Can we just give recognition to the original creators of BTAS, for creating a children's cartoon show, whose success relied on the show's toyline as much as its ratings, that presented these incredibly deep and nuanced themes to kids. They never talked down to you at 6, and they created something I would enjoy multiple times as I grew up. I learned something new with each viewing at different stages of life.
X-Men TAS, had the same task, yet they slipped on some serious stuff. The episode about the origin of Mr Sinister, is really not for kids. I actually think the success of Batman & Superman TAS, along with X-Men and Spider-Man TAS, was that many young adults were watching too. When the with their kids, or on their own. The expensive toys were being bought by adult collectors, starting in the 90’s, with McFarlane’s Spawn stuff, then other companies realizing they could make collectibles, instead of “toys.” I was a 14 or 15 year old, who slowly got my friends into what they thought were just cartoons for kids.
It may not be ideal in the short term, but in the long run it shines the gold, the success to any Movie or TV show is when you treat children like adults, and not dumb down the content for them. Sure they may not fully understand the messages and nuance, but they can feel it, and once they grow up, that feeling combined with the full understanding of the context creates magic
Batman:I've become a cliché something for tourists! DC/WB:Yeah real sad there buddy mope about it some other time you gotta fight Joker again then after that you gotta fight Spawn then after that throw hands with WB icons we're not done milking you to death
A line from OSP Red always comes up in my mind. "Can you imagine your Batman comforting a scared child? If yes, congratulations, this is a certified Batman! If not, I'm afraid you instead have the Punisher in a silly hat." I think, to an extent, DCAU Bruce Wayne forgets at least part of what made Batman important. Or, perhaps, doesn't want to show it. Batman is compassion. Part of compassion, however, is healing. Healing requires connection to others.
Batman exists as a promise that no child would ever experience the same tragedy that Bruce Wayne did that night in crime alley. At his core batman is an extremely empathetic character because of that defining promise. And I really hate it when people act like he's some emotionless whacko
I'd like to say that the portrayal of Bruce not caring about everyone was NOT his actual feelings. Terry was projecting what he thought 'Batman' would say after finding out... certain things (his quitting the Justice League partnership stuff and breaking up with Dana were similar events as he still remains a part-timer by the end and has decided to propose to Dana). The reality is that, while he puts on a cold front, in reality, he cares deep down. He's willing to visit Tim Drake in the hospital after Return of the Joker. He goes out of his way to make soup for Terry in Epilogue and tries to look after his health. Age and failure has worn it down but his empathy is still there, something that is a core part of him as Amanda Waller notes. Hell, in that same episode, a story is told about how Bruce stopped a reality warper about to die and take half the city with her... by simply staying by her side until she passed away, refusing to take her life. He DOES care, it's just that as time goes on, he becomes more and more closed off and it becomes harder for it to be visible.
@@miiamidblu yea that definitely not the most heroic thing Batman did considering that his son’s ex and the man he see as a father daughter and that not even considering the age gap
This was the episode I watched the day I found out Kevin Conroy died. It really is such a wonderful episode, and it’s going to be forever important to me because of that day.
Episodes like this one were incredibly important to the mythos of Batman. In a way, Jim Gordon was his father figure, albeit very indirectly. Bruce's fears of losing another father crippled him to the point he was ready to resign. Jim is Bruce's hero, for without him, Batman can't continue his mission.
I never thought of Batman in such a way before, bein that he lost his fatyer and had to grow without one, and so- as Batman, as a hero, he serves that role to al the children and people of Gotham whom also had no parent figures.
That was one of the reasons why super heroes in general became popular and enduring. Superman and Batman both became father figures for many generations which had lost their parents in the horrors of WW1 and 2.
I think people forget that Tim happened in the DCAU and that made him more depressed, he blames himself, you know. I think another DCAU moment that can be linked to this episode about doubting himself is Phatom Mask, the movie, as it's all about Bruce trying and wanting to move one, leave the mission behind but he can't and a part of him doesn't want to.
@@SejfTrix my bad, but still. Tim happened and that added to the overall trauma Bruce was already dealing with. And there were a few close calls where Bruce thought he lost someone aka superman "dies" episode. The fear of losing someone he cares drives him to be more determined to continue the mission, he refuses to lose someone else.
