Justice League Unlimited

This is the first of a number of episodes that made up the Cadmus story arc of the first season of JLU. On this website those 26 episodes are listed as being two different seasons...but according to the DC Comics Classic Collection DVD they are one season, not two. Anyway, this is a great beginning to one of--if not the best--story arc in animation history. The inclusion of the somwhat obscure DC character, The Question, up the ante of not just this episode but the entire story arc. The Question is a conspiracy theorist. He's generally a little creepy but very cool at the same time. He's sort of like the Foxx Mulder of the DCAU. In this episode the JLU begins to uncover the secrets of the government's top secret CADMUS R&D project. There is not shortage of action or mystery in this episode. However, the ending leaves a lot of questions unanswered...which is good. The ambiguity of this episodes conclusion made it possible for the writers and producers of JLU to build and expand on the story. In fact, when this episode was written they had no plans to actually make the CADMUS story arc. It just sort of happend because of this episode. Although the conclusion of the story arc links the story to things that happened both in Superman the Animated Series and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, this episode is undoubtedly the most important factor in the story arc.

The episode is strong, with links back to events of the "Superman" animated series, but what makes this one truly outstanding is THE QUESTION. Un-freaking-believable. Everything about this guy rocks, from his conspiracy theories to his singing along with the boy band song as he breaks into the lab at the end of the show. I really didn't know anything about The Question before I saw him on "Justice League," but now I want to go back and find some comics and some more information. It also makes me wish we had more Question-focused episodes, though he really comes to the forefront in Season 4 and the Cadmus arc. Even Bruce Timm in the DVD special features for "Unlimited" says the writers loved The Question.



Nice getting Charles "Duke Phillips!" Napier back as Hardcastle, and I liked that this episode continued with the darker streak "Unlimited" had leading up to the Cadmus arc, which this episode seems like a precursor too. Nice battle between Supergirl and Galatea, and Green Arrow is a character Timm & Co. have gotten right from Day 1. But the show belongs to The Question.



One other thing I liked (and it's been mentioned in the episode guide): Carl Kolchak hanging out in the bar. Sure, they call him "Jerry" for some reason, but it's Kolchak.

this is a very good episode, that supergirl is having nightmares that are really happening but she not the one doing bad things it's her evil clone, and with that crazy story plot, it makes it a great episode, I've seen it and it was a very great episode, I wouldn't miss it.

The highlight of this episode was without a doubt the Question. He was an instant favorite for most fans that I've heard from. He is unique amongst superheroes. He has no powers. He has no weapons. He has no gadgets. All he has is his brain and a pair of fists. And his creepy personality that unnerves even the greatest of Earth's heroes, mustn't forget that. He's interesting in a way even Batman can't compare to. Probably has more identity issues than him, too. There's really no explination for why the Question became one of my favorite characters with one episode, but he did and I think the JLU universe wouldn't be quite right without him.



The rest of the episode was okay. Not the most original plot, but it had its merits aside from the Question. Any episode where I get to see Green Arrow snark at people is a decent episode. You can put him in the worst episode ever written and he'd make it more amusing than painful to watch. And is it wrong that I found myself liking Galatea more than Supergirl? Supergirl was a bit too whiney in this episode than I like.

This episode serves to introduce The Question, the JLU's "conspiracy theorist" who suspects that all the events in the world are interlinked with sinister motives.



Q-as he is sometimes called- will be a major player in the upcoming seasons. His knack for seeing truth where others see fiction is a unique gimmick. And it's downright hilarious to see what he uncovers!



This episode introduces/establishes the growing threat against the Justice League, but not all is revealed about them just yet. Keep watching to find out more!

The clothes, they are revealing. Yes, this is probably wrong, but I'm a guy and this I noticed. And yes, I gave it the score I did because of the outfits. But then is that not why they drew them the way they do? I say yes.



But now to the episode. It was entertaining because the Green Arrow and The Question where there. This was an interesting pairing because their views are so different. The Green Arrow is a facts based man, while The Question is a facts behind the facts based man. It made for some amusing dialog.



I thought it odd that this man could go missing, but no one in the Justice League is even aware. Yet he was somebody that was important to the military. Should not the Justice League be aware of what all military based companies are doing? After all, this is the type of company that might try to get rid of the League, which was the point of the clone in the first place.



Overall, if you only need one reason to watch this then I'll give you one: Cat fight in tights.

The episode begins with Supergirl killing a man in a very life-like dream. The next day she seeks advice from the Green Arrow about her dreams. The Question over hears what they are talking about and volunteers to help Supergirl.



Once talking to Supergirl, he finds out that she had once been treated at STAR labs, due to severe injuries. So, as the Question puts it, "There is a gap in time that she cannnot account for."



The three of them visit STAR labs and visit Dr. Hamiliton, the doctor who treated her. He has an answer for all of their questions. He even had an explanation for her dreams. It was all explained a little too well in the Question's opinion.



Green Arrow and Supergirl break into a building where they search for informaion. Supergirl finds a file called "Metropolois training simulations." When she opens it she finds out that she has been cloned.



The clone breaks in suddenly and leads them to the training area, where Supergirl and her clone battle.



Meanwhile, the Question has found out the same thing, and comes to their aid at the training simulation. However, he has found out even more. He tells them that Supergirl and the clone, Galatea, have a psychic link to each other. Supergirl's dreams were not dreams, but really things that Galatea had been doing. As an added bonus, Galatea had Supergirl's conscience, making it hard for her to kill people.



The Question says that Galatea had been planning on killing Supergirl, before she started asking questions. This was because of the conscience, not the fact that Supergirl could see everything she was doing.



While they are fighting, a shadowed man is on the phone and says, "Understood." Then the training session blows up. The Question, Supergirl, and Green Arrow all escape and the clone is seemingly killed.



Supergirl wonders why someone would want to make a clone of her. The Question says that it all started when Superman went renegade. They wanted a super human alien on their side, if it ever happened again. (Whoever THEY are)



Back at the watch tower, Supergirl asks Dr. Hamiliton if there is any chance that the DNA sample used to make her clone came from STAR labs. He says no.



The final scene shows Dr. Hamiltion treating a destroyed Galatea, promising to fix her!