I keep thinking about the end of Justice League where Superman asks Bruce Wayne how he saved his mom's foreclosed farmhouse, and Wayne says, "I bought the bank."
Why buy the bank? Why not just buy the house from the bank?
Why buy the bank? Why not just buy the house from the bank?
Did the bank president know the farm was owned by Superman's mom, and Batman really needed to repair his relationship with Superman, and so the bank had total leverage over one of the world's richest men?
Because if so, that's awesome. I'd watch that spinoff.
Because if so, that's awesome. I'd watch that spinoff.
Or is Wayne just a terrible negotiator, or totally wanton with his money?
Even if so, it would take longer to buy a bank than to just buy a house from a bank.
And Alfred seems pretty savvy. He seems like he'd have brought up this "just buy the damn house" option.
Even if so, it would take longer to buy a bank than to just buy a house from a bank.
And Alfred seems pretty savvy. He seems like he'd have brought up this "just buy the damn house" option.
Amazons, cyborgs, Mother Boxes, the thing with the Flash and space-time — I get it. I'm with you. This bank thing is where my suspension of disbelief fails.
This is also speaks to Ted Chiang's criticisms of superhero stories. If you're going to buy the bank, why not just buy some politicians instead and change housing policy, so that it's not just Martha Kent whose home gets saved? nytimes.com/2021/03/30/opi…
Superman: "How did you get the house back from the bank?"
Bruce Wayne: "I retained the best lobbyists in Washington, and working with the Speaker of the House, who Cyborg found is embezzling campaign funds, we inserted a rider into a must-pass omnibus bill that..."
Bruce Wayne: "I retained the best lobbyists in Washington, and working with the Speaker of the House, who Cyborg found is embezzling campaign funds, we inserted a rider into a must-pass omnibus bill that..."
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