerful specimens, clever and adaptable ones too. But this episode shows that they’re just as susceptible to certain weaknesses as any other alien life. They aren’t inherently better than everyone else that’s just arrogance.
3. The dog argument falls flat because we’re not trying to genocide dogs, humans and highbreed are both sentient so the prejudice is unjust, Dogs are better at humans at several things.
@@GreaterGrievobeast55 dogs have great senses of smell, have good speed and they can kill you up with the teeth
@@PanCake-uu7he actually dogs are physically stronger and better, because they're not wasting million years of evolution just to be able to speak different language and have weak stomach
Ben: “Did you hear something?”
Reine: “I heard nothing except you human which is the same as nothing”
😂😂
Ikr 😂😂😂
The intentions behind the Omnitrix’s creation are a big part of why I’m happy the phased out the Ultimatrix into something only a villain like Albedo uses. Since the Evolution function works via a war simulation, it’s a contradiction of the Omnitrix’s purpose as a symbol of peace.
It also plays a lot into what Azmuth says at the end of Alien Force season 3. He made the Omnitrix to be a symbol of intergalactic peace, but it never occurred to him to use it like Ben did. Azmuth made a symbol, the galaxy saw a weapon, but Ben used it to become a hero. Ben became an protector and defender of intergalactic peace, actively promoting the ideals Azmuth had when he made the Omnitrix. Azmuth built a symbol of peace in the Omnitrix, but he created a greater one in Ben.
Makes me wonder what kind of ultimatrix Azmuth would make, or even an Alternate version of Albedo. Like it'd be cool if in one of the evil Ben universes Albedo made an ultimatrix based on some type of peace evolution instead of war
@@pickedceasar1216 i doubt he would ever do an ultimatrix. Goes against his principle.
@@returnedtomonkey8886The literal point of my comment is to pose a hypothetical of what if he did though so your answer doesn't help
@@pickedceasar1216 Saw an AU on deviant art where azmuth and albedo had originally worked and the war evolution function thing together. The catch was while Albedo still wanted to see its combative purposes, Azmuth expected the evolutions to all be sickly and degrarated from the horrors of the war simulated on them. All to be a demonstration of why species shouldn’t go to war. When it turned out that the ultimate function would only either turn species badass like how albedo predicted, or just didn’t work cause the species didn’t survive the simulation, Azmuth was horrified and scrapped the project.
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I doubt it would be viable. Evolution occurs as a result of environmental pressure. A peaceful scenario suggests very little environmental pressure, to there wouldn’t be a lot of evolutionary growth.
Kuro feels a bit less enthusiastic than usual. Of course he doesn't have to be excited all the time but it's noticeable.
Cynically, it could be because he doesn't want the breakdowns to become as big of a priority as they're becoming, and isn't thrilled that he had to get back to the breakdowns so soon.
he had to redo the breakdown for Alone together after some technical issues, so bit of an L so i dont blame him
I think it's because he had to re-record this episode (don't take my word for it tho)
@@thegoblin4948 I hope that's the reason. I hope he isn't feeling down. I 100% wouldn't mind him taking a longer break if he just wasn't feeling it.
@@Trunks1stApprentice that's exactly it he's even stated this a couple of times on the rustbucket also his computer been going crazy
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It’s been 11 years, since he passed away.
Also R.I.P Derrick J Wyatt
Fun fact : Reinrassig is german and is actually an adjective that roughly translates to "pure of race".
You can imagine that this has some pretty dark connotations.
Oh wow interesting
Since Highbreed are obviously Alien Nazis.
@@pjdianalan7934 uhhhh why
@@swiftiefan6412 committing genocide on "lesser" races
@@rudraksh5692 I don’t like the n word they used
I personally really like the whole Kevin wanting to be a plumber thing and wanting to show his mom. His entire life he's been a crook until now. In his view, no reason his mom would even want to care for him. Develops more of his insecurities towards people like in the big chill episode (blanking on the name). Now he'll finally get that validation for all the good he's been doing throughout alien force so far. It's like being a kid again and wanting to show your mom you got a 100 on a test.
Boy, Alien Force Kevin might be my favorite character in the series. I sure hope nothing contrived happens later to retcon everything about him lol. Can you imagine?
@@corphish129 in my headcannon, servantis was basically a don quijote-like character who was so into his own dellusions, he used his own recently acquired alien powers to make others believe it too
and the backstory of alien force is still the true one
Then Kevin should join forces with a *well-known plumber who wears a hat with "M"*
That's honestly very sweet. I really like that.
