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Originally posted by RingOtaku I didn't really see it as Riddler being "stupid" as recall the ambush wasn't meant to kill all of YJ as the Light still had use of it's mole. Riddler was following orders which probably included going back to jail as we've established Belle Reeve isn't a threat anymore due to it being under their control.

Ah, but keep in mind that this incident also exposed the plot going on at Belle Reeve.

I think that the Light intentionally sacrificed some of their pawns - including the Riddler - in order to get the Starro pieces in YJ's (and thereby the League's) hands.

I also would have love more terrible pun-riddles though. "I am-bush" cracked me up. : )

I know The Light was sacrificing pawns & the Riddler thought they'd let him out of Belle Reve later (though it's implied that he escaped without outside help in Terrors), but it's still a stupid plan for their "master strategist." He could've actually put some thought into seriously incapacitating the team & they still could've pulled off the JL mind control scheme. Robin aside, the team would've had a much tougher time with his brand of brain teasers rather than a nameless henchman fight. As BTAS & the Arkham video games show, Riddler is so much cooler when he controls his deathtraps from remote locations rather than in person. He's smart enough to reakize heroes have no reason to play his games if they can beat him with one punch. He'd also be smart enough to delegate "taking the fall" to others even if he wasn't in on the Light's  full plan.

So ... was everybody underwhelmed by the finale too?

It was an interesting finale. I was expecting much more of a cliffhanger here to be honest.

The pairing of the kissing was too obvious lol I mean I expected Kid Flash/Artemis and Connor/Me'gan. I think it would have been more interesting to have matched up Zatanna and Aqualad (he's older and she seems older too) and Rocket and Robin.

Originally posted by EvilMonkeyPope So ... was everybody underwhelmed by the finale too?

Actually I think I was quite whelmed by the final episode.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

I did like it quite a bit though. It was fun seeing YJ take on the JL.

And I am quite excited for next season, having seen the preview at the end of the show and which Titans they plan on bringing in next!

So is Invasion/season 2 starting this weekend? The JL getting beaten easily because only Klarion was controlling them was weak. Did the rest of The Light really need to stand around at Cadmus while lackeys moved stuff around. No they did not. Some of them could've shared the high stakes workload with the witch-boy. I wish they had explained what The Light's motive was. I understand that they could get more done by pooling resources, but to what end? Do they want to conquer the world? Do they want to destroy the JL? Most of their scheming ended up being wheel-spinning since only Starro & Cadmus were directly relevant to phase 1. What would get all these ambitious & arrogant supervillains to work together without constant in-fighting.? Why are they so chill about the JL constantly siccing their sidekicks on them? The finale really needed something to restore my confidence in the JL since it wasn't destroyed.  They've only really seemed effective when fighting the Injustice Gang's plants & flying snow machines. Sidekicks Assembled  even took down a fully programmed Amazo with less trouble than them. If The Light is made of the world's big bads, that what threats were keeping the JL constantly distracted from them? Why should I feel the JL is a credible force if they keep delegating the heavy lifting to their sidekicks. The JL was more concerned about M'gann pretending to be Black Canary than their bodies being hijacked by evildoers for 16 hours. They needed to rousingly declare  "It's time to turn off The Light!"

Wow I did not expect them to move THAT far into the future. Crazy!

I liked it though, as it leaves you with lots of interesting mysteries to watch unfold. Top of mind include:

-Why did Conner and M'Gann break up?
-What happened to Artemis, Aqualad, Red Arrow, and Kid Flash?
-What happened with Zatara and Dr Fate?
-Is the Light still operating?

I thought Wonder Girl and Batgirl were very cool. Blue Beetle was cool too. Not sure who the hell Lagoon is? It was cool to see Beast Boy, but it's wierd to me he always has a tail now I guess? And he didnt get to do much this episode.

Since they added Beast Boy I wonder if Raven, Starfire, and Cyborg can be far behind?

Oh was that Black Lightning? The new liason? For some reason I was thinking it was Mr Terrrific.

Also it's Wonder Girl not Supergirl. But I'm guessing you knew that, just a typo.

Oh okay - ill have to go back and look - there were so many Leaguers there I totally missed a few.

Kroloteans are a GL enemy.

Adam Strange's jetpack is gonna be sweet. It's 90% of why he's still relevant.

Maybe the JLA figured out how to make it work by getting it from a third party?  though I suspect that it's probably one of Rann's greatest secrets.

I don't follow news on this show so I had no idea that season 2 was starting so soon after season 1, nor did i know that the name of the show changed, negating my original DVR settings to record all new episodes, so when I finally came across this episode I was shocked, especially at the time jump and all of the new members.

It's a happy shock though.  Cassie, Barbara, and Tim are three of my favorite DC characters, and I never thought it was even a possibility they would be on the team(s) this season.  Can't wait to find out what happened with the rest of the old gang and who else might pop up.