Post by stargazer1682 on Dec 9, 2019 3:09:53 GMT
Here we go folks....
"Champions from across the multiverse" sure seems to encompass only two earths....
Did they just cancel Titans in a 1-second cutaway?
Man, Wesley Crusher's pissed about not being invited to be on Picard....
Wait, this universe destroying wave is making it's way towards the edge of the universe, where it will bounce back and destroy everything; and the only thing in it's current path before reaching the edge of the universe is Argos City??
....(sigh)....Yeah, alright....
This is what Argos City gets for using AT&T as it's primary carrier....
Oh no, not Earth-38's Superman! How could they kill him forever and ever?? We'll never see him or Lois again.....
You know, when you have three consecutive shots all set on the same Earth, you don't have to do that thing where the number next to Earth scrolls through different permutations and lands on 1 each time. You can just put the number 1 after the first time; most of the people watching this already know that in spite of the name "Crisis on Infinite Earth" that it's mostly just two that that are predominantly going to be involved here; with the odd appearance of a few others....
(Sigh)....fucking "legends"..... but also....mmmm... Caity Lotz.....
Oh, thank God they told me we were back in the DEO on Earth-38. For a second I thought Alex was standing in my living room. And if you're wondering if my living room looks anything like the DEO, the answer is, no, but without the title card, how could I be sure?
So, not surprisingly, Lyla arrived on Argo City at the last minute and saved Clark and Lois (along with the other residents of Argos City, I'm sure.....) - but then both Lois and Clark took time go change clothes too?
Don't worry Kara, I'm sure you'll see your mother later; or some version of her - her double is married to your cousin's doppelganger on another Earth; which isn't...weird at all.....
Also, holy shit, it actually has been nearly 8 years since Smallville went off the air. And I haven't even been tempted to re-watch that show, and I've re-watched a bunch of shows numerous times in that same period; Buffy, Angel, Stargate SG1, and am presently on re-watching Burn Notice. But definitely not Smallville.
I mean, I'm sure it's fine, it's not like it hasn't aged poorly or any of the cast have gone to jail anything....
So Kate does know Kara and presumably Oliver and Barry... so when the fuck did she meet them? They met her last year, but she wasn't active until this year and didn't even have the red hair until like, a month ago. Did the reality wave also bump all of them to like, last week or something; and then they got sent back...?
Wait, where's Barry? And why hasn't anyone else asked "Where's Barry?" With all non-powered people involved, the absence of one of the few meta-heroes you know should pique some curiosity.
Not to mention, the acknowledgement of Earth-2 being destroyed would have reasonably elicited a bigger response from someone, like Barry, who actually knew people on Earth-2.
Finally, Oliver asks about Barry, but that still seems like a question that should have been asked before the meeting began. I care less about him asking where the "legends" are, because honestly.....do you want to fuck this up.....?
Yeah, I guess "quantum tower" sounds better than "dimensional tuning fork"....
Oh fuck you writers. Fuck, fuck you. So now you're going to tell us that the Star City in 2046 was never Star City's future; and that the Waverider just casually took you to a parallel universe and back again and nobody noticed?? Fuck you.
Has it really taken a season and a half for Mia to properly suit up and become a "Green Arrow"? I must be losing it, because I....swear she worn a costume/uniform out in the field.
What part of "I temporarily had my memory partial wipe in order to protect Supergirl's identity" a long story? I mean, sure, there's a lot more to that to dig into, but that's a pretty concise recap and salient point in the whole brouhaha over Kara keeping her identity from Lena.... But I guess when the skies turn red and the world starts quaking....
Augh.....You know Lena, fuck you and your pity party. This woe is me crap is getting old fast; and the writers better fucking wise up and either have her snap out of it or completely crossover into the territory of irredeemable villain pretty fucking soon. And if it's going to be the latter, don't dither by trying to dither by making her one of those "misguided" villains who just thinks they're the right and everyone else is wrong. Go full tilt, fuck all bad guy wracking up the body count and pulling people's strings.
So apparently Oliver on Earth-16 had some work done, because for 2046, he doesn't look that much older than he does in the present day; and a lot younger than the last time the "legends" came here.
Well, retrieving Jonathan from Earth-16 seems to have been pointless....
Boy, Oliver and Kate sure love doing a lot of unnecessary gymnastics moves. It's like they're to one up each other.
"Oh, you can do a spin followed by a somersault? Well, I'm going to spin twice and roll forward into a handspring."
Brainy's had this huge fucking Legion ship this whole fucking time and it's never come up before now??
What is the point of Sara having this conversation with a version of Oliver who isn't the main, conventional version of Oliver? Seems like this would be a more poignant moment between the "real" Oliver and Sara.
And did if this is the Earth the "legends" came to in season 1, didn't Oliver meet her? Did they go to an earlier point in 2046 than the "legends"? (and no, I will not stop putting "legends" in sarcastic quotation marks, or keeping the L in small caps.)
