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Guys, I'm going to have to stick up for Cosmic Boy here, at least from a writing standpoint. In both the episode involving Timber Wolf and this one, we NEEDED someone riding the characters' ass. That's what creates conflict in stories like this, and there's not really much to do in either of these stories if there isn't conflict like this to drive the characters affected and make them go against the odds. Cos was characterized in his first appearance as more rigid and overly focused, so in the case of his appearances this season, they fit the mythos as presented so far.
There's the larger story to look at for each episode, and characters have to play necessary roles accordingly. And not all of them end up sunny and nice.
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Good point Raz. We need an episode where we get to see that Rokk's as human as everyone else and that he pushes the others so hard because _____________ (fill in the blank) I liked him being chummy with Nemesis Kid (the Snark Squad).
Wierd how Superman and Chameleon Boy walked away from the group while NK was being sworn in though.
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And I'm not sure Cosmic Boy is snarky. He's just a royal hard ass. He's not doing this to be cruel, and when he did that "what have we learned today?" bit, he was trying to have is point proven.
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If the screen where Superman says their ranks have been thinned is to be believed then Chemical King, Ultra Boy, Wildfire, Invisible Kid, and Quislet have joined in the missing year or two along with Cham. (Of course there's two Star Boys as well.)
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Shadow Lass (for her alienness and easy to animate powers) and Princess Projectra (for her girl demographic and toy tie-in possibilities) are the two females that surprise me the most by not even being in the background.
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Well, Nightcrawler, it doesn't look like Princess Projectra will appear since Saturn Girl pretty much has the same power(they might decide to show her anyway, but I'm just saying). But I have a feeling they're saving Shadow Lass for something big(Please, please, please let that be the case. If this series ends without Shadow Lass appearing, then I'm going to be pissed).
As for what Razorsaw posted, I guess Cosmic Boy's characterization does make sense when you look at it from that perspective, but that doesn't make it any less annoying.
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From: Naboo | Registered: Oct 2006
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Animation: Fantastic! Karate Kid, Grimbor, Nemesis Kid: Fantastic! Male Legionnaires: Great! Plot: Typical. Tryouts: Just one measly scene. Wanted more. Female Legionnaires: Just background decorations. Would it *kill* the cartoon creators to have Dreamy utter one lousy phrase? Would it be so terrible to have the male Legionnaires even mention Saturn Girl's condition and show some affection for her?
All in all: Good episode, of course, but the absence of female Legionnaires is annoying. I hope I don't "sound" like a fault-finding nitpicker,I love the cartoon, but...well, you know!
From: Somewhere in the Multiverse | Registered: Apr 2006
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I never made the marketing connection unit Nightcrawler mentioned it, but the Legion has a character who is a Princess AND a super hero - Disney would just love to be in that situation. It's a marketing no-brainer. Of course brains are in short supply at the CW it seems.
I suspect that if we do get Jeckie on the show, she will probably show up as Sensor Girl. And it better not be as a snake!
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No fan of focus-group-driven decisions either, but reflect on this: the intent is to increase ratings points to increase profits from advertisers who in turn demand more shows on which to peddle product which will lead to MORE episodes and that's a GOOD THING, right?
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quote:Originally posted by Colossal Boy: I never made the marketing connection unit Nightcrawler mentioned it, but the Legion has a character who is a Princess AND a super hero - Disney would just love to be in that situation. It's a marketing no-brainer.
That's a really good point! Man. Jeckie could pretty much carry her own show. With Val, I suppose. Imagine that!
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