Things to Do in Burbank When You're Dead
Alex and Val wander around Burbank the night after their mother's memorial service for their father. They visit places from their childhood, including a doughnut shop, a high school, and the house where they grew up. Val can't stop thinking about the fact that the man she thought of as her father was not her biological father. Eventually they spread their father's ashes in the hills near Alex' house.
The next day Alex sneaks into their mother's home to retrieve his shoes. She catches him. He admits to what they did, take the ashes. She drops another bombshell, Val has another half-brother.
Overall a good episode but definitely not an upbeat one. I'm ready for some humor.
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Young Justice 1.07
Denial
The team travels to Salem, MA to look for Kent Nelson. The 106-year-old man used to be Dr. Fate, he is still the guardian of the Helmet of Fate but he has gone missing. They find him but they also find a couple villains who had kidnapped Nelson. Abra Kadabra and Klarion want to get their hands on the Helmet of Fate.
In order to save the day Wally dons the Helmet of Fate. Nabu, the ancient sorcerer whose spirit inhabits the Helmet takes over his body and defeats the two villains. Nabu doesn't want to let Wally go, after the villains have been defeated. Kent Nelson cuts a deal with the sorcerer. The heroes return to Happy Harbor victorious. Wally puts the helmet in the trophy room.
A couple interesting omissions in this episode are Robin and uniforms. The Boy Wonder is missing because he off assisting Batman. The team takes off looking for Nelson without putting on their uniforms. It isn't an official mission, maybe that's why they don't bother to "suit up".
There is a fair amount of tension between Artemis and Wally throughout the episode. Wally continues to hit on M'gann. Although she hasn't said it, M'gann probably sees him as more of a brother then a potential lover. He tries to impress her by saying that he believes in magic, as does she. His little deception almost gets the team killed after they enter the tower. Artemis isn't shy about giving Wally grief for his lies and finally gets him to admit that he does not believe in magic. At one point M'gann suggests to Artemis that she and Wally would make a cute couple. Wally also gets some romantic advice but from Kent Nelson.
The insides of the tower in places looked like an M.C. Escher painting with stairways going in all sort of different directions. The tower also seems bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. It was hidden when the heroes arrived but thanks to some quick thinking by Kaldur'ahm they were able to find it and get in.
I really like how magic is used in this episode. It is more than just as a weapon or tool used by both heroes and villains. The concept of magic is also used to help flesh out Wally as he first refuses to accept it and then later as he tries to understand what he has seen.
This is a superior episode. It works on a number of levels. There is the story of the team protecting the Helmet of Fate. There is Wally's struggle to understand and accept magic. There is the continuing evolution of his relationship with Artemis. There is the story of Kent Nelson, who longs to be reunited with his wife who died years ago. It can work as a stand alone episode but it probably works better when seen after watching the previous six episodes.
The team travels to Salem, MA to look for Kent Nelson. The 106-year-old man used to be Dr. Fate, he is still the guardian of the Helmet of Fate but he has gone missing. They find him but they also find a couple villains who had kidnapped Nelson. Abra Kadabra and Klarion want to get their hands on the Helmet of Fate.
In order to save the day Wally dons the Helmet of Fate. Nabu, the ancient sorcerer whose spirit inhabits the Helmet takes over his body and defeats the two villains. Nabu doesn't want to let Wally go, after the villains have been defeated. Kent Nelson cuts a deal with the sorcerer. The heroes return to Happy Harbor victorious. Wally puts the helmet in the trophy room.
A couple interesting omissions in this episode are Robin and uniforms. The Boy Wonder is missing because he off assisting Batman. The team takes off looking for Nelson without putting on their uniforms. It isn't an official mission, maybe that's why they don't bother to "suit up".
There is a fair amount of tension between Artemis and Wally throughout the episode. Wally continues to hit on M'gann. Although she hasn't said it, M'gann probably sees him as more of a brother then a potential lover. He tries to impress her by saying that he believes in magic, as does she. His little deception almost gets the team killed after they enter the tower. Artemis isn't shy about giving Wally grief for his lies and finally gets him to admit that he does not believe in magic. At one point M'gann suggests to Artemis that she and Wally would make a cute couple. Wally also gets some romantic advice but from Kent Nelson.
The insides of the tower in places looked like an M.C. Escher painting with stairways going in all sort of different directions. The tower also seems bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. It was hidden when the heroes arrived but thanks to some quick thinking by Kaldur'ahm they were able to find it and get in.
