Patriot Act
- Episode aired Feb 25, 2006
- 23m
The paranoid General Eiling turns himself into a superstrong brute to kill Superman and only seven non-powered soldiers of the JL can deny him victory.The paranoid General Eiling turns himself into a superstrong brute to kill Superman and only seven non-powered soldiers of the JL can deny him victory.The paranoid General Eiling turns himself into a superstrong brute to kill Superman and only seven non-powered soldiers of the JL can deny him victory.
- General Wade Eiling
- (voice)
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- Shining Knight
- (voice)
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- Green Arrow
- (voice)
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- Green Lantern
- (voice)
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- Vigilante
- (voice)
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- Mister Terrific
- (voice)
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- Stargirl
- (voice)
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- Amanda Waller
- (voice)
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- Speedy
- (voice)
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- Johnny
- (voice)
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- Rick Wilson
- (voice)
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- Director
- Writers
- Matt Wayne
- Jerry Siegel(credit only)
- Joe Shuster(credit only)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe smart-mouthed group of street kids who first mock the reserve Justice Leaguers and later assist them are not named as such, but are dead ringers for DC's Newsboy Legion.
- GoofsWhen Eiling approaches the crowd, the boy kneeling behind Shining Knight stands with arms outstretched to confront him about his hypocrisy, but then is kneeling in the same position again.
- Quotes
[the superpowered General Eiling has just defeated all the other League members he was fighting]
General Wade Eiling: [yelling to the heavens] Superman, you coward! All your men are down, and you won't even show your face!
Shining Knight: [stepping out of the settling dust] He cannot hear even your bellowing, monster. As we speak, Superman rescues an entire star system a universe away. Do your worst. I'll not let you harm another.
General Wade Eiling: I do what I do in service to my country.
Shining Knight: Once at the word of my lord, King Arthur, I was ordered to lay waste to an entire village. I knew my king's heart could not be so unjust. So I spared them all.
General Wade Eiling: Then you're a lousy soldier.
[the General punches Shining Knight]
Shining Knight: There it is, the creeping moral decay of the past thousand years.
[Shining Knight swings at the General and misses]
Shining Knight: Arthur thanked me, oaf. Had I been wrong, I would have handed over my sword and left the court in shame.
[Shining Knight rushes the General, the General throws him down]
General Wade Eiling: Save yourself a hospital stay and stand down. That magic armor won't help you.
Shining Knight: Have at thee!
[Shining Knight rushes the General, who smashes him into the ground]
General Wade Eiling: You're a relic. In this world, power is the only thing that matters. You and those other no-name heroes, you're just people, in the great scheme of things, nothing you do has the least bit of significance.
[General punches Shining Knight across the street]
General Wade Eiling: I'll waste you and billion like you before I let any power rival America's. It's my duty.
Shining Knight: You don't know what the word means.
General Wade Eiling: You can't win.
Shining Knight: I'll die as befits a knight. Defending the weak.
[Shining Knight tries to stand up but can't]
General Wade Eiling: Why don't you give up?
Shining Knight: Why don't you?
- ConnectionsReferences Dirty Harry (1971)
There is something endearing about these not-so-super superheroes trying to rise to the occasion. Everybody likes the idea of being "super," but when it comes down to brass tacks, there's no hero like an underdog.
Still, my favorite part of the episode is at the beginning, when they substitute for Superman at a parade. The assignment is humiliating, and the crowd's disappointment makes it worse still. Thank goodness the fast-talking western hero Vigilante gets his fellow heroes to show off a little!
- tharrx
- Jun 3, 2008
Details
- Runtime23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1