I’ve now watched through part three. First, a note to the folks at the iTunes Store. Supergirl lists it as “Part 1“, Batwoman lists it as “Pt. 2”, and The Flash lists it as “Part Three”. For someone with mild OCD like me, that makes me want to punch somebody.
SPOILERS AHEAD... As with the first part, there are reasons to praise the second and third installments, and reasons to want to punch somebody. I was most looking forward to seeing (not just hearing) Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne. He did not disappoint... but his part of the story did. I’d read enough spoilers to know he was not going to put on the cape and cowl, but I still wanted him — to the extent it was possible — to BE Batman. Failing that, I wanted him to be the Bruce Wayne from Batman Beyond. So I was disappointed that his character turned out to be anything but heroic. Contrast that with the part played by John Wesley Shipp, who was The Flash in the largely forgettable 1990s TV series; his “Earth 90” Flash was given a fun character arc, complete with a flashback featuring the always lovely Amanda Pays (familiar to fans of Max Headroom). A note about Lex Luthor: A little goes a long way. I like Jon Cryer, but the smug-factor of Lex is ratcheted way too high. That said, his interaction with the Smallville Superman was tremendous fun. Good usage of Black Lightning, though I’m reminded of the Apache Chief episode of Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law when Black Vulcan took umbrage to his race being a part of his name, stating “Maybe we should just call [AquaMan] White Fish!” The Green Arrow in purgatory storyline seemed like padding, almost like they wound up with a few too many SuperFriends, and had to give a few of them something to do. Batwoman has at least remained a constant character. Supergirl acts brave in one installment, puzzled in another, and despondent in another. Batwoman remains resolute, with a chip on her shoulder, but ready to do whatever needs doing. I confess that when the musical score incorporated a bit of John Williams’ Superman theme, I choked up a bit. Maybe because Williams has a way with music that transcends all other mortal men, or maybe because it evoked a bit of the positive, bright Superman from my youth, or both. Superman was always intended to exist in a positive, well-lit universe, and although it would be almost sacrilegious to CGI Christopher Reeve or even George Reeves into the Crisis series of episodes, I kind of wish they’d do it. I could extrapolate plot-holes and continuity issues, but that’s a more pedantic level of criticism than I’m prepared to share. Ultimately, the Crisis crossover ought to be fun, and despite some issues, it On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 11:00 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 10:57 AM M-D November <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Kevin - I can expand on some of your other points when I have more time, >> but most of your complaints about the crossover story (the antimatter wave, >> the Shadow Demons, etc.) come straight out of the comic event of the same >> name, and are not inventions of Greg Berlanti and his writers. Please >> address your complaints to DC Comics, circa 1985, New York, NY. > > > That’s fair. In which case the comic series storyline wasn’t well-written. > It happens. Often. > > I’ll write up part two later. Despite the at-times weak storyline, it is > still fun to watch. > > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ecaf3cda-6070-45c8-b3b3-93b431a4e300%40googlegroups.com >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CpY6t0igkU5547bzMt0odderFrsTtbzs-kThozpATUHg%40mail.gmail.com.