I really like how magic is used in this episode. It is more than just as a weapon or tool used by both heroes and villains. The concept of magic is also used to help flesh out Wally as he first refuses to accept it and then later as he tries to understand what he has seen.
This is a superior episode. It works on a number of levels. There is the story of the team protecting the Helmet of Fate. There is Wally's struggle to understand and accept magic. There is the continuing evolution of his relationship with Artemis. There is the story of Kent Nelson, who longs to be reunited with his wife who died years ago. It can work as a stand alone episode but it probably works better when seen after watching the previous six episodes.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Master of None 1.02
Parents
Dev and his friend Brian don't understand their parents. They commiserate over the fact that they don't understand their parents and that their parents aren't supportive of their successes. They decide to take their parents out to dinner, hoping to get them to tell some stories. The meals starts off somber but by the end of the meal everyone had such a good time that their parents want to do it again the next night.
I liked this episode a lot more than the last one. Having said that I still don't like Dev all that much. He seemed to spend a lot of his time complaining about his parents in this episode. Maybe this is the creators holding a mirror up to society. Maybe I'm supposed to be somewhat critical of him. Maybe he will evolve and become more likable by the end of the season. I think I will continue to watch but I still don't love the show.
Dev and his friend Brian don't understand their parents. They commiserate over the fact that they don't understand their parents and that their parents aren't supportive of their successes. They decide to take their parents out to dinner, hoping to get them to tell some stories. The meals starts off somber but by the end of the meal everyone had such a good time that their parents want to do it again the next night.
I liked this episode a lot more than the last one. Having said that I still don't like Dev all that much. He seemed to spend a lot of his time complaining about his parents in this episode. Maybe this is the creators holding a mirror up to society. Maybe I'm supposed to be somewhat critical of him. Maybe he will evolve and become more likable by the end of the season. I think I will continue to watch but I still don't love the show.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Taxi 1.04
Bobby's Acting Career
Bobby gets frantic because he hasn't landed an acting job in almost three years in Manhattan. Alex takes a Great Dane from a passenger who beats his dog.
I think the high point of this episode was supposed to be the moment where Bobby acts like he is angry at Alex for not believing in him. That was about as good as it got and even that wasn't all that good. Bobby is my least favorite character on the show. I rarely if ever get the impression that Jeff Conaway, who plays Bobby, is really bringing it and delivering a credible performance.
Bobby gets frantic because he hasn't landed an acting job in almost three years in Manhattan. Alex takes a Great Dane from a passenger who beats his dog.
I think the high point of this episode was supposed to be the moment where Bobby acts like he is angry at Alex for not believing in him. That was about as good as it got and even that wasn't all that good. Bobby is my least favorite character on the show. I rarely if ever get the impression that Jeff Conaway, who plays Bobby, is really bringing it and delivering a credible performance.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Flash 1.22
Rogue Air
This was a very villains heavy episode. I remembered some of them but a few of them I only remembered in part or not at all. I used this blog and IMDB to help jog my memory on some key facts about the villains.
Captain Cold aka Lenard Snart first appeared in 1.04 (Going Rogue), He also appeared in 1.10 (Revenge of the Rogues) and 1.16 (Rogue Time).
Golden Glider aka Lisa Snart, is Lenard's sister. Her only other appearance was in 1.16 (Rogue Time). She got her nick name in this episode but she got her gold gun, which Cisco make for her under duress, after the villains captured him in 1.16.
The Mist aka Kyle Nimbus first and only other appearance was in 1.03 (Things You Can't Outrun). He is similar to the character of the same name from the comic books and like Barry got his powers from the explosion of the STAR Labs particle accelerator.
Rainbow Raider aka Roy G. Bivolo first and only other appearance was in 1.08 (Flash vs. Arrow). In that episode he used his powers to manipulate people and turn the Flash against his friends.
Peek-a-Boo aka Shawna Baez first appeared in 1.12 (Crazy for You). She has the ability to teleport with some limitations on that power.
Weather Wizard aka Mark Mardon first appeared in 1.15 (Out of Time) and also in 1.16 (Rogue Time). He almost destroyed Central City in his first appearance. Barry ran so fast he traveled back in time and then used the knowledge he had to capture Weather Wizard before things escalated to the point they did.
