Ben 10, Season 2

Rating NR Formats DVD Genre television series Starring Meagan Smith, Tara Strong, Paul Eiding Directed by Joe Kelley, Joe Casey, Steve Seagle, and Duncan Rouleau Publisher Cartoon Network External Links Official Ben 10 Website

Ben 10 is an animated children’s television show that may also appeal to some adults. The show has great characters that develop well, while still having a compelling story line. The show also has incredible animation, that is pleasing to the eye, and very easy to watch.

For those not familiar with the series, Ben Tennyson is a ten year old boy who one day found an alien device called the Omnitrix. The Omnitrix allows Ben to turn into ten different monsters, which he uses to fight crime. This leads to some pretty impressive battle scenes involving the evil alien villains that Ben fights against. One of my favorite things about the show is the animation. It does not look like Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh, but more like Family Guy or Futurama.  In other words, the animation is more American, instead of Japanese.

The characters in Ben 10 are impeccably well thought out and are cultivated well over the course of the season. Ben’s grandpa, Max, helps Ben fight the aliens and is Ben’s ride all over the country. Ben’s cousin, Gwen, for the most part, just watches the battles and doesn’t help a whole lot, but at one point she becomes Lucky Girl. As her name suggests, she becomes really lucky and helps Ben fight. Over the course of the season we learn that Max was actually a part of a special group of fighters who fought off aliens when he was younger and Ben and Gwen grow closer together. As it turns out, girls aren’t that bad after all.

While people may write Ben 10 off just because it is technically a children’s show, there is plenty of action, and actual lessons to be learned. Ones that could either apply to your kids or your younger siblings. The major lesson learned by Ben is that you don’t have to have the Omnitrix to be a hero.

When I was first asked to review Ben 10, I thought that it was just a childish children’s show and I would not like it.  I was wrong.  Ben 10 is actually a fairly interesting show that provides entertainment value for almost all ages. With cool action battle scenes and interesting characters that develop well throughout the season, Ben 10 season 2 has something for everyone.

Nominated for the Golden Reel Award: Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects, Ben 10 comes in a two disc set, containing thirteen episodes, including deleted scenes, and other bonus features.