It's Never Too Late - Batman: The Animated Series - FIRST TIME WATCHING REACTION - LiteWeight Gaming

[@sandrorocha790]

These episodes without the gallery of villains are important to contextualize the environment of the series. That context will be important for future episodes and for the movies, particularly "Mask of the Phantom."

[@streetsdisciple0014]

This episode is one of my fav’s. Two friends on two paths finding redemption and Batman right in the center.

[@mmxxiii9503]

One of my favorites too, not all the villans of Batman have super powers, the first ones were "Mafiosi" and such

[@streetsdisciple0014]

@@mmxxiii9503 those are some of the best enemies IMO. Batman the long halloween is a very mafia driven comic and one the most popular. The animated movie was also so good and a nice detraction from the usually super powered beat ‘em ups

[@mmxxiii9503]

@@streetsdisciple0014 a few of people highly recommended "The long Halloween", and also it gives us an insight that not all of them needs to be in Arkham so they could be in trouble

[@streetsdisciple0014]

@@mmxxiii9503 the crazy one that are deemed “insane” and unfit to stand trial go to Arkham. The rest of em go to black gate prison. However, well connected mafia members usually make bail pretty quick. Wish they’d do a live movie focusing solely on Batman and the MOB like the good-fella’s or the god father.

[@mmxxiii9503]

@@streetsdisciple0014 like they did in Batman year one? That would be nice

[@ronbeekiii781]

This is one of my favorites! Just a really quiet, somber character story. Crazy that they are able to deal with such heavy themes in a Saturday morning cartoon!

[@aaronbourque5494]

Batman fights a lot of supervillains and bad guys with weird hang-ups and gimmickry, but stories like this help remind the audience that Batman isn't just about punching criminals. His highest ideal is that of justice. Not revenge, or vengeance, or imprisonment. He wants to make the world a better place.

[@drew_M]

As legendary as his gallery is, you don't need flashy bad guys to have a damn good Batman story.

[@forastero54321]

It’s cool that you mentioned Gotham city because the city itself is a big character of this series since the settings themselves have a story to tell.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Very memorable episode, even when I was a kid. Stromwell doesn't get much more exposure, but Rupert Thorne is now the number one mob boss in Gotham and he spends many episodes trying to buy a dead Batman.

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

This was the first episode that ever aired in my area back in 1992/93, and is in my top 10 favorite episodes.

[@marzuuuuski]

This show can get very serious with topics such as drugs in this one and child custody in another episode coming soon. I like how mature the show's themes and writing is, and I agree with you that the episodes with iconic villains in Batman's illustrious rogues gallery are the best

[@deboraharroyo3047]

That's why batman the animated series is amazing and why it is not a cartoon, the animated series has you learn about real life.

[@bobbyk9815]

Your comment about the priest not being surprised to see Batman points to something that distinguishes this show from a lot of Bat-media: non-criminals in this show are never afraid of him, because he's been around long enough for them to know what he's about.

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

do you see we as kids grew up on this. 90s baby we had it all.

[@Xehanort10]

She was born in 1992 like me when it came out and she said she didn't have cable as a kid so she couldn't watch it.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

"Batman! Spy! Philanthropist!" And billionaire playboy.

[@Xehanort10]

5:43 That's why another name for madness is lunacy because it was once believed that people went crazy on full moons.

[@joeltappenden4785]

Great video I remember how awed and amazed I was of this episode

[@Xehanort10]

2:25 The restaurant Thorne and Stromwell were in is similar to the one from the 1st Godfather where Michael Corleone kills a rival gangster for trying to assassinate his dad Vito.

[@a_singh96]

I love that this series incorporated alot of mob bosses in this because a lot of batmans villains per see arent just super villains they are the mob.

[@jukio02]

There's 3 movies you should watch during the show. Here they are: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm(1993, After the episode The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy), Batman: Subzero (1998, after the episode Batgirl Returns), and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003, after the last episode of the show Judgement Day). These movies are probably already in the DVD set, just wanted you to know just in case.

[@MS85Hart]

Only Mask of the Phantasm and Subzero are included in the boxset.

[@jukio02]

@@MS85Hart Dang it. She will have to download the last movie somewhere.

