The Ties That Bind

Ya know, I love writing these things but I never know how to start them. I wrote speeches for years in high school and college and I could always think of snappy intros but doing that seems out of place here. So I’m always kinda just..”dur dur here’s another one.”

Anyway, dur dur here’s another one.

After being gone all of third season(or first or what the fuck ever), Flash makes his triumphant return in The Ties That Bind. The teleplay was by J.M. DeMatteis. It’s kinda cheesy, kinda funny, and overall wonderful, and a perfect fit for Flash.

dur dur here's the rest of it

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Terry’s Friend Dates A Robot

You guys are getting another episode commentary! Sonofabitch, it’s almost like I don’t have a job or something!

I watched some Batman Beyond last night, specifically the episode Terry’s Friend Dates a Robot. This episode has the best title ever. Yes it does. The best.

I mean, what else is he gonna date?

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Fearful Symmetry

Welcome back everyone, I realize it’s been a while but doesn’t it just make this more special? Yeah, I thought so. I know you all want podcasts still and I had a conversation about making progress in that regard but for now you get just me talking with some pictures of what I’m talking about.

So JLU “Season One” came out yesterday. Season two came out as well, but it doesn’t say that on the goddamned box. I watched Fearful Symmetry for you all.

Oops, I did it, told you how I feeel.

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Clash

**UPDATES TO THIS ENTRY COMING SOON**

I promised Gear Girl I would do an episode thing for Clash so I watched it tonight and I wish I hadn’t said I would write about because there is almost nothing to make fun of this episode.

Also I hate watching it.

So this is probably gonna be shorter than most of these that write. I’ll talk about a couple things, and I’m gonna tell you about the wasp that showed up halfway through this episode.

Clash is the first and only episode with Captain Marvel in it. He joins the League, and meets Superman and the two don’t exactly hit it off, even though when they first meet Captain Marvel is ready to cuddle up next to Superman and play with his little hair curl.

Lex is working on becoming president and has built a little city for poor people which he calls Lexor City, which is like christ, what a goddamn ego. And Superman has a goddamn stick up his ass the entire damn episode and everyone is arguing all the time and goddammit you guys.

Captain Marvel though, I gotta say, if I were a little kid and someone gives me the power to turn into a superhero with lightning, man fuck school.

And if they’re like “oh you need to get an education to be a good role model” then I’ll be using that Wisdom of Solomon to get my GED, thank you very much, now I’ll be off beating the crap out of dudes this is so awesome.

Billy’s teacher was talking about a dictator in 1939, which I at first thought may have been a reference to Vandal Savage in The Savage Time, but now I’ve decided that it probably wasn’t for reasons I am too lazy to type.

So this wasp right? I notice my cat keeps batting at my shoes that are on the floor and I’m like “what the hell” then I see there’s a bug there and then I look and oh sonofa it’s a wasp and it is probably going to start stinging the shit out of my cat except this retarded wasp was apparently just very determined to get on my shoe, so Fram picked the shoe up, knocked the wasp off and then killed it with the shoe. Nice try though, cat. This is the second wasp that’s been in our house in a like a month and a half. The first one was in the dishwasher, and was subsequently covered in soap.

Anyway, back in Lexor City, Superman has shown up for the grand opening…thing. After saying some bullshit words, Lex gets up and goes over to Mercy where he says something about t-minus so many seconds and then something else about an escape route. So Superman starts looking and sees something that looks like it could maybe blow up, buried deep beneath Lexville. So he starts ripping up a playground for some goddamn reason and this is the point where I can no longer watch this episode.

Captain Marvel shows up and they start fighting

and Superman throws him into a hospital and the whole thing crashes down and buildings are falling down everywhere and GOD SOMEONE USE YOUR FUCKING BRAIN FOR LIKE A 10TH OF A GODDAMN SECOND.

Like, ok, Superman? Lex tells you it’s an energy device and not a bomb. Ok? You ask him why he needed lead shielding then. What you should’ve asked is why he needs an escape route. I swear to god you are so goddamn stupid.