@@SejfTrix dick left him + close class in the jl/lju seasons + tim's incident all summed up to left a lonely bruce we got in beyond. And there's a headcanon that says bruce kinda altered his future after thag episode of jl where they go to the future and he meets themselves and a kinda messed up world, and it would make sense but i rather stick to things that indeed happened. Also, in canon bruce has the tendency of pushing people away over and over and over again and in the DCAU he did it several times to people he cared of.
Great video as usual. But I have to correct you on one major point. In Epilogue, all of the conversations that happen in black and white aren’t canon. They never actually happen. They’re what Terry imagines will happen if he confront Bruce and Dana. That’s why Dana and Bruce act as if things are perfectly normal between them. So 100 year old Bruce never actually speaks that callously about his old partners. Terry just assumes the worst. Dwayne McDuffie has confirmed this.
The De-Evolution of Batman across the DCAU was somewhat remedied by Young Justice (Season 1 and 2. Lol) which REALLY made me appreciate/love that show (at that point. Lol). This as usual was beautiful. Thank you for posting. I always felt like TNABR what somewhat the beginning of the end in some regards of a more nuanced amount of storytelling in the Batman universe before it started to brush up against GRIMDARK territory.
I don't really think its a de-evolution, rather I feel the slow degradation of Bruce's warmth is a response to continued, nightly trauma from being Batman and getting into life or death situations every night.
I kinda feel the same way, but when you stop to look at the big picture it's not that batman is becoming less empathic, it's that his dedication to the cause is so great that he slowly learns that closeness with other people will only end up causing them pain when Bruce risks his life again and again. He would sacrifice everything to keep the ones he loves safe, even if he has to sacrifice his relationship with them.
While this episode is focused on BTAS, a lot of this still applies to mainline James Gordon and most of the other renditions of him. His unique relationship with Batman is one of the biggest reasons why Jim is my favorite Batman character.
Really just want to say how much I love the style of your videos. You bring up interesting topics and look at individual characters, episodes or even just moments in depth and it's great :)
A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a little boy’s shoulder to let him know that the world hadn’t ended
Someone probably already said this but the intention behind the black and white scenes in epilog were supposed to be in Terry's imagination it's why it seemed like Bruce wasn't that upset at him in the end
IDK if someone else said this, but the black and white spots in the last episode of JLU are from Terry's imagination not flashbacks. The rest of the video is spot on, just wanted to clarify that for his character interpretation
im love your video's so much and i feel like just i'm right there hearing you describe it. thank you Implicitly Pretentious for always making good content.
Damn I LOVE "I Am The Night"! Might just be my favorite BTAS episode. It is the epitome of the struggle of Batman, but also his resilience. I don't see it appearing high on too many people's top ten lists. Truly a MASTERPIECE!
@@thedarkknight727 I think the writers "improved" his personality in Justice League (Unlimited), but I loved his personality from the original Animated Series
Yeah, I prefer the more human and compassionate Batman. Old Bruce just makes me sad, everyone he loved left and he blames it on lack of commitment to the mission.
I've always liked the idea of Bruce veering into blind zealotry if he's not careful. Maybe not the way *Season 4* onwards did it, though "Cold Bruce" presented a very interesting contrast to the warmer, regular Bruce. One that I love when it's applied to *Ra's Al-Ghul,* 'cos I think he best embodies the twisted reflection of _the Mission_ that Bruce has dedicated himself to. I feel _Arkham City_ did that well, but there's more to dig through. Aside from the core difference between Bruce and Ra's mindsets, i.e. "help everybody" vs "kill everybody", I think what would make for a good story is highlighting their individual senses of _trust._ Ra's doesn't trust anyone to carry on his work exactly as he desires it to proceed, which ironically - through his use of the Lazarus Pit - causes it to become more corrupted; whereas Bruce knows that even if he dies, good people will follow him and continue to fight the good fight. Also compare Ra's cult/army of expendable pawns who worship and fear him versus Bruce bonding with a surrogate family that loves him and calls him out when he's in the wrong. It's such a rich vein of storytelling and I love to see it tapped into. I thoroughly support what you're laying down here (and in your other videos, for that matter), 'cos you really emphasise just how compelling these stories are and why we adore these characters. Consider me subbed. 😁
I just have to say i hate Batman Beyond because it puts Bruce into this life of lonelyness, isolation and tragidy when honestly i root for him to have a good future where his interference may not have gotten rid of crime completely but enough for the future of Gotham and himself to be bright.
