Batman: The Animated Series 2x6 REACTION!! "Bane"

[@BlindWave]

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[@joelguerra1385]

Just to let you guys know this is Batman The Animated Series, they just changed the title for most of season 2. Season 3 is The New Adventures of Batman and its when alot of the animation design changes occur.

[@theguywhohatesyou4204]

No, Batman: The Animated Series is 3 seasons long. The New Batman Adventures is the 'fourth season'.

[@joelguerra1385]

@@theguywhohatesyou4204 All right I can see where you see 4 seasons, I was just looking based off the Max season listing which shows only 3.

[@kingcaesar3693]

@@joelguerra1385 2 and 3 were oddly combined. I think cause 3 is rather short. It's like 15 episodes or less.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

Fun fact: In the comics, Killer Croc actually managed to put up a good fight against Bane, but here, Croc gets his ass handed to him. Also, I find it funny that the writers felt breaking Batman's back was too extreme, but having Bane almost exploding from overdosing on what is essentially steroids is fine.

[@kingcaesar3693]

Yeah, but then we would need Azrael and that whole storyline.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

If he did get his back broken he'd have to spend the rest of Season 3 healing. Knightfall was a very long story arc.

[@jp3813]

@@kingcaesar3693 Nolan didn't think so.

[@jp3813]

@@WhiteFangofWar I'm sure they could've done a time skip.

[@Jaketherobonrd]

Man seeing Bane get a overdose of Venom and screeching in pain makes it look like he’s about to burst! Pretty terrifying. Although I was cracking up when the audio was in Spanish 😂

[@johnnysparkle]

According to Mitch Brian, when Bruce Timm pitched the episode to him, he said to "play up the Mexican wrestler idea." Running with the idea, Mitch added the idea of having Batman and Bane bouncing off the railing of the ship they fight on to emulate the rope in a wrestling ring.

[@darthroden]

Lots of inspiration from Mexican luchador wrestling here, especially with the mask.

[@Speednut5016]

It just always annoys me when I see him bounce off knowing that it’s STEEL! And it doesn’t make any sense, even though I know it’s a cartoon, there’s just no logic there.

[@BaithNa]

Batman committed the number one sin of lucha libre and super heroics when he removed Bane's mask

[@theguywhohatesyou4204]

If I know my lucha libre correctly, the luchadore's mask is removed when they lose a fight. So this was just Batman following the rules.

[@animegamelover6368]

Even though the intro's changed this is still Batman: TAS - full of action and episodes with dark themes featuring Batman and Robin.

[@milesbradshaw6643]

Outside of the rebrand and the new intro, this is still Batman: The Animated Series.

[@brandondodge6040]

So technically this is the first episode of Season 3 of BTAS. Max combined Seasons 2 and 3 of BTAS. Season 3 in Max is technically The New Batman Adventures.

[@FunkatronicGeek]

This is "The Adventures of Batman and Robin", where they had shoehorned more episodes with Robin, for the youths

[@kidclefspeare]

Bane's uncontrolled roid-out burned one very important lesson into my young impressionable mind: *DON'T DO DRUGS.*

[@ObscureSwan]

That very idea is then used in Batman Beyond

[@FunkatronicGeek]

There were 2 major rebrandings for BTAS: "The Adventures of Batman and Robin", where the Fox execs wanted more Robin episodes to appeal to the youths. The art change happens with "The New Batman Adventures", also known as "The New Batman/Superman Adventures" because by that time Batman moved to KidsWB and they changed the artstyle to match with Superman The Animated Series. They aired both series together as one slot and had episode crossovers between the two.

[@JimmyXWolvie]

After Batman TAS, I hope you guys continue the rest of the DCAU. That's all I want.

[@LightShadowOnyx]

glad they included the adventures of batman and robin theme I figured they skipped it also I like how they introduced bane he is this smart guy who actually studied batman

[@adaurysantos]

1:23 He said "Today we offer you: 'Bane'"

[@matthewpaul6904]

Vincent Vega: "You just don't fuck with another man's car. That's like against the rules."

[@denickart]

Fun fact the creators of this show hated Bane but the network forced them to include him since he was a new villain at the time being created in 1993.

[@shockzz1234]

Bane being that "recent" is kinda crazy considering how iconic of a Batman villain he is.

[@Nazo-kage]

That would explain why they didn’t show him very much in any of the Batman series series. And it would also explain why there was only one episode in Batman beyond that showed what happened to him and then the guy trying to replace him was taken out completely.

[@rlacksgh9673]

I heard that it wasn't they hated him, they just didnt think he would become that big.

[@denickart]

@rlacksgh9673 Basically they weren't a big fan of his gimmick and hated how he just came out of nowhere and beat Batman in the comics.

