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In olden days there were heroes and villains. The Heroes would win, the Villains would lose. Television was full of the victories of the Heroes. Whether he was a Marshall during the Wild West or a Space Explorer in the 22nd Century, there was no doubt that the Hero would triumph.
Today, glancing at various ‘super hero’ shows, the shocker is that the Evil Villain triumphs. Oh, sure at some distant point, maybe the 12th or 19th Episode the Hero ‘wins’, but it’s a Pyhrric victory, for the Villain has no doubt killed how many dozens of people, destroyed how many miles of terrain, and it’s almost accidental that the Hero wins.
Take a show like Arrow.
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During the seasons there has always been some virtually invulnerable, unstoppable villain. Week after week Arrow goes against this great villain who beats him in every corner. Finally, when that villain is defeated; (usually locked up so he can escape and return to his destruction) another villain, even more powerful arises.
The Hero, Arrow, (Oliver Queen) loses his mother, his girl friend, his best friend, on and on, so that by the time he ‘defeats’ enemy 1 there’s enemy 2, and it’s back to start.
Flash is similar.
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Here’s a super hero who can’t win. His enemies constantly defeat him. He keeps trying and failing because as in Arrow, the villains are indestructible. And after ‘winning’ instead of killing the Evil One, just as in Arrow, he’ll be imprisoned so he can return.
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What message does this send to the child?
The fact is, Evil always Triumphs, Good always fails, and if Good should somehow win, there’ll be more and better Evil.
It is a shame that the updated super hero shows are not the same when the Filmation Studios showed that members of the Justice League of America would defeat their rivals and they ended the show with the Good Job Guys ending. Thank goodness for my fan fictions.
It is very sickening when Flash saves a city and is in jail, and Green Arrow is hunted by the FBI and all the incrediably nighmarish people … the true evil, enjoys themselves.
I know what you mean since I sure miss the days of super hero shows like Shazam and The Mighty Isis (played by Joanne Cameron) on the Saturday morning super hero shows where the heroes taught all of us a lesson to do what is right.
Right now… Flash is in jail, set yp by a villian. Arrow is being investigated and could go to prison.
So hey! Let’s cheer for the Villains! Cause they are going to Win!