Victory In Defeat
Once again, it's Thursday night, which means it's time for my Who Wants To Be A Superhero? recap. Last week, Creature was eliminated because of youthful indiscretions along with jaywalking during a challenge, and Lemuria was cut for failing to sit in the lap of a convict (who I discovered a little while ago was an actress) for ten seconds. But that was last week, so let's get into what happens this week.
This week's episode began with Stan calling the three remaining heroes together to inform them that they would be facing "the toughest judges of all." And with that, we transitioned to an elementary school classroom, where the heroes were scheduled to speak to the students. But first, before they began, Stan surprised them by presenting them with their own poster-sized personalized comic book covers. Though if they wanted it to be a big reveal to the viewers, they could have tried a little harder, since a little bit of searching online can turn up each contestant's comic cover.
Anyway, with that out of the way, it was then time for the heroes to give their presentations to the students. Feedback took the stage first, explaining his origin to the class and how it relates to video games. And really, the class looked like he was trying to explain quantum physics to them. He took some questions after his speech, and one asked him what his favorite video game was. His answer: Pong. They interviewed the little girl who asked him that afterwards, and she stated, "I've never heard of Pong before. I think he made that up." And really, I'm not surprised. Pong came out in 1972, and these kids can't be any older than ten. Of course they won't know what Pong is. He could have at least said Super Mario Brothers or Sonic The Hedgehog or something.
Fat Momma was next, and she led the kids in her theme song. Do not ask me to transcribe the lyrics. Because I'm not going to. Anyway, she then presented the kids with the lesson that they shouldn't let kids tease them for being different. Wrapping up was Major Victory, who humorously explained his powers, saluted a doll dressed like Uncle Sam, and after one girl asked why he was concerned with his hair, he said that he had to be aerodynamic. Stan then had all the kids vote for who their favorite of the three was, with Fat Momma winning just barely over Major Victory. I think poor Feedback could count all his votes on one hand and have fingers left over. And thanks to losing the vote, Major Victory and Feedback ended up having to write "I will not pretend to be a superhero" over and over on the chalkboard while being supervised by Dark Enforcer.
They were then sent on their next challenge, which was essentially a timed scavenger hunt at Universal Studios Hollywood's "CityWalk" thoroughfare to see who could find Dark Enforcer the fastest. They first had to find a woman with a tattoo on her ankle. From her, they obtained a bottle of lotion with a clue instructing them to find a 200-pound man with a diamond earring, and rub the lotion on his stomach to find the next clue. From there, they were sent after a woman with short hair and a purse containing $33.50. At the bottom of the purse was another clue, directing them to the globe in the center of the area, where they'd finally find Dark Enforcer.
Major Victory went first, finishing with a time of fifteen minutes, 25 seconds. After him was Feedback, who found Dark Enforcer in fifteen minutes, 40 seconds. He probably would have been 30 seconds faster had he not had trouble picking up a penny that he'd dropped on the ground. And then there's Fat Momma. No official time was said, but it was said that she took right at forty minutes longer than Major Victory and Feedback to finish up. She probably would have got it done quicker, but she decided to stay in character by stopping every so often to grab a snack.
Back at the lair that night, Stan called another elimination. But before they could assemble on the roof, Fat Momma locked herself in a bathroom and refused to leave unless she could speak to one of the show's producers. One of the producers went in to talk to her, and she informed him that she wanted to quit the show if it meant Feedback got to stay, fearing that he was taking the show so seriously that he might have a breakdown if he lost. The producer decided to let her talk about it with Major Victory and Feedback, and when Feedback assured her that he was satisfied making it as far as he did, they agreed to leave the elimination up to Stan.
Up on the roof, Stan called all three up to the chopping block. He praised Fat Momma for her speech to the children, but was disappointed that she took an hour to finish the scavenger hunt. Stan then complimented Major Victory on his entertaining presentation to the kids, but felt that he didn't explain his origin or have a particularly inspiring message like the other two. And in regards to Feedback, Stan noted that his speech went over everyone's heads, but commended his politeness in picking up the penny.
Unfortunately, he had to eliminate someone, and asked Major Victory to turn in his costume, citing his fear that his comedic personality could turn him into a parody of a superhero. Feedback started to step back onto the chopping block to protest, but the Major stopped him, deciding to abide by Stan's decision. As he headed for the exit, Stan called him back. Stan recalled an interview with Major Victory earlier in the episode, stating that his main goal on the show was to make his estranged teenage daughter proud, to which Stan added, "Mission accomplished." He directed Major Victory to a cell phone hidden behind his podium; on the line was his daughter, who informed her father that she thought he was a hero no matter what. The two made small talk before they agreed to speak privately later, and as Major Victory walked away, he cracked one last joke ("Can I keep the phone? This is a nice one.") before heading off. Roll credits.
And then there were two. This episode was a total bummer, because I've been cheering for Major Victory since the show began. But I guess things don't always work out the way you'd like them to. Out of the two remaining, I'm going to have to root for Feedback. I'm starting to warm up to him, and I've never been a fan of Fat Momma. But with one more episode left in the season, we've entered the home stretch. And I'll have all the news about it next week.
