I took some time to catch up on the episodes of Beware the Batman that I had taped. I wanted to get caught up before the 7th episode aired tomorrow. Here is my brief review for episodes #3-6:
Episode #3: "Tests"
Rating: 1 star
This episode wasn't very good. I thought it was very boring. It focused on Batman trying to stop two incompetent lackeys of Anarky as well as trying to stop Anarky before he can carry out his plan to incite chaos by blowing up the monorail. There was also a side story with Tatsu (Katana) that had her unknowingly being tested by Bruce to see if she had what it takes to not only be Bruce's body guard but also Batman's sidekick.
Unfortunately this episode didn't deliver. The story fell flat as well as the villians and Katana's side story was boring. One good thing about this episode, Batman's fighting skills have improved. He was able to hold his own against Anarky without too much difficulty.
Other than the two idiots, the main villain got away. Alfred was in this episode, I didn't like how he continues trying persuade Bruce to give Tatsu the job but I did like that he assisted Batman by driving the Batmobile through a remote to stop those two lackeys.
Episode #4: "Safe"
Rating: 1 star
This was another not so good episode. It was boring. The League of Assassins sent by Lady Shiva (whose voice only appears) were after scientist Jason Burr to obtain his scientific discovery, the Ion Cortex.
The best thing about this episode were the fight scenes because there was no real story other than ninjas were going after the doctor. Katana continues to be a bore and has zero personality and the villains continue to get away. Even though Jason Burr was supposed to be a comic relief, he was so annoying.
With each episode Batman's fighting skills get better but it would be nice if the villains didn't keep getting away. But it looks like they will show up again, mainly Silver Monkey.
Episode #5: "Broken"
Rating: 4 stars
This episode was so much better. It had an intriguing villain and story and also included James and Barbara Gordon.
The story focused on several people being taken and imprisoned in toy soldiers that were rigged with bombs. The people who were taken had a connection to Humphrey Dumpler or Humpty Dumpty. Lieutenant Gordon continues to not want Batman's assistance but he's starting to change his mind at least by the end of the episode.
I wish the Gordons were featured more in this series because this version of Alfred and Tatsu don't really bring anything to the show. Again Tatsu's side story was boring. I wouldn't mind if their screen time was given to the Gordons.
I found this episode to be really interesting and slightly dark and would have been even better without Alfred and Tatsu.
Episode #6: "Toxic"
Rating: 5 stars
This episode was even better than the last. This episode dealt with love and revenge. It focused on a break-in at Simon Stagg's (he appeared in the first episode) corporation that resulted in security guard Rex Mason (who was also dating Simone's daughter Sapphire) being exposed to a chemical that transformed him into a creature (otherwise known as Metamorpho).
The transformation made Rex unstable and had him terrorizing the city. After Batman realized who the creature was he went back to Stagg Industries to investigate. He found out Simon was involved and went about trying to find Rex to see if he could help him. Unfortunately, things didn't work out as planned for helping Rex but at least Batman sent incriminating material to the police to hopefully arrest Stagg. Odds are Rex will appear again.
So far, this has been the best episode. Also, Tatsu was not featured in this episode and Alfred's appearance wasn't too bad either. This episode brought back Doctor Bethany Ravencroft (from the second episode), she sort of pushed her way into a date with Bruce for a charity event however it didn't work out. Bruce did end up meeting her later for dinner but at the end of the episode, it was shown her interest in Bruce was an ulterior motive which will be focused on in the next episode.
Well, I'm looking forward to watching tomorrow's episode, I hope it's as good as episodes #2, 5 and #6 and nothing like the horrible episodes #1, 3 and 4.
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