I think the episode you mean is called save the last dance
Rhiney should've been a permanent supporting character for the rest of AF since the Highbreed wouldn't accept him
he was super fun and I wish he came back for more episodes.
This episode (Alone Together) is, in my humble opinion, one of those isolated moments when Ben was actually very kind and mature. This is easily one of the best non-action episodes of the franchise as a whole.
Also, Kuro, you need a rest. Thanks for making so many videos for us and just, keep it fizzy!
I think it had its worth of action! between the begining fight, two fights with the dravik and then the little monsters. Yeah I think it evens out!
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It was Ben’s most Ben moment, I’d say
Also rhiney is amazingly written as real person ( and pretty much to ignorant , you know, in many cases)
38:20-39:53: Ben kicking Darkstar's ass in four different ways, this is definitely one of my favorite scenes in the whole franchise. It's no Master Control, but being able to change into different aliens before timing out is still awesome!
one of the reason I liked this episode the fight is very intense.
I sand by the fact that all omnitrix gimmicks are worse than master control itself. quick swapping gives infinite choice to any situation. fusions are just a cheap version of quick swaps, and ultimate ben was limited skurd was alright, reboot is a little interesting but otherwise still lesser than master control.
Darkstar’s energy beams are pretty much drawn with the same visual effect as Raven’s powers in the earlier Teen Titans animated series, which I think is interesting.
Reine is one of those characters that I wish we got to see more of. He was around for like 2 and a half episodes but he relly left an impact
Exactly.
I also wanted to see more of him
Ever since watching the Gen. Rex cross-over, the Omnitrix emblem glowing in shadowed or dark areas had been a nice appeal to me, so yes, I'm cool with it.
Exactly.
The glowing dial looked so call.
Like star sabers from star wars.
I’m surprised Kuro didn’t bring up the fact Ghill said “after Vilgax was destroyed Plumber activity on earth ended”. This means Vilgax was legally considered dead not just Ben making assumptions.
Yet nobody noticed him conquering 10 worlds? I thought Starfleet was bad updating their records
I think Alone Together might actually be my favourite episode of the entire franchise. The way Reiny's character is used not only to increase sympathy for the Highbreed but at the same time show how villainous their indoctrination is. It reminds me a lot of Avatar TLA how Ozai's character should be bland, but is made incredible through how he relates to Zuko and Azula in the character web. I also love how it's not just Reiny but Ben changing and growing, and like you said: the realism here enhances the episode a lot. It makes it hurt more. Also also, Swampfire healing Reiny was amazing and that alone makes him one of the best transformations.
Congratulations on learning how to pronounce "stamina" by the way
Also also Ben 10 and Legend of Korra have episodes dedicated to flesh out the character growth of the MC. Alone Together and Korra Alone(which both had alone funnily enough). Of course, also Zuko Alone.
Funny you mention that! Although Avatar the last air bender is certainly the better show, I actually prefer the Highbreed ever so slightly more as a villainous faction then the fire nation. Libel I know, but I think it was a good reveal to show the highbreed leader ship were Just a bunch of wrinkly old bastards and all the warrior highbreed were actually out fighting. Felt like it hammered in the situation that there was no big boss to defeat to make everything better like aang had with the fire lord (or pheonix king?). Rather, ben an entire twisted ideology to obliterate.
16:35 That is a joke they would do in Omniverse. It's nice to see the things that carry over, even when Ben gets reworked later. It does help that Omniverse gave Ben some of his intelligence back, if only so he could be annoyed at other characters doing something stupid.
Alone Together is honestly one of the best episodes in the franchise, because it’s essentially a character focus on Ben as a person and seeing one of the Hybrid have a legit redemption arc.
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"It's in my own interest to help anybody who needs it", I miss early Alien Force Ben.
7:32 He’s definitely wrong there. The Omnitrix only “times out” after transforming multiple times in quick successions. There’s no actual time limit in Alien Force (not until season 3 anyway)
Yea, it feels the time limit becomes less of a thing the farhter alongwe get, until omniverse I'm pretty sure
After two months of waiting, the series has returned.
It only felt like a week though…
I have no concept of time
Ikr
I've waited each day
And after that I stopped coming
And almost forgot this channel
has it really only been two months? It felt like a century
@@darkraider8777 they do other content to lmao
It's weird that Darkstar Rising feels more like a Season 1 finale than the actual episode. I remember it aired before Alone Together so in my head it will always be the Season 2 premiere. Both are some my favorite episodes in the whole franchise though.
