Okay, I can’t be silent anymore because I’m getting sick of this. It’s not the first time I’ve disagreed with the internet. Right, Scrappy-Doo?
Yes, Henry Cavill got a raw deal by James Gunn, who wanted an all new Superman for James Gunn’s Superman By James Gunn. We also seem to forget that he was also screwed over by Zack Snyder, a man who doesn’t believe in superheroes and has Superman stay away, never bring hope to anyone, wasn’t against revenge, and only killed because the story forced it on him without any real buildup to earn it. If we’re restarting this universe to the point that the studio itself rebranded, having the same actor playing Superman isn’t going to work.
However, because Cavill always wanted to play Superman (I wish he had gotten the chance), because he’s “one of us” as a geek and champion of proper adaptation, and because he’s a good actor elsewhere, there’s an almost-cult around the man specifically playing Superman, as if Christopher Reeve himself came down from on high and anointed Cavill his successor, and returned to God’s left hand (Jesus has the right–and Superman isn’t Jesus!!!!) so we must acknowledge our new patron saint of Krypton and burn James Gunn at the stake for his blasphemy of using a different actor. That’s just ridiculous. There are a lot of other reasons to warm up the bonfire for Gunn–I’ll bring marshmallows, but this cast change isn’t one of them.
To stoke that fire, we get the above tweet from Matt Ramos, this article from Screenrant (a site with some of the worst takes on Superman I’ve ever read), and the following video from someone I often agree with, Jeremy Prime of Geeks & Gamers on YouTube. Apparently there was a plan to make another Superman movie before Gunn rebooted all the things, which director Christopher McQueenie exposed on a recent podcast. He knew what he wanted to do with Superman and apparently the Cult Of Cavill is convinced this would have been so much better than the meh at best we’ve seen thus far from trailers, clips, and interviews for James Gunn’s Superman By James Gunn.
Yeah…not convinced. Sorry.
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[FILLER VIDEO] Is Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy A Bad Combo?
I miss going to ConnectiCon.
I have to admit the idea of Harleen Quinzel and Pamela Isley being more than friends was something I even believed…until they actually put the pair together. The fanshipping community doesn’t believe in platonic friendships. Every pairing is a potential couple to these would-be nymphomaniacs, and I’m not going to be shy about saying. This is a community where the fanatics seem to outweigh the actual couple seekers. Just ask Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver…and Driver’s WIFE! Thankfully not every shipping community is that fanatic that they try to force the actual actors to get together and torture a spouse for “being in the way”. It’s rare I say something like this, but that’s the incel group that needs to get laid!
Sound logic has since prevailed. Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy were not intended to be a romantic pairing but closer to Thelma and Louise than Bonny and Clyde. I guess they made such an interesting pairing that even before fanshipping became what it is today, there was talk…probably from people who wanted to see hot girls kiss. Personally I’d rather hot girls kiss me than each other. So if any are available…..
JesterBell on YouTube was a fan of Harley Quinn until the extreme feminists made her a “strong independent woman who don’t need no Joker”, thus misunderstanding the whole theme of the character, then the queer activists and horny fanshippers made it worse. Extremists really do ruin everything. Jess has done numerous videos on how DC Comics has ruined this Fox Kids original, originally created as a one-shot tribute to Paul Dini’s friend Arleen Sorkin. This one, however, is longer than most as she goes over everything wrong with pairing Harley and Ivy as a romantic couple…not helping that the people responsible think sex is romance. As I need time to get certain things done this week I present this video. Have a seat and enjoy. You might learn something.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on May 27, 2025 in Animation Spotlight, Comic Spotlight, DC Spotlight, Streaming Spotlight, Television Spotlight and tagged commentary, DC animated universe, DC Animation, DC Comics, DC Universe, DCAU, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy.
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