Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Lightning Storm (Feb. 10) ... SPOILERS

Since we have a promo clip and a preview clip already available for next week's episode might as well get the ball rolling and not get the comments for Brain Drain all mixed up with Lightning Storm.

Below are the links provided by Suddenly Seymour (in the Brain Drain thread) for the clip and preview to Lightning Storm.

I love the LSV set up. We're not going back to the Legion of Super Villains but we get the Light Speed Vanguard instead. This should be good.

Also we have an Animated LSV thread here

I'm really looking forward to this episode because I really like the idea of seeing as many characters as possible in the series.

I bet LightSpeed Vanguard is just a phoney name the LSV use to trick LL into joining them. They got the right acronym, at least.

They never actually call themselves the Legion of Super-Villains in the episode. I have a feeling that if they are called that at all, it will be the media that gives them that name, sort of like the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in the X-Men.

Love seeing CB and more Lu!

And we get the Subs! Yeah!

ok wasn't to crazy about them portraing Tyr as a "B.A.M.F" Mr.T type. and at first i though that Ron Karr was Chameleon king. (i though all Ron Karr could do was make himself super-thin?) but i did like seeing Gim even though he wasn't around for long and of course seeing Invisiable Kid 2 gave me a Saturday morning "Joygasim"

The best part of this episode was spotting all the characters at the Legion try-outs, seeing Lu again and seeing her and Chuck connecting.

The worst part was the ridiculous giant squid at the beginning. Why didn't Saturn Girl try to control its brain as Esper Lass ended up doing? Are you telling me Superman can't break free of some undercooked calamari? Or Lightning Lad?

I don't think the LSV needs Hunter AND Tyr...kind of redundant but I liked Hunter's Aussie accent...not so much Tyr's accent...which sounded like Shaft. Why not just have a black character?

Well, I liked all the characterizations! This episode was just what I hoped. I didn't know the Tryers Out would be there this ep, so I was thrilled to see Infectious Lass and Plant Lad and all the Subs. Porcupine Pete even had lines! Breath Boy was SO funny! Classic! We even got to see another Lightning Beast and Lil Ayla! Thrills!

I agree that the Legion did come across as Super Lame fighting that squid in the beginning. They could have shown them mess up some other way. But that was fine. The later battle made up for it. They really do a great job with the action sequences in this show!

Big thumbs up from me! Can't wait til *next* week, with the try outs!

Each ep is more enjoyable than the last.

At first, I had the same problems with the giant squid, but then I figured that Saturn Girl and Superman could have gone all out, but they didn't want to hurt an animal who was only following its nature. The LSV, on the other hand, would have no qualms about hurting or even killing the creature and wouldn't hold back, as Imra and Clark may have been doing.

Clips are now up. Including a preview of next week's episode courtesy of Kids WB.

[EDIT: Now they should work. Screwed up on the names of the files.]

Gary, the clip for the Substitutes isn't working.

I screwed up the names. They should work now. I hope.

Looking good!

This was easily my favorite episode of the series thus far!

Tons of awesome characters making their animated debut!

FABOO episode!!
Mekt looked dreamy.Loved his lightning bolt eyebrows.
and DRURA,DRURA,DRURA!!

Thanks, that works for me; that was the only complaint I had about the episode (well, other than Gim's part being too "small"), so thanks for fixing it.

I missed the episode. Was Ayla actually in it?

Only in the origin flashback.

It was awesome to see Chlor, Fire Lad, Color Kid, Polar Boy, Infectious Lass and the rest again (I saw Stone Boy and Night Girl, but they didn't get as much face time as the rest)! And whoo! More Triplicate Girl *and* Bouncing Boy *and* they introed Colossal Boy! It's just so much goodness all at once, I'm gonna go into shock!

Being a fan of oddballs like Porcupine Pete and Ron-Karr and Spider Girl, it was neat to see them as well, even if they weren't exactly the way I remembered them. (I'm cool with Spider Girl having different colored hair, so that she looks less like a copy of Marvels Medusa, regardless of which character came first...)

Another episode full of LSH treats! I thought the LSVers were well-done & liked the twist on their motives. The surprise preview of legion try-outs was a moment for television history. Minor quibbles: Not especially thrilled with seeing the Ranzz origin agian, but it was kept nicely short & let us see Ayla. Also, reaffirmed my feeling that the legion cruiser is an overwrought design.

This episode was *everything* I ever hoped for in a Legion cartoon! Could it possibly get any better?

Maybe next week.

My Blog 9 review is now posted .

BOTTOM LINE: Simply the best episode of the Legion cartoon so far. Cool fights, competing super-teams, family feuds, teen-aged romance, and Legion applicants. This one had it all, and did it all well. Yes, THIS, is what I had most hoped for in a Legion cartoon.

Sussa's blue hair and "Wave" code-name come from the "Legion On The Run" storyarc shortly before the 2boot. What did strike me as odd was calling the LSV's shapeshifter "Ron-Karr" instead of "Chameleon Chief".

Was Tyr voiced by the same actor who's playing Timber Wolf? They sounded very similar to me.