Alone together might be one of my favourite AF episodes. I feel like it's one of the few episodes that actually focuses on the Highbreed themselves and the fact they do it by bringing them down to Ben's level is just genius really and lets you actually get into their mind and helps convey who they are, their goals and reason to why they're even invading Earth in the first place (aside from generic "we want to destroy everything").
I think I like it better when the Omnitrix is dull, it makes it appear more innocuous and not as easily identifiable as the wielder of the omnitrix or some kind of plumber, which would explain why no one commented on it for so long in the original series (but yeah I do think plumber badges should glow).
Maybe both only glow when being interacted with, like any touch screen now?
Alone Together is one of the few episodes I've not seen and now I'm really regretting it. I honestly think it's one of the best episodes out there. It's just got so much heart and character in it. It really shows a lot of growth in Ben.
As for Darkstar Rising, I really like Michael. He's a great character that always does well whenever he shows up.
Oh, you poor soul. Wait until you get to Ultimate Alien and Omniverse and see how "well" they handled Darkstar.
@@smashmaster521 he still does well
@@smashmaster521 I know how they treat him in later seasons... I still like him.
Something I really liked was in the Chromstone transformation sequence. His back crystals are not green or black, but another colour.
Tbh kevin could use ball bearings just for making better punches. sure it doesnt cover him completely but it can be used to punch things harder as it just covers his fist.
Alternatively, just carry multiple ball bearings, or something bigger.
Fun Fact: This is still listed as part of Season 1 on HBO Max. Not sure why. Something similar happen with Justice League Unlimited, which shares some of the creative team.
Alone together is a very theraputic episode for me. Admittedly,I used to have......not the greatest world view and I know what it's like to have that challenged only to then make you question everything you know before finally realising why you were wrong to hold those views and deciding to make a change for the better
I forgot how good alone together was, such a neat little episode of two unlikely characters talking to one another. I enjoy episodes that don't always need action to make it good, sometimes talking to one another can be just interesting in itself. It's just a really good episode overall.
34:36 it probably depends on the metal. Car bodies are usually aluminium, and I don't think his car is suped up with alien tech yet, so the concrete is probably stronger than the car, but the stainless steel from before is stronger than the concrete.
The Ben transforming over and over again thing brings up another issue in this episode because he’d know Ben was his true form because he kept turning back into him over and over again before going back to Echo Echo & then finally turning the watch off.
I’ve actually learned a lot watching these breakdowns before I would just watch cgi and not realise it was cgi if it was blended in with the scene now I just call it as soon as I see it
I realized why this was, at least for me. I was still watching Ben 10 on a thicc crt TV until 2011 ish
Man, I really wish AF used more colour. The beginning of Alone Together looks so good when everything is shown clearly
Im sorry, but im going to disagree with Together Alone having a 3 on entertaining.
Having to see another side of the Highbreed and also having Ben listening while disagreeing is entertaining as a whole for the episode. Seeing how both clash for their beliefs is interesting to see without them fighting or dueling.
But we don’t literally see it we just hear it from Reiny and has to picture it but it doesn’t make the episode itself entertaining because it’s mostly just seeing Ben and Reiny walking in a straight line towards a teleporter pod, talking and surviving from wormlike creatures
And when the world needed him most (in order to give ultimates more time) he appeared, WITH THE BREAKDOWN
How the hell did ben rapidly changed in darkstar rising he doesn't have master control
Just like Tetrax I wish Reiny showed up more in future series. Would’ve loved to see him and the hybreed in omniverse.
i loved the way you can articulate the importance of the Alone together Episode, the paralels you draw to our real world struggles hits hard. walking a mile in someone elses shoes must really be a struggle to imagine for some people.
Alone Together is a massive Nostalgia Trip for me. It was one of those plots which made little me realize that beneath a villain's exterior, a good person can be found.
I literally watched this episode last night with my girlfriend (her first binge of the series!) and I pointed out how much I loved Reiny's speech about "pure, unadulterated Highbreeds" because it ALMOST, in a twisted way, sounds noble and heroic. Like, to him, he's DOING the right thing. That's so good.
The Space Politics with the Hybreed is probably incredibly fascinating.
It's possible the universe as a whole didn't quite know the Hybreed as a civilization were doing anything sinister until they blew up Galvan.
