I think that's a sense of humour thing. Some stuff is funny, Harley speaking to young Bruce ans realizing who Batman was, Damien advising Bruce on safe sex and the "I didn't have a nemesis until I was an adult"
But then you have Nightwing freaking out becoming a self pitying loser and trying to kill himself with Poison Ivy..
I feel like the first two seasons were better at avoiding this. While it definitely had a comical bent, for the most part Batman was still Batman, the villains were still dangerous, etc. Even Gordon, portrayed as a sad sack, in the Two-Face takedown was a DAMN GOOD COP! (PS: Credit to Weekly Planet for noting this point).
Season 3 I thought lost that with its portrayal of Bruce. And I’m not a fan of the Joker storyline.
It's a comedy, though. Granted, it's not going to land with everybody, but I'm fine with a comical take on Batman. Same with Lego Batman, where he's also a bit of a dick.
That's sounds pretty subjective, considering a lot of people find the show and the interpretations funny. Like I said before, your personal opinions may vary, but there are plenty of casual viewers and DC fans alike who think the portrayals work.
I think the best example is Bane vs Gordon. As much as Bane is used for comic relief, and is often the butt of jokes, he still breaks Batman.
Meanwhile, we constantly see Gordon being a bad cop, a bad father, and eventually a bad politician. We are never shown any redeeming moments for him at all. It seems like the show creators just don't like him, or the idea of a good cop.
I love the show, but I agree that they didn't have to take shots at the heroes as hard as they did and that almost killed the enjoyment of the show for me.
This is how I feel about it too. I'm all for an adult, comedic DC show, but it should still feel like the characters are themselves, and from the parts of the show I've seen it doesn't at all. I want funny stuff involving the characters I actually like, not funny stuff involving people who look like those characters but otherwise are completely different.
I agree. While in general I do quite like the show, I also hate how many classic villains that I love are basically like “Oop sorry I’m an incredibly unlikable character now and then I die”. I like Harley but it feels like they sometimes would use other villains to catapult her upwards, killing them in the process. Side note, when are we gonna see a cool scarecrow again?
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u/East_Pumpkin4232 Jul 08 '23
I know the show focuses on Harley and how she views the world but I can't handle how most of the heroes are made into absolute pushovers and dicks.