Review: "Triumvirate of Terror!"
**This is a spoiler warning. So be warned.**
I had to go onto youtube to watch this one because my DVR was monumentally stupid and recorded a different program instead of my Brave and the Bold. T_T I mean, it's been acting a bit sluggish lately, but Young Justice recorded just fine! But enough of my problems.
The teaser features the Justice League International vs. the Legion of Doom. In a baseball game. With Jimmy Olsen as commentator ...XD! The only thing I'm confused about is the fact that the JLI is obviously not the JLI. Because last time I checked, Robin, Wonder Woman, Kid Flash, Green Arrow, and Plastic Man were not members. And wait a minute--didn't Robin become Nightwing ages ago? Is this supposed to be a flashback? But who cares?! They're playing a BASEBALL GAME!!!
I think we can all guess that the heroes win this one, despite their foes' cheating (didn't see that one coming). The Best Line Award easily goes to Batman, during a pep talk to the rest of the team:
Batman: "I know it's not looking good right now. But those stands are full of people--kids like little Julie Schwartz and Frankie Miller from Gotham City, who are depending on us to show that even in baseball, good always triumphs over evil!"
Julie Schwartz. Frankie Miller. *DIES* Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think Frank "Holy Terror" Miller would make me squee so hard.
*ahem* Onto the main episode, where we find Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman each fighting off their traditional foes--Superman vs. Lex Luthor, Batman vs. the Joker, and Wonder Woman vs. Cheetah. Hey, ever wonder what Lex Luthor wears under that silly green-and purple power suit of his? Red longjohns. It ends the way you'd expect, with the villains being defeated, much to their displeasure. ("But it was foolproof! FOOLPROOF!" they all yell.) And after the Big Three finish with the butt-whooping, what do they do? Go to a diner, where they exchange stories and discuss what they are going to put into a "superhero memorial time capsule". They have to choose items that will represent them and tell the heroes fifty years hence what it means to be a hero.
Which WOULD be adorable... buuuut then they had to go and order their food:
Superman: "Double bacon cheeseburger with fries."
Batman: "Make it two."
Wonder Woman: "I'll have the tuna club on whole wheat and a salad--"
Superman: "Make it three. And shakes all around."
Batman: "You'll work it off, Princess."
@#^&%$*^&@)*&!@)_($&_!@*&$)&^!!!!!
Okay, ONE. Diana's initial order. Because ALL women are obsessed with eating healthy and staying thin, am I right ladies?! AHAHAHA. Yes, eating healthy is awesome, and I love a good salad as much as anybody, but if it's a special occasion, and I'm hanging out with friends I do not get to see all that often, I ain't gonna be botherin' with no stinkin' salad. Plus, THIS IS DIANA OF PARADISE ISLAND!!! She's a SUPERHERO!! She spends at LEAST as much time running around and burning calories as any of the men. So what's with the low-fat whole-grain stuff when each of them spend hours upon hours fighting criminals and training to keep in shape? She probably needs the protein from the hamburger anyway!! So what the heck?!
And TWO. Okay, fine, let's assume that Diana is a picky eater. In that case, it is HER decision, and Superman and Batman have NO right to interrupt her, change her order, and dismiss her. This scene could easily have been improved by Superman and Batman encouraging Diana to change her order due to the specialness of the occasion, and then Diana agreeing ("You only live once" or something like that.) But no. They had to have the guys force her to order something she may or may not have wanted, and she just goes along with it. The Diana I know and love would not put up with that chauvinist bull$#!% and would have put the smackdown on anybody who tried it, including Superman and Batman.
Moving on from the casual sexism of that disaster of a scene, we cut to the Legion of Doom's headquarters, where Luthor, Joker and Cheetah all complain about how much it sucks losing to the heroes all the time. That's when they come up with the bright idea to "change dance partners"--Lex Luthor will go after Batman, Joker will go after Wonder Woman, and Cheetah will go after Superman. And that's exactly what they do. It's so clever that I'm surprised they haven't done this before.
First, the Joker disguises himself as a girl--"Maniacay" XD--to get onto Paradise Island, where Diana and her mother Melanie Daniels Queen Hippolyta are presiding over a contest. Maniacay waltzes in and manages to knock out every single Amazon there, including Diana and Marnie Edgar her mother, with knock-out gas.
Meanwhile, at the Fortress of Solitude, Superman has to deal with Cheetah and her magical amulet. And we all know how Superman deals with magic (answer: not real well). Cheetah's Kryptonite-laced nail polish really seals the deal, and Supes goes down just as easily as Wonder Woman.
Cheetah: "Now, to claim my prize!" *laughs*
I... I don't like the way she said that... T_T
And finally, Batman. Except he is now Bruce Wayne, sitting around the Cave researching for a time capsule item without his costume on. It was fun to see him without his cowl on for once, but it was also really, really bizarre because I'm just not used to hearing that voice come from that face. And then Lex Luthor shows up to spoil the party. Luckily, Alfred is there to dress up as Batman long enough to allow Bruce to get back into costume so Luthor doesn't discover his secret identity (Alfred is only in the episode for a minute at most, and yet he is still awesome). Once Luthor has defeated the Dark Knight, he beams them (and all the other heroes and villains) back to Legion headquarters.