Maybe up til then, they wrote it off as terrorist cells.
I’m sure they’re were several highbreed amongst the galaxy that had/wanted nothing to do with the galactic war. Especially given how one ended up on a galactic council.
In regards to 'Alone Together', you really can't beat mixing a bottle episode with 'The Defiant Ones'. It's not too common when people take an old story, weave into their own, and don't come off as some cheap ripoff. The writer's just used this idea so organically
Just watched Alone Together yesterday. You know it doesn't matter if we can watch it anytime on sites, nothing beats the feeling of watching Ben 10 on TV, waking up early. Just like old school days are back ❤️
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Darkstar always made me think of Dr Doom- a villain wearing a metal mask and cloak, who blames a hero for messing up his face, even though it was largely his own fault.
Because that was the primary inspiration for him.
@@jeanduresau ah'i didn't realize that
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Sad that the schedule changed, but hey. I enjoy these breakdowns just as much as I love Ultimates. I wouldn't mind if you uploaded the Ultimates on another day other than on Fridays.
What if you call every day friday?
Lets meetup on friday, no not that friday, the day next to friday, yeah friday
@@youtubestudiosucks978 you genius
@@youtubestudiosucks978 you mean daily uploads I'm down for that
What is the schedule change?
@@jamjammerson1792 the Ultimates video was originally planned to be released this week, but the Ink Tank decided to make a change due to some reasons.
Alone Together is one of the best examples of "heroes and villains forced to team up" because it matters long term for the character of the villain but the change on the villain's side is slow.
I like the Idea of the Omnitrix being a Reviver/Back up drive for any Extinct Species.
I think Kevin was actually only absorbing the paint off of his car which is why he turned dark-green and immediately went to absorb the floor.
But he's done that at multiple points and the sound effect is usually a slicing sound
7:00 It could be that Ben thinks he's itchy because of all the sand. I find that if I think I'm kinda itchy, I have the urge to scratch myself.
Man he kinda sounds tired in this. I don't blame him he's got so many projects he's working on, and yet he's still makes these breakdowns and they still end up being good. This is a man of many talents and he deserves all the praise. Awesome man. #Ben10forMultiVersus
The omnitrix changes Ben and the bacteria in side him which is why diamond head was sick despite being crystal, we need bacteria to live and I doubt Azmuth would create a Trojan horse to trick species into suicide
I think, whenever a fight starts unexpectedly, Kevin absorbs the first thing he can so that he at least has SOMETHING. So when the Highbreed burst through the wall, he reached for his car. But since the bodywork is probably made of Aluminum or something like that, he decided to switch to concrete which is probably stronger.
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Tbh the omnitrix should glint slightly as a means to show the light that a device would give off but the eyes shouldn't be able to glow unless the specific alien species being used has eyes that glow
8:17 Reiny adheres to social distancing…..
be more like Reiny!
A little visual thing I love about Reiny in this episode as well is that he has no real face or expression that we can read and yet his voice work and movement is doing all the story for us but also leaves some of his real emotions hidden, which adds to the mystery of what he is actually going through inside his head.
I don't know why but I always loved when characters had only eyes or even no face to express themselves and were held by their character alone. It just shows that you don't even need a huge set of emotional faces to make character believeable and likeable and like in this case it can add a lot to other elements of it.
17:26 Just for you, Kuro, I will have Ben acting like this even more in my fanfiction.
Link ?
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Sorry, but RUclips deletes comments with links automatically, but I can give you the name of my story: Rise Of G-Morph And The Amazing Spider-Man.
It is a story where Ben sent a replica of his Omnitrix to the Marvel universe and it is found by Gwen Stacy a few days before Peter Parker gets bitten by the spider. Ben barely appears in this story, but I want to give him a mentor role in most of his appearances.
@@AmitCinematicUniverse cool thanks
@@manofiron5934
No problem. Chapter 6 came out yesterday.
@@manofiron5934
Did you read it yet?
My favorite episode of Ben 10 growing up and is still the best episode of Ben 10. This was the first episode for me where I cared about the story more than seeing Ben transform into an Alien and fight.
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Also this episode of them working together is an example of the psychology of conflict/opposing view resolution as put forth by Sherif's Realistic Conflict theory supported by the Robber's Cave study. Basically if two groups of people have different views and consider themselves to be different because they are placed in two different groups (be that football teams, race or any arbitrary classification) the best way to resolve their differences and reduce tensions between the two groups is to have them work together to achieve goals that they could not achieve alone - this lessens animosity and increases understanding and relatability. Only catch is putting people with different views (eg two political parties) into life or death game situations to resolve their differences is ethically frowned upon. Oh well.
