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Published on Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 12:21am |
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SWEEPS DAY 17!! Last JUSTICE LEAGUE Ever!!
“Batman: The Animated Series,” which in 1992 spawned the JLU’s version of the DC universe, aired 60 new half-hour episodes between Sept. 5, 1992, and May 24, 1993. Those were the days! The fifth and final season of “Justice League” managed to stretch 13 episodes from Sept. 15 of last year to the series finale tonight.
“Drunken Irishman” tells us what to expect:
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.
10:30 p.m. Saturday. Cartoon Network.
Make it so cheap! Paramount just cut the prices of four more “Star Trek” season sets!!
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Reader Talkback
Holy penis, what a scoop!
by FiendishMilt37 | May 13th, 2006
12:31:19 AM | not first
by Bootskin | May 13th, 2006
01:03:51 AM | I have seen this
by jackinitraw | May 13th, 2006
01:05:18 AM | Wow, Paramount loves to soak
the Trekies, don't they?
by Tall_Boy | May 13th, 2006
01:29:44 AM | Why are you whining...
by FiendishMilt37 | May 13th, 2006
01:46:23 AM | sad
by ILK | May 13th, 2006
02:22:24 AM | Man, that was good.
by Napoleon Park | May 13th, 2006
02:52:00 AM | I love this show
by zekmoe | May 13th, 2006
05:00:02 AM | "These are the end times."
by Ktak | May 13th, 2006
05:31:56 AM | "These are the end times."
by Ktak | May 13th, 2006
05:33:10 AM | Never say never.
by vee8 | May 13th, 2006
07:08:34 AM | That was Atomic Skull, Not
Blight
by Drunken Irishman | May 13th, 2006
07:31:18 AM | Best Super Hero cartoon ever
by stvnhthr | May 13th, 2006
08:04:27 AM | I wish Adult Swim would take
this over.
by Horseflesh | May 13th, 2006
09:11:27 AM | This is the end, my beautiful
friend.
by Billyeveryteen | May 13th, 2006
10:06:57 AM | Next Up: Legion of Super
Heroes?
by atomheartbrother | May 13th, 2006
10:16:41 AM | Pure and Simple
by Spaz_Monkey | May 13th, 2006
11:52:51 AM | Thank you B!ttorrent for
letting me see this months ago
by Squashua | May 13th, 2006
11:58:22 AM | What happened to Adult Swim?
by Gay Jesus Christ | May 13th, 2006
12:47:03 PM | Someone please remind me
again...
by veritasses | May 13th, 2006
01:12:39 PM | :(
by blackthought | May 13th, 2006
01:44:43 PM | :(
by blackthought | May 13th, 2006
01:44:44 PM | X3 7 mins link
by P33KA | May 13th, 2006
06:11:30 PM | How about a Vertigo series on
Adult Swim?
by Big Bad Clone | May 13th, 2006
06:11:30 PM | "Don't cry because
it's over.....
by Psynapse | May 13th, 2006
06:21:57 PM | Wow! that was awesome!
by Celicynd | May 13th, 2006
10:03:12 PM | Fantastic Ending...
by Otter | May 13th, 2006
10:08:39 PM | Very sad to see this excellent
series end...
by Jubs | May 13th, 2006
10:08:59 PM | Underwhelmed
by thelurkerx | May 13th, 2006
10:14:32 PM | Goodnight, sweet JLU -- We
hardly knew ye.
by JohnnyFriendly | May 13th, 2006
10:19:56 PM | Wasn't Lex a bit
overwrought about Braniac ?
by JohnnyFriendly | May 13th, 2006
10:38:52 PM | Sinestro
by Dave Bowman | May 13th, 2006
10:52:12 PM | Good Times.....Good Times
by sith-vol | May 13th, 2006
11:13:03 PM | What's Next?
by rpalompo | May 13th, 2006
11:39:20 PM | Good bye JLU
by brit3424 | May 13th, 2006
11:46:49 PM | "I'll take some of that
action."
by Psynapse | May 13th, 2006
11:52:50 PM | "Lex flippin' Luthor"
by slder78 | May 14th, 2006
01:12:13 AM | Superman, as usual,
by chrisd | May 14th, 2006
02:00:56 AM | I guess that's it then
by cromulent | May 14th, 2006
04:01:16 AM | Business, as usual
by Napoleon Park | May 14th, 2006
04:52:01 AM | Perfect Ending
by seanti | May 14th, 2006
07:37:05 AM | Farewell Justice League....
by R.C. the "Wise" | May 14th, 2006
12:34:47 PM | Superman vs. Darkseid
by brit3424 | May 14th, 2006
12:52:17 PM | NOT the end of Justice League
by lobot72 | May 14th, 2006
01:07:57 PM | lobot -- I'll believe it
when I see it.
by JohnnyFriendly | May 14th, 2006
03:44:29 PM | Great show, great episode! So
long, farewell...
by Zardoz | May 14th, 2006
05:10:56 PM | why was this show so monkey
obsessed?
by INWOsuxRED | May 14th, 2006
07:17:48 PM | Good point about Sinestro
by Crimson Dynamo | May 14th, 2006
10:13:45 PM | Gorillas, Purple or otherwise.
by Napoleon Park | May 14th, 2006
11:52:08 PM | "Kal-El": FINALLLY they use
the name Kal-El
by MGTHEDJ | May 15th, 2006
11:51:59 AM | So did Batman and Wonder Woman
by superninja | May 15th, 2006
11:40:08 PM | "And the adventure
continues...."
by Agent sith | May 16th, 2006
04:23:56 AM | Cartoon Network going down the
tubes
by lobot72 | May 17th, 2006
11:18:28 AM | blongos?
by Napoleon Park | May 17th, 2006
11:18:50 PM |
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