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Published on Thursday, February 9, 2006 - 2:16am |
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All Super-Villains All The Time!! Five Stars For The Penultimate JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED!!
To recap. The Brits and the Irish are suddenly unspooling so many new episodes of “Justice League Unlimited,” you’d think a Crisis were looming! This review is for 5.12. The season (likely the series) finale is 5.13. The U.S. version of the Cartoon Network airs 5.5 - its first new “Justice League” episode since Sept. 24 - in the United States this Saturday.
“Drunken Irishman” disseminates the latest:
What's this episode called?
"Alive"
Is it about a South American Rugby team?
No.
Who's responsible?
Matt Wayne for the writing and Dan Riba directed.
Who from the League appears?
Actually, the League only has a brief cameo in the episode at the very end.
Ok, so who is involved?
The episode revolves around the Secret Society of Super Villains. Luthor is still trying to retrieve Brainiac's program and Grodd is still being held prisoner.
Cool. So do we learn of some nefarious plot to destroy the League and rule Earth?
Nope. But we do see something almost as good. Grodd manages (with a little help from ex-girlfriend Tala who is quite disillusioned with her Hairless Sweetheart) to escape and stage a mutiny and try to kill Luthor.
So who backs him?
The aforementioned Tala, Killer Frost, Rampage, Sinestro and a bunch of others. Bizarro, Toyman, Giganta and the rest maintain their loyalty to Luthor.
So it's like a giant fight for control the whole episode?
Pretty much, and Christ on a bike are the fights good. They also take place entirely in outer space.
How did they get out there?
Luthor managed to convert Grodd's cloaking field into a hyper-space drive. He plans on going across space to retrieve a part of Brainiac's program.
How does he know where to go?
Before Tala turns on him, she uses her magic to unlock the history of the rock that holds the Brainiac program. Luthor and Tala see what happened when Brainiac was destroyed all those years ago. He uses the position of the surrounding stars to plot a course for where a part of Brainiac may be.
Does he ever get the chance to see if he was right or does Grodd succeed in regaining control of the Society?
Indeed he does. Grodd is ultimately unsuccessful and Luthor gives him a taste of revenge served Klingon style. He uses now ex-wench Tala to retrieve Brainiac by hooking her up to a giant machine that sends her magic through space.
Ah, I see what they're doing. Luthor gets Brainiac back and that sets up a kick ass series finale where the SSoSV battle the League?
That's a nice theory. It's also incredibly wrong. Tala does succeed in bringing back an old foe of a founding League member, but it isn't Brainiac. A guy named Metron (a scientist and chronicler from the future) appears to Luthor to warn him that the consequences of his actions will be significant. But Luthor doesn't listen and tries to bring Brainiac back; unsuccessfully.
So who does Tala bring back?
That would be telling.
Give us some hint?
The entity that is brought back is searching for the anti-life equation to restore balance to the universe. Big enough for you?
How does it end?
Luthor: "We have a little problem."
What's good?
The magnificent plot twist. Tala finally getting to use her magics. Luthor telling Tala exactly what he thinks of their relationship. "Don't get grabby thunder thighs." "Twinkle, twinkle, Brainiac, Tala's gonna bring you back." That absolutely fantastic ending.
What's bad?
Only one more episode left.
Rating: ***** out of Five.
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Reader Talkback
When in the hell does JL come
on??????
by The Founder | Feb 9th, 2006
01:26:46 AM | 1st be the way.
by The Founder | Feb 9th, 2006
01:27:44 AM | do you guys smell something
blue?
by methical | Feb 9th, 2006
01:30:33 AM | This show is so good
by ChorleyFM | Feb 9th, 2006
01:37:03 AM | SPOILDER
by Captain Comet | Feb 9th, 2006
02:21:04 AM | dichotomy
by tranpkp1 | Feb 9th, 2006
02:34:53 AM | THE MAN IS BACK!!
by Tommy West | Feb 9th, 2006
02:57:03 AM | 22 minutes of pure ass kicking
by SeVen Higgins | Feb 9th, 2006
04:21:59 AM | Justice League Returns to The
U.S.A. this Saturday!!
by Ines5 | Feb 9th, 2006
04:59:49 AM | Anti Life Equation?
by FNORDcinco1 | Feb 9th, 2006
06:25:38 AM | Could it be the ...
by squidman | Feb 9th, 2006
07:34:34 AM | Are they gonna try...
by Childe Roland | Feb 9th, 2006
08:03:00 AM | it ain't the anti-monitor
by blackthought | Feb 9th, 2006
08:04:17 AM | Next ep _is_ named
_DESTROYER_, remember...
by JasonPratt | Feb 9th, 2006
08:07:35 AM | this is so fucking stupid...
by satansteve | Feb 9th, 2006
09:55:45 AM | Invasion
by sickboy_ukuk | Feb 9th, 2006
10:57:30 AM | why did they cancel JLU?
by DrLektor | Feb 9th, 2006
11:27:04 AM |
by blackthought | Feb 9th, 2006
11:34:21 AM | DUBYA TEE EFF was this
cancelled? Cancelled for
sure?
by Cletus Van Damme | Feb 9th, 2006
02:17:11 PM | I've got a bad feeling...
by SpacePhil | Feb 9th, 2006
03:41:35 PM | Tala
by Dave Bowman | Feb 9th, 2006
07:44:07 PM | Medallion
by Dave Bowman | Feb 9th, 2006
08:05:09 PM | past tense
by SpikeTBB | Feb 10th, 2006
03:06:40 PM | Re: Spike TBB
by themikejonas | Feb 11th, 2006
11:54:25 AM | SpikeTBB
by Mr Bonefish | Feb 12th, 2006
11:31:12 AM |
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