One Day, This Will Be The History That Haunts You

[redbrunja]

Because YJ and GL were aired in other countries, I was able to watch the episodes that had gotten pulled for no good reason.

Young Justice: Darkest Before The Dawn



OH MY FUCKING GOD M'GANN. IT HAPPENED. MY PRECIOUS BB REALIZED THE LINE SHE'S JUST CROSSED. OH PERFECTION. AND THAT LOOK CONNER GIVES HER - WHEN L'GANN AND GAR ARE TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING BUT CONNER - HE KNOWS.

(Sidenote: I am really glad that she mindwiped Aqualad instead of Artemis for various reasons.)

And more with Bart! And I am thrilled with what they're doing with Blue Beetle! It's all super-fabulous!



Green Lantern: Steam Lantern



Lots of stylistic and storytelling things I liked here: the steampunk setting, the queen-and-knight relationship, mechanic girl, the way no one was 100% right or !00% wrong... but damn, do I miss Aya and Razer.

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[angel-2606.livejournal.com]

OH MY FUCKING GOD M'GANN. IT HAPPENED. MY PRECIOUS BB REALIZED THE LINE SHE'S JUST CROSSED. OH PERFECTION. AND THAT LOOK CONNER GIVES HER - WHEN L'GANN AND GAR ARE TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING BUT CONNER - HE KNOWS.

Okay confession time: I may have read this BEFORE I even watched the episode, so I had an inkling of what was going to happen, but nothing could have prepared me for how it ACTUALLY occurred. The look on her face was one of someone whose spirit had just been broken; she realized that she had gone too far. She had essentially "raped" (and not really, but you get what I mean) someone who she had thought was a traitor, and prior to that moment, he had done everything possible to paint himself as one in her eyes per his plan with Nightwing, Wally and Artemis. She invaded his mind, the mind that belonged to someone who she used to call comrade, roommate, friend; she did that, and found out that not only was her "sister" and friend Artemis actually alive, but that Kaldur wasn't actually a traitor. Then she realized that BECAUSE she didn't care and had no problem with doing something like that, that THAT was why Superboy broke up with her; because she had no compunction over doing something that heinous. And she UNDERSTOOD why he left. After Artemis left, M'Gann was too afraid to even do something as simple to her as breathing by going through the locked door, and it's because she was afraid that she'd lose control and do something that terrible all over again.

Gods, do I want fanfic now where she and Superboy talk about the mission and what happened to her and everything.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

She had essentially "raped" (and not really, but you get what I mean) someone who she had thought was a traitor,

I feel like rape is an accurate work to use; especially in the context of what she did to Conner, actually.

Then she realized that BECAUSE she didn't care and had no problem with doing something like that, that THAT was why Superboy broke up with her; because she had no compunction over doing something that heinous. And she UNDERSTOOD why he left. After Artemis left, M'Gann was too afraid to even do something as simple to her as breathing by going through the locked door, and it's because she was afraid that she'd lose control and do something that terrible all over again.

*nods*

It's wonderful because that reaction has been repeated; remember her reaction after failsafe? She refused to use the majority of her powers then, for a bit, too, but she always goes back to using her powers but doesn't take the time to deal with the issues of control that she actually needs to deal with.

Gods, do I want fanfic now where she and Superboy talk about the mission and what happened to her and everything.

Me too.