Before I begin, I thought today's episode was the season premiere since new Sesame Street episodes tend to air on Thursdays so I missed the Ernie and Bert episode I was looking forward.
I recorded the episode on my DVR this morning, and watched it this afternoon. Overall, it was an amusing episode that I had a blast watching. The opening plot was an excellent parody of the Comic-Con conventions, and I enjoyed the superhero name puns like the Dark Nine, Green Lanten, Green Fournet, and Wolvenine. Leela and Elmo (who surprisingly didn't feel annoying) had decent chemistry with each other. On a side note, Ryan Dillion has really stepped on his performance and voice of Elmo; his voice was a little too high-pitched in some scenes, but he has done an excellent job filling in Kevin Clash's shoes. Speaking of Kevin, it's a little disheartening he isn't being credited this season since I was hoping that he may return since he's free from the lawsuits. Frank Oz also isn't being credited as a Muppet performer this season; I was really holding out for some new material from him. The "Star Wars" parody and a couple of the segments were hilarious to watch. I still don't care too much for "Abby's Flying Fairy School" or "Elmo the Musical". Overall, it was a pretty good episode that continues the comedic wit and educational content that Sesame Street is known for.