REPOST: RAC Challenge! #5
Andrew Perron
pwerdna at gmail.com
Wed Sep 2 07:35:48 PDT 2015
On 9/1/2015 10:33 PM, Arthur Spitzer wrote:
<snip>
> Merton Flagler never knew what hit him. The kill was quick and
> efficient--the work of a true professional. The killer stood behind
> him in a classic gymnastic 'Y' position. Satisfied, Mary Lu plucked
> the Ultimate Marble from Merton's clutching fingers and felt Paragon's
> Ultimate Powers flow through her, merging with her own.
The way Levitz resolves this cliffhanger is by revealing that the Ultimate Woman
- is a MURDERER! While I'm not super enthused about "Someone replacing our hero?
THEY ARE SUPER EVIL CLEARLY" - especially when it's a female character - it
definitely provides forward motion, and does something interesting with the
cliffhanger.
> "That's the Ultimate Woman, all right," observed Tito. Tina whacked
> him upside the head.
Tito has... *interesting* tastes.
> Before Tina could react, Tito took a bite of the Ultimate Sandwich and
> blasted her into tiny pieces with the energy this provided. Mary Lu
> picked up Tina's shades and put them on. She had Tito hand her the
> sandwich, and instructed him to find a swamp and feed himself to the
> alligators.
Also, the way the status quo other writers set up is disassembled is annoying -
but then, one can easily see this as a parody of how similar stuff *just kept
happening* with, say, the Green Lantern Corps.
> "Look. For a short time, I'm in complete control of your destiny.
> Whether you live or die is entirely my decision. I have power, you are
> nothing. Grovel before me."
>
> "I have a better idea."
>
> Paragon spat in Scott Cederlund's face. He punched Scott in the
> stomach, and kicked him repeatedly in the shins. "Paragon does not
> grovel."
And I have *no idea* what to make of this. o.O
> "No chance." Mary Lu reached through the screen and grabbed Malevo by
> the shirt.
>
> "Can you do that?" he asked, incredulously.
>
> Mary Lu shrugged. "Stop me."
This whole bit is a nice bit of playing with reality--
> Malevo twisted his arm around and pressed the 'off' button on the TV.
> The screen went black and Mary Lu was left alone with his arm.
--especially this part.
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, pretty good, pretty good
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