DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
10-20-16, 11:49 AM
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
"The Justice Society of America" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
TEAM WORK - The Legends travel to Nazi-occupied Paris, but find themselves surrounded by the Justice Society of America (AKA JSA.) The Legends discover a time aberration that threatens the JSA, but the JSA wants nothing to do with them or their help. Nevertheless, the Legends force their way into the JSA's mission to intercept and seize a mysterious package. Nate (Nick Zano) is desperate to prove that he should be part of the team, but he has a secret that he shares with his grandfather Commander Steel (Matthew MacCaull) that might make it difficult. Ray (Brandon Routh) is so focused on impressing the JSA, he puts himself and Vixen (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) in danger. Meanwhile, Stein (Victor Garber) has stepped in as the leader with Rip (Arthur Darvill) gone, but when decisions aren't being made Sara (Caity Lotz) seems to be the one calling the shots. Dominic Purcell and Franz Drameh also star. Michael Grossman directed the episode written by Chris Fedak & Sarah Nicole Jones (#202). Original airdate 10/20/2016.
DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
"The Justice Society of America" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
TEAM WORK - The Legends travel to Nazi-occupied Paris, but find themselves surrounded by the Justice Society of America (AKA JSA.) The Legends discover a time aberration that threatens the JSA, but the JSA wants nothing to do with them or their help. Nevertheless, the Legends force their way into the JSA's mission to intercept and seize a mysterious package. Nate (Nick Zano) is desperate to prove that he should be part of the team, but he has a secret that he shares with his grandfather Commander Steel (Matthew MacCaull) that might make it difficult. Ray (Brandon Routh) is so focused on impressing the JSA, he puts himself and Vixen (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) in danger. Meanwhile, Stein (Victor Garber) has stepped in as the leader with Rip (Arthur Darvill) gone, but when decisions aren't being made Sara (Caity Lotz) seems to be the one calling the shots. Dominic Purcell and Franz Drameh also star. Michael Grossman directed the episode written by Chris Fedak & Sarah Nicole Jones (#202). Original airdate 10/20/2016.
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10-20-16, 06:37 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
Is this going to be the same Hourman that showed up in the season 1 finale, or an earlier version? I'm not too familiar with the comic character.
10-20-16, 07:51 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just...ety_of_America
The JSA comic wise has been around since the 1940's and that where they're from in tonight's episode (I assume). I have no knowledge if the characters are immortal or not to have them be able to come from the future.
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10-21-16, 01:05 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
In the scene where they were discussing how to rescue Ray and Vixen; who's helmet was that next to the Red Tornado helmet on the shelf? I didn't recognize it.
10-21-16, 02:01 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
They aren't really using the classic 40's JSA line-up. They seem to have pulled some JSA characters from any point in history and placed them in the 40s.
The JSA has always been a problem for DC Comics since the original group is so firmly wedded to WWII. They have had to come up with increasingly tortured explanations for why people from the 40s are still around in healthy form.
The JSA has always been a problem for DC Comics since the original group is so firmly wedded to WWII. They have had to come up with increasingly tortured explanations for why people from the 40s are still around in healthy form.
10-21-16, 02:12 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
They aren't really using the classic 40's JSA line-up. They seem to have pulled some JSA characters from any point in history and placed them in the 40s.
The JSA has always been a problem for DC Comics since the original group is so firmly wedded to WWII. They have had to come up with increasingly tortured explanations for why people from the 40s are still around in healthy form.
The JSA has always been a problem for DC Comics since the original group is so firmly wedded to WWII. They have had to come up with increasingly tortured explanations for why people from the 40s are still around in healthy form.
Also, does the JSA itself exist because of Flashpoint? There weren't supposed to be any super-powered (metas?) beings in the Arrowverse before the accelerator explosion.
Are all the changes because of Flashpoint, the Legends, Thawne, something/someone else? This is why time-travel shows generally suck.
Any speculation on what the medallion was? At first I thought it might be an Eclipso thing, but now I'm not sure.
10-21-16, 03:02 PM
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10-21-16, 04:11 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
10-21-16, 04:28 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
Yeah. I only remember her from the old JLA comic where Aquaman was the leader and she was a member along with Vibe. To me the book sucked and it basically tanked after that.
10-22-16, 06:40 AM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
Well, RIP Hour ManGuess they really couldn't keep him around since Patrick J. Adams still works on Suits.
Silly, but fun episode. I
at how Stein was such a trainwreck as team leader. I'm glad they now gave the job to Sara.Regarding the confusion on Vixen. mrhan sort of touched on it earlier.
The Vixen that we met on Arrow was named Mari McCabe
The Vixen we saw in this episode is Amaya Jiwe, who is Mari's grandmother.
