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This was a tremendous achievement, one of the greatest adaptations of anything I've ever seen. Everyone involved with this episode should feel extremely proud of themselves.
The only thing that disappointed me is that Jo and Tinya only appeared together in one shot. But I suppose this can be developed further in next season's episodes.
What else can I say but... long live the Legion.
-------------------- Aaron Kashtan/Sir Tim Drake
From: Providence, RI | Registered: Feb 2005
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I loved it! There's not a ton left to praise but even while I got that sinking feeling for Ferro Lad I couldn't wipe the grin off my face. It was all just so... Legiony. Like concetrated Legion. Takron-Galtos, the Subs, double crosses and Long Live the Legion. Wow.
The scene in Part One when Ferro Lad missed made me feel bad for him, but boiled down in the Part Two recap made me think of when they'd fire the Wave Motion Gun in Star Blazers. Ferro Lad dropping the goggles down, and then the tracking of the beam as it first approached and then receded from the camera brought back those memories.
From: Douglasville, GA | Registered: Jul 2003
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Some more thoughts, beyond my initial gushing praise (still so well-deserved, I might add)...:
1) The Controller's argument about perfecton coming from 'chaos' rather than order...sound familiar? Remember the Time Trapper in the SG/LL wedding tabloid, at the end of time where chaos/disorder reigned? He was a Controller. And also in LSH v3 #50, more of the chaos vs. order? PLUS, he now has a personal thing with Superman("you've impressed me")...Superman, who is traveling through time... I definitely smell shades of a Time Trapper storyline, which could have elements of the Pocket Universe LSH v3 #38 in it, although I'm SURe they won't kill Superman.
2) On a public forum outside of the comic world, a single comment from an "outsider" (i.e. not a Legion fan, but someone who watches the cartoon) on part 2 accused it of ripping off "Star Wars - Return of the Jedi". At first, I was perplexed by this, but when I re-watched, I realized that indeed, the Controller's dialogue in the scene where Superman battled him while they watched the LSH on the screen was EXTREMELY reminiscent of Emperor Palpatine's dialogue when he mocked Luke as he battled Darth Vader while the Rebels attacked the Death Star...both used the word "friends" repeatedly, and mockingly predicted their failure...in both cases, something happened to really tick off Luke/Superman, who each flew into a righteous rage and subsequently kicked a*s.
3) There could be a reason no one has mentioned for showing Ferro Lad's body. If indeed they are planning on introducing Douglas Nolan, they can have the viewers unsure of whether it is really Andrew before the "suprise" revelation that it is Douglas...having shown Ferro Lad's body will increase the viewer's belief that it might be him returning, and add to the mystery.
-------------------- "I like stuff that doesn't exist."
From: Old Lyme, CT | Registered: Jul 2004
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Another RotJ-esque thing: Sending a team in to dismantle the force field before being able to destroy the Sun-Eater.
Which I think officially establishes Matter-Eater Lad as the aniLegion-verse's version of Han Solo!
From: Liberty City | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Evolution Has Failed: 1) The Controller's argument about perfecton coming from 'chaos' rather than order...sound familiar?
Yep. It's an old, old science fiction theme. Another example is "Babylon 5."
-------------------- The Semi-Great Gildersleeve - writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that
From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Another RotJ-esque thing: Sending a team in to dismantle the force field before being able to destroy the Sun-Eater.
Which I think officially establishes Matter-Eater Lad as the aniLegion-verse's version of Han Solo!
What we needed was Tellus saying "It's a trap!"
From: Douglasville, GA | Registered: Jul 2003
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