Honest Review | Batman Caped Crusader

The creators of Batman The Animated Series return to delve into the origins of the Dark Knight.
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[@erichfiedler1481]

Good to see you cover another modern animated superhero show, let's hope you talk about My Adventures with Superman as well in the near future

[@farmerproductions9869]

Probably when that show is completed

[@erichfiedler1481]

@@farmerproductions9869 he covered this show and the live-action One Piece when they still have only ONE SEASON, but to mention he covered The Legend of Vox Machina in multiple videos, plus the way season 2 ended did have that series finale vibe, despite getting picked up for a 3rd season

[@bensneb360]

I have a mini conspiracy… The two changed characters are the Penguin and Harley Quinn, both of you have their own shows going on. Now when the Justice League show was on, they wanted to use Black Manta, but had to change his name because the rights to Aquaman characters were unavailable (this was when they were developing the WB Aquaman pilot), plus the Scarecrow and Two-Face were never in the The Batman (2004) animated series because they were being used in the Nolan films… so I think because the rights to those characters are attached to separate project, in order to have them on the show they had to tweak them… But that’s just my thought

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Harley Quinn is still Harley Quinn.

[@erikbihari3625]

@@bensneb360. Rights? Nope, detective comics and their parent company just thinks that having multiple iterations from the same character sharing screen means people get confused. Nope those are obsessive nerds with theories! Does Warner bros knows anything?

[@alexandrefrauches132]

While not the same as BTAS, I still enjoy the show and see it as great love letter to Batman stories over the decades, with episode having Batman on different adventures, be a noir crime drama (the Penguin and Onomatopeia episode), a fun "cop and thief" comedy (Catwoman episode) or a supernatural story (the Gentleman Ghost and Nocturna episodes), all this showing how Batman is a adaptable character and capable of working in different scenarios.

[@dragoscristea7827]

6:05 almost 4 decades? Actually is precisely 3 decades. From 1992 until his passing in 2022.

[@racheljackson4428]

just Realised that Sgt Dodds himself Jason Watkins potrayed Alfred in Batman: Caped Crusader.

[@bensneb360]

I quite enjoyed Season 1, but I hope we get more Golden Age villains in Season 2 (Dr. Hugo Strange, The Mad Monk, Dr. Death). Here my ranking of the season: 1. …And Be a Villain 2. The Killer Inside Me 3. Savage Night 4. Kiss of the Catwoman 5. Moving Target 6. The Stress of Her Regard 7. In Treacherous Waters 8. Night Ride 9. The Night of the Hunters 10. Nocturne

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

You’re actually correct about Nocturna’s inspiration from Let the Right One In. Timm and co. were going to make her the orphanage’s rich donor who used her position to feed on children no one would notice, but they didn’t feel it. They watched the movie and got inspired to toss the old design to make her a kid.

[@Amdor]

Man, I haven't seen you for years, my dude! For once, algorythm brings something good.

[@connoravila]

I love episode Nocturne and it's my favorite episode of The entire season and felt like seeing a nightmare I had over and over as a kid after seein a creepy French horror flick and loved seein batman defeat and save her

[@TevyaSmolka]

Honestly this show was meh at best and not as strong as Batman animated series but that’s just my opinion

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Not even as good as The Batman which imo in some ways is on the same level as the 90s series.

[@Xueria]

Small thing I noticed....in Nocturne, after Batman told Natalya that she killed her brother, the highlights in her hair were in a shape of a bat symbol. Just a neat little Easter egg.

[@superkid801]

Great video. This was a good series. I loved seeing the Golden age Adaption of the character, loved the era and seeing the different designs of the characters looked good. I look forward to the next season.

[@SpedeVesku]

12:47 I dunno, personally felt that version of Harley was just unintentionally funny. It was so try-hard "edgy" that you can't take it seriously.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Kinda like Batman's could.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Voice

[@keiththompson9435]

Was watching this one and during the Nocturna episode you mentioned the Past Robins and I’ve noticed that Tim Drake didn’t get an adaptation. It’s great they acknowledge all the other Robins and including having a Robin from an elseworld(ish). Personally I liked the Robin who did the work to become Robin. Not because he was Dick Grayson with his natural Athleticism, Jason Todd’s Audacity, Carrie Kelly’s Fearlessness and I have no idea what Stephanie Brown has. I have more to say but KZbin just had a brain fart on my end so I’ll end it here

[@keiththompson9435]

Overall this adaptation of Batman sounds like a good time.

