History YMMV / TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack

* DoubleStandard: Alex considers the Shop's treatment of Charlie, kidnapping her and her father and experimenting to see what they can do, to be beyond the pale; she doesn't ask the Shop employees about their motivations, just writes them off. But part of the reason Shar is placed with her family is to make use of her pyrokinetic abilities for defence of their family in an emergency, just as the Shop would have wanted Shar to fight in America's defence. And the SRI does still have Shar perform experiments to test her capabilities; they don't force her, as the Shop would have done, but an eight-year-old can't really give consent anyway. And when Shar turns up without permission to [[spoiler:fight Gojira]], Alex reluctantly lets her stay, despite the extreme danger, because Shar's firepower is needed, and many lives are at stake -- just as the Shop might have set aside the usual rules to have her fight when the stakes are high. And when Colonel O'Neill has to make hard decisions for the greater good, like [[spoiler:setting fire to the forest around the Spencer Mansion to contain the T-virus]] despite his own people being in the way, Alex approves, so apparently she does believe in the principle that IDidWhatIHadToDo. And she doesn't personally kill, but if the soldiers alongside her shoot people, she accepts that they do what they must. She certainly has higher moral standards than the Shop, but perhaps they're not as different as she imagines...

* BetterThanCanon: Many of Terawatt's foes are inspired by [[BMovie less-than-stellar source material]]. ''Blood Beach'', for example, the source of the mutant clams, has a ZeroPercentApprovalRating on Rotten Tomatoes. Turning it into an EnemyMine team-up with Azure Crush (who has been homeless before and thus feels sympathy for the clams' victims), dealing with reporters who are a danger to themselves, and fitting the source of the mutation into a larger storyline about the Collective's attempts to cull humanity, is surely a step (or several steps) up. Also, where several of the originals (eg ''Film/IslandOfTerror'') finished with a TwistEnding, the SRI has to actually deal with all the consequences.

* DoubleStandard: Alex considers the Shop's treatment of Charlie, kidnapping her and her father and experimenting to see what they can do, to be beyond the pale; she doesn't ask the Shop employees about their motivations, just writes them off. But part of the reason Shar is placed with her family is to make use of her pyrokinetic abilities for defence of their family in an emergency, just as the Shop would have wanted Shar to fight in America's defence. And the SRI does still have Shar perform experiments to test her capabilities; they don't force her, but an eight-year-old can't really give consent anyway. And when Shar turns up without permission to [[spoiler:fight Gojira]], Alex reluctantly lets her stay, despite the extreme danger, because Shar's firepower is needed, and many lives are at stake. And when Colonel O'Neill has to make hard decisions for the greater good, like [[spoiler:setting fire to the forest around the Spencer Mansion to contain the T-virus]] despite his own people being in the way, Alex approves. And she doesn't personally kill, but if the soldiers alongside her shoot people, she accepts that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo they do what they must]]. She certainly has higher moral standards than the Shop, but perhaps they're not as different as she imagines...

* BetterThanCanon: Many of Terawatt's foes are inspired by [[{{Understatement}} less-than-stellar]] [[BMovie source material]]. ''Blood Beach'', for example, the source of the mutant clams, has a ZeroPercentApprovalRating on Rotten Tomatoes. Turning it into an EnemyMine team-up with Azure Crush (who has been homeless before and thus feels sympathy for the clams' victims), dealing with reporters who are a danger to themselves, and fitting the source of the mutation into a larger storyline about the Collective's attempts to cull humanity, is surely a step (or several steps) up.

* HilariousInHindsight: During the battle with mutant clams at the Santa Monica beach, a police officer complains that

* DoubleStandard: Alex considers the Shop's treatment of Charlie, kidnapping her and her father and experimenting to see what they can do, to be beyond the pale; she doesn't ask them about their motivations, just writes them off. But part of the reason Shar is placed with her family is to make use of her pyrokinetic abilities for defence of their family in an emergency, just as the Shop would have wanted Shar to fight in America's defence. And the SRI does still have Shar perform experiments to test her capabilities; they don't force her, but an eight-year-old can't really give consent anyway. And when Shar turns up without permission to [[spoiler:fight Gojira]], Alex reluctantly lets her stay, despite the extreme danger, because Shar's firepower is needed, and many lives are at stake. And when Colonel O'Neill has to make hard decisions for the greater good, like [[spoiler:setting fire to the forest around the Spencer Mansion to contain the T-virus]] despite his own people being in the way, Alex approves. And she doesn't personally kill, but if the soldiers alongside her shoot people, she accepts that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo they do what they must]]. She certainly has higher moral standards than the Shop, but perhaps they're not as different as she imagines...

