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Full Title: Talking About Teen Titans Go And DC Superhero Girls: Mayhem In The Multiverse

Writer: Jase Ricci

Producers: Jeff Curtis, Sam Register, Jase Ricci, James Tucker

Directors: Matt Peters & Katie Rice

Voice Director: Gene Vassilaros

Storyboard Artists: Brianne Drouhard, David Gemmill, Chelsea Holt, Bryan K. Turner, Matthew Yang, Meghan Rika Young

Date: May 24, 2022

Synopsis: "The DC Superhero Girls team up with the Teen Titans to save the multiverse."

So let's talk about DC Superhero Girls movies. The movies from the Shea Fontana series are classics because of how well they raise the stakes while maintaining a fun sense of adventure. The Lego DC Superhero Girls movies are classics simply because of how funny they are. Now we get a movie for the 2019 DC Superhero Girls that manages to join them as another worthy addition to the franchise. Let's talk about the crossover movie "Teen Titans Go And DC Superhero Girls: Mayhem In The Multiverse". Wow that's a mouthful.

The plot of the movie is about the DC Superhero Girls being tasked in saving the world when the other superheroes are trapped in the Phantom Zone and Lex Luthor unleashes his ultimate weapon. That's all how I will basically describe it, but this movie is pretty good. Let me go over the two issues I have with it before getting to the good stuff.

1. It's obvious that this movie wasn't initially going to be a crossover with Teen Titans Go given how the amount of screentime they have is basically that of a full episode.

2. As such, while the Titans know about the heroines, they don't formally meet up until about 50 minutes in and we don't see much of other worlds. The multiverse concept isn't handled the best in that regard.

If you look at this as a more solo DC Superhero Girls 2019 movie that gives substantial focus to their personal conflicts, it does a very good job there. What brings it all together is the message on how real heroes stick with each other even when they mess up greatly. Let's break this down.

First Act:

After a pretty cool opening sequence (albeit misleading since it shows the two teams on equal footing), we start with the Teen Titans in their living room. They're apparently putting together a platform for a TV they found, and marvel over how cool it is despite it being old and dirty. Yeah it's odd, but also funny in how over the top it is. One of the legs falls off, and Beast Boy picks up a random gem to hold it in place. Robin turns on the TV and sees that Control Freak is on there. He says that he's doing another superhero crossover. They're not excited about this because, according to them, it's usually a sign of desperation and how one good show crosses over with one that isn't good in order to boost popularity. It's definitely weird to hear a joke like this in a movie where they're the guest stars, but whatever. In any case, the action really starts when we cut to the 6 main heroes as they take on Catwoman and other villains on a train. We get some fun character moments from the heroes that say quite a bit about them. Kara takes Catwoman on, and says how great Diana is in leading them to take down their plans. She then says how it's more of a team effort. It's all to show how Kara is good at hyping up people's skills and abilities, yet can also be rather prideful. Contrast with Diana, where she's more humble and more willing to acknowledge that everyone has something to contribute. We then have Harleen attacking Zee and sending her flying. This causes Barbara to tackle her since she doesn't like her friends being hurt. There's definitely a sense of tension here due to some hostility in their voice tones, but it works. They do care for each other, yet still don't want to lose the friends they made. Jessica manages to catch Zee with a mitt, but then her eyes starts to glow dark magic. Yikes. She manages to keep it under control, but you can tell she's ashamed of this and doesn't want others to see it. The girls defeat the villains, but then they get taken away by some kind of mysterious purple portal. That's quite unusual. It's apparently quite commonplace since the guys talk about how they also saw the portal as they were fighting villains. Talk about curious. Barbara pushes the idea for the girls to solve the mystery, and they run off without the guys. We then cut to Lex Luthor at The Legion Of Doom, where he says that he summoned the villains with the portals. He says that he has a solution to get rid of all of the superheroes forever. While searching through the remains of Krypton, he came across the amulet of Cynthonnia, which has unlimited power made from science that even he doesn't know about. He demonstrates this on Solomon Grundy as he sends him to the Phantom Zone before bringing him back. This definitely says something about Lex. He's a master manipulator who treats people like chess pieces under his control all to reach his goals. He's shown to be arrogant and casual in his callousness. We don't know the full extent of his plans yet, but getting rid of superheroes is definitely a big no no.

While looking at what they know, Karen tells them to listen to a message she discovered, and they hear "Cynthonnia". Kara goes into shock when hearing this, but she tries to play it cool. Given the tough facade she puts up on a daily basis, it's no surprise she would pretend to not be scared. According to legend, Cynthonnia was the goddess of darkness, blight, and suffering, ruling Krypton for centuries until she was contained in a jewel. That's all she knows, but it definitely sounds scary. She's obviously afraid of this, but she tries to play it cool and say it's not real. Yeah hiding your feelings is not exactly the solution to a problem like this. We then cut to various villains who all lure heroes to various traps in the park in order to send them to the Phantom Zone. They emphasize how scary it looks when they can't escape a swirling hole that sucks them in. Giganta goes after Barry Allen/Flash and Green Arrow. Star Sapphire and Poison Ivy go after Katana while Harley Quinn and Catwoman go after Blue Beetle. This then keeps up when The Riddler and Toyman go after Hal Jordan while Solomon Grundy and Livewire go after Carter Hall/Hawkman and Garth Brooks/Aqualad. Speaking of Garth, he quickly calls up the girls up and says how The Legion Of Doom is sending the heroes into the portals. As such, it's off to the park, where Zee finds some kind of purple amulet. While she can't translate everything, Kara sees Cynthonnia on it, and knows that they were sent to the Phantom Zone, which is basically a black hole dimension. Diana says that they need a plan, and Kara flies off to get some extra help from Clark in translating what it says. This is pretty bullheaded of her to do, but she's known for being stubborn when she feels strongly about something, so it's no surprise. When she goes to him though, he's not really understanding. He just laughs it off and acts arrogant in saying that she misinterpreted the message. He even says that her friends are probably goofing off somewhere and that Cynthonnia isn't real. Yeah he really acts like a big jerk here, though he does at least say that he would help if there's definite danger. He's just not one to go on a wild goose chase without definitive proof. When she leaves, he secretly and seriously tells someone on his com link that she knows about The Phantom Zone. This implies that the behavior is largely a facade and he just wanted to protect her. He doesn't show it well, but this scene at least sets up that his actions come from a place of concern.

