History Recap / JusticeLeagueS2E23ComfortAndJoy

* AnAssKickingChristmas: Green Lantern and Hawkgirl spend their holiday in an alien bar. Flash gets into a fight with the Ultra-Humanite before they reach [[HolidayCeasefire a truce]].

** Played more straight at the beginning, when the kids show Flash the ad for the toy. It plays out like a joke about children wanting a cheap, crude toy that talk down to them...but Flash, being Flash, chortles and remarks that it IS pretty cool.

* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Averted. Martha gives J'onn a sweater, but since she didn't know his size it ends up being far too large. But J'onn appreciates the sentiment and uses his shapeshifter powers to "grow into it".

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Judging by the way ''everybody'' in the alien bar cheered Shayera when she merely opened the doors and said "Hi, guys!", it's quite apparent Hawkgirl is super popular at the place.

* ChristmasEpisode

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Flash leaves a literal one for the Ultra-Humanite as a Christmas present. Humanite reflects that he had one just like it when he was a child.

* HolidayPardon: Downplayed. Flash didn't immediately send the Ultra-Humanite to jail after he rampaged through a modern art museum because he volunteered to fix a toy he broke (or more accurately, he [[TapOnTheHead knocked]] Flash unconscious first and he was already fixing the toy when the speedster woke up). Together, they delivered the toy that Ultra-Humanite customized (from making fart noises to reciting ''Literature/TheNutcracker'') to the orphanage and the kids loved this unique version. When Ultra-Humanite went to jail, The Flash left him a literal {{Aluminum Christmas Tree|s}} as a present.

** GL uses his Green Lantern ring to make himself a snowboard.

** We see dolls of Zook, an alien imp who was J'onn's sidekick for a while in the Silver Age, and what appears to be [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Wile E. Coyote]].

** Ultra-Humanite justifies taking a cheap shot at Flash by pointing out "you hit me first", and, despite his earlier cynicism about Christmas, is touched when Flash gifts him a small aluminum Christmas tree.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Ultra-Humanite is annoyed at Flash's concern that he might be booby-trapping the toy, an act he clearly considers to be beneath him.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Judging by the way *everybody* in the alien bar cheered Shayera when she merely opened the doors and said "Hi, guys!", it's quite apparent Hawkgirl is super popular at the place.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After a fashion. Having expected a dancing, rapping, farting personality from a DJ Rubber Ducky, the children are understandably nonplussed when he starts speaking in the Humanite's voice and tells them the story of ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'' instead. Once he gets going, though, they seem to appreciate it more.
** Played more straight at the beginning, when the kids show Flash the ad for the toy. It plays out like a joke about children wanting a cheap, crude toy that talk down to them... but Flash, being Flash, chortles and remarks that it IS pretty cool.

* BarBrawl: Hawkgirl ''loves'' these, as seen with her idea of a "celebration."

* HolidayCeasefire: In the episode, the Ultra-Humanite helps the Flash by fixing a toy Flash got for orphans... ''after'' zapping Flash unconscious, though Ultra-Humanite attempts to justify by pointing out Flash punched him first.

* HopeSpot: Flash has trouble finding the popular present, but gets the last one at the company. Then it gets broken during a fight with the Ultra-Humanite. Averted in the end since Flash's speech about giving children hope actually gets through to the villain, who fixes the toy and then gives himself up.

* MundaneUtility: GL uses his Green Lantern ring to make himself a snowboard.

'''Ultra-Humanite''': No, no, we had one just like it when I was... It's very nice.

* PresentPeeking: Superman[=/=]Clark Kent's parents mention how young Clark used to peek at his presents with his X-ray vision. Later that night, (adult) Clark sneaks into the room with the tree—and finds his presents are all wrapped in X-ray-blocking lead foil. Again.

** Batman is on monitor duty, which Superman says [[SociallyAwkwardHero he practically begged for.]]

* EnemyMine[=/=]MerryChristmasInGotham: The Ultra-Humanite agrees to a Christmas truce with Flash in order to fix the toy for the orphans.

* EndearinglyDorky: Superman is eager to light the Christmas tree, tries to use his X-ray vision to sneak peaks at his presents, and ''still believes in Santa Claus.'' Given that Santa's real in the comics, Superman's belief here may not be as farfetched as it might seem. Particularly since in the comics, Superman has had at least one ''team-up'' with Old Saint Nick. His belief in Santa in the show may be a nod to that story.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After a fashion. Having expected a dancing, rapping, farting personality from a DJ Rubber Ducky, the children are understandably nonplussed when he starts speaking the Humanite's voice and tells them the story of ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'' instead. Once he gets going, though, they seem to appreciate it more.

* HiddenDepths: Flash spends his Christmas visiting Central City orphans and getting them a desired present. He has been doing this for some time.
* HolidayCeasefire: In the episode, the Ultra-humanite helps the Flash by fixing a toy Flash got for orphans... ''after'' zapping Flash unconscious, though Ultra-Humanite attempts to justify by pointing out Flash punched him first.

* EndearinglyDorky: Superman is eager to light the Christmas tree, tries to use his X-ray vision to sneak peaks at his presents, and ''still believes in Santa Claus.'' Given that Santa's real in the comics, Superman's belief here may not be as farfetched as it might seem, as in the comics, Superman has had at least one ''team-up'' with Old Saint Nick, and his belief in Santa in the show may be a nod to that story.

* EndearinglyDorky: Superman is eager to light the Christmas tree, tries to use his X-ray vision to sneak peaks at his presents, and still believes in Santa Claus.

* HolidayCeasefire: In the episode, the Ultra-humanite helps the Flash get toys for orphans on Christmas.

* {{Adorkable}}: Superman is eager to light the Christmas tree, tries to use his X-ray vision to sneak peaks at his presents, and still believes in Santa Claus.

* AnAssKickingChristmas: Green Lantern and Hawkgirl spend their holiday in an alien bar. Flash gets into a fight with the Ultra-Humanite before they reach [[MerryChristmasInGotham a truce]].

** Played more straight at the beginning, when the kids show Flash the ad for the toy. It plays out like a joke about children wanting a cheap, crude toy that talk down to them... but Flash being FLash chortles and remarks that it IS pretty cool.

** Wonder Woman is mentioned to be off visiting her mother on Themyscira.

* OneOfTheseThingsIsNotLikeTheOthers: Many mediums involving {{Superman}} have [[MansBestFriend dogs]] on the Kent Farm. This one on the other hand has a [[KindheartedCatLover cat.]]