The Woke Women of Batman Caped Crusader | READUS 101

[@Readus101]

I don't know if I made it clear or not, but the Bruce/Barbara thing is all Alan Burnett's fault.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

Oh cool. So now I know. Because seriously, why do that?

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@katherinealvarez9216 Drama?

[@katherinealvarez9216]

@@chrisdiokno5600 Good point, still bad. So bad. Why?

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@katherinealvarez9216 No idea. All I remember is, during the DCAU, its the reason why Bruce broke off with the Batfamily. Cause he and Barbara had a fling, and almost had a baby before Barbara had a miscarriage

[@bradhorowitz2765]

I love how bigots claim "Oh thats not Barbara." I'm like dude, in the original comics Barbara Gordon was not only technically closer to Bruce's age, she was a fairly independent woman who was a librarian and eventual congresswoman. Barbara Gordon was always a social justice warrior. Even the TV show with Adam West emphasized her will. Thats why I actually would love Batman x Barbara here. Because unlike the killing joke/dcau, both characters are not only entrenched in their careers as true professionals, they are now much closer in age. Both have a strong sense of justice, and would respect each other greatly. Think of it as working relationship that eventually becomes more complicated with Bruce learning to not be so violent an to consider helping criminals to an extent and Barbara admiring the strain batman puts himself through to save strangers even if she cant outright accept his vigilantism. Perhaps the two, in a relationship, or close to it, argue over their values-Barbara pointing out the economics play a major role, but Bruce also points out that regardless of factors, a crime still causes someone gets hurt (both are equally correct).

[@X2Magneto]

What's really weird is a lot of this was already around in 92. Many of the villains that were reworked by Timm and Dini in the OG series were literally depicted as being 'created' by unchecked capitalism. Mister Freeze most notably.

[@Readus101]

Exactly what I was trying to say in the intro of the video! lol

[@seeleunit2000]

Exactly. That is the point.

[@NyJoanzy]

Back in the 90s series Harley did state that she wasn't even a real blond. I didn't think anything of her appearance change in this.

[@historicflame972]

She smokes, she smokes a lot Used to live with a saxophone player for three years She can't have kids

[@dahakaguardianofthetimelin4780]

I can't believe Bruce Timm ruined Firefly by making him an actual character and putting him into an actual story. How dares he!? Doesn't he know stories with themes and characters n'stuff make my head hurt!?

[@FourLetterLWord]

You can be forgiven for forgetting that Gotham actually has more than one arsonist with an insect gimmick. Firefly and Firebug are in fact two different dudes.

[@historicflame972]

Firebug is not Firefly, Firebug was chosen for his Z-lister status

[@JethammerTakeoff]

@@FourLetterLWordAnd this version, despite using the firebug name, is closer to Firefly in design. Character wise he’s more Firebug though

[@WolfJarl]

Firebug and Firefly are two different characters. I myself originally thought Firebug was just Firefly with a name change, but on doing research I found out that Firebug is a largely forgotten villain who happens to have a similar gimmick to the modern iteration of Firefly, whose pyromaniac iteration came about due to the DC Animated Universe. They chose Firebug specifically because in the wider comic book community, he's a nobody.

[@historicflame972]

@@JethammerTakeoff Characterwise? Wasn't Firebug motivated to burn stuff down to make a statement about poor housing or something

[@wayfareangel]

You know, until you mentioned it it never occurred to me that Renee Montoya was plus sized in this depiction. It just felt like a very good character design. She feels very solid, and formidable. I got the impression that she was sort of a solid wall to hold back injustice. I really liked this video!

[@seeleunit2000]

She still does. But tell that to a bunch racist, misogynistic, incel, neckbeards, that no woman would want who can't understand that.

[@Shamazya]

I cannot express how much I LOVE this take on Harley. It's so smartly written, so layered, and I can see the through-line perfectly for how we got to her.

