#Wonder Woman (2017)

[miss-crazy-rose]

If I had a nickel every time David Thewlis played a Greek god, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice

[sarafangirlart]

Y’know, if I had a nickel for every Greek mythology adaptation that makes Ares a Nazi, I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot but I don’t want these nickels.

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[groundrunner100]

A bigger debate than real world politics.

[lands-of-fantasy]

DCEU Poster Ladies

Amy Adams as Lois Lane

Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman

Margot Robbie as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn

Viola Davis as Amanda Waller

Cara Delevingne as June Moone / Enchantress

Karen Fukuhara as Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana

Robin Wright as General Antiope

Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta

Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna

Amber Heard as Mera

Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Dinah Lance / Black Canary

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli / The Huntress

Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain

Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya

Kristen Wiig as Dr. Barbara Minerva / Cheetah

Daniela Melchior as Cleo Cazo / Ratcatcher 2

Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo

Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt

Quintessa Swindell as Maxine Hunkel / Cyclone

Grace Caroline Currey as Mary Bromfield

Meagan Good as (Adult) Darla Dudley

Rachel Zegler as Anthea / Anne

Helen Mirren as Hespera

Lucy Liu as Kalypso

Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl

Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord

Becky G as the voice of Khaji-Da

[james-stark-the-writer]

alright. so. i'll never be in a better mood than right now for this movie and we need to get it done with so we can actually enjoy ourselves with the next three movies in our DCEU watch so. now seated for Wonder Woman (2017). before we get started, quick disclaimers:

1. Free Palestine. Fuck Gal Gadot. we will be doing what we can to pretend she's not who she is for the duration of this movie watch. it will be hard, but i sat through Gone With The Wind and the movie before this and i can make it through this.

2. i have seen this movie before at home (as you'd know if you've been following me on the DCEU rewatch so far) back in 2017 and i remember enjoying it. i thought it was decent and Chris Pine stole the show (as he usually does in anything he's involved in). haven't seen it since. i look forward to seeing how i feel after this watch when i can now catalogue my thoughts more effectively and am more capable of appreciating and critiquing art. we all saw how much a disaster Suicide Squad (2016) was a few days ago, even though i remembered enjoying the movie. here's to hoping this is at least better than Suicide Squad (2016).

alright, with that out of the way. let's watch Wonder Woman (2017).

[faramir-stan]

[jomarchswritingjacket]

not sure why i’m so obsessed with het ships rn i’m literally crushing on a girl irl…oh well

edit: i can’t believe i have to live with the typo in the title forever

[troythings]

thirst traps and “enlightened feminist” war criminals ahoy

remember when wonder woman (2017) came out, showing IDF barbie killing regular soldiers in a war and everyone started worshipping it for “strong women empowerment”?

look where that got us.

[superherocaps]

[iobsessoverfictionalmen]

AN: Yes, I chose this particular episode on purpose and yes, I used Spike's rant. You can catch up with the previous installments here, here, and here.

Warnings: cursing, arguments, insults, angst, mentions of betrayal, violence, and injury, and spoilers for Buffy season 7.

Tagging: @rmoonstoner and @queenofthehobos.

“What is her purpose here?” Kennedy snarled at Willow, pointing at you and talking as if you weren't in the room after you, Spike, and Andrew had returned.  All you had done was ask where Buffy was.

“Back the hell off Kennedy,” Faith warned.

“No, I want to know what she contributes.”

“Right because (Name)’s been sitting up in the bedroom watching Passions and eating snacks all this time while you risk your lives.”  Spike scoffed, rolling his eyes.

“She might as well have been.  She walks around like Buffy critiquing us and doing nothing!  She disappears when we need her only to reappear when the fight’s over!”

“For the past six years, I have been keeping Ares’ forces out of Sunnydale,” you explained icily.

“And you’ve done such a great job of it!  The god has been sighted all over the place!”

“If you’ve only sighted him, it means I’m doing my job!”

“That’s just your fancy way of saying you’re sleeping with the god.”

The kitchen went deathly quiet at her words.

“I am not one to sleep with another just because of the power and influence they wield, Kennedy. Especially when I am in a relationship with someone else.”

“Perhaps we should--”

“She’s exactly the same as Buffy.  She needs to go.”

“Is that what you did?”  Spike asked venomously, “You lot conspired to push her out of her own house?”

“Let me tell you a little something about your girlfriend.  She was always on our backs and whatever we did it wasn’t good enough!”  Kennedy shouted.