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40:10 rook was not a magister when he did that, additionally I believe he only meant to temporarily recruit her to help quell a breakout of inmates.
If you're looking for the episode it was the one where all the inmates fused with aliens because the Omnitrix malfunctioned, it was also kickin' hawks first episode.
Wrong episode. The one you're thinking of is when his old master hacks the base.
@@robertkovarna8294 oh yeah, I just got confused
As a Brazilian Ben 10 fan, these Breakdowns are being a very nice experience to follow, re-watch the entire franchise in its original language, catch a lot of lost details and lesser-known trivia, get deeper on animation and plot details and, of course, interact with the fanbase and this amazing group that is Ink Tank Hope you guy can keep doing this great work for many more years, thank you!!!
How was th Brazilian dub was it good or not
Also for echo echo did they put robotic filter in his voice or not.
@@Waqas_Khan02 @Waqas Khan I dare to say it was perfect, The main cast of voice actors kept consistent from the OG series all the way to Omniverse, Live-actions included.
Ben, Gwen, Kevin, Granpa Max, Paradox, Dr Animo and Vilgax were perfectly cast and their voices became iconic to us. Most of then even kept the same characters casted for the reboot.
@@Waqas_Khan02 Yes Echo-Echo, and some other aliens, do had a filter but it was also consistent and perfectly audible from the very first scene, that was possible due to the cast having access to the whole already voiced season, so they could plan the how certain characters voices would play, already considering the small changes on filters and tones.
@@MegasPlayer In english AF season 1 Echo Echo's voice had a heavy robotic filter and in season 2 first 2 episodes it had light robotic filter.
After Albedo's debut ep the robotic filter was removed and his voice was a little squeaky
Throughout the UAF
In omniverse his voice was too low as if someone is speaking from a mic.
So in Brazilian did this type of change happened to that character.
@@Waqas_Khan02 No, they kept the same robotic filter all the way through Omniverse.
First appearance: ruclips.net/video/x5hTaclkbHM/видео.html
Ultimate Alien: ruclips.net/video/-vIiaq6g0dg/видео.html
Omniverse: ruclips.net/video/Dg-OwmrygYo/видео.html (Sorry, for the bad quality)
A new Alien Force Breakdown? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
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I felt nostalgic watching these episodes. I was a kid back then. I watch every single episode but I didn’t realize how EXCELLENT the storyline was.
I always figured that when ben transformed, the Omnitrix just rearranges his DNA to match the alien. Sounds surprising to think a bit of Bens human DNA is part of it as well.
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I think it's also kinda neat how the entire concept of the high breed and their final redemption can be interpreted as an analogy of human nature over history. For centuries we've been living in an egocentric worldview that taught us we're superior to other creatures, and everything else exists only to be of use to us. But as we got more developed and gained a better understanding of the world, we're finally starting to understand that we're simply a part of nature just like everything else, not something above it.
38:05.
Yes.
Even in the first episode the energy handcuffs stopped Kevin from absorbing anything.
When first watching AF it always bugged me that Kevin never absorb the energy cuffs to escape, the series really should’ve explained his energy insanity a lot sooner than it did, although I doubt they thought of that back then.
@@Andrew-Bastin Yeah.
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FINALLY SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENED IN 2022! Bro I missed you and your breakdowns, hope you're doing well
I like how kuro's background light matches with alien force's dark atmosphere. Its a very nice touch.
There was one episode where Kevin absorbed the coins he had in his pocket to push his hand through a force field, and it made a weird pattern on his hand because of the different colors of metal. I wish they'd done something like that a few more times, where Kevin absorbs multiple things at once.
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Always took it that the more he uses an alien power or switch aliens, the quicker it is to turn back human. So if he doesn’t use any power, he could stay in alien form for a long time.