[@dforman4770]

I actually liked her more subdued disposition and creepily calm voice. I even love how it’s hinted she already deduced who Batman is by guessing what his traumas may be. It’s so cool when writers remembers she is a psychiatrist and a damn good one at that. IF ONLY her color scheme wasn’t so goddam horrid. If they didn’t want to go with the classic red and black fine, but there are so many other color palettes that would have been much easier to look at. Plus I really don’t know why they made her Asian. They could have done what they did with this new Harley without doing the typical brownie points race swap

[@SpookySkellyGurl]

Imagine finding this version of Renee unattractive, imagine being weak like that.

[@Confoosedable]

*happily moves Batman Caped Crusader to the top of the ‘to watch’ pile*

[@legendswarble2845]

I'll say Morph from X-men 97 being nonbinary actually added something there for me. I really thought it would just be a publicity stunt (and it a little bit was), but it also added back in the inherent queerness of the X-men. The X-men are everyone who's ever been marginalized an oppressed and having an explicitly queer character not just a coded one (Magneto, Wolverine, Jubilee, Sunspot, Storm, Gambit, Professor X, Nightcrawler) really added to the sense of community and found family in particular the X-men provide. I was pleasantly surprised how it elevated the story for me even in such a small way.

[@seeleunit2000]

Exactly

[@dallydaydream]

Queer, non-binary Morph makes my so happy (though since I am both things as well, I may be biased)

[@NocioKu]

Also it throws something about what people say is “natural” I have always been confused how complete shapeshifters would align to a binary when they can and change into anyone.

[@legendswarble2845]

@NocioKu I do think there is an inherent queerness to it, but I also think gender and physical form are two very different things. I don't think changing form would alter most folks' internal sense of self. While I do get the power fantasy of a trans shapeshifter, I would also love to see other nb characters who aren't shapeshifters in the future. I'd dig someone like Cypher or Honeybadger next.

[@NocioKu]

@@legendswarble2845 Well yeah but I think (saying this as a Cis male) that many people align their identity with their sexuality and I'd feel like if we saw more shapeshifters go NB it would allow for more stories where their sexuality can really matter in the story and not be a sexual thing exclusively.

[@johnvarner5536]

I’m sorry, but Harley Quinn did do one thing wrong: that costume. Not for the lack of sexualization, but for the color scheme. That shade of green and yellow is hideous.

[@anteyehero]

Yes! I loved so much about this iteration of Harleen/Harley. It was a high point of what I thought was a mostly meh series. But man that ochre/mustard color of her outfit was genuinely off putting for reasons I’ve only really thought were related to my dislike of those colors generally.

[@Raza_T1AO]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the only critique of a female character is her appearance? Because ya, I hated that costume.

[@johnvarner5536]

@@Raza_T1AO Every point he made on her was spot on. It was cathartic as hell to watch her and I loved every minute of her on my screen. The people who wrote her knew what they were doing and how to do it. No notes.

[@standardhuman8675]

agreed, if it was black and yellow it wouldve been like 10 times better

[@Ashbrash1998]

I think the color scheme was intentionally off putting color wise. She's meant to represent a jester and be very different from the og Harley Quinn. It might also be a subliminal way to imply that the coloring is off because eher character arc isn't through. Like she has one more metamorphosis to go thought before getting it all down.

[@MidnyaDaCow]

Caped Crusader is genuinely one of the best depictions of the Batman mythos in awhile. All these interepations were so interesting to watch and unfold especially Harley, wow Harley is probably in the best states she's ever been without Joker being around. Go get em girl, imprison those rich pricks!

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Plus, she legit uses her psychology background

[@juriartt]

At first I found it weird that Barbara was a defense attorney, because I thought we wouldn't get Batgirl, BUT I loved her. The more she showed up, the more I loved her. Her arc was amazing and her friendship with Harleen was refreshing. It was actually the friendship that made me think that Harley wouldn't show up as a villain yet, and so I was surprised in the best ways when she shows up in costume (I didn't follow any news about the production of the show before watching it). Renée being plus size just fits so well with her character that I barely noticed that she was "different" from her normal design, she felt like a powerful presence and a protector whenever she showed up. Any surprise I felt at the beginning of the show was immediately taken over by how much I liked the writing and the characters, I think it's one of the best representations of all of them in TV in a long time.