I kind of have a question about all this, though. The villains have apparently been using tracking devices to lead them right to wherever the heroes are. So... doesn't Luthor now know that the Batcave is under Wayne Manor? And he does manage to catch a glimpse of Bats without his cowl on, so he knows his hair color now too. Shouldn't that be enough for Luthor to put the pieces together and figure out who Batman really is? How do these devices work exactly?
Whatever. Back at his HQ, Luthor trains a camera on the tied-up heroes and decides that their deaths are going to be broadcast to every TV station in the galaxy. Wow. Awesome reception. Guess money can buy you everything.
Batman applies a little reverse psychology to the bad guys, asking if they are going to trade prizes just as they traded heroes (e.g. Luthor would get Gotham City, the Joker Paradise Island, and Cheetah Metropolis). This immediately causes a great row amongst the villains, mostly because Luthor refuses to give up Metropolis. This gives our heroes time to escape and kick their butts, much to the delight of the galaxy's sentient citizens. Who apparently all know who these people are and speak English. Yeah, I don't know how that works either.
The final scene takes place fifty years in the future, when the time capsule is finally going to be opened. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are all there in their civilians identities (looking a whole lot like they did in Kingdom Come, I might add, although the world is looking awfully good considering what happened in that miniseries). The time capsule is finally opened, and what is inside? What does it mean to be a superhero? The jukebox from the diner. Awww, being a hero = being lifelong friends. <3 Either that, or being a hero = having retro taste in music. Not sure which.
Unfortunately, the time capsule ceremony is interrupted by giant robot spiders who want to wreck the city. Superman and Wonder Woman change into costume with ease, and Bruce's wheelchair becomes a Bat-exoskeleton so that he can fly and kick butt too. The end!
Yet another strong episode from my favorite cartoon! I loved the interactions among the heroes and villains and how they all worked together to accomplish their respective goals. The only thing that really bothered me was what I already mentioned--that scene in the diner. I know this show has never exactly been a feminist's dream-come-true, but THAT was ludicrous, not to mention out of character for everyone involved. And because of this, I offer Brave and the Bold a challenge before they (prematurely) go off the air. BatB, show us a female character who refuses to tolerate male chauvinism without straying into "crazy obsessive feminist" territory. I dare you.
Oh yeah, and we need moar Alfred awesomeness. I double dare you.
I had to go onto youtube to watch this one because my DVR was monumentally stupid and recorded a different program instead of my Brave and the Bold. T_T I mean, it's been acting a bit sluggish lately, but Young Justice recorded just fine! But enough of my problems.
The teaser features the Justice League International vs. the Legion of Doom. In a baseball game. With Jimmy Olsen as commentator ...XD! The only thing I'm confused about is the fact that the JLI is obviously not the JLI. Because last time I checked, Robin, Wonder Woman, Kid Flash, Green Arrow, and Plastic Man were not members. And wait a minute--didn't Robin become Nightwing ages ago? Is this supposed to be a flashback? But who cares?! They're playing a BASEBALL GAME!!!
I think we can all guess that the heroes win this one, despite their foes' cheating (didn't see that one coming). The Best Line Award easily goes to Batman, during a pep talk to the rest of the team:
Batman: "I know it's not looking good right now. But those stands are full of people--kids like little Julie Schwartz and Frankie Miller from Gotham City, who are depending on us to show that even in baseball, good always triumphs over evil!"
Julie Schwartz. Frankie Miller. *DIES* Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think Frank "Holy Terror" Miller would make me squee so hard.
*ahem* Onto the main episode, where we find Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman each fighting off their traditional foes--Superman vs. Lex Luthor, Batman vs. the Joker, and Wonder Woman vs. Cheetah. Hey, ever wonder what Lex Luthor wears under that silly green-and purple power suit of his? Red longjohns. It ends the way you'd expect, with the villains being defeated, much to their displeasure. ("But it was foolproof! FOOLPROOF!" they all yell.) And after the Big Three finish with the butt-whooping, what do they do? Go to a diner, where they exchange stories and discuss what they are going to put into a "superhero memorial time capsule". They have to choose items that will represent them and tell the heroes fifty years hence what it means to be a hero.
Which WOULD be adorable... buuuut then they had to go and order their food:
Superman: "Double bacon cheeseburger with fries."
Batman: "Make it two."
Wonder Woman: "I'll have the tuna club on whole wheat and a salad--"
Superman: "Make it three. And shakes all around."
Batman: "You'll work it off, Princess."
@#^&%$*^&@)*&!@)_($&_!@*&$)&^!!!!!
