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Justice
League Unlimited
Far From Home
Original Airdate - 04/15/06
1000 years in
the future, the battle between good and evil rages on, but
the name Justice League remains hallowed. The members of
the newfangled Legion of Super-Heroes tried to pick up the
mantle of the JLU, but instead they all got captured except
for Brainiac 5 and Bouncing Boy.
Being super
smart, Brainiac 5 hatches a plan to hijack members of the
Justice League from what we know as the present day Cartoon
Network DCU and bring them forward in time to help rescue
the rest of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Being in the
future and all, Brainiac already knows that three members
from the Justice League are destined to travel to the future
and join in this fight. Bouncing Boy reminds him that according
to historical records three JLU members traveled to the
future, but only two ever went back.
These kind of
prophecies are rarely cheerful.
Back in the
present day aboard the Watchtower, Supergirl and Green Lantern
run through some fighting drills in a holographic simulator
which I have decided to call the "hazard area." Superman
and Green Arrow watch Supergirl fight while having a heart
to heart about her likes, dislikes and of course what kind
of tree she would be if she were one.
After
going a few rounds with Queen Bee, Dr Cyber, Blockbuster
and Atomic Skull, Kara waits for John to tell her what she
did wrong, but John says he has nothing left to teach her.
Just as he is about to let Kara try and snatch a pebble
out of his hand, an orb of light surrounds Supergirl, Green
Lantern and Green Arrow and they vanish. Superman arrives
moments later looking befuddled.
In
the future, Brainiac 5 barely gets out "hello, my name is…"
before Supergirl attacks him. Green Arrow calms her down
so Brainiac can tell his side of the story. The Fatal Five
attacked the Legion headquarters and managed to capture
all but two of the Legion members 'cause most of them have
lame powers.
Seriously,
think about it. Five villains managed to capture a team
consisting of dozens of members except for Brainiac 5 and
a guy named Bouncing Boy.
Anyway, they
surmise the Fatal Five must have something big planned to
risk taking on the entire Legion. The JLU members are skeptical
but agree to help. Coincidentally, Fatal Five members the
Emerald Empress and the Persuader choose that moment to
attack Legion headquarters. After a lengthy fight that goes
both ways, The Terrible Two escape with Green Lantern and
Bouncing Boy now under their mind control.
Finally, they
have Bouncing Boy under their control!
Supergirl,
Green Arrow and Brainiac 5 regroup. Brainy and Supergirl
flirt while also working on a way to track the Fatal Five.
They are able to trace Green Lantern's JLU comlink to a
ship that is headed towards the Central Capitol Planet,
which the Fatal Five has tried to destroy before. It's up
to the remaining three heroes to stop the Fatal Five, an
army of mind controlled Legion members and Green Lantern
from succeeding this time.
With
only a few episodes left, Justice League Unlimited
can swing for the fences each episode without worrying about
developing longer plotlines. Supergirl eventually joins
the Legion of Super-Heroes at the end of this episode, which
basically resolves her character in the Bruce Timm DCU (unless
there is a Legion of Super-Heroes show -- which
is being developed, but with Superboy instead of Supergirl).
I mentioned
a few reviews back that it seems like each of these final
shows feels like a pilot episode for another potential show.
"Far From Home" continues that pattern as Brainiac
5 and Bouncing Boy's characters are firmly established and
the basic premise of the Legion is explained. While I won't
read their comic, I'd totally watch their show.
Nothing but
top notch work by Timm, McDuffie and crew this week. The
action was great. The character moments were great. The
story was great. The dialogue was great. The voice over
work was great. The animation was great.
I'm
amazed this show wasn't canceled years ago.
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