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It really is kind of incredible how broken the families are in this series. Court's is normal enough, she has a mother and stepdad that actually cares about her, but Beth's parents are clearly estranged and maybe in denial about it and Yolanda's parents need to be reported to child services.
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Chokes McGee posted:It really is kind of incredible how broken the families are in this series. Court's is normal enough, she has a mother and stepdad that actually cares about her, but Beth's parents are clearly estranged and maybe in denial about it and Yolanda's parents need to be reported to child services. Her dad being away a lot doing sales lends possibility that he's possibly having an affair. I'm definitely a bit excited for the next episode since that's gonna be their first real "mission" and we'll also get to see Sportsmaster and Tigress do their thing.
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Jun 17, 2020 06:11
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Open Source Idiom posted:Beyond that being her arc this season, I reckon Beth's the kind of kid who's not just unpopular, but she's also seen as being actively detrimental to other people's popularity. It seems like its more than that, she's actively ignoring everyone else to be with her parents. It's creepy, and clearly her parents agree but don't know how to uncouple her. I have a feeling that she isn't unpopular, just when invited to something she goes "nope! I'm playing Risk with my parents tonight!". Maybe she had a sibling die when she was a kid and felt the need to be close to her parnets to help them get over it? Also I retract my uncritical nostalgia complaint from earlier, it's clearly a facade, because everyone we've seen in Blue Valley is actually terrible. Also I'm pretty sure lovely Rogue is Dr Ivors daughter. She probably has some weird lizard thing going on under that terrible dye job. Also Hourboy wanting revenge on Grundy is totally fine and good, because Grundy i some kinda zombie frankenstien thing, you can't really reform him. He reminds me of the Brick Trolls from Bloodborne. I expect that at some point the ISA is going to find out who Pat is and come after him, and maybe he'll stop being such a stick in the mud about Court's recruitment. That would probbaly be the finale, because i doubt this plotline will be tied up by the end of the season. Though I really hope this isn't one of those "oh drat we had to let the villain get away because we have 5 more episodes this season!" shows. Xelkelvos posted:Her dad being away a lot doing sales lends possibility that he's possibly having an affair. I'm definitely a bit excited for the next episode since that's gonna be their first real "mission" and we'll also get to see Sportsmaster and Tigress do their thing. I kinda expected the goggles to reveal some secret about her parents when she talked about them. The shots in Courts room with the goggles are pretty neat. I liked "Jeans (dirty)".
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Jun 17, 2020 08:49
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twistedmentat posted:It seems like its more than that, she's actively ignoring everyone else to be with her parents. It's creepy, and clearly her parents agree but don't know how to uncouple her. I have a feeling that she isn't unpopular, just when invited to something she goes "nope! I'm playing Risk with my parents tonight!". She sits at the unpopular kids table, and thinks she and Courtney are friends. She's actively disliked (I think she says as much in the scene she's introduced in, and she clearly loved being at that party despite saying she's never been to one before) and has glommed onto the first person who could remotely tolerate her. Half the things she does this episode screams desperation. And does the reading that she's actively ignoring everyone bar her parents really square with the way she forced her way into Courtney's crew? Sorry, I just don't see it. Open Source Idiom fucked around with this message at 10:24 on Jun 17, 2020 |
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Jun 17, 2020 10:22
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Open Source Idiom posted:She sits at the unpopular kids table, and thinks she and Courtney are friends. She's actively disliked (I think she says as much in the scene she's introduced in, and she clearly loved being at that party despite saying she's never been to one before) and has glommed onto the first person who could remotely tolerate her. Half the things she does this episode screams desperation. She also saw Courtney and Yolanda acting as superheroes last episode, which is a weird interesting thing. I don't think she cared about Courtney at all before that happened.
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Jun 17, 2020 10:45
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Chokes McGee posted:It really is kind of incredible how broken the families are in this series. Court's is normal enough, she has a mother and stepdad that actually cares about her, but Beth's parents are clearly estranged and maybe in denial about it and Yolanda's parents need to be reported to child services. Court's mom knows more than she's admitting. Probably has powers that she's suppressing. No one is that happy and upbeat all the time! cant cook creole bream posted:I do feel kinda bad for that guy. "Yeah, we called you over to look over our son for a day. But well, things happened and we needed to get away. We fudged some documents, so he's legally your son now. Kaythanxbye!" *Fatally drives into a tree five minutes later.* That man clearly didn't want to raise a child and wasn't given a choice. I guess you couldn't even put your "son" up for adoption in those circumstances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuUopTPgjOI
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Jun 17, 2020 11:06
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To be fair to Beth's parents, Beth's mom is likely picking up at least some of Brainwave's hospital workload and I think we saw her father as one of the members of that theater task group. They might just be really busy.Open Source Idiom posted:She sits at the unpopular kids table, and thinks she and Courtney are friends. She's actively disliked (I think she says as much in the scene she's introduced in, and she clearly loved being at that party despite saying she's never been to one before) and has glommed onto the first person who could remotely tolerate her. Half the things she does this episode screams desperation. Well, it does come at the heels of her mom giving her a firm push away last episode. I kind of see it as her redirecting that energy to Courtney.