Second Act:

We see that the other heroes are still in the Phantom Zone, and they definitely highlight how there's no way to get out even with superpowers. Barry tries to use his speed while Hal tries to use his ring, but it's too thick for there to be any real impact. We cut back to Diana as she gets a flashback when looking at a mace. It's during a training exercise with her mother Hippolyta, and she feels bad for messing up greatly. Hippolyta says that sorry is inexcusable since it won't shield her from the enemy or those who follow her. Yeah this is pretty harsh advice to give, but it fits with her colder, stricter character. We see that her words are really getting to Diana when she becomes jumpy over protecting her friends after Barbara comes in. She says she loves them too much. She is known for putting the greater good of other people first, so she would feel down on herself if she failed this mission. She's just putting too much stock in thinking that failure means the end of everything and everyone she knows. As for Barbara, she says that she's worried about Harleen and figured that she would change her way. Given how she was her only friend before coming to Metropolis, and accepted her quirky mannerisms, there would be a sense of betrayal in something like this. Diana reassures her that it's possible for her to become since she never revealed her identity despite many opportunities to do so. She isn't completely sure of this, but this fits since she tries to do what she can to boost the morale of others.

Kara comes back angrily, and since she couldn't get help from Clark, she says that they should go to the Fortress Of Solitude for help. So it's time to go on a long snowy journey to the frozen north. Of course, getting what they need isn't easy since they get surrounded by a bunch of Superman robots that fight them. This leads to some fun action, though we also get Kara gleefully taking out her issues on them. She wouldn't kill the real Clark, but she's clearly blowing off steam from her conflict with him given how aggressive she is to them. We then see that she wanted a case full of crystals that contain all the knowledge of Krypton. That's pretty good to say the least. The only problem is when Clark comes in with the Justice League (with the members being Batman, Aquaman, and John Stewart). Clark tells Kara that he knows about the Phantom Zone and that she was sincere in saying that the heroes are in trouble. So he at least had a good reason to exclude her from the mission since he thinks they'd be in over their heads with the challenge ahead. The only problem is with how arrogant he is in saying this, which continues here. He calls the girls "kids" and that the Justice League will do the job since they'd just get in the way. Kara says that they don't need protecting. As such, it's a hero on hero fight. The four main fights we have are Clark Vs Kara, Aquaman Vs Zee, Batman Vs Barbara, and John Vs Jessica. While one of these is played for laughs (the second fight), the others are some variation of "older figure/mentor" versus younger pupil. It leaves more of an impact since they're fighting the people who inspired them in some way. Diana stops the fight as she makes a giant crater and says to at least hear what their plan is to free their friends. For as much pride she takes in being a warrior and hero, she also believes in the idea of doing things nonviolently so that things don't get worse. Kara talks about the effects Cynthonnia could have on others, but Clark still thinks that she's a myth and that the amulet is harmless when not in the hands of villains. When it seems like there are no other options, Diana gives the gems to them, making everyone else shocked. That's quite the surprise, yet you can see her logic. She loves her friends, as well as saving others, and will do anything for them. However, she doesn't want to put others at risk and greatly hurt them in the process. Giving knowledge like this to more experienced heroes, in theory, would mean a bigger chance in saving other people. It's definitely a tough choice to say the least.

Back at the Legion Of Doom, we see that the villains are rather confident in their victory, though Harleen is hesitant in sending the heroes away forever. Yeah she's definitely a wild card, but she's not crazy enough to want to have other people dead. As they're going about their gloating, Lex Luthor talks to Cynthonnia, and she gives off an interesting vibe. She has limited power and mobility, only having just enough to help Lex out, but not free herself. She has this elegant yet almost snooty vibe with how she wants ultimate power yet acts condescending towards him. Then again, considering how he acts rather condescending towards her, mainly in how nonchalantly he talks to her about the deal as if she isn't there, it's easy to see why. Of course, true to his arrogance, he doesn't know that she has bigger plans in mind as the amulet cracks. Back at the hangout, Kara chews her out for basically giving up and giving them the one thing that could've helped them. Yeah it's no surprise she would act like this. For as stubborn as she can be, she's not one to give up and let people who don't know the whole situation handle things. She's bullheaded, but it's within reason. With Diana's authority being questioned, she says that she doesn't want to do this, but as leader, she has to make tough decisions, not easy ones. You can see her reasoning here even if she's not thinking clearly. She's not trying to show some kind of superiority over the team. She's using her authority to ensure that there's as little risk as possible in order to ensure maximum success in saving the world. Plus, she's firm in her conviction, but never acts mean. As she walks off to cool off, she gets an anonymous text message to go to the Daily Planet without telling anyone. We then have Barbara tell Kara that she secretly swiped the crystals. Well that's sneaky, but considering how impulsive she is yet has good detective skills, this works out. Back to Diana, she finds out that both Superman and Batman want her to join the Justice League. They say how she has the strongest will, most experience, and willingness to protect others. Those are all true of her and then some. It's all because of how she has friends by her side to keep her grounded while still unlocking her full potential. It's no surprise why she's hesitant to accept the offer, but Clark says how with Lex Luthor behind this, there's more than hurt feelings at stake. That's also true. I wonder what she's going to do.

Third Act:

We have the girls listening to a pre-recorded message from Jor-El, but it takes too long to get to the information that is needed. After a very long time, he's ready to talk. They hear about the amulet of Cynthonnia, where the crystal contains the actual goddess, floating through the galaxy and feeding on the souls of the wicked that serve her. Once she's strong enough, she'll free herself and claim the universe as hers. Yeah to say that this is hardcore would be an understatement. Barbara then checks her phone, and after some times sees that Diana isn't answering her calls. And then of course we have to cut back to Teen Titans Go. They lampshade how this isn't really a true crossover and that they're mainly just there to boost up this show's popularity more. Yeah this is really weird. Control Freak says how DC Superhero Girls is better because of how they have a more coherent narrative and don't rely on poop jokes for humor. This especially holds true here since they're guest stars and not the other way around. At least it leads to a funny song called "Don't Crossover My Heart" since they want this to be a proper crossover. Control Freak being annoyed really sells this moment. Back with Lex Luthor, we see how much he and Cynthonnia see each other as nothing more than pawns to be used. When she says to "get the Kryptonian", he barely pays attention to her, saying that he'll do it when he feels like it. Given his more callous nature as an expert manipulator, it's no surprise he's this jerkish. He only fully agrees when he's briefly brainwashed by her. Yeah he definitely deserved this for being a jerk, yet she's clearly not better considering her plans for universal conquest. Back with the girls, they try to find where Diana is when they see her group text message to them and other numbers saying "I'm In". Kara recognizes Clark's name, Barbara can see Batman's name, and Jessica sees John's name. They then deduce together that she decided to join the Justice League. Of course, she never meant to make them feel bad with this news. It's just that she's really bad with technology.

