Episode #18 - Prophecy
Original Airdate - May 28th, 1999 - Series Finale
Seeing that Spawn is not what she originally thought, Jade spares
Spawn's life. Once Heaven catches wind of this they send more angels,
this time for Jade. Knowing that she'll be disgraced if she's not killed
in battle by the Hellspawn, she convinces Spawn to shove her own sword
through her. Spawn later learns that his sleeping with Wanda left her
impregnated with the Devil's child. Tired of being a pawn to Hell, Spawn
turns to Cogliostro for help in turning away the shroud.
Media and Review by Bird Boy |
Credits
Written by John Leekley
Directed by Brad Rader
Music by J. Peter Robinson
Animation by MOOK Co., LTD.
Voices
Keith David as Spawn
Richard Dysart as Cogliostro
Debbi Morgan as Granny Blake
Ming-Na as Jade
Dominique Jennings as Wanda Blake
James Keane as Sam Burke
Michael McShane as Twitch Williams
Victor Brandt as Chief Banks
Michael Nicolosi as Clown
Michael Beach as Jack
Denise Poirier as Bounty Hunter
John DiMaggio, Dwight Schultz as Additional Voices
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Review: The very opening to this episode
shows a scene familiar to what happened in Spawn #100. It shows
Malebolgia and Angela in battle in Hell; fans undoubtedly know that
Angela kicks the bucket after Malebolgia stabs her with his own sword
(and Spawn subsequently beheads Malebolgia with another sword�it was
great fun!). Whether that�s the route this show was going to take, I
don�t think we�ll ever know. Both due to the fact it ended and the fact
the rights to use Angela�s character is something that�s been a big
issue between McFarlane and Neil Gaiman. But, I don�t really want to go
into that here�
Man o man, where do I start on this episode. Over the course of the last
few episodes we�ve learned that Wanda is now pregnant with Spawn�s
child. A child that will decide the fate of Armageddon; problem is,
Wanda doesn�t want this child. But if this story follows the comics, she
gives birth to the child anyway, though in the comics the child has gone
by the wayside. I don�t remember what�s going on with it (I say �it�
because I can�t remember if it�s a boy or girl). As it turns out,
Malebolgia�s plan was to get this child for himself and never really
wanted Simmons. Talk about a slap in the face!
High on the list this episode is the suicide of Chief Banks. Once Sam
and Twitch find out who shot Twitch, they go after Banks. A fight
ensues, but ends when Banks takes his own life so his family and ego
doesn�t have to suffer the repercussions of being Jason Wynn�s pet.
Bank�s pulls the trigger and we�re treated (well, maybe not �treated�,
depending on your stomach) to an image of his head splattering over a
train car window. It�s a moment you have to let soak in before you
realize the veracity of what you just saw. For me, it remains one of the
strongest scenes in the series.
On the Spawn and Jade side, we see she has begun to care for Spawn. Due
to this, Heaven sent their Bounty Hunter�s after Jade, as she failed her
job to kill the Hellspawn. This all builds up to a very dramatic scene
where Spawn has to kill Jade in order for her soul to rest. Though he
fights it at first, Spawn eventually plunges Jade�s own sword into her
chest. The hunters sent by heaven take Jade�s body with them and leave
Spawn to grieve.
After these two powerful scenes, we�re taken to Granny Blake and Spawn.
Spawn gives her what she desires most: to see her dead husband again.
After their meeting is over, Spawn realizes that he can do more in this
world than just a demon from hell and Malebolgia�s puppet. Spawn turns
to Cog and this episode, season and series ends with the words: �I want
my humanity back.�
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