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nice nice!!! Can't wait to see Carter Hall again! StarGirl will be the main star next week!

I liked both eps. I think the highlights of the 1st ep was how Flash had a big crush on Fire, and how Hawkgirl was teasing him about it/trying to help him out. He's right, she is like his big sister. On the 2nd ep I was glad we got even more of a spotlight on Hawkgirl. That was an interesting take on Hawkman too. What with him maybe being crazy or not. I'm interested if they'll ever pick up the plotline again.

i liked that they showed the Extremist from the JLE book it was a nice touch and i liked how they made the golden age & Silver age origins of Hawkman meld into something that made sense.

Two really strong episodes that again show how JLU has created a pretty tight universe with a lot of continuity (if you think about it, there are tons of references to past shows in these two eps) but manages to avoid letting it bog them down.

"We Are Legion":
-- "Crazy Lex" is an interesting take. I'm going to assume he really is talking to Brainiac and he's not just nuts.
-- The Legion of Doom is awesome. I hope we get to find out the full roster and who all those little cameos are. I don't think I know "The Key" - where's he from and does he look like that in the comics?
-- Seeing several of GL's rogues (Sinestro, Dr Polaris, Star Sapphire) just makes me miss Hal from this continuity.

"Shadow of the Hawk":
-- Interesting take on Carter. As convoluted as Hawkman history can be, I like that they introduced the possibility that he may be delusional, but no less a hero.
-- Great fun to see the Extremists. John definitely gives good bubble...
-- I wonder if there's a reason they keep Hawkgirl out the costume and with no code name? I doubt it's just to avoid confusion with Kendra in JSA.

The spear of Longinus IS the spear of destiny. Longinus was the name of the Roman soldier who wielded it.

Great episodes both.

(and thanks for Actor Lad for the reminder. I would have *completely* forgotten)

ep one:

I was thrilled to see Fire given a fairly prominent role. Loved that Flash was smitten with her. Who wouldn't be?

Was a bit put off by her voice. I guess it makes sense she has a Portugese accent, but still.

Loved that Hawkgirl jokingly told Flash he may be "wasting his time" with Bea. Nice nod to old fannish speculation regarding Fire and Ice there...

Loved the new Legion of Doom. Great concept behind their formation.

However I found that the Legion of Doom's acquisition of the spear of Longinus/Destiny to be just creepy. I always felt the spear's existence in comics to be a little bit in bad taste, and feel the same now with the cartoon.


ep. two:

Was also happy to see the Extremists. Would have been even more happy to see a retelling of the "Extremist Vector" story arc from JLE, but beggars can't be choosers.

The comment about Carter flaming the Shiera haters on the MBs made me smile.

I was worried about the SA Hawkman being too complicated, but they handeled it *very* well.

I'm beginning to lean toward the opinion that Hawkgirl is getting a bit to much screen time at the expense of other leaguers, but if the stories are as good as these were, I can't really complain...

And I notice from the credits/previews that Supergirl will be getting a costume that matches her current one in the comics. Good! I never liked the white T-shirt thing.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the new Metro Tower (unless I missed someone's comments). I think it looks kinda cool, and has both elements of the Hall of Justice and the Watchtower (from the comics).

I liked that design for the cartoon Supergirl, but didn't think it looked very good for the comic book character (the simplicity of it doesn't translate well to comics which tend to give more details).

Drake,

The Key is a VERY old school JLA villain, one of the first if memory serves. In his original appearance he looked much like he did in JLU. He was updated early on in the Morrison reboot and is now 'edgier'.

It was also nice to see THIS Dr. Polaris. The new costume is right up there with the Rainbow Raider, IMO.

I really like how they handled Tho...err...Hawkman in his episode. Gives them room to expand his and Shayera's story a bit.

And I can't believe no one mentioned the Absorbicron's appearance, for shame Legion World, for shame.

They REALLY need to start getting the full seasons on DVD. I love this show.

Jamie

Well, seeing as Hawkgirl was out-of-the-loop for a while (following the events of the Thanagarian fiasco two-parter which led to the JLA Unlimited series), maybe the writers needed to include her so she wouldnt be put on the back-burner so soon after her return.

Speaking of which, when did Shayera get re-admitted?

in the old Justice Society books didn't Hitler use the Spear along wiht the holy grail to keep all the Super powered hero's from invading Europe if they tried to "take him out"?
maybe the Legion of Doom will use the spear along with other mystical artifacts to keep the League at bay.

Yup. That's how it went down.

Which is why I shouted, "The Spear of Destiny!" from the kitchen Saturday night like the A.S.S and JSA fanboy that I am....

Jamie

Last season. She came back from hiding out in Dr. Fate's tower to put down a Solomon Grundy driven mad by an excess of Chaos-magic...a story they never quite wrapped up, IMO.

Technically, she was never voted out. The original members had voted to keep her in, she was the one who ran away. She never knew their vote until the episode I mentioned above though.

Jamie

Remember two more new eps on tonight!

Darn it! I missed the first 10 minutes of the Warlord episode! Will someone summarize how the Leagures ended up in Skartaris? And was mention made of Supergirl's new uniform?