Okay, ONE. Diana's initial order. Because ALL women are obsessed with eating healthy and staying thin, am I right ladies?! AHAHAHA. Yes, eating healthy is awesome, and I love a good salad as much as anybody, but if it's a special occasion, and I'm hanging out with friends I do not get to see all that often, I ain't gonna be botherin' with no stinkin' salad. Plus, THIS IS DIANA OF PARADISE ISLAND!!! She's a SUPERHERO!! She spends at LEAST as much time running around and burning calories as any of the men. So what's with the low-fat whole-grain stuff when each of them spend hours upon hours fighting criminals and training to keep in shape? She probably needs the protein from the hamburger anyway!! So what the heck?!
And TWO. Okay, fine, let's assume that Diana is a picky eater. In that case, it is HER decision, and Superman and Batman have NO right to interrupt her, change her order, and dismiss her. This scene could easily have been improved by Superman and Batman encouraging Diana to change her order due to the specialness of the occasion, and then Diana agreeing ("You only live once" or something like that.) But no. They had to have the guys force her to order something she may or may not have wanted, and she just goes along with it. The Diana I know and love would not put up with that chauvinist bull$#!% and would have put the smackdown on anybody who tried it, including Superman and Batman.
Moving on from the casual sexism of that disaster of a scene, we cut to the Legion of Doom's headquarters, where Luthor, Joker and Cheetah all complain about how much it sucks losing to the heroes all the time. That's when they come up with the bright idea to "change dance partners"--Lex Luthor will go after Batman, Joker will go after Wonder Woman, and Cheetah will go after Superman. And that's exactly what they do. It's so clever that I'm surprised they haven't done this before.
First, the Joker disguises himself as a girl--"Maniacay" XD--to get onto Paradise Island, where Diana and her mother Melanie Daniels Queen Hippolyta are presiding over a contest. Maniacay waltzes in and manages to knock out every single Amazon there, including Diana and Marnie Edgar her mother, with knock-out gas.
Meanwhile, at the Fortress of Solitude, Superman has to deal with Cheetah and her magical amulet. And we all know how Superman deals with magic (answer: not real well). Cheetah's Kryptonite-laced nail polish really seals the deal, and Supes goes down just as easily as Wonder Woman.
Cheetah: "Now, to claim my prize!" *laughs*
I... I don't like the way she said that... T_T
And finally, Batman. Except he is now Bruce Wayne, sitting around the Cave researching for a time capsule item without his costume on. It was fun to see him without his cowl on for once, but it was also really, really bizarre because I'm just not used to hearing that voice come from that face. And then Lex Luthor shows up to spoil the party. Luckily, Alfred is there to dress up as Batman long enough to allow Bruce to get back into costume so Luthor doesn't discover his secret identity (Alfred is only in the episode for a minute at most, and yet he is still awesome). Once Luthor has defeated the Dark Knight, he beams them (and all the other heroes and villains) back to Legion headquarters.
I kind of have a question about all this, though. The villains have apparently been using tracking devices to lead them right to wherever the heroes are. So... doesn't Luthor now know that the Batcave is under Wayne Manor? And he does manage to catch a glimpse of Bats without his cowl on, so he knows his hair color now too. Shouldn't that be enough for Luthor to put the pieces together and figure out who Batman really is? How do these devices work exactly?
Whatever. Back at his HQ, Luthor trains a camera on the tied-up heroes and decides that their deaths are going to be broadcast to every TV station in the galaxy. Wow. Awesome reception. Guess money can buy you everything.
Batman applies a little reverse psychology to the bad guys, asking if they are going to trade prizes just as they traded heroes (e.g. Luthor would get Gotham City, the Joker Paradise Island, and Cheetah Metropolis). This immediately causes a great row amongst the villains, mostly because Luthor refuses to give up Metropolis. This gives our heroes time to escape and kick their butts, much to the delight of the galaxy's sentient citizens. Who apparently all know who these people are and speak English. Yeah, I don't know how that works either.
The final scene takes place fifty years in the future, when the time capsule is finally going to be opened. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are all there in their civilians identities (looking a whole lot like they did in Kingdom Come, I might add, although the world is looking awfully good considering what happened in that miniseries). The time capsule is finally opened, and what is inside? What does it mean to be a superhero? The jukebox from the diner. Awww, being a hero = being lifelong friends. <3 Either that, or being a hero = having retro taste in music. Not sure which.
Unfortunately, the time capsule ceremony is interrupted by giant robot spiders who want to wreck the city. Superman and Wonder Woman change into costume with ease, and Bruce's wheelchair becomes a Bat-exoskeleton so that he can fly and kick butt too. The end!
Yet another strong episode from my favorite cartoon! I loved the interactions among the heroes and villains and how they all worked together to accomplish their respective goals. The only thing that really bothered me was what I already mentioned--that scene in the diner. I know this show has never exactly been a feminist's dream-come-true, but THAT was ludicrous, not to mention out of character for everyone involved. And because of this, I offer Brave and the Bold a challenge before they (prematurely) go off the air. BatB, show us a female character who refuses to tolerate male chauvinism without straying into "crazy obsessive feminist" territory. I dare you.
Oh yeah, and we need moar Alfred awesomeness. I double dare you.