"The Molecular Level" is the thirtieth episode of the Disney Channel and Marvel Animation series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. It is also the mid-season 2 finale.
Synopsis[]
After Lunella tells her family that she’s Moon Girl, she must convince them she will be safe, which seems impossible when Molecule Man shows up for revenge.
Plot[]
Lunella finally tells Adria, James Jr., and Pops that she is Moon Girl, which they laugh at until they see Devil from the window. The three are baffled, especially when they learn that Mimi already knew. James Jr. tries to swallow the news, Pops is excited, even offering to be her sidekick, while Adria is both proud and terrified of the news. Lunella puts together a chart explaining how she has been able to keep up with her double life and admits that she was worried about how they would react. She adds that besides them, Casey and Mel-Varr are the only two who know her identity. This is immediately shattered when Molecule Man bursts through the wall.
Unable to find the Beyonder, Molecule Man decides to take his anger out on Lunella and her family instead. He destroys the apartment with the adults trying to rescue Lunella, despite her being more than qualified to handle it. During the skirmish, Mimi reveals that she was once a scientist, also shocking the family. They use their science know how to fight Molecule Man, but he is too much and traps Lunella and her family in the apartment. He threatens to harm the Lafayettes as everything he loved was taken away and wants Lunella to feel the same. Lunella feels hopeless until Devil manages to get her suit to her, allowing her to become Moon Girl.
Lunella finally strikes back at Molecule Man and has the Lafayettes escape. Using her science knowledge, Lunella breaks down Molecule Man more and more, but does not kill him. Lunella shows sympathy and hopes to redeem him as Molecule Man shows deep regret and remorse for all of his actions that his anger attempted to destroy her home. Using a piece of her self healing suit, she uses it to heal Molecule Man who sees the error of his ways and decides to rebuild his world, while also fixing the apartment and leaves. Lunella checks on her family who are all happy to have Devil be apart of their lives now. Adria congratulates Lunella on her heroics as she not only is the bravest, strongest, and smartest person she has ever met, but also becoming the most kind, compassionate, and wise as she is now becoming everything a super hero should be. Everything seemed to work out perfect in the end, but suddenly she orders her to never do any of it again, shocking Lunella and the rest of the Lafayettes, leaving her superhero identity along with New York in complete jeopardy.
Cast[]
- Diamond White as Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl
- Fred Tatasciore as Devil Dinosaur
- Alfre Woodard as Mimi Lafayette
- Sasheer Zamata as Adria Lafayette
- Jermaine Fowler as James Lafayette Jr.
- Gary Anthony Williams as Pops Lafayette
- Edward James Olmos as Molecule Man
Songs[]
- "Deep Within Remix" by Jane Handcock
Trivia[]
- Molecule Man's explanation for how his powers went from the wand to being internal is fairly identical to how it was in the comics.
- As of this episode Adria, James Jr., and Pops know Lunella is Moon Girl.
- Adria threatens the Molecular Man should he hurt Lunella by saying "[she] won't need Gamma rays to go full Hulk on [him]!". This could double as a nod to Fred Tatasciore, who voices Devil in the series and is Hulk's regular voice actor.
- This episode and the one before are the only two episodes to air the same day with a new episode of Hailey's On It!.
- This is the mid-season finale of season 2.
