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Hi-lar-i-ous!!!!
Great to see Element Lad, Sun Boy, Block and Tyroc in action...sadly no lines.
Matter Eater Lad and Star Boy are selected as the newest members. Star Boy is not only the Star Boy of the current series, he has the ability to take mass from an object and transfer it to other objects/people etc. Interesting touch! I could be wrong but isn't M-E's costume sort of like the one he had in Pre-Zero Hour Legionnaires, y'know with the tooth emblem? IIRC, that version of Tenzil had a tiny tooth emblem.
Porcupine Pete as the Subs' leader is interesting. Infectious Lass having the same stuffed voice type as Chuckie Finster from the Rugrats...koool! Stone Boy speaking halfway through the episode and his friends' reaction: "Wow, you can talk!" is priceless! Chlorophyll Kid is pretty much what I expected and is taken straight out from Giffen's Legion of Substitute Heroes Special, although I miss the original look from the Adventure Comics era. Color Kid's look is also from the Subs Special...another nice touch.
Starfinger had Mark II's from the later part of the Baxter Series and Lars Hanscom individual finger abilities...and yes like many of you I laughed so hard I nearly broke my furniture with his thumb power that enabled him to fly and the other finger that made those creatures. Weird accent though.
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This episode was AWESOME!! The subs were a freakin' riot, and so was Starfinger, who reminded me a of Sigfried and Roy with the accent and everything. And some more awesome things....
Bouncing Boy's pep talk to the rejects The cameos, THE CAMEOS! Porcipine Pete's mom Stone boy speaks! And who can forget Matter-Eater Lad? I was kind of expecting him to be one of the rejected ones, but I think he proved that his power can be useful when he ate that bomb.
Feel free to add on to the list...
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From: Naboo | Registered: Oct 2006
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I got to watch todays episode and it was a good one. I won't reveal any info in case I screw up the spoiler. Anyways it's a must watch. I will ask one question. For those who did watch it was that tall figure at the end of the episode Colossal Boy?
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I thought it was great to see the substitues. Chlorophyll Kid and Stone Boy were great. Not to mention Matter Eater Lad. Was that Colossal Boy at the end making a brief cameo when the league was all together with the subs? Does he appear in any episodes. Haven't seen them all yet
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I did like that they paid tribute to the original Subs story in that the Subs handled the real menace while the Legion was distracted.
I just wonder why Tyroc? I think Tellus or Dawnstar would have been a better pick for a cameo shot.
And seeing how Star Boy has Light Lass' power, does this mean no Ayla for the series?
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quote:Originally posted by Bouncing Boy 61: I thought it was great to see the substitues. Chlorophyll Kid and Stone Boy were great. Not to mention Matter Eater Lad. Was that Colossal Boy at the end making a brief cameo when the league was all together with the subs? Does he appear in any episodes. Haven't seen them all yet
I'd have to see it again. I think the tall one was Blok.
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: And seeing how Star Boy has Light Lass' power, does this mean no Ayla for the series?
Actually, I think they're just going to give her lighting powers just like Lightning lad and Mekt(that probably would make more sense anyway). She might even appear in Chain of Command, considering the episode takes place on Winath.
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From: Naboo | Registered: Oct 2006
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Looks like when Ayla shows up, she'll have lightning powers like her brothers, since Star Boy has the anti-gravity thing covered.
I did not expect so many happy surprises from the previews. Star Boy! Element Lad! Sun Boy! Blok! And, uh, Tyroc.
Nice to see Polar Boy and Fire Lad at least in the crowd, if not actual Subs this time around. Stone Boy rocked. And no, that wasn't meant as a pun, but I'll just run with it... Yay for Porcupine Pete! Poor Color Kid, he just blasted into the fray with such enthusiasm, I felt bad for him. I was kinda hoping he'd figure out to turn Starfinger's helmet opaque or something, but that probably would have made him an even bigger threat, flailing around, death-rays everywhere...
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This episode didn't meet my expectations from the previews. I am disappointed in Star Boy's added powers and the prevention of a Light Lass.
Polar Boy, Night Girl, and Fire Lad were sorely missed. And Infectious Lass in the cartoon just seemed to pale in comparison to the wonderful (perfect!) version appearing in TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED.
Otherwise, I enjoyed it. But, like the current Legion comic...I could see the possibilites for it to be a lot better.
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I LOVE that Drura seemed like she was suffering from allergies with the stuffy nose and "bloodshot" eyes. She was very cute and brave and sweet.
My wife doesn't know these characters very well, so when she saw Color Kid with the rainbow on his shirt, she asked "Is that Alternative Lifestyle Lad?" which was a fair question and actually, pretty much spot on! His flamboyant personality fit quite right, IMO. He was fun.
LOVE that Stone Boy was silent for so long, and then brilliant later! Excellent.
TENZIL was AMAZING! He ate that bomb. He ate the ALIEN! That's not normal, but the "tastes like chiken" line was funny.
STARFINGER cracked me up with his Sigfield and/or Roy personality.... best line of the show..."What? Do I owe you money or somezing?" HAH LOL!
Loved seeing Jan and Dirk and Blok and Tyroc! I was hoping for a Dreamy cameo, but there was so much else going on, I can't complain.
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I may be in the minority - I am kind of disappointed....kind of mixed feelings....not exactly my favorite episode... I thought that Polar Boy and Night Girl would appear in it because I felt that Polar Boy is the soul of the Sub Heroes while Night Girl is the heart of it. No Fire Lad, Polar Boy, and Night Girl - kind of strange without them. Porcupine Pete really shone...but the one who really stole the show is Stone Boy. I was like huh? in the beginning of the show...until he spoke up, showing his intelligence...really caught me off guard and made me smile because I remember his second appearance that he made into the Legion but turned down. Yeah, that's Stone Boy.
good to see Sun Boy, Element Lad, Blok and Tyroc - it was really delighted to see them in action especially Tyroc and Blok.
did not catch Colossal Boy and Vi in the end.
I think that it's funny to induct Star Boy in the Legion because he used to be a member of Subs when he killed Kenz during the Adventure Era. Hmmmm.
I thought that Ferro Lad would make an appearance and get inducted and would be the one who would sacrifice his life battling Sun Eater in upcoming episode...so wait and see.
From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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Frikkin loved the epsiode but it just didn't feel the same without Polar boy, Night girl and Fire Lad.(although he was there for the tryouts.) and i liked how Starfinger seemed to be an amalgamation of Johnny Bravo and Senior Jr. from Kim Possible.
I think this show demonstrates conclusively that there are no small Legion characters, just small Legion creators. No disrespect to Waid and Kitson, but really, it's just not the Legion without Bouncing Boy and M-E Lad.
Even my wife got into this episode. Pete's mom, the phone booth scenes, the "fabulous" Color Kid, the disco Star Finger (I think he's the Governator, personally). The 4-year-old LOVED Stone Boy -- "they have to carry him everywhere!"
I defend using Porcupine Pete and Infectious Lass over Polar Boy and Night Girl. For one, Pete and Drura were introduced in the first Legion story I ever read, and I have loved them ever since. Second, let's face it, they're just funnier than Brek and Lydda, both of whom could really qualify for the Legion itself in a just universe. Polar Boy and Night Girl would have just been annoyed and embarrassed by the other Subs. Here, they were all on the same trajectory of self-discovery and self-confidence.
Whoever thought of the brown fuzzies coming out of the pinkie, then floating into the air and morphing into ozone-eating Kirby-bots, deserves an Emmy, or an Eisner, or something. That's just amazing stuff.
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