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jesncin · 2 months ago

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batman: so by splitting the work between former League members, Young Justice team, and current League members we were able to take down a good portion of the meta child trafficking ring and bring one of the leaders of the operation to justice.

wonder woman: but you lied in order to do that. do you feel bad that you had to lie. to do that.

batman (a vigilante): ,,? not. not really.

#ramblings #jesncin watches yja #were the writers possessed by the future spirit of maws lois lane or somethin #i don't get superhero media's insistence on “lying is bad” plots when the whole point of a cape is having a secret identity to-#-protect your personal life and therefore lie and have a secret. “we're becoming vigilantes!” i mean yea. that's the point?#the justice league were getting caught up in too much red tape that they can't superhero properly so bats is going to his vigilante roots #i don't get this plot thread rn feels petty. esp since the show understood the need to keep things discreet or “lie” before

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