#It's not as good as the martian ones that's true but it isn't really in the territory of 'total mystery' anymore

[maeamian]

About to go insane trying to find sources for this, but starting to develop a theory that the idea that the bottom of the ocean is totally unknown is pretty outdated, but is an extremely compelling factoid and as such has persisted longer than it is true.

[cambriancrew]

What is Young Wizards, is it anything like The Aepects by L C Mawson at all????

(And if it isn't that's even more of an excuse to Tell Us About Young Wizards!! Win-win!!!)

AHHH YES. We could talk about Young Wizards literally for hours.

So. It's, in a nutshell, a series by @/dduane Diane Duane, about teenagers who get the ability to use magic, which is enacted primarily by use of the wizardly language The Speech, in exchange for using it to fight the Lone Power who created death and entropy. The main wizard characters are Nita Callahan, a nerdy bookworm with an affinity for plants; her best friend Kit Rodriguez, who has an affinity for mechanical things; and Nita's little sister Dairine, who is a geek whose Wizards manual is a walking laptop. The books are incredibly inventive, with places in them like an alternate universe Manhattan where cars and other vehicles are alive; multiple distant planets, each with amazing aliens; the bottom of the ocean; Ireland where the myths really are true; a Mars where people's ideas of Mars from various forms of media including War of the Worlds and Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes are present.

They're also beautifully diverse and life affirming. The Senior Advisory wizards are a gay couple. Kit is Hispanic. One major side character is black and autistic. There's other various queer characters. The series deals with serious topics like bullying, cancer, death and loss. But there's a throughthread of determination and hope.

Also, supportive adults! Parents who really care about their kids and support their wizardry! Family dynamics that are actually really good! (Most of the time. Nita and Dairine have their moments lol.)

And then there's the Oath. It's so wonderful, we patterned our Code of Conduct partly on it. There's many different versions, but the one we love the most is as follows:

In Life's name and for Life's sake, I assert that I will employ the Art which is Its gift in Life's service alone, rejecting all other usages. I will guard growth and ease pain. I will fight to preserve that which grows and lives well in its own way. Nor will I change any creature unless its growth or life or that of the system of which it is a part are threatened, or threaten another.

To these ends, in the practice of my Art, I will ever put aside fear for courage, and death for life, when it is right to do so, looking always to the Heart of Time where all our sundered times are one and all our myriad worlds lie whole in That from which they preceeded.

Also an art version of the Oath:

I can't seem to find the original creator of the art, it was someone on Tumblr but Tumblr search isn't helping, as usual.

We want two tattoos based on this series. One would be Wizard's Knot plus the first little part of the Oath, "In Life's name and for Life's sake". The other would be the traditional greeting of the Lone Power: "Fairest and Fallen, greetings and defiance." Probably would have that one surrounding the semicolon for depression survival, as suicidality is our personal battle with this universe's version of the Lone Power.

They're also super cheap to get as ebooks through the author's own website, as long as you're not in the UK due to Brexit.

We cannot recommend this series highly enough. If you do end up buying the series and reading it, let us know! We'd love to hear what you think. :)

[screwball-duck]

the BEST looney tunes cartoons (in my humble opinion)

after spending weeks - possibly months - curating the list of the top looney tunes cartoons, i have decided to share it with the world. i organized them based on character, and chose the cartoons that i think specifically follow this basic criteria: 1. they portray the characters in a way that is comedic and true to past writing and established character traits 2. they are entertaining, funny, and have well-executed gags 3. they give the authentic looney tunes feeling and are good representations of looney tunes as a whole if you are introducing a friend to looney tunes, or want to get into it yourself, i suggest you start with these cartoons. they are my personal favorites and i think they capture what makes looney tunes great. before i get into the list, some things worth noting: - i did not include the characters elmer fudd, yosemite sam, tweety, marvin the martian, the tasmanian devil, or any smaller characters. this was because all of these characters are usually paired with more major or more entertaining characters that i made lists of instead. i don't think these characters are enough on their own to make a separate list about, and i don't think that learning about these characters is a necessity when starting looney tunes. - if a cartoon features multiple characters, i put it under the character i thought that it represented best. for example, in porky and daffy cartoons where daffy is silly and funny, i put them under daffy. but in porky and daffy cartoons where daffy is messing with porky, and porky's forced to become sinister, i put those under porky.

finally: the list. (also a shift from my strict no-caps policy)

Bugs Bunny A Wild Hare (1940) - first appearance Hot Cross Bunny (1948) Buccaneer Bunny (1948) Rabbit Fire (1951) Bugs and Thugs (1954)

Daffy Duck Porky's Duck Hunt (1937) - first appearance Porky and Daffy (1938) The Wise Quacking Duck (1943) Duck Soup to Nuts (1944) Daffy Doodles (1946)

Porky Pig I Haven't Got a Hat (1935) - first appearance The Pest That Came to Dinner (1948) Often an Orphan (1949) The Ducksters (1950) Fool Coverage (1952)

Sylvester Life With Feathers (1945) - first appearance Who's Kitten Who (1952) A Bird in a Guilty Cage (1952) Gift Wrapped (1952) The Last Hungry Cat (1961)

Wile E. Coyote/Roadrunner Fast and Furry-ous (1949) - first appearance Beep, Beep (1952) Stop! Look! And Hasten! (1954) Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958) Wild About Hurry (1959)

Foghorn Leghorn Walky Talky Hawky (1946) - first appearance The Foghorn Leghorn (1948) A Fractured Leghorn (1950) Little Boy Boo (1954) A Broken Leghorn (1959)

Honorable Mentions* The Henpecked Duck (1941) The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946) Operation: Rabbit (1952) Mouse Divided (1953) Devil May Hare (1954) Birds Anonymous (1957) Robin Hood Daffy (1958)

Best One-Offs Porky in Wackyland (1938)** Cross-Counry Detours (1940) The Haunted Mouse (1941) Russian Rhapsody (1944) Dough Ray Me-ow (1948) Feed The Kitty (1952)*** One Froggy Evening (1955)

*these are cartoons that i almost picked for top cartoons, but didn't quite make the cut. but these are definitely worth being mentioned because they are almost if not equally as great.

**i know this isn't a one-off because it has porky in it, but i don't consider this a great cartoon for porky because he's really bland in it. i love this cartoon because of the ridiculous characters and backgrounds. ***this also isn't a one-off because there are multiple shorts featuring marc anthony and pussyfoot, but they're very small characters so i consider it part of that category.

[ekat-fandom-blog]

I got this idea from this post by @phoenixcatch7 and decided I absolutely love using it as a thought experiment. (Thank you, phoenixcatch7, for putting that idea out into the universe. I'm absolutely in love.)

If you don't want to read their post, the jist is that Captain Marvel and 6 members of the JL are fighting against a super strong opponent(s) and Cap decides to share his power like he does in the movie. Each one gets one of his 6 powers (not including his magic ability. that's from him and the Rock of Eternity, not one of his patrons). Who gets which power? Phoenix already chose 6 and wrote out their thought process on their post that I linked, go check that one out if you haven't already. (I added on to that with my own thought process and came to a similar conclusion.)

I'm gonna put it under the cut because I have two groups of 6.

The first group of 6 is: Martian Manhunter, Cyborg, Aquaman, Black Canary, Plastic Man, and Constantine.

Strength InvulnerabilityCourage Stamina Power Wisdom Speed

Martian Manhunter has flight, strength that is sometimes comparable to Superman's, density shifting, shapeshifting, flight, mind reading, sometimes he has heat vision. I don't really want to give him power (because flight), wisdom (because mind reading), or strength. I am, however, tempted to give him invulnerability because his only true weakness is fire, but speed or stamina are still on the table for him.

Cyborg has flight, strength, heat vision, and sometimes the ability to make boom tubes (among other weapons). I don't want to give him wisdom because of the mother box and ability to connect his brain to the internet. Strength and invulnerability are kinda useless for him. I don't think he has low stamina either. He already has half of power (flight), so he gets speed.

Aquaman's got strength, durability, and sometimes the trident gives him the ability to strike others with lightning. So cross out strength, invulnerability/courage, and power. That makes stamina or wisdom his only options. Considering he's already got pretty good stamina, I'm going to give him wisdom. Plus, it would help him be less of a hot head.

Black Canary has nothing that is the same as, conflicts with, or similar to the six powers so any of them would be beneficial for her.

Plastic Man is made of plastic. This makes invulnerability rather useless for him, and while it's paired with courage and he's canonically kind of a wimp (at least when it comes to sharp objects) he's not exactly the brightest bulb. Considering his lack of common sense is part of what makes him effective, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. This leaves him with power, strength, or stamina.

Constantine can already fly and conjure lightning with magic, so that takes out power. And, while wisdom's off the table, I do want to point out that even if it was on the table I wouldn't give it to him because of how often he out-thinks people. Strength, invulnerability, or Stamina would be most useful for him.

This leaves strength, invulnerability, stamina, and power.

For strength our contenders are Canary, Plas, and Constantine. I honestly don't think Canary could use strength as much as the other two because she was taught how to fight like a boxer. Plastic Man might be better for strength simply because he's the weakest of the group.

For invulnerability we've got Canary, Constantine, and Martian Manhunter. Martian Manhunter is more durable than the other two so I think I'll give it to one of them.

For stamina there's Canary, Constantine, Martian Manhunter, and Plastic Man. Since I took MM out of the running for invulnerability, this is the only one that would be useful for him.

That leaves power for Canary, which gives Constantine invulnerability

So the final verdict is Martian Manhunter with stamina, Cyborg with speed, Aquaman with wisdom, Black Canary with power, Plastic Man with strength, and Constantine with invulnerability.

~~~

The second group of 6: Metamorpho, Red Tornado, Hawkgirl, Firestorm, Vixen, and Zatanna.

Instead of trying to figure out which character should have which power by going through why each character should/n't have each power I'm going to go by why each power would/n't be beneficial for each character.

Invulnerability/Courage of Achilles: I'm actually going to give this one to Vixen. Anyone else that would benefit from this is either a distance fighter or is more durable than she is.

Strength of Hercules: Metamorpho, Hawkgirl, and Red Tornado already hit like a truck. I'm going to take out Firestorm as well because he tends to not hit people unless it's with an object. That leaves Zatanna.

Power of Zeus: Red Tornado, Hawkgirl, and Firestorm can fly. So that leaves Metamorpho.

Wisdom of Solomon: Off the bat, I'm taking out Red Tornado since he's an android. Hawkgirl or Firestorm would probably benefit the most from this one. Considering how often Professor Stein struggles to reign in Ronald's impulses, wisdom would be more beneficial for them than it would be for Hawkgirl.

Stamina of Atlas: Red Tornado is out automatically because he doesn't get tired. So, Hawkgirl gets stamina.

Speed of Mercury: Red Tornado is the only one left for this one. Which is terrifying, but it's also the only one that would be useful for him so...

Final Verdict: Metamorpho with power, Red Tornado with speed, Hawkgirl with stamina, Firestorm with wisdom, Vixen with invulnerability, and Zatanna with strength.

[deconstructthesoup]

Fantasy High Adventure Time AU: Gods

Yeah, yeah, I'm coming back to this. I should probably start linking everything, but, uh, well... here.

Arthur Aguefort: The man radiates Magic Man energy, I dunno what to tell ya. He's not as sadistic as Magic Man is in canon at first, but he's still an agent of chaos who does what he wants without a lot of regard for others. Ayda is still his daughter, the result of a very brief and spicy affair with the Fire Queen, and he's not strictly a Martian---rather, a human from days past who made it to Mars and achieved immortality. Arthur eventually had to flee to Earth after causing a gigantic ruckus on Mars, and he still feels a lot of guilt from his past mistakes... but it'll take time for him to actually do something about it.

Tectonya Karkovnia: The ruler of Mars and a technical goddess, Tectonya initially welcomed Arthur Aguefort onto Mars, and the two became fast friends. However, once he started delving deeper into his magic-induced madness and fully lost it after a desperate attempt to harness incredible magic to reverse the effects of the Mushroom war, she fully cut ties with him. Now, she's ruling alone, and while she's worshiped heavily on Earth, Tectonya's really just an incredibly overworked person trying to run an entire planet. She may have almost all of the knowledge in the galaxy, but it's still a struggle.

Kalina: Known as the Cosmic Cat, Kalina frequently appears in people's dreams, and her presence is a clear sign that the dream will eventually come true. She's a lot craftier and classier than the Cosmic Owl, though when she speaks in dreams, she's still very blunt about what they mean ("meow, you're a sociopath," "ya blew it, kid," ect). Kalina's essentially your cool aunt who's probably into some shady shit, and she takes her job seriously... for the most part.

Cassandra: She has the mantle of the Wishmaster and is largely regarded as one of the chillest cosmic entities in the multiverse. They're best friends with Kalina and eventually Kristen---kicked off by the first time the Questing Trio came to the Time Room and the discovery that Kristen could use Wish Magic---and has almost a million niche hobbies to fill their admittedly vast spare time. One of those hobbies happens to be writing, and she's made a... sorta incognito world. It manifests as Aelwyn's genderbent fanfiction. Not the most original thing, but they're proud of it.

Gorthalax: Surprisingly, the almighty ruler of the Nightosphere, blessed with the power to devour souls, is a pretty chill and easygoing dude. Over the centuries, he's made several efforts to try and reconnect with Fig---who, for the most part, isn't really having it---and his attempts at reaching her through Adaine has led him to develop a friendship with Penny, who's somehow made friends with every single dark cosmic entity in existence. When Gorthalax isn't managing the Nightosphere, he's either participating in crazy underground fighting matches or rocking it out with Death, and that's pretty much how he likes it. Fig doesn't admit that she thinks that's cool.

Talura: She exists in a null void outside of everything, embodying all that is chaos and discord. But despite the fact that summoning her is a one-way ticket to an apocalypse, there is a consciousness in there, and underneath the frightening exterior and uncontrollable powers is someone who is just plain tired with her role. She wants people to understand that chaos shouldn't mean ruin and destruction, but after one too many times attempting to use her godlike abilities for good and failing, she's resigned herself to being the harbinger of desolation and All That Is Evil. Talura never asked to have the power to cast people to oblivion, yet that was the hand that she was given... and as long as she stays in her void, nothing will come of it. Unless someone's stupid enough to summon her.

The Nightmare King: Purely because they give off identical vibes and look almost exactly alike, I separated the Nightmare King off from Cassandra and made them the Lich. Really, nothing else to add---they're just the Lich with a different name.

Okay, one thing to add---when they're eventually defeated by Guardian Blood and turned into a baby, Kristen names them Lil' Cass (in honor of Cassandra, who at the time was briefly dead) and the Questing Trio gives them to the Thistlesprings to raise. So, yeah, Gorgug has a little sibling who used to be a being of pure evil.

[spookykestrel]

Okay so about the book recs -

my favorite books of all time are The Martian and Project Hail Mary, both by Andy Weir. Both are super fun and unique, and are very science-fiction-done-practuaclly(I guess? Hard to describe) I have read/listened to both of them individually like 7 or 8 times, that's how good they are.

If you want something a little more fantasy I reccomend The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. If you really don't like romance(I'm not sure how strong the preferences you mentioned in the tags are) I wouldn't say this is the top choice tho bc romance/true love is a pretty big plot point.

And finally(I promise, oh I really hope this isn't too much reccomending) if you want something that's weird and out there and also historically set, The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel has been one of my favorite books for the better part of a decade. There's betrayal, circuses, mythical monsters in the mountains, and a train that seems to never end.

Please let me know if you want more, I read sooooo many books and would love to give more recs!

Okokok good to know I’m not a huge sci-fi person but I’ve heard good things so I’ll check them out :) also my mom has been trying to get me to read the Raven cycle for yeeaaars I’ve read like a chapter and then dropped it for something else but it’s high on my list 👍👍

[twinkle-with-stars]

Astro statements that I don't relate to and why

Disclaimer: this is an impulsive post and you can leave your opinion but no hate, do not copy , reword or repost it.none of the placements or aspects mentioned here and the statements about them are fake they just don't relate to me.

Venus-mercury being smooth talkers I met many people with this aspect including me that weren't smooth talkers at all, can't lie and can never get themselves out of trouble becuase of their words but their words did cause trouble tho.

But in my own case I think it could be becuase I have scorpio mercury and venus with a Mercury-mars aspect too.

Taking the above note further Mercury-Mars harsh aspects and cussing alot, I know handful of these people and I have it too( mercury square mars in my case) but I never found them or me unnecessarily cussing at people, I actually hate cussing and prefer to talk without using cuss words even in arguments.

Now I don't know what this could be causing in my chart but this isn't true for me.

Aquarius moons being chill, so I know a few people with this placement and 2 of them live with me, these people get easily irritated like their irritation can be seen by you, it's not volatile outburst but still I won't count it as chill.

This could be because of them (the 2 people who live with me) having martian influence in their chart with one being a scorpio and other an Aries.

Scorpio risings being intimidating now I never met a single scorpio rising that is intimidating all I found them was reserved and quite but once I talked to them they were normal?

Appearance wise the people I found intimidating were instead capricorn and virgo risings, Idk but something about their earthy energy intimidated me.

Idk the possibile reason fir this may be becuase I have a leo rising or a moon in 5th?

Scorpios being overly obsessive and possesive of their partner. I know people with scorpio sun and venus or just one of them in their charts but they still weren't possesive of their partners. Oh and this was when they were either in a committed relationship, married or been with each other for a long time.

Lilith-ascendant being hated by women I read this somewhere here but I don't find it true might be true for celebrities or something but the normal people I live with specifically the women are ADORED for their appearance and looks people in general and MORE number of women simp over them and be in awe with their beauty.

Pisces mars having foot-fetish honestly I even if I didn't look at people's chart I don't find this fitting for everyone and the people with this placement did not have this fetish, but they instead liked painted nails just in general all the girls like painting their nails in colors with this one.

Jupiter in 11th and having alot of friends I have this placement I literally have 3 friends that's it. Idk what causes this but this has never been applicable on me.

Venus in 3rd I don't relate to it's whole discription except having attractive siblings, I was never popular in school, considered pretty I was actually bullied in school for having dark skin color and looking "ugly" but yess I was loved by my teachers otherthan the bullying it was a harmonious experience.

Leo rising and curly/wavy hair, I have absolute stubbornly straight hair but they're thick, healthy and voluminous,tho I always loved curly hair and wanted them on my head but guess they're not for me.I know this more of a genetic thing but I see this alot.

Saturn in retrograde and absent father figure , Now this one I don't get it why is this even a thing if saturn is restrictions and retrograde reverses the results then it should make the father figure prominent instead of missing but that's just my personal take on this, since I have this placement and no my father wasn't missing in my childhood or now, he was and is very much present and I have a pretty good relationship with him too. Tho I do find him really strict and overly protective but that's just any normal dad.

CONCLUSION: no single placement can make you a flirt or a gangster our personalities are definitely influenced by the whole chart and other placements too and you don't have to believe everything that is said by astrology or anyone or anything else! It is possible that you only relate to one part of your placement and the other don't, sometimes they're are timmings when a placement gets activated in a chart and influences you so you might not see it's effect now or they might have been present in the past but not anymore. At times wrong or birth information with an error can be a reason too ( mine's correct tho)

I wanna know is their any case with any of you lovely people too, if is please feel free to let us know or may be you can add your opinion about these.

[hintofelation99]

The Justice League Hangs out with Duke

Bruce: Duke, it's time we had the talk.

Duke: Uh... nope. No thank you. I'm not getting the sex talk from Batman.

Bruce: What? No! The Robin talk.

Duke: But, I'm- I'm the Signal now? Isn't it a bit late for a Robin talk?

Bruce: Son, it's never too late, not for this.

Duke: Um. Ok.

Bruce: When Dick, Jason, and Tim first started as Robins they created a tradition. A tradition that continued with Stephanie, Damian, and now you.

Duke: And that tradition is?

Bruce: Taking down the Justice League. By being annoying and slightly terrifying.

Duke: OHHHHHH. Is that why no one from the Justice League talks to me?

Bruce: Yes, yes it is. But don't worry. I made an arrangement that will allow you time alone with league members to continue the tradition. You have a week to prepare.

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Duke: Cass, what do I do?

Cass raises an eyebrow at Duke.

Duke: For the Robin tradition thing. I have to take down the entire Justice League in a night using creative, outlandish, and original methods. But it's already been done by Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian, and Steph. So what do I do? How can I be better than all of them.

Cass smirks: Take them down too.

Duke looking at Cass like she's crazy: What?

Cass: Take. Them. Down.

Duke: Holy shit, you are terrifying.

Cass just smiles and leaves.

-> One Week Later <-

Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian, and Steph gather in the Watchtower.

Duke: Hey guys, Batman just wanted to go through some training exercises with everyone. He'll be a little late. Harley and Ivy escaped Arkham and are trying to grow penis shaped shrubs in all the public parks. But, don't worry he asked me to go ahead and start with out him.

Green Lantern: Why are you leading this meeting?

Duke: Batman is running late and he wants me to practice leading meetings.

Green Lantern, glaring suspiciously at Duke: Are you about to do that stupid Robin tradition where you torture all of us?

Duke: What Robin tradition? Also, I'm not even a Robin? I'm the Signal.

Green Lantern continues to glare at him.

Superman: Calm down Green Lantern, the Robins never do this in front of each other.

Every League member seems to relax at this.

Duke acting confused: Uhhh, yeah. Ok, we have a few housekeeping things to do according to the list Batman left. So, I'll have everyone pair up for sparring while I handle these individually.

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Everyone is in the training room working out or sparring. Duke approaches Tim.

Duke: Hey Tim, Bruce wanted you to look in to that Bludhaven case. Is that ok with you?

Tim: Yeah, why wouldn't it be?

Duke: Oh, I just thought it might be difficult considering what Dick did.

Tim: ...What did he do?

Duke: Wait, you haven't noticed? Oh no, I'm sorry I shouldn't have said anything.

Tim: Duke. Tell me what he did.

Duke: Well, Jason said that he replaced all your coffee with decaf.

Tim: THAT BASTARD. No wonder I've been feeling so tired! I'm going to kill him!

Duke: Wait, just stop! I heard that he hid all of it in Green Lantern's room.

Tim: Wait, why there?

Duke: Something about you being afraid of him.

Tim: WHAT?! I'm not afraid of the Green Nightlight! I'm gonna find that coffee then make Dick pay.

Duke: Oh, well cool, good luck!

------

Green Lantern: Um, what are you doing in my room?

Tim: Where is it?

Green Lantern: Where's what?

Tim: You know what I want. Give up now or face the consequences.

Green Lantern: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

Tim: Fine. Consequences.

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Steph, sparring with Duke: So, what's it like being the first meta bat?

Duke: Not too bad, but I could do with out the whole 'predict the future' thing.

Steph, laughing: What? You can not see the future.

Duke: I bet you $50 I can

Steph: Your on.

Duke, makes everything around him light up and uses a weird voice: In the next thirty minutes Green Lantern will flee the Watchtower in fear. Soon after Dick will be attacked by Tim.

Steph, snorts in obvious disbelief.

Steph: That was so fake-

Green Lantern runs out of the tower looking terrified.

Steph: No way.

Tim tackles Dick and they start fighting like three year old's on the floor.

Steph, handing Duke $50: Holy shit Magic Man.

Duke makes things light up and does the voice again: Oh my god.

Steph, looking excited: What?!

Duke: The- the sushi. The sushi you brought today, it's made from-

Duke pretends to choke back a sob.

Duke: It's made from the fish who was the maid of honor at Aquaman's wedding.

Steph: HOLY SHIT.

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Steph and Aquaman sit beside each other for lunch, she pulls out her sushi and looks at Aquaman sadly.

Steph: I am so, so sorry for your loss. But just know that her sacrifice is not in vain.

Aquaman, looks confused for a second then sees the sushi: NOPE. Not this again! I'm leaving.

Steph: Wait! I'm sorry!

Aquaman leaves as Steph tries to chase him down.

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Jason is laughing and filming as Dick and Tim fight.

Duke, whistles: Man, imagine if that video went on YouTube.

Jason, looking confused: What?

Duke: I'm just saying if the video of Red Robin and Nightwing fighting like kids ever got on YouTube, it'd go viral. Oh and they would be so pissed!

Jason, laughs: Too bad B would kill me if I uploaded this.

Duke: Yeah, I guess so. And you can't upload it here because then Superman would get in trouble.

Jason: Why would the boy scout get in trouble?

Duke: Cause he always uses his YouTube account on the Justice League computer. So it'd look like he uploaded it and B would find out that Superman watches cat videos while he's on monitor duty.

Jason, smirking: Huh, so you're saying if I upload this on the League computer I'd piss off Bruce, Tim, and Dick and get Supes in trouble?

Duke, acting innocent: Huh, I guess so.

-> A Few Minutes Later <-

A call from Bruce comes up on the main computer.

Superman: Hey Batman, what can I do for you?

Bruce: You, Red Hood, cave now.

Jason: What? Why me?

Bruce: Because I saw that little home video you uploaded of your brothers.

Jason: What, that wasn't me!

Bruce: I could hear you laughing while you filmed.

Jason: Dammit.

Jason and Clark leave for the cave pouting like kids.

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Duke: Hey, Black Canary?

Black Canary: Yes Duke?

Duke: I'm sorry to do this on such short notice, but I'm very worried about Dick and Tim.

Black Canary: Why?

Duke: Well, Tim keeps claiming that Dick is out to get him. Something about Dick messing with his coffee? And Dick feels like he's just being attacked for no reason and is worried about Tim's health. Is there anyway you could intervene?

Black Canary, looking sighing and looking exhausted: Usually I have three days of preparation before dealing with bats.

Duke: I know it's just-

Duke gestures to Tim and Dick rolling on the floor fighting.

Duke: They really need help.

Black Canary: Alright, I'll see what I can do.