[@daniexists6]

Fun fact: the chuds La'Ron is reacting to is why I changed my icon to this. Secondary fun fact: Caped Crusader is probably one of my favorite iterations of Montoya bar none.

[@dahakaguardianofthetimelin4780]

Every time Bullock yells "Mantoye!" a puppy discovers the whimsy of a smile

[@g7924]

objectifying cartoon characters as an adult man is such weirdo behavior

[@seeleunit2000]

Pretty much

[@mariaavalon3730]

First of all the fact that you feminists consider a person lusting after and having sexual desire for someone to be objectification shows how sex negative your cult is and there is nothing wrong with lusting after cartoon characters,

[@mariaavalon3730]

The fact that you think that lusting after a cartoon character is objectifying shows your own sex negative bullshit. You feminists are just as sex negative as Christians.

[@pockystyx4087]

Renee being plus sized was news to me. Granted, the style of 90% of women in these things are like ; perfect hourglass shape, so she just looked like an average woman in comparison to the super models lol

[@mk-aka-morgan8386]

Got a Joker 2 ad right before the video started- glad the advertisements know what I'm watching lol

[@CalindaSharisse]

I absolutely feel like the women were the more developed characters of the show. Alfred comes next in depth of character but Batman himself is a stoic 2 dimensional representation of the character; there's nothing wrong with him but he feels more like a foil to other characters and I like that.

[@justaghostinthesea]

How _dare_ you scare us like that?

[@Scriven42]

"buy neapolitan but only eat vanilla" DAMN.

[@rangereric18]

Yeah, season 1 of CC was dope. Looking forward to the next one.

[@robertoleary5470]

Is the second season confirmed?😊

[@samuelwolch1302]

@@robertoleary5470yup! It was already green lit and work is mostly done

[@robertoleary5470]

@@samuelwolch1302 that’s great nes

[@robertoleary5470]

@@samuelwolch1302 news. I meant

[@voicememosforthevoid]

the intro already had me like 👁👄👁 lemme go head and add this show to the ever growing "to watch" list

[@darlalathan6143]

I wondered why I liked the new versions of Barbara Gordon, Harley Quinn, and Renee Montoya! Thanks for explaining my feelings!

[@darlalathan6143]

I also like your Socialist take on crime and business in Batman: Caped Crusader! It fits the traditional Leftist slant in film noir and hardboiled private eye media. White-collar crime and political and police corruption are also common in both film and neo-noir movies. BCC also nicely flips the script on depictions of women of all colors, with their nontraditional jobs and queer-friendly portrayals of Harley and Montoya's date.

[@Voodooray007]

It's a cool show with a great subject matter and grounded characters. What throws me off is the two episodes involved in the supernatural (no problem with). Shame you didn't talk about Oswalda Cobblepot. She got some of the mannerisms of Twinkle Maria Murdock from Cowboy Bebop.

[@animeotaku307]

I also like how Oswalda works. Don’t know if Oswald would be ruthless enough to shove his favorite kid into a box and throw it into the ocean. Oswalda had to be that ruthless to get to where she was.

[@bLAZay00]

Love the tone of the video. He left no space for justifications of bigotry and actually got me interested in a Batman property. Thank you sir

[@MsMvsc]

Highly, highly recommend watching DCAU works in general. They still hold up.

[@danielpalama3700]

I hope next season they bring back some of the overlooked female characters from the Golden or Silver Age Batman comics like Queenie.

[@mrTjstephens1]

I'm gonna be rather basic here but I enjoyed the new penguin and the nod to the 1965 batman show with the king tut shout. Loved the show, I was broken of the "it doesn't fit my narrative" with the early 2000s x men movies and just learned to enjoy what's infront of me

[@ThePrincessCH]

I've heard of one criticism of Harley Quinn that I kind of agree with, and that's the logic behind the jester outfit. In the original version, it was mainly to tie her to the Joker, but this show doesn't provide that much context as to why she is wearing one. I know she talks about the jesters running the court instead of the kings, but that reference kind of only works if you're familiar with the history of court jesters (they served as sort of confidants and secret exposers on top of being entertainers), which is never revealed in the show.