Deathbolt aka Jake Simmons first appeared on an episode of Arrow, 3.19 (Broken Arrow). Cisco appeared on that episode which presumably helps to explain what he is doing in Central City. This is his first appearance on Flash. There was a character of the same name who appeared in All-Star Squadron but I don't think this is supposed to be the same character, just someone with similar powers and personality.
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Flash, Joe, and friends figure out that Dr. Wells/Eobard Thawne has been at STAR Labs the whole time. The key, which Thawne talked about at the end of the last episode is active. It is restarting the particle accelerator. Once the particle accelerator is online it will kill the five villains that are currently in containment units down there: the Mist, Rainbow Raider, Peek-a-Boo, Weather Wizard, and Deathbolt. Cisco can't figure out how to prevent the particle accelerator from coming back online but he deduces that they have 36 hours until it is back online.
Barry and Joe scramble for a solution for what to do with the rogues. They can't just leave them there and let them die. Iron Heights Prison is not equipped to handle meta-humans. They decide to move them to the island where Oliver Queen was stranded for 5 years. Apparently there are facilities there to hold the rogues. Joe tries to get support from the police department. The district attorney hears him out and then tells him that he is on his own.
Joe and Iris explore the area beneath the particle accelerator and discover the secret chamber where Eobard was keeping his ancestor, Eddie. He is still very weak but they get him out of there. Iris discovers the wedding ring that Eddie was going to give to her but she does not mention it to him right away. When she does show him the ring Eddie tells her about what what Eobard showed him, that she is going to marry Barry. Iris refuses to accept what Eobard told Eddie but Eddie insists and ends their relationship.
Flash turns to Captain Cold for help transporting the rogues. Captain Cold agrees but only after Flash agrees to destroy all traces of him and criminal evidence against him. Cold gets his sister, Golden Glider, to help him. Cisco rigs up a special truck to transport the criminals. He builds a dampening field into the truck, using some technology that Eobard Thawne left behind in his wheelchair. It works for a while but just before the airplane arrives to take the rogues away it fails.
The rogues break out of the truck and a battle breaks out between Flash and the rogues. Captain Cold and Golden Glider aren't much help to either side in the fight. The rogues almost kill Flash before Captain Cold steps in and zaps Dealthbolt. He then tells the rest of them to beat it. Flash is incapacitated temporarily but Cold doesn't kill him. He figures that like the rogues that he let escape, Barry now owes him one.
The particle accelerator finishes booting up and comes back online. Reverse Flash returns for a battle with the Flash, who has brought a couple friends to help him out: Arrow and Firestorm. It looks like an open and shut case, Reverse Flash is just too fast for them, until Arrow shoots him with an arrow that injects nanites into his body that disable his super speed. The arrow was designed by Ray Palmer. He ends up having to use a few of those arrows before the trio of heroes is finally able to take down the Reverse Flash.
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Overall this was an excellent episode and a lot of fun. Some things happened a little too quickly, like the return of the rogues who were in the containment units. Before I could remember who all of them were and what their powers were they were gone.
It looks like Wells/Thawne has been beaten so what comes next? It was a little surprising that the penultimate episode of the season didn't end on a cliffhanger.
This was a very villains heavy episode. I remembered some of them but a few of them I only remembered in part or not at all. I used this blog and IMDB to help jog my memory on some key facts about the villains.
Captain Cold aka Lenard Snart first appeared in 1.04 (Going Rogue), He also appeared in 1.10 (Revenge of the Rogues) and 1.16 (Rogue Time).
Golden Glider aka Lisa Snart, is Lenard's sister. Her only other appearance was in 1.16 (Rogue Time). She got her nick name in this episode but she got her gold gun, which Cisco make for her under duress, after the villains captured him in 1.16.
The Mist aka Kyle Nimbus first and only other appearance was in 1.03 (Things You Can't Outrun). He is similar to the character of the same name from the comic books and like Barry got his powers from the explosion of the STAR Labs particle accelerator.
Rainbow Raider aka Roy G. Bivolo first and only other appearance was in 1.08 (Flash vs. Arrow). In that episode he used his powers to manipulate people and turn the Flash against his friends.
Peek-a-Boo aka Shawna Baez first appeared in 1.12 (Crazy for You). She has the ability to teleport with some limitations on that power.