[@jp3813]

@@shockzz1234 Not that crazy in the 90s given that Doomsday was also immediately iconic.

[@terririnella4032]

i never knew where they got the name for the stuff that powers up Bane when he appeared in Batman Beyond, did they add it later, but he does mention it when batman damages his venom pump, i just never heard it and this is why i feel they never did bane well in the movies....he maybe a cold blooded killer, but there is a suave, intelligent, even gentlemanly personality, even if it is a veil hiding the real brute if anyone has ever seen Anthony Quinn act (yes i'm old) you see how Bane could be performed....he can be suave, charming, even gentlemanly, but also a brute, a beast, even a monster

[@dupersuper1938]

The name came from the comics. Well before they ever introduced Bane there was a five part story in the Legends of the Dark Knight book called venom in which the drug was introduced.

[@johnnysparkle]

Mitch Brian has stated that this episode was a reaction to disliking Bane breaking Batman's back in the comics. "There was no real enthusiasm for that on my end or on Bruce's end as I remember the situation." Bruce Timm has stated that the episode was done "under duress."

[@zacharybartolo5111]

And yet it s good episode. Usually when people do an episode they don’t want to do it usually shows. But here? This is a good episode for Bane to debut in.

[@jp3813]

@@zacharybartolo5111 Robin struggling against Candice is pretty silly.

[@TheScreamingMime]

I love that you decided to feature BatManuel on the thumbnail.

[@yotuel9064]

That was mexican Batman. The spanish voice over has complete different cast. Also in mexican the joker is called "el guason" or instead of Bruce Wayne is Bruno Diaz. In spanish they remain as joker and Bruce Wayne. There are more changes but in mexican they took a lot of liberties with the translations.

[@seanpatrickcain2]

Rupert Thorne: [after learning of Candice's betrayal] CANDICE! Candice: I... I CAN EXPLAIN!

[@wallace7044]

"Yo soy la noche, yo soy venganza, YO SOY BATMAN"- Spanish Batman

[@mrruniccross1226]

I just realized... Bane probably has some INSANE stretch marks.

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Bane was in Arkham Asylum (this time Bane I break you.), Arkham City and Arkham Origins.

[@emersoninfinitystone5785]

For correction, Bane's nationality is actually *Latino.* By heritage he's mixed race in origin, a combination of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican & South American.

[@ArlanKels]

And north american I'd think based on who he's related to?

[@emersoninfinitystone5785]

@@ArlanKels I mean, his biological father is King Snake, a.k.a Edmund Dorrance, who i believe is British native. So i guess that makes Bane part English as well. It's because he was raised in a Santa Priscan prison in the Caribbean and thus inherited a Spanish accent is where i think people get confused about this.

[@harshr9470]

​​​@@emersoninfinitystone5785Bane is latino latino is not a race, it is culture and Bane is from a fictitious Caribbean island, just as they are from Puerto Rico, Costa Rica or Cuba, which are among the 25 Latino countries in America and the Caribbean. I know that for Americans it is very difficult to understand but to be Latino is culture and not a race

[@misti-step]

this episode aired just a few months after bane was first introduced in the comics!!

[@WayneVialpando28]

Here’s the thing, but they were trying to do for the new adventures of Batman and Robin keyword here Robin was trying to promote the Robin character at the same time this came out Spider-Man came out and it was a ratings hit so they picked up the idea they back the teenage sidekick they would get more ratings. You’ll notice that Dick Grayson. Becomes more key to the series until he walks away and they bring in Tim Drake, completely skipping, Jason Todd, and anyone that seen this series and knows what happened with the results to Tim Drake later on towards the end of the series dick and Bruce mend the relationship so we have that forward to see but the one thing we will see between The bat girl get a lot more screen time what they’re going for is the teenage superhero concept

[@connorwood9211]

Given Candice isn't seen again after this, think it did save to assume the worse

[@darthroden]

Yep, she's wearing cement slippers.

[@jp3813]

Not sure if this Batman was the type to just cause that to happen and walk away.

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

@@jp3813 i guess he thought it was better to let Rupert Thorne take care of one of his own people

[@jp3813]

@@marlonclark-pp9wg Which goes against his code of always saving lives.

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

@@jp3813 he probably didn't know what Thorne was going to do to her he probably just thought that he would go easy on her and forgive her or just fire her if he knew what Thorne would really resort to he probably wouldn't have Done what he did and probably felt Guity after realizing he got someone killed

[@toddthechimeralinguist]

03:18 I heard "Borg", too.

