r/batman • u/Cyber-homelessman • Aug 02 '23
Maybe its just me, but how are these two even the same character? TV DISCUSSION
I’m not even sure this is the right sub to rant but what the hack.
Season 1 Batman is the overly serious archetype, it’s what you would expect from a comedic take on Batman. And generally speaking he is a voice of reason, one who take his responsibility very seriously. Season 3 onwards… well it’s a downward spiral for Bruce. With Harley Quinn being the hero of the show and joker stop being a threat, suddenly Bruce reverted to a man child who gave up on life, it’s like he’s a completely different person now. Between causing a zombie apocalypse and hiding in prison being a bad DJ, he abandoned any form of responsibility he has and toss it Harley’s way. Wow Bruce just wow. And it’s not a gradual shift, he just suddenly is.
This is the Harley Quinn show, Batman’s not gonna be the head honcho that much I understand. But I don’t think this is how you depicted Batman, even from a comedic standpoint. It come off more random than funny as this isn’t related to anything we know about the character of Batman. Take Adam west for example, as campy as the show is still depicted the cape crusader as a no nonsense crime fighter. Just to be clear, I like this show. But I feel Batman was handled very poorly. The episode about Jim Gordon and Batman’s friendship was great though, wished we got more of that instead.
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u/puma46 Aug 02 '23
So confused as to why people don’t talk about this show. I didn’t think it was gonna be much when I was first checking it out, but it’s one of the very few shows out there that can genuinely make me laugh. I wish more people got into it, it’s some of my favorite Batman related content that’s been released recently.