She was my daughter... | "Over the Edge" BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Reaction

[@jackhebert2140]

If there’s one of these it’s Old Wounds. It’s actually the first appearance of Nightwing and explains why he stopped being Robin. It’s honestly one of the best episodes

[@alexlovehall7796]

Yeah I’m really hoping she reacts to that one. One of my favorites

[@corystanish]

@@alexlovehall7796 She did mention that as being one of the ones she was planning to record

[@alexlovehall7796]

@@corystanish ok great, Im looking forward to that one

[@dawnofthedyl]

That ending gets me everytime. To see an adult accept their child without even knowing what they’re being accepting of. I wish I had someone like Gordon.

[@milestonecomics8049]

Fun fact this was the last Batman tnas episode to appear on cartoon network so for some this is series finale

[@Enkijamenk]

10:45 I always took that as a "he knows." How could he not, really? I can suspend disbelief on the whole "how do people not recognize Bruce's jaw or mouth?" thing, the mind plays tricks on you. But your own daughter? And not just part of her face, but the red hair, the voice, everything? If you were her parent, and had spent most of the previous 18, 19, 20 years seeing her nearly every single day, looking after her, doting on her, thinking about her, there's just no way you wouldn't recognize her. Maybe not instantly, but I can't imagine Jim didn't pick up on it after more than a handful of encounters.

[@corystanish]

Yeah I've always taken that as confirming that he knows. He doesn't want her to say it because he needs plausible deniability.

[@forastero54321]

I’m just surprised that he never confronted batman about it. But I guess the plausible deniability thing the other commenter made might be true.

[@user-zl6ps4rp9g]

9:33 The ultimate nightmare that never occurred. Thank goodness the writers aren't heartless.

[@tonyantonellis9983]

unlike the writers of CW's Ratwoman who are.

[@zackbrown117]

The ending with Gordon saying “I love you all of you “ he knows but he’s gonna pretend not to know

[@lithiumgreen105]

This is one of the best episodes of the whole DCAU. What I love about it is how hardcore it goes. It doesn’t hold its punches. I love every minute of it

[@antoniogonzales1976]

Batman keeps things, and one thing he kept was a giant penny, part of a fight with Two-Face.

[@SpaceToast_Coast_To_Coast]

Originally, it was from a fight with a long-forgotten villain by the name of The Penny Plunderer before being retconned into being from Two-Face.

[@zacjumpman209]

He keeps it next to his life-size animatronic T-Rex.

[@nightwingman666]

After the death of Turpin on Superman the DCAU really didn’t hold back. As an episode it just shows the worst fear of not just Batgirl but the fear of the Bat-Family Gordon losing his faith in Batman leads to the ruin of him and his allies and in his desperation he hires Bane of all people to hunt him. That ending was so heartfelt it means Gordon does know about Barbra as Batgirl and by extension who Batman, Robin, and Nightwing are as we saw in the nightmare he figured out who Bruce was real quick. Even still if Gordon does go through with it he’d also have to arrest Barbra for being an accomplice to Batman and he can’t for the greater good.

[@shahmirhayat4185]

This episode did something to me when I was a kid. I actually cried so hard because It felt like a bad dream.

[@benschultz1784]

This episode made Scarecrow an actual menace.

[@2gredvisions8560]

'Tis why he's considered one of Batman's most psychologically dangerous villains.

[@christopherwall2121]

And he doesn't even DO anything.

[@kR-qj7rw]

realistically a bunch of the rogues gallery are incredibly dangerous but most get shafted for joker and ras to be the main ones

[@nikhilhembrom8952]

​@@kR-qj7rwthere were few good scarecrow stories in comics if done right he can be great villian but most of time writers only focus on fear toxin not scarecrow ideology

[@zacjumpman209]

Of course Batman has a giant penny. He keeps it next to his life-size animatronic T-Rex.

[@camerongordon5914]

4:24 - Yes, this was a trip to watch as a 12-year-old. And since I was practically Robin's age, his scream of "NO!" was absolutely bloodcurdling to hear . . . But yeah, I'm okay. I contend that this episode belongs in the top 5 best Batman ANYTHINGS, EVER.

[@nikhilhembrom8952]

Well normally police and gordon never able to catch even common criminals but minute batman is suspected they become most competent police force even mask of phantasm is great example of that

[@Maswartz226]

I love when they imply that yeah Gordon knows, he's known for years and would have to be a moron not to know, but he also knows he can never actually say anything or the law would require him to go after him.

[@MrChava54]

SPOILER FOR MEG They do actually confirm in Return of the Joker when Tim gets corrupted that that's when he officially found out, even if he had an idea before.

