Justice League (TV Series) Legends (2002) User Reviews

So many great jokes

[shakedatjunk · 9/10 · 19 August 2021]

The other review already talked about one of the best jokes. The other one was when the younger kid from the alternate universe wanted to help them out and everyone was against it because he was a kid but then alternate universe Batman "Catman"(who's based off Adam West Batman) comes strolling into the frame smiling and says "let's go son." I was crying of laughter.

Also the ice/cold puns this episode were great with the villain and Wally. When the villain approached a on the ground eyes closed Wally and said "out cold?" it initially went over my head because it's a normal thing to say in the situation but about 2 seconds later it hit me like a ton of bricks I was dead lol.

This is such a great episode for old school superhero fans, pays homage to the old days mixed with the new and has great comedy and action to go along with it. Also some great scientific explanations.

Crazy how a kid's show can do social commentary better than adult ones

[crazelord · 9/10 · 17 February 2022]

(This review is for both parts)

I've seen these episode so many times and they're always great on every rewatch. They are an excellent homage to the silver/golden age of superheroes in contrast to modern depictions and how they inspired our heroes (and the writers clearly) to be heroes themselves.

But I think what makes these so brilliant and timeless is the nods and jokes about the more nefarious implications of that era (1940s and 50s) as underneath the white washed polish. The female hero on the team basically being treated as a secretary just because she's a girl and Hawk Girl having to irritatedly go along with it to blend in.

And the line from The Streak to Green Lantern "You're a credit to your people, son" is such a brilliant nod to the racism of that era while marinating that "everyone is nice and polite" facade. The entire series is like this being able to imbue mature topics bc it never pandered to it's audience just bc it was directed at kids.

It respects its audience's intelligence to just present the situation and understand what's happening instead of beating you over the head with it's message. It's why the original DCEU is beloved by adults still.

And Part 2 goes deeper into the implications of maintaining a world that ignores the darker sides of humanity and the inherint problems with trying to force things to never change (a lesson a lot of people in the modern political landscape can benefit from).

These episodes are kind of Justice League mixed with the movie Pleasantville. And it's some terrific storytelling.

What did he just say?

[psypeterson · 10/10 · 22 April 2009]

This episode is awesome for one line and one line alone:

The Streak: "You're a credit to your people, son."

The Green Lantern: "Uh...thanks."

For context purposes, this line is spoken by a hero called The Streak to The Green Lantern. The Streak is a character from a comic book Green Lantern read as a kid. Flash somehow aborbed some energy from a giant robot and vibrated himself, Green Lantern, Jon Jons, and Hawkgirl into this comic book's world.

Warner Brothers has always hidden clever little innuendos and subtle social commentary in their shows, but this line (showcasing how ignorant comic books could be in the '50s) floored me.