LOVED the second episode!

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It was great enough seeing Giganta, Heat Wave, Mr. Terrific (with lines this time), Star Sapphire, etc.-- but that section when Gorilla Grodd told the story of the VIKING PRINCE was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I love how they used what looked like original art from the comics for the story!

Though the end of the episode made perfect dramatic sense, I secretly (well, not so secretly any more) wanted the Viking Prince to be found alive within that block of ice and to join the JLU. Ah, well- that'd be too much like Captain America, anyway.

DC really needs to release a Viking Prince tpb or ARCHIVE. I remember reading a stray reprint here and there back in the days of the GIANTS and 100 PAGE SPECTACULARS. Now, I'd like to read his whole story.

I liked the parallels between Prince Jon and J'onn J'onzz. I half-expected him to adopt a human guise that looked like the Viking Prince in modern-day dress, but I'm kinda glad he stuck with good ol' John Jones.

Wonder Woman's becoming the mother hen of the group, isn't she? With Hawkgirl, Black Canary and Huntress playing more of the spitfires, that makes sense.

Is Devil Ray a villain that appears in the comics? How about the ice chick? Was that Killer Frost in a new uniform using brand new powers? Or was she someone else?

The first ten minutes were a hoot! The JLU members were in Japan fighting a not too thinly veiled version of Gamera (the big flying turtle). Supergirl was the last one on the scene because she was actually already in town for a Supergirl convention. There was no mention of her getting a new outfit, but her intro was a nice long pan up her body so we could drink it in. The Japanese fangirls that show up later were all dressed like her in her old outfit. One of them even berates Star Girl for talking smack about Kara.

The team flies above the North Pole to get back to the Metro Tower (I think that's what it's called), when they're snagged by some energy field and sucked into a big gaping hole in the ground, taking them to Skartaris.

The best part though was in the second episode -- three words:
WONDER WOMAN SPINS!!

Thanks, DrakeB! A Supergirl convention... hee-hee! Fighting a giant turtle in Japan... fun.

It was cool seeing WW spin-- but the Viking Prince segment really blew me away.

I can't answer all your questions but the episode started with a fight where Supergirl was the heroine of the day (she showed up at the very last second and more or less was handed the victory that Stargirl worked her butt off for). For some reason John insisted that Supergirl fly the jet over the North Pole (he claimed it was the shortest route - but to where wasn't all that clear) and they were caught in some kind of energy field that drew them into the entrance to Skartarus. The jet crashed and they wound up fighting a bunch of dinosaurs. The Warlord ended the battle with a few rounds from that magnum he carries.

No mention was made of the new outfit for Supergirl though and I even wondered if she's supposed to be the same Supergirl from the previous season. I loved the second one as well. King Faraday was a real surprise as was the Secret Society of Supervillians and yes it DID look like the Viking Prince art was clipped from the comics didn't it?

Both episodes were fun to watch, I really lilked them. Weren't the two episodes on last night (@ 1 am new ones from last week? If so then Solomon Grundy is back and it was awfully cool seeing Star Sapphire...but it made me wonder about Hal Jordan...

I always watch the credits to get some clues about upcoming episodes and did it look like the Flash was drawn into the time strean during one of those clips to you? I know the Legion is supposed to appear this season and it made me wonder if that's how it's going to happen.

-heh- I should type faster.

Thanks, YK! I feel like I've got the picture between your summary and DrakeB's.

I didn't see the episodes that aired last night. Last *week*, there was one with Flash, Hawkgirl and Fire encountering some supervillains on Blackhawk Island-- with the last of the Blackhawks aiding them.

The villains made away with the Spear of Destiny, though-- if I remember correctly.

The second episode was Hawkgirl meeting Carter Hall, who has styled himself as Hawkman after using the absorbacon (sp?). They, along with Batman, fought the Shadow Thief. From your description, it doesn't sound like the shows you saw match these.

It looked like Flash was sliding around on some kind of blue wave. It could've been in the time stream, sure. There was a female with him, but I didn't catch who it was.

I *did* spy lots of Rogues-- Mirror Master, Trickster, Captain Boomerang, and The Top.

OOoo..I'm going to have to go back to the tape and watch the last few seconds of the episode again Once I get a better look at that clip, I'll try to clear that up.

edit: Nope, my bad. That was Flash dodging bolts of light from some kind of disco ball or something. Then Mirror Master is depicted in the next few scenes and we also saw Capt.Boomerang and (I think)The Trickster just before that. So it looks liks the nest one has bad guys made up from Flash's Rogues Gallery as the primary antagonists.

Phooey- I just checked the Cartoon Network website and there's no episodes of JLU listed for Saturday, October 1.

I thought maybe they'd rerun the four we've seen over the last two weeks again before airing new ones.

Guess not. Why doesn't this series get at least some of the play that TEEN TITANS does? I don't get it.

Has anyone heard when new episodes will resume airing?

loved the first part of Teen Titans - the Doom Patrol's appearance, the Brain and Monsier Mallah...can't wait to see the 2nd part of the episode next week.

ah...nice to see mastiche, Mara, Shikira, and Mariah alongside Warlord and Jennifer Morgan.