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Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 26

Apokolips...Now! (2)

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AIRED: 2/14/98

Darkseid invades Earth with the help of Steppenwolf. With help from the citizens of Metropolis and the arrival of troops from New Genesis, Superman is able to stop his advance, but not without losses.

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Not The End...

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By The7thDoctor, Sep 21, 2005

My summary for this review is from what was on the screen after it faded to black, "Not The End".

This can be taken in many ways. One of the ways is that this wasn't the end of Superman battling against Darkseid, which it wasn't.

It can also be taken to mean that the battle against evil isn't over, which it never is.

But what I take it to mean is this: Dan Turpin Is Not Dead!

There is an old adage in comic books, "If there's no body, there's no death." Inspector Turpin was blasted with beams from Darkseid's eyes, true, and yes, there was a wisp of smoke after they hit the spot where Turpin was standing.

But what what many people don't know is that "The Omega Effect", as it is called, can kill, but what many might not recall is that Darkseid also "blasted" Kalibak, and as we all saw, Kalibak was alive and kicking in this episode.

I believe that Inspector Daniel Turpin is on Apokolips, deep within the area known as "Armagetto", or at the very least, in a sub-Apokoliptian cell beneath Granny Goodness' Orphanage.

I believe that he will be found by the unlikeliest of saviors, and returned to Earth.

Hmm, what I just wrote isn't a review, it's more of a commentary. It probably belongs on a message board. Oh well. :o/moreless
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Timothy Daly	Clark Kent/Superman
Dana Delany	Lois Lane

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Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

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Steve Sandor	Orion	Guest Star
Laraine Newman	Toby Raynes	Guest Star
Sherman Howard	Steppenwolf	Guest Star
Michael Ironside	Darkseid	Recurring Role
David Kaufman	Jimmy Olsen	Recurring Role
Joseph Bologna	Dan Turpin	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (1)
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- Continuity Forager (red/white with shield) is part of the New Genesis 'cavalry', he will however not be introduced to the New Gods until Twilight (2) episode of the Justice League Unlimited series.
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QUOTES (2)
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- Superman: Goodbye, old friend. In the end, the World didn't need a Superman... just a brave one.
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- Darkseid: (to Superman) Still, if you won't be my knight, you will be my pawn.
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NOTES (8)
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- According to commentaries, some of the inkers used for this episode were people who'd worked with Kirby on much of his New Gods work.
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- Bruce Timm considers Turpin's murder and subsequent funeral the ragnarok of the sob scenes of the DC-based animated series he's worked on.
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- While writing the second half of the episode, the producers knew that someone close to Superman would die at Darkseid's hands. They initally had thoughts on on Ma and Pa Kent, but decided against it after DC said they could kill them, but only if they brought them back. Timm and the other producers wanted the death to stick, so they opted to off Turpin instead.
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- Desaad appears but has no lines.
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- At one point, Superman is fighting the parademons in front of a building shaped like a half-circle with a center beam - it looks very much like the Hall of Justice from various incarnations of "Superfriends."
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- Probably as a nod to Kirby, many other members of the New Gods are visible in the background when Orion and Highfather show up, such as Metron, Big Barda, and Mister Miracle.
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- Continuing character Dan Turpin dies in this episode. His gravestone reads:
  
  "Daniel Turpin
  Earth's Greatest
  Hero".
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- This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jack Kirby (1917-1994). The dedication appears at the end of the episode and reads as follows: "This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jack Kirby/ Long Live The King". Jack Kirby was one of the most influential and respected illustrator and creator of comic books. Amoung the characters he created or co-created are Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Boy Commandos, Challengers of the Unknown, The New Gods, Kamandi, Darkseid, Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos, Captain Victory, The Silver Surfer, The Mighty Thor and many others.
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- Allusion: Superman and Darkseid on the mountain
  
  The scene in which Darkseid approaches Superman on a mountain and offers him a place at his side is a biblical reference. In the Gospels, Jesus was tempted by Satan when he went to the desert to fast and pray.
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