I thought there was going to be a revelation (as there usually is at supermanisadick.com, I've assumed) that something was manipulating him -- some magic or science or something. Nothing as mundane as what we got. It's all pointing somewhere very Justice Lordy, I assume.
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
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§ ita § - Jun 12, 2005 7:14:48 pm PDT #8132 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 12, 2005 7:30:29 pm PDT #8133 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'd totally forgotten how damn disco the theme was, though.
It's very reminiscent of that verse from "Dancing Machine" that goes
Automatic, systematic, full of color self contained...
I think the Jackson 5 should have sued.
Steph L. - Jun 12, 2005 7:34:23 pm PDT #8134 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I thought there was going to be a revelation
About halfway through, I was thinking the same thing. And yet -- turns out that Supes is just a pissy little bitch.
Theodosia - Jun 13, 2005 5:39:00 am PDT #8135 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Was JLU an hour this week? It seems like my recording cut off abruptly, I expected there to be more Billy Batson/Supes interaction. Instead I just got Lex Luthor mwah-ha-haing with Amanda What's-Her-Name about his plan working better than he thought.
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2005 5:43:13 am PDT #8136 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Theo, it was only 30 minutes. It ended with Luthor and Amanda mwah-ha-haing over champagne.
Theodosia - Jun 13, 2005 6:01:32 am PDT #8137 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
The episode just felt unbalanced, like the plot was just getting started. I really expected more of a reaction when Superman found out that instead of a Clark Kent, Marvel's alter-ego was a kid -- and one stuck in kid-dom, am I correct?
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2005 6:03:49 am PDT #8138 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I really expected more of a reaction when Superman found out that instead of a Clark Kent, Marvel's alter-ego was a kid -- and one stuck in kid-dom, am I correct?
I was wondering if Supes already knew that Cap's alter-ego was a kid, because, yeah -- he didn't seem surprised at all. But then, he was pretty focused on being a great big jerk, so maybe he just didn't have any emotional energy left to be surprised.
Tom Scola - Jun 13, 2005 6:19:00 am PDT #8139 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The actual fight between Supes and Marvel was cool. It was a big homage to Harvey Kurtzman's Mad Magazine. Even though it was totally out of character for Supes.
The characterization was thrown out of the window in order to set up the cool fight and to advance the series' arc (which really, really annoys me. Morally ambiguous superheroes? This is a children's cartoon, not The Sopranos).
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2005 6:22:27 am PDT #8140 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This is a children's cartoon, not The Sopranos).
Shh. The kids have enough superhero cartoons.
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2005 6:23:46 am PDT #8141 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And what's the story with Captain Marvel Junior? He can't say his name or else he turns back into Freddy Freeman, is that it?
Can he not say his real name, or his superhero name, or both? And doesn't he have to say his superhero name to *become* Captain Marvel Jr.?