Well dang, thank goodness for that credit scene because I sure needed that.
[SPOILER] Y'know, I know Danny is widely considered one of those characters nobody likes, but geez. Part of me wonders if they used him for this just so there'd be one likable and sympathetic version of him... or if someone on the crew had a grudge. Well, hopefully M'comm didn't totally erase him, and he can get a prosthetic, um, body? Cyborg and Halo can probably fix something up, I hope.
And all the pieces are coming together, at last. Nearly everyone is in the same place and on the same page! We just need the Team kids to get the memo and come through, now. I'm also glad that everyone seems fully aware Conner has gotten messed around hard, and are only concerned for him - I know that's a very low bar, but there's definitely plenty of storylines like this where a brainwashed character's friends don't seem to realize their friend isn't in their right mind and take the 'betrayal' personally. I also liked how Conner keeps remembering things, and pausing at the others as soon as they reminded him of anything, and how it's Zod yanking hard on his sense of stability that gets him to obey. That bit where he said he'd assume the risk - that's just a noble sounding way of saying 'don't think or use your judgement, just trust me.'
And augh, poor Conner. We've had a question in the queue for months about how the chest wounds might be a reference to a storyline where Conner had to stay in the zone or die - well, I don't know if that was on the writers' minds for this plot, but between that, the mention that wounds don't heal in the zone, and Phantom Girl's burn, I should've seen that last bit coming - and unfortunately the red sun means Conner is just as vulnerable to third degree burns and open gaping wounds as anyone else. (isn't that a sentence.)
The Zone fight was good - but gosh, I'd love to see a true-color version of it, everything being blue made it kinda hard to follow on first watch. I did like Kaldur taking command again, though, it's been way too long.
And finally... oh, Lor. Well, he's shown up with a Zod crest and he does seem to have his mother's face, so I suspect Zod will at least be open to the idea that this is his kid long enough for an explanation. Still, I wonder if just-out-of-the-Zone Zod will disappoint Lor somehow, if he's expecting his father. Zod's excellent at manipulation, though, and clearly has his father figure routine down pat, so probably not, but something there could throw a spanner in the works.
What else... so, OK, I do feel somewhat more sure the last shot of the season will be Kara, or will be Jason rolling into town. Either/or. And I'm kinda wondering if poor Danny and Motherbox's agony will alert Halo and Cyborg - and hey, then they'd have a healer on hand to keep Conner alive. Maybe not, though, there's already so many people here. It was nice to see Orion again, helping out, and I liked he checked in with Danny before they started the synchronizing plan. He's probably quite familiar with how nasty Apokoliptan tech can get.
And... yeah I think that's everything! Oh, and Teekl 2 was cute. I guess Klarion is hanging out with his dear old buddy this week. On the Warworld. This can only end well. [/SPOILER]
Karrin Blue
posted @ Thu, May 26, 2022 10:12:50 pm EDT from 68.9.91.142