Review Batman’s classic cache of villains have certainly been left in the backseat when it comes to Brave and the Bold, but they eventually make their way in. This time it’s the notorious quirky quiz master, The Riddler, finding his debut – after since season 1’s manifestation in “Legend of the Dark Mite!” Unfortunately, it’s only a mere teaser that he gets to debut in, and in this he has our Dark Knight captured with his life relying on Booster Gold’s knowledge. You have to hand it to the Riddler, that’s a pretty certain death trap. Well, almost certain. It’s a mostly entertaining teaser in general, but it’s disappointing in a couple of ways. First, it’s somewhat disheartening to see the Riddler underused, as the character really hasn’t had much of a decent romp in animated form since the good ol’ days of Batman: The Animated Series. Secondly, there’s Booster Gold. Booster himself is the usual fun with his egocentric quirkiness, but it’s not the same without the presence of Skeets. Skeets is seen, but never gets to speak due to, admittedly, a hilarious use of mere cloth in order to gag the poor thing, despite the lack of a mouth. Overall, it’s fun, but nothing spectacular. The same is pretty much true for the main story, in which we’re introduced to not only the strange villain Despite having issues with the story and its plot devices, the episode is still an entertaining watch in regard to character usage. Ronnie and Jason’s clashing in personality, and the mixture of serious, slacker and steroids Batmans never comes off as too cheesy.or comedically pandersome, both situations are well executed. Furthermore, the depiction of Firestorm’s abilities is undeniably cool.
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