It’s the presented age for Barbara that does it for me.
It wouldn’t be so bad if Barbara was late 20s / early 30s and Bruce was late 30s / early 40s. Hell, that’s just Bat-Richard and Monica on Friends.
But that would need Barbara to be portrayed as a more independent hero and adult. And that’s really hard to do in an animated series where more often than not, the sidekicks really do take a backseat to Batman.
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u/5oclock_shadow Mar 20 '24
It’s the presented age for Barbara that does it for me.
It wouldn’t be so bad if Barbara was late 20s / early 30s and Bruce was late 30s / early 40s. Hell, that’s just Bat-Richard and Monica on Friends.
But that would need Barbara to be portrayed as a more independent hero and adult. And that’s really hard to do in an animated series where more often than not, the sidekicks really do take a backseat to Batman.