However, there are also sinister forces at play in the form of a Pandora’s box of doubt, planted by a new villain called Shadow of Doubt. The story of “Defeating the Shadow of Doubt” centers on a young girl, Kyla, who has lost her faith, which is initially assumed to be due to her parents arguing. Coats is a pretty generic assistant / sidekick, who has a vague sort of military aesthetic to him. is an intelligent, speaking computer that runs the Bibleman headquarters, and continues to appear throughout the rest of the series. However, Shadow does get his time to shine with his frenetic dancing musical number.įor the first time in the franchise, Bibleman has allies in the form U.N.I.C.E. He does have a fourth wall breaking henchman named Ludicrous, who is somewhat self-aware about his position, and steals the show from Shadow of Doubt in most of the villain scenes. His performance is certainly over the top, but the character still comes off as pretty dull on the whole. He uses a sort of chemical to inspire doubt in people, which reminded me a bit of the mind control used by previous villains.

The villain of the episode is Shadow of Doubt, who is overall a pretty generic antagonist for Bibleman. Notably, Tony Salerno’s creation credit for the Bibleman character is absent from both the ending and opening, which makes me wonder how much internal turbulence there was over the change of direction for the show. Chris Fann, who was previously co-director on “The Bibleman Show,” is now relegated to director of photography, I assume for the purpose of giving Aames sole credit. In 1998, two years after the conclusion of “The Bibleman Show,” “Defeating the Shadow of Doubt” marked the first episode of “The Bibleman Adventure,” the second and longest-running incarnation of the show.įor “Defeating the Shadow of Doubt,” Willie Aames takes sole writing and directing credits, and continues to star as the crusading eponymous hero, Bibleman. If you make a donation to the Secular Student Alliance this week, and I’ll cover a movie of your choice. Today, I’m continuing my week-long marathon of the Bibleman franchise as part of Secular Students Week.

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