They've established that when Superman and Supergirl go "super flare" they're powerless for a full 24 hours. And the one time Kara did it, it took a little longer than that - and that's when the skies were blue and the sun was shinning. Since they fell out of the sky, are they powerless now?
Oh, for fuck sake, are they going to make Kelly the new Guardian? I guess it wouldn't be an Avengers rip-off without a so-called hero with a shield....
Well, I guess Superman and Supergirl aren't de-powered....
Seriously, the Monitor poofs all the other heroes away, whether they were ready to leave or not, but Oliver of all people gets to say 'no' and keep fighting? Because of course he has a weapon to stun the Monitor.
And he finally runs out of arrows. About damn time.
But why would he drop his bow? He's used it before as a defensive weapon in it's own right.
Were they doing a legitimate evacuation of the entirety of Earth-38? Because that's a tall fucking order....
Come on, how the fuck can Barry tell that this Wells is "Nash" and not one of the million other fucking Wells he's met over the last five and a half years?
Augh.... between Wells/Pariah and Lyla/Harbinger, I really hope we don't have any more characters taking on the other comic identities. I know Lyla is Harbinger from the Comics and the Lyla is even the comic book character's proper name, but the way they're introducing them in their new roles is just so fucking forced. Especially when they've had weeks to get both of them there more naturally and squandered it.
Especially Wells, I think. They could have used someone like Harry from Earth-2, which would have had the benefit of more established character history, while also giving us a glimpse into the possible fates of some of the other Earth-2 characters we've met, who we can only otherwise assume died and aren't even being acknowledged.
You gotta love everyone's timing here; big climactic, literally world ending battle, a quest to retrieve a baby and whatever the fuck "Nash" has been up to and they're all popping in to the same place at the same time.
And did Brainy or Sara coordinate with anyone about returning to Earth-1 instead of Earth-38? You know, the Earth they originally left from?
Oh, no, Oliver has died. And I'm sure he's never coming back.....
Not for nothing, I think it's worth noting, part way through this, I may have been scrolling through Facebook and commented on an article on a theatre page, where I criticized the content of the article and words were exchanged with the OP, who didn't like my criticism and tried to take a shot at my length of my post, rather than it's substance, by saying it was too long and they didn't read it - or, you know, "tld, dr;" because for some people, full sentences make them cry. But it also made me laugh, because that post was legitimately not that long; and certainly had nothing on the crap I post on here....
At any rate, interesting episode. I kind of feel like I need to watch it again, without constantly pausing it to type my comments, and let it sink in more.
"Champions from across the multiverse" sure seems to encompass only two earths....
Did they just cancel Titans in a 1-second cutaway?
Obviously, I know they didn't just cancel Titans in a cutaway. But that would be epic way for them to do it...
Man, Wesley Crusher's pissed about not being invited to be on Picard....
Wait, this universe destroying wave is making it's way towards the edge of the universe, where it will bounce back and destroy everything; and the only thing in it's current path before reaching the edge of the universe is Argos City??
....(sigh)....Yeah, alright....
This is what Argos City gets for using AT&T as it's primary carrier....
Oh no, not Earth-38's Superman! How could they kill him forever and ever?? We'll never see him or Lois again.....
You know, when you have three consecutive shots all set on the same Earth, you don't have to do that thing where the number next to Earth scrolls through different permutations and lands on 1 each time. You can just put the number 1 after the first time; most of the people watching this already know that in spite of the name "Crisis on Infinite Earth" that it's mostly just two that that are predominantly going to be involved here; with the odd appearance of a few others....
(Sigh)....fucking "legends"..... but also....mmmm... Caity Lotz.....
Oh, thank God they told me we were back in the DEO on Earth-38. For a second I thought Alex was standing in my living room. And if you're wondering if my living room looks anything like the DEO, the answer is, no, but without the title card, how could I be sure?
So, not surprisingly, Lyla arrived on Argo City at the last minute and saved Clark and Lois (along with the other residents of Argos City, I'm sure.....) - but then both Lois and Clark took time go change clothes too?
Don't worry Kara, I'm sure you'll see your mother later; or some version of her - her double is married to your cousin's doppelganger on another Earth; which isn't...weird at all.....
Also, holy shit, it actually has been nearly 8 years since Smallville went off the air. And I haven't even been tempted to re-watch that show, and I've re-watched a bunch of shows numerous times in that same period; Buffy, Angel, Stargate SG1, and am presently on re-watching Burn Notice. But definitely not Smallville.
I mean, I'm sure it's fine, it's not like it hasn't aged poorly or any of the cast have gone to jail anything....
So Kate does know Kara and presumably Oliver and Barry... so when the fuck did she meet them? They met her last year, but she wasn't active until this year and didn't even have the red hair until like, a month ago. Did the reality wave also bump all of them to like, last week or something; and then they got sent back...?
Wait, where's Barry? And why hasn't anyone else asked "Where's Barry?" With all non-powered people involved, the absence of one of the few meta-heroes you know should pique some curiosity.
