Time to take a break from the anime reviews and it is time to talk about comics. For quite some time, one of the biggest debates in the DC Universe is whether or not Young Justice should have a third season. And the common answer is yes.
Young Justice canceled after its second season, due to low sales on toys. In spite of that, the show was still considered a great DC cartoon since the Justice League in the early 2000s. Lately, there have been many news about a third season being a possibility. But it has only reached to that extent. With these news brewing from time to time, then I am more than convinced that Young Justice deserves to return on television. At the beginning of this blog, I talked about some major characters from Young Justice as a way to express how I really loved the series. You can click here to see more of that. It has been my way to de-stress during my freshman year of college. It also makes me hesitant to do a review because I might end up praising everything about the show, rather than critiquing it. So here I am, talking about it again and this time, I'd like to explain to you all why I think it deserves another season. But be warned, for there will be minor spoilers in this post.
This week has been really action-packed with DC. We had the major crossover events between The Flash and Arrow. And we had a brand new teaser and full trailer for Batman V Superman! What a good time to be alive.
I have to say, this crossover was so much better than last year but most of my expectations weren't met, to be honest. A lot of people have been saying that the crossover event here would introduce the Legends of Tomorrow, but all we've got was an introduction to the villain, Vandal Savage--who was super awesome, by the way (I love the step-up for villains this season--and the brand new heroes, Hawkman and Hawkgirl. And the crossover episodes were focused on how to defeat Vandal Savage, who's role was to kill both Hawkman and Hawkgirl in order for his immortality to continue. That's just it. I was kinda hoping to see White Canary or even Captain Cold enter the scenes to take down Savage, but that didn't happen. Apart from that slight disappointment, I thought this week's episodes were great. The action scenes were epic, the tension between the characters of Arrow and The Flash were so amusing to watch. Also, the emerging moment of Hawkgirl was the most highlighted moment for me. It sent chills down through my spine and the teamwork of the Green Arrow and the Flash just gives me the feels! Sorry, I just love seeing heroes work together.
Then there's the brand new trailer of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. In this trailer, we get to hear Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne have an actual conversation...that is, until Jesse Eisenberg cuts in. I'm not gonna lie, but he sounds kinda funny in this trailer than he did in the last one. Also I am questioning their choice of casting for Alfred because no matter how much ear surgery I will get, I will still hear Scar from the Lion King. The last thing I need to hear is telling Bruce that he needs to be prepared.
Anyway, let us re-live this epic trailer for a few minutes, shall we?
Aside from that, I thought the trailer was semi-cool. Meaning, I love it but at the same time I have some concerns. Of course, I was amazed by the effects in this. I get the feeling anyone gets whenever they view porn: full satisfaction. But also, I thought the trailer showed too much. Like everyone is complaining that the trailer gave everything away. Since this is Fangirl Moment, allow me to sound DC-Biased for this; I want to think that there is more to the plot than just Batman and Superman fighting. I think they decided to show them working together awkwardly behind Wonder Woman--that part made me squeal omg--because a fight between major DC heroes can come out as something predictable. On the other hand, I think they decided to show that last bit because lots of bloggers and social media people overanalyzed the first trailer. So what will the movie truly show? Is it something we have to worry about? Is there going to be more DC heroes appearing in this movie? Is there going to be romance blossoming between Clark and Bruce? What? Can this movie come out tomorrow?
And that is it for my mini-fangirling. What did you think of this week's line-up of heroes? Did you like the crossover episodes of The Flash and Arrow? Did you hate the trailer of BvS just like everyone who lost all hope for DC? Let me know. Let's Disqus. Till the next post~
Since the ultimate crossover event is
fast approaching, I think it would be very fitting for me to finally talk about
what I think of the upcoming CW spin-off series, “The Legends of Tomorrow”.
If you are loyal viewers to The Flash
and Arrow—or simply The CW Network, for that matter—you may have noticed that
the shows this week didn’t show any new episodes. And no, it’s not because
they’re going on an early break. Rather, it has something to do with the major crossover
event, where the two shows will merge together. That’s right! Instead of two
separate plotlines, we get one solid story where our beloved heroes shall work
together to face their common enemies. But wait, there’s more! Team Arrow and
Team Flash will not be the only heroes working together, but this is where the
Legends of Tomorrow shall finally have their debut before January. We are two
months away from the highly anticipated spin-off series of DC, so let us
back-track to how it all started.