Weather Wizard aka Mark Mardon first appeared in 1.15 (Out of Time) and also in 1.16 (Rogue Time). He almost destroyed Central City in his first appearance. Barry ran so fast he traveled back in time and then used the knowledge he had to capture Weather Wizard before things escalated to the point they did.
Deathbolt aka Jake Simmons first appeared on an episode of Arrow, 3.19 (Broken Arrow). Cisco appeared on that episode which presumably helps to explain what he is doing in Central City. This is his first appearance on Flash. There was a character of the same name who appeared in All-Star Squadron but I don't think this is supposed to be the same character, just someone with similar powers and personality.
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Flash, Joe, and friends figure out that Dr. Wells/Eobard Thawne has been at STAR Labs the whole time. The key, which Thawne talked about at the end of the last episode is active. It is restarting the particle accelerator. Once the particle accelerator is online it will kill the five villains that are currently in containment units down there: the Mist, Rainbow Raider, Peek-a-Boo, Weather Wizard, and Deathbolt. Cisco can't figure out how to prevent the particle accelerator from coming back online but he deduces that they have 36 hours until it is back online.
Barry and Joe scramble for a solution for what to do with the rogues. They can't just leave them there and let them die. Iron Heights Prison is not equipped to handle meta-humans. They decide to move them to the island where Oliver Queen was stranded for 5 years. Apparently there are facilities there to hold the rogues. Joe tries to get support from the police department. The district attorney hears him out and then tells him that he is on his own.
Joe and Iris explore the area beneath the particle accelerator and discover the secret chamber where Eobard was keeping his ancestor, Eddie. He is still very weak but they get him out of there. Iris discovers the wedding ring that Eddie was going to give to her but she does not mention it to him right away. When she does show him the ring Eddie tells her about what what Eobard showed him, that she is going to marry Barry. Iris refuses to accept what Eobard told Eddie but Eddie insists and ends their relationship.
Flash turns to Captain Cold for help transporting the rogues. Captain Cold agrees but only after Flash agrees to destroy all traces of him and criminal evidence against him. Cold gets his sister, Golden Glider, to help him. Cisco rigs up a special truck to transport the criminals. He builds a dampening field into the truck, using some technology that Eobard Thawne left behind in his wheelchair. It works for a while but just before the airplane arrives to take the rogues away it fails.
The rogues break out of the truck and a battle breaks out between Flash and the rogues. Captain Cold and Golden Glider aren't much help to either side in the fight. The rogues almost kill Flash before Captain Cold steps in and zaps Dealthbolt. He then tells the rest of them to beat it. Flash is incapacitated temporarily but Cold doesn't kill him. He figures that like the rogues that he let escape, Barry now owes him one.
The particle accelerator finishes booting up and comes back online. Reverse Flash returns for a battle with the Flash, who has brought a couple friends to help him out: Arrow and Firestorm. It looks like an open and shut case, Reverse Flash is just too fast for them, until Arrow shoots him with an arrow that injects nanites into his body that disable his super speed. The arrow was designed by Ray Palmer. He ends up having to use a few of those arrows before the trio of heroes is finally able to take down the Reverse Flash.
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Overall this was an excellent episode and a lot of fun. Some things happened a little too quickly, like the return of the rogues who were in the containment units. Before I could remember who all of them were and what their powers were they were gone.
It looks like Wells/Thawne has been beaten so what comes next? It was a little surprising that the penultimate episode of the season didn't end on a cliffhanger.
Friday, June 2, 2017
UnREAL 2.06
Casualty
Rachel does her best to cover up what happened (with Jeremy) and move on. At first she wants to report it to the police but Chet talks her out of doing that.
Darius has to pick one of the contestants to go home with for an extended date. He's planning to pick Chantal but Rachel talks him into going home with the controversial candidate, Beth Ann. She is hoping for fireworks or an explosion of some sort when they get to Beth Ann's home in Alabama. At first it doesn't look like things aren't going to go Rachel's way but then Beth Ann tells her a secret: she's pregnant. Rachel talks Beth Ann into coming clean with her parents and Darius.
Beth Ann isn't sure which way to turn but decides to trust Rachel. Just as Beth Ann starts to confess, the guy who got her pregnant shows up. He proposes to Beth Ann, her father pulls a shotgun, for a second there it looked like he might get shot. Beth Ann's ex eventually backs off but by then the damage was already done and it was all captured on camera. Rachel is ecstatic, Coleman not so much.