This week's episode began with Stan calling the three remaining heroes together to inform them that they would be facing "the toughest judges of all." And with that, we transitioned to an elementary school classroom, where the heroes were scheduled to speak to the students. But first, before they began, Stan surprised them by presenting them with their own poster-sized personalized comic book covers. Though if they wanted it to be a big reveal to the viewers, they could have tried a little harder, since a little bit of searching online can turn up each contestant's comic cover.
Anyway, with that out of the way, it was then time for the heroes to give their presentations to the students. Feedback took the stage first, explaining his origin to the class and how it relates to video games. And really, the class looked like he was trying to explain quantum physics to them. He took some questions after his speech, and one asked him what his favorite video game was. His answer: Pong. They interviewed the little girl who asked him that afterwards, and she stated, "I've never heard of Pong before. I think he made that up." And really, I'm not surprised. Pong came out in 1972, and these kids can't be any older than ten. Of course they won't know what Pong is. He could have at least said Super Mario Brothers or Sonic The Hedgehog or something.
Fat Momma was next, and she led the kids in her theme song. Do not ask me to transcribe the lyrics. Because I'm not going to. Anyway, she then presented the kids with the lesson that they shouldn't let kids tease them for being different. Wrapping up was Major Victory, who humorously explained his powers, saluted a doll dressed like Uncle Sam, and after one girl asked why he was concerned with his hair, he said that he had to be aerodynamic. Stan then had all the kids vote for who their favorite of the three was, with Fat Momma winning just barely over Major Victory. I think poor Feedback could count all his votes on one hand and have fingers left over. And thanks to losing the vote, Major Victory and Feedback ended up having to write "I will not pretend to be a superhero" over and over on the chalkboard while being supervised by Dark Enforcer.
They were then sent on their next challenge, which was essentially a timed scavenger hunt at Universal Studios Hollywood's "CityWalk" thoroughfare to see who could find Dark Enforcer the fastest. They first had to find a woman with a tattoo on her ankle. From her, they obtained a bottle of lotion with a clue instructing them to find a 200-pound man with a diamond earring, and rub the lotion on his stomach to find the next clue. From there, they were sent after a woman with short hair and a purse containing $33.50. At the bottom of the purse was another clue, directing them to the globe in the center of the area, where they'd finally find Dark Enforcer.
Major Victory went first, finishing with a time of fifteen minutes, 25 seconds. After him was Feedback, who found Dark Enforcer in fifteen minutes, 40 seconds. He probably would have been 30 seconds faster had he not had trouble picking up a penny that he'd dropped on the ground. And then there's Fat Momma. No official time was said, but it was said that she took right at forty minutes longer than Major Victory and Feedback to finish up. She probably would have got it done quicker, but she decided to stay in character by stopping every so often to grab a snack.
Back at the lair that night, Stan called another elimination. But before they could assemble on the roof, Fat Momma locked herself in a bathroom and refused to leave unless she could speak to one of the show's producers. One of the producers went in to talk to her, and she informed him that she wanted to quit the show if it meant Feedback got to stay, fearing that he was taking the show so seriously that he might have a breakdown if he lost. The producer decided to let her talk about it with Major Victory and Feedback, and when Feedback assured her that he was satisfied making it as far as he did, they agreed to leave the elimination up to Stan.
Up on the roof, Stan called all three up to the chopping block. He praised Fat Momma for her speech to the children, but was disappointed that she took an hour to finish the scavenger hunt. Stan then complimented Major Victory on his entertaining presentation to the kids, but felt that he didn't explain his origin or have a particularly inspiring message like the other two. And in regards to Feedback, Stan noted that his speech went over everyone's heads, but commended his politeness in picking up the penny.
Unfortunately, he had to eliminate someone, and asked Major Victory to turn in his costume, citing his fear that his comedic personality could turn him into a parody of a superhero. Feedback started to step back onto the chopping block to protest, but the Major stopped him, deciding to abide by Stan's decision. As he headed for the exit, Stan called him back. Stan recalled an interview with Major Victory earlier in the episode, stating that his main goal on the show was to make his estranged teenage daughter proud, to which Stan added, "Mission accomplished." He directed Major Victory to a cell phone hidden behind his podium; on the line was his daughter, who informed her father that she thought he was a hero no matter what. The two made small talk before they agreed to speak privately later, and as Major Victory walked away, he cracked one last joke ("Can I keep the phone? This is a nice one.") before heading off. Roll credits.
And then there were two. This episode was a total bummer, because I've been cheering for Major Victory since the show began. But I guess things don't always work out the way you'd like them to. Out of the two remaining, I'm going to have to root for Feedback. I'm starting to warm up to him, and I've never been a fan of Fat Momma. But with one more episode left in the season, we've entered the home stretch. And I'll have all the news about it next week.
posted by Matt Sutton at
10:09 PM
1 Comments:
Sounds like it was a pretty strong episode, and I should try to catch one of the repeats of it. Although, you're right....it was a bummer.
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