[@djcochrane]

I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed, what for a lack of a better term, upgraded Bruce Timm style. Great choice of time periods. Loved the new Harley. Hamish Linklater is solid in the role. It just took me a few minutes to not expect to hear the late and great Kevin Conroy come out of that mouth.

[@Dim4323]

Should've left Penguin alone.

[@akshaytrayner1960]

Awesome vid

[@animeknight8958]

Can you do a video on DC Superhero Girls (2019) and it film?

[@connoravila]

I felt like Dedrik Batman sounded weird as Harvey Febt, but was good two face

[@Rixec2]

Season 1 was amazing and I'm definitely looking forward to season 2.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

The issue I have with the Penguin aside from the stupid name Oswalda is that they couldn't have just made 2 of them perhaps a brother and sister duo or mother and son? If you're going to make a change at least be creative and not lazy

[@thelonelion]

Really liked the show, think episode 2 is my favorite.

[@dom-sy9to]

1:40 diamondbolt

[@RooksVerse]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that noticed

[@allengilliland972]

Magpie, Punchline, Lady Cobra, Calander Girl, The Ventriloquist, Lady Clay, the Phantasm, Talia The man had options and saying he didn't is disingenuous, more over, it aint the character to begin with, it's how you portray them.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Yep .

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

This show was such a treat! Jay and Adam from P'Reviewed compared it to being able to sit down with a good glass of wine or serving of scotch - warming, but still full of flavor.

[@PFiction24]

Whenever they advertise “this person has creative control” it means the studio gave them orders of what to include and the creator’s name is just slapped on.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Yep and the original team may not be present

[@Bladeslingersgamepreserve]

Honestly I found this one to be really bland and dull. Kind of wish that Bruce Tim wasn’t attached to it. With him on board, I can’t help but constantly think of TAS as I’m watching it.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Thank you someone else sees this as boring and dull. Also can't we be done with the underwear outside of suits already?

[@biguy617]

Female Penguin and Asian Harlequin that has no association with Joker. What a crap 💩 series

[@Umenthemblaster]

I love how the Batman voice is his real voice and Bruce Wayne's is the disguised one.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

10:28 I also had the same thoughts as you EROD, but, after watching the episode, I felt they executed the idea pretty well, with Selina, much like Harvey Dent, acting as parallell of Bruce Wayne, since they are both rich people with privilege who very sturbbon and dismissive towards those close to them (in the case Alfred and Selina's maid, Greta). I feel the series will show both character following a similar journey, with Batman becoming more compassionate and open to his allies, meanwhile Selina, now that she's no longer rich, will begin to live on the streets and develop bonds with the people living there (maybe her sidekick Holly Robinson), becoming the feline anti-hero from the comics.

[@OkayYaraman]

I have mixed feelings about this show. It’s good, but could be better. I like how it’s a bit more serialized than B:TAS, but I’m not a fan of the episodes where we see the origin stories of villains that we’ve seen in B:TAS and other Batman media many times before with only slight changes. If Timm wanted more female villains, he shoulda created one instead of lazily gender swapping an established male one. We know he can do it because of Harley (whose change I didn’t mind since it was at least different). The best episodes are definitely the ones where we see Batman go up against “new”, more obscure villains like Firefly, Gentleman Ghost, and Onomatopoeia. I actually kinda dread season 2 because we will see Bats go up against Joker for the billionth time, especially with that strangely deep voice. Btw speaking of voices, Diedrich Bader does a good job as Dent, but I keep expecting that voice to come out of Batman thanks to Brave & the Bold. 😂

[@alexandrefrauches132]

While Bruce Timm is capable of creating new original female villains, the problem is that he's was never able to repeat the same sucess as Harley Quinn. Even some of the best villains he created like The Phantasm, Livewire and Baby Doll were never able to keep the same quality from their first apperance, even when some of them show up in the comics, while Harley kept having great stories both in BTAS as well other adaptations (comics, movies, shows). Also, Bruce Timm gender swapping an established male villains is nothing new. Even some the villains he created like Calendar Girl and Phantasm were based on male characters (Calendar Man and The Reaper).