[@Xehanort10]

I have the first 2 volumes of Batman the Animated Series and the order you're watching them in on HBO is the order they go on the DVD's. Weirdly they never released volumes 3 and 4 in the UK.

[@carn9507]

This is the Production order. The order they were made in and intended to be viewed by the makers of the show. :)

[@adampoole948]

The dvd order and the HBO max order are entirely different here in the US.. I just checked/compared my volume 1 Batman TAS dvd set with HBO Max order and they're all jumbled up on Max ( On Leather Wings at episode 3 instead of episode 1, Two Face at episode 17 and 18 instead of episode 10 and 11, etc.)

[@grayhudson1095]

the 10 episodes after this introduce half the rogues gallery. And include 3 or 4 (depending on how you count 2 parters) of the best eps of the series.

[@noirgatherer]

One of the great things about this series was how much time they spent on all the villains not just the big 4 that were well known. They established depth and backgrounds for all of them.

[@paulwt9783]

Batman doesn't have any big 4 who everyone knows, he has a very large well known rogues gallery, in a close contest w Spider-Man and the X-Men for best in comics.

[@paulwt9783]

But that said your actual point is correct. One of the reasons this is the definitive Bat is that it isn't just the all-star enemies or even supervillains in general, they include a ton of underworld and crime stories and build up the entire cast of Gotham criminals. And they mix the costumed and the uncostumed criminals perfectly into the world, wo sacrificing (as Chris Nolan did) the comic book qualities of the costumed villains. They give an internally plausible and consistent story world where all these kinds of villains can co-exist and even interact and play big parts in each other's stories. Nolan had to make his costumed villains overly 'realistic' to do this. Burton, the non-costumed villains were too unrealistic. Only this show (and some runs of the comics) get it all perfect.

[@noirgatherer]

@@paulwt9783 at the time of the shows first airing in the 90’s the average person still only knew of the Joker, Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman because the 1960’s Batman show was still for the average casual person the definitive version of Batman. Very few people knew of Mr Freeze, Bane, Scarecrow, Ra's al Ghul, Clay Face, Two-Face, Man Bat, Ventriloquist/Scarface ect outside of a few hardcore comic book readers, those villains just weren’t as famous because of that. The animated series gave just as much love to them as the big four from the 1960’s and made the other versions household names in pop culture for the average person. I was 21 when the 92 series first aired and it was huge, beating out Oprah in the ratings at times.

[@paulwt9783]

@@noirgatherer i remember how big it was, you are mischaracterizing the notoriety of various characters tho. Harvey Dent was literally the DA in Tim Burton's Batman, and was likely planned on becoming Two-Face had he stuck w the series. As it was they had Two-Face and Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy and Bane all as villains in 90s Batman movies. the 'average person' doesn't know any comic book character until/unless that character appears in mass media such as tv or film. that isn't really relevant. the characters you name were not obscure to comic book readers. this would be like claiming Galactus isn't generally well known or a major villain, bc he's never really appeared onscreen yet. the comics are not just the original medium, they are a major medium. they didn't used to be minor subsidiary obscure source material but major media unto themselves. The Batman movie of Burton wasn't a big phenomena bc people remembered the campy tv show from the 60s, but bc they had been reading the comics for 50 years. and Bane btw is a particularly bad example bc he was barely in the cartoon and only grudgingly. his fame was entirely comic book based. the comics were big deals.

[@noirgatherer]

@@paulwt9783 your missing my point. I was talking about being famous pop icons that were well known outside of the fandom. Many of the villains like scare crow and clay face were in cartoons as far back as the 70’s but never rose to the level of fame as the big 4 had. the average non superhero fan wouldn’t know much about Manbat but would know who the Joker was in the same way they would know who Andy Warhol or Groucho Marx was. I was talking cultural fame. The animated series rose the others to that level. It made Mr Freeze a beloved villain when he had just been a two dimensional gimmick before.

[@andrewphillips2179]

Teegan, I enjoyed the Reaction episode of Batman the Animated Series. Also, Batman did help Stromwell out during the battle with Rupert Thorne. Also, Thank You for both Loving my Comments and for Uploading the Reactions of Batman the Animated Series. Also, I am looking forward to the Next reaction episode of Batman the Animated Series.

