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I have a question.
What exactly is Buns point with this entire story?
Like, what is he trying to get at? That what he's doing is better than a corrupt organization? Okay, how? And how is he going to spin that to the public, should the league be put out of its misery? Like, no matter how he tries to explain what he's doing, he's essentially making new age slaves, that are under his control. I can't imagine any government being okay with that. Nor allowing one man to have complete say on what happens with his...I guess livestock? Because it's not like most of the drones have any really agency outside what he wants. If they did, wouldn't he have freed Frostbite and Wildfire to go and do whatever they like, while just keeping them on call? Which, in itself would be pointless to this entire story, since that's what they do anyway.
Also, I'm kinda confused by something. Where are all the villains in this story? You know, the Jokers, the Harley Quinns, the Magnetos, the Lex Luthors? Because for all intents and purposes, it doesn't seem like villains are all that much of a problem in the city. No building have been blown up, there's been no big kidnappings, and there hasn't been a Riddler style threat against the city. For all intents and purposes, I'm still wondering why superheroes are even needed, when nothing has really happened that makes it seem like they are useful.
Another thing that's been on my mind, doesn't the Superhero League keep tabs on its members? So if Wildfire and Frostbite go missing, shouldn't that mean that they send someone out to find out why? And I don't mean a regular scrub, I mean a Black Widow, someone who can infiltrate Bun's organization and get all the info they need before reporting in? It feels like the author/artist isn't really challenging their characters, so we're just watching events happen without any sort of plot happening, because think about it.
What's really happened in this story?
We started with a fight between Wildfire after he became a drone, Frostbite lost and then got captured and...then nothing. Frostbite learning about what Buns wants isn't really interesting, because it's not moving the story along. Literally. It feels like everything has just stopped so that Buns can monologue, all the while Frostbite has an existential crisis, the likes of which...isn't really that interesting because he can't do anything about it. Like, no one here has any agency to make decisions, and sure, you can say that Frostbite's declaration to Wildfire is something, but is that even Frostbite's own decision anymore? That's kinda the unspoken issue with all this; is he even capable of making decisions anymore? Or is he being goaded into saying whatever by the symbiote in his head for Bun's benefit?
After all, would the angry, frustrated, and mentally cold polar bear even say the things he's saying of his own volition?
And, even if you say yes to all that, then what happen are we, the readers, supposed to be looking forward to seeing next? Frostbite and Wildfire will get into a fight with the Shepherd, or whoever, and...then what? They can't lose, because the story will say that they won't. They won't die, because they are the protagonist and deuteragonist. And Buns won't be ousted from power because the author won't let that happen on principal since he's in love with his made up mouthpiece.
So...what are the stakes here?
A final point here is this, why do all this? Why have a supervillian, because that's what Buns is, tell others about his plans? Especially if their consent isn't needed for his agenda? If feels like the author/artist could have cut Bun's out of the having his narration, and just put Wildfire and Frostbite into different situations, all the while keeping control and watch over them from the shadows. A puppet master who never gets seen, but is always in control because he has symbiotes in them. That would have made it easier for Buns to take down the Superhero league. It really just seems like Buns is here just to gloat about how smart/awesome he is...without really doing anything.
It's not like Buns has personally fought and defeated anyone, he just used a parasite to win his battles. I mean think about it, if someone can remove the symbiote, then what is his backup plan? Throw the other drones at said individual? I think Frostbite could easily handle everyone in that building, considering he only lost to Wildfire...because.
Also he also just sits back and gloats about how smart he is, without really showing it. I mean, if he's so confident, why not go after the Superhero League already? Also, who is this league and how many of them are there? Because, all things considered, it seems like Frostbite and Wildfire are kinda low on the superhero totem pole. Because again, they can go missing for a while, and no one comes around to check on them? Also, the city they are in has a fight between the two that literally lights up a part of it from Wildfire's attack...and no one cares? The police weren't alerted? SWAT wasn't brought in? Hell, a passerbyer walking their dog didn't run by and wonder what the hell happened? Their fight was in an open space!
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