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Post by Beacon on Oct 4, 2011 0:28:21 GMT -5
The Riddler isn’t a second-rate Joker, he’s a first-rate Cluemaster ;-)
As far as Hugo Strange goes I pretty much just associate him with two stories. The first is the early Batman story (which was retold in the Monster Men mini) where he controls a couple of brainless giants. The second is the 90s cartoon were he almost reveals Batman’s identity but is outsmarted in the end. Neither is really anything that a “joke” like the Riddler couldn’t do on a good day.
Saw episode 12.
So this “Dick Grayson” seems to have an awful lot of Tim Drake* in him. How much do you want to bet he knows considerably more about what’s going on than the audience … and maybe Batman?
*That’s fine by me; the “Tim Drake” from Batman the Animated series had way too much Jason Todd in him for my liking.
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Post by Puck on Oct 4, 2011 0:44:33 GMT -5
It makes me wonder whose doing what with Wally or if hes going solo o.o
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Post by Beacon on Oct 4, 2011 1:07:14 GMT -5
Beats me. Up until a few episodes ago Superboy seemed asexual and up until this one I was convinced Artemis was the mole*. Nice to see Wally is pretty bright technically (if not socially) though.
*Actually … why can’t there be multiple spies? Artemis’ loyalties are still questionable. Superboy is just as likely to be a sleeper agent as Red Tornado. Miss Martian obviously has a White Martian agenda.
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Post by Puck on Oct 4, 2011 1:45:47 GMT -5
Meh we knew Wally was bright since the fiasco with Doctor Fate. I think they'll put him solo they tend to do that sort of thing with Flashes. And your stretching nao conspiracy is probably bad enough, with someone having to have access to Red tornado.
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Post by kito on Oct 4, 2011 2:40:08 GMT -5
who is to say its even from YJ the leak could be from the league itself they get leaks all the time. also the leak could easly be red arrow now that he is on his own he is a easy target for simple thigs like wire taps and bugs with no real cash to invest into detecting such devices.
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Post by Beacon on Oct 4, 2011 10:04:01 GMT -5
I was all set to let the Riddler side-discussion die and then I saw this … mightygodking.com/images/intro-riddler.jpgMeh we knew Wally was bright since the fiasco with Doctor Fate. We knew he was a skeptic. That doesn’t necessarily make you bright. In fact, it generally means the opposite if you’re a character with physics-defying superspeed who lives in a sci-fi/fantasy world. This Wally has the mechanical aptitude of his comic counterpart (possibly more so). I was starting to think he was just a stand-in for Bart. Wait, what do you mean by “solo”? Not part of any romantic pairing? It’s a little late for that. Having a solo adventure? I figure we’ll at least get an awkward team-up with Artemis or Superboy. Leaving the team? Red Arrow has that covered. A mole wouldn’t need access to RT. The other robots triggered him. who is to say its even from YJ the leak could be from the league itself they get leaks all the time. It really isn’t a proper JLA without a traitor…any we’ve all been saying Superman seems a bit off. I actually think Red Arrow and Robin are least likely to be moles, which I suppose makes them most likely to be effective moles.
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Post by takewithfood on Oct 8, 2011 18:47:58 GMT -5
Episode 13, "Alpha Male", is on YouTube, for those who missed it.
~TWF
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Post by kito on Oct 9, 2011 17:21:36 GMT -5
thx don have time to keep track myself
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Post by Beacon on Oct 9, 2011 20:43:04 GMT -5
I’m of two minds on this one.
I like the Captain Marvel stuff. Yes, even – no, ESPECIALLY – the Tawky Tawny nod. It’s nice to know some cheesy fun exists in a universe where Superman is a jerk and the JLA are keeping secrets from their angsty teenage sidekicks.
However this one had way too many superpets. Sure I was expecting Grodd (or maybe Ultra-Humanite) when I saw an intelligent gorilla and I was pleasantly surprised when they took the road less traveled by using the Brain’s, er, “partner”. No, my problem was “Wolf”. They could have just called him “Krypto” and been done with it. Instead they name-dropped Krypto (so we know he exists in this world) and then gave Conner a redundant* pet instead.
Now I’m just waiting for Ace the Bathound or Streaky the Supercat to show up and put him in his place.
*Twice as redundant when you consider that the other characters pointed out that Superboy already has a “pet” of sorts in that robot thing. If this keeps up then Connor will need his own Fortress of Solitude to house all his strays.
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Post by WildKnight on Oct 9, 2011 20:50:28 GMT -5
I've decided not to take this cartoon seriously. The continuity is more worthless than the continuity of the anime-inspired Teen Titans a few years ago, and that's saying a lot (none of it good).
Like TT, it can be amusing, if you don't think about it.
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Post by takewithfood on Oct 9, 2011 21:07:22 GMT -5
The thing is, the Teen Titans continuity changes served the show, which was fun and had its own feel. The Young Justice changes are mostly rather pointless. I mean, they made Supes a heartless deadbeat dad just to give Connor some bonus angst. He's a tortured clone made for the sole purpose of being a living weapon; he has enough angst as it is.
Still, it's a quality show in many respects. I like the intrigue, the episode-to-episode continuity, a lot of the voice acting, and the animation is pretty solid.
~TWF
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Post by Beacon on Oct 9, 2011 21:25:19 GMT -5
Teen Titans was an episodic comedy cartoon. No one expects the Simpsons to have tight continuity so Titans gets a pass.
Young Justice is a serialized action cartoon. Any show where the season is built around a large arc sort of HAS to have good continuity.
Having said that … I’m not exactly sure what continuity problems you’re talking about. Any inconsistencies in the show’s 13 episode run are probably intentional clues/misdirection related to the larger conspiracy. No one goes into a mystery expecting all the information to be true.
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Post by WildKnight on Oct 9, 2011 21:26:29 GMT -5
I actually agree that on a level, TT worked (it was aimed at kids, and a lot of what was done was keeping that in mind), but I still think a DCAU show about the Titans would have been infinitely superior. I can't wrap my mind around why WB decided to scrap the DCAU.
This new show... I've stopped being entertained and now I'm mostly just annoyed. I will agree that continuity (in general) is a good thing, and the animation isn't half bad.
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Post by Jet on Oct 10, 2011 4:22:42 GMT -5
On a bright side- there wasnt a "Hello Megan" for several episodes now. If anything, THATS a relief.
Though I dont like the "Light" story arc. They seem way too generic and I can smell dissapointment when we finally find out who is behind this. Probably Darkseid, becouse they love to put him EVERYWHERE lately.
Also- still waiting for some more elements from Young Justice comics. So far we have almost none (except Red Tornado being a mentor).
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Post by kito on Oct 10, 2011 10:26:05 GMT -5
i rilly like the show granted i have never read a single issue of young justice and know almost nuthing about DC as i only read marvel origonaly i was into boath but found i liked DC better if i egnord there comics and only watch there tv show and movies. as for the light idk about dark side maby the starfish thing(cant think of its name it mind controls people) or Kadvus. and the light being a new name for it.
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