Thursday, August 13, 2009

JLA/JLU Batman Episodes

Injustice for All (2 pt, JLA):
The basic plot is that Lex Luthor starts an Injustice Gang and The JLA takes him down. Batman is featured in this episode.
--Rating: 7.5/10
--Although this is a Batman centric episode (and therefore rocks), he comes off almost weak-looking in comparison to everyone else. First he's poisoned, then the Joker manages to sneak up on him, hit him with a bag of bricks, and capture him. In episode 2, he redeems himself by making it seem like he planned it all. There's a fabulous scene where he manipulates Cheetah into alerting the JLA that there's a bomb on the Watchtower.

Twilight (2 pt, JLA)
Plot: Darksied comes to the Watchtower asking for help because Brainiac is attacking Apokolips. It's of course a ploy, and the JLA has to take down both villians.
--Rating: 9/10
--Featured in this episode is how Batman and Superman interact and it came off perfectly.There's a scene where Batman reads Superman the riot act about not wanting to help Darkseid, and its wonderful. Also, the last ten minutes of the storyline are all almost exclusively Superman/Batman. The only downside to this is an overdone fight scene between three members of the JLA and Brainiac.

This Little Piggy (1 pt, JLU)
Plot: Wonder Woman (who Batman is in a romantic relationship with) is turned into a pig by Circe and Batman has to get her turned back.
--Rating: 5.5/10
--WONDER WOMAN?! No...just no. I didn't like it when they did it in the comics, I don't like it here. The basic story is pretty good, but Batman comes off very out of character. And (spolier alert here) he SINGS. "Am I Blue", to be exact. In front of a room full of people.

A Better World (2 pt, JLA)
Plot: In parallel universe, the JLA took over the world, convinced they could wipe out injustice and in the process became dictators. That universe's Batman built a portal to see another dimensions, and found the regular universe. They captured the real heroes and imprisoned them in the other world so they could bring "justice" to this one.
--Rating: 9.5/10
--Wow. This was just a great episode. Superman kills Luthor (AU Superman), Batman talks to Batman (fabulous scene, that one), and the Justice League explores Arkham Asylum. To tell more would spoil the plot. You must see this episode, even if you never watch another.

For The Man Who Has Everything (1 pt, JLU)
Plot: Batman and Wonder Woman go to the Fortress of Solitude for Superman's birthday, and end up battling Mongul.
--Rating: 8/10
--This is a really good episode, just for the fact that it shows Batman can hold his own against these superpowered menaces. It spends a little too long in Superman's fantasy world (brought on by the Black Mercy), but I guess I feel that way because I'm not a Superman fan. There's also some nice dialouge between Batman and Wonder Woman at the beginning.

2 comments:

Daphnia said...

HOW DO YOU NOT LIKE BMWW??? No offense, but Batman and Wonder Woman are like my favourite couple in the DC universe. I'm not a huge fan of how DC Comics and the JL cartoon portrayed it, but I love seeing two contradicting superheroes get off in a relationship.

Beckony said...

I don't like the way Diana's this noble warrior and the Batman walks in and she gets like any other lovestruck female. If the relationship were more equal (like Catwoman and Batman) then it would come off as natural, but it just doesn't. For the record, I dont *hate* it (I even write some BMWW fanfic).

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