Absolute Justice Review

The big event has come and gone. So, did it leave up to expectations despite this subpar season? Well, Geoff Johns succeded only in part.

The first half in actuality of this two parter, “Society” had it’s far then less interesting side characters, again takeover the screentime from Clark and Lois was a no show.

Chloe is beyond annoying in this, not only does she tells him and Oliver what to do again, but in her typical Dumb Blonde fashion, blows off the advice given to her by Doctor Fate or Martian Manhunter (awsome that he finally got his powers back even though it was out of the expense of Fate, but they left the door open for one of the succuessors. Please Rao it’s not Chloe) about her recent control freak attutide. How full of yourself can you possibly get?!

It’s a total buzz kill the PTB have been cramming their over deported winch very heavily into this DC Universe. Also, I’m getting tired of the plot device of making the heroes look bad with the whole misunderstanding, it’s making Green Arrow more of a jackass then Carter Hall laid on.

Now that I’ve gotten the things bugged the hell out of me, it’s get the postive. Out of the members of the JSA that Johns was allowed to use, Fate played by Brent Strait was the highlight peformance. The voice they came up with was very distinctive, not just another muffled one like GA’s. Not only did Nelson talk about Clark’s destiny, (which has been said some many times by now, you’d think our Man of Steel would get the friggin picture by now) officially announce that his true enemy, Lex Luthor isn’t really dead.

Which is not to say that Michael Shanks didn’t do well as Hawkman. He showed the right level of intensity as the warrior. Yeah, he pulled a Batgrabble but I didn’t have a problem with it.

The second half, “Legends” delivers the goods that said half started. At first I questioned about the Helmet of Nabu accepting a villian as it’s bearer, but it doesn’t work like Thor’s hammer, Mojir.

As I’ve said over and over again, Zod and the Kryptonian clones is a pointless storyline. I wouldn’t be suprised at the last minute, the orb sucks them all back into it so we can get onto a much better storyline.

Checkmate on the show should’ve been this season’s arc since Earth has been attacked by aliens over the course of the series. Pam Grier nailed Amanda Waller to the letter, the way she delivered the line to Ms. Graves (who’s been an agent for some unknown amount of time) said it’s been awhile, there’s an echo of CCH Pounder’s portayal from the DCAU.

Although Wesley Dodds died in the comics and in Kingdom Come, it still was a waste to have one scene and then get axed by Icicle.

Rating: 6 1/2