Source: ign.com
20. Hail the Tornado Tyrant!
Guest Stars – Teaser: Green Arrow, Episode: Red Tornado
Poor Red Tornado. He only exists for the universe to beat up on him and remind him that he isn’t a real boy. He’s like a big robot Charlie Brown. I love him, and he makes me so sad.
In this episode, he builds himself a son named the Tornado Champion, who is able to feel emotions, unlike Red. Red and Champion go out on crime-stopping escapades, until Major Disaster damages Champion and fully activates his emotion programming. He begins to feel the brunt of his emotions and goes crazy. He builds himself an evil armored form as the Tornado Tyrant and tries to eliminate humanity.
In the end, Red Tornado is forced to put his son down once and for all. Afterward, Batman questions how he’s doing and he says he’s doing okay. But after Bats leaves, Red Tornado sheds a single tear. And then I shed many tears. Because I’m crying. This episode is amazing, easily the best J.M. DeMatteis ep so far.
Verdict: Perfect!!!
And there’s another ten episodes down the tubes. And there are some SERIOUS home runs in there. Like, holy heck, that last run of three are some of my all time faves. Well, I’m already at work on the next one, so I’ll see you soon with Episodes 21 through 30. Until then, th-th-th-that’s all folks!
