Justice League Unlimited

[Jetman]

The biggest problem was that scenes I would've loved to see fleshed out (the space battle) happened largely off camera while others (Lex escaping from no one in particular) were way too drawn out.

Yeah, thats one of the things that sucks about this series being a half hour is that we miss potentially good shit like the space battle between Amazo and the first line of Leaguers.I felt that the Lex escape from Supergirl and Steel needed to be shown for people to see how conniving and prepared he can be for a given situation. Hell, he even talked Amazo down so it goes to show how resourceful Lex can be.

Plus the fact that the most powerful being seen in the DCAU is now living on Earth will create problems in the future.

Is Fates Tower supposed to be on Earth though? I thought it was in an entirely different realm. And like Fate said Amazo needed to find his own purpose. I doubt that would involve being a super hero for just Earth or a super hero in general. He may be too far "above" that.

I also thought that Amazo was to damn strong, but it goes to show that sometimes strength and beating a villian to a pulp just doesnt do the trick sometime. A different route is needed and that was what this episode was trying to get across.

[Roufuss]

I also thought that Amazo was to damn strong, but it goes to show that sometimes strength and beating a villian to a pulp just doesnt do the trick sometime. A different route is needed and that was what this episode was trying to get across.

I think that point could have been brought up in a different episode.

The way they set this episode up was potentially a season finale, whole reason why they made the league broader to begin with. I felt it was a copout, getting us all amped up, prepping us for a ton of action, when shit like the space battle wasn't even shown at all.

And Orion is part of the league? wtf?

[Jetman]

I think that point could have been brought up in a different episode.

The way they set this episode up was potentially a season finale, whole reason why they made the league broader to begin with. I felt it was a copout, getting us all amped up, prepping us for a ton of action, when shit like the space battle wasn't even shown at all.

And Orion is part of the league? wtf?

Oh , I agree Roufuss. It wouldve been awesome to have a half hour of Amazo tearing through the League and another half hour to wrap up story points. I think the half hour slots do work for some episodes like the Booster Gold one, Supergirl clone, etc. But I dont think that a half hour mark should be set in stone if the story requires more and/or can do a lot more to impress the viewers.(like this one)

hehe, and yeah I guess Orions in. Fuck, if Vibe, Rocket Red, and Fire and Ice are in ,then might as well get Orion and some New Gods to join.If they recruit Bat-Mite THEN ill give a resounding "what the fuck"

[Roufuss]

Oh , I agree Roufuss. It wouldve been awesome to have a half hour of Amazo tearing through the League and another half hour to wrap up story points. I think the half hour slots do work for some episodes like the Booster Gold one, Supergirl clone, etc. But I dont think that a half hour mark should be set in stone if the story requires more and/or can do a lot more to impress the viewers.(like this one)

hehe, and yeah I guess Orions in. Fuck, if Vibe, Rocket Red, and Fire and Ice are in ,then might as well get Orion and some New Gods to join.If they recruit Bat-Mite THEN ill give a resounding "what the fuck"

I'm just curious how they can possibly top this for a season finale, I mean, who is going to be more powerful than Amazo? Kind of a copout at the end with Dr. Fate, as well.

I just didn't expect Orion in because the only reason he cared about Earth is because Darkseid did, and now that Darkseid is "gone", I thought Orion would be doing his own thing. Kind of weird since I don't see his interest in Earth, it just seemed like someone else to throw in at the last minute.

Plus Fire and Ice were in the league before, so that's ok

[MonsterMash]

What I cant figure out is how GL (John Stewart version) was able to survive in space after being knocked unconscious by Amazo. Doesnt he need to be awake to form stuff : a shield to protect him in space for ex. with his ring?

I dunno. That was stupid. Did he even have his green aura around him or was he just floating there?

I mean The Atom .He's definitely an underused character in this series. And that sucks.

By the end of the season he'll be one of the more widely featured heroes. He's got an episode dedicated to himself coming up, and along with a key role in this one that's a lot more time than most the Leaguers.

But this was a good episode, and a Kyle Rayner app made it even better. I'd like to see more of this guy in the future along with a backstory to how he got started with the Lantern Corps.

In the DCAU Kyle is the original Green Lantern. His origin was on Superman: TAS. Is that what you mean?

I'm just curious how they can possibly top this for a season finale.

By tieing together Batman Beyond, Static Shock and JLU in a two part time travel episode. At least that's the plan. I never liked SS so it'll be interesting if they can pull this off and appeal to non-fans of SS.

[Mzo]

Yeah, Ive seen Supes use a suit in his animated series in space, but what I cant figure out is how GL( John Stewart version) was able to survive in space after being knocked unconscious by Amazo. Doesnt he need to be awake to form stuff : a shield to protect him in space for ex. with his ring?

AFAIK, the ring has some automatic functions... it keeps your body at a regular temperature, syphons off sweat, and produces a small atmosphere around you whenever you're in an environment radically different from your own (remember, there are water- and god-knows-what-breathing members of the Corps). If he were to float around until the ring lost charge, or if the main battery on Oa were to go out while he was in space, he'd die. That happened to a few of the Corps when Jordan went nuts.