* DoubleStandard: Alex considers the Shop's treatment of Charlie, kidnapping her and her father and experimenting to see what they can do, to be beyond the pale; she doesn't ask them about their motivations, just writes them off. But part of the reason Shar is placed with her family is to make use of her pyrokinetic abilities for defence of their family in an emergency. And the SRI does still have Shar perform experiments to test her capabilities; they don't force her, but an eight-year-old can't really give consent anyway. And when Shar turns up without permission to [[spoiler:fight Gojira]], Alex reluctantly lets her stay, despite the extreme danger, because Shar's firepower is needed, and many lives are at stake. And when Colonel O'Neill has to make hard decisions for the greater good like [[spoiler:setting fire to the forest around the Spencer Mansion to contain the T-virus]] despite his own people being in the way, Alex approves. And she doesn't personally kill, but if the soldiers alongside her shoot people, she accepts that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo they do what they must]]. She certainly has higher moral standards than the Shop, but perhaps they're not as different as she imagines...

* DoubleStandard: Alex considers the Shop's treatment of Charlie, kidnapping her and her father and experimenting to see what they can do, to be beyond the pale; she doesn't ask them about their motivations, just writes them off. But part of the reason Shar is placed with her family is to make use of her pyrokinetic abilities for defence of their family in an emergency. And the SRI does still have Shar perform experiments to test her capabilities; they don't force her, but an eight-year-old can't really give consent anyway. And when Shar turns up without permission to [[spoiler:fight Gojira]], Alex reluctantly lets her stay, despite the extreme danger, because Shar's firepower is needed, and many lives are at stake. And when Colonel O'Neill has to make hard decisions for the greater good like [[spoiler:setting fire to the forest around the Spencer Mansion to contain the T-virus]] despite his own people being in the way, Alex approves. And she doesn't personally kill, but if the soldiers alongside her shoot people, she accepts that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo they do what they must]]. She certainly has higher moral standards than the Shop, but perhaps they're NotSoDifferent as she imagines...

* DoubleStandard: Alex considers the Shop's treatment of Charlie, kidnapping her and her father and experimenting to see what they can do, to be beyond the pale; she doesn't ask them about their motivations, just writes them off. But part of the reason Shar is placed with her family is to make use of her pyrokinetic abilities for defence of their family in an emergency. And the SRI does still have Shar perform experiments to test her capabilities; they don't force her, but an eight-year-old can't really give consent anyway. And when Shar [[spoiler:turns up without permission to fight Gojira]], Alex reluctantly lets her stay, despite the extreme danger, because she does need the help, and many lives are at stake. And when Colonel O'Neill has to make hard decisions for the greater good like [[spoiler:setting fire to the forest around the Spencer Mansion to contain the T-virus, despite his own people being in the fire's path]], Alex approves. And she doesn't personally kill, but if the soldiers alongside her shoot people, she accepts that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo they do what they must]]. She certainly has higher moral standards than the Shop, but perhaps they're NotSoDifferent as she imagines...

* BetterThanCanon: Many of Terawatt's foes are inspired by [[{{Understatement}} less-than-stellar]] source material. ''Blood Beach'', for example, the source of the mutant clams, has a ZeroPercentApprovalRating on Rotten Tomatoes. Turning it into an EnemyMine team-up with Azure Crush (who has been homeless before and thus feels sympathy for the clams' victims), dealing with reporters who are a danger to themselves, and fitting the source of the mutation into a larger storyline about the Collective's attempts to cull humanity, is surely a step (or several steps) up.

* DoubleStandard: Alex considers the Shop's treatment of Charlie, kidnapping her and her father and experimenting to see what they can do, to be beyond the pale; she doesn't ask them about their motivations, just writes them off. But part of the reason Shar is placed with her family is to make use of her pyrokinetic abilities for self-defence in an emergency. And the SRI does still have Shar perform experiments to test her capabilities. And when Shar [[spoiler:turns up without permission to fight Gojira]], Alex reluctantly lets her stay, despite the extreme danger, because she does need the help, and many lives are at stake. And when Colonel O'Neill has to make hard decisions for the greater good like [[spoiler:setting fire to the forest around the Spencer Mansion to contain the T-virus, despite his own people being in the fire's path]], Alex approves. And she doesn't personally kill, but if the soldiers alongside her shoot people, she accepts that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo they do what they must]]. She certainly has higher moral standards than the Shop, but perhaps they're NotSoDifferent as she imagines...

'''Terawatt''': Unfortunately, stuff like this never happened anywhere before a year or two ago. Something similar will probably happen in Chicago before long.[[note]]The main series of side stories revolves around a Chicago-based superhero team.[[/note]]

-->'''Police officer''':“Crap like this never happened back in Chicago.”
-->'''Terawatt''': “Unfortunately, stuff like this never happened anywhere before a year or two ago. Something similar will probably happen in Chicago before long.”
The main series of side stories revolves around a Chicago-based superhero team.

--.'''Police officer''':“Crap like this never happened back in Chicago.”