Lost Soul
Episode #17 - Lost Soul
Original Airdate - October 9th, 1999
The virtual soul of a deceased communications mogul takes control of
Terry's batsuit. When the villain plans to download his virtual brain
into his own grandchild, a powerless Terry has to fight his own suit to
save the boy.
Media by Bird Boy
Review by Tim "Two-Face" Leighton |
Credits:
Written by Stan Berkowitz
Directed by Butch Lukic
Music by Lolita Ritmanis
Animation by Koko Enterprise Co., LTD., Dong Yang Animation Co.,
LTD.
Voices:
Will Friedle as Terry McGinnis / Batman
Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne
Stacey Keach as Vance
Rider Strong as Bobby
Lauren Tom as Dana Tan
Corey Burton as Captain
Townsend Coleman as Lieutenant
Lonnie Leavitt-Barker as Newscaster
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Review
A corporate CEO named Vance that had his brain algorithms programmed
into a computer 35 years ago comes out of hibernation and wreaks havoc
on Gotham.
Yay, another cyber-adventure! Considering that this is a series set in
the future, there haven't been many - or any - stories dealing with this
topic. Why did Vance do this? Prior to his death, he claimed that he
wanted to have the ability of running his company long after his death;
his is awoken by his grandson in the present day (2050 or so).
Sadly, this episode's main fault lies with the villain. Why is he
wreaking havoc on Gotham? Apparently his ultimate goal is to regain a
human form - but then what? Are his motives evil or good? I have no
clue.
Gladly, the positives far outweigh the negatives in this episode. The
design of cyber-Vance was rather creepy looking - a disjointed, hollow
skull. I enjoyed the flashbacks to Gotham at the turn of the century; it
was nice to see Summer Gleeson being used again. I thought it was
interesting to see Vance, the aforementioned Lost Soul, take over
Terry's suit. At one point, Vance takes over the suit entirely; Terry
escapes the wrath of the suit and is forced to fight it via
"prehistoric" means: with nothing more than a utility belt and a
Nightwing mask. The final fight in this episode easily ranks up there as
one of the most violent fights on the series thus far; stabbing someone
through the skull and out the chest is rather grotesque, but welcome
nonetheless.
This episode also marks a turning point in Terry and Bruce's
relationship: Terry learns that there is much more to fighting crime
than just a super-strength suit.
Overall, a good episode; I hope to see more like this in the future.
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