[@samuelwolch1302]

There’s a video by Serum Lake where he points out that because of her profession, her look also reflects the Jungian archetype of the Jester

[@ThePrincessCH]

@@samuelwolch1302 Sure, but I don't think the average audience member studies Jung.

[@kajilalunette5827]

@@ThePrincessCH i also did not know what a harlequin was before i came across the charecter. Things can be refrences, even if they're hard to get, especially in the realm of justifying why adults are putting on costumes

[@ogreevans]

​@@ThePrincessCH But a psychologist by profession might.

[@ThePrincessCH]

@@ogreevans Psychologists study the history of court jesters?

[@NickolasNameolas]

Dope breakdown! If anything I wish they’d turned the sociopolitical aspects of the show up even further for the late 30s early 40s setting but people aren’t ready for that Batman. Still, kind of reminded me of the HBO Perry Mason reboot.

[@laurarowen6053]

You know, I didn't realize a lot of good in this show until you pointed it out. Overall, I thought the show was okay, but I wasn't a huge fan of the way they handled the Harvey story arc, which kinda weighed down the season. However, I loved Renee, Barbara and Harley, they were the best part of that show. I'm not sure if I totally agree with you saying Harley wouldn't care about the lower class if she was white, since she is Jewish and while she can blend with the WASP elite, that doesn't mean she doesn't understand oppression. But I do think her not being able to blend probably would make her care more.

[@Mrsierramist1]

Great video. I didn't realize you were back. I'm going to have to catch up on videos.

[@kalka1l]

I came because I heard La’Ron was cookin’ only to find he already ate. My gods this is a spectacular summation of the new series. I wasn’t going to watch it, last Batman show I watched was the Animated Series, but now it’s on my immediate must watch. Thank you.

[@SoupBones-g6n]

"restraining order" had me gagged. Another Great Video! Thank you!

[@tman1782]

Bravo Sir 🎉🎉 i loved the show and this has to be one of my favorite versions of Harley outside the Arleen Sorkin OG

[@dallydaydream]

I was so excited to see these new takes on Renee Montoya, Harley Quinn, And Barbara Gordon. (Harley Quinn with a non-Joker origin story was something I never knew I needed, and the way they did it was pitch perfect.) I heard a critism somewhere that there wasn't enough Batman in the show, but I very much read it as an ensemble piece, giving plenty of non-Batman characters time to shine, and it worked tremendously. Honestly my only minor frustration is wanting to see more of certain characters, like the Penguin. I also really liked the way they did Two-Face, with the inversion of which side of his face represents his selfless instincts vs his greed and cynicism. I would have loved to see more of him, but I can understand why they cut it short. I also really liked how they played Batman as, well, incredibly priveleged, and showing he has a lot to learn, and actually starting him on that path. Alfred's character was incredibly well used, both as a foil for Bruce and in his own right, and the shift at the end from Bruce calling him Pennyworth to calling him Alfred was a lovely touch.

[@theleelife313]

Wait... people didn't think Harley was hot? No appreciation for the thickness.

[@janbonne]

You did Harleen so much justice

[@liamm7310]

Caped Crusader rules! My partner and I blew through the series in a couple of days. I’m really hoping they take a while to cook on season 2 so it reaches the same high. I was also super pumped when I saw your community post that this video was happening. Keep up the great stuff man!

[@s-wo8781]

I didn't know she was plus-size. I thought she was just wearing a big ass jacket because that was the style back then. Everybody in this show is wearing big ass clothes.

[@Sootielove]

This is genuinely why I love comics/comic adaptations. You can mess around and rework them so frequently to tell new stories, especially as the cultural landscape changes and allows for more interesting stories with a wider range of characters

[@joselugo1982]

I thought Caped Crusader was fantastic. I'm hoping there will be a season 2. I'm interested to see the re-imagining of Joker.

