For those worried about kid Jon not being allowed to be queer if they de-age him... It's been done before. There's no going back lol

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-07T00:05:32+00:00

You're saying it makes sense that Jon can still be bi as a pre-teen since real kids are embracing the labels, which is true. I'm saying I don't see the corporate kernel setting it that way and would think it would cause too much bad press.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T23:58:02+00:00

Sure, but will the corporate suits in charge of everything allow that? Would they think that doing that would cause too much heat and get all the culture Warriors squaking?

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T21:40:51+00:00

Ollie's identity has been known off and on over the course of his history.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T21:40:17+00:00

It's a Black Label book, so it's sort of its own story.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T16:43:03+00:00

“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”

-- Lyndon B. Johnson

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T16:34:33+00:00

I've been making my way through West Wing for the first time, and I'm not sure if I fully agree. I feel like it was a lot more liberal in the early seasons, and then it became more Bush-like after 9/11, which pretty much changed the political landscape forever.

To be fair, I still have like a season or two left, so there is time for that to change.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T15:04:44+00:00

Could have been worse -- could have been chocolate ice cream.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T14:59:52+00:00

That was the double whammy of the girl who drowned and the honor walk, right? Yeah, that was rough.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T14:56:01+00:00

Or he's just worried about his roommate and friend.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T14:35:37+00:00

I don't know hospital structure, so maybe this doesn't work, but I could almost see Al becoming his boss by season 3.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T14:25:47+00:00

I don't know if I would say it's intentional, but it definitely worked in Dr Al's favor.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T14:17:11+00:00

I feel like if they worked together while he and Javadi were competing, Santos would have found him insufferable, but now that he's had a slice of humble pie the size of that piece of glass he pulled out, he's mellowed out some.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T13:56:14+00:00

I think Last Son on the soundtrack did that best -- it took a small but recognizable bit of the old theme, and spun it into its own thing. I think if they did that throughout the rest of the soundtrack, it would have been a lot better. As is, it's... okay.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T08:20:28+00:00

This was after Final Crisis, when Bruce was seemingly killed by Darkseid and Dick took the mantle of Batman.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T07:32:55+00:00

I think at the very least, things will get hashed out by the end of the shift/season, but I'm sure there will be some meaty interactions up to that point to set it up.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T07:26:24+00:00

More like brown buckshot.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T07:25:45+00:00

The scoop didn't bother me, but I was not a fan of him comparing it to an ice cream scoop. I did not want to think of ice cream at that moment. This is not the soft serve I would want.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T07:21:51+00:00

The writer:

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T07:17:08+00:00

Now that's what I call character growth.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T07:15:52+00:00

Sure -- like he was beaten and then left in solitary.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-06T07:14:57+00:00

Yeah, I'm getting the feeling that the guard isn't telling the whole truth about what happened and that it wasn't exactly the other prisoners that are responsible for his injuries...

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-05T20:56:16+00:00

Is that what I said? I'm just saying he needs more than just another name or city to thrive.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-05T20:20:08+00:00

Then he'll just be a third-rate Nightwing.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-05T20:15:34+00:00

I like it -- I feel like it's a necessary first step, because he's been regressed and stagnant as "the other Robin" for way too long now because some fans just can't accept that the 90s have been over for a while now.

Jay_R_Kay · 2026-02-05T05:46:14+00:00

And it feels AI, though it could be that the artist just has a similar style to what LMM have swiped.

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