I really like Returns, despite its flaws. There is a great deal in the movie that I really enjoy.
Spoilers Titans - DC Universe Series
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I agree. I think Man Of Steel was the better film, but Superman Returns was really enjoyable with a lot of good stuff in it.
I think it was ment as the opening, and it did drag on a bit and had some pacing issues. But I did enjoy that a lot as well
I would totally be down for Matt Ryan on Titans!
Regarding the spoiler: Imma say "no".
That bothered me. If Kal's ID is secret, Connor shouldn't be running around giving his last name as Kent.
I found the murders nicely creepy. Anyone else think there's a reason they were only doing a slow drain on men?
Thoughts on Sebastien? He seemed to be taking meds for something. And Mother Mayhem pretending to be a nurse ain't a coincidence.
Why is *Gar* seeing visions?
It's been a looooong time since I read the original story and this show tweaks them anyway, but what are folks' thoughts on what Lex wants from it and how Blood and Raven tie into the Temple here?
It's interesting that they're going with the ultra powerful form of Superman from the comics of the late '60s and early '70s here. So he's able to fly across galaxies, and affect a red dwarf star ( although wouldn't any Red Spectrum star rob him of his superpowers?)
And yes I know why they do it and it's expected here, but it's still somewhat annoying to constantly hear about characters like Wonder Woman and Superman, when you know they're never going to have them appear in this series.
And yes I know why they do it and it's expected here, but it's still somewhat annoying to constantly hear about characters like Wonder Woman and Superman, when you know they're never going to have them appear in this series.
Warner Bros. generally doesn't like to have different live-action versions of the same character onscreen at the same time, at least not in active superhero mode, for fear that they'll compete with each other or something. The Flash was an exception because the TV series was already a hit before the movie got made. So we probably won't see Superman as long as Superman and Lois is on -- though we might see Clark Kent without the costume, the same way Titans has treated Bruce Wayne. And Wonder Woman still has a third movie in the works.
Or we might get a Clark Kent/Diana Prince in the same way there was a Bruce Wayne but no actual Batman appearance.
Random question here...but any idea when the Stargirl crossover will happen (and/or which episode)?
Apparently, they’ve decided to break this season into two blocks of six and there’s no word yet when the second block will air.
I've been working my way through season 3 on DVD from the library, and I'm not enjoying it much. I don't get why they decided to turn Titans into Yet Another Batman Show Without Batman, when we've had so many of those already (and even have one more coming up). It kind of gives short shrift to the Titans other than Dick. And I've never seen a Batman-adjacent show that had such a poor grasp of Batman/Bruce as a character. Most of the Bat-characters, for that matter. Dick and Barbara had a phase where they became jewel thieves for kicks? Seriously? And Batman somehow didn't know or care?
Although Berlanti DC shows seem to be fixated on the idea of Batman killing the Joker and resigning -- it happened both here and in Batwoman. Plus there was Kevin Conroy's alternate-world Bruce in Crisis, who killed the Joker and then kept on killing.
The episode where Hank died was particularly bad, so much so that I reacted to the death with scornful, disbelieving laughter rather than any kind of shock or sadness. It was trying to have it be the result of this intricate evil masterplan, but it only happened because the heroes were idiots. For one thing, it was contingent on Dawn trying to shoot Red Hood and having the gun turn out to be the detonator. But it made no sense that shooting Jason was the only way to take his thumb off the trigger. I mean, she was wearing a supersuit with throwable feather weapons. She could've easily knocked the trigger out of his hand. For another, given that the bomb was counting down Hank's heartbeats, it made no sense that they left him conscious. They should've immediately put him into deep sedation and lowered his body temperature, to slow his heart as much as possible. Then they would've had plenty of time to save him, and things would never have gotten to the point of Dawn feeling she had to pull that trigger. It's utterly stupid that they didn't do that.
The one thing I think they're getting right is Tim Drake's story. They're being pretty true to his character as established in A Lonely Place of Dying, his debut storyline in the comics. Not just the way he deduced Batman and Robin's identity, but the way he inspires heroes to remember who they are, although here they had him do it for Donna Troy in the afterlife rather than for Batman. (That episode is as far as I've gotten. I've got four left.)