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Jun 17, 2020 15:23
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Binary Logic posted:Court's mom knows more than she's admitting. Probably has powers that she's suppressing. No one is that happy and upbeat all the time! I assume Pat is gonna take the mentor role for the kids, but I'm kinda hoping Shade does it instead, or at least teaches them the stuff they should be learning like how to lie effectively and how to be discrete about their names and identities and other covert arts.
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Jun 17, 2020 15:50
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This is a pretty minor thing, but it's pretty funny to watch two characters who are supposed to be mechanically inclined diagnose a car with a bad alternator when the engine is trying to turn and steam is coming out of it.
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Jun 17, 2020 18:50
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How bad is the thing Psycho called Wonderwoman for it to be something Darkseid wont say? I think he's spoken the antilife equation before.
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Jun 17, 2020 19:06
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Blaise330 posted:How bad is the thing Psycho called Wonderwoman for it to be something Darkseid wont say? I think he's spoken the antilife equation before. See you next Tuesday is what he said. Its only acceptable to say if you were in a band signed factory records in the 80s and 90s.
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Jun 17, 2020 19:19
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Blaise330 posted:How bad is the thing Psycho called Wonderwoman for it to be something Darkseid wont say? oval office. oval office, oval office, oval office, oval office. The show is relatively fine with Darkseid being ableist, but a working class British/Australian use of a swear word/derogatory term for female genitalia is out of the question, apparently. Sure, Psycho (where's your doctorate, exactly, Mister Psycho?  ) is misogynistic, but using the term to both males and females ought to be relatively fine.(USER WAS CANCELLED FOR THIS POST.) Somebody fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Jun 17, 2020 |
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Jun 17, 2020 19:46
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Blaise330 posted:How bad is the thing Psycho called Wonderwoman for it to be something Darkseid wont say? I think he's spoken the antilife equation before. Darkseid is ableist as he is someone who believes the strong should crush the weak, but he understands gender equality and that people of all genders should be respected and given equal opportunity to crush their lessers. Edit: The American usage of that word is way more derogatory than British/Australian usage.
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Jun 17, 2020 20:05
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Well Darkseid's second in command is Granny Goodness. If he ever called her that she'd probably tear him apart.
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Jun 17, 2020 21:04
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LashLightning posted:oval office. It's all about context. When an Australian lad says "Hey cunts! Let's all go to the pub!" that's cheeky and fun and everyone knows they're in for a good time. When an American super villain yells "You oval office!" at an American female super hero that's not fun and nobody has a good time. Dr. Psycho doesn't use that word for everyone the way the British/Australian folks do, he uses it specifically to demean women because he's a misogynistic rear end in a top hat.
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Jun 17, 2020 21:19
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Honestly, I never quite understood what makes that word so incredibly especially derogatory. Does it have any particular historical context, or did someone just decode one day that this is the worst thing you can call a woman after which that was self-fulfilling. I don't really think I want to google that, though.
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Jun 17, 2020 21:32
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Puritan sensibilities amongst colonists in America and it's association with specific forms of gendered violence and abuse.
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Jun 17, 2020 22:14
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It might seem a little odd, especially given that "dick" is used as a general insult as a lot, but historical context and all.
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Jun 17, 2020 22:49
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The directing in Stargirl is so much different from the other CW shows, I kind of dig it.
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What I'm starting to notice is DC Universe shows are being made with more 'cinematic' production than the ones that go straight to the CW. All of Swamp Thing and most of the scenes in Stargirl so far have been shot with anamorphic lenses and the lighting is also much more complex. (But looks natural, which is how you can tell it's really complicated.) I think the most any of the CW shows have gotten is an occasional fog filter for dream or flashback sequences and Supergirl got a tilt-shift lens for one episode. So I wouldn't be surprised if there's been some kind of edict from DC to directors that Universe shows have to meet a certain movie-like style or standard, while the CW shows are left to do whatever like regular TV. (Except the CGI, which sucks equally bad and if anything stands out more in Stargirl?)
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pressedbunny posted:What I'm starting to notice is DC Universe shows are being made with more 'cinematic' production than the ones that go straight to the CW. All of Swamp Thing and most of the scenes in Stargirl so far have been shot with anamorphic lenses and the lighting is also much more complex. (But looks natural, which is how you can tell it's really complicated.) I think the most any of the CW shows have gotten is an occasional fog filter for dream or flashback sequences and Supergirl got a tilt-shift lens for one episode. So I wouldn't be surprised if there's been some kind of edict from DC to directors that Universe shows have to meet a certain movie-like style or standard, while the CW shows are left to do whatever like regular TV. The Universe shows were meant to be on their own streaming service as a draw to subscribe (and have the money behind it to do so). Unfortunately it seems as though the service didn't do as well as WB might've liked so it's going to HBO Max and also on CW.