I have to admit, they did a great job casting this new Vixen. Maisie Richardson-Sellers is almost a dead ringer for Megalyn E.K.
I'm not familiar with Vixen's backstory, but I'm assuming the Legends writers are just creating their own version of her loosely based on the comic. The ancestor version seems to be created for the TV show.
It looks like Jiwe is going to be the new member of the Legends crew.
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10-22-16, 08:25 AM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
10-22-16, 03:32 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
This is all confusing to me. Obviously the events in Flashpoint have changed the timestream (all 3 shows) in significant ways. Not clear which is from Flashpoint or just changes to the DCU to fit the show. Now Vixen is part of the JSA, when before she made an appearance in Arrow in 2015.
Also, does the JSA itself exist because of Flashpoint? There weren't supposed to be any super-powered (metas?) beings in the Arrowverse before the accelerator explosion.
Are all the changes because of Flashpoint, the Legends, Thawne, something/someone else? This is why time-travel shows generally suck.
Any speculation on what the medallion was? At first I thought it might be an Eclipso thing, but now I'm not sure.
Also, does the JSA itself exist because of Flashpoint? There weren't supposed to be any super-powered (metas?) beings in the Arrowverse before the accelerator explosion.
Are all the changes because of Flashpoint, the Legends, Thawne, something/someone else? This is why time-travel shows generally suck.
Any speculation on what the medallion was? At first I thought it might be an Eclipso thing, but now I'm not sure.
These are the cards Berlanti and staff were dealt since Arrow came first on television and they never anticipated Flash becoming a huge hit, introducing so many DC superheroes. It wouldn't have unfolded like this if they knew in advance we'd eventually get Supergirl, Flash, the Legends and Arrow with their own shows.
10-23-16, 05:03 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
Is Hawkgirl off the show for good?
10-23-16, 08:14 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
And why is Obsidian there, he's supposed to be the Golden Age Green Lantern's son.
That's about it, it's an odd mishmash of various versions of the JSA/All Star Squadron/Infinity Inc. etc. Still, it was fun to see a bunch of new heroes on the show. It would have been cool if they added the GA Atom, who is completely different from Ray Palmer's Atom. Wildcat would have been cool to see too.
And of course, Dr. Fate and the Spectre. Of course, there seemed to be plans for them on the Constantine TV show, so I'm not sure what's happening with them now.
And of course, Dr. Fate and the Spectre. Of course, there seemed to be plans for them on the Constantine TV show, so I'm not sure what's happening with them now.
10-25-16, 12:25 AM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
I would guess they couldn't get rights to every JSA character they wanted and went with characters that wouldn't be tough on the budget.
10-26-16, 11:01 AM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
That's too bad. Without Doctor Fate or The Spectre (I know we're not going to see any version Green Lantern in the Arrowverse) it's not really the JSA. Jim Corrigan exists in Constantine so we already have a connection with The Spectre and the Arrowverse.
10-26-16, 01:29 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
And why is Obsidian there, he's supposed to be the Golden Age Green Lantern's son.
That's about it, it's an odd mishmash of various versions of the JSA/All Star Squadron/Infinity Inc. etc. Still, it was fun to see a bunch of new heroes on the show. It would have been cool if they added the GA Atom, who is completely different from Ray Palmer's Atom. Wildcat would have been cool to see too.
And of course, Dr. Fate and the Spectre. Of course, there seemed to be plans for them on the Constantine TV show, so I'm not sure what's happening with them now.
That's about it, it's an odd mishmash of various versions of the JSA/All Star Squadron/Infinity Inc. etc. Still, it was fun to see a bunch of new heroes on the show. It would have been cool if they added the GA Atom, who is completely different from Ray Palmer's Atom. Wildcat would have been cool to see too.
And of course, Dr. Fate and the Spectre. Of course, there seemed to be plans for them on the Constantine TV show, so I'm not sure what's happening with them now.
10-26-16, 02:10 PM
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10-26-16, 08:53 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
Current incarnations of the characters are godlike but in the 1940's they were no more powerful than Ibis, Sargon or any other magical superheroes of that time. The original versions would work if they had been included.
10-27-16, 01:21 AM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
Should just called this WW2 group, The All-Star Squadron.
10-27-16, 02:18 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
That would have made more sense but even fewer people have heard that name than the JSA.
Dr. Fate was always pretty weak against ordinary criminals. He was useless much of the time facing anyone that wasn't a magical villain.
Dr. Fate was always pretty weak against ordinary criminals. He was useless much of the time facing anyone that wasn't a magical villain.
10-29-16, 02:25 PM
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Re: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S2E02) -- "The Justice Society of America" -- 10/20/16
I loved that when it was mentioned that the singer the professor was impersonating was supposed to be over 6 feet tall, Sarah immediately made herself look smaller next to him. Good laugh there.