[@danielpalama3700]

I still want socialist Joker that was promised to us in the HQ show and they never explored it again for the two episodes he was in office. lol

[@snaaaaake94]

My only issue with this show is harvey dent being a pos 😭 that said, this breakdown reminded me why the women in the show felt so interesting!! I can't wait to see them again in the next season

[@mysteryxio9957]

I enjoyed the show overall and liked seeing some lesser known Batman villains like onomatopoeia get a chance to be seen more and thought that how the women mentioned were written. The issues I had we're more about Catwoman's backstory and what happened there, when Harley was The Jester I feel like the design itself could've been better like the collar could have been smaller I think, and the red hair on Barbara I think needed to be a darker red. I liked the character Ellen Yin from The Batman they did a good job building up the connection between someone that didn't want a vigilante in the city into working with Batman.

[@cjg1029]

Glad i clicked this, i was worried it was gonna be another media illiterate grifter but the thumbnail didn't have the usual angry face and red circles

[@lazyeclipse00]

Calling Harley Quinn Bruce Tim’s creation without talking about Mr Dini is wild

[@Frongo]

16:23 ironic caus she's also a redhead

[@darlalathan6143]

Some things never change! 😁😃

[@legendswarble2845]

Right? I wonder how the redhead erasure argument works when they keep the red hair?

[@ryanfitzgerald9833]

I still take issue with them Turning Harley Quinn into Hugo Strange basically which felt like it changed her character more than just her backstory. I actually kind of like Barbara though.

[@SplitDemonIdentity]

I mean, what they did with Harley is literally what Scarecrow's done MULTIPLE times since his introduction, like, he's been about poverty since day 1. But you know why would a piece of Batman media do anything with Scarecrow or Hugo Strange when they can give every potential plot regarding the barest hint of psychology to Harley instead? I'm so tired.

[@ryanfitzgerald9833]

@@SplitDemonIdentity It's just I feel like mind control is really one of the few lines Harley should typically have.

[@JediMB]

I loved the heck out of the Caped Crusader takes on Renee, Harley and Barbara. They're perfect. No notes.

[@kinggold5378]

I actually enjoyed this !!! ... Im glad I gave it a chance ..!!!

[@comradethatmetalguy]

Great video. A love this show so much. Penguin really got me hooked. I hope we can see more of her.

[@HankHodges]

Thank you La'Ron. You said what I've been thinking since Batman Caped Crusader premiered and has received so much hostility. You make excellent points & I hope the haters will watch this video and reconsider their stance. My only quibble with the show is the lackluster animation which really frustrates me because I love the stories and if the animation was better I'd be in heaven. Oh well. Peace.

[@AnMuiren]

Going back to rewatch.

[@mr.j3rs3y]

4:29 I didn’t even realized she was supposed to be plus sized! And I agree! What cowards! What woman-lover DOESN’T like big woman!? 😭

[@mollywantshugs5944]

How am I only finding out this show exists now? It sounds amazing

[@standardhuman8675]

i know this isnt the point, but i dont get how people dont find these women hot. badass detective? "eat the rich" therapist? passionate lawyer? what are we talking about here, theyre fucking gorgeous. maybe im just being a lesbian on main, idk

[@dandereninja4750]

The fact you don’t feel bad that a guy was manipulated into giving up all his wealth before killing himself is a huge problem.

[@Readus101]

I disagree ❤️

[@seeleunit2000]

Now I definitely want to see this show. Thank you for this. This was very informative

[@ceciliacordon770]

Thank you for this!!!

[@anteyehero]

I was mostly meh on this series because I didn’t think we needed another Harvey Dent arc. I liked the show aesthetically (with two exceptions), and politically, but found most episodes to be fairly meh. The exceptions were the ghost episode and the Harley episode. Up there in the canon of great Batman animated episodes. The Harley episode (and it’s setup bits in other episodes) goes hard for all the reasons you point out. And the ghost episode was my favorite because I’m kind of a sucker for spooky supernatural bullshit sprinkled into my Batman. The only places I think they missed the mark petty badly on were the Two-Face design and Harley’s design (put down the gun). Two face was just kinda boring and gross without any texture to it. My problem with Harley is way more personal. I have an aesthetic aversion to yellow/ochre/mustard and so her color scheme just seemed targeted at my sour taste centers. I got over it because that episode rocks, and her character is boss mode, but I do wish that, just for me and me alone, they’d have gone with another color.

[@hobokoala2623]

Saw the beginning of this video last night, started the show, loved it, now I’m back to finish the video.