[@toonman5099]

So apparently the reason behind the rebrand (at least this one with Robin being added) was due to the start of the attitude a lot of the companies would start to get during the late 90's and early 2000's was them wanting to try and get more kid demographic attention. The whole "if we have a show that has a kid character involved, it'll make them feel more like they're involved with the plot." You know, the whole idea of the audience stand-in, "let's have a lead kid character in the show so kids watching feel more involved." So they tried to push Robin to be more involved with episodes and plots. Granted Eric IS right on the whole "new" thing, but that's also because of a change with Robin later on where Tim replaces Dick.

[@jasonl8681]

the venom overdose scene freaked me out as a kid, he get's so jacked it pops out the lenses of his mask? That's some messed up stuff.

[@roxtechs]

I feel like not seeing Bane explode is even more terrifying.

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

I have been waiting for this reaction

[@dupersuper1938]

Do we know if they're continuing with Superman/Batman Beyond/Zeta Project/Gotham Girls/Static Shock/Justice League/Justice League Unlimited/Mystery of the Batwoman/Sub Zero/Brainiac Attacks/Return of the Joker/Justice League Vs The Fatal Five after this?

[@BaithNa]

It would have been awesome if Kevin Conroy also did the Spanish audio

[@AmoKamano]

I would just like to point out that, to Aaron's credit, he's actually just quoting George Bush at 8:40 lmao

[@CookieeDeluxe]

Bane is in the first Arkham game, you fight him before you deal with Killer Croc. You fight Bane when you're first learning about the Titan Serum which was just super venom.

[@jonasquinn7977]

Basically the Adventures of Batman and Robin was, as Eric said, essentially just a rebrand for marketing purposes and to make Robin, an popular character, more prevalent without much else changing. The New Batman Adventures, which is seemingly what Eric is getting this confused with, was the final season of Batman The Animated Series where the animation style was changed drastically to fit in more with Superman The Animated Series and eventually the rest of the DCAU.

[@ArlanKels]

A kids show they said.

[@Togemon5]

Is just me or not, I have seen this episode so many times before but this is the first I notice that when Batman cause Bane to grow his red contact lens popped out…

[@harshr9470]

As far as I know, Bane is not Mexican since he is from a fictional island called Santa Prisca, but he is Latino since there are 25 Latino countries that make up Latino America, including the Caribbean, as it could be the fictional island where Bane is from.

[@harshr9470]

I have also realized that they do not know how to differentiate between Latino, Spanish and Hispanic Latino is used to describe any of the 25 Latino countries that exist in America and the Caribbean and Spanish is a nationality of the country Spain which is located in Europe and Hispanic is someone who speaks the Spanish language

[@bustedsim]

I know it's cause Eric doesn't know, but his confident wrongness is both endearing and ever so slightly frustrating. I sure hope whoever is in charge of this watch order makes sure to get them to watch S:TAS before the _actual_ "The New Adventures of Batman." Though he is right that at this point it's just a rebrand, but to incorporate Robin more on orders from the network. That's probably why Robin has that weird fight in the water with that lady, because I imagine they mostly had this episode figured out, but then had to throw in additional Robin action where they could. The rebrand into "The New Batman Adventures" is FAR more extensive.

[@douglassnyder9206]

I strongly believe that this episode shouldn't have been made due to a number of reasons. One of them is that the character of Bane was recently created in the comics around the time the animated series was airing on TV. I've read that the producers were reluctant to include Bane in the series because they believed that the character was too 'gimmicky.' I've also read that the voice of Bane, Henry Silva (RIP), used a strong Latin American accent for this episode. Then he used his American accent in that one fan-favorite episode in The New Adventures of Batman. Anyway, when it came to this episode, I found it a bit confusing as to why Batman was 'confident' throughout the episode considering that Bane was created to be a physically imposing threat. I thing that Batman just considered him to be an 'easy' opponent. I found Bane's defeat to be questionable. I also criticized the design of Bane's 'boyish' face when he was unmasked in front of Rupert Thorne.

[@richardii5989]

the writers are great, but the struggle to find something for Robin to do was real.. it was real bad hee

[@dupersuper1938]

The car and walls were a bit much for me. The idea Batman could take a single blow from some one who can do that and keep fighting strains the suspension of disbelief for me.

[@ChefPollen]

SPAIN IS NOT MEXICO LIKE WTF GUYS!?

[@WhiteFangofWar]

'¡Soy Venganza, Soy la Noche, Soy Batman!' Not an episode that the team was interested in putting that much into despite being the debut of Season 3's new intro/outro, but an interesting Luchador variation who still demonstrates considerable strength and smarts compared to the other rogues.

[@DCComicsGamer]

And Candice was never seen again! Seriously, never. She's dead. Bane, on the other hand, comes back a couple of times with an improved design - and he's a far bigger threat. In fact, I don't think Batman ever truly defeats him again. Superman, on the other hand...