As Diana goes off with the heroes to the Legion Of Doom, we see that she's not really the best fit. Aquaman tries to make small talk with her because of how serious everyone else is, but she doesn't really get what he's trying to say. It goes to show that Diana is better fit for her team since they take the time to know each other and do things that don't just involve heroism. As for the plan, Superman will lead the attack while Batman will act as distraction and get the amulet to free the heroes and destroy it. It sounds simple enough, but Lex knew that they would attack and anticipated everything. For a strategist like him, it's no surprise. He knew Batman would try to get the real amulet, so he put out a fake amulet and sends him to the Phantom Zone. He also sends out holographic villains to deal with the heroes in order to act as a distraction. It's mainly in how he puts Superman in a kryptonite crate while having the rest of the villains take on the heroes. By the time the fight is over, only Diana is left. Well this isn't good. It's here where Harleen unexpectedly helps out. While still dressed as Harley Quinn, she pretends to take her on so she can talk to her privately. She tells her that everyone else is going way too far with this, and she regrets joining them in their conquest. At least she's not trying to excuse her behavior or be painted as the victim of this situation. She knows that she messed up and wants to at least take steps to make amends. She says to get the other girls to help out, but she sends Diana off before hearing her say that she's no longer with her team. Well that's not good. She then covers things up by saying that she sent her to the Phantom Zone.

Things get pretty intense when we cut back to the girls in the hangout. Kara takes it the hardest that Diana possibly dumped them, but they're more unsure. It's strange behavior, but she does usually have her reasons to do strange and rash actions. This is no exception, as they try to rationalize. Barbara says that Diana is someone who looks out for others, but the reason she gives accidentally blows her biggest secret. She blows her cover when she accidentally reveals that she and Diana knew that Harleen Quinzel is Harley Quinn, and she was helping her keep it a secret. Well that's not good. It is at least believable given how she can be rather impulsive when she feels strongly about something and can't properly it. The girls are understandably shocked that her biggest secret was that she's friends with a supervillain, even as she says she used to be her friend. The one who takes this the hardest is Zee, which is understandable since she was thrown off of a train and Barbara technically did nothing to help her. In fact, she's so mad that she inadvertently unleashes dark magic, but she calms herself down. Yeah we can see that Zee's dark magic can go out of control if she feels strong negative feelings. The fact that she can calm herself down shows that she could potentially control it, but only for so much. She then calmly, but firmly says that she's quitting the team, with the other girls following suit as well. Talk about going from bad to worse.

Fourth Act:

We have Lex Luthor sending our a message to the world where he has the Legion Of Doom to help him take over the world. We definitely see how he means business when he shows off the power of Cynthonnia and has her change the moon. He also says that he got rid of all the important heroes, and that his demands have to be met in 24 hours. He's become a megalomaniac. We then see Barbara sadly sitting on the roof alone when she comes across Harleen. She says that she quit the Legion Of Doom since she's more about causing chaos, not destroying the world. Well, she may not be the best person, but at least we can see that she has lines that she wouldn't cross. Barbara was apparently so saddened over keeping a big secret that she wasn't aware of the news Lex Luthor delivered. Of course, before she can fully process this, Karen tells her to meet at the junkyard for an import meeting. The two of them go to the junkyard, and there's initial distrust when Barbara brings Harleen, but Jessica, being the pacifist that she is, says to put it all aside and focus on the mission at hand. Karen says that the emergency call is fake since she wanted to remind them what it mean to be true heroes. She says that they all have different ideas of what a hero is and it made them good. Now that I can agree with. Having different perspectives on certain matters can help you see that not everything is black and white, and should be dealt with appropriately. She then brings up how they agreed on what heroes shouldn't be, and that is selfish. They've been putting their own issues first before the needs of others, which is also true in a sense. Diana, Barbara, Kara, and Zee have let their issues cloud their better judgement in helping others. She's not entirely innocent either, so it's nice to see her admit that she can be rather withdrawn with her opinions while Jessica is the opposite. Openly admitting what's wrong is the first step to making things right. It sounds more epic than how I'm describing it. Harley leaves since, while she wouldn't destroy the world, she's not going to help save the world. Well, some kind of progress is better than nothing I guess.

Karen says that the first order of business is to get Diana back. Kara initially disagrees with this because of how she left them, which she sees as a big mistake. Karen then says that she excused her numerous mistakes, unlike this one big mistake she made, so she agrees. This then leads to a sad moment where the girls get a video message from her. She said that she went back home to her mother because of her failure. Yeah this is basically the equivalent to someone failing school and coming back home a failure. No wonder she feels down in this message since she feels that she lost the only people who really accepted her. This then leads to a comforting moment from Hippolyta when she sees Diana crying. She says that while she taught her to not accept failure, she didn't teach her how to cope with failure when it comes up. She says how they all fail at something, which includes her here. It's good that she's admitting her faults here. She's generally stubborn, yet if she sees obvious grief from her own daughter, she would do anything to make sure she knows that she's still a good daughter. That is pretty cool. For the icing on top of this, she shows that her friends had arrived, all thanks to Jessica's ring. She's initially surprised that they would agree to help her out, though they say how they've all messed up before, but they still pulled through in the end. Well, you can't deny the power of determination and loyalty.

Back with the Legion Of Doom, we have Lex officially becoming world leader and gaining a lot of power. He then feigns friendliness when around Cynthonnia, but she says that they're past the delusions of this being a real partnership, and mind controls him. Apparently, she had been controlling him since he got her amulet and was too arrogant to see that. Yeah for as smart as Lex is, he tends to think he's better than anyone else. This would mean that he wouldn't spot things that are obvious to us since he thinks that everyone serves him unconditionally. Regardless, he brings her Superman so that her full body can form, thinking that he's the Kryptonian she needs. In actuality, she actually wanted Supergirl since she has such a strong will and her powers haven't peaked yet, saying that she's the strongest Kryptonian. Nonetheless, she thinks he could still be of use to her. Back at the hangout, Karen gets the idea to create a portal to the Phantom Zone to get the heroes out, and they'll escape through the amulet in order to get into The Legion Of Doom. That sounds pretty good, but they need Zee to use dark magic, which she's nervous about. Given how out of control she can get, this is perfectly understandable. While all this goes on, Kara hears a message from Cynthonnia, telling her that Clark is in trouble, and she has to rescue him. Diana then wonders why she's going off on her own to face Cynthonnia. She says that she has to rescue him on her own even with how bullheaded she is. This is a good admission of how she's prone to making mistakes and acting stubborn, yet puts more priority in doing the right thing. As such, Diana lets her go. And so now it's time to head to the Phantom Zone. Zee tries to navigate everyone with dark magic, but she can't control it when her dark thoughts tell her how she's a failure who can't do anything right. Talk about a lack of self esteem. You would definitely feel bad for her since she focused too much on how things could go wrong for them.