[@37434mh]

Thorne is actually a fairly well-known Batman enemy. He’s been around since the seventies in the comics. But yeah, I guess he’s not a supervillain though. By the way, most Batman episodes aren’t filler. “Moon of the Wolf” and “Prophecy of Doom” might be an exception to that rule, but mostly they all have some bit of gold nuggets in each episode. Also, just because they don’t have well known villains don’t make them bad, “Beware the Gray Ghost” is one of the best.

[@Xehanort10]

I think in pre Crisis comics Thorne tried to kill Hugo Strange but Strange survived and used his knowledge of psychology to drive Thorne insane by making him think Strange's vengeful ghost was haunting him.

[@37434mh]

@@Xehanort10 Yes, that was all collected in the trade paperback called “Batman: Strange Apparitions.”

[@adampoole948]

Maybe not the strongest/ best episode compared to others ones, but even the "weak" episodes of Batman TAS are stilk enjoyable. Can't wait to see what you think of ither upcoming episodes, cause there are some really good ones coming up based on the dvd order your following

[@jasoncripe4059]

I love this episode. It's one of my favorites and my favorite one with out a main super villian

[@d-manthecaptain1382]

Is anyone else getting Christmas Carol vibes here?

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Definitely. With Batman as the ghost of Christmas Past/Present/Future. Too bad this wouldn't work on Rupert Thorne or most of the rogues.

[@charcoalberries819]

8:30 it's pretty cool how the lesser baddies get reintroduced back into the series, and aren't as expendable as people may think

[@carn9507]

I wasn't sure if you'd do one today as you did a two parter yesterday but yay! :D

[@Michelle_Banks]

Gotham is a great City it has everything! When I was a kid I used to be scared of Gotham thought it was too dark and scary! Lol, there’s always that one Episode you just like more. But, you love them all the same! 🤗

[@Xehanort10]

The Gotham City song on the Batman & Robin soundtrack was always funny because a city of justice, peace and love Gotham certainly ain't.

[@mmxxiii9503]

One of my favorites that does not include a villan, I don't know why but reminded me a RDR 2 and Arthur Morgan. To be honest, never saw it coming the priest being his brother

[@carlellis8647]

hi how are you really enjoyed your reaction to two face episode's they were awesome and i'm looking forward to more keep up the good work your the best.🤗🤗👍👍👍👍💙💙

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, a pretty interesting Episode, with a pretty message.

[@Xehanort10]

7:56 Yeah they're called filler episodes and in most filler episodes not much important character or plot things happen.

[@predetor911]

Hope you’ll watch the Joker’s Favor next. It’s one of my favourite Joker episodes.😊

[@carn9507]

Joker's Favor is episode 22 in the Production order she is using so she'll get there soon enough with how often she's been uploading these. :)

[@Mercurial_Phoenix]

@@carn9507 next monday if im counting right

[@Xehanort10]

5:24 And if you can believe it Teegan the neighbouring city to Gotham in the comics Bludhaven is even worse than Gotham is.

[@demianoff]

Gotham also has monsters

[@AshWilliams-v3e]

Joker:Look Batman I caught a Pokémon

[@lexofpower2822]

Batman: what Pokémon did you catch Joker?

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

hiii i love these

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, i don’t think we do see Stormwell again.

[@carn9507]

Stromwell makes one other appearance. A flashback scene in Robin's Reckoning with his nephew Tony Zucco

[@roopetoivanen]

It's definitely all over the place but I think that makes this even more fun, I don't know the order or what the episodes are about so it's a surprise every day. Really enjoying the show and the reactions

[@carn9507]

No it's not all over the place. This is the production order which is also the DVD order. Other places use the airdate order which itself is screwy because it had The Cat and The Claw Part 1 as the episode 1 but Part 2 as episode 8, whereas in production order they are episodes 15 and 16 as intended. Episode 1 of production order is On Leather Wings as it should always be. :)

[@roopetoivanen]

@@carn9507 No I know, I mean all over the place as in the tone switching from one episode to the next and not knowing if it's gonna be a serious or lighter one. I do think this is a good order for watching at least so far, thanks for explaining though.

[@carn9507]

@@roopetoivanen Oh ok. Sorry, I just seen other people thinking she's picking the episodes completely at random when she's not. Have a good weekend. :)

[@roopetoivanen]

@@carn9507 Yeah I gotcha, no problem. You too!