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Oooooo and ditto for rubberband man/Adam would fit so welllllll its smushy and stretchy and can shange its shape just like him........ And its ourple ........ he likes ourple ....

[sonderpoison]

STATIC SHOCK ～"Bent Out of Shape"

[batmanwhoblazes]

Asked a friend to draw the underrated Rubberband Man from Static Shock for me— and god damn did she deliver.

Rubberband Man!

🎨 — Starkiss | Starkiss_Art

[dandelionbookwyrm]

In "Consequences", Virgil was down enough after his visit to Daisy in the hospital (after venting with his powers in a used car lot to Richie's mixed concern and frustration) that Sharon pleads with him to go back to his usual smart-aleck self. Adam is still snacking as I'm presuming one of those used plates was his (other three being Robert, Trina, and Richie). When he grumbles about Static getting Daisy to the hospital is "the only thing he's done right lately", Sharon snaps out "Adam!"

He replies apologetically, "I forgot, boo. No Static bashing in your house."

Which implies several things. First off, it's funny, particularly given Adam's deadpan tone. Second, that it's been enough of a reoccurring issue that the two of them had to set up a ground rule that Adam can't complain about Static at the Hawkins house, with hopefully the corollary that Sharon can't protest (much?) if they're at his place. Third, that even if she was tricked out of connecting the dots back in "Brother-Sister Act", Sharon is still subconsciously a protective big sister about her brother's alter ego. Fourth, that it's not a big problem between them, showing that arguments don't have to be a big deal in a relationship.

Trina shows up to be annoyed that no one at the dockyard pool hall would talk, quickly asserting that she doesn't want Adam to get involved. Virgil's exit is either unnoticed or they presume he doesn't want to know about the efforts to capture Puff and Onyx. It does seem like the general public's opinion is that what happened to Daisy was due to Puff and Onyx's actions, with only Adam and Virgil close enough to the situation to know that Static's arrogance played a role.

I also wonder if at least some people cut Static slack just because they suspect he's on the younger side, even if he does enough activities around the clock that I doubt the possibility of him being a high schooler is a common theory.

At the pool hall, Static makes a dramatic entrance. The 'camera' angles here emphasize Static's anger and how off-kilter he is from usual. He targets Puff and Onyx's informant, but Rubberband Man shows up to basically yoink Static out into the alley. In a role reversal from earlier episodes, Rubberband Man talks him down from his anger and points out his role in Daisy's injury. Static acknowledges this out loud.

Down in their lair, the informant alerts Puff and Onyx to Static's furious search. Undeterred, Puff decides to further antagonize Static.

Virgil visits Daisy in the hospital to admit that he wanted to impress her as Static to the extent he ignored everything else, including her safety. I think this can also be applied to his showboating on patrol, where he wants recognition & appreciation as Static. It's an understandable impulse, but he absolutely does need to remember that being treated as a hero doesn't always mean that you're acting as one. Richie shows up to check in on them, and the two boys make up.

Puff causes a few vehicular incidents in a order, leading to Static to confront her. She and Onyx try to bury him by bringing down a condemned building once they lure him inside, but Static protects himself by creating a 'shell' of pipes around himself.

Puff brings down a 'Burger Fool' billboard that Static has to hold up to keep it from harming the bystanders. Rubberband Man shows up to bounce after Puff and Onyx.

Down through the entrance at the bridge's base, deeper into the sewers, is where Puff and Onyx stay. However, they don't get there as Rubberband Man confronts them by the bridge. This gives Static time to catch up and to taunt Puff into attacking, whereupon he dodges so she instead breaks a water hydrant type thing (I'm unsure what it exactly is) that dampens her.

Back home, Virgil gets the good news that Daisy has woken up. As Static, he creates an energy flower outside the hospital, pleasing the Watkins family in the room that's full of celebratory balloons and bouquets. Again, I think the family more blames the two foes that started the attack than blame Static. Though, interestingly, Robert was fairly quiet about what he made of the situation. I don't know if that was an oversight given the number of characters being juggled (Richie was similarly sidelined) or if the writers didn't want to knock Virgil down that many pegs if his father expressed negative feelings about how his super alter ego handled things.

Overall, I liked "Consequences" for living up to its name and for demonstrating a believable role swap for Rubberband Man and Static. After his experiences with his impulsiveness and temper, Adam has calmed down enough to take heroics seriously, perhaps especially as he's aware that he still needs to improve his image after how he started out. Meanwhile, Virgil has been doing well as Static, unaware that confidence has turned into arrogance and complacence until he makes a big enough error. It'll be interesting to see if Rubberband Man further steps up as a 'mentor' figure or if now that they're both learned from each other, he and Static will act as equals. Then again, I know there's a major change to the status quo coming up, so maybe the show will take a third option.

It's not necessarily good that Daisy was treated as a 'damsel in distress' but I do appreciate the episode moral that it's important to think of your crush's feelings and safety on their own merits and not just as an extension of yours; a 'mundane' version is how Daisy pushed back against how Virgil handled the phone call, while the superhero version is the circumstances of her getting hurt. Daisy's recovery is a tad pat, but this show is largely episodic so I'm not protesting (see also how Richie's injuries don't carry over between episodes). Hopefully she'll have a more active role in her next appearance.

Up next is the second season finale! As far as my DVD set is concerned, anyway.

[scaryspears]

The two remind me of Bi Han and Kuai Liang. They're both brothers with similar powers. Thing is, Ebon's powers have more to do with shadows, whereas Adam can shapeshift. So not the exact same as Kuai Liang and Bi Han.

What I find interesting is that Ebon and Noob Saibot both have shadow abilities. AND, they're both the older brother. They both embraced the dark side, and love to drag other people into it.

[frosity]

Some Oona Evans Lore

She was closest to Adam. He was the one who actually did most most of the raising due to their parents being away. He mostly made sure to teach her right from wrong. He also often acted as a protector for her. Some time before the big bang they got into an accident and well.... They assumed the worst due to the damage. By the time they finally met again, both of them got their powers. They didn't reunite until season 2 and things got pretty hectic. Fun fact, did you know that after a while the zodiac powers can be used without the jewels? So "anger born out of worry" is on full display here.

Her and Ivan on the other hand, there was always a sort of space between them. He didn't exactly hate her but did think she was annoying. Tellingly, when they finally met again, he didn't hesitate to attack her when he had the chance.

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[retropopcult]

Anthony Hopkins and Bo Derek in A Change of Seasons (1980)