tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post6289919568393659218..comments2024-03-22T21:30:12.908-04:00Comments on Slay, Monstrobot of the Deep!!: DC Television Shows And Guantanamosnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-32890975880891486172016-02-13T10:31:49.809-05:002016-02-13T10:31:49.809-05:00I completely agree. I don't watch "Arrow...I completely agree. I don't watch "Arrow" but I am very disturbed by the perspective shown by the Flash and Supergirl. The writers would have us believe that the DEO can just pick up Maxwell Lord and shove him in a cell without any due process? What was his crime? As near as I can determine, he has broken no laws. <br /><br />And, as Hank Henshaw mentioned, the press should be all over this. If, say, Bill Gates suddenly disappeared, what media outlet would NOT be digging? Didn't anyone see the DEO leave with Maxwell? Gosh, it's beyond sloppy writing -- it shows a complete ignorance of "reality".<br /><br />And apparently we are supposed to cheer on Supergirl's step-sister when she beats up Maxwell Lord. So, he is not only incarcerated, he is, to a large extent, tortured.<br /><br />Continuing with the bad writing theme, it was a completely stupid idea for the Martian Manhunter to impersonate Kara. How could that have possibly worked? <br /><br />I will probably end up dropping Supergirl. The writing is just too too awful.Madmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813703186751080599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-66243215779491638302016-02-13T10:21:14.256-05:002016-02-13T10:21:14.256-05:00It might be laziness or just cartoon logic more th...It might be laziness or just cartoon logic more than politics. Johns was the one who focused on Iron Heights' ethical issues and abuse of inmates in the same Flash run he introduced it in. He never actually concluded the story line as far as I know but that's...something. <br /><br />Mind you in that same run he also claimed Barry and Wally believed in the death penalty while also focusing large chunks of the story on Wally NOT killing Hunter Zolomon. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711362962563905414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-39688962521109480652016-02-12T18:54:39.405-05:002016-02-12T18:54:39.405-05:00Admittedly, Ollie is a dick in every incarnation, ...Admittedly, Ollie is a dick in every incarnation, but until now he was never this much of a dick. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-51065632611516721622016-02-12T12:02:40.629-05:002016-02-12T12:02:40.629-05:00yeah, it really is a big problem. I think public w...yeah, it really is a big problem. I think public was already brain washed with "24" and other tvshows/movies that people are detained illegally without judgement or arrest order.<br />And arrow/sup/flash producers are not well known for substance.<br /><br />oh look a squirrel...*chase the squirrel*Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217002030102040699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-7607180963104588442016-02-12T09:01:07.202-05:002016-02-12T09:01:07.202-05:00Well, you're completely right, of course.
But...Well, you're completely right, of course.<br /><br />But there are a couple of things to note. First, the problem of <i>what do you do with the defeated supervillains</i> is a longstanding problem with the superhero genre. Nobody's ever really found a good answer to it. (Although the record is full of various unsatisfactory answers, some of which have been around for a while.) So the DC tv shows aren't any different from the comic books in this respect. But it seems like more of a plot hole when you see it on tv.<br /><br />To me, it's one of those conventions of the genre that you have to just swallow in the story to keep things moving along, even though it's drastically unacceptable in real life. Like Indiana Jones's idea of archaeological ethics.<br /><br />Anyway, <i>The Flash</i> did touch on this issue toward the end of Season 1. It turned out not to resolve anything, but at least we know the writers are aware of the problem.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.com