Awesome video! the only flaw is when you use the the future Bruce (100 years old) to make your point but those sequences are Terry imagining what Bruce will say not what actually happens. He never confronts Bruce in the that episode. Outside of those clips your point still stands! 5:57
...Soooo...Batman has a Bat-Throne made of stone upon which he sulks. In his costume. With no other apparent use. And they say _Superman_ is the man who has everything.
Hey, we do not know each other but I would like to tell u that despite all the bad that you have done in your life, GOD still loves you and wants you to be with him (GOD), all yoi must do is to trust in Jesus like how he would trust in parachute when jumping out of a plane and you must be willing to turn from your wrong doings and do what is good😊😊😊 0:07
really digging your new montage intros. they're put together well with the overlapping audio and jumping back and forth between 2 or 3 episodes. keep it up.
i think this just reaffirms how important Dick is in batman lore and to batman. I just think batman works so much better when you have Dick pushing him to be a better man
The more examples we have of Batman struggling with his mission, his life, the people around him. The more we see how desperately he needs a father figure
"Sooner or later I'll go down it could be Joker or Two Face so some punk who gets Lucky" foreshadowing what happens in the first episode of Batman Beyond
I've recently been watching Batman the Animated Series after having only seen a few episodes here and there. Most of my understanding of Batman as a character can from his appearance in the two Justice League shows, so I was used to his more callous, but ultimately compassionate, self. Seeing how he is in the first series of the animated series, I was surprised to see how jovial he was by comparison. He started out serious, but show much more outward kindness and compassion. He's an interesting case of the tragic hero, his quest to avenge the loss of his family eventually depriving him of all the family he made along the way. Even more tragic is the fact that it was all avoidable. Something I was happy to see in the new Batman film was that Batman resolved to be more than just a symbol of fear, more than a boogeyman to scare people straight. He learned he had to be there to provide hope, to uplift the good in Gotham and not just beat down the bad.
Beautiful love it I cried but just one thing I believe the black and white scenes in Epilogue are Terry's imagination so it's not what happens it's how he thinks those convos will go. Luckily Amanda Waller of all people talks him down.
The DC animated universe version of Batman is so tragic because he basically destroyed his own social life. Yes, the mission did require him to be able to be strong enough to continue it but I really wish he could’ve done with Terry had the opportunity to do. It does not excuse the bad things he did as well like getting Barbara pregnant and failing Tim and Dick Grayson, but at the same time we will never forget this character either because it is the best version of Batman. Besides, the Arkham Version in my opinion.
This is good but you know the black and white scene from epilogue is just in Terry's mind. How he see Bruce. That is something to look into to. How many do not understand Bruce/Batman and that is a huge reason why they leave.
funny enough that bit of "batman has become a commodity and doesnt address the problem in society" was actually a storyline with Green Arrow back in the day. Both Bruce and Ollie come to the conclusion, that they would do better for the world and their respective communities AS Bruce Wayne and Oliver Queen; rather than Batman and The Green Arrow
The reason batman feels so much like a loaner and impersonable figure in most later series compared to batman in TAS is simple. In most series Bruce Wayne is a mask, in TAS Bruce Wayne is Batman. In TAS the two cannot be seperated, elements of Bruce bleed into how he acts as batman and viceversa. In other series they feel entirely seperate to the point where Bruce Wayne is almost irrelevant to those series, only batman matters.
I find bruce wayne to be just as important as batman. many will say that batman is the real identity and bruce is just a persona but for me that couldnt be further from the truth. Bruce is an important aspect he may not be the stoic hero that inflicts fear on others neither is he a symbol of hope, justice and redemption. He is a man a scared man that still lives in fear and guilt for his parents death. Bruce is more emotional than batman he is the side of batman that is capable of love and is still a scared person deep inside him. I'm not saying that "batman" isnt capable of compassion or love far from it, but bruce is an important aspect regarding his identity
The journey from the empathetic, human hero Batman began as and the lonely, bitter obsessive he ended as is painfully tragic. I wish my favourite Batman could have found a happier ending - but what is Batman without deep sadness?
It’s sad. Bruce ended up alone in that damn cave. Nobody was around anymore. Or wanted to be around him. He only had the mission, and eventually he couldn’t continue it and was made the intel man. I can’t get over it.