Black Canary attempts to intervene only to get pulled into the fight. Now the three of them are tangled in a huge, confusing fight, that's filled with yelling and hair pulling.

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Duke: Damian! Quick!

Damian: What is it Thomas.

Duke: I think somethings wrong with Dick and Tim and maybe even Black Canary. They're all fighting and won't stop! Can you help me contain them so that we can figure out what's going on?

Damian: Fine. I shall help.

Duke: Ok, just try to herd them into this containment cell.

Damian joins the fight managing to get everyone, including himself, into the containment cell. As Damian is trying to leave Duke closes the cell. Damian angrily yells and bangs on the sound proof walls.

Duke: What? Sorry, can't hear you! My hand slipped!

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Wonder Woman: Very well done Signal.

Duke, acting innocent: Hm?

Wonder Woman: You tricked Red Robin into scaring Green Lantern away, then into fighting Nightwing. Once that fight broke out you tricked Red Hood into uploading a video to the internet using the Superman's credentials. By uploading that video he caused both himself and Superman to face Batman's wrath. You also used the fight to trick Stephanie into annoying Aquaman to the point of leaving. Then you involved Black Canary in the fight, which was her downfall. And, as a final touch, you managed to get Robin into the fight and trapped all in a containment cell. You successfully eliminated 9 foes with one trick.

Duke: You mean 11.

Wonder Woman: What?

Duke: 11. You see, I didn't trick Red Robin, I tricked Nightwing. I had a week to prepare. In that week I convinced Dick that Tim needed to cut back on the caffeine and that Dick should help by switching all of Tim's coffee with decaf. I also convinced him to hide that coffee in the watchtower, in Green Lantern's room. So that was all true.

Wonder Woman: But, that still does not make 11?

Duke: It does. Because This morning I moved the coffee. I replaced the Flashes decaf with Tim's ultra caffeinated coffee. You see Tim has it specially manufactured to increase the caffeine levels. And, while Flash doesn't usually drink his coffee in the morning, he's always running late and forgets, he does drink coffee during training breaks. Which is now. So in about five minutes we will have an incredibly caffeinated speedster in the Watchtower. And since you're the only one around right now with a chance of catching him, that's your problem.

Right as Duke finishes Flash runs by, majorly hyped up on caffeine.

Duke: Checkmate.

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Martian Manhunter: It appears that I am the last remaining League member.

Duke: Yeah, I don't really understand this tradition but apparently every Robin ends it by picking a favorite league member.

Martian Manhunter: Out of all the League members, why have you chosen me?

Duke: Your smart and have a lot of cool powers. Also, I dunno, I hear you sometimes feel like an outsider with the league. Cause, the whole martian thing. And I know it's not the same but, sometimes I feel like an outsider with the bats, being the only meta and all.

Martian Manhunter: You have chosen me so that we may bond over our lack of connections?

Duke: Uhhhh, yeah?

Martian Manhunter: Hm. Very well, I assume that this is your “Robin Weakness”. Apparently every Robin has one.

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Books I think characters would like

Note :this is a work in progress. This is just for fun. Maybe just view this as book recommendations ok. Also I am only putting books I have read on this list. And feel free to add books as well. I love a good book recommendation.

(also let me know if the links work. this is my first time trying this.)

Loki:

East of Eden- A book about brothers and choosing your fate, rather than accepting what people say about you. Also fantastic writing and some of the best descriptions of California I have ever experienced.

Arabian Love Poems- listen, Loki loves poetry. No one does love poetry better than Nizar Kabbani.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous- The chokehold Ocean Vuong has on the English language. Even if the story of a gay immigrant child writing to his mother in a language she cannot read doesn't appeal to Loki (which I think it would), the lyricism of this book would be appealing enough.

My Sister, the Serial Killer- Dark Comedy, I think it would be a light read for Loki, but the story would entertain him for sure.

Wuthering Heights- a) the writing is great. b) the line between love and hate is thin. its the passion that drives them. c) ghosts

The Count of Monte Cristo- Revenge with a flair of dramatics. Totally Loki's style.

Steve:

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland- This book covers complexities in war and also doing what you think is right even if others get hurt, in such an empathetic way. Like the author is clear bad things happen, but explains what drives people to do them and also why it isn't black/white. Also isn't Steve an Irish immigrant or something of that nature. anyway this is the rec that made me want to make this post.

Know my name- I think Steve is really into memoirs and this is one of the best ones I have ever read. Also he would totally be a feminist who fights rapists.

The Picture of Dorian Gray- Irish literature because Steve can now afford to read all the books he wants.

The Outsiders- boys fighting for friends.

Bucky:

The Martian- Bucky is a scifi dude and you can't tell me otherwise. This features isolation, being left behind, and yet your friends choosing to risk it all to save you. Which is basically the modern story of Steve and Bucky, so yea. oh and the sarcasm in this book is through the roof.

Mind of my mind- Scifi and mind control. That's the logic.

The Black God's Drums- this is a novella that has set the standard for all novellas. The story, characters, and world are all so vivid, despite how short the story is. It has the classic, underdog saves the day and I see this being a pick me up for Bucky.

Frankenstein: The story of a monster being created, the creator not taking care/responsibility, and then the monster coming after the creator. I think Bucky would relate to the monster honestly.

Astrophysics for People in a hurry- science yet digestible. This book would totally live on his nightstand.

Bonus:

Set Boundaries, Find Peace- the book I recommend to everyone, bust especially those who need to work on mental health and let's be honest nearly every marvel character needs therapy.

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For Phil/Dejah.

SFW: #2 who's the messiest? Cleanest?

#7 would they go to the beach?

#14 who is the highest maintenance? Does the other mind?

NSFW: #9 Quickest turn ons? Immediate turn offs?

#12 How are their afterglows?

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2. With all respect to the alien warrior queen, Dejah is unquestionably the messier of the two. It's what happens when one possesses a top-rate scientific mind and a cadre of servants dedicated to maintaining an abode in her stead; when there are no servants, there shall be clutter. Phil was a messy child, yes, but his mother kept after him to keep his space at least organized. From the breadth of instruction and training he received at SHIELD Academy, he acquired a far more true appreciation for a clean domicile, but no matter how clean or messy his own might be, he knows exactly where everything is within it.

7. Following an array of about fifty security clearances and twice as many assurances regarding her safety, Phil would be thrilled to bring Dejah to a beach. Somewhere remote, so they don't have to concern themselves with the public, but nevertheless, a place where Dejah can look out over the seemingly endless ocean. Phil knows how badly Barsoom needs water, and such a visit would surely show Dejah that such a vast supply isn't beyond their reach. Given her understandably dim view of humanity, he wants to show her something about Earth that is worth marveling at. But knowing her, she would also take a moment to observe that it's her, and him, alone, with more water than she's ever seen this close... virtually everything she's ever wanted, all in one place.

14. The answer to this question is fully dependent on where they're located. If they're on Barsoom, Dejah is most assuredly the more high maintenance of the two, but this is a matter of necessity. As she is monarch, theoretical physicist, and top dog, all in one, it is her duty to embody the virtues of wisdom, intellect, leadership, and strength above all. Appearance matters to her only insofar as she's able to collect positive results from its manipulation. If on Earth, however, her concern for her appearance is tertiary at best -- and when it comes to enjoying the wide variety of Earth foods, there is neither height nor depth she'll avoid in the pursuit of a novel experience. By contrast, when on Earth, Phil is quietly fussy about his bespoke suits... and on Barsoom, he's really not sure how to feel about Martian fashion or cuisine, except to trust that Dejah has his best interests at heart, at least one other human has already survived a good long life in these environs, and... leather bandoliers? Oooookay.

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9. Among the quickest turns-ons they experience is sending sultry thoughts and feelings to one another through the Voice. Because this is a connection no one else on Earth shares, for the length of her time working alongside SHIELD it is something intimate and unique to them. When they are alone, Phil needs only lean towards Dejah's ear and say literally anything into it; the resulting intake of breath is itself an arousing reward for him. A hidden weakness of his is Dejah's neck; if she puts her hair up or binds it into a ponytail, the resulting exposure of that graceful space just does things for him. Just like him sliding his fingers into her hair does things for her.

