Futurama "Decision 3012" - Bender is pretty evil, but he also has a heart (somehow). As for the episode, I do like the twist that he was actually a time traveler and couldn't prove where he was born.
Iron Man: Armored Adventures "The Hammer Falls" - I'm glad they went this way with Hammer. Otherwise he'd just be a second rate Obediah Stane.
Iron Man: Armored Adventures "Rage Of The Hulk" - With SHIELD so prominent these days, Ross becomes more and more one note. I did like the appearance of the Smart Hulk/Gray Hulk at the end.
Ultimate Spider-Man "Freaky" - Although the fight scene did drag, it was still a great episode. It's a close adaptation from the comics, so I'm not surprised it worked so well on this show.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes "Nightmare In Red" - My comments about Ross still stand, but I did love Hulk's "Avengers Assemble!" too. I know who Red Hulk is (at least who he is in the comics), I won't spoil.
Batman: The Brave And The Bold: Complete Season Three - I saw the Beware the Batman panel at Comic Con (which I'll get into later). It's a different show, really, but I'm looking forward to it. To my knowledge, at least two different comic books have set the DCAU in larger DC continuity, but this is the first time we see a cartoon bring together various other cartoons (and live action!), which is pretty amazing.
Hm...proper series finales, eh? I think B:TBATB is probably the best, but "The Joining" and the last three episodes of Teen Titans definitely count as finales, even if the movie came out afterward. I also consider "Legacy" to be a great finale, even if it did make Superman's story an uphill battle after that (and despite his appearances later), and "Destroyer" was more of a season finale since it wrapped up the season's plots but not everything the series set up. And LOSH's finale had an obvious cliffhanger. Ah well, it's tough comparisons.
Shadow of the Bat!: - Agreed about it being a dream, which is why I choose to interpret it as being a lie told to Batman and that whole thing really did happen.
Triumvirate of Terror!: - Loved the teaser, and hey, it felt real Silver Age. When are you seeing Dark Knight Rises? Some day I'll get to a lengthy post about "ending" Batman. As for Alfred's story, much like the crazy Green Lantern/Star Sapphire stuff, I appreciate the show from not shying away from what happened in the old comics and can just enjoy them.
Powerless!: Animation hasn't been kind to Captain Atom, and Greg Weisman really has his work cut out for him on Young Justice to make him a character to root for (he feels partially responsible for him since he wrote his series in the 80's). As for Aquaman, I like the fact that it's POSITIVE arrogance. Sure, he loves himself, but he's fought alongside Batman so much he knows what kind of man he is, and for that, Aquaman has deep respect for him.
Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!: - I loved this episode. The first time we get a real generational JLA/JSA meeting (not counting Smallville), and there were great moments, like Guy and Alan's interaction and Spectre being creepy.
Four Star Spectacular!: - Wasn't big on 'Mazing Man and Creature Commandos deserved a full episode. I liked the Flash plot, I guess Mirror Master was a little weak, but it was more about Barry's ingenuity.
Mitefall!: - I loved this episode and did laugh and get choked up. Glad there were things for both adults and kids to appreciate. As for the St. Elsewhere DC shows being fictional, I mean...well...they are, so I have no problem with that. And again, DC has played with that in the comics, from Barry Allen having read Jay Garrick's Flash comics and then discovering a way to travel to the JSA's Earth to heroes coming out of the comics to talk to DC editors to Earth Prime itself and Superboy Prime which is where our world is supposedly in the multiverse. The freeze frames were great, and my favorite was Phantom Stranger talking to the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh.
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures "The Hammer Falls" - I'm glad they went this way with Hammer. Otherwise he'd just be a second rate Obediah Stane.
Iron Man: Armored Adventures "Rage Of The Hulk" - With SHIELD so prominent these days, Ross becomes more and more one note. I did like the appearance of the Smart Hulk/Gray Hulk at the end.
Ultimate Spider-Man "Freaky" - Although the fight scene did drag, it was still a great episode. It's a close adaptation from the comics, so I'm not surprised it worked so well on this show.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes "Nightmare In Red" - My comments about Ross still stand, but I did love Hulk's "Avengers Assemble!" too. I know who Red Hulk is (at least who he is in the comics), I won't spoil.
Batman: The Brave And The Bold: Complete Season Three - I saw the Beware the Batman panel at Comic Con (which I'll get into later). It's a different show, really, but I'm looking forward to it. To my knowledge, at least two different comic books have set the DCAU in larger DC continuity, but this is the first time we see a cartoon bring together various other cartoons (and live action!), which is pretty amazing.
Hm...proper series finales, eh? I think B:TBATB is probably the best, but "The Joining" and the last three episodes of Teen Titans definitely count as finales, even if the movie came out afterward. I also consider "Legacy" to be a great finale, even if it did make Superman's story an uphill battle after that (and despite his appearances later), and "Destroyer" was more of a season finale since it wrapped up the season's plots but not everything the series set up. And LOSH's finale had an obvious cliffhanger. Ah well, it's tough comparisons.
Shadow of the Bat!: - Agreed about it being a dream, which is why I choose to interpret it as being a lie told to Batman and that whole thing really did happen.
Triumvirate of Terror!: - Loved the teaser, and hey, it felt real Silver Age. When are you seeing Dark Knight Rises? Some day I'll get to a lengthy post about "ending" Batman. As for Alfred's story, much like the crazy Green Lantern/Star Sapphire stuff, I appreciate the show from not shying away from what happened in the old comics and can just enjoy them.
Powerless!: Animation hasn't been kind to Captain Atom, and Greg Weisman really has his work cut out for him on Young Justice to make him a character to root for (he feels partially responsible for him since he wrote his series in the 80's). As for Aquaman, I like the fact that it's POSITIVE arrogance. Sure, he loves himself, but he's fought alongside Batman so much he knows what kind of man he is, and for that, Aquaman has deep respect for him.
Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!: - I loved this episode. The first time we get a real generational JLA/JSA meeting (not counting Smallville), and there were great moments, like Guy and Alan's interaction and Spectre being creepy.
Four Star Spectacular!: - Wasn't big on 'Mazing Man and Creature Commandos deserved a full episode. I liked the Flash plot, I guess Mirror Master was a little weak, but it was more about Barry's ingenuity.
Mitefall!: - I loved this episode and did laugh and get choked up. Glad there were things for both adults and kids to appreciate. As for the St. Elsewhere DC shows being fictional, I mean...well...they are, so I have no problem with that. And again, DC has played with that in the comics, from Barry Allen having read Jay Garrick's Flash comics and then discovering a way to travel to the JSA's Earth to heroes coming out of the comics to talk to DC editors to Earth Prime itself and Superboy Prime which is where our world is supposedly in the multiverse. The freeze frames were great, and my favorite was Phantom Stranger talking to the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh.