Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Timber Wolf ep - SPOILERS

So, Colossal Boy, Blok, Cosmic Boy, Violet, Dream Girl, a very odd looking Sun Boy. Who else did we see at the end when he did his oath?

Tyroc!

OOUUEEIIUUU!!!!!!

Yeah, baby!

We also saw Element Lad. Odd that his icon is an Interlac "E," while his chest symbol is, a la threeboot Phantom Girl, a stylized regular "E."

Another cool episode. Saturn Girl's really got some power in this version, and I like that. I really like her voice, too.

Interesting twist on TW's origin. I like the original better, but this was probably easier to shorthand into half an hour and gets the feral side in. They're obviously not FROM this planet, but would it have killed the writers to call it Zoon (or Zuun) since it is, essentially, his planet of origin? That's the second questionable use of planet names.

But there was definitely more to like than not. I like how they're establishing team dynamics -- Lightning Lad/Superbo -- um, man. LL's kind of feeling like the threatened Jo in the current book. Brainy/Bouncing Boy.

Some interesting designs for the characters on the screens at the end. Vi's all big-hair anime-eye girl. We'll see. E-Lad looks good. Blok looks small. Dreamy looks like she's wearing a big bow-tie. I had to pause it to make the connection that it's a chest emblem from the MMB symbols. Sun Boy freaked me out at first, but I like the sleeveless look. And Tyroc is a nice, streamlined vesrion of the original costume, though he's got a funky head.

I couldn't tell if that was Tyroc or was supposed to be Invisible Kid 2.

Sun Boy looked kinda scrawny to be working the sleeveless thing.

Timber Wolf *sounded* all kinds of wrong to me. I just didn't like his voice at all.

And they've already run into the dramatic problem with having a telepath on the team. Mysteries? Only if the mind-reader conveniently forgets to, you know, *read minds.*

Lightning Lad is being a bit more impulsive / gung-ho than I'm comfortable with. That's what Ultra Boy and Violet (and occasionally Shady) are for.

And my biggest quibble of all is that Brainiac has all sorts of other powers. Wah. Being *smart* should be a worthy super-power. Giving him super-powers other than being smart violates the concept, just as it would if they gave Karate Kid the power to turn into a dragon or some crap. I really think, in a show for kids particularly, giving Brainiac robot-transformer-powers is an admission that, 'hey kids, *being smart* isn't cool enough.'

Bah humbug. Works for Batman.

It was great to see the other Legionnaires on the screens -- Colossal Boy looked pretty good (love the outfit they chose) and yeah, Sun Boy might take a bit getting used to. I also agree that Dreamy's symbol looks a little too high on her chest though she looks pretty good (was there a star birthmark?) And Coz has brown hair! (not that I actually care, but it's been a bone of contention amongst some).

Brainy having powers doesn't bother me much - it gives him something physical to do during fights, but it's an excuse to be lazy. In the scene where Brainy defeats that robot, he boasts his 12th level itellect again, but they didn't really show how that intellect was used to defeat it - it looked like he took it down physically. They shold definitely figure a way for Brainy to use his brains more during encounters -- his body can be shaped as tools, but they really need to convey his brain as his main power (aside from just fixing things). I mean, they confronted a mad scientist in this ep, but Brainy had no input about the science that was going on??

Oh, and is it me or does Saturn Girl look less stylized in this ep?

Yeah i think Saturn Girl relaxed her facial muscles a bit. Especially when she was in the cave with Timber Wolf and her hair was off to one side.

YAY!! I didn't miss this ep! I really enjoyed it!

Cyber-Brainy tkes a little getting used to, but I *love* his look! And I lOOOOOve the Brainy/Chuck repartee!

Garth has the Bierbaum-given "Live Wire" personality-- it fits him!

Superboy DOESN'T steal the show, FANTASTIC!

I can live with the planet not being called Zoon since it obviously isn't their planet of origin, but I "get" Seymour's quibble.

I did NOT care for either Imra's "mental force-blast" against the robots or her cowering before Timber Wolf, but those were my only minor beefs.

I caught Lu, Gim, Cos, Blok, Jan, Nura, Salu and I believe that was Tyroc at the end, AWESOME! I'll have to rewind and look for Dirk.

