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Episode #25 – Divided We Fall Original Airdate – July 16, 2005 When most of the Justice League is incapacitated, who will be left to stand against the League deadliest enemies? Reviews by Bird Boy, Simple Simon | Credits: Written by Dwayne McDuffie Directed by Joaquim dos Santos Music by Michael McCuistion Animation by D.R. Movie Co., LTD. Voices: |
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Review (Bird Boy): Love it or hate it, this season of Justice League Unlimited has been rousing and action packed. Even if expectations for the Cadmus Arc was held high and it did just de-evolve into “just another alien threat”, it was a damn good alien threat. As I’ve been saying the past four weeks, the ride up to this point has been nothing short of a visual treat and a great tie into other series of the universe. Perhaps the coolest part of the episode was the fallback to the episode The fights were as well staged as in previous episodes and there were a few brutal punches that Superman gave Brainiac / Luthor before Brainiac / Luthor gave the League a beat down. I can’t talk about the fights without mentioning the beat down on Brainiac / Luthor by Flash. You’re filled with a sudden sense of dread when you see Flash get up and run off, but then you hear him coming back and then wail on Brainiac / Luthor…it’s a total hair-raising moment of excitement and joy. This moment definitely ranks high on my list of “geek out” moments. On another front, we have the music. There was a spectacular re-occurring theme in here (the Justice League theme, perhaps? I can’t tell) that played during the fights. While it sounded like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra playing Christmas music at times, there were a few really heroic sounding cues that fit the series so well. On top of this, the audio was once again pounding; turn up the volume on this one. There are some really nice sound effects that beg to be heard loud. I’m sure I’m blinded by the fact I love this show, that I can’t find its flaws. This season has been one of the best seasons in any of the DCAU’s shows. The arc carried all the way over from season one has a great string of episodes and climatic battles along the way. This season was worth watching. A few hit-or-miss stories, but for the most part, it’s been full of great directing, writing and character interaction. Review (Simple Simon): And here we go. It works. With any other creative team I’d have my doubts, but the Still not satisfied with what you saw? Have you already forgotten the spectacle of Lexcorp Tower sprouting massive tentacles and attacking the Forget for a moment how Amanda Waller’s character is completely pushed aside, reduced to a less-than-bit player despite her heavy involvement in the story arc. Focus instead on the answer to that agonizing question that’s been plaguing viewers all season, the one that left The Question in a hospital gown with a bedpan for a weapon: How similar to Justice Lord My, Wally, how far you’ve come. I’ve never been the strongest fan of you, despite your good nature and kind heart. Maybe it’s those childish jokes the writers kept sticking you with. Maybe it was your odd disappearance last season, with nary a word of explanation. But oh my giddy aunt, now I believe. You ran the world and back to save our lives when all hope was lost. You took down Brainthor when even Batman was down for the count. You made this episode the crowd-pleaser that it is, and I can only dream that the creative team will take your newfound maturity into consideration next season when they craft your episodes. All in a day’s work for the fastest man alive. “Divided We Fall” ends on exactly the note we all expected, with Superman’s comments setting up the future League as seen on Batman Beyond, and |