[@JurassicRod]

@@alexandrefrauches132 It's a shame that's the case as Harley Quinn has been done to death at this point and is now just annoying. Though in some ways I'm glad Phantasm was left alone so as not to be ruined too. But I don't really see the desperate need for more female villains to the point we have to gender swap characters. Who actually wanted that?

[@alexandrefrauches132]

@@JurassicRod Either fans who wanted to see something new and different, be new characters or versions of them, or people, especially the creators, who actually know they live in society made of diverse groupsof people, from different genders and colors, and would give them the same representation in their projects rather than keep them with this dated view on the world that has become more and more irrelevant as time moves on.

[@JurassicRod]

@@alexandrefrauches132 New characters are fine. Lazy gender/race swaps just cheapen them. Give women and ethnics white mens hand me downs I guess. Setting a show in the 40s but wanting 2020s representation is an odd mix though.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

@@JurassicRod Then by your logic BTAS must be a lazy show since one the best villains in that show, The Phantasm is based on male villain (also the show has a female version of Calendar Man and nobody lost their mind). There's nothing wrong with genger/race swaps; They just make those versions of the characters unique from previous ones. Penguin himself had many different versions, from the cunning mastermind from the 60's, the grotesce penguin man from the sewers in Returns and the expert in martial arts from 2004 The Batman . Why did you thought that a female version of him would be impossible in this scenario? A character race and gender only matters when plays a role in his/her story, like Black Panther, Wonder Woman the X-men, otherwise it's irrelevant and trying to preserve it just limits what a writer can do with the character.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

What I hope to see in Caped Crusader season 2 - The Fall of Rupert Thorne and the introduction of Black Mask, who could take over the Underworld (representing the fall of the mobsters and the rise of the super villains). - Batman and Joker first meeting (taking inspiration from the "Man who laughs" storyline, written by Ed Brubaker) - An episode showing Batman fighting Hugo Strange and his Monster Men - The introduction of Scarecrow and he teaming up with Harley Quinn (since they are both mad psychiatrist) - The introduction of Harold, Batman's mechanic from the 80's/90's - The return of Selina Kyle and her becoming the anti-hero from Ed Brubaker run. Maybe they could even have Selina once again taking inspiration from Batman (who would probably begin to work more with Gordon) and creating her own gang, including her sidekick Holly Robinson. - Bruce Wayne taking a more active role, using his company to make Gotham a better place and help the people of the city. - An adaptation of "Bruce Wayne Murderer?/Bruce Wayne Fugitive", with Black Mask framing Bruce from a muder he didn't commit and causing him to be arrest. Much like in the comic, Bruce would escape but, at first he wouldn't try to clean his name, feeling that being open to others was a mistake and that being Bruce Wayne didn't nothing but cause trouble for him. But as he comes across people he help as Bruce (ex: Leslie Thompkins, the Robins and maybe a reformed Selina Kyle), he sees that he did made difference in their lifes and finds a new appreciation for his life as Bruce Wayne. By the end he would come to accept that being Bruce Wayne matters just as much as being Batman. This arc could create contrast between Batman and Black Mask, who, unlike the hero, let himself be corrupt by the empowerment his mask profide him, to the point he freaks out when he loses his mask.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Couldn't Harley just become the Jokerz

[@alexandrefrauches132]

@@BlackangelKatakuri Maybe but that would once again tie her to the clown and I prefer this version to be her own unique villain rather than sidekick for the Joker. However, if the two met, it would be cool to see a team up, with Joker and Harley trying to manipulate one another, leaving the viewers wondering if Joker is actually tricking Harley like in the BTAS or, if this time, she 's the one who is using him for her own goals.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

​@alexandrefrauches132 No it doesn't if " she is the clown!" Or maybe have Bruce's mom be the Joker.

[@darionapolitano4065]

You should make avengers earth migthest heros or clone wars

[@darionapolitano4065]

Or young justice

[@darionapolitano4065]

And batman the animated series

[@farmerproductions9869]

He talked about clone wars in a video series about animated Star Wars and he’s already did emh years ago

[@darionapolitano4065]

@@farmerproductions9869 but he did an honedt review for clone wars ?

