No Superpowers? No Problem! (LSH, The Batman) (October 27, 2007)

[bradygirl_12]

 Legion of Super Heroes (Episode 5), The Batman (Episode 3--Repeat) (October 27, 2007) 

The WB tripped us up this week!  They repeated the Green Arrow episode of The Batman, but gave us a new episode of the Legion.  And next week both will be new, with the Flash as the guest star in Gotham!  J
 

Ollie was so impressed by Bruce’s set-up, wouldn’t it be cool if he came back with a certain sidekick, too?  J  

 

Wow, either they increased the number of episodes this year, or they plan to throw out the new ones at us quickly and then kill us with repeats forever.

 

I do like that concept of Count Vertigo affecting Dick first.  How frightening it must be for a boy with perfect balance to lose it!

 

As for the new LSH, ‘our’ Superman was featured, helping Chameleon Boy feel better after getting a dressing-down from Cosmic Boy (who must be bucking for the Legion dickery award.  I prefer Grayson with my dickery, but that’s just me.  ;) ).  I loved the idea of Clark going undercover and whipping all comers, stepping out of the ring and giving Karate Kid the win.  Karate Kid was delightful, and who else thought of two very dear friends of our favorite Kryptonian when he touted Karate Kid because even without superpowers, hard work and determination can get you far?  ;)

 

It was a good, interesting episode that taught the Legion some lessons, and Clark was wonderful and adorable throughout the entire story!  J    

Comments

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

I wanted to smack Cosmic Boy a little for all the dickery. O_o I mean, seriously, have they not ever heard of the Goddamn Batman!? O_O

I of course loved Clark in this ep, too. ^_^

[bradygirl_12]

I wanted to smack Cosmic Boy a little for all the dickery. O_o I mean, seriously, have they not ever heard of the Goddamn Batman!? O_O

Maybe they thought he was an urban legend! ;)

Though they did a cool story last season on The Batman about archeologists discovering the Batcave centuries later. :)

Nemesis Kid was a snot, too.

I of course loved Clark in this ep, too. ^_^

He was a sweetie! :)

[tmelange.livejournal.com]

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[bradygirl_12]

Wow! Thanks, Theresa! :)

[cavaleira.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Cosmic Boy definitely wins the legiondickery award. Hehe, and I definitely thought Supes was hinting at Batman when he was talking about how awesome Karate Kid is for not having powers but fighting the good fight anyway. Poor Supes, it must be hard for him to spend so much time in the future. I bet his misses his boyfriend a lot ;)

[bradygirl_12]

Yeah, Cosmic Boy definitely wins the legiondickery award. Hehe, and I definitely thought Supes was hinting at Batman when he was talking about how awesome Karate Kid is for not having powers but fighting the good fight anyway.

Clark's good at hints! ;)

Poor Supes, it must be hard for him to spend so much time in the future. I bet his misses his boyfriend a lot ;)

LOL! That's true. :)

[vigilante-wake.livejournal.com]

I read a review of the latest LoSH episode on another blog that said that it was racist because they made Karate Kid in to Stereotypical Asian Martial Artist, not to mention the fact that he was the laundry boy. What did you think?

[bradygirl_12]

I read a review of the latest LoSH episode on another blog that said that it was racist because they made Karate in to Stereotypical Asian Martial Artist, not to mention the fact that he was the laundry boy. What did you think?

I admit that the laundry thing raised an eyebrow, but I can't remember much about Karate Kid. Was he Asian in the comics?

As for making him Asian if he wasn't, that's like saying Jackie Chan is a stereotype because he does martial arts films.

Karate Kid has a wonderful attitude and a lot of heart, so much so that Clark wanted him in the Legion despite not having superpowers.

[vigilante-wake.livejournal.com]

The original Karate Kid was not Asian, but I believe he might be half-Japanese or something now. It's hard to tell because comic book artists are notoriously bad at drawing Asian people.

I don't think that the reviewer had a problem with the fact that they made him Asian. Asian Martial Arts Master is a bit of a stereotype in comics. Like, almost every single Asian character I can think of in the DCU knows martial arts, even if they're American and really no more likely to know karate than the average white person. Wally West's wife, Linda, is an excellent exception to this rule. On the other hand, you have white characters who are awesome martial artists (like Batman) without the writer taking time to acknowledge the culture that they ripped off. Erm, anyway...

I think the most offensive thing was really the laundry. The main members of the Legion on the cartoon are all white (even Brainy is coded white) and then they make the minority character do their menial labor? I doubt the writers meant for it to be offensive, but someone really should have thought that through a little more.

"Having a strong work ethic" is also an Asian stereotype. A positive one, but a stereotype none the less.

Here's the blog post in question: Karate Kid: Laundry Boy to the Legion.

Is it just me, or does KK look like a young George Takei?

Anyway, I still want to start watching the Legion cartoon at some point. It sounds really fun for the most part and Wil Wheaton does the voice for Cosmic Boy!