I love these videos, but is there any chance we may see Batman Brave & The Bold on this channel. I think it is as good as the Batman TAS, just different. Would love to see this channel’s take on the Brighter Knight.
so happy you're making these videos now, after i just finished watching the DCAU shows for the first time. it's helping me process all the feelings i have (and none of my friends have watched the show as adults so i have no one to discuss it with).
i prefered season 3 of S:TAS, JL, and JLU overall, but i never liked their interpretation of Batman as much as the more sensitive, complex, nuanced version in B:TAS. the heart of the character got lost (or at least seen less) in the later shows, to me, even though i thought the overall storytelling expanded and improved.
@@kwayneboy1524 that's definitely the direction they took it! i just prefer other endings for the character (though Kevin Conroy will always be the GOAT and the great moments are still badass/funny/heartfelt).
This is easily my favourite TH-cam channel! So much so that "something that was changing your mind" is among my most played songs now! Stellar content!
I love your DCAU videos, man! I used to watch BTAS when I was a kid in the 90s and I absolutely love these shows! Hope you keep doing this for a long time! There is plenty of extraordinary episodes worth of diving into them. Sorry for the poor english, I’m from Brazil.
i really liek batman beyond because it really felt made with heart, but i also hate how it confirmed bruce solitaire and unhappy future life, while the original run of BTAS always aimed that even through the harshness and the obscurity, hope was there, small and hard to find but there, even in the original run of the btas comic's ending, it showed bruce caring to become a better man to his family and i want to believe that his true ending in another life
Can we just give recognition to the original creators of BTAS, for creating a children's cartoon show, whose success relied on the show's toyline as much as its ratings, that presented these incredibly deep and nuanced themes to kids. They never talked down to you at 6, and they created something I would enjoy multiple times as I grew up. I learned something new with each viewing at different stages of life.
X-Men TAS, had the same task, yet they slipped on some serious stuff. The episode about the origin of Mr Sinister, is really not for kids. I actually think the success of Batman & Superman TAS, along with X-Men and Spider-Man TAS, was that many young adults were watching too. When the with their kids, or on their own. The expensive toys were being bought by adult collectors, starting in the 90’s, with McFarlane’s Spawn stuff, then other companies realizing they could make collectibles, instead of “toys.”
I was a 14 or 15 year old, who slowly got my friends into what they thought were just cartoons for kids.
Sad that this show is more mature than most DC content these days
It may not be ideal in the short term, but in the long run it shines the gold, the success to any Movie or TV show is when you treat children like adults, and not dumb down the content for them. Sure they may not fully understand the messages and nuance, but they can feel it, and once they grow up, that feeling combined with the full understanding of the context creates magic
@@CorbCorbin you were 14/15 in 1993?
Batman:I've become a cliché something for tourists!
DC/WB:Yeah real sad there buddy mope about it some other time you gotta fight Joker again then after that you gotta fight Spawn then after that throw hands with WB icons we're not done milking you to death
A line from OSP Red always comes up in my mind. "Can you imagine your Batman comforting a scared child? If yes, congratulations, this is a certified Batman! If not, I'm afraid you instead have the Punisher in a silly hat." I think, to an extent, DCAU Bruce Wayne forgets at least part of what made Batman important. Or, perhaps, doesn't want to show it. Batman is compassion. Part of compassion, however, is healing. Healing requires connection to others.
Red is absolutely amazing.
Batman exists as a promise that no child would ever experience the same tragedy that Bruce Wayne did that night in crime alley. At his core batman is an extremely empathetic character because of that defining promise. And I really hate it when people act like he's some emotionless whacko
I'd like to say that the portrayal of Bruce not caring about everyone was NOT his actual feelings. Terry was projecting what he thought 'Batman' would say after finding out... certain things (his quitting the Justice League partnership stuff and breaking up with Dana were similar events as he still remains a part-timer by the end and has decided to propose to Dana). The reality is that, while he puts on a cold front, in reality, he cares deep down. He's willing to visit Tim Drake in the hospital after Return of the Joker. He goes out of his way to make soup for Terry in Epilogue and tries to look after his health. Age and failure has worn it down but his empathy is still there, something that is a core part of him as Amanda Waller notes.
Hell, in that same episode, a story is told about how Bruce stopped a reality warper about to die and take half the city with her... by simply staying by her side until she passed away, refusing to take her life.
He DOES care, it's just that as time goes on, he becomes more and more closed off and it becomes harder for it to be visible.
Batman telling Gordon that he is a hero always made me cry.
