Unmasked
Episode #47 - Unmasked
Original Airdate - December 18th, 2001 - Series Finale
Terry remembers a time, early in his Batman career, when he foolishly
revealed his identity to a young boy -- leading to his being kidnapped
by a cell of Kobra operatives.
Note: Did not air on Kids WB!; only aired on Cartoon Network.
Screens by James Harvey
Pans by redDragon
Review by Bird Boy |
Credits:
Written by Hilary J. Bader
Directed by Kyung-Won Lim
Music by Kristopher Carter
Animation by Koko/Dong Yang
Voices:
Will Friedle as Terry McGinnis/Batman
Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne
Cree Summer as Max
Kerrigan Mahan as Main Kobra Op
Corey Burton as Kobra Op 1
Keith Szarabajka as Bracelet Kobra
Seth Green as Nelson Nash
Sean Marquette as Miguel Diaz
Theresa Saldana as Mother
Victor Rivers as Guard
Pat Musick as Busybody
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Review
Batman's identity is revealed to a little kid who was on the top of a
burning building, who wouldn't go in fear that Batman was a "bad guy."
After the revelation, Kobra targets the kid after he reveals that he
knows Batman's identity.
Initially after viewing this episode almost a year ago, I rather enjoyed
it. Having watched this episode a total of 4 times now, I can officially
say, it's not one of the better Batman Beyond episodes.
First off, we got the plot. For such a cool name as "Unmasked", you
would've thought the episode would have more depth than some kid finding
out that Terry's Batman--maybe having Dana find out.. or, I don't know,
something other than a kid. In addition to that, there was Max--now, I
really never had a problem with her until now. I don't know what it was,
but she just really irked me in this ep, and I couldn't get the feeling
of just wanting to flick her off the screen.
Lets talk about the animation for a second. It definitely wasn't the
worst I've seen, but it wasn't the best. At times, it seemed rather
jumpy, and generally this episode was just very... bland, when it came
to the colors. Having said that, I didn't have any other real problems
with it.
Overall, this episode wasn't spectacular or earth shattering--and
considering its long delays in airing, definitely wasn't worth the wait.
Trivia: "Unmasked" was originally scheduled to air on September 14, 2001, but was pulled due to sensitivity surrounding the episode's terrorism-related content and child endangerment plot in light of the recent September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. It was replaced with a rerun of "Hooked Up." The episode eventually debuted on December 18, 2001 on Cartoon Network.
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