Talk:Captain Marvel VS Shazam/@comment-97641-20190411104529

DB needs to just be consistent over the 'speed vs reaction time' declarations they make. This episode was fine; Shazam does have the powers of the literal god of speed. But there has been way too many recent episodes where this was a deciding factor, and it seems like the hosts are using highballing way too much for 'reaction time'.

That term is just so ludicrous sometimes. I still see people trying to put 'X vs Superman' and stating that "oh Superman might be able to fly across the cosmos in seconds, but Godzilla has superior reaction time; suck it!"

I frequently go by the 'Occam's Razor' mentality for moments like these; which states that 'the most direct and simple statement is usually more accurate'. When you over-complicate and cherrypick either death battles or actual science, you can end up saying whatever and make it sort of make sense despite your clear distortions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgk8UdV7GQ0

Either way; these characters are fictional, so it's difficult to find these characters with the 'correct' limitations that they have. As we know with Superman; his limits change almost every day (both with author's 'doing whatever the hell they please' and multiple canonical excuses, like sunlight intake).

The issue is that this show's online reputation and influence can be infuriating. It's like when someone says 'oh Mario survived a nuke because Death Battle said so', and despite clear errors with the statement (Mario not being covered in soot like Wario, Bowser or Waluigi were, and the 'nuke' not even destroying the stadium: making it too weak to be an actual city destroying nuke) people will still defend DB's declarations until they are blue in the face.

DB should just keep it strait forward, keep it simple, and continue to remind their audience that their word is not 'the word of god.' I never use DB itself as a citation, I follow the evidence they gathered and make my own independent conclusion. I still like the show, but I'm not a sheep. If I think the show made a mistake, there's nothing wrong in me saying so.