Ahh, who doesn't love a good origin story? Or sort-of-origin story? Today we meet Ra (yes, that Ra) who comes to critique exactly how Kelly is using the powers he bestowed upon her. With divinely-powered heroes, this kind of thing happens all the time. How many times has Deadman had to deal with this kind of criticism from Rama Kushna? How many times has Dr. Fate had to defy a ridiculous edict from the Lords of Order? I mean, I get it. If you're a deity that's empowered a mere mortal to carry out your divine will, you expect some results - but it's not like the person has agreed to be enslaved to you or your ideas. What's the point of being empowered (in any sense of the term) if you can't use that empowerment for your own fulfillment as well?
Ra is depicted amusingly, however, in that he's a 4000 year old deity who has absolutely no sense of how the modern world works. And this applies not just to social mores but also to much simpler things, like mistaking a small coffee pot for Kelly's home. He's a deity out of time, which is actually kind of a cool story to be telling. How would an ancient Egyptian deity adjust to life in the 1980s?
"Ra is omnipo...ummmm...*cof, cof* eh...what did you say your name was again, kid...?
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