Fifth Act:

We then see that the girls arrived in the world of Teen Titans Go. The interactions here are at least interesting. The girls see that the Teen Titans here are different from the Tween Titans from their world, while the Titans here instantly recognize them. Given how meta TTG is, they would probably remember just about everything everywhere while the girls are from a more self contained world that doesn't usually involve stories like this. Regardless, Zee sees that she messed up, and goes off to the corner while everyone else tries to get spare parts. A lot of this is with the Titans acting rather childishly, with a roughly half mix between awkward moments and fun hang out moments. Diana, the more humble hero, has a rather awkward dynamic with the egotistical Robin. Jessica, who's more down to earth, has a rather awkward dynamic with the more eccentric Starfire. Karen and Cyborg get along better thanks to their shared interest in technology while Barbara and Beast Boy bond over food and animals. Those moments are good. The highlight is definitely the moments between Zee and Raven. As she sits on top of the tower, Raven goes to talk to her when she feels bad for messing up and not being able to control her dark side. Even the lampshade about how convenient it is for something like this to happen here, it doesn't undermine that we have a pretty good moment here. We have one girl with dark magic powers help another girl learn to see that it's not to be feared. It's pretty nice. We then get more antics involving the Titans trying to keep their TV remote by not giving up one of the triple A batteries, a part that's needed for them to get back home. I would call this a jerk move, but at least Cyborg says that they can get more in the garage.

When we get back to Kara, she crashes into the Legion Of Doom and sees that the villains are being brainwashed by Cynthonnia. She then shows her the room that Superman is in. Cynthonnia says how she needs the strongest Kryptonian, which Kara thinks he is, but she actually meant her. Cynthonnia brings up an interesting point when she says that Kara only thinks he's the strongest when everyone else says so. She isn't exactly wrong here. Kara often pushes herself to be better and can be quite critical if a certain standard isn't met. Nonetheless, she definitely has standards when Cynthonnia offers her a chance for world domination, and she refuses. For as much as she has a strained relationship with Clark, she would not beat him like that. Unfortunately, this results in her being put in the same crate he's in. Back with the other girls, Raven helps Zee to embrace her dark side, where she can't get rid of it, but it's all about not letting it get to you. We see this later on where they all get the battery and head out. She does act a bit unhinged from using the dark magic, but is also more clearly excited and is able to control her behavior when steering the bubble. And now we get to a pretty big emotional moment between Kara and Clark. He says he didn't want her here since she would've been in great danger, although he still sounds rather confrontational. When she says he's a jerk because of how he's better, he says that it isn't the case and that she's stronger. He says how he was initially excited for her to arrive so he could relate to another superhero with a similar situation to his. It does go to show why he often acts like a jerk to her. She can often be bull-headed sure, which isn't easy to deal with, though she also has things he doesn't. Those things are friends and natural strength. He's wanted those things, yet couldn't get them. It doesn't excuse what he's done, but it does show that he's willing to put aside his own ego and acknowledge his own issues if someone is clearly hurt. Kara, for her part, does acknowledge how he's strong in his own way. She does joke around a bit, yet also sees that he just ultimately wants to be seen as something more then just a symbol. He wants to be a hero with true strength. We see the seeds of this when he says that while he was born with strength, she's stronger because of her character and conviction, which she earned. That is definitely true. She often works hard to get recognition, and has her friends to help bring everything together. She doesn't even gloat about it. She just gets a bit playful. Back to the girls, they get into the Phantom Zone, and get the heroes out. They get into The Legion Of Doom, and fight the villains in various combinations, which makes for some pretty fun action. Things turn out for the better when Harley comes back, this time as an ally to help the heroes out. She lampshades the convenience of making a dramatic entrance, but this moment still works. She can do good things for others. She just does so to the beat of her own drum, that is wild and crazy.

We then but back to Kara and Clark when she sees that she's fully free. Clark wants her to leave, but she says that she wants to help. As such, she does this by giving up to Cynthonnia and letting her control her. They really highlight how severe this is with her free will basically being taken away. Her voice is also taken over, making her sound more authoritative, but also much more colder and distant. You can see this in action when she has her break into the room to take down everyone in there. Diana says that she and the girls will take her down and snap her out of it while everyone else gets the legion out. We then get a peer inside her mind, where we see that she chose various places she's been to so that she can fight Cynthonnia. It's certainly an interesting place to have an epic final battle, but they definitely take advantage of this. We see Kara initially have the home field advantage with how she's able to get in quick and impactful punches, but it's all for naught. Cynthonnia manages to mop the floor with her through sheer, raw power. Back in the real world, we have Batman trying to hit Kara with a Kryptonite laced batarang so that she can get out of her body. Diana then stands up to him by saying how this is not right. To further prove her point, she brings out her weapon. She definitely means business here. This is technically a threat, but it works since it's meant to reinforce that even her allies shouldn't mess with her friends. We then cut back to Kara's mind, where she's still struggling to fight Cynthonnia. It looks like she'll lose, but then she sees her friends and Clark cheering for her, saying how she's strong enough to overcome this. The way it's set up is also good since it starts with just her friends, where it's definitely a huge motivator, but then when Clark on his own encourages her, she sees that he does view her as strong, and feels validated. She then has enough willpower to smash the crystal containing Cynthonnia, defeating her once and for all. She then turns back to normal, which is pretty cool.

The girls go back to Sweet Delights some time later, and things have changed a bit. Kara is getting a room in the Fortress Of Solitude on behalf of Clark. At least he sees the potential she has in helping out the Justice League. As for Diana, she's not joining the team, but she is made a reserve member. That's a pretty good idea. She can stay with her friends since they help keep her grounded, yet can still be called for the bigger missions when need be. We also find out that Robin eventually became Nightwing and is staying as Batman's sidekick. We see that Barbara doesn't mind this since she has Harley Quinn as her sidekick. I think this works too. Harley can help out, even in her own strange way. Plus, at least she's surrounded by people who can keep her in line. As for what happened to Cynthonnia, Zee said that she doesn't know where she sent her crystal since she just let the dark magic do its own thing. As it turns out, she's in the world of Teen Titans Go, having already controlled Control Freak. Talk about irony. They then fight her in her own silly way by basically playing "keep away" with the jewel. Through Raven, she ends up going through another portal, and into the world of Super Friends. Well that was quite the twist.

And that's the movie in a nutshell. While the TTG stuff does drag it down a bit, everything else involving the girls is pretty well written. Since nothing else was ordered after this movie, this is technically the series finale. It's a satisfying ending all things considered.

Here is the cast.

Grey DeLisle Griffin as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Giganta

Tara Strong as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn, Raven

Nicole Sullivan as Kara Danvers/Supergirl

Kimberly Brooks as Karen Beecher/Bumblebee

Myrna Velasco as Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern

Kari Wahlgren as Zee Zatarra/Zatanna, Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire

Will Friedle as Lex Luthor, Aquaman

Missi Pyle as Cynthonnia, Speaker Of Nations

Jason Spisak as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern

Phil LaMarr as Barry Allen/The Flash, John Stewart/Green Lantern, Carter Hall/Hawkman

Jessica McKenna as Garth Brooks/Aqualad

Max Mittleman as Clark Kent/Superman

Cree Summer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Hippolyta

Keith Ferguson as Bruce Wayne/Batman

Fred Tatasciore as Jor El, Solomon Grundy

Scott Menville as Robin

Khary Payton as Cyborg

Hynden Walch as Starfire

Greg Cipes as Beast Boy

Alexander Polinsky as Control Freak

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Full Title: Talking About Teen Titans Go And DC Superhero Girls: Mayhem In The Multiverse

Writer: Jase Ricci

Producers: Jeff Curtis, Sam Register, Jase Ricci, James Tucker

Directors: Matt Peters & Katie Rice

Voice Director: Gene Vassilaros

Storyboard Artists: Brianne Drouhard, David Gemmill, Chelsea Holt, Bryan K. Turner, Matthew Yang, Meghan Rika Young

Date: May 24, 2022

Synopsis: "The DC Superhero Girls team up with the Teen Titans to save the multiverse."

