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elevate her from the majority of the superhero pantheon , decreased . Season 3 continued this trend . Diana Prince became more sardonic , not as concerned with healing the causes of criminals ’ actions as with catching them . In “ The Girl with a Gift for Disaster ,” her first thought upon hearing about a plotted blackout is that it “ could cause riots and looting .” It could be argued that the character grew world-weary in her dealings with human society , but the point of the character is that she is already more advanced .
Although Diana ’ s philosophy was watered down compared to the first season , the final season did bring it out more than the second , and was able to find a style that more consistently utilized many elements intrinsic to the character . In “ Disco Devil ,” when a man tries to dance with Wonder Woman , saying , “ Hey , I don ’ t recognize the word ‘ No ,’” she replies , “ Well uh , maybe it ’ s time you started ,” before shoving him away . The season also pushed how the genre could reflect society through the many gray areas in which Wonder Woman found herself . In “ Going , Going , Gone ,” Diana voices her interest to a Soviet agent in overcoming the hurdles facing their governments to focus on their citizens . In “ Time Bomb ,” the time-traveling villain is sent to a futuristic board of governors for rehabilitation , and the time-traveling hero sends back Diana ’ s handcuffs . In “ Formicida ,” the namesake villain , a woman who essentially gets the same powers as Marvel ’ s Ant- Man , tries to stop the head of a corporation from knowingly releasing a pesticide that would destroy the environment . Formicida takes responsibility for her crimes , and is the one to tell her former colleague , who is also remorseful for his own culpability , to “ Save it for the judge .” Wonder Woman lovingly uses her lasso to help Formicida forget , move on , and start over . In “ The Deadly Dolphin ,” a man training a dolphin for criminal enterprises protests against his associates
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