Fat Momma certainly didn’t do herself any favors last night. On two separate occasions she was in Lemuria’s face, and I don’t think that’s going to reflect well on her later. Lemuria didn’t exactly handle the criticism with grace and dignity, either. I’m curious to see how that plays out, but the friction between the two should not be the most interesting thing on a show about superheroes.

As for the self-sacrifice test, once Creature fell on her sword, it should have been clear to the rest of the heroes that doing the same was the only safe option. I think Fat Momma was pissed because she failed to recognize the true nature of the test; sometimes you just have to play the game, whether you want to or not. Creature may have been prompted (I’m willing to give her and the show the benefit of the doubt on that score), and the other heroes who offered to leave might not have been sincere (Stan Lee alluded to this), but the entire point of the show is to determine who best fits Lee’s ideal superhero model; the remaining heroes would do well to remember that.

When the show started, Feedback didn’t impress me much. I strongly suspected that he’d be eliminated because his personality isn’t as dynamic as some of the others. Now I’m starting to suspect that he may be the ace in the hole. In the comments for my summary/review of episode two, Rob of Unspace made a very good point: careful editing can play a big part in how contestants are perceived by the audience. I still don’t think any amount of editing could have made Iron Enforcer look like anything but an arrogant blowhard, but I wonder if Feedback’s personality is being cleverly managed to slowly bring him out of an artificial shell as the series progresses. We shall see.

And I really don’t think that any of the superheroes actually exhibited self-sacrifice. Okay, Creature did, since she was first. But I suspect that she was prompted. And Major Victory also took a risk by jumping on board with the self-selection thing. Ty’veculus’s reason for wanting Lemuria off was idiotic. Lemuria’s self-selection was, at that point, obviously a safe bet. No points for her in my book. Ditto Feedback. And Fat Momma is a hypocrit. She selected Feedback, citing that he was too hard on himself after failing a challenge. That failed her this challenge, and I thought she was harder on herself about that than Feedback ever was.

At the end, Fat Momma went off on the others, saying that they just selected themselves to play a game. She’s right, but she was stupid to come out and say it.

At this point, I think the only serious contenders are Major Victory and Feedback. I’m actually really surprised that Creature is still on. Lemuria has never impressed me, but she’s done well. And Fat Momma would’ve been one of my picks for a finalist if not for her closing rant.

Hopefully next week’s episode is better.