So let's talk about DC Superhero Girls movies. The movies from the Shea Fontana series are classics because of how well they raise the stakes while maintaining a fun sense of adventure. The Lego DC Superhero Girls movies are classics simply because of how funny they are. Now we get a movie for the 2019 DC Superhero Girls that manages to join them as another worthy addition to the franchise. Let's talk about the crossover movie "Teen Titans Go And DC Superhero Girls: Mayhem In The Multiverse". Wow that's a mouthful.

The plot of the movie is about the DC Superhero Girls being tasked in saving the world when the other superheroes are trapped in the Phantom Zone and Lex Luthor unleashes his ultimate weapon. That's all how I will basically describe it, but this movie is pretty good. Let me go over the two issues I have with it before getting to the good stuff.

1. It's obvious that this movie wasn't initially going to be a crossover with Teen Titans Go given how the amount of screentime they have is basically that of a full episode.

2. As such, while the Titans know about the heroines, they don't formally meet up until about 50 minutes in and we don't see much of other worlds. The multiverse concept isn't handled the best in that regard.

If you look at this as a more solo DC Superhero Girls 2019 movie that gives substantial focus to their personal conflicts, it does a very good job there. What brings it all together is the message on how real heroes stick with each other even when they mess up greatly. Let's break this down.

First Act:

After a pretty cool opening sequence (albeit misleading since it shows the two teams on equal footing), we start with the Teen Titans in their living room. They're apparently putting together a platform for a TV they found, and marvel over how cool it is despite it being old and dirty. Yeah it's odd, but also funny in how over the top it is. One of the legs falls off, and Beast Boy picks up a random gem to hold it in place. Robin turns on the TV and sees that Control Freak is on there. He says that he's doing another superhero crossover. They're not excited about this because, according to them, it's usually a sign of desperation and how one good show crosses over with one that isn't good in order to boost popularity. It's definitely weird to hear a joke like this in a movie where they're the guest stars, but whatever. In any case, the action really starts when we cut to the 6 main heroes as they take on Catwoman and other villains on a train. We get some fun character moments from the heroes that say quite a bit about them. Kara takes Catwoman on, and says how great Diana is in leading them to take down their plans. She then says how it's more of a team effort. It's all to show how Kara is good at hyping up people's skills and abilities, yet can also be rather prideful. Contrast with Diana, where she's more humble and more willing to acknowledge that everyone has something to contribute. We then have Harleen attacking Zee and sending her flying. This causes Barbara to tackle her since she doesn't like her friends being hurt. There's definitely a sense of tension here due to some hostility in their voice tones, but it works. They do care for each other, yet still don't want to lose the friends they made. Jessica manages to catch Zee with a mitt, but then her eyes starts to glow dark magic. Yikes. She manages to keep it under control, but you can tell she's ashamed of this and doesn't want others to see it. The girls defeat the villains, but then they get taken away by some kind of mysterious purple portal. That's quite unusual. It's apparently quite commonplace since the guys talk about how they also saw the portal as they were fighting villains. Talk about curious. Barbara pushes the idea for the girls to solve the mystery, and they run off without the guys. We then cut to Lex Luthor at The Legion Of Doom, where he says that he summoned the villains with the portals. He says that he has a solution to get rid of all of the superheroes forever. While searching through the remains of Krypton, he came across the amulet of Cynthonnia, which has unlimited power made from science that even he doesn't know about. He demonstrates this on Solomon Grundy as he sends him to the Phantom Zone before bringing him back. This definitely says something about Lex. He's a master manipulator who treats people like chess pieces under his control all to reach his goals. He's shown to be arrogant and casual in his callousness. We don't know the full extent of his plans yet, but getting rid of superheroes is definitely a big no no.

While looking at what they know, Karen tells them to listen to a message she discovered, and they hear "Cynthonnia". Kara goes into shock when hearing this, but she tries to play it cool. Given the tough facade she puts up on a daily basis, it's no surprise she would pretend to not be scared. According to legend, Cynthonnia was the goddess of darkness, blight, and suffering, ruling Krypton for centuries until she was contained in a jewel. That's all she knows, but it definitely sounds scary. She's obviously afraid of this, but she tries to play it cool and say it's not real. Yeah hiding your feelings is not exactly the solution to a problem like this. We then cut to various villains who all lure heroes to various traps in the park in order to send them to the Phantom Zone. They emphasize how scary it looks when they can't escape a swirling hole that sucks them in. Giganta goes after Barry Allen/Flash and Green Arrow. Star Sapphire and Poison Ivy go after Katana while Harley Quinn and Catwoman go after Blue Beetle. This then keeps up when The Riddler and Toyman go after Hal Jordan while Solomon Grundy and Livewire go after Carter Hall/Hawkman and Garth Brooks/Aqualad. Speaking of Garth, he quickly calls up the girls up and says how The Legion Of Doom is sending the heroes into the portals. As such, it's off to the park, where Zee finds some kind of purple amulet. While she can't translate everything, Kara sees Cynthonnia on it, and knows that they were sent to the Phantom Zone, which is basically a black hole dimension. Diana says that they need a plan, and Kara flies off to get some extra help from Clark in translating what it says. This is pretty bullheaded of her to do, but she's known for being stubborn when she feels strongly about something, so it's no surprise. When she goes to him though, he's not really understanding. He just laughs it off and acts arrogant in saying that she misinterpreted the message. He even says that her friends are probably goofing off somewhere and that Cynthonnia isn't real. Yeah he really acts like a big jerk here, though he does at least say that he would help if there's definite danger. He's just not one to go on a wild goose chase without definitive proof. When she leaves, he secretly and seriously tells someone on his com link that she knows about The Phantom Zone. This implies that the behavior is largely a facade and he just wanted to protect her. He doesn't show it well, but this scene at least sets up that his actions come from a place of concern.