The announcements early this year of
the said spin-off series have created a fair amount of buzz across social
media, giving us brand new theories on how the current seasons of The Flash and
Arrow will turn out to be. First off, we received news that Caity Lotz was
officially going to return to CW for another DC TV series, and this left the
immediate impression that we will definitely be seeing Sara revived from the
Lazarus Pit. Then this initial news grew when we learn that even Atom (Brandon
Routh), Firestorm (Victor Garber and Franz Drameh), Heatwave (Dominic Ducell),
and Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) are included in the casting. Finally, CW
dropped a major bomb when rumors of a casting for Hawkgirl was spread around.
Not too soon, CW officially announced that the spin-off series they will be
working on will be called, “The Legends of Tomorrow”, and it was quickly
followed by a teaser. And recently, a brand new trailer is out, also announcing
on the big Flash and Arrow crossover event.
The Legends of Tomorrow has a very
simple plot. Barry and Oliver have decided to contact all the badass people
they know so they can work together alongside Rip Hunter, a time traveler, to
defeat Vandal Savage. Yes, I mentioned that Rip Hunter is a time traveler. As
you can see from the trailer, the characters are going across time and space
just to save the world. To make things more interesting, this show will be
somewhat independent from Arrow and the Flash. Although they will have
appearances, they will not comprise much of the entire series. So I guess it is
safe to say that they are a secondary class version of the Justice League. To
be honest, I was really excited when I learned of this news, even if the whole
concept of heroes, anti-heroes, and villains working together is not a very
fresh idea. I guess it was because of Sara, who happens to be my favorite
character in the Arrow fandom. Also, I am quite attracted to the idea of
characters from different fandoms (Flash and Arrow, in this case) joining
forces. The series will also be very short, meaning there will be no fillers in
between, which sounds very promising to me. The trailers and teasers for this were all epic. Everything seems grave and serious, but at the same time amusing because Rip Hunter has an interesting personality and I can say the same for most of people involved in this. I mean come on, just look at the combination of this group. How can you expect things to go smoothly?
I am looking forward to a lot of
things in this series. First, I want to know what kind of struggles each of the
characters will have whilst fulfilling their mission. Recently, it has been
made clear that Hawkman will be a part of the show and the trailer showed him
having an intense love-hate relationship with Kendra, who happens to be
Hawkgirl in The Flash. Also, Dr. Stein seemed also very wary in the trailer
because his wedding ring suddenly disappeared into thin air! Since they are
dealing with time travel, it is expected that whatever they did in the previous
timelines affected the present. We also get to see Ray Palmer getting a lot of
breakthrough moments in the trailer, one where he gets punched and has an
encounter with a woman. For me, it is possible that Ray will encounter his
deceased lover, Anna, while they time travel. As for Captain Cold and Heatwave,
I am curious as to how they’re going to fit into the mix because they don’t
just do something unless they get something beneficial in return. In other
words, I am curious to know what their motivations are in this series. Aside
from the fact that they are questionable people to trust, I want to know what
challenges they are gonna get, especially Heatwave. He is clearly a deranged
person obsessed with fire, and I hope this spin-off series will unfold his
character even more. Finally, we have Sara Lance as the White Canary. In the
trailer and teasers, we already see her in her brand new outfit, so it is
presumed that she takes the White Canary mantle during Arrow. But just like all
other people who have been revived with the Lazarus pit, Sara has a bloodlust
problem and this was evident in the previous episodes of Arrow. Obviously, Sara
will have to carry this during the Legends series. But I have to say, the way
she fought was so awesome (I probably sound very biased right now for only
praising her, so a thousand apologies for that). I want to see how others will
react to her because I think she has the darkest origin story in the group
(unless Hawkgirl proves otherwise). Actually, I would like to see how everyone
will react to each other. I can immediately tell that the teamwork won’t be
that effective in the beginning. I actually think that they’re going to fail on
what they are about to do. Call me pessimistic about it, but I don’t see the
group getting along as much. Plus, there are members in the group who are
pretty much to the whole saving-the-world stuff, so there is a big percent
accumulation on the inexperience sphere. I’m not saying it’s bad for the story,
though. It would be refreshing to see these characters completely fail at
something and to see them try picking up the pieces together.
