Saturday 18 January 2014

12: The Waterfront Story (1.12)

1978; 49 minutes
Director of Photography John McPherson
Written by Paul M Belous/Robert Wolterstorff; Produced by Chuck Bowman
Directed by Reza S Badiyi

David has been working as a bartender near the docks for two weeks when a scuffle brings the Hulk on to the scene.  About to make his departure as normal David is persuaded to stick around due to the beneficial effect he is having on the bar's manager, Josie, who recently lost her husband in some sort of unspecified accident.  Local elections are due to take place and the two forerunners are both putting pressure on Josie to endorse them, but David becomes aware that their methods are not entirely savory.

A fairly mundane conclusion to season 1, particularly after a long run of consistently good stories.  It does differ in the detail that David actually gets his stuff to leave three times in this story, plus the opening scene begins with a very brief appearance of the Hulk.  The first real arrival of Hulk, during a bar brawl, is played more for comedy (and to give the audience what they want) than for narrative necessity.  There is quite a good chase through a warehouse but otherwise this one is, I feel, the most average of what season 1 has to offer.

Number of Fists: **

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