There's enough ambiguity and lack of details that I don't feel comfortable with that assumption (though it's certainly not invalid either). Jor-El said that the time frame between the last natural birth was on the order of centuries, whereas the Scout Ship is from some 20K years prior. The Scout Ship has a bunch of birthing pods for artificial conception/maturation, but that could be chalked up more to the ship's nature as a colony ship, rather than some dogmatic imperative requiring cloning and rigid societal planning. The Scout Ship also hails from Krypton's Golden Age where learning, exploration, and advancement defined their society. And the present, a Dark Age where stagnancy, ignorance, and adherence to strict dogma rules. And the strict genetic purity/predeterminism seems at odds with how their Golden Age is characterized and how a society actually evolves and flourishes. Just by Occam's razor, it feels like the no-locked-doors approach is probably the most plausible. Computer does a simple determination that you're not some alien pirate raider, and a Kryptionian you're good to go.
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The DC Comics TV & Movie Thread - A Thread for Talking about Detective Comics Comics Television Shows and Movies
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I am not saying anyone is wrong to be concerned with it, but I've never really been bothered with the "how" of stuff like that. Its like people questioning how Batman got back to Gotham in The Dark Knight Rises; he's Batman, of course he got back to Gotham. How did Lex Luthor take over the ship? He's an evil genius, so he probably did it evilly (and geniusly).
That would be fine but they do show it and it's not very ingenious.
Lex figuring out the Scout Ship wasn't like 3D chess, sure. But on the whole I think his plan was impressive? He managed to both figure out Superman and Batman's secret identities (extremely rare feat, even in the 80+ year history of comics), cast enough doubt on Superman's goodness by elaborately framing him for heinous crimes, and set up a bunch of elaborate ruses and hoaxes to get the two to fight to the death. And it literally almost worked, Batman coming seconds from murdering Supes and only staying his hand because he made an extremely unlikely personal connection at the last second, long enough to realize what he was doing was wrong.
Overall his machinations are plenty Lex Luthor-y for me, I just thought the ship stuff wasn't great. My problem with the character is more just my lack of connection with the performance.
Lex Luthor as a high-tech billionaire is an interpretation that must evolve with the times. His off-puttingly "casual" affectations, his contempt for anyone's privacy or personal space, and especially Jesse Eisenberg's previous role meant that this Lex was compared a lot to Mark Zuckerberg, but I think a more apt reference might be Elon Musk. Either way, although the archetype has been updated to fit what new money looks like in the 2010s, all the essential attributes of classic Lex are there. His digressions into wordplay are an act like someone trying to keep himself entertained in a conversation he regards as boring, and his sing-songy cadence when he's speaking directly to someone is also a form of condescension, so the intellectual arrogance comes through loud and clear to me.
I am excited for your good buddy and mine, King Shark
Johnny Unusual
(He/Him)
Yeah, it's such a big cast and based on the wording if the marketing it seems like the plan is to kill most of them off, presumably and a darkly humorous fashion, a la Deadpool 2.
I greatly enjoyed that trailer. Will watch (probably at home on HBO Max). Pretty amusing the only returning people from the 1st movie are Harley and Amanda Waller.
And Flagg
and Boomerang
Well, he would come back
Is nobody going to mention mother flipping STARRO!?!?
Firs ZSJL and now this, it's a great time to be a DC fan
That is literally insane. Marvel Beat DC to punch with Thanos/Darkseid, But DC on it with Starro/Shuma Gorath
Flagg is the main guy! You remember when he . . . umm . . . or the time he . . . was there?
Johnny Unusual
(He/Him)
I'm as surprised as you are. He's a biggun.
I think the first Suicide Squad is the last DCEU movie I haven’t seen... I’ll get to it soon.
Back to BvS, which I watched for the first time last night... did Soledad O’Brien get blown up? Weird.
Back to BvS, which I watched for the first time last night... did Soledad O’Brien get blown up? Weird.
The first Suicide Squad movie has moments, but it is not good. I say this as an unapologetic DC fan. About the only thing that saves the film from being a complete trashfire is the fact that Margot Robbie is an SSS-Tier actress who effortlessly shits diamonds and rainbows for breakfast.
I genuinely loved the original Suicide Squad, but for none of the reasons anyone involved with the film intended.
A trashfire can keep you warm and toast up smores!
A trashfire can keep you warm and toast up smores!
The most memorable part about Rick Flag has always been his name. And apparently people are even getting that wrong.
I keep second guessing myself if he’s the guy who founded GI Joe