The Brave and the Bold: The Fall of the Blue Beetle

Being a Blue Beetle fan the title of this episode worried me. Still I was surprised at how much fun it was for me to watch this one. I was happy to see that Ted Kord featured not only in the teaser but also in an important flash back in the main story. I have found that in order to enjoy it I have to pretend that these stories take place in an alternate universe. That is pretty easy considering how they insist that Black Lightning and Blue Beetle died much like it was assumed Captain America did in WWII and not at the hands of Maxwell Lord.

Yes, in case you haven't watched the episode yet, Ted Kord did die in this show. He died a hero when saving Hub City so it would not be blown up as a rocket headed for it.

The main part of the story was the new Blue Beetle trying to find out if he was chosen to be the Beetle or if it was just dumb luck that he found the scarb.

In the end he is told by Batman he was chosen. Ted Kord had to rely on his knowledge and athletic ability. The scarb wouldn't work for Ted or Ted's Uncle Charles Kord but it did work for the new BB. Charles Kord is who turned out to be the villain by pretending to be Ted. He talked the new Beetle into using the scarb to power up his robots to bring peace to the world. In fact he was going to use them to take over the world.


Yes for Blue Beetle fans this episode had it all. It even worked in Dan Curtis. In Ted Kord's lair it showed a statue of him as the Blue Beetle and in the flash back it showed him dying in Ted's arms and passing the scarb on to him.

This show has been a great way to promote the new Beetle. I am getting use to seeing a teenage Blue Beetle fighting crime.

I can't wait to see next week when Batman teams with Aquaman and the Atom. I am certain Rob is going to watch.