Second Act:

We see that the other heroes are still in the Phantom Zone, and they definitely highlight how there's no way to get out even with superpowers. Barry tries to use his speed while Hal tries to use his ring, but it's too thick for there to be any real impact. We cut back to Diana as she gets a flashback when looking at a mace. It's during a training exercise with her mother Hippolyta, and she feels bad for messing up greatly. Hippolyta says that sorry is inexcusable since it won't shield her from the enemy or those who follow her. Yeah this is pretty harsh advice to give, but it fits with her colder, stricter character. We see that her words are really getting to Diana when she becomes jumpy over protecting her friends after Barbara comes in. She says she loves them too much. She is known for putting the greater good of other people first, so she would feel down on herself if she failed this mission. She's just putting too much stock in thinking that failure means the end of everything and everyone she knows. As for Barbara, she says that she's worried about Harleen and figured that she would change her way. Given how she was her only friend before coming to Metropolis, and accepted her quirky mannerisms, there would be a sense of betrayal in something like this. Diana reassures her that it's possible for her to become since she never revealed her identity despite many opportunities to do so. She isn't completely sure of this, but this fits since she tries to do what she can to boost the morale of others.

Kara comes back angrily, and since she couldn't get help from Clark, she says that they should go to the Fortress Of Solitude for help. So it's time to go on a long snowy journey to the frozen north. Of course, getting what they need isn't easy since they get surrounded by a bunch of Superman robots that fight them. This leads to some fun action, though we also get Kara gleefully taking out her issues on them. She wouldn't kill the real Clark, but she's clearly blowing off steam from her conflict with him given how aggressive she is to them. We then see that she wanted a case full of crystals that contain all the knowledge of Krypton. That's pretty good to say the least. The only problem is when Clark comes in with the Justice League (with the members being Batman, Aquaman, and John Stewart). Clark tells Kara that he knows about the Phantom Zone and that she was sincere in saying that the heroes are in trouble. So he at least had a good reason to exclude her from the mission since he thinks they'd be in over their heads with the challenge ahead. The only problem is with how arrogant he is in saying this, which continues here. He calls the girls "kids" and that the Justice League will do the job since they'd just get in the way. Kara says that they don't need protecting. As such, it's a hero on hero fight. The four main fights we have are Clark Vs Kara, Aquaman Vs Zee, Batman Vs Barbara, and John Vs Jessica. While one of these is played for laughs (the second fight), the others are some variation of "older figure/mentor" versus younger pupil. It leaves more of an impact since they're fighting the people who inspired them in some way. Diana stops the fight as she makes a giant crater and says to at least hear what their plan is to free their friends. For as much pride she takes in being a warrior and hero, she also believes in the idea of doing things nonviolently so that things don't get worse. Kara talks about the effects Cynthonnia could have on others, but Clark still thinks that she's a myth and that the amulet is harmless when not in the hands of villains. When it seems like there are no other options, Diana gives the gems to them, making everyone else shocked. That's quite the surprise, yet you can see her logic. She loves her friends, as well as saving others, and will do anything for them. However, she doesn't want to put others at risk and greatly hurt them in the process. Giving knowledge like this to more experienced heroes, in theory, would mean a bigger chance in saving other people. It's definitely a tough choice to say the least.

Back at the Legion Of Doom, we see that the villains are rather confident in their victory, though Harleen is hesitant in sending the heroes away forever. Yeah she's definitely a wild card, but she's not crazy enough to want to have other people dead. As they're going about their gloating, Lex Luthor talks to Cynthonnia, and she gives off an interesting vibe. She has limited power and mobility, only having just enough to help Lex out, but not free herself. She has this elegant yet almost snooty vibe with how she wants ultimate power yet acts condescending towards him. Then again, considering how he acts rather condescending towards her, mainly in how nonchalantly he talks to her about the deal as if she isn't there, it's easy to see why. Of course, true to his arrogance, he doesn't know that she has bigger plans in mind as the amulet cracks. Back at the hangout, Kara chews her out for basically giving up and giving them the one thing that could've helped them. Yeah it's no surprise she would act like this. For as stubborn as she can be, she's not one to give up and let people who don't know the whole situation handle things. She's bullheaded, but it's within reason. With Diana's authority being questioned, she says that she doesn't want to do this, but as leader, she has to make tough decisions, not easy ones. You can see her reasoning here even if she's not thinking clearly. She's not trying to show some kind of superiority over the team. She's using her authority to ensure that there's as little risk as possible in order to ensure maximum success in saving the world. Plus, she's firm in her conviction, but never acts mean. As she walks off to cool off, she gets an anonymous text message to go to the Daily Planet without telling anyone. We then have Barbara tell Kara that she secretly swiped the crystals. Well that's sneaky, but considering how impulsive she is yet has good detective skills, this works out. Back to Diana, she finds out that both Superman and Batman want her to join the Justice League. They say how she has the strongest will, most experience, and willingness to protect others. Those are all true of her and then some. It's all because of how she has friends by her side to keep her grounded while still unlocking her full potential. It's no surprise why she's hesitant to accept the offer, but Clark says how with Lex Luthor behind this, there's more than hurt feelings at stake. That's also true. I wonder what she's going to do.

Third Act:

We have the girls listening to a pre-recorded message from Jor-El, but it takes too long to get to the information that is needed. After a very long time, he's ready to talk. They hear about the amulet of Cynthonnia, where the crystal contains the actual goddess, floating through the galaxy and feeding on the souls of the wicked that serve her. Once she's strong enough, she'll free herself and claim the universe as hers. Yeah to say that this is hardcore would be an understatement. Barbara then checks her phone, and after some times sees that Diana isn't answering her calls. And then of course we have to cut back to Teen Titans Go. They lampshade how this isn't really a true crossover and that they're mainly just there to boost up this show's popularity more. Yeah this is really weird. Control Freak says how DC Superhero Girls is better because of how they have a more coherent narrative and don't rely on poop jokes for humor. This especially holds true here since they're guest stars and not the other way around. At least it leads to a funny song called "Don't Crossover My Heart" since they want this to be a proper crossover. Control Freak being annoyed really sells this moment. Back with Lex Luthor, we see how much he and Cynthonnia see each other as nothing more than pawns to be used. When she says to "get the Kryptonian", he barely pays attention to her, saying that he'll do it when he feels like it. Given his more callous nature as an expert manipulator, it's no surprise he's this jerkish. He only fully agrees when he's briefly brainwashed by her. Yeah he definitely deserved this for being a jerk, yet she's clearly not better considering her plans for universal conquest. Back with the girls, they try to find where Diana is when they see her group text message to them and other numbers saying "I'm In". Kara recognizes Clark's name, Barbara can see Batman's name, and Jessica sees John's name. They then deduce together that she decided to join the Justice League. Of course, she never meant to make them feel bad with this news. It's just that she's really bad with technology.