Bruce truly looks at Gordon as a father figure just like the bat family look at Bruce as a father figure
which is what makes what happened between him and Barbra even more messed up
@@miiamidblu yea that definitely not the most heroic thing Batman did considering that his son’s ex and the man he see as a father daughter and that not even considering the age gap
Yeah, I love everything about the DCAU/Timnverse, except for that ONE fucking detail!
We are all allowed to ignore that bit. That comic doesn't have to be canon
It really not that bad
I love how BTAS and the DCAU as a whole explores the ideas of relationships and how people deal with them.
This was the episode I watched the day I found out Kevin Conroy died. It really is such a wonderful episode, and it’s going to be forever important to me because of that day.
This is the episode I watched in honor of Kevin Conroy too.
It definitely captures the pure essence of what it means to be a hero
I watch the one that mad hatter makes his dreams come true. Kevin said it was his favorite episode
@@kieronsullivan9515 yeah I was looking for that one but I couldn’t remember the name. What’s it called?
@@divinchi6616 perchance to dream
Kevin may be gone, but the Batman he helped make will live on.
Episodes like this one were incredibly important to the mythos of Batman. In a way, Jim Gordon was his father figure, albeit very indirectly. Bruce's fears of losing another father crippled him to the point he was ready to resign. Jim is Bruce's hero, for without him, Batman can't continue his mission.
I never thought of Batman in such a way before, bein that he lost his fatyer and had to grow without one, and so- as Batman, as a hero, he serves that role to al the children and people of Gotham whom also had no parent figures.
He has a Father
That's Alfred
He doesn't have a Mother
Some interpret Gordon as his dad which keeps him honest, and caring Alfred as his mom nowadays.
That was one of the reasons why super heroes in general became popular and enduring. Superman and Batman both became father figures for many generations which had lost their parents in the horrors of WW1 and 2.
@@EnerKaizer Wow, never thought of that. Incredible
I think people forget that Tim happened in the DCAU and that made him more depressed, he blames himself, you know.
I think another DCAU moment that can be linked to this episode about doubting himself is Phatom Mask, the movie, as it's all about Bruce trying and wanting to move one, leave the mission behind but he can't and a part of him doesn't want to.
Jason didn't happen
@@SejfTrix my bad, but still. Tim happened and that added to the overall trauma Bruce was already dealing with.
And there were a few close calls where Bruce thought he lost someone aka superman "dies" episode. The fear of losing someone he cares drives him to be more determined to continue the mission, he refuses to lose someone else.
@@stardust-tt6mk yeah ur right except for the Tim thing since return of the joker didn't happen until after jlu Dwayne McDuffie said so
@@SejfTrix dick left him + close class in the jl/lju seasons + tim's incident all summed up to left a lonely bruce we got in beyond.
And there's a headcanon that says bruce kinda altered his future after thag episode of jl where they go to the future and he meets themselves and a kinda messed up world, and it would make sense but i rather stick to things that indeed happened.
Also, in canon bruce has the tendency of pushing people away over and over and over again and in the DCAU he did it several times to people he cared of.
"Getting into a fistfight to resolve their sexual tensions." GOD, that line killed me.
Bruce Wayne seeing Gordon as a father figure really puts another layer of icky on that whole Bruce Timm's Batman x Batgirl ship.
Not canon. Not canon. Lalalalalalalalala.
what are you doing step-batman?
Nope, don’t remember it, never happened! 😬
I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that you can make banger after banger every 3 days.
Great video as usual. But I have to correct you on one major point. In Epilogue, all of the conversations that happen in black and white aren’t canon. They never actually happen. They’re what Terry imagines will happen if he confront Bruce and Dana. That’s why Dana and Bruce act as if things are perfectly normal between them. So 100 year old Bruce never actually speaks that callously about his old partners. Terry just assumes the worst. Dwayne McDuffie has confirmed this.
The De-Evolution of Batman across the DCAU was somewhat remedied by Young Justice (Season 1 and 2. Lol) which REALLY made me appreciate/love that show (at that point. Lol). This as usual was beautiful. Thank you for posting. I always felt like TNABR what somewhat the beginning of the end in some regards of a more nuanced amount of storytelling in the Batman universe before it started to brush up against GRIMDARK territory.
Yeah you can see the difference of portrayal between the first couple seasons of BTAS to the later DCAU
I don't really think its a de-evolution, rather I feel the slow degradation of Bruce's warmth is a response to continued, nightly trauma from being Batman and getting into life or death situations every night.