[@FunkatronicGeek]

For some reason, Candice is the best looking woman in the series, imho

[@CharlieHepp]

Mitch Brian has stated that this episode was a reaction to disliking Bane breaking Batman's back in the comics. "There was no real enthusiasm for that on my end or on Bruce's end as I remember the situation." Bruce Timm has stated that the episode was done "under duress." And yet it's a good episode. Usually, when people do an episode they don’t want to do it usually shows. But here? This is a good episode for Bane to debut in. Outside of the rebrand and the new intro, this is still Batman: The Animated Series. Vincent Vega: "You just don't fuck with another man's car. That's like against the rules." Rupert Thorne: [after learning of Candice's betrayal] CANDICE! Candice: I... I CAN EXPLAIN! Batman committed the number one sin of lucha libre and, superheroics when he removed Bane's mask Given Candice isn't seen again after this, think it is safe to assume the worst I never knew where they got the name for the stuff that powers up Bane when he appeared in Batman Beyond, did they add it later, but he does mention it when Batman damages his venom pump, I just never heard it and this is why I feel they never did Bane well in the movies....he may be a cold-blooded killer, but he is a suave, intelligent, even gentlemanly personality, even if it is a veil hiding the real brute if anyone has ever seen Anthony Quinn act (yes I'm old) you see how Bane could be performed....he can be suave, charming, and even gentlemanly, but also a brute, a beast, even a monster The name came from the comics. Well before they ever introduced Bane there was a five-part story in the Legends of the Dark Knight book called Venom in which the drug was introduced. Fun fact the creators of this show hated Bane but the network forced them to include him since he was a new villain at the time being created in 1993. Bane is that "recent" is kinda crazy considering how iconic of a Batman villain he is. That would explain why they didn’t show him very much in any of the Batman series series. And it would also explain why there was only one episode in Batman beyond that showed what happened to him and then the guy trying to replace him was taken out completely. Bane's uncontrolled roll-out burned one very important lesson into my young impressionable mind: DON'T DO DRUGS. I love that you decided to feature BatManuel on the thumbnail. I just realized... Bane probably has some INSANE stretch marks. this episode aired just a few months after Bane was first introduced in the comics!! It would have been awesome if Kevin Conroy also did the Spanish audio Bane was in Arkham Asylum (this time Bane I break you.), Arkham City and Arkham Origins. '¡Soy Venganza, Soy la Noche, Soy Batman!' Not an episode that the team was interested in putting that much into despite being the debut of Season 3's new intro/outro, but an interesting Luchador variation who still demonstrates considerable strength and smarts compared to the other rogues. For correction, Bane's nationality is actually Latino. By heritage, he's mixed race in origin, a combination of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican & South American. And north american I'd think based on who he's related to? @ArlanKels I mean, his biological father is King Snake, a.k.a Edmund Dorrancec, who I believe is a British native. So I guess that makes Bane part English as well. It's because he was raised in a Santa Priscan prison in the Caribbean and thus inherited a Spanish accent I think people get confused about this. Is it just me or not, I have seen this episode so many times before but this is the first I noticed that when Batman caused Bane to grow his red contact lens popped out… I have been waiting for this reaction 03:18 I heard "Borg", too. Here’s the thing, but they were trying to do for the new adventures of Batman and Robin keyword here Robin was trying to promote the Robin character at the same time this came out Spider-Man came out and it was a ratings hit so they picked up the idea they back the teenage sidekick they would get more ratings. You’ll notice that Dick Grayson. Becomes more key to the series until he walks away and they bring in Tim Drake, completely skipping, Jason Todd, and anyone that seen this series and knows what happened with the results to Tim Drake later on towards the end of the series dick and Bruce mend the relationship so we have that forward to see but the one thing we will see between The bat girl get a lot more screen time what they’re going for is the teenage superhero concept The car and walls were a bit too much for me. The idea Batman could take a single blow from someone who can do that and keep fighting strains the suspension of disbelief for me. Do we know if they're continuing with Superman/ Batman Beyond/Zeta Project/Gotham Girls/Static Shock/Justice League/Justice League Unlimited/ Mystery of the Batwoman/Sub Zero/Brainiac Attacks/Return of the Joker/Justice League Vs The Fatal Five after this? A kid's show they said. And Candice was never seen again! Seriously, never. She's dead. Bane, on the other hand, comes back a couple of times with an improved design - and he's a far bigger threat. In fact, I don't think Batman ever truly defeats him again. Superman, on the other hand... My favorite part of this brilliant series starts with this episode.

[@grandphenocianphoenix1796]

Why are you copying literally every other comment on this video????!

[@thedernboy]

batman def let her die, directly n indirectly either way u see it he did cause shes never seen again and he’s a boss type that kills

[@tjadkins1783]

I guess i just dont understand talking through the whole damn thing

[@CynderSpirit]

It's a reaction video they are suppose to.