And as the whole city crumbles around them and it turns out Lex was telling the truth I just cringe and that is why I almost never watch this episode, even though there are some great lines in it and Batman makes this awesome face.

[img]http://worldsfinestonline.com/WF/jlu/episodes/clash/03.jpg[/img]

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The Enemy Below

Time for another one of these ordeals!

Last night I watched The Enemy Below, the third episode (or 6th & 7th if you prefer), and the debut of Aquaman on the series. I never used to watch this episode very much, and I’m not exactly sure why, since it’s a pretty good episode. For one thing though, there’s no Flash. And Aquaman can be such a dick. I think 3/4ths of this episode is him and Green Lantern just being dicks to each other.

The Noun Preposition

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In Blackest Night

All right folks! Time for another Justice League episode. This time it’s “In Blackest Night,” a fantastical story focusing mainly on our Green Lantern friend, John Stewart. Did you guys know that the Superman:TAS episode with Kyle Rayner was called “In Brightest Day?” Because, well, it was. Amazing!

Beware my power! The F-sharp Bell!

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Almost Got ‘Im

I’m gonna do a Batman episode, like I said I would. And I’ve decided to go with Almost Got ‘Im. This is a seriously awesome episode, written by the great Paul Dini (man, when you put “great” in front of his name it sounds like he’s a magician). The episode is all about Joker, Killer Croc, Two-Face, Penguin, and Poison Ivy playing cards at an obviously shady joint and sharing thier stories of how close they’ve come to killing Batman. And it’s hilarious. I love this episode.

I THREW A CUT AT HIM

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Secret Origins

This is the official beginning of my episode commentaries, I guess we’ll call them, even though I sorta did one earlier on Blast from the Past. I’m starting in on Justice League with the first episode, Secret Origins.

Also, this post will contain spoilers, but I would hope that we’ve all seen Secret Origins already.

The episode covers how the league formed and gave the main backstory for J’onn (and a little of Wonder Woman too). Big aliens come to earth, oh shits, oh hey a Martian, let’s all beat dudes up, Batman finds a weakness and hey! We win!

The origins are behind this cut because they are secret!

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Blast from the Past (mini commentary!)

So I watched Blast from the Past last night after we had the whole “propagating the species” thing. It’s mentioned a couple times. At one point Lois asks Mala if she and Superman are going to have like…a million Kryptonian babies.

Mala: OH YES MILLIONS AND MILLIONS.

But Superman’s like: What? I’m gay. I mean-in love with Lois, and the reason I never do a damn thing about it certainly isn’t because I am actually in love with Batman.

Then later Superman says something about how it’s good he’s the only Kryptonian there because hey, on Earth they would all get superpowers and probably go crazy and try to kill everyone, I guess. Gosh Superman, good excuse to not have sex with women. Well played, old chum.

But my favourite part of the episode?

The Phantom Cut Projector

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Episode Archive

Batman

Almost Got ‘Im
If You’re So Reality, What is Rich, Smarty?
Beware the Creeper
The Clock King
Chemistry
The Forgotten
Night of the Ninja
Day of the Samurai
You Scratch My Back
The Laughing Fish
Fire From Olympus
I’ve Got Batman in my Basement
The Worry Men
POV

Superman

Blast From the Past (mini commentary!)
Hand of Fate
A Little Piece of Home
Double Dose
My Girl
Warrior Queen
Where There’s Smoke
Heavy Metal
Two’s a Crowd
Monkey Fun
The Main Man Part 1
The Main Man Part 2
Speed Demons

Batman Beyond

Terry’s Friend Dates a Robot
Where’s Terry?
The Eggbaby
Hidden Agenda
Golem
April Moon
Big Time
The Last Resort

Justice League (Unlimited)

Secret Origins
In Blackest Night
The Enemy Below
Clash
Fearful Symmetry
The Ties That Bind
The Balance
Patriot Act
Brave and The Bold Part 1
Brave and The Bold Part 2
Doomsday Sanction
Dead Reckoning
Hereafter Part 1
Hereafter Part 2
Hearts and Minds Part 1
Hearts and Minds Part 2
The Cat and The Canary

Static Shock

Grounded
Shock to the System

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