Hereafter (Justice League)
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| “Hereafter” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 43 and 44 |
| Writer(s) | Dwayne McDuffie |
| Director | Butch Lukic |
| Production no. | Koko Enterprise C.O., LTD |
| Original airdate | November 29, 2003 |
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| "Eclipsed" | "The Secret Society" |
"Hereafter" (episodes 43 and 44) is the eight two part episode of season two of the animated series Justice League.
A band of supervillains (all previously seen on Superman: The Animated Series) team up to get revenge on Superman. When they attack Metropolis, Toyman succeeds in hitting Superman with an experimental weapon that seemingly vaporizes him. The League attempts to cope with Superman's loss by defending Metropolis as best they can. Eventually, Lobo shows up to replace Superman against the wishes of the rest of the League. In their battle with supervillains that are celebrating Superman's demise, Lobo drives home what a loss Superman was. Superman wakes up on what he thinks is a strange planet. He apparently spends months or years traveling across the surface, the red sun having drained him of his powers. He finally encounters the immortal villain Vandal Savage who reveals that this planet is Earth, but in the far future. Savage explains that one of his attempts at world domination accidentally caused Humanity to become extinct. He now lives alone with an immense feeling of guilt. He and Superman plan to repair a time machine Savage had built in an attempt to undo his earlier actions, but first they must steal back a power source (an artificial yellow sun) from a new species of insect that has appeared on Earth. They succeed and the show ends with Superman returning to the League and leading them to thwart Savage's plan that will destroy humanity.
[edit] Trivia
- Vandal Savage mentions his plan to destroy humanity involved Ray Palmer, who later became the Atom, and his dwarf star, the source of his powers.
- This is the first episode in which Supergirl makes an appearance in a Justice League episode. She appears mourning with the Kent family in the memorial service for Superman.
- This episode was originally suppose to air after The Secret Society.
