Episode 5 "Prison Break, Hell Yeah! - August 8, 2024
As Kite Man, Golden Glider and Bane attempt a rescue at The Pit, Malice juggles two unexpected visitors: her boyfriend and a health inspector.
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As Kite Man, Golden Glider and Bane attempt a rescue at The Pit, Malice juggles two unexpected visitors: her boyfriend and a health inspector.
It's surprising lil ol Kite Man now was 3 big bads on this show. Bad enough we're likely heading to a face off between Lex and Darkseid over the hidden Anti-Life Equation but now the corporate side of things with Helen who is after some 'device' in order to further upgrade her company. Has there been any significant device? Malice has her Mother Box. There's the time traveling toilet. Or it hasn't appeared on the show yet.Villigans feels like if Lex Luthor was a suburban mom CEO.
The jabs at Amazon were on point - bad worker conditions, Villigan Crime=Amazon Prime on the box, terrible delivery - while I haven't had a box chucked through a window still some delivery people do dumb things, Helen mentioning her company is a data company, but the funniest to me was Kite Man's instructions . The jab at Hardee's was great, too.Kite-Man has finally upgraded his arsenal! He actually is moderately more useful even if he's also just as liable to get them all killed.
Well, him making his own version of The Pit in HQ season 2 implied that. And him quoting lines from that movie. I want to say he said that line Golden Glider decodes before in HQ episodes.I know that this version of Bane is basically parodying Nolan Bane but I honestly didn't expect them to use his Rises backstory with the Pit and LoS.
Kind was a great get! So in the realm of the HQ humor that an immortal finds the most pragmatic thing to do is to get a steady government job.Richard Kind has gone from Gotham Mayor to Gotham Health Inspector! But at least he's happy. And surprisingly durable, though I guess with how often people get stabbed, bisected, shot, and generally mutilated, it makes some sense Gotham Citizens would be pretty sturdy.
Oh I'm sure she'll jump ship or get decapitated again. Gotta be the running joke. It's pretty sad that Moe is in denial still and that no one is saying it out loud.I guess Moe couldn't keep denying the obvious when Joe's head flies off his body. And now he and Queen of Fables are sharing a body! Will this carry for the rest of the season or will Fable body jump again?
Ha ha, yeah, but at least Egghead survived his cameo. Anarky, too. Guess Anarky has a thing for Pits.Bird, Trog, and Zombie! Bane's goons from the comics! Finally adapted into animation! And of course Bane ends up needing to kill them all.
That's exactly what I thought, too!I can totally see this version of Talia selling the pit to a corporation.
Guess we'll have to wait and see as we're only halfway through the season.So why was Rebecca being held captive by the League of Shadows before Villigans inherited her? Obviously she's a deadbeat mom who has no interest in being involved with her kids (sorry Lisa) but what could she have done to get the prisoner treatment?
A part me of thought he was probably somebody but these shows continually educate me on the wider DCULike HQ, they really have some interesting guest picks on this show that you'd never guess. Jeremy Karne from the Shadowpact comics? Huhn.
Or maybe some device related to the Anti-Life Equation? I feel like it's all going to connect somehow. And maybe destroy Gotham by the end of itIt's surprising lil ol Kite Man now was 3 big bads on this show. Bad enough we're likely heading to a face off between Lex and Darkseid over the hidden Anti-Life Equation but now the corporate side of things with Helen who is after some 'device' in order to further upgrade her company. Has there been any significant device? Malice has her Mother Box. There's the time traveling toilet. Or it hasn't appeared on the show yet.
I feel like they took a lot of jabs at Bezos in season 4 of HQ tooThe jabs at Amazon were on point - bad worker conditions, Villigan Crime=Amazon Prime on the box, terrible delivery - while I haven't had a box chucked through a window still some delivery people do dumb things, Helen mentioning her company is a data company, but the funniest to me was Kite Man's instructions . The jab at Hardee's was great, too.
Better than MCU Mr. ImmortalKind was a great get! So in the realm of the HQ humor that an immortal finds the most pragmatic thing to do is to get a steady government job.
Why do I feel like she and Moe are going to contemplate self-sex before that happens...Oh I'm sure she'll jump ship or get decapitated again. Gotta be the running joke. It's pretty sad that Moe is in denial still and that no one is saying it out loud.
"Now Im gonna be able to bring my powers to the next level"Pretty great swatch of humor in this one
Golden Glider plans a mother/daughter day to bond with Rebecca, while Kite Man finally decides he's done being powerless.
I found it funny but depressing because it's basically a CVS buying up the local pharmacist and sanitizing any individuality the store had.Etrigan (can't say I'm surprised they didn't bring back John Stamos for a small guest appearance on a spinoff show, but credit to James Adomian for doing a good Etrigan voice) is no longer running a magic sex shop but instead has been incorporated into the Villigans family and turned into a generic grocery store with no distinct identity leaving Etrigan with nothing more than his passive aggressive rhyming. I wonder if Jason Blood is secretly happy Etrigan is utterly miserable?
I feel like the device might be able to do the opposite, too, and strip powers away. They'll trick Beast Mode somehow. But then maybe Glider will be tempted to use it to get rid her astral projection power, they keep mentioning or showing it, but then Helen transfers it to herself -- I feel like she's probably going to infuse herself with a bunch of powers or some mech suit or something. Chaos ensures. Some of Gotham gets destroyed. Maybe even Noonan's gets totaled."Beast Mode" - I thought we were getting discount Beast Boy, but instead Chuck now has the power of a Superhero bod and being a totally mean and sexist tool who bullies people with the power of his middle finger. He actually even does a proper villain crime...of stealing a kids' lunch money. How awful.
They keep talking about Gliders' powers and the problems they cause her (and Rebecca uses it as an excuse for why she bailed) but are they ever going to explain how she got them?
I'd be surprised if Beast Mode isn't dealt with next week if the past resolutions in this show are any indication.Well, there's our mid-season breakup. Glider ditched her mom but Rebecca still managed to take the one good thing in Lisa's life. Where do they go from here? Will Chuck be able to break through the brainwashing? Will Lisa try to bring back the man she loves? Will one of the Noonan's gang (Bane?) do something?
As Beast Mode competes for the Sexiest Villain Award, Golden Glider tries to find a way to turn him back into Kite Man.
Kite Man and Golden Glider hide out with the Anti-Life Equation, while Bane adds babysitter to his résumé.