As Diana goes off with the heroes to the Legion Of Doom, we see that she's not really the best fit. Aquaman tries to make small talk with her because of how serious everyone else is, but she doesn't really get what he's trying to say. It goes to show that Diana is better fit for her team since they take the time to know each other and do things that don't just involve heroism. As for the plan, Superman will lead the attack while Batman will act as distraction and get the amulet to free the heroes and destroy it. It sounds simple enough, but Lex knew that they would attack and anticipated everything. For a strategist like him, it's no surprise. He knew Batman would try to get the real amulet, so he put out a fake amulet and sends him to the Phantom Zone. He also sends out holographic villains to deal with the heroes in order to act as a distraction. It's mainly in how he puts Superman in a kryptonite crate while having the rest of the villains take on the heroes. By the time the fight is over, only Diana is left. Well this isn't good. It's here where Harleen unexpectedly helps out. While still dressed as Harley Quinn, she pretends to take her on so she can talk to her privately. She tells her that everyone else is going way too far with this, and she regrets joining them in their conquest. At least she's not trying to excuse her behavior or be painted as the victim of this situation. She knows that she messed up and wants to at least take steps to make amends. She says to get the other girls to help out, but she sends Diana off before hearing her say that she's no longer with her team. Well that's not good. She then covers things up by saying that she sent her to the Phantom Zone.

Things get pretty intense when we cut back to the girls in the hangout. Kara takes it the hardest that Diana possibly dumped them, but they're more unsure. It's strange behavior, but she does usually have her reasons to do strange and rash actions. This is no exception, as they try to rationalize. Barbara says that Diana is someone who looks out for others, but the reason she gives accidentally blows her biggest secret. She blows her cover when she accidentally reveals that she and Diana knew that Harleen Quinzel is Harley Quinn, and she was helping her keep it a secret. Well that's not good. It is at least believable given how she can be rather impulsive when she feels strongly about something and can't properly it. The girls are understandably shocked that her biggest secret was that she's friends with a supervillain, even as she says she used to be her friend. The one who takes this the hardest is Zee, which is understandable since she was thrown off of a train and Barbara technically did nothing to help her. In fact, she's so mad that she inadvertently unleashes dark magic, but she calms herself down. Yeah we can see that Zee's dark magic can go out of control if she feels strong negative feelings. The fact that she can calm herself down shows that she could potentially control it, but only for so much. She then calmly, but firmly says that she's quitting the team, with the other girls following suit as well. Talk about going from bad to worse.

Fourth Act:

We have Lex Luthor sending our a message to the world where he has the Legion Of Doom to help him take over the world. We definitely see how he means business when he shows off the power of Cynthonnia and has her change the moon. He also says that he got rid of all the important heroes, and that his demands have to be met in 24 hours. He's become a megalomaniac. We then see Barbara sadly sitting on the roof alone when she comes across Harleen. She says that she quit the Legion Of Doom since she's more about causing chaos, not destroying the world. Well, she may not be the best person, but at least we can see that she has lines that she wouldn't cross. Barbara was apparently so saddened over keeping a big secret that she wasn't aware of the news Lex Luthor delivered. Of course, before she can fully process this, Karen tells her to meet at the junkyard for an import meeting. The two of them go to the junkyard, and there's initial distrust when Barbara brings Harleen, but Jessica, being the pacifist that she is, says to put it all aside and focus on the mission at hand. Karen says that the emergency call is fake since she wanted to remind them what it mean to be true heroes. She says that they all have different ideas of what a hero is and it made them good. Now that I can agree with. Having different perspectives on certain matters can help you see that not everything is black and white, and should be dealt with appropriately. She then brings up how they agreed on what heroes shouldn't be, and that is selfish. They've been putting their own issues first before the needs of others, which is also true in a sense. Diana, Barbara, Kara, and Zee have let their issues cloud their better judgement in helping others. She's not entirely innocent either, so it's nice to see her admit that she can be rather withdrawn with her opinions while Jessica is the opposite. Openly admitting what's wrong is the first step to making things right. It sounds more epic than how I'm describing it. Harley leaves since, while she wouldn't destroy the world, she's not going to help save the world. Well, some kind of progress is better than nothing I guess.

Karen says that the first order of business is to get Diana back. Kara initially disagrees with this because of how she left them, which she sees as a big mistake. Karen then says that she excused her numerous mistakes, unlike this one big mistake she made, so she agrees. This then leads to a sad moment where the girls get a video message from her. She said that she went back home to her mother because of her failure. Yeah this is basically the equivalent to someone failing school and coming back home a failure. No wonder she feels down in this message since she feels that she lost the only people who really accepted her. This then leads to a comforting moment from Hippolyta when she sees Diana crying. She says that while she taught her to not accept failure, she didn't teach her how to cope with failure when it comes up. She says how they all fail at something, which includes her here. It's good that she's admitting her faults here. She's generally stubborn, yet if she sees obvious grief from her own daughter, she would do anything to make sure she knows that she's still a good daughter. That is pretty cool. For the icing on top of this, she shows that her friends had arrived, all thanks to Jessica's ring. She's initially surprised that they would agree to help her out, though they say how they've all messed up before, but they still pulled through in the end. Well, you can't deny the power of determination and loyalty.

Back with the Legion Of Doom, we have Lex officially becoming world leader and gaining a lot of power. He then feigns friendliness when around Cynthonnia, but she says that they're past the delusions of this being a real partnership, and mind controls him. Apparently, she had been controlling him since he got her amulet and was too arrogant to see that. Yeah for as smart as Lex is, he tends to think he's better than anyone else. This would mean that he wouldn't spot things that are obvious to us since he thinks that everyone serves him unconditionally. Regardless, he brings her Superman so that her full body can form, thinking that he's the Kryptonian she needs. In actuality, she actually wanted Supergirl since she has such a strong will and her powers haven't peaked yet, saying that she's the strongest Kryptonian. Nonetheless, she thinks he could still be of use to her. Back at the hangout, Karen gets the idea to create a portal to the Phantom Zone to get the heroes out, and they'll escape through the amulet in order to get into The Legion Of Doom. That sounds pretty good, but they need Zee to use dark magic, which she's nervous about. Given how out of control she can get, this is perfectly understandable. While all this goes on, Kara hears a message from Cynthonnia, telling her that Clark is in trouble, and she has to rescue him. Diana then wonders why she's going off on her own to face Cynthonnia. She says that she has to rescue him on her own even with how bullheaded she is. This is a good admission of how she's prone to making mistakes and acting stubborn, yet puts more priority in doing the right thing. As such, Diana lets her go. And so now it's time to head to the Phantom Zone. Zee tries to navigate everyone with dark magic, but she can't control it when her dark thoughts tell her how she's a failure who can't do anything right. Talk about a lack of self esteem. You would definitely feel bad for her since she focused too much on how things could go wrong for them.

