JLU: "The Once and Future Thing, Part 2"

[mandolin]

So happy I taped this last night.


I found it fairly clever that the episode went out of its way to point out that the timeline was "polluted" - thus, the future we saw wasn't set in stone. (So while WE know that Warhawk will still be born - he's shown up in Batman Beyond and in the legitimate, non-time-polluting trip to the future in Static Shock - John doesn't know that.) Which made the revelations and comparing of notes logical. Still, it didn't make things any less complicated for John, did it? ;)

"Shayera was one cranky pregnant lady." That in itself is a fanfic summary right there. *kicks creativity demons*

Given Batman's reaction to Diana vanishing from the timeline... "Just friends" my ASS.

Batman playing good cop to older Bruce's bad cop - that was beautiful. I can only imagine what they cut away from after Bruce said, "Let me show you how to interrogate someone."

The time shifts amused me, although I was glad when John blinked back in and the "Will you make up your mind?" comment.

So of course, just when John was coming to terms with the idea of a future with Shayera ("Get away from my kid" was a hint, I think), everything's back to normal and only GL and Batman remember what happened. Oh, yeah, things are a lot more complicated...

Last but not least: Batman's modifications to the time belt. What an evil, appropriate punishment indeed. Best use of "Groundhog Day" time-looping ever. :)

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[irenak.livejournal.com]

This was like the episode of geek love. Between Phil LaMarr talking to himself, both Bruces telling off Terry in stereo (not to mention Old Bruce's anguished cry when he's killed) and a special guest appearance by Hal Jordon, I was complete geek orgasmic goo.