Although Berlanti DC shows seem to be fixated on the idea of Batman killing the Joker and resigning -- it happened both here and in Batwoman. Plus there was Kevin Conroy's alternate-world Bruce in Crisis, who killed the Joker and then kept on killing.
The episode where Hank died was particularly bad, so much so that I reacted to the death with scornful, disbelieving laughter rather than any kind of shock or sadness. It was trying to have it be the result of this intricate evil masterplan, but it only happened because the heroes were idiots. For one thing, it was contingent on Dawn trying to shoot Red Hood and having the gun turn out to be the detonator. But it made no sense that shooting Jason was the only way to take his thumb off the trigger. I mean, she was wearing a supersuit with throwable feather weapons. She could've easily knocked the trigger out of his hand. For another, given that the bomb was counting down Hank's heartbeats, it made no sense that they left him conscious. They should've immediately put him into deep sedation and lowered his body temperature, to slow his heart as much as possible. Then they would've had plenty of time to save him, and things would never have gotten to the point of Dawn feeling she had to pull that trigger. It's utterly stupid that they didn't do that.
The one thing I think they're getting right is Tim Drake's story. They're being pretty true to his character as established in A Lonely Place of Dying, his debut storyline in the comics. Not just the way he deduced Batman and Robin's identity, but the way he inspires heroes to remember who they are, although here they had him do it for Donna Troy in the afterlife rather than for Batman. (That episode is as far as I've gotten. I've got four left.)
So there is no new episode this Thursday? Well that’s saved me $15. Thanks.
Well, the third DVD for season 3 turned out to be defective and started freezing up halfway through the penultimate episode. (I noticed a small chip in the rim of the disc -- is there any way that could be responsible? If so, why wouldn't it show up until then?) And after cleaning the disc failed to clear up the problem, I started thinking about maybe requesting another copy of that disc from the library... and I decided I probably won't even bother. I'm usually a completist, so it takes a lot for me to give up on something unfinished, but I'm disliking this season so much that I just don't see much point in continuing. I read the summaries of the last two episodes on Wikipedia, and they seemed like more of the same ridiculousness.
I mean, in the last complete episode I saw, Red Hood killed Nightwing (temporarily -- lots of resurrections this season) because Dick insisted on going to face him alone, even going so far as to secure kryptonite dust to ensure Superboy and Krypto wouldn't help him. But the story never offered any explanation for why he was so hell-bent on going alone. It made no sense to rob himself of backup; it was just the writers sabotaging the hero to ensure he failed, which is simply bad writing.
Also, why did they suddenly start treating Scarecrow as a separate personality from Jonathan Crane, even though Crane was already a villain as himself? Bat-adjacent adaptations have this weird tendency these days to give split personalities to villains who don't have them in the comics. The Riddler had a split personality on Gotham, and Scarecrow has one here.
What's weird is that Wikipedia said that critics considered season 3 a marked improvement on the first two. I didn't think the first two were all that great, but as far as I recall, they weren't as bad as this.
I mean, in the last complete episode I saw, Red Hood killed Nightwing (temporarily -- lots of resurrections this season) because Dick insisted on going to face him alone, even going so far as to secure kryptonite dust to ensure Superboy and Krypto wouldn't help him. But the story never offered any explanation for why he was so hell-bent on going alone. It made no sense to rob himself of backup; it was just the writers sabotaging the hero to ensure he failed, which is simply bad writing.
Also, why did they suddenly start treating Scarecrow as a separate personality from Jonathan Crane, even though Crane was already a villain as himself? Bat-adjacent adaptations have this weird tendency these days to give split personalities to villains who don't have them in the comics. The Riddler had a split personality on Gotham, and Scarecrow has one here.
What's weird is that Wikipedia said that critics considered season 3 a marked improvement on the first two. I didn't think the first two were all that great, but as far as I recall, they weren't as bad as this.
First look at
in the final season of ‘TITANS’.
Jay Lycurgo as Robin
Too bad Batman isn't around to teach him the ropes, like taking off your cape before working on the Batmobile.
Part 2 of the season starts airing April 13.
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