Rachel didn't tell Coleman about what Jeremy did. He doesn't know anything about what happened between Rachel and Jeremy until Quinn calls and tells him. She has her own ulterior motives for spilling the beans. It is a little murky what those motives are. There is some indication that she is concerned for Rachel's well being. She confronted Jeremy, grabbed him by the balls (literally), and threatened him verbally. She also seems to be concerned that she is losing control of the show.
Coleman tries to use what influence he has with Rachel to try and get her to listen to him but she doesn't. She is focused on turning the show into a train wreck and ratings darling. Quinn and Chet back her up on this once Rachel and Coleman get back from Alabama.
While most of the show's focus is on the happenings in Alabama, Jay and Madison organize a segment for the latest episode of Everlasting that revolves around the four other contestants. As a group they sit down on camera with Dr. Wagerstein. They are there to discuss why they think that Darius didn't pick them but it quickly gets vicious and becomes even more so after Madison tells Chantal to ask Tiffany about Romeo, Darius cousin and former manager. Tiffany was caught giving Romeo a blowjob a few episodes back.
In the elimination ceremony, Beth Ann is let go. Darius promises to provide financial aide for her child, even though he clearly isn't the father. There was a little bit of drama but it wasn't quite as explosive as in some of the earlier episodes.
Finally, Dr. Wagerstein warns Quinn about brushing off John Booth. It wasn't clear that she did. Still, she gives him a call and suggests that they have dinner. He agrees and she seems much happier once she gets off the phone. While this is happening, Coleman is going down on Rachel in his office. Everything seems to be looking up for the two of them.
In the very last scene, a car pulls up to the set. A man gets out and starts walking up to the set. It is Adam, the suitor from the previous season of Everlasting. He was in 2.01 (War) very briefly and hasn't been seen since. Is this Quinn's doing? Is she the one who got him to come back. Adam and Rachel had a fling in the previous season. His appearance certainly could complicate things between Rachel and Coleman.
Throughout this episode Rachel seems very much on edge. She does not seem emotionally stable. She has been manipulative in the past, especially when she wants the suitor or the contestants to do something they don't want to do. The difference here is that it doesn't seem like an act.
One thing that I really liked about this episode is how they addressed the issue of racial politics. Here was a black man going to visit the family of a white woman, in rural Alabama. Her family is very accepting and happy to have him there. Rachel becomes the wet blanket. She wanted conflict, presumably conflict over race, the fact that Darius. an African American man, is courting a white woman. When she can't get that she pushes another button to try and create tension and hopefully a fight. The issue of race is present but the episode did not become a public service announcement about racial harmony, even though that is kind of happening in the background.
Overall a pretty good episode. I'm interested to see how things play out.
Rachel does her best to cover up what happened (with Jeremy) and move on. At first she wants to report it to the police but Chet talks her out of doing that.
Darius has to pick one of the contestants to go home with for an extended date. He's planning to pick Chantal but Rachel talks him into going home with the controversial candidate, Beth Ann. She is hoping for fireworks or an explosion of some sort when they get to Beth Ann's home in Alabama. At first it doesn't look like things aren't going to go Rachel's way but then Beth Ann tells her a secret: she's pregnant. Rachel talks Beth Ann into coming clean with her parents and Darius.
Beth Ann isn't sure which way to turn but decides to trust Rachel. Just as Beth Ann starts to confess, the guy who got her pregnant shows up. He proposes to Beth Ann, her father pulls a shotgun, for a second there it looked like he might get shot. Beth Ann's ex eventually backs off but by then the damage was already done and it was all captured on camera. Rachel is ecstatic, Coleman not so much.
Rachel didn't tell Coleman about what Jeremy did. He doesn't know anything about what happened between Rachel and Jeremy until Quinn calls and tells him. She has her own ulterior motives for spilling the beans. It is a little murky what those motives are. There is some indication that she is concerned for Rachel's well being. She confronted Jeremy, grabbed him by the balls (literally), and threatened him verbally. She also seems to be concerned that she is losing control of the show.
Coleman tries to use what influence he has with Rachel to try and get her to listen to him but she doesn't. She is focused on turning the show into a train wreck and ratings darling. Quinn and Chet back her up on this once Rachel and Coleman get back from Alabama.
