Justice League Universe Podcast

Amanda Waller and the Death of Superman The great world building thus far in the Justice League Universe Deadshot and his daughter Harley as the Joker's Queen Captain Boomerang and The Flash El Diablo and his surrender Killer Croc, the monster Enchantress, the witch Rick Flag and Waller's leverage Thematic Analysis versus Comic Book Analysis Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of this episo...

Scout ship activated Superman and Lois, "No one stays good in this world." Wonder Woman before the fight The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg Lois and Perry's character arc Bonus: Additional thoughts from listeners on Lex's helipad scene Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit

Belle Reve and "The House of the Rising Sun" Deadshot doesn't have any friends Griggs portrayed by Ike Barinholtz Vengeance and holy ghost motifs Harley Quinn's gymnastics background Initial set-up of Harley's character Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit

Themes versus Subjects in Literature Initial thoughts about themes in Suicide Squad (recognizing love as a human connection, friendship over leverage) Waller as the villain Comments on characters Connections to the broader Justice League Universe John Ostrander review Mark Hughes review Themes in the JLU Sam's Non-Spoiler Review with Jason Book Thanks to @theLupeXperienc and @NickdeSemlyen Transcr...

Lex's use of Lois Superman came back Lex's villain monologue Lex's wordplay and cultural references Is good a matter of perspective? The problem of evil Editing, music, and Superman and his mother Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit http://captaindove.tumblr.com/post/144419877339/do-you-ever-think-about-the-contras...

Martha Kent and Nancy Grace Batman's meticulous fight preparation The batsignal as an instigation for Superman Batman as Lex's Knight "Every time we say goodbye" song connection Everything coming up Lex Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Suicide Squad reviews: http://comicandscreen.blogspot.com/2016/08/processing-suicide-squad-reviews.html Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squa...

Clark's solitude The cairn on the mountain Jonathan Kent and his story Are humans inherently good or evil? Bruce in Wayne Manor @FrasesBR shared https://twitter.com/dcvsmarvelcomic/status/720599715461668864 Mark Hughes article Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco and also Trent Osborne and Casper Richter Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit

Bruce's training montage Wonder Woman photo ( @_TRonVin_ photo comparison ) Lex with Zod's corpse in the scout ship Icarus Doomsday mythology ( ComicBookResources confusion ) Superman complicit and absent Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit

Connections and inferences from the LexCorp desctruction Lex's reaction the batarang Superman's crisis of confidence and loss of faith Lois and the symbol of hope The scout ship command key Lex as Lucifer Non-glorified violence Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit

The framing of Superman's entry The conclusion of Senator Finch's arc ( http://www.audienceseverywhere.net/zack-snyders-superman/ ) A similar scene in Superman: Earth One (Volume 3) The impact of the tragedy on Superman The impact of the tragedy on Bruce Vengeance and Lex's master stroke Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club s...

Martha Kent's parenting style Lois gets the story on the bullet Protests and news coverage at the Capitol Lex and Finch outside the Senate hearing The oldest lie in America Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club

Batmobile's entrance to the batcave Batman without the cowl Tracking device Lex Luthor and his Kryptonite Senator Finch invites Superman to the Capitol "Good is a conversation" Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU _ Club subreddit

Superman's strength Was Superman too rough with Batman? Superman's ultimatum Batman's ironic threat Should Superman have gone after Lex's men instead of Batman? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit Pulpklatura on private vengeance in BvS

Batman aperch and affixing the tracker Batmobile design Batman killing Car chase action Why didn't Lex let Batman steal the Kryptonite? BONUS: Announcement on upcoming schedule Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit Discussion of Lex's Motivations

Where is Clark Kent? "Goes back to Kansas, I suppose" Perry White Lois entrusts Swanwick What's the deal with Lex's special bullet? Responding to listener comments and questions (White Portuguese, Extended Cut, DC News) Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit

Overall reactions to the Extended Cut of BvS The African incident Lois's investigation Clark's investigation The Capitol tragedy Other extra tidbits What would our personal cut of the movie be? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit

Clark receives photographs at the Daily Planet Clark's rising tension with Batman Bruce tells Alfred about the Kryptonite Bruce's 1% doctrine Acting performances and editing Questions about god Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers (Kryptonite) , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit http://queen-rey-kenobi.tumblr.com/post/144192862947

Decryption Responding to criticisms of the Knightmare scene Knightmare Batman costume Desert setting and Apokolips Connections to various comic books Batman oner Tyrannical Superman The Flash's visit from the future Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 27 Diana as an antiquities dealer Gordian Knots Diana's defeat of Bruce in the verbal repartee No, Diana was not trying to destroy the digital photograph Bruce and Diana's character development BONUS: Responses to more critics of BvS (starting around 13:40) Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 26 Clark investigating his Batman story Press as the Fourth Estate (contrasting with the talking heads Superman montage) 1938 Superman's idealism ( Mark Hughes article ) Powerlessness in the major characters BONUS: Responding to major criticisms of BvS (Part 1) -- starts at about 15:30 Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of this episode Man of Stee...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 24 and 25 Wallace Keefe's apartment contrasted with Lex's mansion Lex is "just a man" and Wallace is "half a man" Quotes about Lex's character ( Times of Israel ) Listener question: What's your response to the critiques that Superman is too depressed? Superman as an introvert ( tumblr link ) Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help on the analysis ....

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 22 and 23 Superman's character development during the fire rescue "Day of the Dead" musical score Ironic imagery of the godlike Superman taking it in from his couch ( joons.tumblr.com ) Superman as glorified first responder Reference to Superman: Peace on Earth ( @superherospot ) The talking heads debate about Superman Casper Richter's thoughts on Superm...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 21 Clark covering the "let them eat cake" beat. Who is Prometheus? Lex's power-based breakdown. Bruce "can't stay down here." Clark and Bruce's discussion ( Man of Steel Answers analysis ). Clark tails Bruce. Diana shows up and shows up Bruce (part one). Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with the analysis Transcript of the episode Man of Steel...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 19 and 20 Plot developments from Knyazev's phone data Why was Lois's scene inserted in the middle of Bruce's morning? Bruce and Alfred interactions and character development Bruce is pointed toward Lex Luthor (and the audience is onto him more than Bruce is) Why does Bruce go through the Batcave before heading out in his civilian car? The Robin Suite and...

ALERT: I misspoke in Scene 17 and said Jonathan instead of Thomas Wayne. Please forgive the error. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 17 and 18 Why did the filmmakers include several dream or vision sequences ? What is the significance of Bruce's visit to the mausoleum? What are the main takeaways from Lois's first visit with Secretary Swanwick? BONUS: How would BvS have been different if...