Justice League Unlimited: March 2006 Archives

This episode of Justice League Unlimited is for all the hardcore Legion fans who always wanted to see them get animated, Bruce Timm style. Supergirl is the main character from the League, and the story makes for a nice conclusion to her arc since it began in Superman: The Animated Series. The white costume is gone, replaced by the classic outfit, which Kara is wearing to honor Superman. She's feeling a bit out of touch with 21st century Earth, so when the Legion comes calling, it's at a very appropriate time. And this neatly coincides with Supergirl joining the Legion in the DC comic series, as I reported a few months ago.

You'll want to freeze frame this episode several times just to identify the miscelleanous Legionnaires. I was particularly pleased to see Wildfire--I always liked this character, his predicament of being a bodiless form of energy was interesting. Brainiac-5 is well portrayed--when Kara first sees him, she assumes he's evil. That attitude changes by the show's end.

Is it just me, or does every Timm-designed female character look damn sexy? All the girls cute, especially Phantom Girl, but my favorite in this episode is the Emerald Empress. She hypnotizes the entire Legion and sends them against Supergirl, Green Arrow, and Brainiac. Kara really takes a pounding, but she proves worthy to be Superman's cousin. For the Legion fans, this one is a labor of love and it goes by quickly. Let's hope there is more Legion-animated coming our way in the future. Nuff said.

Update: Michael from The Legion Blog says that the new Legion series won't be Timm-inspired, see his comment.

External Links:
Legion Blog article on Far From Home with full screencaps.

Damn! Forgot to preview Justice League Unlimited's episode, "Grudge Fight" before it aired last weekend. Which is a real shame, because this episode has my favorite fetish: girl fights! If you're a Black Canary fan, this one is for you. Dinah has been acting all strange, going out on patrol and almost letting two-bit crooks get the better of her.

The Huntress, who has always had a dicey relationship with Black Canary, notices her lapses and starts trailing Dinah. She discovers that Dinah is fighting on the underground circuit (which previously appeared in the Wildcat episode) run by Roulette. The twist is that instead of heroes fighting criminals, it's heroes vs. heroes-and they are all female! Black Canary is the most popular and victorious of all the heroines in the circuit.

When the Huntress confronts Dinah about her extra curricular activities, they get into a nasty fight in the parking garage. The Huntress discovers that Dinah is under mind control when she kicks Black Canary's earpiece communicator. Snaky Roulette figured out a way to hack into any JLU communicator and put the wearer under her control. The Huntress and Black Canary are captured by Roulette and forced to fight in the arena.

The women have to fight four of the JLU's most formidable heroines: Fire, Vixen, Hawkgirl, and last but not least…Wonder Woman! You can imagine that Dinah's Canary cry isn't much good against WW. If that isn't enough female fighting for you, we've also got Roulette showing off her martial arts skills.

I love this episode. Black Canary is well portrayed as a student of martial arts, and her fiery, competitive relationship with the Huntress is fun to watch. These two can't stop fighting, even up to the very last scene in the show. If you missed "Grudge Fight", well, at least you know what you missed. Nuff said.

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The Flash is once again the center of attention in this week's Justice League Unlimited episode: The Great Brain Robbery. This is his best spotlight since Flashpoint and in my opinion, it rates five stars. The League is finally getting around to tracking down the Legion of Doom. Mr. Terrific recalls that Gorilla Grodd once took over Wally's mind during The Brave and the Bold from season one. Dr. Fate digs through the shallowness of Wally's mind to find that lingering Grodd connection and locate the Legion's secret hideaway. Things go awry as Luthor is digging into Grodd's mind at the same moment. Wally's mind winds up in Luthor's body, while Luthor is in the Flash's body on the JLU satellite. You'll see why the Flash is one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe as Luthor uses his abilities to wipe out an army of Leaguers. What happens to Wally, as he tries to pretend to be evil Luthor, is hilarious. He tries to call the League on Luthor's cell phone in the bathroom, only to get interrupted by Dr. Polaris.

Polaris: Are you gonna wash your hands?
Wally-Luthor: No-cause I'm evil!

There's also a great scene where Wally needs to lead a big meeting of villains. I have a feeling that fans will be taking this and over-dubbing it with even funnier results. Tala is sticking to Luthor like a bad rash, having quickly switched her allegiance from Grodd in the previous episode. I feel sorry for Tala during this season of JLU. Just look at the sadness in the picture above. Yeah, she's evil and wants to destroy the world, but she's so desperate for affection that she'll kiss up to a gorilla. She follows Luthor around like a puppy dog, begging for a shag even though all Luthor wants is to revive Braniac. If you listen to Tala's comments in this episode, you will get the picture that Wally took full advantage of her loyalty.

Who is Tala? She first appeared in Phantom Stranger #4, a demoness who was released from a dimensional prison by that darn interfering ghost chaser, Dr. Thirteen. Neal Adams was the artist who conceived her black dress and medallion. She was one of the few recurring villains that the Stranger faced in one-on-one mystical battles. Tala even finds the Stranger attractive. Yeah, Tala's horniness was established in continuity over 30 years ago! The entire staff of Photon Torpedoes congratualates the JLU staff for rescuing Tala from obscurity! Don't miss this one. Nuff said.

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