Patriot Act

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

General Wade Eiling from Cadmus steals the “Captain Nazi” super soldier serum and injects it into himself to “protect” the world from metahumans. With the more powerful League members busy, Green Arrow leads Stargirl, S.T.R.I.P.E., Shining Knight, Crimson Avenger, Vigilante, and Speedy against him. Eiling only stops short of killing Shining Knight when a civilian points out that Eiling’s reason for attacking the heroes is non existent, as his entire reason for the attack was to rid the world of meta humans and he was the only one there with super powers.

Our Take

A fun B-team episode that finally gives the non-powered Leaguers their moment in the sun. The giant Eiling brawl is satisfying and the ending lands its point about paranoia nicely, though the setup feels a bit rushed. Worth watching for Green Arrow fans, but it’s a lighter detour in the season’s bigger arc.