But the mood dies immediately when either of them discusses work or elements of personal history. Without ever once having asked her, Phil knows Dejah has wept enough tears to feed a river. And though he's never uttered a word of it, Dejah knows how Phil quietly mourns the loss of family, friends, lovers... but above all, time.

12. Dejah's afterglow makes her nothing less than radiant in Phil's eyes. She might actually be glowing; certainly her eyes are, and he can't get enough of that gaze. She can murmur words of adoration and curl herself up into him, but it's those eyes that weaken him. So much so, in fact, that he's not moved to do anything or go anywhere in the minutes that follow, whereas during prior relationships, he'd permitted himself the inclination to clean up, make food, figure out ways to tend the woman with whom he's just shared intimacy... keep moving. Dejah inspires him to stay still and simply be. For anybody who knows Coulson, they'll know that's REALLY something.

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Sweater Weather

I enjoy the headcanon of Doofus Rick having a variety of sweaters. And after looking at stock photos, I was inspired to write this fic. Hope you guys like it.

In this fic Ricks sweater causes some conflict.

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In the great vastness of space, one could learn the true meaning of loneliness. For miles upon miles, floating upon nothing, you could say it was like sailing across the sea. Yet, unlike the salt or crashing waves of the ocean, you two would navigate across star systems or avoid asteroid fields, while at the same time enjoy the peace which comes from being somewhere uncongested. However, as fascinating as it was to go on intergalactic, space adventures, one of the things you didn't enjoy was the extreme temperature changes; most of the time, you'd stay in the ship or stay home if a planet's climate was too cold for your taste, but on this occasion, Rick needed an extra pair of hands when you two stopped on Mars after spending most of the day at the Jerryboree.

After Zeta-7 had traded a few items of his own to obtain what he came for at a reduced price, you two ran as fast as you could back towards the ship, but by the time the ship was out of the Martian orbit, you were chilled to the bone. Rubbing your arms, you shivered. "I wonder if I'll ever get used to this."

Your breath came out like a cloud of smoke and the cold that had seemed mild at first had numbed your face and extremities. Rick turned up the heat, as well as turned on the seat warmers and offered you a freeze-dried Phytonian branch worm, but you passed on the offer. You knew it would have warned you up straight away, but the last time you tried one of those things, you had a stomach ache for three days. Concerned, he placed the ship on autopilot and did his best to search around in the back seat for anything you could use to warm up, but then as though it struck him on the head he groaned. "Darn it, I-I forgot that I removed the spare blanket to wash it."

"Where is it now?"

"I-I left it in the dryer."

You thought of telling him that it wasn't his fault he forgot it since you had distracted him this morning with a video about ninja cats, but it wouldn't have helped the situation. "Ricky," you tried to ease him with a weak smile but your teeth chattered. "it's not a big deal. Besides, we're not that far from home."

However, he wasn't convinced. You weren't as experienced when it came to space travel, but you knew well enough of the possible dangers associated with extreme body temperature shifts. The chill you had spread deep into your bones until you thought you'd rattle if shaken; a lick of fear traveling down your spine but otherwise you didn't feel too bad. Nonetheless, Rick was concerned for your well-being, and knowing you two were hundreds of thousands of miles away from your dimension's version of Earth, he made a decisive decision and started removing articles of his own clothing. "Whoa, what are you doing?"

With a blush, he handed you not only his knitted Jerry sweater but also his labcoat; leaving him in a thin t-shirt which had a snoopy patch on the right shoulder; how cute. "I hope it'll s-suffice until we get home."

"But what about you? What are you going to wear?"

Flashing you a stern look which left little room for argument, you slipped on his sweater and lab coat, and was delighted to feel a little more like yourself and relaxed by its scent; it was his essence; that of vanilla, of his home, and something you couldn't quite think of; chemicals perhaps. "Hmm, your clothes are a lot more comfortable than I expected them to be. How um…..how do I look?"

Turning down the lights and switching back to manual, he nodded. "It suits you m-mi corazón."

You admired its softness and passed your hand over the tight, twisted knit. It was a lovely shade of light sage green, and had a picture of a smiling Jerry holding a titanic ship model; you thought it was sweet that it was a picture of his friend. So many things this man-made or owned had a purpose or a story; this piece was most likely made to brighten up the day that the Jerrys in his care were having. Your Rick really was a good man; better yet because he saw the value in regular folk who probably didn't see it in themselves. "I like your clothes, Rick," you commented; your heart warmed by his goodness. "they seem to carry bits of you in them."

"Th-that could be said about any piece of clothing that's been worn. They carry bits of our DNA." he stated matter of factly.

"Eh….that's... I mean I get that, but that's not where I was going with this. I meant that they're soft and warm like you Ricky. You enjoy dressing comfortably, don't you? You own a variety of sweaters."

"Wh-who doesn't? I've sort of been dressing th-the same way for the last twenty or so years but when I met you, I had more opportunities to dress up. However, the older I get, the more often I'm in need of something a-a bit warmer and gentler on my skin. Actually, some of my clothes are locked to my particular genetic signature so that they'll or adjust according to the weather or climate. That way, I'll have less t-to carry on certain excursions."

"Incredible, that'll certainly come in handy, but can I ask you something?"

"Y-yes?"

"I know you're focused on driving," you started, wondering if your assumptions were correct. "but is there a reason why you haven't looked me in the eyes since we left Mars, or am I just thinking too much?"

He visibly stiffened, but he still didn't face you. Rick seemed troubled, for he tightened his grip on the wheel. Maybe this hadn't been the best time to ask, but what else could you have done? If you didn't ask, how else would you have known? Still, if you had waited, you would've noticed the red light blinking on the control panel sooner. It was a caution light, but you weren't so concerned, but you should've been.

Rick had opened his mouth to answer, with a faraway look in his eyes, but in the blink of an eye he made a sharp left turn around some space junk; jostling you two as well as the cargo. That was another thing you hated about space was Earth's contribution to its pollution. Unknowingly, you two had deviated from the usual course by a few miles, leading you two into a dangerous situation. Whether it was the fault of his navigation equipment or his lack of focus you didn't know, but it took a couple of minutes of evading space junk before you two could breathe a sigh of relief. And at the first opportunity, he switched the ship back to autopilot. "I'm s-sorry about that. I'm usually a better driver." he started, scratching the back of his neck as he glanced out the window in search of an answer in the emptiness of space. You couldn't see anything except for a few stars and the Earth straight ahead, but you had a feeling that where he was looking was somewhere you couldn't see. When he was ready, he turned around in his seat to glance at you, but then quickly turned back to face the steering wheel. How odd. "T-t-to answer your question," he stammered. "y-you're not thinking too much. I've just been distracted."

"Oh, okay."

"Are y-you alright? Nothing hurts does it?"

"I mean, other than feeling wide awake now, no harm was done I guess, but what happened? It isn't like you to let your mind wander while we're out here. Rick, would you like me to take over the wheel so you can straighten out your thoughts?"

"No, it's not - I can do it. I got this."

"Are you sure?"

"Mhm, as long as I-I focus on the wheel."

He hadn't really answered your original question, but since you guys nearly avoided death, it probably wasn't a good time.

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He parked the ship in his garage, and since it wasn't that late, you two walked over to your home. Rick hadn't said much since earlier, but you figured he'd let you know what was bothering him later. As soon as you crossed the threshold of your home, you started a pot of coffee for Rick to drink when it was ready. Then, you got a blanket from the closet and offered it to him just in case he was cold, but he didn't care for one. He was still in a mood, and you wondered if the reason you'd upset him was that you were still wearing his sweater. "You probably want this back right?"

Slipping out of his sweater and labcoat, you felt the temperature difference immediately and took up the blanket you had taken out and wrapped it around yourself. "Thanks for letting me borrow them. I'll be sure to pack something with me next time."

