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Published on Saturday, February 18, 2006 - 11:45pm |
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Learn How JUSTICE LEAGUE Ends!!
To recap. The episode of “Justice League Unlimited” that aired this weekend was 5.6. This review is for 5.13, believed by most to be the series finale.
Don’t ask me why, but the Tequila-swilling Irish seem to get to see these final episodes before everyone else. Which is why “Drunken Irishman” disseminates the details on the grand finele.
What's this episode called?
"Destroyer"
Who's responsible?
Dwayne McDuffy for the writing and Joaquim Dos Santos directed.
Who from the League appears?
Almost everyone who has ever played a part in the series appears but only a select few have speaking roles.
Alright, so who speaks?
Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman (back at last), Flash, Green Lantern, Mr. Terrific, Hawkgirl and Jonn.
Jonn is back?
Indeed he is and his return is both amazing and unexpected.
What's he been doing?
Building a life for himself on earth. He's been living as an old man and he's involved with someone. Say it with me now, 'awwwwwww.'
And who are the bad guys?
Well, as we know from the last episode, Darkseid returned and Lex Luthor and the rest of the Secret Society of Super Villains arrive at JLU headquarters on earth telling the League that 'we have a little problem.' His plan is to unite with the League just this once to defeat Darkseid. Understandably, the League, and especially Superman, are wary of Luthor but they recognise that in order to defeat Darkseid, they will need all the help they can get. The SSoSV members who speak are Luthor, Giganta and Blight but we do see more others.
Why is Lex so pissed at Darkseid?
Apparently, he destroyed Brainiac. Luthor complains that he can no longer hear Brainiac in his head.
Ok, so what is Darkseid planning?
He's sent an armada of vessels and warriors to destroy Earth. His plan is to use giant drills to dig deep into the Earths core and create a crapload of 'fire pits' and it's up to the League to stop then any way they can. Oh, and he also wants to kill Superman, the other League members and every living thing on the planet.
And how does the League plan on stopping him?
To quote Batman, the plan is "to take out the small fries (the warrior demons) until the big fish (Darkseid) attacks." And they don't have to wait long. Darkseid is back and stronger than ever and doesn't want to waste time letting Kal-El know about it.
So is the episode largely concerned with
Superman and Darkseid knocking the shit out of each other?
Not really. There's plenty of action all round. And they're not just confined to Metropolis or Gotham or Edge City. We see fights in London, Paris, Rome, Washington and on the Great Wall of China as well.
And are these fights good?
Not just good, outstanding. Particularly the battle between Darkseid and Superman. There's a fight scene on top of the Daily Planet building which results in the building being pretty much totalled that will totally blow your mind.
But if Darkseid is so powerful, how will the League defeat him? Superman barely survived their last encounter!
True, but Superman finally decided that he's held back on using his powers completely for far too long. To this end, he's gonna open a big can of whoop ass on Darkseid. But, they are going to need more than simple brute force to defeat Darkseid.
Meaning what?
Metron appears and may seem to know a way to defeat Darkseid by using the 'Anti-Life Equation' that Darkseid has been searching for. But it can only be retrieved by someone who is a '12th Level Intellect.' (How very Dungeons and Dragons) and may or may not involve a sacrifice?
And who would that be? Superman? Batman? Jonn? And what kind of sacrifice?
What, and ruin the whole ending?
What's good?
Oh, where to begin. "Oh come on, it's Lex 'Flippin' Luthor." Green Lantern using his ring to make a catapult. "Doesn't look like it quite made escape velocity." Flash finally got some action, and not the bad kind. The Daily Planet building being destroyed. The seemingly Matrix-inspired fight between Superman and Darkseid. Jonn returning in a most unexpected form. "Sorry it took me so long, I had to go put on my power suit." Batman finally getting some screen time again. Wonder Woman's reaction to Jonn returning. The fact that the fights were worldwide rather than localised to one city. That we get to see almost everyone who has every appeared on the show before. "Don't you have a tall building to go leap?" Superman showing Darkseid just how powerful he is. The surprising ending.
What's bad?
Wave good-bye to one of the best animated shows to ever grace our screens.
How does it end?
"And the adventure continues."
Rating: *****1/2 out of Five.
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Reader Talkback
one of the first
by keyserSOZE | Feb 18th, 2006
10:52:06 PM | RIP
by faison23 | Feb 18th, 2006
10:54:29 PM | First?
by The Deuce | Feb 18th, 2006
10:55:08 PM | Goodbye
by supernew | Feb 18th, 2006
10:56:02 PM | First
by Kash18 | Feb 18th, 2006
10:56:19 PM | Farewell Justice League!!
by nemesisdarkside | Feb 18th, 2006
11:09:08 PM | anybody?
by humboldt99 | Feb 18th, 2006
11:47:38 PM | Missing it already...
by viola123 | Feb 19th, 2006
12:09:05 AM | Just a guess...
by godzthor1 | Feb 19th, 2006
12:45:26 AM | Irish don't drink Tequilla
by conniebrean | Feb 19th, 2006
01:02:29 AM | Great episode, storyline and
series!
by JediShaft | Feb 19th, 2006
01:03:17 AM | February
by AnAgentOfEvil | Feb 19th, 2006
01:09:01 AM | Irish don't drink Tequilla
by Drunken Irishman | Feb 19th, 2006
01:33:09 AM | agree, tis so sad
by tranpkp1 | Feb 19th, 2006
01:54:15 AM | oh yeah
by tranpkp1 | Feb 19th, 2006
01:58:40 AM | why the hell does it HAVE to
end?
by Rcamacho2278 | Feb 19th, 2006
02:47:14 AM | I'll miss U (and J and L)
by Napoleon Park | Feb 19th, 2006
05:03:13 AM | One of the only shows I look
forward to.