My only concern for this show,
however, is the storyline. Time travel is an overused concept and it already
plays a big part on The Flash, but that is not the biggest issue here. I am
just afraid that the story it’s going to have will not keep me on the edge of
my seat or worse, won’t get me hooked at all. Dragging plotlines will always be
a sin, but it would be a major drag if the storyline about defeating Vandal
Savage won’t grab my attention. Like sure, Vandal Savage is a big deal in the
DCverse and you’re going to defeat him using Time Travel. But the question and
concern lies on the how. Like, how are you guys going to do that? The plan and
struggles they’re going to face must have this ability to keep the audience
hooked, otherwise they can kiss ratings goodbye. The show has to have an
effective storyline because it deals with characters who appear very secondary
in the two main CW series. Meaning, showing it won’t matter at all if it only
contains a downhill story and characters who only appeared as sidekicks with
only a three episode arc per season in major DC TV shows. Luckily, some of the
Legends are crowd favorites or at least are considered memorable in the main
shows, but I don’t think it’s enough.Having a bad story will somehow affect their actions and this could turn
them into sucky characters. Trust me, it can happen. So I expect a really good
story with insane plot twists and suspense, otherwise this series might not
fly.
That is it for Fangirl Moment on
Legends of Tomorrow. They are going to kick your asses on the 21st of January on the CW. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this is going to be
good. Till the next post~
Remember when I fangirled about the announcement of The Mortal Instruments becoming a TV series? Well guess what, it actually pushed through and after all the casting announcements and progress, we finally get a glimpse of a teaser and a legit trailer! Unless you're one of those people who went to New York Comic Con, then oh, well. You already.
Now I am well pleased with the very first teaser. For me, all the colors and all that mystic shiz going on accurately captured the vibes of the TMI series, at least for the first book. Also, for once, the casting is pretty good. Isabelle finally looks Isabelle, Clary's hair color is correct, and so on. My only concern now for the show is that if it will also be able to transition into a much darker and eerie tone, like that of the movie. The problem with the movie was that it was trying too hard to be scary and kinda dark. The Mortal Instruments has that very element but it is wrapped around with some light and vibrant stuff. Kinda like ecstasy, but not really. The teaser is able to give me that very feel, but I'm really hoping for some serious things to happen, because as of now it really aims to cater to a much younger audience. I am honestly hoping they would be able to make the show look enticing for adults too, because the series deals with also very mature topics as the story progresses.
And then we have the trailer. Honestly, this very trailer kinda reduced my excitement. First and foremost, we again talk about casting choices. Kat McNamara pulled off the Clary look, but the acting skills? I'm not so sure about that. Her acting technique seems a bit ten times more awkward compared to what Lily Collins offered. Her screams and yells were too sweet-sounding, and Clary Fray is anything but sweet. Unfortunately, the trailer only showed her frightened side, but as they put in more teasers, I'd like to see another angle of Kat McNamara as Clary, preferably her stubborn side. I also have a good feeling about Harry Shum Jr. and Dom Sherwood who are playing Magnus and Jace, respectively. Harry, for me, will somehow never pull off the complete Magnus look compared to Godfrey Gao, but his acting was really good. It is the first time I've seen him act in such a setting, and so far I like what I see. As for Dom Sherwood, we only get to see barely a glimpse of his character. He managed to say a line that was very Jace ("What? No thank you?"), and that's probably the only Jace line I've ever heard. The rest was him explaining what Shadowhunters are. Mostly, the trailer and teaser highly focuses on Clary, who is obviously the main protagonist. I didn't get to see much Jace, and it is something that I still look forward to because he's also a very major character. Apart from that, I think he did okay. So apart from the eerie element, I am very concerned with the acting. Yes, I am looking at you, Kat. I will be watching each and everyone of the cast, especially her.
I do hope that the next trailers will reveal the other characters as well. I am also kinda disappointed that these guys do not have accents anymore. Having accents almost seemed like a shadowhunter trademark to me. But, whatever. Shadowhunters will premiere on ABC Family this January of 2016, and this time, I will lower my expectations for this. I get that most of these actors and actresses are still not that established, so I will cut them slack. But it's very important that they do the storytelling right. I'm not saying that it should be book accurate, but hopefully it would still be very interesting and that they will be transition to different types of tones.