Fifth Act:

We then see that the girls arrived in the world of Teen Titans Go. The interactions here are at least interesting. The girls see that the Teen Titans here are different from the Tween Titans from their world, while the Titans here instantly recognize them. Given how meta TTG is, they would probably remember just about everything everywhere while the girls are from a more self contained world that doesn't usually involve stories like this. Regardless, Zee sees that she messed up, and goes off to the corner while everyone else tries to get spare parts. A lot of this is with the Titans acting rather childishly, with a roughly half mix between awkward moments and fun hang out moments. Diana, the more humble hero, has a rather awkward dynamic with the egotistical Robin. Jessica, who's more down to earth, has a rather awkward dynamic with the more eccentric Starfire. Karen and Cyborg get along better thanks to their shared interest in technology while Barbara and Beast Boy bond over food and animals. Those moments are good. The highlight is definitely the moments between Zee and Raven. As she sits on top of the tower, Raven goes to talk to her when she feels bad for messing up and not being able to control her dark side. Even the lampshade about how convenient it is for something like this to happen here, it doesn't undermine that we have a pretty good moment here. We have one girl with dark magic powers help another girl learn to see that it's not to be feared. It's pretty nice. We then get more antics involving the Titans trying to keep their TV remote by not giving up one of the triple A batteries, a part that's needed for them to get back home. I would call this a jerk move, but at least Cyborg says that they can get more in the garage.

When we get back to Kara, she crashes into the Legion Of Doom and sees that the villains are being brainwashed by Cynthonnia. She then shows her the room that Superman is in. Cynthonnia says how she needs the strongest Kryptonian, which Kara thinks he is, but she actually meant her. Cynthonnia brings up an interesting point when she says that Kara only thinks he's the strongest when everyone else says so. She isn't exactly wrong here. Kara often pushes herself to be better and can be quite critical if a certain standard isn't met. Nonetheless, she definitely has standards when Cynthonnia offers her a chance for world domination, and she refuses. For as much as she has a strained relationship with Clark, she would not beat him like that. Unfortunately, this results in her being put in the same crate he's in. Back with the other girls, Raven helps Zee to embrace her dark side, where she can't get rid of it, but it's all about not letting it get to you. We see this later on where they all get the battery and head out. She does act a bit unhinged from using the dark magic, but is also more clearly excited and is able to control her behavior when steering the bubble. And now we get to a pretty big emotional moment between Kara and Clark. He says he didn't want her here since she would've been in great danger, although he still sounds rather confrontational. When she says he's a jerk because of how he's better, he says that it isn't the case and that she's stronger. He says how he was initially excited for her to arrive so he could relate to another superhero with a similar situation to his. It does go to show why he often acts like a jerk to her. She can often be bull-headed sure, which isn't easy to deal with, though she also has things he doesn't. Those things are friends and natural strength. He's wanted those things, yet couldn't get them. It doesn't excuse what he's done, but it does show that he's willing to put aside his own ego and acknowledge his own issues if someone is clearly hurt. Kara, for her part, does acknowledge how he's strong in his own way. She does joke around a bit, yet also sees that he just ultimately wants to be seen as something more then just a symbol. He wants to be a hero with true strength. We see the seeds of this when he says that while he was born with strength, she's stronger because of her character and conviction, which she earned. That is definitely true. She often works hard to get recognition, and has her friends to help bring everything together. She doesn't even gloat about it. She just gets a bit playful. Back to the girls, they get into the Phantom Zone, and get the heroes out. They get into The Legion Of Doom, and fight the villains in various combinations, which makes for some pretty fun action. Things turn out for the better when Harley comes back, this time as an ally to help the heroes out. She lampshades the convenience of making a dramatic entrance, but this moment still works. She can do good things for others. She just does so to the beat of her own drum, that is wild and crazy.

We then but back to Kara and Clark when she sees that she's fully free. Clark wants her to leave, but she says that she wants to help. As such, she does this by giving up to Cynthonnia and letting her control her. They really highlight how severe this is with her free will basically being taken away. Her voice is also taken over, making her sound more authoritative, but also much more colder and distant. You can see this in action when she has her break into the room to take down everyone in there. Diana says that she and the girls will take her down and snap her out of it while everyone else gets the legion out. We then get a peer inside her mind, where we see that she chose various places she's been to so that she can fight Cynthonnia. It's certainly an interesting place to have an epic final battle, but they definitely take advantage of this. We see Kara initially have the home field advantage with how she's able to get in quick and impactful punches, but it's all for naught. Cynthonnia manages to mop the floor with her through sheer, raw power. Back in the real world, we have Batman trying to hit Kara with a Kryptonite laced batarang so that she can get out of her body. Diana then stands up to him by saying how this is not right. To further prove her point, she brings out her weapon. She definitely means business here. This is technically a threat, but it works since it's meant to reinforce that even her allies shouldn't mess with her friends. We then cut back to Kara's mind, where she's still struggling to fight Cynthonnia. It looks like she'll lose, but then she sees her friends and Clark cheering for her, saying how she's strong enough to overcome this. The way it's set up is also good since it starts with just her friends, where it's definitely a huge motivator, but then when Clark on his own encourages her, she sees that he does view her as strong, and feels validated. She then has enough willpower to smash the crystal containing Cynthonnia, defeating her once and for all. She then turns back to normal, which is pretty cool.

The girls go back to Sweet Delights some time later, and things have changed a bit. Kara is getting a room in the Fortress Of Solitude on behalf of Clark. At least he sees the potential she has in helping out the Justice League. As for Diana, she's not joining the team, but she is made a reserve member. That's a pretty good idea. She can stay with her friends since they help keep her grounded, yet can still be called for the bigger missions when need be. We also find out that Robin eventually became Nightwing and is staying as Batman's sidekick. We see that Barbara doesn't mind this since she has Harley Quinn as her sidekick. I think this works too. Harley can help out, even in her own strange way. Plus, at least she's surrounded by people who can keep her in line. As for what happened to Cynthonnia, Zee said that she doesn't know where she sent her crystal since she just let the dark magic do its own thing. As it turns out, she's in the world of Teen Titans Go, having already controlled Control Freak. Talk about irony. They then fight her in her own silly way by basically playing "keep away" with the jewel. Through Raven, she ends up going through another portal, and into the world of Super Friends. Well that was quite the twist.

And that's the movie in a nutshell. While the TTG stuff does drag it down a bit, everything else involving the girls is pretty well written. Since nothing else was ordered after this movie, this is technically the series finale. It's a satisfying ending all things considered.

Here is the cast.

Grey DeLisle Griffin as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Giganta

Tara Strong as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn, Raven

Nicole Sullivan as Kara Danvers/Supergirl

Kimberly Brooks as Karen Beecher/Bumblebee

Myrna Velasco as Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern

Kari Wahlgren as Zee Zatarra/Zatanna, Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire

Will Friedle as Lex Luthor, Aquaman

Missi Pyle as Cynthonnia, Speaker Of Nations

Jason Spisak as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern

Phil LaMarr as Barry Allen/The Flash, John Stewart/Green Lantern, Carter Hall/Hawkman

Jessica McKenna as Garth Brooks/Aqualad

Max Mittleman as Clark Kent/Superman

Cree Summer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Hippolyta

Keith Ferguson as Bruce Wayne/Batman

Fred Tatasciore as Jor El, Solomon Grundy

Scott Menville as Robin

Khary Payton as Cyborg

Hynden Walch as Starfire

Greg Cipes as Beast Boy

Alexander Polinsky as Control Freak

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