"alone together" honestly cements this to me...the first 2 seasons of alien force will always be the best of ben 10 in general, at least in my opinion. the mystery, intrigue, world building, and slowly building stakes, genuine character growth and development, it honestly has it all to me. classic will always hold a special place in my heart, and the alien X special from the reboot has made me see the reboot in a better light, but alien force seasons 1 and 2 will always reign supreme to me. it's what i grew up on even if i eagerly watched each and every episode of classic through omniverse, patiently waiting each saturday for each new episode to come out and hopefully pay off on a previous cliffhanger
This episode and this season are what cemented The Highbreed as my favourite Ben 10 antagonists
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I wish Reiny had more screen time. He's respects to Ben is really admirable
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It might've been that because there wasn't that much activity 5 years ago that they probably shut the operations down, because they believed it to be a waste of resources when they could be using said resources to keep peace in the rest of the universe.
Ever since I was a kid the episode "Alone Together" really stuck with me. It's one of my favorite episodes from all of Ben 10 honestly.
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Dwayne's statement on Ben turning back(or at least the one shown that has his name on it) is him claiming that when it appears to happen mentally it is coincidence, but he can manually return to human form.
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I really like Darkstar Rising as an episode and I'm just used to seeing it as the season opener, but it makes more sense for Alone Together when the entire season bookends on Reiny.
The first episode of the 2nd season has the whole aesthetic of Dune. After seeing the movie, and becoming a fan in the process, I just can't unsee it.
To help with the whole not wanting to abuse the term realistic. It's better to word it as "it adds a greater sense of realism" rather than just saying it is realistic. That way, you allow for an openness in the interpretation that would otherwise not be there. Words are wierd like that and the way the human brain interprets them can be even more odd.
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Season 2 was when Ben was FINALLY putting on those bog boy shoes. Then Season 3 takes them off.
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Personally I kinda like the Omnitrix when it has a glow like a light source but I still think the reactive lighting works nice as is. It just feels cooler to see it have a small green light in use is all, kinda like Iron Man's Arc Reactor
I think Alone Together was always one of the most memorable episodes of Alien Force for me, just seeing Ben and Reiny having to work together for the entire episode was really engrained in my head and stayed in it over the years until I got to rewatch all of these episodes.
Oh my gosh, we're back to it!
It's been so fun to go back through Ben 10, and having the lore, story, and animation get such appreciation has been a fantastic experience.
The break was a bit hard, but it was filled with fun things, so I'm not unhappy.
I look forward to seeing where things go from here!
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Sadly, Alone together is the only episode where echo echo's voice has the light robotic filter which was later removed for the rest of the series.
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I honestly prefer the Omnitrix glowing, as it makes it stand out and shows it's active
with the whole kevin not meeting his dad. I think kevin never really got to knew devin, every time he spent on earth was very breifly
It’s more that the UAF writers never put much thought into Kevin’s backstory, that’s why Devin never made any sense.
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To answer why he might've changed from the metal in his car to stone or concrete, the metal in most cars is extremely weak but light, but concrete is actually pretty tough
I was looking forward to it, thank you for doing these breakdowns for us. You are doing great job
So happy to see the return of the breakdowns! Especially considering today is my birthday, this is truly a gift!
While I missed the breakdowns deeply, Im glad you took some time away from them for your mental health! That should always come first and we shouldn’t demand anything from you at the expense of you burning out.
With that being said, these videos really have ignited a passion I haven’t felt for Ben 10 since I first watch the premiere in 2006 as a 10 year old myself, as I know many other have told you as well!
Keep up all the good work and know that you will always have the support of myself and your many other fans! Keep it fizzy!
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Alone Together is one of those episodes I remember watching as a kid, the theme is so powerful. It's also a plus seeing Ben act mature.
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At 5:17 for the worm monster you can see that they used a 3D model for that portion.
With alone together, I like the fact the highbreed carries on with Ben even after the hand mutation. He would've instantly known her have to exile, but still helps Ben get home rather than punish Ben by letting him go on alone
I just had a thought that at some point it would be interesting to see all the scores of the episodes WITHOUT the importance ranking. Just to see how each episode holds up on their own, without any of the surrounding overarching plot.
aw yes Alone Together and Darkstar Rising, i remember watching both of them , i really did enjoy and remember a lot in Alone Together, like Echo Echo Vs the Dravek, Reiny losing his hand and ben reattaching it, so good, and Darkstar Rising was also pretty good and memorable like with Darkstar going on the highbreed base, Darkstar absorbing the DNAliens
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The first four episodes literally blew me away in terms of writing. Alone together is definitely my favourite in all of alien force.
At first, I thought season 1 of Alien Force is better, but after the breakdown I think you just changed my mind. I think I'll rewatch the whole Ultimate Alien Force series just for sake of it.
"Babe wake up. Ben 10 breakdowns are back"
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