Batman: The Brave and the Bold Season 2, Episodes 19 to 24
Though I’m an Animated Series elitist who has no interest in ever seeing The Batman, I love this show so much. And we got a particularly awesome crop of episodes recently. I hope you’ve seen them yourself, because there are a ton of spoilers.
2-19: Emperor Joker!
- Oh man, Rainbow Batman.
- Is this Harley Quinn’s first appearance? I was hoping she’d somehow end up with Bat-Mite’s jester outfit, but maybe next time.
- Also, with this episode, I noticed that Bat-Mite is voiced by Paul Reubens. And that was kind of trippy, because I watched it shortly after his guest appearance on WWE Raw.
2-20: The Criss Cross Conspiracy!
- Aquaman on fire amuses me.
- It seems like they’ve been showing an awful lot of young Robin lately. Oh, and there’s the whole Bat Family together!
- Is this the Riddler’s first appearance?
2-21: Plague of the Prototypes!
- Adam West as a Batbot? Yay!
- I liked seeing lots of Ace, too.
- After what happened in the opening, I expected Proto to sacrifice himself, so I was very happy things turned out well.
2-22: Cry Freedom Fighters!
- I like Blue Beetle, but I’m not so sure about Stargirl.
- The main episode is mostly “Plastic Man and some other guys do stuff,” which is something I can get behind.
- There is an Uncle Sam superhero?
- Man, Plastic Man doesn’t know shit about American history, but I did like the line about John Paul Jones and Ringo.
- Wow, aliens singing Yankee Doodle. Okay.
- That America Batman amused me far more than it should have.
- And then there was Obama, with Kevin Michael Richardson continuing his portrayal from The Cleveland Show.
2-23: The Knights of Tomorrow!
- What was that no-face guy who jumped into lava? What?
- The main story is holy shit. Bruce marries Selina!?
- Dick becomes Batman, Damian’s a dick… that sounds familiar.
- Jokers are awesome.
- Alfred! Is that his first appearance?
- Wow, and according to the credits, Diedrich Bader’s son is the future Robin. That’s pretty cool.
2-24: Darkseid Descending!
- Is this Martian Manhunter’s first appearance?
- I love this dysfunctional Justice League.
- Oh man, Batman has a secret switch in Abraham Lincoln’s shoe.
- Oh, that faceless guy was The Question, and he’s apparently pretty awesome.
- This episode had a John DiMaggio and Billy West reunion!