I kinda feel the same way, but when you stop to look at the big picture it's not that batman is becoming less empathic, it's that his dedication to the cause is so great that he slowly learns that closeness with other people will only end up causing them pain when Bruce risks his life again and again. He would sacrifice everything to keep the ones he loves safe, even if he has to sacrifice his relationship with them.
While this episode is focused on BTAS, a lot of this still applies to mainline James Gordon and most of the other renditions of him. His unique relationship with Batman is one of the biggest reasons why Jim is my favorite Batman character.
Your Batman: Mask of The Phantasm video has always been my favorite, but this is a new contender
Really just want to say how much I love the style of your videos. You bring up interesting topics and look at individual characters, episodes or even just moments in depth and it's great :)
This episode makes me cry every time. It’s worse now that Kevin Conroy is gone.
A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a little boy’s shoulder to let him know that the world hadn’t ended
I ... was just thinking about that .
You sir are a genius . Thank you .
Someone probably already said this but the intention behind the black and white scenes in epilog were supposed to be in Terry's imagination it's why it seemed like Bruce wasn't that upset at him in the end
IDK if someone else said this, but the black and white spots in the last episode of JLU are from Terry's imagination not flashbacks. The rest of the video is spot on, just wanted to clarify that for his character interpretation
im love your video's so much and i feel like just i'm right there hearing you describe it. thank you Implicitly Pretentious for always making good content.
Damn I LOVE "I Am The Night"! Might just be my favorite BTAS episode. It is the epitome of the struggle of Batman, but also his resilience. I don't see it appearing high on too many people's top ten lists. Truly a MASTERPIECE!
The black and white parts of the justice league epilogue were just on Terry's head... how he thought those conversations would go
The episode also shows that there's more to Batman than just beating up criminals
To be honest, I really dislike how they made Batman/Bruce Wayne in ‘The New Batman Adventures’ and ‘Batman Beyond’ in terms of character.
They need to make him more grim because of the Schumacher films, or do you mean the Dating-Barbara-Thing?
@@sartbimpson4519: BOTH
@@thedarkknight727 I think the writers "improved" his personality in Justice League (Unlimited), but I loved his personality from the original Animated Series
Yeah, I prefer the more human and compassionate Batman. Old Bruce just makes me sad, everyone he loved left and he blames it on lack of commitment to the mission.
I've always liked the idea of Bruce veering into blind zealotry if he's not careful. Maybe not the way *Season 4* onwards did it, though "Cold Bruce" presented a very interesting contrast to the warmer, regular Bruce. One that I love when it's applied to *Ra's Al-Ghul,* 'cos I think he best embodies the twisted reflection of _the Mission_ that Bruce has dedicated himself to. I feel _Arkham City_ did that well, but there's more to dig through.
Aside from the core difference between Bruce and Ra's mindsets, i.e. "help everybody" vs "kill everybody", I think what would make for a good story is highlighting their individual senses of _trust._
Ra's doesn't trust anyone to carry on his work exactly as he desires it to proceed, which ironically - through his use of the Lazarus Pit - causes it to become more corrupted; whereas Bruce knows that even if he dies, good people will follow him and continue to fight the good fight. Also compare Ra's cult/army of expendable pawns who worship and fear him versus Bruce bonding with a surrogate family that loves him and calls him out when he's in the wrong. It's such a rich vein of storytelling and I love to see it tapped into.
I thoroughly support what you're laying down here (and in your other videos, for that matter), 'cos you really emphasise just how compelling these stories are and why we adore these characters. Consider me subbed. 😁
I just have to say i hate Batman Beyond because it puts Bruce into this life of lonelyness, isolation and tragidy when honestly i root for him to have a good future where his interference may not have gotten rid of crime completely but enough for the future of Gotham and himself to be bright.
Why
Bruce
Chose this
Its his choice
Because he believed
That he will betray
The memory of his parents
If he is not lonely and unhappy
yeah same kinda, I just headcanon it as taking place in a parallel timeline/universe
@@sarahh6 Thank goodness i'm not alone in that 😆
Hot Take: I am the knight is the best Batman Tas episode (yes, even better then almost got ‘Im).
Awesome video! the only flaw is when you use the the future Bruce (100 years old) to make your point but those sequences are Terry imagining what Bruce will say not what actually happens. He never confronts Bruce in the that episode. Outside of those clips your point still stands! 5:57
we are for a minute in, and already know the punchline is gonna hit me in the feels
...Soooo...Batman has a Bat-Throne made of stone upon which he sulks. In his costume. With no other apparent use.
