#spinoff comics

The implications in the issue “The Fearsome Five” that Robin was somehow wrong to distrust Jinx after she attempted to kill him and his team multiple times annoy me. Nobody should have to forgive someone for something like that just because they’re sorry now. That’s not how redemption works. He wasn’t required to trust her at the end either, but they still acted like it was an arc of his in some sick sort. The fact that the fandom seems to think the same way about it only adds salt to the wound.

I really didn’t see anything selfless or like a redemption in Jinx betraying her team. They were basically family, and her thought process to leave wasn’t her deciding to do the right thing and leave them despite how much she cared for them since they were evil or anything like that but instead “They’re stupid and Madame Rouge who they warned me against was mean to me, also cute boy!” and she felt nothing at all during their fight. And while I’m aware the spin-off comics aren’t entirely canon, it still aches for me to read about them still caring for her and wanting her to return despite everything only to be stabbed in the back all over again with less remorse. She was a good character but Lightspeed pretty much ruined her for me :/

It was that issue that opened my eyes to see that how the spin-off comics in general acted more important than they were, and constantly added important things to the lore as if the show would take the time to make sure it didn’t get in the way.