While most of the show's focus is on the happenings in Alabama, Jay and Madison organize a segment for the latest episode of Everlasting that revolves around the four other contestants. As a group they sit down on camera with Dr. Wagerstein. They are there to discuss why they think that Darius didn't pick them but it quickly gets vicious and becomes even more so after Madison tells Chantal to ask Tiffany about Romeo, Darius cousin and former manager. Tiffany was caught giving Romeo a blowjob a few episodes back.
In the elimination ceremony, Beth Ann is let go. Darius promises to provide financial aide for her child, even though he clearly isn't the father. There was a little bit of drama but it wasn't quite as explosive as in some of the earlier episodes.
Finally, Dr. Wagerstein warns Quinn about brushing off John Booth. It wasn't clear that she did. Still, she gives him a call and suggests that they have dinner. He agrees and she seems much happier once she gets off the phone. While this is happening, Coleman is going down on Rachel in his office. Everything seems to be looking up for the two of them.
In the very last scene, a car pulls up to the set. A man gets out and starts walking up to the set. It is Adam, the suitor from the previous season of Everlasting. He was in 2.01 (War) very briefly and hasn't been seen since. Is this Quinn's doing? Is she the one who got him to come back. Adam and Rachel had a fling in the previous season. His appearance certainly could complicate things between Rachel and Coleman.
Throughout this episode Rachel seems very much on edge. She does not seem emotionally stable. She has been manipulative in the past, especially when she wants the suitor or the contestants to do something they don't want to do. The difference here is that it doesn't seem like an act.
One thing that I really liked about this episode is how they addressed the issue of racial politics. Here was a black man going to visit the family of a white woman, in rural Alabama. Her family is very accepting and happy to have him there. Rachel becomes the wet blanket. She wanted conflict, presumably conflict over race, the fact that Darius. an African American man, is courting a white woman. When she can't get that she pushes another button to try and create tension and hopefully a fight. The issue of race is present but the episode did not become a public service announcement about racial harmony, even though that is kind of happening in the background.
Overall a pretty good episode. I'm interested to see how things play out.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Young Justice 1.06
Infiltrator
Artemis joins the team just in time to help them on a mission to recover a weapon known as the Fog. Dr. Serling Roquette, invented the weapon when she was a prisoner of the League of Shadows. Red Arrow, the superhero formerly known as the Speedy rescued Dr. Roquette in the scene before the opening credits. The League of Shadows wants her dead and sends an assassin to get the job done.
Before the team can get around to protecting Dr. Roquette, Kid Flash and Artemis start arguing. They take most opportunities they get to pick on one another. Kid Flash still has a thing for Miss Martian and continues to flirt with her fairly openly and unashamedly. There isn't any flirting between Miss Martian and Superboy. Artemis does make a couple complimentary comments about Superboy's looks.
Distracted by the chatter the team fails to notice when the assassin, Cheshire, sneaks into the school where Dr. Roquette is working. Cheshire is there to kill her but the young heroes manage to prevent that. They move Dr. Roquette to another location and send Superboy and Robin after the super high tech weapon while the rest of them guard the scientist. Cheshire strikes again but this time she brings a couple friends with her. Cheshire almost completes her mission but changes her mind about killing Dr. Roquette after the scientist successfully uploads a virus which kills the Fog.
Cheshire gets away but her cohorts do not. I was not familiar with the two villains assisting Cheshire. One had a giant hook hand and the other seemed a lot like Spider-Man even if he didn't look just like him. I don't think either of them had any lines. Cheshire gets away in the end because Artemis lets her. Artemis is very surprised by the face she sees when Cheshire's mask comes off. Cheshire threatens to reveal something she knows about Artemis to the other heroes, unless Artemis lets her go. What exactly she is holding over Artemis' head isn't exactly clear, but it will be revealed eventually.
There was a character named Cheshire who first appeared in New Teen Titans (1980) Annual 2. I don't recall very much about her but I believe she was supposed to be older that this version of the character.
Artemis gets a warning from Red Arrow, at the end of the episode, not to hurt his friends. He doesn't trust Artemis. It isn't clear if he knows something about her, like Cheshire does, but he suspects she's got something up her sleeve.
In comic books Dr. Roquette was a regular cast member of Superboy (1994) for about 3 years, from 56 - 93. Following her final appearance in that comic book, she has appeared much more sporadically.