"I'm n-not sure if that's such a-a good idea." he said with seriousness.

"What do you mean?"

The lines around his eyes deepened, as well as the creases of his forehead, and there was a pensive cloudiness of his usually electric blues. Frustrated, he bit down on his lip almost hard enough to make it bleed. "B-because it's distracting."

"What?"

He continued. "I-I should've brought you home first or gotten the parts a different time."

"But I thought you wanted help." you sniffled.

"Y-you don't understand."

"What's there to understand?" you retorted; sinking into the couch as tears stung the back of your eyes, and threatened to come out. "You...you don't want me to help you anymore? I thought we were a team."

Your saddened state shifted his sour mood, and he apologized. "Gosh, please don't cry mi corazón, I-I didn't mean it."

"But you sai-"

"I'm not upset at you," he reassured you. "I'm disappointed in myself for allowing this to happen. I've become complacent and I-I should've been prepared. You could've gotten sick, hurt, or worse just because I got distracted. Next time I'll bring you your own sweater and snacks or whatever you want."

"Is it because you don't want me wearing yours? Did I ruin it or something?"

"No, it's because," he swallowed, unsure how to broach the subject. "cuando lo usas, es… es apretado."

What? You understood the part where he said you used it, but not the rest. Pulling out your phone from your pocket, you asked Google what all of that just meant, but the answer you got didn't help. "Rick, should I be offended?"

"I-I hope not. I promise it's not what you're thinking."

"Then what is it? I'm not getting any clear answers here."

"I um - I'm sorry if I offended you. It's not what I intended to do. I know what I'm about t-to tell you sounds silly since I had hoped I'd outgrow this, but I still feel shy around you."

This much you did know. He was overly conscious of himself, his actions, and how he might disappoint or be lacking, but most of all was hateful of his own inadequacies. Yet, for where he found fault, you found virtue and you would remind him of that, but in this case, you simply needed to listen. "That's okay, I already knew that."

"I don't feel like that all the time, but today I got embarrassed all of a sudden. I-I don't know what happened. Y-you were wearing my clothes and I saw your silhouette in the starlight and I got nervous."

Huh? That's what was bothering him?

"Why?"

"It um - it made me wonder what it'd be like if we lived together and…oh, it's embarrassing."

The hand which he had resting on the couch gripped the fabric tightly, and he was mortified because he had been distracted by you; which under normal circumstances he'd be able to remain calm. Covering his hand with yours, you gave him a squeeze."No, I would like to hear what you were thinking about very much."

Lacing his fingers with yours, you two sat there for a matter of minutes as he gathered his thoughts together. When he calmed a little, he confessed. "I thought about what it'd be like t-to wake up right next t-to you and not be alone anymore. I-I think about it a lot."

"Oh." That hadn't been what you expected. However, was it really so strange? He had intended to propose months ago, but ever since the moment had been spoiled he hadn't attempted to try again; if it had gone well, you two might've been married by now. Though, who was to say he didn't dream of it? Of what he'd always wanted, of a family or of the life in which he needed? Perhaps gentle encouragement wouldn't hurt.

"You know," you responded with a serious, but gentle candor. "you're not the only one who thinks about us living together. I'm very happy here and I love what we do together. And although we've had times where we respected one another's space, I don't mind if that changes. However, there are things that aren't so simple. For example, if I would've known that I could borrow your clothes whenever I liked I would've done so more often. Though, only if you hadn't been concerned about me getting accidentally poisoned by chemicals or radiation. Remember that time you literally fought with the laundry?"

"I do remember," he answered wistfully. "it's what prompted me t-to teach you how to use the freeze ray and laser gun correctly."

"I think the longer we're together, the more our lives will intertwine. Meaning, the more we move forward, the more training I'm going to need to fit into this lifestyle of ours. I think I'm going to need a portable scanner that'll allow me to check your clothes before I think of putting them on."

With serious, but tender eyes, he studied you. Then, he picked up his sweater which sat between you two and wondered. "Y-you want to wear my clothes? A great deal of them have seen better days. Are y-you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure," you brightened. "because I love the way your clothes smell. If you were away, it'd make me think of you and it...I don't know, makes us seem more domestic. Is that along the lines of what you were thinking?"

"Y-yeah."

"Cool. Glad to know we're on the same page."

Relieved, he pressed a kiss to your temple and seemed ready for that cup of coffee. And as you stood, ready to head to the kitchen to prepare it for him, you mentioned. "And by the way, I gotta tell you something important."

"Gee, what is that?"

Striking a pose, you made him chuckle; that was a good sign. "That it's totally cool to be into me and check me out. I don't mind, and it makes me happy that I know what it takes to catch your eye. However, there's an exception: when we're driving around in space, where anything could kill us, we gotta keep our eyes on the space around us unless on autopilot. Only then," you winked. "might it be okay to be a little distracted."

Fin

[ruffiorocks]

Lena wasn't the only one working with the government

I find it bizarre when people who hate Lena continue to throw the whole 'she worked with an anti alien government!!' argument out there.

They always seem to convienently forget that there were two other people at the DEO who knew what Lena's serum could do and fully supported her.

What what?!! Who are these people you ask? Well let me enlighten you, Alex and Brainy!

Alex may have had her mind wiped and didn't know that Kara was Supergirl but that didn't mean her personality did a complete 180, she didn't suddenly start hating aliens. She stayed at the DEO and so did Brainy.

In the below screen shot Episode, Alex looked through Lena's microscope and figured out what Lena was doing. She realised that the Thanksgiving conversation about giving people powers wasn't hypothetical.

Now for the important bit, do you know what Alex's reaction was? It wasn't anger, she didn't start accusing Lena of being a Nazi, no, her immediate reaction was concern for Lena!! She said they needed to up her security and protect the reports. To which Lena replied there would not be any reports because Lena... Wait for it..... DOESN'T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT! Alex tells her SHE is the government, and Lena replies she hopes that isn't true.

Later when Alex is pissed that Haley didn't tell her about the satellite and Haley says she didn't know about it either , Alex goes to Lena's lab and turns off the cameras and tells Lena she's in. She then tells her whatever Lena needs she's there.

Lena never intended to let the government use her tech. She also refused to go to human experimentation when Haley said they had volunteers ready.

Later when all hell breaks loose, both Alex and Brainy are still backing Lena and haven't turned on her.

Also BRAINY never bothered to tell Kara what he, Lena and Alex were up to.

Do you know who else never bothered to tell Kara what Lena was doing? James didn't!

When Supergirl gets pissed at Lena for having Harun El and starts telling her off again it's ALEX that shoots her down and defends Lena.

Lena was in the wrong when she experimented on Adam but it doesn't make her evil, he wasn't the niaeve little kid people keep referring to him as and Lena DID tell him the risks.

Lena DID shoot Lex, and if you want to talk Nazis then LEX is the one who fits that description. Lena wanted to save Lex because:

1. He was still her brother

2. He said he knew she was working on a cure and she isn't a sociopath

3. She wanted Lex to live so that he could serve his life sentences and pay for what he did.

Lex got what he wanted because he played on Lena's good heart. He played 'big brother' and he had James shot so Lena would be motivated to finish the Serum ASAP so she could save James' life.

Also, it was ALEX that pressured Lena at the hospital to keep working on the serum when Lena felt defeated.

Lex was trying to obliterate Argo City and no doubt would have gone on yet another reign of Terror. Lena shot him, he was unarmed yes, but Lex was essentially Hitler 2.0. So to the person who called her a Nazi and said to crack open a History book, you're saying that if someone shot unarmed Hitler you would have CONDEMNED them for it????

Also once again I should like to point these out:

Alex STABBED and KILLED Astra. She could have used that sword to simply get Astra away from Jonn, but no she made the concience decision to end Astra's life.

Kara OBLITERATED Parasite, an innocent man who had his body taken over by an alien. Did she really need to do that? What about poor innocent Rudy whose body was being used as host??

Jonn MURDERED an UNARMED Manchester Black. After their fight, Jonn disarmed Manchester of the Martian staff. Then because Manchester TAUNTED him,Jonn decided to stab him with the staff and kill him! Jesus even Kara looked shocked!! (For all of 5 seconds before she basically said it was all good??)

