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Justice League Unlimited: The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped (2)

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In pursuit of a time-travelling thief, Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman arrive in a futuristic Gotham City twisted horribly awry by alterations to the timestream, and must join forces with the future Batman and the Justice League Unlimited. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Dwayne McDuffie

Director:: Joaquim Dos Santos

Stars:: Phil LaMarr (Green Lantern/John Stewart); Susan Eisenberg (Wonder Woman/Diana); Kevin Conroy (Batman/Bruce Wayne)

Recurring Role:: Michael Rosenbaum (Ghoul); Phil LaMarr (Static (uncredited))

Guest Star:: Dee Bradley Baker (Woof); Mindy Sterling (Enid); Peter Onorati (War Hawk); Peter MacNicol (David Clinton); Don Harvey (Chucko); Melissa Joan Hart (Dee Dee); Adam Baldwin (Bonk); Will Friedle (Batman)

During the first fight scene between the Jokerz and the JLU, we see that the whips used by the Deedees are extremely effective against GL's constructs. So why, when confronted with a labyrinth construct, do the Deedees not slash away with their whips? edit »
During part 1, Bruce Wayne's eyes were blue. In part 2, when we see the older Bruce's eyes, they are brown. edit »
People and events shown here contradict what has been shown for various other WB series, but in fact are internally consistent (sort of) since it's established that what we're seeing here is an alternate timeline, rendering other time travel and crossover stories providing a glimpse of the "real future" irrelevant to what we see here. edit »

Character bios: Batman of the Future, Static, The Jokerz, Hal Jordan, Chronos edit »
This episode wasn't completed by the ending of YTVs Season 3 airing, so they replaced both parts with "Initiation" and "For the Man who has Everything." edit »
When the Redcoats say "Fire at will", they're looking at the future Batman Beyond Batman, who is played by Will Friedle. Presumably an in-joke - they must want to get rid of the actor as well as Batman. edit »
Previews at the end of this episode are from the upcoming episodes "The Doomsday Sanction" and "Task Force X" - the latter show The Suicide Squad (Deadshot and Captain Boomerang) and Ares' battle robot from "Hawk and Dove". edit »
Other heroes that appear without dialogue: Vibe, Dr. Light, Mr. Terrific, Booster Gold, Stargirl, Gypsy, Supergirl, and Shayera/Hawkgirl. edit »

Green Lantern: The Green Lanterns have a legend - no one can see the beginning of time. It's a universal law.
Batman: Write (Chronos) a ticket. edit »
Enid: Don't blame this on me! I just wanted you to assert yourself � not destroy the universe! edit »
Static: The miracles of modern medicine � 65 is the new 30. edit »
Static: Wow. Batman playing "good cop."
Green Lantern: Everything's relative... edit »
Batman: Sometimes the old ways are best.
Terry: It's not going to work. You don't know your way around here. Things have changed.
Batman: Are criminals still superstitious and cowardly?
Bruce Wayne: Yup.
Batman: Good enough for me. edit »

The Hand of Destiny
The hand seen at the beginning of time is the Hand of Destiny. In the comics this hand was seen by those who tried to look back to the creation of the multiverse. In the comic series Crisis on Infinite Earths, it was revealed to be the Anti-Monitor's hand as he tried to remake the universe. Other references to the Crisis include the white mass of energy that comes from the sky and erases everything it touches, and the confused colonial soldiers and mammoths that appear in The Colosseum. All of these appeared in the Crisis. edit »
JLU Computer Screen:
The graphics on the JLU's computer screen (as Bruce Wayne analyzes the timeline) are the same as those seen in The Matrix when outsiders read Matrix code. edit »
Chucko: I'll be running this dump in a few years!
This is practically the same line that Gabriel Yulaw says at the end of the movie The One when he is tossed through a portal and stranded in a barren landscape by folks with superior ability to travel through time/space. edit »
Chucko: Laser saber
Chucko's two-bladed red-tinged laser saber is the same as the light saber Darth Maul wields in Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace. edit »

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ritanova32
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The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped (2)
The Bottom Line: "Exactly why I watch this series"
Batman, Green Lantern & Wonder Woman travel though time to stop a thief. ...Continue »
05/25/08 09:36pm | report abuse
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Mac-Ale
member since: Sep 12, 2006
The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped (2)
The Bottom Line: "Cleverly plotted"
Without following any DC comics "canon" completely, this story is a great parody of just how twisted the world of super heroes has been in the modern era. ...Continue »
12/24/07 07:26am | report abuse
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10104evr
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The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped (2)
The Bottom Line: "Series finale"
it is up to batman and green lantern to stop a time travelling maniac from rewriting history ...Continue »
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JLU51306
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The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped (2)
The Bottom Line: "Nerve-wracking"
this was great episode. ...Continue »
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superherofan101
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The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped (2)
The Bottom Line: "Adventurous"
3 batmans awesome! ...Continue »
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