Batman: The Animated Series
Episode 68
Trial
Almost Got ‘Im 2.0. It’s a good episode and certainly funny to see how all the rogues interact with one another. But somehow it lacks complexity for a “All of Batman’s rogues in the same episode.” There’s a new District Attorney who hates Batman and wants him in jail with the nuts he fights. There is an uprising in Arkham, the DA and Batman end up captured and she’s forced to defend him in a mock trial about if Batman created them, if found guilty Batman and the DA will be killed. They lightly go through the history of some of the rogues’ origins. The DA comes to the realization that Batman is needed and these villains would have cropped up in some form or another even without Batman. In a nice twist the rogues jury find Batman not guilty but decide to kill them anyway. Enough time lapsed for Batman to escape his bounds and defeat all the bad guys. The DA leaves with a new respect for Batman.
It’s as if the writers were sitting around and said “Almost Got ‘Im was popular, let’s do that but up the stakes.” The endearing part of this episode is how it’s determined Batman isn’t the cause of the villains, they are the ones who created him. A nice point of view, especially when looking back at the origin of these villains. Batman is the side character in most of their stories, he comes into play after they flip out and try to kill people.
Written by
Joseph Ammendolea
Owner/President
“I Like To Play With Toys” Productions®
ILikeToPlayWithToysProductions@Yahoo.com