And they say _Superman_ is the man who has everything.
Hey, we do not know each other but I would like to tell u that despite all the bad that you have done in your life, GOD still loves you and wants you to be with him (GOD), all yoi must do is to trust in Jesus like how he would trust in parachute when jumping out of a plane and you must be willing to turn from your wrong doings and do what is good😊😊😊 0:07
really digging your new montage intros. they're put together well with the overlapping audio and jumping back and forth between 2 or 3 episodes. keep it up.
i think this just reaffirms how important Dick is in batman lore and to batman. I just think batman works so much better when you have Dick pushing him to be a better man
RIP Kevin Conroy. Greatest Batman there ever was
Batman:TAS is the best written vigilante. It sets itself apart from becoming Punisher with a silly hat. It's beyond..
Excellent work as always.
Thank you for offering both breadth and further depth to my favorite comic book character.
RIP Kevin Conroy the Batman voice
I loved this it genuinely got on my feelings I love your videos thank you honestly Ur vids are really the only thing that make me feel emotions now
The more examples we have of Batman struggling with his mission, his life, the people around him. The more we see how desperately he needs a father figure
Man you could really feel his emotions in this one... I actually think he was about to cry at the end T,T
As a viewer, with all the build up over it, I got misty at Batman telling Gordon he's a hero.
Turns out the real Dark Knight was the friends we made along the way.
What is the name of the outro song?
OTE - Where We Wanna Go
Owe ya
Mystery song is "Lost Again"
"Sooner or later I'll go down it could be Joker or Two Face so some punk who gets Lucky" foreshadowing what happens in the first episode of Batman Beyond
YOU CANT JUST SLIP "Tempts him to a fist fight to resolve the sexual tension" RANDOMLY
Ever since his parents were murdered, Bruce’s life was never normal.
Everything in black and white in Epilogue wasnt real it wasnt a flashback but Terry's imagination. His thoughts and fears.
I have been Binge-Watching your vids and I love your analysis, give me hope also... What is the credit song???
I've recently been watching Batman the Animated Series after having only seen a few episodes here and there. Most of my understanding of Batman as a character can from his appearance in the two Justice League shows, so I was used to his more callous, but ultimately compassionate, self. Seeing how he is in the first series of the animated series, I was surprised to see how jovial he was by comparison. He started out serious, but show much more outward kindness and compassion.
He's an interesting case of the tragic hero, his quest to avenge the loss of his family eventually depriving him of all the family he made along the way. Even more tragic is the fact that it was all avoidable.
Something I was happy to see in the new Batman film was that Batman resolved to be more than just a symbol of fear, more than a boogeyman to scare people straight. He learned he had to be there to provide hope, to uplift the good in Gotham and not just beat down the bad.
Beautiful love it I cried but just one thing I believe the black and white scenes in Epilogue are Terry's imagination so it's not what happens it's how he thinks those convos will go. Luckily Amanda Waller of all people talks him down.
Hey Leo, would you consider doing any videos on the 2004 The Batman cartoon?
The DC animated universe version of Batman is so tragic because he basically destroyed his own social life. Yes, the mission did require him to be able to be strong enough to continue it but I really wish he could’ve done with Terry had the opportunity to do. It does not excuse the bad things he did as well like getting Barbara pregnant and failing Tim and Dick Grayson, but at the same time we will never forget this character either because it is the best version of Batman. Besides, the Arkham Version in my opinion.
gotta hear you do a video on DCAU's Question!
This is good but you know the black and white scene from epilogue is just in Terry's mind. How he see Bruce. That is something to look into to. How many do not understand Bruce/Batman and that is a huge reason why they leave.
funny enough that bit of "batman has become a commodity and doesnt address the problem in society" was actually a storyline with Green Arrow back in the day. Both Bruce and Ollie come to the conclusion, that they would do better for the world and their respective communities AS Bruce Wayne and Oliver Queen; rather than Batman and The Green Arrow
The reason batman feels so much like a loaner and impersonable figure in most later series compared to batman in TAS is simple. In most series Bruce Wayne is a mask, in TAS Bruce Wayne is Batman. In TAS the two cannot be seperated, elements of Bruce bleed into how he acts as batman and viceversa. In other series they feel entirely seperate to the point where Bruce Wayne is almost irrelevant to those series, only batman matters.
