Batman: The Animated Series Shadow of the Bat (1992–1995) watch online HD

'Shadow of the Bat' is ostensibly the entrance of a new (beloved) character - okay, it's Batgirl - but the bigger picture is surprisingly well-orchestrated. Barbara Gordon's already been established as a strong character, so her refusal to take her father's frame-up sitting down totally works.

But there's also the looming threat of a new outfit coming into town, a mole in the D.A.'s office, and they even work in Two-Face without coming off forced. There's a lot going on and this is only the setup. Steeped in gangster movie, it's an engaging and well-written story.

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Batman: The Animated Series

One of the most successful and loved franchise of Batman, depicts the comic version at its best by going deep into the character's perspective rather than trying to cover-up or justify its sketchy tone. The animation is not only convincingly good but also seems like a lot of thought is invested on its cinematography which for the most part of it works on metaphorical way. Kevin Conroy seems the apt choice to be the voice of Batman (although not so sure about Bruce Wayne) and so does Robert Hastings for Commissioner James Gordon as it has the right amount of depth in it. A smarter approach by the makers by narrowing it down to only 20 minutes and get right to the point, keeping the audience engaged. It also brings in bigger cast like Mark Hamill to do the voice over of Joker, which is done with genuine passion and enthusiasm that is clearly visible on screen. Addition to that, the makers keep some of the villains under their sleeve and uses it as a trump card whenever felt necessary that helps in continuity and glue all individual cases as much as possible.

Season 02

After a successful run, on its first season, the makers here wisely chose to only air ten of their episodes and offer quality over quantity. Addition to that, the primary reason of betterment compared to the first one, is the consistency of thought-provoking concept and nail-biting scenes that they have projected in here. It also focuses on achieving a closure within its 20 minutes of allotted time.

Shadow Of The Bat Part 1

The origin of Batgirl is projected with equal passion and enthusiasm as it is the only thing that helps in here for the rest of it is left to the sidekick as Batman is eerily missing in the plot which makes it predictable and a bit dull.

Well, to be honest I didn't know that Batgirl was in "Batman: The Animated Series". I always thought she was just in "The New Batman Adventures". And yeah I know I already reviewed "SubZero", but I thought Batgirl being there was just exclusive to the movie. Anyway, for her debut episode, it's handled pretty well. There aren't complex themes like "Heart of Steel", but the story focuses more on introducing Barbara anyway, so it evens out. And with Bruce getting kidnapped, it leaves a perfect cliffhanger for the second part. Also Two-Face is easily tied with Joker for number of good episodes. Here's hoping something cool happens in "Part 2", like Barbara and Dick team up to save Bruce, because it ends on a promising note.