[@paladinrose]

I think Gordon knows. I think he's known about Bruce for a LONG time, by this point. He's the Commish.

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

One of if not THE best episode of Batman TAS. Definitely the most intense.

[@mrbig4571]

I actually love that you were understanding of Gordon during the dream sequence. It’s easy to take Batman’s side since he’s the main character, but you can totally see where Gordon’s coming from.

[@bsommervold]

This episode created my headcanon that Gordon would LOSE his MIND if Bruce had any relationship with Barbra beyond platonic/mentor

[@Maswartz226]

I hate that whole idea, I hate it so fucking much. I hate how horny on main the writers and artists are for Barbara. I hate it with a passion.

[@demianoff]

Her not recording some episodes is completely the fault of people adamant about spoiling things for others.

[@williamrobinson4513]

It is SO enlightening to see you reacting to the dark side of BOTH, BATMAN (OVER THE EDGE) and SUPERMAN (THE LATE MR. KENT). I am HOPING for your reaction to "OLD WOUNDS" (the episode that brought NIGHTWING into play.

[@lithiumgreen105]

4:35 and yes, this was TOTALLY a Saturday morning kid’s show 😂

[@bluesman6891]

Don't blame on Batman for this lol Barbara was warned not to join the bat family in the first place for her own risk but she chose to be Batgirl when she was in college. She's already an adult and she made that choice. It was up to Barbara either she want to tell her father the truth about her double life or keep it as a secret, so that Jim wouldn't be worried or over protective. It's not Batman's place to say, he had to respect Barbara's decision. Btw, loving your reaction so far!

[@mangalegends]

I saw this once as a kid and I'm surprised at how much I remember. It was one of my favorite episodes

[@TheMorlun]

Gordon pretty much always knows. If you remember Year One, the whole 'I'm blind without my glasses' is an obvious lie, he almost always acts more protective around Batgirl and in old comics Barbara actually revealed her identity to him and he went: "Yeah, I always knew. Go be a senator." He refuses to 100% knowledge so the higher authorities won't force him to arest Bats and Co.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

_"He refuses to 100% knowledge so the higher authorities won't force him to arest Bats and Co."_ Not knowing their identities is a non-factor in that. I think it's more that he could pass a polygraph when asked directly. In this canon, he can literally say "I've seen Bruce Wayne and Batman stand right next to eachother." "I've suspected lots of people over the years. For all I know Batman's somebody's secret identical twin."

[@super_nurd]

This episode really stuck with me as a kid. To the point that when I was in college and had a friend that never saw a single Batman episode this was the first one I showed him. He was mind blown by the episode and was just "what is this show?!" And the staff has 100% confirmed that Gordon knows. Saying stuff like it would've been insulting to Gordon's character if he didn't piece it together by now, and that final conversation was his way of keep pretending he didn't know.

[@milkiassamuel780]

This might be one of the darkest episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, with many implications that could become reality in the DCAU if things took a tragic turn. BTW I can't get over how Bane's design in Season 4 straight up looks like he's wearing a gimp suit😂

[@minnesotajones261]

One of the greatest episodes of Batman, ever. Maybe one of the greatest "30 minutes" of TV... ever.

[@cje499]

"But what can I expect from a killer of children!" DAMN BANE! Note: It's my headcanon that James Gordon is too good a detective not to know who his daughter was from the beginning

[@TopcatsLair]

It's one of the best episodes. Her fear is possibly causing the end of Batman /Gordon relationship. Such depth in just a short episode.

[@andtheneverythingchangedwh5234]

Ah welcome to the most traumatic tv episode of my childhood 😂

[@jonasquinn7977]

On the one hand I get skipping Ultimate Thrill because it’s not exactly the best episode. On the other hand I want to see your reaction to the sheer horniness of that episode.

[@kristoferkeck391]

To answer your question: no, those of us who watched this as young kids are not okay 😂

[@theoutsider-uj8ow]

You meant we were older than our real age 😏

[@Guaseth]

I think the ending is about interpretation: My interpretation is that Gordon does not know, and therefore, he is not choosing to trust Batman, he is reminding Barbara that he trusts her, for Gordon, it doesn't matter what she's doing because he knows she's doing the right thing, she's capable, smart and more importantly, good (even more than Batman himself)

[@charleslee8313]

10:25 -- the way he said it, it implies that he knows.

[@chrisjhermanreacts]

Great reaction! One of my favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.

[@circa81]

wait what, batman Beyond, your gonna watch the entire DCAU?!

