Batman: The Animated Series
Episode 73
Time Out of Joint
The return of The Clock King, while not as exciting as his introduction episode, it’s not a horrible episode. Clock King is still seeking revenge on Mayor Hamilton Hill. This time he steals some tech from a scientist that made a device that slows down time for anyone wearing it. Clock King is using it to steal some items for cash and blow up the mayor. Batman and Robin are able to stop him “in-time” from succeeding.
The gimmick of a device that can slowdown or even stop time isn’t new to television. There’s a twilight zone episode that addresses it fairly well. Giving this device to Clock King is the logical movie. A man obsessed with time committing time based crimes fits perfectly. What keeps the episode from being as epic as his introduction is it fails to use Clock Kings obsession with punctuality. He was a formidable rogue for Batman due to his ability use schedules and timing to his advantage. That’s not prevalent in his follow-up episode.
Written by
Joseph Ammendolea
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“I Like To Play With Toys” Productions®
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