[@farmerproductions9869]

@@darionapolitano4065 he may not feel strongly enough about it to do it

[@patrickmcguire7896]

I did enjoy this show's Harley Quinn but I didn't like her episode. It was such a missed opportunity, Bruce Wayne should've been one of her captives, that would've made for a more compelling episode. Also with Barbara Gordon I didn't have a problem with her being a lawyer but she rarely did any lawyer work. In fact she spent more time in high-speed chases, shoot outs and investigations I'm surprised they didn't just make her a PI. But I do agree with you its nice to just get some episodic episodes for a change.

[@patrickmcguire7896]

To comment on your thoughts on Gender swapped Penguin. Yes Batman doesn't have a female villain at the same level as Joker or Ras' Al Ghoul, but the Penguin in this show didn't reach that level so it feels invalid. The main valid complaint of Gender swapping Penguin is Batman has dozens of female villains in the comics that haven't appeared in animation or the movies, so it feels ridiculous to just change the gender of a villain instead of using a female one

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Penguin has never been on that level lol so the argument isn't even an argument it's dead words

[@jasonshadow8052]

And as usual, the Spectre's completly ignored. This didn't even mention that Jim's Corrigen part of the GCPD too in this. Hope this leads to a Spectre series at least.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Now that's something I would watch assuming it's faithful

[@jasonshadow8052]

@@BlackangelKatakuri Well,since I beleave I also a DCCUbluprint here's a bluprint for a SPECTRE tv series in the style of the Arrowverse:docs.google.com/document/d/18HrsFvcuwfyNAvOdETwrx2JiQlydoWBuBN2TK-0JRGg/edit

[@erikbihari3625]

"Amazon Prime=Quality Adult Animation"? Nope!

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Maybe Bezos paid him?

[@erikbihari3625]

@@BlackangelKatakuri. Probably!

[@jessiegreen619]

I love that Clayfaces look like the Shadow and Alfred was read a Grey Ghost with Close to Walter Gibson

[@patrickmcguire7896]

The show was good but it just needed a few more episodes As all recent animated shows need

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

So youre ok with a massive change to Penguin but not Harley?

[@JurassicRod]

Gender swapping the Penguin doesn't give us a female villain on the same level as Joker and Ras. Ironically it has the opposite effect as a gender swapped character is never as well remembered or regarded as the original. He would have done better to develop the existing female villains more or heaven forbid try and create a new original female or black character rather than lazy swaps. Though ultimately I don't think many, if anyone was desperate for more female villains let alone gender swapped ones. People would have been more excited to see a return of baby Doll or Phantasm if used well.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Exactly or why not have 2 Penguins one Oswald and the other his sister wife or mother? Birds of a feather and all that

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Imagine if Amanda Waller was used in this series ?

[@c.a.d.w.a5573]

Great video

[@seanpatrickcain2]

I kinda like this version of Clayface.

[@c.a.d.w.a5573]

The thing about female vilians though is he has alot of forgotten or underutilized female vilians that are awesome

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Thank you for saying this.

[@thegayghost872]

This show actually made me like the Penguin, which is an achievement

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

It isn't the Penguin that's probably why

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Also JJ Abrams has no talent

[@NeoConnor1]

LOL! Yeah. Sure, pal.

[@erikbihari3625]

Basically, your saying Batman only works best while being"gritty, urban crime detective",and that brave and the bold's best episodes' where Joe Chill shows? Congrats you lack self awareness!

[@IAmAHeater]

Screw this woke rendition. Making an iconic Batman villian into a Karen was a dumb decision. Poison Ivy and Catwoman are solid villains, and there was no need for the switch unless someone told him to do it, which I believe is plausible.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Probably forced him tbh. I'm also so tired of the Penguin in general let Poison Ivy be his female big bad.

[@kylekullin2520]

Agreed ​@@BlackangelKatakuri

[@aidanhever3369]

I was surprised you didn't criticize it for having the same problem as Disney's dreadful live-action remakes like Lady and the Tramp, Pinocchio, and The Little Mermaid. Bruce Timm and his crew did it for political correctness nonsense and want us to pretend that all the racial issues of the past, especially in the 1940s in which this cartoon takes place, never happened.