This is the first (and up to now only) episode of the JLU series, that refers to the "Old Ones" - a race of gods created by HP Lovecraft.
Referenes like these are usually made in the Batman series so I've been fairly surprised as I saw the episode for the first time.
The bad thing is: the only TRUE reference towards HPL is the title.
Everything else is either spelled wrong (like "Cthulhu"), wrong references are made (Cthulhu is a BIG OLD ONE, here he seems to be a OLDER GOD), the language Fate uses clearly is everything but the MYTHOS language ... and why didn't anyone come up with the idea to ask Bats or Etrigan for help?
Both are familiar with the the Big Old Ones.
But just mentioning Lovecraft's worth 9.5 *g* ... and it's obvious that they at least tried ...moreless
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After Aquaman frees Solomon Grundy, Hawkgirl and the Justice League are convinced that the Lord of Atlantis has gone rogue. But when the trail leads them to the mysterious Dr. Fate, they discover there is more to this strange partnership than meets the eye.moreless
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Kristin BauerMera
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William HootkinsCommander
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Sean DonnellanTechnician
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George Newbern
Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El
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Maria Canals
Hawkgirl/Shayera Hol
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Susan Eisenberg
Wonder Woman/Diana
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When the General tells that Grundy escaped with one of the Justice League's "friends," Superman asks "who," but his lips clearly mouth "what".
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In the scene where Arthur and Grundy arrive in Fate's tower, Fate floats in and his uniform is missing the gold dividers for his boots. They reappear in the next scene.
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It does seem a little odd that Dr. Fate is so secretive. Aquaman, sure, he's a arrogant SOB, but Fate's worked with Superman before. Inza wasn't doing anything that significant - why didn't Fate just tell her to explain things while he completed the ritual? Or even just shout out "We're busy casting a ritual to save the world from an extradimensional evil!" in a second or two. Instead he stays silent, endangering the whole process. Sure, Supes & Company still wouldn't have gone along with the torture-Grundy thing, but Fate doesn't know that.
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For wanting to talk things through and not hurt Grundy, Superman sure hit Grundy a lot.
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QUOTES (7)
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Wonder Woman: We can't assume he's gone bad. Aquaman helped save the world, remember? Hawkgirl: He helped save Atlantis. He couldn't care less about the world.
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Solomon Grundy: If stupid fishman tries to trick Grundy, Grundy will crush. Aquaman: Charming.
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Superman: Let's slow this down. It's way pass time you explain what's going on here. Aquaman: I'll explain it to your grieving friends. (Superman sighs, punches him)
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Hawkgirl: Just for the record I didn't start this fight. Wonder Woman: First time for everything.
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Hawkgirl: Standard interrogation technique. I was bad cop. Superman: You're always bad cop. Hawkgirl: Why play against type?
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Wonder Woman: Hera, give me strength! Hawkgirl: Do you have to say that all the time?!?
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Superman: Let's just see what he has to say. Hawkgirl: You ever get chafed straddling the fence all the time?
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NOTES (7)
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Character bios: Dr. Fate, Inza, Aquaman, Solomon Grundy
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William Hootkins (Commander) is best recognized as Lt. Eckhardt from Batman (1989). He's fought with Mark Hamill (Solomon Grundy) before, although they were on the same side then - he played Porkins (Red Six - "I can hold it") in Star Wars: A New Hope.
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This is the first time that J'onn does not appear in at least one part of an episode.
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Series producer and creator Bruce Timm has a brief voice cameo as one of the soldiers during the capture of Grundy. He has done several voices in his previous series Batman and Batman Beyond, but this is his first credited Justice League "appearance."
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Oded Fehr takes on the role of Dr. Fate, who was previously played in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "The Hand of Fate", by George DelHoyo. Several bits in this episode refer back to that one such as Superman's knowledge of Fate and his tower.
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Only Superman, Wonder Woman, and Hawkgirl appear in this episode.
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When Cartoon Network premiered this episode, they aired the two episodes back-to-back, without inserting closing credits at the end of part one or opening credits/recap at the beginning of part 2. They still listed the title and writer/director credits, though.
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Defenders Assemble! Coincidentally or not, the team of Aquaman, Dr. Fate, and Solomon Grundy parallel a team of similar individuals over at Marvel - The Defenders. Aquaman = Namor, the Submariner, Dr. Fate = Dr. Strange, Inza = Clea, and Solomon Grundy = The Hulk. Grundy even calls Fate "Stupid magician," which was what the Hulk called Dr. Strange in the Defender comics.
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Hulking Out The parallels between the Hulk and Solomon Grundy, hinted at in "Only A Dream," are even stronger here. The general hunting Grundy looks suspiciously like General "Thunderbolt" Ross from the Hulk series.
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Skulk Remember Amalgam comics? It was a comicbook series where the superheroes & villians were mixtures of DC & Marvel Comic characters. There was one character named "The Skulk," who was a mixture of Soloman Grundy & The Incredible Hulk.
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Aquaman: If you want to live, come with me!
This line resonates Arnold Schwarzenegger's line "Come with me, if you want to live!" to Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This line was originally uttered by Michael Biehn in The Terminator, but Schwarzenegger made it famous. -
General: He wrecked our tanks, grabbed Grundy and hightailed it on back of the flippin' Loch Ness monster.
The Loch Ness Monster is a myth of one or more large serpent or dinosaur like animals living in the large Loch Ness of Scotland. Most of the evidence of the Loch Ness has now been discredited.
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