[@hugomartinez8803]

Hopefully but probably after the other shows she watches i cant say the names so she wouldn't get spoiled

[@bryancorrell3689]

Gordon can't own up to really knowing since Batman and Co. are vigilantes operating outside the law. So he stops her from telling him because that leaves him plausible deniability if anyone ever insists on knowing what he knows to arrest them.

[@terryjohnson5579]

There is a giant penny in the bar cave from a silver age era villian . Also a giant dinosaur

[@normancanseco7505]

This was, by far, my favorite Batman Tas episode along with Growing pains.

[@bet0v966]

This is how me & my lil sis learned bout the whole “ it was all dream”. Ep had us losin our tiny lil minds

[@calvine295]

Her: I don't even know who the lead in Batman Beyond is. Me: Um...it's Batman. Duh.

[@Lucas_Carvalho616]

Meg are you gonna start Batman Beyond next or Justice League?? Either way i think you gonna like both. Specially Batman Beyond's futuristic aesthetic and stoylines.

[@flippinLOFI]

He totally knows.

[@Babbles217]

I looove this episode so much.

[@WAEVOICE]

8:41 Shockingly, it is-- the late Henry Silva.

[@Maswartz226]

I know the twist makes it questionable but why would she have ANY info about them on her computer?

[@usafa2000]

Oh yeah. I haven't seen this since the 90s. Totally didn't recognize the episode until i saw Barbara fall. Not as bad as watching Optimus Prime die, but still shocking.

[@theoutsider-uj8ow]

Afcorst, we watched this when we're kids. This is DC animation, not Marvel. we used to this kind of tragic and dark things 😂

[@mmxxiii9503]

Ohhhh this is a good one 4:28 Yes 😊 10:40 he always knew

[@JosephV19]

Great episode

[@misti-step]

looove nightwings mask design in this

[@SuperBrooklynite007]

Yeah, we’re OK and we also just say either native American or Indian it doesn’t matter

[@fredskull1618]

Damn you could shave Parmesan on Batman’s jawline

[@rangerwill]

That's one square jaw isn't it??

[@RicardoPerez-rz8pu]

When I looked at Gordon why do I notice that he looks like Stan Lee ?.

[@Frangucci]

I've been waiting on this one

[@horizonpeak793]

Yup , Gordon knows .

[@Elfenlied8675309]

It's strange that Barbara's dream involved Bane, seeing as she never encountered him in the DCAU.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

Maybe Tim had been describing him lately.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I've been waiting for this episode since the first one. This season had some hard stories. I was not ok during/after this episode for a while. And even during the arkham knight scene, I thought about this episode.

[@SoulCastleFilms]

To answer your question, Meg; no, I was not OK. I watched THE SCENE on KZbin, and was absolutely shocked. I wasn't able to watch the full episode until later and it's probably one of the best BTAS episodes ever.

[@christiancloud7945]

Hi Meg love yore reactions I know you already have a lot on your plate but a show that I think you and your husband should watch is the 2004 The Batman series, very underrated, outstanding, strong and dark series of DC that practically gets all right.

[@shooterdownunder]

1:42 maybe he found out about him dating his daughter

[@arthurteixeira9866]

One of the best episodes of TNBA! Will you be watching the Justice League movie soon?

[@thatsgib6015]

4:25 No, I'm not, haha, im very emotionally damaged :)

[@joshuacampbell4700]

This episode really convinced me.

[@popeye697]

Jim knows

[@robertfalk3767]

4:28 Why no, we are not ok.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Meg hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@jessiegreen619]

best one this seson

[@rodrigoferreramenezes5274]

To me, Jim knows who the Batfamily are but he plays dumb. Gordon is the Commissioner of a city, he can't hold this secret without losing the job.

[@Thunderwing88]

I was more like 20.

[@huhjuan44]

Totally unrelated but you should dive in to the transformers world. You should check out an origin story, Transformers One. It released just last year

[@devinsantiago5357]

I knew it was a dream they did the same in arkham knight with batman

[@willmendoza8498]

I thought I had seen that one, but I guess I hadn't. Hard hitting

[@jadennova]

Watch Love is a croc. It's good.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

"Love Is A Croc" sees probably the most F'd up relationship in TAS- and no, it's not between Joker and Harley! Heck, it's.... it's SO much worse.

[@AndyDandyMandy]

Definitely record Legends Of The Dark Knight

[@AnthonySmith-bj9mo]

hi Meg

[@goldenage]

Ultimate Thrill is a pretty good one, especially the Climax. Definitely check out "You Scratch My Back". I'd day Batman Beyond is a skip (besides movie)

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

Batgirl was better in The Batman 2004 series

[@g1xrider13]

Plausible deniability.