Venom VS Bane

This was one of the few battles where I actually had a decent amount of prior knowledge on before the prediction blog came out. With me having the gist of Bane and Venom being one of my favorite Marvel characters of all time, I was pretty hyped for the battle. The connections were also not bad with both being evil counterparts of the protagonists that are also physically stronger (though Ben and Chad didn't realize this until after looking into the battle).

Analysis

The analysis were informative as always. In fact they were so informative that they were actually able to come up with a feat for Bane that made it less than a stomp in Venom's favor. Specifically surviving SuperBat's beatdown. In terms of feats, the analysis do a good job at stating feats without giving the audience a way to gauge the feats until the conclusion (though its still safe to assume that a giant carnival ride is a bigger feat than lifting a truck). The analysis were pretty decent in the entertainment department with Boomstick name ratings being a notable aspect. However, while the analysis is decent on its own, it pales in comarison to other episodes. The analysis does do its job in being informative but it could be better by putting in more feats and/or calcs. It also isn't as entertaining as other episodes so I give the analysis a 5.8 out of 10.

Animation

Now unlike the previous episode, I freaking love the fight choreography for this episode. The animation starts out as a homage to Batman while also mixing in a bit of Mook Horror Show. It demonstrates Bane's superior skill in martial arts while also maintaining Venom's superior power set. The way Venom finishes Bane is well-done and the way Bane dies (with Venom overloading him with webbing to the point where he explodes) definitely fits this episode more than Batman VS Spider-man (where it was originally intended to appear). Unlike the last episode, the advantage ball is passed around rather than keeping it in one combatant so I'm comfortable giving the animation an 8 out of 10 (and upon further inspection despite Scrooge VS SK's superior animation, it really didn't deserve a 9.5/10).

Conclusion

The conclusion is as expected yet, it is dealt with in a tactful manner. Rather than simply righting the episode off due to him being physically superior, the episode actual tackles calculations for several feats such as the carnival ride weighing around 200 tons and calculating Venom's reaction speed to be 1,500 miles per hour. Yes it does end with essentially what I said they didn't do but they actually give justifiable reasons rather than using powerscaling to Spiderman. As such I think the conclusion deserves a 7.5 out of 10. That brings the total score to 21.3 out of 30 or 71%.