Also Jonn had to be talked out of killing the White Martian in season one. The UNCONSCIOUS white Martian!

Seriously if anyone has killing issues here it's Jonn!

Kara also made the decision to KILL Reign. This of course resulted in the deaths of Mon El, Jonn and Imra. Lucky Kara had a legion ring available to get a do over. Not a luxury anyone else on the show had.

Oh also Kara used her heat vision to BLIND Non and we never saw him again.

The fact is Alex, Jonn and Kara ALL worked for the DEO when it was Anti Alien. It's basically always been anti alien save for Kara. Remember season one when they would just hunt aliens down and just lock them up?

Remember the government would take away aliens and experiment on them, this is where they were taking Alex and Jonn before Kara and Lucy saved them. But Jonn, James and Superman ALL knew that this place existed. It's seemed only Kara was in the dark. But even when Lucy took over it didnt stop Kara working at the DEO.

Everyone has worked or wanted to work for the DEO. James was desperate to be apart of it to the point he would just turn up and Jonn had to tell him to leave. Winn quit his job at Cat Co to work full time at the DEO. Lena was invited to come and help out at the DEO more than once.

The fact is everyone on this show has flaws, people who hate Lena say we refuse to see 'issues with you favorite' but erm.... Aren't you doing the exact same thing with Kara, Alex and Jonn?

People don't like to see the flaws in the designated heroes.

Lena is presented as having good intentions but being morally grey. But as the above events show, Alex, Jonn and Kara can be morally grey to. It's just not highlighted as much because the focus is on Lena being morally grey.

Honestly Jonn killing Manchester when he had no reason to is beyond morally grey!!

Anyhoo, just remember that Lena didn't work at the DEO alone!

[friendly-lobotomy]

Surprising Takeaways from Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Zack Snyder’s dark vision of the DC comics universe isn’t for everyone. Personally, I had no interest in watching the film until I started seeing articles online extolling the various comics references, easter eggs, and unexpected cameos that the film was offering. So, tempted and fully aware that I did indeed have 4 hours to spare, I succumbed to my curiosity.  

If you’re still on the fence or just wanting to know what you��re missing without actually watching the films, I think I’ve sorted out the film’s most interesting points.

Here are some of my notes. Spoilers lay ahead: fair warning.

1. Martian Manhunter does in fact show up in the film. And while he is technically on screen for over ten minutes, the ten minutes are entirely shot in slow motion so he actually has no lines and barely moves more than a few feet.

2. The film’s 4-plus hour runtime is broken up by fake commercials, sort of like the ones used in the film RoboCop, advertising various DC and Warner Bros. related merchandise. Many of these ads feature gritty reimaginings of the Looney Tunes who remind viewers to buy WB merchandise catalogs so they can get all their favorite Batman-related memorabilia. They request that the viewer call a handy 1-800 number so that they can receive the catalog. The request feels more like a demand and comes off as very threatening. Apparently, the catalogs aren't actually real; they are simply a nuanced reference to America's corporate greed and to a conversation Snyder once had with Frank Miller while the two were sharing a dimly lit, slow-moving elevator. The number, however, is real and if you call it, you're connected to an automated service that plays a melancholy cover of Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat. It's quite haunting.

3. There is a slow-motion sex scene between Superman and Lois Lane that is so slow that it takes up a third of the film's runtime. I think the song that plays over the scene is Cold Cold Ground by Tom Waits but in a bit of what I assume is artistic flair (or possibly production error) the song is also slowed down and rendered almost inaudible.

4. Batman has an entire rant about mayonnaise.

5. Jared Leto's Joker isn't funny and, in this version, uses a thick Scottish accent.

6. They digitally edited out every mustache in the film. This includes characters like J. K. Simmons’ Commissioner Gordon and even background extras. Zack Snyder's vision is a world of strangely smooth faces without any facial hair. Honestly, this is the film's most interesting statement.

7. Batman’s mayo rant is weirdly integral to the film’s plot.

8. As promised, Zack Snyder made Lola Bunny sexy again. Spoiler: she sacrifices herself to save the Justice League from the Monstars. Her death is very graphic and is probably where the film earns its hard R rating.

9. Jeremy Irons is a good Alfred. He also makes a cameo as his character from M Butterfly, setting up what Snyder had intended as a connected universe between the DCEU and the films of David Cronenberg. You never see Peter Weller's character from Naked Lunch but, as many comic sites reported, his presence is felt throughout the film if you have a watchful eye.

10. Darkseid’s real name is revealed to be Dr. Darklan Seidsly.

11. Mr. Miracle and the other New Gods characters appear in the film but only in the form of dark ambient musical tones.

12. There is a small timer at the bottom right hand of the screen that doesn't' seem to reflect the film's runtime. Some people believe it actually shows the amount of time each viewer personally has left to live. If this is true, it can help each person decided whether or not they really do have the time to endure the film's somewhat self-indulgent length.

13. Aquaman spends an entire hour of the film mourning the death of a beached whale who, we learn, was the love of his life.

14. In Zack Snyder's original vision, Superman is played by a pile of burning trash that is neither Super nor technically a man. Honestly, it's an interesting interpretation and Ben Affleck actually has really good chemistry with the trash fire.

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"extremely stupid statement that sci fi isn’t for the mainstream" It isn't. Mainstream critical consensus is a strange and fickle beast that far too often wants to make blanket assumptions based on very subjective things like ‘being bored’ or ‘I didn’t understand what was going on’ and is notoriously intolerant of such notions as embracing the conception and ideas of a work. Science-fiction is often a genre that requires people give filmmakers a certain amount of rope to see where they go.

Science-fiction is often a genre that requires people give filmmakers a certain amount of rope to see where they are going. It is worth noting that the initial critical view of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) was one of confusion and boredom, while "Blade Runner" flopped at the box office and had been heavily criticised. In fact, it was only in later years that it received some recognition. I suspect that in time the same will be true for GITS as well.

"Also just want to say “Sci Fi isn’t for the mainstream” STAR WARS!" "Star Wars" isn't sci-fi, at least, not really. It's space fantasy, which is veeery different from what GITS is, which is cyberpunk with questions about ontology, memory etc - not exactly easily digestible material for large audiences.

You’re really limiting your view of science fiction. Alien, Aliens, Avatar, Jurassic Park, Star Trek, Star Wars (yea I said it), many comic book films can be seen as science fiction, the Transformers movies, The Terminator movies, Ex Machina, The Matrix movies, E.T, Inception, District 9, Arrival, Looper, Fifth Element, Interstellar, The Martian etc etc. Science fiction is one of the most mainstream genres because it’s so versatile. You can do a romance sci fi like The Adjustment Bureau, or a horror sci fi like Life, or a space opera like Guardians of the Galaxy, or an action adventure like Independence Day, sci fi comedy like Galaxy Quest or Spaceballs, sci fi western like Firefly and Serenity. It blends so well with so many genres that why out of the 28 movies that have made over a billion dollars you can say at least 11 of them are in some way science fiction (eight of them absolutely are) and that’s a huge deal so clearly sci fi has a place in the mainstream audience. And yea some of them flop, like every other genre in existence there are some that flop in present day and then find it’s audience later or some that are just bad. I’m assuming you liked GITS, if so good on you. Many people I trust don’t like it. I know people that don’t like Blade Runner today. So of course not every movie is gonna be a hit, but science fiction is also the type of genre that can gain huge positive critical reception and live on as some of the top movies for years. Yea you named a couple movies that were ahead of their time, but that’s rare. Regardless of your stance on some of the movies I mentioned they are either financial success, critical success, both, with a few flops in the sequels. But that’s life. Science fiction is a gold mine for mainstream audience. It takes us to far away planets, or shows technology within our grasp, or a world within our mind, or a future we hope to achieve towards. Ghost in the Shell flopping isn’t the end all for Science fiction. It’s just another movie, like so many in and outside the sci fi genre, that didn’t hit with audiences. And fine you want to say Star Wars isn’t Sci fi (even though I say it’s a sci fi fantasy with a hint of Western flavor, it can be all those things at once that’s what makes sci fi so amazing) there’s still so much more to the genre than just movies like GITS or Blade Runner, or 2001. Those movies have their place, but so do many others.