Batman: Caped Crusader (HBOMax Animated Series) (Abrams and Reeves)

[Mikezilla3k]

Marathoned the show today and.....................yeah now this was some peak.

Only thing that really bugged me was the character they called Harley Quinn. Know (unfortunately predictably) that people would complain about gender swapped Penguin but she at least still acted like Cobblepot. This character on the other hand was such an oddly serious character that it genuinely felt like they made another character and just slapped Harley's name on it.

But that's the only quibble in this show. The rest just shows that hiring actual comic writers like Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka goes a LONG way in making the show well written. While there was an overarching story (and a phenomenal one about Harvey Dent and his slow decent into corruption and madness), the episodes still were well self-centered and not like an overlong movie at all.

Another thing I have to praise is Hamish Linklater's vocal tones for Batman. While sometimes he does feel a bit too uninterested, I gotta love how he brings back having Bruce and Batman with different voices. If there's one thing I feel that gets unappreciated lately in Batman adaptions it's making a clear difference between the billionaire and the vigilante. And dude was clearly taking inspiration from Conroy's early and best appearances while taking his own with it.

[Show spoiler]I do have to say though, if they do bring in Joker with the post credit scene, please for the love of God, do NOT go "muh society" with him and make him an actual clown. No overly serious/boring crazy. Let him make jokes and do things because he thinks it would be funny.

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Marathoned the show today and.....................yeah now this was some peak.

Only thing that really bugged me was the character they called Harley Quinn. Know (unfortunately predictably) that people would complain about gender swapped Penguin but she at least still acted like Cobblepot. This character on the other hand was such an oddly serious character that it genuinely felt like they made another character and just slapped Harley's name on it.

But that's the only quibble in this show. The rest just shows that hiring actual comic writers like Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka goes a LONG way in making the show well written. While there was an overarching story (and a phenomenal one about Harvey Dent and his slow decent into corruption and madness), the episodes still were well self-centered and not like an overlong movie at all.

Another thing I have to praise is Hamish Linklater's vocal tones for Batman. While sometimes he does feel a bit too uninterested, I gotta love how he brings back having Bruce and Batman with different voices. If there's one thing I feel that gets unappreciated lately in Batman adaptions it's making a clear difference between the billionaire and the vigilante. And dude was clearly taking inspiration from Conroy's early and best appearances while taking his own with it.

[Show spoiler]I do have to say though, if they do bring in Joker with the post credit scene, please for the love of God, do NOT go "muh society" with him and make him an actual clown. No overly serious/boring crazy. Let him make jokes and do things because he thinks it would be funny.

I didn't mind that they switched up Harley because of how often we see her, it's kinda nice getting a new spin on a character, and helps her stand out from the other Harleys