“Because Buffy has been through Apocalypses before, you nit!”

“So that justifies treating us as if we don’t have any say in our destiny and not letting us have any fun?”

“Don’t you get it?  Every win for the First is a loss for you!” You exploded.  Your eyes scanned the room and you noticed Xander wearing an eyepatch that he had definitely not worn before you left.  Realising what must have happened, you spoke again with a softer tone.

“Xander.  The way you were maimed is horrible.  No one is arguing that point.  If you want to blame someone, blame Caleb.  Blame the First.  Do not blame Buffy because I know she gave you an out before you faced the First’s forces and Caleb.”

“She needs to go.”  Kennedy repeated. 

“Right now she is the only thing standing between you and Ares, you dolt.  Rupert, are you going to sit and watch this happen again?”

“He didn’t intervene then.  Why would he intervene now?”  Kennedy rebutted.  Rupert wouldn’t meet your eyes.   While you could understand that the Hellmouth amplified evil and emotions, Buffy saw Rupert as a father figure.  To hear that he had sat by and done nothing while Buffy left the only safe place she knew made your heart ache.

“You sad, sad ungrateful traitors.  Who do you think you are?!”  Spike demanded.

“We're her friends.  We just want-” Willow stammered, looking to you for help.

Spike chuckled mercilessly, “Oh that's ballsy of you!  You're her friends and you betray her like this?!”

Finally, Rupert tried to speak, “You don't understand-”

“That’s going to go over well with Spike.  You haven’t even shown a shred of concern for Buffy’s welfare or asked us about her whereabouts, Rupert.”  You thought, “How did everything fall apart so quickly?”

Spike was quick to reply to Rupert’s weak attempt at justifying their actions, “Oh, I think I do...Rupert.  You used to be the big man, didn't you?  The teacher all full of wisdom.  Now she's surpassed you, and you can't handle it.  She has saved your lives again and again.  She's died for you.  And this is how you thank her?!  This is how you thank both of them?  You sit by while Kennedy insults the woman that you supposedly love knowing full well what she’s done to protect the lot of you?!”

“We should go Spike.  Staying here and arguing with people who don’t want to admit they’ve done the wrong thing isn’t going to help us find Buffy.”

Spike said nothing but followed you to the front door.  You could feel the eyes of the potentials on you as the two of you walked out with your heads held high.  Spike sniffed the air when the two of you stood at the end of the footpath, “Got her scent.”

“This is another one of those times that I’m grateful you’re a vampire.  It’s only one of a small handful of times.”

Spike jerked his head, “We go that way.”

“Oh, my darling.  Can you see now how easily humans betray one another?”

[yeahthatsinteresting]

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

How successful would Wonder Woman (DCEU)…

[wonderwomanart]

Wonder Woman by Hamlet Roman

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Wonder Woman has a pretty good rogues gallery and they're barely known outside of the comics is because they've never had a great showcase. Most people can only name Batman villains because they've been making shows and movies featuring them since the 60s. Wonder Woman's villains have never enjoyed the same kind of mainstream media exposure. The Lynda Carter series was a big success and remains popular to this day, but it never used any of her comic villains.

At best you'll see the likes of Cheetah, Giganta and Doctor Psycho pop up as supporting characters on animated shows like Super Friends, Justice League, and Harley Quinn, but there's never be a show devoted to put them front and centre and against Wonder Woman herself. The movies really should've made up for this, but both seriously failed their villains. Ares shows up too late to really have any presence in the first film and ends up just a generic end of level boss for Diana to fight. And WW84 has Cheetah play second fiddle to bloody Maxwell Lord and lumbers her with a recycle plotline from Batman Returns.

This is why there is such a strong demand amongst fans for an Wonder Woman animated series, so that these characters can have a decent showcase.

[lands-of-fantasy]

DCEU (2013-23)

1. Man of Steel (2013) 2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) 3. Suicide Squad (2016) 4. Wonder Woman (2017) 5. Justice League (2017) | Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) 6. Aquaman (2018)

7. Shazam! (2019) 8. Birds of Prey (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) 9. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) 10. The Suicide Squad (2021) 11. Peacemaker Season 1 (2022)

12. Black Adam (2022) 13. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 14. The Flash (2023) 15. Blue Beetle (2023) 16. Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (2023)

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Despite the upcoming reboot of the DC movie universe, Peacemaker will also be considered a part the new continuity (DCU), with a confirmed second season in the works. Viola Davis will also return as Amanda Waller. Blue Beetle might also make a comeback.