Stargirl Season 3 Overview

Stargirl opening titleWell, that’s it for Stargirl; it’s been a fun journey, especially for a long-time comic book fan like me. The show took inspiration not only from the Stargirl and STRIPE comic, but from other sources like Infinity In, Justice Society, and All-Star Squadron (a personal favourite of mine). It’s too bad the show only lasted three seasons, as I would’ve liked to see more stories taken from DC’s long history. I can’t help wondering aboutJSA on the porch where Pat fits into the timeline; sometimes it seems like he’s known the JSA for decades, so is he older than he looks (possibly kept young by the same unearthly power that kept the JSA relatively youthful), or are he and Sylvester younger heroes that just started hanging out with the JSA after having their own adventures? That’s something I would’ve liked to see addressed in future episodes, along with the fate of the Seven Soldiers of Victory and the introduction of some more of the JSA’s legacy heroes (both of which were hinted at in the coda to the JSA team photofinal episode). But I guess those questions will remain unanswered (unless we get a reunion show/movie, which would be great), so I’ll just have to be content with three great seasons. I enjoyed the interpersonal relationships as much as the fighting and I like how Courtney’s ultimate superpower was seeing the best in other people and her ability to transmit that belief to even the most skeptical person. I liked the choice of villains too, with the Injustice Society, Eclipso, and Ultra-Humanite all sufficiently dangerous to give the new JSA a real challenge.

Next week I’ll be starting my reviews of a new series, The Librarians. I’ve seen the first three seasons of that show (although I missed the fourth season), but it’s been a while so I’m looking forward to revisiting it. I won’t be reviewing the three movies that preceded the show, since I don’t think they’re essential to the series. They all followed pretty much the same formula anyway, with Flynn Carsen searching for some kind of artifact and hooking up with a different beautiful woman in each movie. I’ve seen those movies, but they’re pretty forgettable so I’d rather just jump straight into the show, which I liked a lot more because of the ensemble cast. The show kinda reminds me of Warehouse 13, which I also really liked. I’ll be reviewing the episodes in their original order, no the order they were broadcast in, because that gives a better flow to the story and character arcs. So I hope you’ll join me next week for my review of the first Librarians episode, The Librarians and the Crown of King Arthur.

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