Quote of the week:
"I salute you, you ferocious animals!" -- Major Victory
I have a new guilty pleasure. It consists of now 7 crazy people. I call them crazy because they want to be Superheroes. I call them crazy because I am crazy, and I wouldn't mind doing what they are doing.
The first two tasks were nothing special. One they had to change from street clothes to superhero garb inconspicuously, then "race to the finish." However, a crying little girl was positioned just before the finish. Very few of the heroes stopped to help her; she was the goal.
The second major task had the heroes try to traverse a back yard to the back door of a little old lady's house because she had forgotten her key. Thing was, that two very strong, very angry trained attack dogs laid between the fence and the door. So the heroes donned protective suits (with their colors and names on the back), and took on the ferocious animals. It was a satisfying play-by-play of events as the canines plowed over and dragged most of the heroes (all of the women, in fact). When I say 'satisfying', I am referring to my least favorite hero: Cell Phone Girl.
First of all, she runs like an idiot; similar to how some girls run across traffic at school, their hands making little windmills as they hop forward on alternating toes. She looks like she's half-assing high-stepping. Anyway, she took three "steps" before the dogs knocked her over. She gave up 4 seconds in. Yeah, Stan wasn't pleased with her.
I wonder what her Superpower was supposed to be, Unlimited Minutes?
The other element I am excited about is Stan Lee's control over the heroes. At the end of last Thursday's episode he grilled into one of the characters, the Iron Enforcer, who was by far the most egotistical, strong, and misread hero there. He doesn't wear a shirt, and carries a massive gun, with one 'robotic' arm to balance. He was booted on some strange terms, like "You're not very well liked around here" and "You've been on the chopping block every time so far; that's not good." I thought it was a strange basis to let someone go on, but...
With only a few minutes left in the show, we see the Enforcer carrying his stuff down the street. He passes a junk pile, with a strategically placed TV Set. Stan Lee's face appears on the monitor and he talks to the Enforcer. He tells him that he finally figured out what was bugging him about the Iron Enforcer's costume makeover.
Turns out that the Iron Enforcer makes a lousy superhero...
But he makes a great Supervillain.
He gets shoved into a van and emerges in a full cape and cowl.
Ha ha, I'm still geeking out about it.
Over and Out,
Adam
PS: Expect a few rants/editorials to pop up before school.
