Justice League Universe Podcast

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 19 and 20 Plot developments from Knyazev's phone data Why was Lois's scene inserted in the middle of Bruce's morning? Bruce and Alfred interactions and character development Bruce is pointed toward Lex Luthor (and the audience is onto him more than Bruce is) Why does Bruce go through the Batcave before heading out in his civilian car? The Robin Suite and the decrepit Wayne Manor? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with this analysis. Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 19 and 20 Plot developments from Knyazev's phone data Why was Lois's scene inserted in the middle of Bruce's morning? Bruce and Alfred interactions and character development Bruce is pointed toward Lex Luthor (and the audience is onto him more than Bruce is) Why does Bruce go through the Batcave before heading out in his civilian car? The Robin Suite and the decrepit Wayne Manor? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with this analysis. Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast

ALERT: I misspoke in Scene 17 and said Jonathan instead of Thomas Wayne. Please forgive the error. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 17 and 18 Why did the filmmakers include several dream or vision sequences? What is the significance of Bruce's visit to the mausoleum? What are the main takeaways from Lois's first visit with Secretary Swanwick? BONUS: How would BvS have been different if it followed the typical three-act blockbuster movie structure? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with this analysis. Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Pulpklatura

ALERT: I misspoke in Scene 17 and said Jonathan instead of Thomas Wayne. Please forgive the error. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 17 and 18 Why did the filmmakers include several dream or vision sequences? What is the significance of Bruce's visit to the mausoleum? What are the main takeaways from Lois's first visit with Secretary Swanwick? BONUS: How would BvS have been different if it followed the typical three-act blockbuster movie structure? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with this analysis. Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Pulpklatura

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 16 Luthor and Finch's verbal battle. Why is the dialogue disjointed? The "Granny's Peach Tea" setup. When does Lex shift from Plan A to Plan B? We know about Lex's father, but what about his mother? What are the thematic interpretations of turning the painting upside down? BONUS: A list of thematic connections between Man of Steel and BvS. Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with the analysis. Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Thesis on Man of Steel

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 16 Luthor and Finch's verbal battle. Why is the dialogue disjointed? The "Granny's Peach Tea" setup. When does Lex shift from Plan A to Plan B? We know about Lex's father, but what about his mother? What are the thematic interpretations of turning the painting upside down? BONUS: A list of thematic connections between Man of Steel and BvS. Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with the analysis. Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Thesis on Man of Steel

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 14 and 15 How does the underground fight fit with the falling motif? What do we learn about Batman's fighting style? How are we supposed to react to violence in BvS? What does the Daily Planet pitch meeting tell us about Clark's character arc and the theme of absolute right and wrong? Why does Lois pursuing the bullet story represent a new version of the Lois/Clark/Superman love triangle? Transcript of this episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Violence in BvS, Screen Rant Analysis

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 14 and 15 How does the underground fight fit with the falling motif? What do we learn about Batman's fighting style? How are we supposed to react to violence in BvS? What does the Daily Planet pitch meeting tell us about Clark's character arc and the theme of absolute right and wrong? Why does Lois pursuing the bullet story represent a new version of the Lois/Clark/Superman love triangle? Transcript of this episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Violence in BvS, Screen Rant Analysis

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 13 Returning to the scout ship from Man of Steel Lex's glory -- manipulating people to get what we wants Zod's fingerprints and Lex's cherry Jolly Rancher Possible interpretations of Lex's character Lex's musical theme Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Hub City Review of BvS

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 13 Returning to the scout ship from Man of Steel Lex's glory -- manipulating people to get what we wants Zod's fingerprints and Lex's cherry Jolly Rancher Possible interpretations of Lex's character Lex's musical theme Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Hub City Review of BvS

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 11 and 12 How does Wallace Keefe's vandalism fit with Lex's plans? What are some ideas behind Superman's statue design? How does the Daily Planet react to the vandalism and what does it reveal about public sentiment to Superman? Theme: Power corrupts, but powerlessness can corrupt even more. Pacing issues: Why were these two scenes inserted into Lex's meeting with the Senators? What are people's pacing complaints for the first third of the movie? Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Pulpklatura

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 11 and 12 How does Wallace Keefe's vandalism fit with Lex's plans? What are some ideas behind Superman's statue design? How does the Daily Planet react to the vandalism and what does it reveal about public sentiment to Superman? Theme: Power corrupts, but powerlessness can corrupt even more. Pacing issues: Why were these two scenes inserted into Lex's meeting with the Senators? What are people's pacing complaints for the first third of the movie? Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast, Pulpklatura

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 10 The first scene with Lex Luthor. What is the foundation of Lex's character? What's the deal with his dad? How are "Ahoy-hoy" and East Germany related? Why does Lex ask the Senators for the import license? Why is the "kindness of monsters" line so brilliant? Transcript Man of Steel Answers analysis of lex, Pulpklatura private vengeance, Suicide Squadcast

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 10 The first scene with Lex Luthor. What is the foundation of Lex's character? What's the deal with his dad? How are "Ahoy-hoy" and East Germany related? Why does Lex ask the Senators for the import license? Why is the "kindness of monsters" line so brilliant? Transcript Man of Steel Answers analysis of lex, Pulpklatura private vengeance, Suicide Squadcast

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 8 and 9 Scene 8 gives the audience some breathing room. The batcave uses suspension in a clever way. What do we learn about the goal of Bruce's detective work? What do we learn about Alfred? If Batman is operating under "new rules," what were the old rules? In Scene 9, Clark finally gets to cook, and he watches his first news report. I close the episode by making a few additional observations about scenes 1-7. Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast