Tuppanceware Party: A Young Justice Retrospective, S1 E11-12

EPISODE 11 Episode 11 kicks off with Superman and Martian Manhunter partnering together to take out The Terror Twins. Well, we actually just get the aftermath of their defeat of The Terror Twins because THAT’S NOT REALLY OUR PLOT… Because we cut to the captured Terror Twins being held by the Justice League and not sent to prison yet. Superboy comes in dressed like the … Continue reading Tuppanceware Party: A Young Justice Retrospective, S1 E11-12

Monkey Business: A Young Justice Retrospective, S1 E5-6

EPISODE 5 We kick off with a typical day in Metropolis: a bridge is collapsing! Look, I know Gotham is supposed to be a terrifying, crime-ridden place to live, but Metropolis is Disasterville, man. These people should all move to Iowa. Anyway, Superman shows up to save the day! But also… so does Superboy. They both do their part in rescuing people while Superman repairs … Continue reading Monkey Business: A Young Justice Retrospective, S1 E5-6

A Pick-Up Artist’s Guide To Teen Dating: A Young Justice Retrospective, S1 E3-4

Hey, we are back, still doing the first watch through of Young Justice! Let’s get into it. EPISODE 3 We open up with what appears to be some generic ass thieves robbing shipping containers. The former Speedy, who is… just Roy now, I guess?… shows up to defeat them. One of the thugs turns out to be a metahuman, and we see Young Justice is … Continue reading A Pick-Up Artist’s Guide To Teen Dating: A Young Justice Retrospective, S1 E3-4

Stealing Jokes From 1999: A Young Justice Retrospective, S1 E1-2

Well, my Buffy The Vampire Slayer retrospective as a first time watcher seems to be going along pretty well. Why not start another show? My intention was originally to wait until I was done with Buffy before starting anything else, but then I realized two things: First, content is still king, and I am quickly about to hit my wall on pre-written material. And secondly, … Continue reading Stealing Jokes From 1999: A Young Justice Retrospective, S1 E1-2

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (2021)

I went into “Marvel the Shell With Shoes On” expecting basically just a long form of his numerous YouTube videos. What I found was a deeply moving, often funny, sometimes tearjerkingly sad, masterpiece of a story. Marcel lives alone with his grandmother after an incident caused the rest of his family and neighbors to vanish one evening. The two share a house and soon find … Continue reading Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (2021)

Housing Complex C (from Adult Swim)

A bit predictable, but maybe that’s from seeing a lot of Anime in my life. Beautifully (and frightfully) animated from top notch studio Project I. G. (They do most of the Ghost in the Shell stuff), “Housing Complex C” tells the tale of an apartment complex where several seniors and a few families reside. There’s a girl named Kimi, who lives with her mother. All … Continue reading Housing Complex C (from Adult Swim)