Disappearing Inque
Episode #12 - Disappearing Inque
Original Airdate - May 8th, 1999
Inque returns for a final showdown between herself and Batman. But when
Terry's captured, will Bruce be able to take up the mantle of the Bat to
save him?
Media by Bird Boy
Review by Tim "Two-Face" Leighton |
Credits:
Written by Stan Berkowitz
Directed by Curt Geda
Music by Kristopher Carter
Animation by Koko Enterprise Co., LTD., Dong Yang Animation Co.,
LTD.
Voices:
Will Friedle as Terry McGinnis / Batman
Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne
Shannon Kenny as Inque
William H. Macy as Aaron Herbst
Kevin M. Richardson as Mr. Chandler
Mariam Flynn as T.V. Newscaster
Kimmy Robertson as Margo
Barry Dennen as Captain
Victor Raider-Wexler as Guard
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Review
"I admit it. As unprofessional as it sounds, I've fallen in love with
my patient." - Alright, so it's not from this episode, so sue me.
An employee at a cryogenics plant falls in love with its incarcerated,
frozen inmate, Inque. Upon losing his job (he was seen kissing her
frozen tube, and his supervisors are not impressed), he releases Inque
from her "cell", wanting only one thing in the world - to be like her.
Sound familiar? This really reminds me of the BTAS episode "Deep
Freeze", when Grant Walker wishes to have the same condition as Mr.
Freeze. Unlike that episode, the one desiring the other's condition is
in love.
Inque agrees to help him (though she thinks he's crazy), but on one
condition - if he aids her in finding a cure to make her human - or at
least able to change into her human form, as seen in "Black Out".
Apparently, being frozen for so long altered her cell structure,
rendering her unable to even look human. Inque's new buddy agrees. Awww
- so mushy...no pun.
What makes this episode so cool? Well:
• Inque is always animated beautifully, as are the action sequences.
• The romantic aspect of the episode, while a tad forced, is
interesting.
• We get to see Bruce in the Batsuit again! Sorta...but this Bat-suit is
like a cross between his fire-proof suit in "Torch Song" and Optimus
Prime (from "The Transformers").
• Returning along with Bruce in the Batsuit is the original BTAS musical
theme.
• Inque's liquidated buddy is really freaky looking. There were a couple
things that I thought about in retrospect, though. If Batman hadn't ever
run into Mr. Freeze, would he have ever had the technology to defeat
Inque? Of course he would eventually, but would it have been too late? I
also thought the idea of having the finale during a rainstorm was a tad
obvious of how Inque would be defeated...and why exactly is this episode
entitled "DISAPPEARING Inque" anyways? What's disappearing?
My only real problem? Ends too quickly! That's it...everything else is
good.
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