Review Delving further in New Gods territory, the teaser opens with Batman and Mr. Miracle trapped in a quirky death trap that would be ridiculous if it weren’t so interesting with how they manage to escape each attack. Well, actually, it’s still ridiculous, but it turns out it’s made entirely for a charitable spectacle with a large audience looking on. It’s an interesting concept, to say the least, as it makes you curious if the other heroes also endeavor in showing off for charity gatherings. Definitely another case of the teaser being better than the episode as it ends with the usual but hilarious marriage banter between Mr. Miracle and Big Barda. The rest of the episode doesn’t fare as well with me, however, I have to admit that I am completely lost when it comes to this bit of DC lore. I had no idea of Kamandi and the future setting before it was introduced to me via Brave and the Bold. Although, they haven’t exactly caught my interest with the setting as I found this episode pretty boring. It starts off with showing Grodd in the future using a time machine, which turns out to be Batman’s own way of accessing time travel. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing, however, as I always thought Batman was forced into these situations, but this yet again implies that Batman has no concern about meddling with the timeline. Batman of course pursues Grodd to the future, a future in which animals are people and people are slaves. [ Back to Reviews ] |
