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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Villano" data-source="post: 1221555" data-attributes="member: 505">To quote Comic Book Guy, "Worst episode ever!"I've been vocal about my views of the writing on this series.  The dialogue can be pretty good, but the solutions to problems seem to be pulled out of thin air.  Also, I've complained about the inconsistent powers and the altering of characters.While I may not like how they handled Doomsday or question why Hades and not Aries (or Mars) was the Amazons' archenemy or that Cheetah was now a scientific mutation, I can grit my teeth and tolerate it.  This episode, however, makes me wonder if the writers even like the comics they are supposed to be adapting.First, when Glorious Godfrey appeared, I was sure they were going to adapt the Legends mini-series in which Darkseid turned the people of Earth against the world's superheroes.  Instead, he turned out to just be some human schmuck in an instantly forgetable B-story.  I doubt he'll ever be seen again.Next, we have Eclipso.  Does anyone out there think they changed him for the better?  For those unfamiliar with him, Eclipso is an evil god-like being, trapped within the black diamond.  The shards of the diamond unleash the dark sides of the holders and acts out their rage.  When thier wish is fulfilled (usually the killing of someone the holder hates), they lose their soul to Eclipso.Now he's a colony of moon worshipping snake men.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> I really wish the writers would read a DC Comic for a change since they seem to be drawing more influence from Marvel books.  Anyone else think of Marvel when they saw the barbarians chasing down the snake men?  The whole "ancient snake race that one ruled the world" thing is part of Marvel continuity.  They were an enemy of Kull and Conan (both barbarians in case you forgot).  They were worshippers of the ancient demon/god Set (no relation to the Egyptian god).  Last I recall, they were involved in a crossover story in all of Marvel's Annuals back in the early '90s.Also, they basically turned Amazo into Marvel's Super Adaptoid.  The real Amazo is a human-like android with pointy ears who could mimic the JLA's powers.  The cartoon version was a featureless shape that physically changed as it took on their abilites (like growing wings like Hawkgirl), just like the Adaptoid.I know, I know, some people will say that it's just a cartoon and that it isn't really a part of the DC Universe, so you can expect some changes, but I really don't buy that.  What's the point of using the name when that's the only thing they have in common with the original?  Need I remind you of the thread about Halle Berry's Catwoman, who is now Patience Price, possessor of cat superpowers, out to avenge the death of her father (or mother, depending on which press release you read) at the hands of an evil cosmetics company?  Really, why bother calling it Catwoman?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />I'm pretty much giving up on this series.  I'll probably watch the odd episode or two, but I don't intend to follow it.</blockquote>

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