[@i.pfreely8979]

such a great video! i've never seen your content, and considering the horrible bigoted vitriol this show has received i must admit the title had me a bit scared, but i'm glad i gave this a shot! this was an incredibly insightful essay brimming with personality! sorry for not being familiar with your game like that, i'll definitely be tuning in from now on :]

[@ragingmonkeycritic]

Funny you say people had problems with Harley not being hot when those torture scenes are the kinkiest things I've seen in a cartoon since Totally Spies

[@BeansKneez]

one recent reimagining i'm obsessed with is louis from interview with the vampire. he went from being a mopey pretty boy (who owned slaves) to a gay black man with all the mental illnesses and i love him so much

[@darkservantofheaven]

I'm as straight as fucking berretta barrel and I love this version of Louis! I hated lestat for how treated Louis! I hated Armand even more. I was like "come on Louie! You deserve better than these two! Get you a nice one!" His heartbreak was our heartbreak

[@JethammerTakeoff]

I personally loved this show, but also had kinda a sad experience with it because it felt like nobody else I showed it to got it… Criticizing the portrayals of Bruce, Selina, and both Harvies. And others acting like racial issues aren’t present in the show. That kinda sucked, I’m not going to lie. I wish I could have talked to more people about this

[@lnk2158]

As a long time Batman fan, I thought it was amazing! Loved how it focused more on the detective elements of Batman by being more of a noir. All the reinterpretations of the characters were great! They felt true to the tone/themes of their original iterations while exploring them in a different lens. I really hope there's a second season of the show.

[@Swishy_Blue]

Everybody settle down, Readus just posted !

[@quartzofcourse]

I’m so here for la’ron’s pissed off arc, bro is letting everyone get the heat

[@prosperotorres7965]

To me every animated Clayface has had a big impact and echo chamber (2 of the 3) in the comics and other media works to an extent. The closeted gay actor who became toxic to his partner in the industry and got ruined by the greed of Dagget in BTAS (the comics version took what it could without undoing their canon but it because of it it still works best in this verse). The black cop and childhood friend of Wayne in The Batman 04 show who got warped by the Joker. The hammy and very open with his sexuality and desire to have comrades/friends while committing heists actor in the Harley Quinn show (the anime version followed this one).

[@zigfaust]

I loved this take on Batman and every single time something "woke" happened or saw a char rework I giggled knowing how many idiots online were gonna dig through a pile of gold to find flies.

[@kapmando]

Well, goddamn. Now I’ve got another TV series to watch.

[@knotsbygordion]

DAMN. Way to sell Caped Crusader as a kickass piece of art and media!

[@g.a.2997]

I kinda wish someone would breakdown the disguises Harley makes the millionaires become. From what I heard they're Jungian archetypes.

[@Tacom4ster]

I really need to catch up on this show

[@Lycandros]

Only a few episodes into Caped Crusader and have been enjoying what I've been watching. Looking forward to Harley's extra curricular activities.

[@eowyn84]

I loved Barbara in Caped Crusader so much!! To me she was the best character of the show.

[@hartthorn]

Well hell. I'd heard some mixed opinions on this, but might check it out now.

[@aidanhever3369]

Alan Burnett !? I thought Bruce Timm is the culprit, especially he's the mastermind behind the dreadful adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke.

[@ivanaradovic4055]

I could give less of a fuck if ANY character is lgbtq, black, white, asian or etc. I just want to see how the story goes i like any character who they are

[@jordansmith7546]

Loved the first season. Showed my gf (it was her first piece of batman media) and she was asking to watch an episode or two every night 😂

[@anitrahooper5031]

I actually want to watch this now! I love your takes, breakdowns, & take downs of the bull💩reactions! You are amazing! 💜🙌🏾🌈✊🏾🌍👏🏾

[@popstarprincess123]

I did not have that long i found out less than a year ago Also i was sad Paul didn’t come back

[@martyparty7086]

I loved caped crusader

[@LooseAsADEUCE]

Oh you came back with a VENGEANCE and I love it! I feel like Caped Crusader is one of those properties that shows how limiting your cast to be all white also limits the story telling tremendously. These characters are so much better with the race and body diversity.

