Shriek
Episode #10 - Shriek
Original Airdate - March 13th, 1999
Derek Powers unleashes a new villain, Shriek, onto Gotham when he wants
to kill Bruce, but Batman stands in the way of Shriek succeeding.
Media by Bird Boy
Review by Robin III |
Credits:
Written by Stan Berkowitz
Directed by Curt Geda
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
Sherman Howard as Derek Powers
Chris Mulkey as Walter Shreeve/Shriek
Ian Patrick Williams as Andrews
Lauri Johnson as Nurse
Gregg Berger as Computer
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Review
This episode was worthy of the old BTAS series! It was beautifully done
with the sound editing with the silenced fight, the 'footsteps mode' and
the voices in Bruce's head. The script was wonderful, making Bruce more
of a character than an old man back at the cave helping out. His
paranoid delusions in the hospital were wonderfully scripted and acted
on Conroy's part. His glimpse of his past at the theater and police
headquarters were great too.
The whole idea behind Shriek was great, but maybe not as plausible for
the old series, and that's probably why it works so well in the future
setting. The final battle with the lack of sound was excellent, and the
very end where Shriek is defeated is classic, especially the camera
shots of all of the noise, and then the feedback 'bleeeee' noise over
Batman and Ace made it even better.
The animation was very well done too, with the characters seeming more
in proportion than some of the other episodes. Shriek's design was well
done, and I was quite surprised that his outfit didn't change in
proportion considering how it was a robotic structure, and those haven't
been handled too well before. Overall, this is one of the very memorable
moments of Batman Beyond.
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