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Post by StrykerX2K on Sept 4, 2004 20:03:53 GMT -5
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I loved this. Again they dealt with an issue from teh past comics...a clone of Supergirl. I liked that there wer no core members in this episode....setting up a future set of episodes and Lex Luthor in the shadows pulling the strings....I love it....Green Arrow is a great character, so i am glad they used he and Supergirl more than once....funny how the clone looked very similar to Power Girl....this will be interesting when the rest of this scenario sets up....they used a lot of the elements from the comic like the 2 way vision because they were linked in some way....because they were cloned....this is really a part one to a later episode....not necesarily a stand alone...
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Post by CkRtech on Sept 5, 2004 2:03:34 GMT -5
Oooooh. I loved this one.
The small bit for Manhunter was just fine for the original characters & it definitely made sense concerning the nature of the episode. Fun plot, good movement, entertaining & it fit inside 30 minutes just fine. Didn't feel rushed at all. Plenty of dialogue.
Obvious nice bit of comedy with some of the lines in the show. Loved Jeffrey Combs part as The Question.
You know this episode felt very Batman Animated series-esque (fortunately without Batman!) - It had a mystery of sorts & used a semi-new batch of characters to handle it. The direction was good. You had a lot of medium shots with characters doing some thinking. On the subject of directing - As a matter of fact, Dan Riba directed the episode. Dan directed episodes of the Batman animated series & is the only director on staff that has done JL and Batman other than Bruce W. Timm (who does everything).
I might make a seperate thread to point out some things.
It seems like they are going to have a few sub plots/character interactions as the show progresses this season. I wonder what will become of Green Arrow and Black Canary? (in other words...will she have any lines?? Haha)
I wish we would see them start a relationship (in other words - comedic struggle) between Flash and one of the female characters of the league. Hey - for that matter....are we gonna see Flash? What's the deal?
VERY good to see an episode without Superman, Wonder Woman or Batman. We need more of these.
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Post by StrykerX2K on Sept 5, 2004 6:32:50 GMT -5
I agree and also, I loved that they referred to Superman: TAS....When Superman went rogue and was brainwashed by Darkseid, that all happened inthe Supes: TAS....nice how they are tying them in to one another....
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Post by Jo'Roq on Sept 5, 2004 9:24:24 GMT -5
This was definitely a great episode - not over the top on the whole conspiracy (and I loved the Question's distinction that it is SINGULAR) and Illuminati aspect. Good references back to prior stories to establish the connections they wanted without having any unknown adventures - Vulcana (originally from Superman:TAS) and Joker's card-themed group (I forget their group name) had already been revealed in their intro eps to be government projects, so it wasn't like they had to make new discoveries to tie it all in. Just wish they had been able to throw a few flashback bits to the Superman invasion story for reference - but at least we know that both Superman:TAS and Batman:TAS are not being ignored and are still having consequences in the new series! And to repeat Ck, I loved Jeffery Combs as the Question - very fitting considering some of his other and better known roles. imdb.com/name/nm0001062/ - Weyoun and Brunt on DS9, and the Scarecrow on Batman:TAS! I hope we get to see more of the Question if this ep turns out to be part of some uber-story arc - the concept of Star Labs being part of the conspiracy could lead to a major threat to the entire JL, considering Star Lab's established experience and resources for dealing with alien and "meta-human" powers and physiologies. The only disappointment I had was the revelation of the doctor's involvement at the end - completely ruined the character for me. In Superman:TAS, he was one of the few recurring characters (along with the Kents, Lois, and the rest of the Daily Planet main crew) who played a part of always believing and supporting Superman whenever the rest of the world seemed against him. He was the "good" scientist/doctor, and while I can see how this new revelation would fit in with everything that came before, this is just like when the Mission: Impossible movie cast Mr. Phelps as the actual villain - it turned a once-trusted character into someone two-faced (not to be confused with Harvey Dent, of course ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ) and no longer trustworthy from a viewer's standpoint. Good writing, but still ........
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