And Supes's body can survive easily in outer space, but he can only hold his breath for a few hours. That's why he uses the suit.

[Jetman]

I dunno. That was stupid. Did he even have his green aura around him or was he just floating there?

My vote goes for just floating which means the animators are slipping.

By the end of the season he'll be one of the more widely featured heroes. He's got an episode dedicated to himself coming up, and along with a key role in this one that's a lot more time than most the Leaguers.

Awesome. I remember an episode last season (the one where everyone thought Superman was dead) that the heroes mentioned him , and I was like "yeah we get to see Atom!" then the show ended before said appearance.

In the DCAU Kyle is the original Green Lantern. His origin was on Superman: TAS. Is that what you mean?

Ah shit, thats right. Well, maybe we can see some of his early training or something.And why the Guardians chose two Lanterns from Earth. Or actually didnt he get the ring by accident. Gah, Im gonna have to go DL that ep. now. I cant remember..

[Mzo]

Ah shit, thats right. Well, maybe we can see some of his early training or something.And why the Guardians chose two Lanterns from Earth. Or actually didnt he get the ring by accident. Gah, Im gonna have to go DL that ep. now. I cant remember..

They gave Kyle a modified version of Hal's origin, where a GL crashes onto Earth near death (because of Sinistro in the cartoon). The dying GL asks the ring to seek out a suitable replacement in the area and it finds Kyle working at some animator studio.

John Stewart is in the Corps because of Hal Jordan, so who knows how the hell HE got the ring in the cartoon.

[Jetman]

AFAIK, the ring has some automatic functions... it keeps your body at a regular temperature, syphons off sweat, and produces a small atmosphere around you whenever you're in an environment radically different from your own (remember, there are water- and god-knows-what-breathing members of the Corps). If he were to float around until the ring lost charge, or if the main battery on Oa were to go out while he was in space, he'd die. That happened to a few of the Corps when Jordan went nuts.

OK , that would explain it then. I just seemed to remember Stewart using a green field to protect himself in space in a couple of last seasons episodes. Maybe it was "back-up" to the "back-up". In case the rings auto functions just stopped or something.

They gave Kyle a modified version of Hal's origin, where a GL crashes onto Earth near death (because of Sinistro in the cartoon). The dying GL asks the ring to seek out a suitable replacement in the area and it finds Kyle working at some animator studio.

John Stewart is in the Corps because of Hal Jordan, so who knows how the hell HE got the ring in the cartoon.

Thats it! Yeah , I remember that one now. Good point about John Stewart. I think I like everyone else assumed that with Stewart Lantern in the League, that Kyle may have only had the ring for a very short time.Then he just handed the thing to John, but apparently he's had one of his own this whole time so theres some backstory there.

[SearchManX]

Thats it! Yeah , I remember that one now. Good point about John Stewart. I think I like everyone else assumed that with Stewart Lantern in the League, that Kyle may have only had the ring for a very short time.Then he just handed the thing to John, but apparently he's had one of his own this whole time so theres some backstory there.

The explanation I read (and it seems to make sense now) is that Kyle Raynor needs to undergo some type of training which is why he's not on Earth. John Stewart probably had to go through the same thing when he first got recruited (he left Earth, trained with Katma Tui, the female GL from the episode Hearts and Minds) and so another GL comes to Earth, basically they are assigned sectors. Perhaps when Kyle's training is done, he may return to Earth, while Stewart moves on to another sector.

From the Justice League Watchtower

As for the question of Abin Sur’s / John Stewart’s sovereignty over Sector 2814, it can be solved with a little thought. Now, if the Green Lantern Corps are an intergalactic police force made up of alien beings from various points of the universe, it’s conceivable that there’s some sort of training period where a new Green Lantern adjusts mentally to dealing with various kinds of alien life (their appearances, customs, beliefs, etc.). For the sake of this discussion, let’s think of this as “immersion training.”

In addition, it’s very likely that, when confronted with so many alien concepts and information, there may be some tendency to flee back to the familiar. Now, to combat this, a new Green Lantern may be given a sector of space to patrol that is not their own so that their home world doesn’t serve as a “distraction” from the learning process (they may even be rotated to different sectors several times during their career). Following the completion of their immersion training, however, a Green Lantern can opt to transfer to the sector of space that contains his, her, or its home world.

Flash back to 10-15 years ago: John Stewart is chosen by the Guardians to be a Green Lantern, but he’s given a different sector of space to patrol that does not include Earth within its borders for the duration of his immersion training (remember: the Cartoon Network’s press materials stated that he’s been a Green Lantern for 10-15 years, but it’s not specific about where he served). Meanwhile, Abin Sur serves as the Green Lantern of Sector 2814 (the sector that contains Earth).

Fast forward to the events of In Brightest Day: Abin Sur dies, but not before choosing Kyle Rayner as his successor. Meanwhile, John Stewart has protected his sector (or sectors) of space for 10-15 years—remember his quote from Secret Origins (“I’ve seen stranger”) and the scene from In Blackest Night where his old teacher reminds him that he still has friends in his old hometown. Following Sur’s death, Stewart is assigned to Sector 2814 (having more than adequately completing his immersion training), while Kyle Rayner is assigned to a different sector of space in order to begin his own.