For the Man Who Has Everything

Season 3, Episode 2, Aired
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Batman and Wonder Woman deliver presents to Superman at the Fortress of Solitude for his birthday, but find he's been immobilized by a special "gift" courtesy of the world-conquering Mongul.
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  • The new series shows it's not just going to be a fireworks display!

    10
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    By MovieMark, Jun 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    While it's not exactly new territory for a sci-fi series to do the whole parasite-dream skit, it's taken to surprising depth in this instance, especially, all things considered, for a supposed "kids show".

    The plot is simple enough: Batman and Wonderwoman find Clark in the fortress with a plant stuck to him. Someone is behind it. Wonderwoman seeks out whoever is responsible, while Batman tries to figure out how to get the parasite from Clark's body without killing him.

    The interesting twist being that the plant grants Clark, or, erm, Kal-el to enjoy what he's always wanted - eternal bliss.

    Seeing Clark living the Krptonian dream isn't really a shocker, but the level of detail and the plethora of nods to Superman mythology make it an incredibly enjoyable character piece and a jolly good romp. Again, those who made the leap from JL to JLU will surely find enough plot and character to calm those uneasy feelings about the new format prohibiting any time for real drama. This is top stuff!

    And when Batman becomes infected? It raises what was otherwise a solid 9er to a 10. It was extremely cruel to have Bruce live out those moments yet again but this time seeing his father prevail, only to have him taken from him yet again. Powerful stuff.

    Overall, one of the best episodes from Justice League Unlimited.moreless

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  • A bad attempt at warping Superman in the storyline of "Perchance to Dream", an old Batman the Animated Series episode where Bruce was taken into his fantasy dream world by the Mad Hatter, it was a great episode, but this wasn't.moreless

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    By tvdobe, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    After watching "Initiation" I was hoping that the next episode would be much better. This episode was even worse than Initiation! Seeing how this storyline has been used over and over again, this episode was highly predicatble. The only twist was that Superman was having the fantasy dream instead of Batman, and instead of a dream machine being placed on Superman's head, Mongul used an alien known as the Black Mercy. Even the Wonder Woman fight scenes with Mongul and the reference to "War World" wasn't enough to keep this episode out of the red. A highly disappointing episode and a disgrace to the league.moreless

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  • Superman is put into a trance by a soul-sucking plant that allows him to live out his life's desire. And its up to Batman and Wonder Woman to save the day and the man of steel.moreless

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    By SailorLibra, May 04, 2008 Report Abuse
    Very revealing of the characters and their deeper wishes. Neither Batman nor Superman's heart desires are shocking: the former for his parents to have never died; and the latter for his planet to be restored. The touches of Kansas in Superman's world are interesting and so is his wife that strongly resembles Lois Lane, with the exception of hair color. Guess Superman has a thing for redheads. Someone should tell Lana. Sadly, Wonder Woman's true desires are not shown, but it is likely that they involved the home she had been banished from. The episode is about the hard choices superheroes sometimes have to make between the world and family. This is never shown more clearly than Superman's last touching scene with the son he could have had, though Batman's choice to give up his dream with his parents alive is equally melancholy. But the superheroes do make the right decisions, the bad guy gets his payback, and Superman has a very interesting birthday.moreless

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  • What does a villain give the man who has everything? An alternate reality, of course!

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    By jwgrlrrajn, Apr 14, 2008 Report Abuse
    First off, if you haven't seen Batman Begins yet, go watch it three or four times and then watch this episode. (it makes this one particular sequence absolutely hilarious)

    Alright, anyway you get to see what Kal-El's life might have been like had Krypton never exploded. It's kinda funny too since his wife looks like a mix between Lois and Lana, and her voice belongs to Lois as well. :)

    But in the meantime, you also get to see a villain in this episode that you haven't seen since War World, which is really nice. (not to mention the fact that you get to see one of the few times that someone insults Wonder Woman's fighting skills, all for being a woman.)

    As a final note: What does the one of the world's richest men give the man who has everything? Cash! (What were you expecting, a gift card? ;))moreless

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  • This one of my favorite JLU episodes. It has character development, and a deep story to it.

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    By Kantokid, May 23, 2007 Report Abuse
    In this episode Wonerwoman and Batman take a trip to the Fortress of Solitude to give Superman a gift for his birthday. When they arrive they realize that he is being strangled by a parasite but Supeman acts like he dosen't even know it. Superman is having visions and dreams from his past, in the way he would have liked them to turn out, but little does he know that this was all a trap from Mongul. In the real world Mongul gets in a fight with Batman and Wonderwoman. This episode is just good all around as far as action, drama, and character development are concerned but what I really enjoyed in this episode were the flashbacks to Batman, Wonderwoman, and Supermans past (they all wind up getting the parasite attached to themselves at one time). It is a very emotional episode that taps into what our superheros wish they could have had in their pasts instead of the brutal things they all had to face. This is a great memorable episode.moreless

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    • Batman states that the Black Mercy has eaten through Superman's costume. When the plant is removed Superman's costume is intact. Edit
    • If Mongul was planning to take over Earth, then why was he still in the Fortress of Solitude? Shouldn't he have just taken care of Superman once and for all and moved on? Edit
    • And if we assume that Superman's birthday is so well-known that aliens send him gifts...why don't any of the other Justice Leaguers give him anything? Some of us might want to see what the Flash would have given him. Or are we supposed to believe that a bunch of aliens we've never seen Superman help know his birthday date, but his teammates of 2+ years don't? Edit

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    • Mongul: You know for a moment there I almost believed you were going to kill me. How stupid of you to hesitate like that. Not a mistake I'll make, I can assure you. Edit
    • Mongul: Happy birthday, Kryptonian – I give you oblivion. Superman: Burn! Edit
    • Superman: Do you have any idea what you did to me?!? Mongul: I fashioned a prison that you couldn't leave without sacrificing your heart's desire. It must have been like tearing off your own arm. Edit

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    • Braniac: Floating Robot
      The flying Brainiac looks suspiciously like Herbie, the robotic major-domo that appeared with the Fantastic Four in their animated series and later was introduced into the comic book. Edit
    • Young Bruce: "The Mark of Zorro"
      On the play sign outside the theate that Bruce and his parents came out of in Batman's dream sequence, you can see a sign that says Mark of Zor.... The 'O' is missing, but you can clearly tell it was a take on the character Don Diego de la Vega, or Zorro. Presumably the reference here is to the 1940 version starring Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone, unless the Waynes were real big on the silent 1920 version with Douglas Fairbanks. Edit

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