As amazing Batman is, he's only a human. There's only so much he can do. That's precisely why he had to be something bigger than one man -- a symbol.
I find bruce wayne to be just as important as batman. many will say that batman is the real identity and bruce is just a persona but for me that couldnt be further from the truth. Bruce is an important aspect he may not be the stoic hero that inflicts fear on others neither is he a symbol of hope, justice and redemption. He is a man a scared man that still lives in fear and guilt for his parents death. Bruce is more emotional than batman he is the side of batman that is capable of love and is still a scared person deep inside him. I'm not saying that "batman" isnt capable of compassion or love far from it, but bruce is an important aspect regarding his identity
Keep up these analysis videos. It's a reminder of better times and a hope for better times ahead
I JUST WATCHED THIS EPISODE ☺️
The Best Batman thing of all time
Oh jeez I don't know if I'm ready for this episode after losing Kevin Conroy. But...I've got my Tissues. Let's go!
Surprised youve never analyzed adventure time 🤔
This message is why the ultimate batman series is the bat family on webtoons.
The growth and character of Batman in this show is so well done
beacause im bAUtmAn!!!!!!
Awesome job can you do a spectacular Spider-Man episode review next
You should credit the intro song, I cant find it.
Batman thinking of Jim as a dad is cute and all, but it also makes his brief relationship with Barbara all the creepier 😬
Lore of a little boy's dream momentum 100
Lore of a little boy's dream momentum 100
Gordon: The rise of the Batman
"Sexual tension " ?! Haha hilarious
Does anyone know the song being used in the intro
In a lot of versions Jim was the first cop on the scene of the Wayne murders including the Nolan films, the Arkham games and Gotham.
Then everyone left him. Awful.
The journey from the empathetic, human hero Batman began as and the lonely, bitter obsessive he ended as is painfully tragic. I wish my favourite Batman could have found a happier ending - but what is Batman without deep sadness?
Then he started dating Barbara
This is quite possibly my favorite episode of the entire series. This is where Bruce feels the most Batman and least BatGod.
It’s sad. Bruce ended up alone in that damn cave. Nobody was around anymore. Or wanted to be around him. He only had the mission, and eventually he couldn’t continue it and was made the intel man. I can’t get over it.
I love these videos, but is there any chance we may see Batman Brave & The Bold on this channel. I think it is as good as the Batman TAS, just different. Would love to see this channel’s take on the Brighter Knight.
Maybe chill of the night
Rest In Peace Kevin
When I heard Kevin Conroy say "you are a hero jim" it got me in tears 😭
Thanks for making this video 😊
Kevin Conroy left us too soon.
so happy you're making these videos now, after i just finished watching the DCAU shows for the first time. it's helping me process all the feelings i have (and none of my friends have watched the show as adults so i have no one to discuss it with).
i prefered season 3 of S:TAS, JL, and JLU overall, but i never liked their interpretation of Batman as much as the more sensitive, complex, nuanced version in B:TAS. the heart of the character got lost (or at least seen less) in the later shows, to me, even though i thought the overall storytelling expanded and improved.
I think apart of his arc, him losing himself in the role as Batman
@@kwayneboy1524 that's definitely the direction they took it! i just prefer other endings for the character (though Kevin Conroy will always be the GOAT and the great moments are still badass/funny/heartfelt).
Absolutely beautiful way you dive into these eps man!!! Cheers 🍻
Well you've earned a subscriber
This is easily my favourite TH-cam channel! So much so that "something that was changing your mind" is among my most played songs now! Stellar content!
Never looked at BATMAN this way b4...a little boy...looking for a Father Figure! Brilliant work 👏!
This one was a good one man
I like the reformed smalltime crook from the "I Am the Night" episode. Batman saves his life, and he decides to go straight and leave town.
I love your DCAU videos, man! I used to watch BTAS when I was a kid in the 90s and I absolutely love these shows! Hope you keep doing this for a long time! There is plenty of extraordinary episodes worth of diving into them. Sorry for the poor english, I’m from Brazil.
Wait why am I crying?
i really liek batman beyond because it really felt made with heart, but i also hate how it confirmed bruce solitaire and unhappy future life, while the original run of BTAS always aimed that even through the harshness and the obscurity, hope was there, small and hard to find but there, even in the original run of the btas comic's ending, it showed bruce caring to become a better man to his family and i want to believe that his true ending in another life