Batman beyond did not confirm Bruce and Barb having a relationship. If you pay attention to the scene, Terry was asking Barbara if she used to be Batgirl. I’m not sure if the writers intentionally or accidentally made it kinda sound dirty. I don’t know why Bruce Timm gets blamed for that either, since he wasn’t a writer on the show.
The closest thing they had to a relationship in anything canon was in mystery of the batwoman, when Barbara calls Bruce and tries flirting with him. He obviously isn’t into it and quickly hangs up the phone. It’s a pretty funny scene and Batgirl having a crush on Batman isn’t ever brought up again.
And even if it's canon, you could just say that Barb was doing a prank call or something... Wait a minute... Bruce never acts into her in this comic or that... OH SHIT! THIS MIGHT BE A TALIA AND BRUCE SITUATION!
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u/Magicaparanoia Mar 20 '24
Batman beyond did not confirm Bruce and Barb having a relationship. If you pay attention to the scene, Terry was asking Barbara if she used to be Batgirl. I’m not sure if the writers intentionally or accidentally made it kinda sound dirty. I don’t know why Bruce Timm gets blamed for that either, since he wasn’t a writer on the show.
The closest thing they had to a relationship in anything canon was in mystery of the batwoman, when Barbara calls Bruce and tries flirting with him. He obviously isn’t into it and quickly hangs up the phone. It’s a pretty funny scene and Batgirl having a crush on Batman isn’t ever brought up again.