This was SO VERY worth the wait.

Fun episode, but I totally got the "Island of Dr. Moreau" feel from it. Was awesome to see the shots of other Legionnaires on the ship, can't wait for more episodes, now that we have the "core 7" in place!

And I really don't like Saturn Girl having the ability to project illusions as part of her mental abilities. We have a Princess for that!

I kept wondering why they weren't calling it Zoon. Don't get it. Love the three moons!

Kept hoping some of the creatures and robots would be familiar. The robots sounded like the droids from Star Wars.

LOVED Bouncing Boy's whole "improvise" philosophy.

Kept looking to see if Saturn Girl was "into" Brin....

Loved that everyone was so aware of Sleep Healing... or whatever it was called.

The creature in the beginning SO should have been the Super Moby Dick of Space! But it was cool as it was....

They're so fun to show us little pictures of other members who haven't seen action yet!
DREAMY!!!

SO loving that the Legion has a cartoon!!!! (And I love having TiVo now...plug plug!)

AGREED! I forgot about this...!

You are SO right! A missed opportunity!

I don't see how any episode wouldn't be a treat for me. Especially when they throw in glimpses at other legionnaires. Yay, Jan! Tyroc; who knew? Hooray, Colossal Boy!

I still haven't made out symbol for Chameleon, though it's apparently somewhere in the credits. Was Light Lass in there? Princess Projectra? And, what about Wildfire & Dawnstar?

Anyway, the glimpses we get are good for now considering I was worried there wouldn't be anyone other than the "core" group.

More specific to this episode, I like the abilities Saturn Girl shows, and that they come with limitations. I also wouldn't mind seeing more of a Saturn Girl - Timberwolf relationship, blasphemy that it is. The design for the Legion Cruiser seems a bit overwrought, but it's good that they have them. Liked that the oath incorporates reasoning for their names.

A weekly legion fix! I can't wait for the next one!

I agree with Lash about Saturn GIrl cowering. That didn't ring true for me. I did like Saturn Girl being alone with Timber Wolf as it reminded me of the asteroid incident. As for Saturn Girl vs the robots, in Adventure 247 we do see her being able to affect robot minds too.

Brainiac 5: It struck me in this episode that they are giving him the powers that the original Brainiac had on Superman TAS - sending out power couplings.

Clips from this episode are now available.

Hmm... so I didn't think this episode was quite as good as the first, but there was a lot to love, particularly Bouncing Boy, who seems to have retained the engineering aspect of his postboot self.

If Anibrainiac keeps mentioning his twelfth-level intelligence multiple times per episode, it's going to get kind of annoying, though.

Loved the inclusion of shots of other Legionnaires at the end, but where were Triplicate Girl and Phantom Girl in the episode?

And I totally prefer the original Timber Wolf origin over this simplified version. I thought the cheesy "I was trying to make a perfect soldier" aspect of his dad's motivations was so much less interesting than the original as well.

Oh well, I'm still excited about the series, however!

Wasn't the original, "I was trying to make a perfect miner?"

I believe it was. Hmm... I guess explaining why werewolves make perfect miners is a little difficult...

I liked how they introduced the legionnaires via the images in the induction ceremony. Any kid is gonna go "Who are all those guys?" and wanna know more.

I think that's why i bought my first Justice League and Avengers comics a way back when.

Wasnt it a bit odd that Superboy was administering the oath when he was the shortest tenured member there?

Paragraph 1: AGREED! I'm so excited about this I could pee my pants and I *know* who they all are!! Some little rugrat WILL pee his pants in excitement!

Paragraph 2: Maybe the last newbie gets to swear in the new newbie?

He's the new Dawnstar! She used to mention how her tracking powers earned her a place in the Legion every time she appeared!

I believe the plan is to rotate the cast, featuring several core members in each episode, along with other members. I suspect that they will be back next episode.

What was with the Sun Boy design though? He looked like a guitarist for a heavy metal band. Long hair, sleeveless shirt, skinny, eye makeup. Now i definitely wanna see him appear in an episode.

Well, it's certainly better than his "Byronic poet" look in 5YL.