![]() By the time JLA members Superman, Wonder Woman, and Hawkgirl get involved, they are under the mistaken impression that Aquaman has gone rogue. Grundy is doing his best "Hulk" imitation as the military tries to take him down and, suddenly, Aquaman appears, offering Grundy escape. Without a soul and no memories of his life as Cyrus Gold, Solomon became a creature of instinct, seeking out gold and riches because that is all he remembers.Īs the episode opens, there are no Justice Leaguers to be found. Gold was a bootlegger, a gangster with a capital "G", and a rotten guy who met a rotten end in a rotting swamp, until he was reincarnated as the soul-less living dead creature, Solomon Grundy. Fate discovers Grundy was once human Cyrus Gold, a man whose soul spent too much time rotting like unrefrigerated cheese. Grundy's origin is explored for the first time in animated form as Dr. ![]() Fate needs Aquaman's magical trident and a life without a soul to sacrifice, which is where Solomon Grundy comes in. To fulfill the magical equivalent of a "Keep Out" sign, Dr. Fate and Aquaman are in the middle of a scheme to prevent a power hungry God from traversing dimensions and destroying Earth. "The Terror Beyond" answers those questions and several others, while at the same time, raising a bunch of new ones about spirituality, faith, and Hawkgirl's home world, Thanagar.ĭr. As with most things in Season one, there wasn't any explanation for who Grundy was, where he came from, or why a giant hulking brute wanted the money Luthor offered to his fellow villains for their help destroying the League. ![]() Grundy first showed up on Justice League in last season's "Injustice for All as a member of Lex Luthor's goon squad, the Injustice Gang. But cartoon watchers know Grundy best as one of the thirteen most vile bad guys in the universe facing off against the Super Friends as a member of the Legion of Doom on "Challenge of the Super Friends." killed the Golden Age Star Spangled Kid, and somehow became a fixture in Batman's universe through his role in Smallville scribe Jeph Loeb's "The Long Halloween" comic book miniseries. Since then, Grundy befriended the Golden Age Lantern's daughter, Jade, when she was a member of Infinity, Inc. In the comic books, Solomon Grundy began as a foil for the Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott, during the 1940s. Still brandishing the hook he earned saving his son's life in last season's fish story, Aquaman is once again at odds with the Justice League when it appears he's teamed up with the Hulk of the DC Universe, pasty-white bad guy Solomon Grundy. Aquaman is the sea man who swims and he happens to be King of the Seven Seas and ruler of undersea city Atlantis. Doctor Fate is a Golden Age Hero who fought alongside the Justice Society of America in the 1940s and is one of the chief mystics in the DC Universe, animated or otherwise. What are the religious implications of killing a living dead guy? Can the mentally infirmed make an informed decision to sacrifice their own life? Does heroism require faith in yourself or faith in a higher power? Does advancement of society require abandonment of faith and spirituality? These are just some of the questions asked in this week's Justice League episode, "The Terror Beyond".Ī routine JLA investigation by members Hawkgirl, Superman, and Wonder Woman brings them initially fist to fist with two former STAS guest stars, Doctor Fate and Aquaman. Superman on Television Justice League: Episode Reviews Season 2 - Episodes 15-16: "The Terror Beyond" League Faces "The Terror Beyond" Alongside Trio of Heroes: Doctor Fate, Aquaman, and.
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