[@petermj1098]

God forbid make new and original characters

[@Joniness]

Ok I gotta watch this with my partner STAT

[@Filmation77]

I've actually liked this first season so far. BUT, and you were talking about race during this thinkpiece , but im surprised you didnt go a bit more into Arnold Flass (who ,if you read Batman:year one) was originally white in the comics ,could be seen as a personification of some black people who could be seen as attack dogs for the white establishment i.e. for the Mayor ,not black Jim Gordon and it'd be interesting if Bruce Timm will revisit their rivalry from Batman:Year one. Where, like in the comics and how if differs where Flass was a police henchman for the commissioner prior to Gordon(and Gordon beat his ass) and it would be interesting that these two former White Characters ,now black characters, in how their dynamic will be different, with them being black in this 1940's universe

[@brenandemossita1000]

Show was amazing

[@Morgenlar]

They made Barbara Gordon a what?!? A LAWYER? OH, but she's public defender, that's fine. Better than when she was a US Representative I guess.

[@petermj1098]

It would have been better writing if they made Barbara Gordon a cryptographer considering Barbara is supposed to be a computer wizard kid. And cryptography existed in the 40s.

[@AspelShuyin]

Fat Question II, let's goooo 👀

[@AspelShuyin]

Girls who get to be fat and Babs as a Defense Attorney has me wanting to watch this.

[@AgentWebs]

I haven't seen it yet, but I am definitely going to now. I am a simple person. I see anticapitalist themes and I like.

[@draganpopovic797]

Bro i dont care how they look , i care how they gave the most time to them . They made batman the world greatest detective get his clues by spying on montoya , harley starter good but in this more "mature" adaptacion she torture people by tickling them and then batman does not even stop her , he gets saved by barbara. And can ve talk about how they in some way fucked our boy Bruce, im getting tired of this trope with batman how he does not care bout alfred , makes his best friend have a mental brakedown

[@maxpokebruh27]

*coughs* Paul Dini *coughs*

[@TheNoviceOAO]

You know who needs to be thick thick in the DCU imo: Wonder Woman. No more skinny women for that role pls James

[@hannabelphaege3774]

Whenever I see an animated woman with a fun nose I cheer

[@undertaker9991]

Harley Quinn is pretty thicc in this though.

[@dariusfloyd5410]

My nigga Readus is back baby!!

[@karlhenke91]

I stopped watching your video part way through because I realized I wanted to watch this. Just finished the fifth episode, and I can say Harley Quinn is the first truly terrifying villain of this series.

[@petermj1098]

Just rip off Hugo Strange

[@TheNoviceOAO]

I thought caped crusader was cool but did have some (subjective) gripes with the series: -I wish the animation felt more adult in tone. Almost A24 type chills with certain characters. Again, personal opinion -I wish the show was black and white and played with lots of shadow in its animation. Missed opportunity imo w/ 1940s setting & aesthetic. THIS among other things made it feel (a little bit, i promise) like a budget version of the OG series at the end of the day. Again, in MY OPINION. DISLIKED some of commentary in few key areas: -don't like the optics of Batman going against Gentleman Ghost. A guy like Bruce who thinks the solution to Gothams problems is to put on a suit and beat poor ppl is OBVIOUSLY overcompensating for his trauma, but I don't accept that Bruce can be against an elitist like GG, when he imo implicitly doesn't respect the underclass of the city, otherwise he would invest more and give unemployed poor ppl brain damage less. Optics just looked so bad imo w/ that ep. -There's an ep where one of Barbs clients tries to have her assassinated(think Onomatopoeia ep) and there when it's revealed, she responded in a way I don't quite remember word for word, but the impression I got was, this show thinks it's okay and maybe better for criminals to get the harshest sentence bc it's what they deserve?! Some white lib ish. Why can't some big time crime bosses be bad AND the criminal justice system seem flawed at the same time. I don't know, maybe I read something that wasn't there, pls tell me your disagreements.

[@jimbatter5246]

Off topic but this man is really really hot

[@MR.FREEDMAN]

I just wish the show was good.

[@zainmudassir2964]

Based women