I didn't fully understand why Cheshire let Dr. Roquette live. What difference did it make if the virus was uploaded or not? Orders are orders. Who is she to make a decision on the fly to change the plan?
Kid Flash and Artemis bickering was at the heart of the episode. I thought it was amusing how Wally immediately challenged her membership in the team. She wasn't shy about giving him grief either. It was a two-way street. She's exactly what he needs, someone to call him on his braggadocio.
Miss Martian set up a telepathic link between the team members so that they could communicate without having to worry about the bad guys overhearing them. This led to a few funny moments where someone, usually Wally but on at least one occasion Artemis, says something that clearly wasn't meant for everyone to hear and gets called out on it by another member of the team.
I like the developing mystery of Artemis. She clearly has a secret or two that she is keeping to herself. What is it that Cheshire has on her? Why is Red Arrow so suspicious of her? If she isn't Green Arrow's niece then who is she?
Overall this was a very good episode. The introduction of Artemis to the team is clearly a plus. The action and plotting were good, but not phenomenal. It was the character moments that make this a better than average episode.
Artemis joins the team just in time to help them on a mission to recover a weapon known as the Fog. Dr. Serling Roquette, invented the weapon when she was a prisoner of the League of Shadows. Red Arrow, the superhero formerly known as the Speedy rescued Dr. Roquette in the scene before the opening credits. The League of Shadows wants her dead and sends an assassin to get the job done.
Before the team can get around to protecting Dr. Roquette, Kid Flash and Artemis start arguing. They take most opportunities they get to pick on one another. Kid Flash still has a thing for Miss Martian and continues to flirt with her fairly openly and unashamedly. There isn't any flirting between Miss Martian and Superboy. Artemis does make a couple complimentary comments about Superboy's looks.
Distracted by the chatter the team fails to notice when the assassin, Cheshire, sneaks into the school where Dr. Roquette is working. Cheshire is there to kill her but the young heroes manage to prevent that. They move Dr. Roquette to another location and send Superboy and Robin after the super high tech weapon while the rest of them guard the scientist. Cheshire strikes again but this time she brings a couple friends with her. Cheshire almost completes her mission but changes her mind about killing Dr. Roquette after the scientist successfully uploads a virus which kills the Fog.
Cheshire gets away but her cohorts do not. I was not familiar with the two villains assisting Cheshire. One had a giant hook hand and the other seemed a lot like Spider-Man even if he didn't look just like him. I don't think either of them had any lines. Cheshire gets away in the end because Artemis lets her. Artemis is very surprised by the face she sees when Cheshire's mask comes off. Cheshire threatens to reveal something she knows about Artemis to the other heroes, unless Artemis lets her go. What exactly she is holding over Artemis' head isn't exactly clear, but it will be revealed eventually.
There was a character named Cheshire who first appeared in New Teen Titans (1980) Annual 2. I don't recall very much about her but I believe she was supposed to be older that this version of the character.
Artemis gets a warning from Red Arrow, at the end of the episode, not to hurt his friends. He doesn't trust Artemis. It isn't clear if he knows something about her, like Cheshire does, but he suspects she's got something up her sleeve.
In comic books Dr. Roquette was a regular cast member of Superboy (1994) for about 3 years, from 56 - 93. Following her final appearance in that comic book, she has appeared much more sporadically.
I didn't fully understand why Cheshire let Dr. Roquette live. What difference did it make if the virus was uploaded or not? Orders are orders. Who is she to make a decision on the fly to change the plan?
Kid Flash and Artemis bickering was at the heart of the episode. I thought it was amusing how Wally immediately challenged her membership in the team. She wasn't shy about giving him grief either. It was a two-way street. She's exactly what he needs, someone to call him on his braggadocio.
Miss Martian set up a telepathic link between the team members so that they could communicate without having to worry about the bad guys overhearing them. This led to a few funny moments where someone, usually Wally but on at least one occasion Artemis, says something that clearly wasn't meant for everyone to hear and gets called out on it by another member of the team.
I like the developing mystery of Artemis. She clearly has a secret or two that she is keeping to herself. What is it that Cheshire has on her? Why is Red Arrow so suspicious of her? If she isn't Green Arrow's niece then who is she?
Overall this was a very good episode. The introduction of Artemis to the team is clearly a plus. The action and plotting were good, but not phenomenal. It was the character moments that make this a better than average episode.
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