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I’m Iffy on Zatanna’s Morally Gray Idea

I mostly have a problem with the execution of this plot line more than anything. I like heroes to be morally gray sometimes but for me to really gel with the idea, I would have to see the character struggle resorting to that risky decision.

I think seeing Zatanna constantly finding other ways to save her dad but them failing would’ve helped me feel more sympathetic towards Zatanna, and understand how desperate she is to find a solution.

Also, I would’ve done the reveal totally different(honestly I would’ve done her arc differently). Zatanna and her protégés would visit Nabu quicker than in canon, and he somehow lets her plan slip out in front of her students. They get mad but Zatanna tells them that it was not the time and the discussion will happen later.

Then, in the end, Zatanna realizes how effed her plan is and tells her students that they have a choice to say no. Zatanna would tell Mary she’s not ready while Traci and Khalid accept the deal.

Thoughts on Zatanna’s Arc

Not going to lie, Zatanna’s arc is my least favorite so far. The pacing feels slow and the character focus is disjointed. 

I wish Traci and Mary were cut out. They don’t add anything and they take away screen time from more important characters like Zatanna, Doctor Fate, Klarion, and Child. Khalid is the most interesting but mostly because I did some research on who he is in the comics. 

I’m close to wanting Phantom Stranger and Jason Blood/Etrigan, though they could work as smaller note characters. 

Zatanna, Doctor Fate, Klarion, Child, and Vandal should be the core cast of this arc. 

I’m going to be optimistic and hope that this arc will have a great or even good ending, yet my hope is slowly dwindling with each episode coming out. 

Artemis: What I want is to stop wanting a man

Zatanna: Step 1 start liking women

Zatanna: Step 2 turn to your right

Zatanna: *winks*

real

I just know the Bruce/Zatanna/Constantine threesome ruined lives, raised the average temperature on the east coast by ten degrees, and probably relocated several ley lines

Concept: an episode of the Justice League cartoon where the MCs get sucked into a 90s teen movie… powers get reset to when they were that age.

Absolutely. In S1 when Zatara puts on the Dr.Fate helmet and Zatanna effectively loses her dad, Dick/Robin is hovering around her looking like he wants to comfort her. He knew better than anyone there the pain of losing a parent. But no one around him knew that part of his life.

Later on in the Haly's Circus episode, we see that Wally knows about his past but precisely because of that he doesn't bring him on the mission. It's a liability. But that makes him so very lonely and isolated going through that journey alone despite having a team around him.

I was rewatching Young Justice and the fact that all versions of Robin are the only one forced to keep their secret identity even with their teammates and friends is usually written off as Batman being paranoid. I think it's more than that, that it's his way of giving the kids an 'out'. If they ever decide they don't want to fight crime anyone they have a safe identity to return to, no obligations.

They are children first, soldiers second. Bruce knows better than anyone the loneliness his job brings and of course he would want better for anyone, especially his kids.

Constantine and Zatanna accidentally ripped a brief hole into...something. It wasn't the Realm of the Dead, not really. But they'd done it long enough to see a teen hero in a mech suit go on a suicide mission to fight Pariah Dark.

Their portal flickered out before they could see the kid's death, or try to help.

They were left, instead, to wonder who that hero was. They'd only seen a brief flash of him, but it was only right to pay their respects.

They were a teenager. They were using advanced technology. The emblem was kinda pointy.

Like.

Like a sideways batarang.

Oh shit.

Had Batman lost another bird?

It wasn't much to go on, but it was all they had.

However, Batman didn't act any different. There were no reports of a Gotham hero disappearing (permanently). When they branched out, there were no reports of any other hero going missing that matched that criteria.

When Zatanna used a spell to recreate an exact drawing of the emblem, there was no hero that used it.

So they were left with an uncomfortable reality; they'd witnessed the death of a future hero.

But.

They hadn't seen the whole fight. Maybe the teen had won, against all odds?

They had to find them and prepare them. Give them as much of an edge as they could.

So they waited. And waited. And waited.

And no one using that emblem came.

Zatanna, frustrated, found herself doodling the emblem...right as Superman came up behind her.

"Oh, are you trying to find the Kryptonian House that belongs to?"

Zatanna froze.

No.

No way.

The teenager was a Kryptonian? There was another Kryptonian running around?

How the hell was she supposed to tell Superman that he wasn't the only one left, and that on top of that, she'd seen the future death of the other one?

ok, and flash ? I know this one isn't Barry, but wow ? Did I ever said I loved the grafics in this ???

Reading Justice League unlimited :

can we talk about the way they drew John Constantine ? Like, yeah, I know he's one of my DC blorbo, BUT STILL ????

Did they really had to draw him so well ?????? Hot damn

Reading Justice League unlimited :

can we talk about the way they drew John Constantine ? Like, yeah, I know he's one of my DC blorbo, BUT STILL ????

Did they really had to draw him so well ?????? Hot damn

What i take from this is that Batman canonically pics up pizza in the Batmobile

Rocket and Zatana

Roy and Cheshire

Roy and Kaldur

Kaldur and Rocket

Jason’s birthday present

Steph: Hey Dick, I was looking for a birthday present for Jason, and I need some help.

Dick: Oh sure! Let’s see, he likes..

Steph: oh no, I don’t need advice. I just need you to put me in touch with Zatanna.

Dick: umm why?

Steph: I’m not going to tell you and ruin the surprise!

Dick:.......ok steph. I’ll call her and have her meet up with you. I don’t know why, but I have a bad feeling about this but I’m going to trust you.

*on the day of Jason’s birthday. Opening presents*

Jason: *picks up an envelope and reads it* hmm from stephanie. Just an envelope? Come one steph, you could have done better.

Steph: shut up and opening it. You’ll like it.

Jason: *opens the envelope, pulls out a small piece of paper and reads what is on it out loud* “One free curse. Cash this in to Zatanna and she will put a curse on someone of your choosing. One time only offer. Curse cannot be applied to stephanie.”

Dick: Steph I trusted you!

Jason: *tearing up* I-I love it! Thank you steph this is the best gift ever!!! This is the standard for all of my gifts from now on.

*eventually Tim becomes cursed and can no longer make a left turn for 3 weeks*

Drew this while watching ☀️ Little Miss Sunshine ☀️ I absolutely love that movie