u/jingo_jongo

Every DCU show that has come out so far was rated TV-MA, as opposed to the PG-13 Superman and Supergirl. So far, most of the DCU is exclusively for adults (I know kids can still watch adult-rated movies and TV shows, although I think most parents ideally wouldn't want their child to), only made worse by an R-rated Clayface movie coming soon. This isn't even counting The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker S1. It's one thing to do it with anti-heroes and villains, but it causes conflict when it comes to Lanterns. Imagine a kid sees John Stewart in Man of Tomorrow, and loves the character so much that they want to see more of them, only to be led to a mature rated show where people are saying "fuck" every two seconds and having sex with women they met two minutes ago at bars. Or when they see that Peacemaker S2 will follow up threads from Superman, so much so that James Gunn put the movie on streaming early so people could see it, only to be met with an orgy in the first episode. Similarly, Lex Luthor, a character who's on lunchboxes and has countless toys with his likeness, is in Peacemaker talking about prison inmates having sex with each other. I'm not pearl-clutching, but I think so much of the universe is locked off to younger viewers, yet they're heavily connected to the all-ages movies.

I know the same could be said with Marvel putting The Punisher in the newest Spider-Man movie, however, The Punisher series wasn't made with intentions to bring him into a Spider-Man movie the year later. Those Netflix Marvel shows were meant more as an alternative part of the universe; it's not like they were going to show up in the next Avengers movie. Marvel now also has many shows that are all-ages, and the mature-rated ones are heavily outnumbered.

I think a better balance is what I'm looking for, as I don't want the DC universe to be characterized by the excessive gore and pessimistic attitudes that many adult shows and movies display. The DC universe is vibrant and hopeful, which was wonderfully portrayed in Superman, I just wish that wasn't the exception in the DCU.

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Disregarding how little he has in common with his comic counterpart, Cole North's turn against the AVTF had almost no buildup and was totally illogical. He starts season 2 begging to be let back into the Task Force, and spends most of the season fully indulging in the illegal and immoral acts they commit. He sometimes even takes it further than Powell, such as when he demanded the young priest let them into the Church with their weapons. The only time we see him push back against anything the Task Force does is when Powell kills Saunders, which doesn't even mean he's against Fisk, just that he thought Powell took it too far by killing one of their teammates.

In the finale, North starts to question Powell once he orders him to open fire on other cops, which is understandable, but what really turns him is learning that he killed Hector Ayala under false pretenses. My problem is that he only has his mind changed once Hector's wife, Soledad, says that her husband would never kill a cop. I find it silly that THIS is what changes his mind, and not that fact that Hector was literally found innocent in a court of law. Also, while Soledad is right, I'm sure most wives would say that about their husband. I don't think it's realistic or even believable that North would have a change of heart, especially considering he has only one fleeting moment of doubt in a previous episode. Him letting the protesters in also isn't that much of a heroic act, as a lot of them end up getting killed by the Kingpin. In any case, I don't think North deserves his redemption, or that nod that he gives to Matt in the prison at the end of the finale, as if they're on the same side now.

If these seasons had a few more episodes per season, I think it would be a really interesting subplot for Cole North to try and do the impossible task of making amends with the Ayala family, as he's basically the Joe Chill to Angela Del Toro's Batman.

I got this at the only WWE event that I was able to go to as a kid, but since then I've become less knowledgeable of the WWE. If anyone out there could help me identify all these signatures, as well as how much something like this is worth (if anything), I would really appreciate it.

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I got this at the only WWE event that I was able to go to as a kid, but since then I've become less knowledgeable of the WWE. If anyone out there could help me identify all these signatures, as well as how much something like this is worth (if anything), I would really appreciate it.

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