Not to mention, the acknowledgement of Earth-2 being destroyed would have reasonably elicited a bigger response from someone, like Barry, who actually knew people on Earth-2.
Finally, Oliver asks about Barry, but that still seems like a question that should have been asked before the meeting began. I care less about him asking where the "legends" are, because honestly.....do you want to fuck this up.....?
Yeah, I guess "quantum tower" sounds better than "dimensional tuning fork"....
Oh fuck you writers. Fuck, fuck you. So now you're going to tell us that the Star City in 2046 was never Star City's future; and that the Waverider just casually took you to a parallel universe and back again and nobody noticed?? Fuck you.
Has it really taken a season and a half for Mia to properly suit up and become a "Green Arrow"? I must be losing it, because I....swear she worn a costume/uniform out in the field.
What part of "I temporarily had my memory partial wipe in order to protect Supergirl's identity" a long story? I mean, sure, there's a lot more to that to dig into, but that's a pretty concise recap and salient point in the whole brouhaha over Kara keeping her identity from Lena.... But I guess when the skies turn red and the world starts quaking....
Augh.....You know Lena, fuck you and your pity party. This woe is me crap is getting old fast; and the writers better fucking wise up and either have her snap out of it or completely crossover into the territory of irredeemable villain pretty fucking soon. And if it's going to be the latter, don't dither by trying to dither by making her one of those "misguided" villains who just thinks they're the right and everyone else is wrong. Go full tilt, fuck all bad guy wracking up the body count and pulling people's strings.
So apparently Oliver on Earth-16 had some work done, because for 2046, he doesn't look that much older than he does in the present day; and a lot younger than the last time the "legends" came here.
Well, retrieving Jonathan from Earth-16 seems to have been pointless....
Boy, Oliver and Kate sure love doing a lot of unnecessary gymnastics moves. It's like they're to one up each other.
"Oh, you can do a spin followed by a somersault? Well, I'm going to spin twice and roll forward into a handspring."
Brainy's had this huge fucking Legion ship this whole fucking time and it's never come up before now??
What is the point of Sara having this conversation with a version of Oliver who isn't the main, conventional version of Oliver? Seems like this would be a more poignant moment between the "real" Oliver and Sara.
And did if this is the Earth the "legends" came to in season 1, didn't Oliver meet her? Did they go to an earlier point in 2046 than the "legends"? (and no, I will not stop putting "legends" in sarcastic quotation marks, or keeping the L in small caps.)
They've established that when Superman and Supergirl go "super flare" they're powerless for a full 24 hours. And the one time Kara did it, it took a little longer than that - and that's when the skies were blue and the sun was shinning. Since they fell out of the sky, are they powerless now?
Oh, for fuck sake, are they going to make Kelly the new Guardian? I guess it wouldn't be an Avengers rip-off without a so-called hero with a shield....
Well, I guess Superman and Supergirl aren't de-powered....
Seriously, the Monitor poofs all the other heroes away, whether they were ready to leave or not, but Oliver of all people gets to say 'no' and keep fighting? Because of course he has a weapon to stun the Monitor.
And he finally runs out of arrows. About damn time.
But why would he drop his bow? He's used it before as a defensive weapon in it's own right.
Were they doing a legitimate evacuation of the entirety of Earth-38? Because that's a tall fucking order....
Come on, how the fuck can Barry tell that this Wells is "Nash" and not one of the million other fucking Wells he's met over the last five and a half years?
Augh.... between Wells/Pariah and Lyla/Harbinger, I really hope we don't have any more characters taking on the other comic identities. I know Lyla is Harbinger from the Comics and the Lyla is even the comic book character's proper name, but the way they're introducing them in their new roles is just so fucking forced. Especially when they've had weeks to get both of them there more naturally and squandered it.
Especially Wells, I think. They could have used someone like Harry from Earth-2, which would have had the benefit of more established character history, while also giving us a glimpse into the possible fates of some of the other Earth-2 characters we've met, who we can only otherwise assume died and aren't even being acknowledged.
You gotta love everyone's timing here; big climactic, literally world ending battle, a quest to retrieve a baby and whatever the fuck "Nash" has been up to and they're all popping in to the same place at the same time.
And did Brainy or Sara coordinate with anyone about returning to Earth-1 instead of Earth-38? You know, the Earth they originally left from?
Oh, no, Oliver has died. And I'm sure he's never coming back.....
Not for nothing, I think it's worth noting, part way through this, I may have been scrolling through Facebook and commented on an article on a theatre page, where I criticized the content of the article and words were exchanged with the OP, who didn't like my criticism and tried to take a shot at my length of my post, rather than it's substance, by saying it was too long and they didn't read it - or, you know, "tld, dr;" because for some people, full sentences make them cry. But it also made me laugh, because that post was legitimately not that long; and certainly had nothing on the crap I post on here....
At any rate, interesting episode. I kind of feel like I need to watch it again, without constantly pausing it to type my comments, and let it sink in more.