Board Thread:Episodic and Issue Discussion/@comment-47881-20120929144818/@comment-1635895-20120929232750

What an episode! Definitely a favorite for me. But to get into it a little bit...

Is that the longest pre-title scene we've ever had? If so, it was definitely worth it. Those were the exact conversations I wanted to see happen when Roy, or Speedy, or RealRoy or whatever, awoke. The dialogue really was superb. But amongst all that, Green has a little idea that it's bad luck being his sidekick. Fourth chance, anyone?

Robin, Blue Beetle, Garfield, and Impulse in the Cave's cemetery-like are; nice scene. Wasn't particularly good, but it didn't have any issues. I did like the Ted Kord exposition from Jaime, oh, and JASON!

Sportsmaster I love you. Greg really excels with writing the Crock-Nguyen family, especially their dialogue. Sportsmaster is a particular favorite of mine, he's so deliciously evil. His daughter is dead, and he's worrying about being perceived as a "punk", and that's why he swears revenge. Perfect. We've all said Kaldur better watch his back, but now daddy-Manta does too. I'm looking forward to the Crock-Ngyyen vs. Mantas showdown. Should be excellent.

The Arrow warehouse... Why does Oliver have so many guns? That's one question I'd like answered... And then Roy blows up Luthor's office; followed by some more perfect dialogue from Luthor. I think Greg's dialogue is one of the reasons I really prefer Young Justice Lex Luthor to DCAU Lex Luthor, and plus the fact he's less maniacal than his Kryptonite poisoned, Brainiac infested, botoxed lipped DCAU counterpart.

Wendy Harris, gurrrrlfrand, what are you doing? More importantly, why do you not find it suspicious that Conner wears a Superman t-shirt, doesn't age, and has been wearing the same clothes for 5 years? I'm not one to "ship", I just sort of witness the relationships form without feeling the need to cut those who would prevent them forming, but I would not mind seeing some more of Conner and Wendy. Actually, where's Marvin White? Still living down that Halloween embarrassment, that's where.

Bridal shower, Rocket's getting married, every female hero associated with the Team is present, and Captain Cold is robbing a bank across the road. I like it. Very funny, a nice bit of humor in what could have been a very dark episode. But the million dollar question is, who's she marrying?

Now, Roy vs. Mercy and Luthor; perfect. I have no criticisms. I thought this was one of the scenes executed best in the whole series. Mind you, does anyone else think Mercy's hand looks a bit ridiculous when her arm's in "gun mode"? More superb dialogue from Greg for Luthor, and by god Luthor is perfect here. Standing nice and calm, but he's not in complete control; I loved it. Oh look, he said "satisfaction". I called it. :P

And Roy becomes Arsenal! Did not see that one coming, not for a few more episodes at least. What I can't understand, is how trusting Roy is of Luthor. "Here, I've got this robotic hand for you, and I promise it doesn't have any trackers, explosives, or Starro-tech implanted in it ready to turn on you. And you can trust me, it's not like I abducted you, cloned you to destroy the Justice League, and then left you frozen in Tibet for 5 years." That isn't working for me, at all.

"Satisfaction" was superb, an excellent episode to return from hiatus, and I absolutely loved it. At the moment I think it's my favorite, but gimme a week and a few more viewings before I get a solid fix on that one. Well done, Greg. I think I speak for the fandom when I say, I'm very satisfied. See what I did there?

Thailog wrote: A decent episode, but I didn't get the point of the B-plot at all. I really loved the B-plot (or sort of lack of) because I think the point of it was that life moves on. Artemis has died, sure, but the rest of the world keeps on spinning; the ladies go to brunch, the Team fight over stolen chips, Superboy goes to college, Captain Cold gets thwarted. I thought it was really nicely handled. But that's my interpretation of it.