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Jun 18, 2020 00:53
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDTF7fc3Vfg gently caress yeah
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Jun 18, 2020 17:32
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Xelkelvos posted:The Universe shows were meant to be on their own streaming service as a draw to subscribe (and have the money behind it to do so). Unfortunately it seems as though the service didn't do as well as WB might've liked so it's going to HBO Max and also on CW. the DC streaming service has what, 4 unique shows? titans, doom patrol, harley and stargirl? what was DC expecting, to pull people in with the back catalog? I guess 2/4 shows being good is better than average? i dunno? It just seems a bit premature for DC to be pulling the plug.
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Jun 18, 2020 17:41
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Lechtansi posted:the DC streaming service has what, 4 unique shows? titans, doom patrol, harley and stargirl? what was DC expecting, to pull people in with the back catalog? You can watch Harley Quinn on Scifi now, so 3 unique shows.
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Crusader posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDTF7fc3Vfg That billboard is Animal Vegetable Mineral Man's autobiography with an endorsement from Kiteman.
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I think DCU shows are landing on CW because Covid-19 shook TV production schedules, leading to a race to fill air time.
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Jun 18, 2020 20:15
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Anyone know the translation for what Bethany said when Joker and Harley showed up and she realized she'd been dating the joker? Something like vete pal caraho?
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Lechtansi posted:the DC streaming service has what, 4 unique shows? titans, doom patrol, harley and stargirl? what was DC expecting, to pull people in with the back catalog? I believe the intent was not just for the shows but also back-issue comics, the animated movies, and a lot more original television. Then came the ATT buyout and, welp. That hosed up a whole lot of stuff, and they wanted to consolidate all of the WarnerMedia stuff because they would have had four different streaming apps between DC and like three different HBO ones. I think once they saw the buyout would be going through SEC regulators, they really ramped down a lot of potential projects that would have been aimed for DC. The Swamp Thing tax snafu also didn't help things at all.
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Jun 19, 2020 02:53
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Axel Serenity posted:I believe the intent was not just for the shows but also back-issue comics, the animated movies, and a lot more original television. Yeah, I remember they cancelled the Metropolis show based on this stuff as well. FWIW, I'd not hold my breath for any seasons beyond what've been announced -- Titans 3 and Doom Patrol 2.
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Jun 19, 2020 02:58
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What a Cartoon Podcast's episode from this week is about the first episode of Harley Quinn and i had no idea that its basically from the same people who made powerless. A show i barely knew existed and never saw anything about.
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twistedmentat posted:What a Cartoon Podcast's episode from this week is about the first episode of Harley Quinn and i had no idea that its basically from the same people who made powerless. A show i barely knew existed and never saw anything about. I only learned that recently too. Powerless started....rough. I understand it was heavily retooled a couple times in the pilot phase. By a few episodes in it was pretty funny, but it just never got enough ratings to finish the whole season.
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Jun 19, 2020 03:38
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That absolutely explains why half the cast of Powerless are voicing regulars.
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Jun 19, 2020 04:04
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Anyone know the translation for what Bethany said when Joker and Harley showed up and she realized she'd been dating the joker? Something like vete pal caraho? It was probably "¡Vete al carajo!," which translates to "gently caress you," which tracks.
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Jun 19, 2020 04:13
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I wish Powerless got a second season, it had some great bits and it was really starting to find itself.
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Gotta say, suburban dad Joker may have edged out Chuck for best character.
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Jun 19, 2020 15:36
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Something occurred to me today - Darkseid is basically Thugs4Less from Ratchet and Clank.
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Jun 19, 2020 16:04
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I do hope that the show deals with how KiteMan has been screwed over in the next few episodes. Harley is just awful to him at every single turn and it makes it really really hard to be sympathetic to her and her need for love when she wilfully harms another person who hasn't done anything wrong to get what she wants.
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Jun 19, 2020 16:18
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Arcsquad12 posted:I do hope that the show deals with how KiteMan has been screwed over in the next few episodes. Harley is just awful to him at every single turn and it makes it really really hard to be sympathetic to her and her need for love when she wilfully harms another person who hasn't done anything wrong to get what she wants. this isn't Harley's fault. Its Ivy's. She strung him along, cheated on him during her batchelorette party and is deliberately trying maintain a 'safe bet' relationship she has low to no interest in in the interests of feeling safe in the closet. Harley has no responsibility to Kiteman at fuckin' all.
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Jun 19, 2020 16:41
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Motherfucker posted:this isn't Harley's fault. Its Ivy's. You're right, they're both awful. Ivy at least was the one person who have KiteMan any respect, which makes the betrayal worse since she's pretty much the first person to not treat him as a joke. I still think Harley is pretty terrible to him because she treats him like poo poo whenever they interact and he hasn't done anything to really deserve her ire beyond being a roadblock between her and Ivy.
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