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the end of the "best animated show on television"

y'all know i loved Justice League/Unlimited. But, with last week's nothing-but-setup episode leaving less than one half hour to wrap up an entire series, I was feeling worse than slighted.

leaving that behind me, i watched this week's series finale. i already knew the day would be saved. everything would be back to normal. that's a given -- nobody would end a kids show on a sour note.

the first 20 minutes were pure action bliss. (ok, maybe the first 15 -- truthfully, some of the commercial breaks seemed shorter, so maybe the episode was longer than the standard 22 minutes, but i'm not taking the time to look that up.)

there were some great moments of dialogue, and some real cheesy feel-good crap. the ending was feel-good crap, mostly, and for that i was sad.

also, the ending was ... crap. i won't say more, because i'm not spoiling it here. i just felt so let down by the simplicity, as i suspected i would. BIG COSMIC ALL-ENCOMPASSING WAR! see this rug and this broom? sweep it all under there. good. war over!

unfortunately, it mimics comics today. enormous crossovers affecting the entire universe! poof! gone.

perhaps the wet blanket is rubbing off on me, but i'm desiring a more deep, meaningful, long term relationship when it comes to comics. let something stick, please. let there be repercussions. let ralph dinby kill himself and not come back from the dead. let guy gardner crush the new blue beetle wannabe under a giant green tennis shoe. if you're going to shit on the characters and legacy of DC Comics, let's do it for real. for keeps.

as my high school English teacher used to say, "if you're going to be an asshole, be the best asshole you can be."

DC, take that advice. If you're going to shake up your universe, let's do it right. have a plan, make it stick. you might even gain readers' overall respect again.

Comments

Well, at least it wasn't as bad as the Teen Titans finale.

(spoiler)

I liked the fight with Darkseid. And it was cool the way the heroes and villains teamed up to defeat him. I especially liked the way Batman and Luthor, two mortals, were part of the principal attack on the Apokolips leader.

Still... the resolution was a bit lacking to say the least.

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