by zekmoe | Feb 19th, 2006
06:53:51 AM | REALLY good ep.
by ILK | Feb 19th, 2006
07:22:29 AM | Legion of Super Heroes
by Hugo Danner | Feb 19th, 2006
10:57:33 AM | Secret Society of Super
Villains?
by supertoyslast | Feb 19th, 2006
10:57:56 AM | losh
by tranpkp1 | Feb 19th, 2006
11:10:22 AM | Why can't this show
continue?
by fiester | Feb 19th, 2006
11:29:15 AM | AICN EXCLUSIVE -- End of JLU
Confirmed
by Spaz_Monkey | Feb 19th, 2006
11:46:54 AM | who canceled this again?
by blackthought | Feb 19th, 2006
11:49:05 AM | rip
by tranpkp1 | Feb 19th, 2006
12:11:19 PM | rip
by tranpkp1 | Feb 19th, 2006
12:11:19 PM | So what's next?
Legionares?
by DOGSOUP | Feb 19th, 2006
03:00:03 PM | Sperman
by Raschied | Feb 19th, 2006
03:28:00 PM | Well this is just
wonderful.....
by Dark_Dexter | Feb 19th, 2006
03:36:28 PM | His return is both amazing and
unexpected...
by Hokeybutt | Feb 19th, 2006
03:42:41 PM | FYI
by Mr Bonefish | Feb 19th, 2006
07:08:00 PM | Maestro... Please say it
ain't so...
by barboo | Feb 19th, 2006
07:55:04 PM | Just saw it. Damn, that was
good.
by themikejonas | Feb 19th, 2006
08:28:32 PM | cable
by stvnhthr | Feb 19th, 2006
10:14:44 PM | Deus Ex Machina is
"wonderful," "amazing,"
"good"?????
by aceattorney | Feb 20th, 2006
12:35:52 AM | JLU
by MCVamp | Feb 20th, 2006
05:12:09 AM | Problem with Flash and the
"good" kind of action
by Kauzi Sezso | Feb 20th, 2006
05:36:08 AM | OK, I guess I am in the
minority on this episode...
by Darth_Nader | Feb 20th, 2006
07:35:03 AM | I can die..err i mean cry
now...
by Agent sith | Feb 20th, 2006
07:54:35 AM | If superman really cut loose
by Rcamacho2278 | Feb 20th, 2006
08:06:19 AM | geekesque tear
by tranpkp1 | Feb 20th, 2006
08:28:08 AM | :(
by blackthought | Feb 20th, 2006
08:40:04 AM | What a Ride !!!!
by Panther62 | Feb 20th, 2006
09:44:23 AM | I wanted Eiling (General Hulk)
to show up...
by mbeemer | Feb 20th, 2006
10:08:41 AM | Spoiler theory...
by Praetor | Feb 20th, 2006
11:10:16 AM | Herc
by batou85 | Feb 20th, 2006
11:34:11 AM | Can we get a "24" talkback,
please?
by Kung Fu Hustler | Feb 20th, 2006
11:39:22 AM | Hmmm...
by Doc_Martigan | Feb 20th, 2006
11:58:07 AM | Take Superman out of the
equation...
by Kung Fu Hustler | Feb 20th, 2006
01:02:49 PM | Bauer would definitely defeat
Batman
by chrth | Feb 20th, 2006
02:23:14 PM | Who wins? When you have
gravitas on your side...
by paulh | Feb 20th, 2006
02:24:20 PM | But the real question is ...
by chrth | Feb 20th, 2006
02:31:42 PM | oh god
by blackthought | Feb 20th, 2006
03:31:12 PM | hey isnt' it
by tranpkp1 | Feb 20th, 2006
04:33:11 PM | conroy
by tranpkp1 | Feb 20th, 2006
04:39:55 PM | Re: DAMN YOU CANADA whens it
gonna air!!!1
by johncage | Feb 20th, 2006
09:06:33 PM | Oh, and...
by johncage | Feb 20th, 2006
09:12:10 PM | Bystanders
by nyjet | Feb 20th, 2006
09:29:15 PM | "Good effort, though..."
by topaz4206 | Feb 21st, 2006
05:58:18 AM | The reason JLU ends:
by lbcp8195 | Feb 21st, 2006
09:29:14 AM | JLU rarely impressed me for a
good number of reasons
by SirBiatchReturns | Feb 21st, 2006
12:16:00 PM | That's not Blight,
that's The Atomic
Skull!!!!!
by Squashua | Feb 21st, 2006
01:00:19 PM | Is there a Joker in the deck?
by SpikeTBB | Feb 21st, 2006
01:22:23 PM | um
by blackthought | Feb 21st, 2006
01:59:50 PM | joker
by tranpkp1 | Feb 21st, 2006
02:42:13 PM | That's not Blight,
that's The Atomic
Skull!!!!!
by Drunken Irishman | Feb 21st, 2006
04:04:44 PM | SirBiatchReturns, I can agree
with your logic about...
by trojanman | Feb 21st, 2006
05:23:24 PM | When does the Legion of
Super-Heroes begin?
by TheButcher | Feb 21st, 2006
06:45:16 PM | It's beautiful, isn't
it?
by Jar Jar 4 Prez | Feb 22nd, 2006
01:20:44 AM | JLU movies?
by Hugo Danner | Feb 22nd, 2006
11:33:31 AM | I have sorta conflicting
feelings about this.
by Chrisse | Feb 23rd, 2006
11:01:20 AM | I never watched this show...
by Hellhouse | Feb 24th, 2006
10:47:14 AM | cadmus arc ws most definately
brilliant
by blackthought | Feb 24th, 2006
11:54:30 AM |
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