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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 367155" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Why do I always forget that this thread is in the Comics On Screen forum, and not the Cult Forum?</p><p></p><p>What's a MIA villain?</p><p></p><p>I think season 3 is more hit-or-miss than the previous seasons but there's still enough to enjoy. In hindsight, taking such a long break from BATMAN in order to complete my two Greatest Motion Pictures projects was not a good idea. I enjoy the episodes more when I'm feeling very Gothamy. </p><p>Binge-watching the last discs may have helped to re-appreciate it but it's also possible that they saved the best for (almost) last. In fact, SHAME's train robbery is one of the funniest episodes in the entire series, imho.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't hurt that it starts with some seriously hard and hairy candy.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46660[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Cliff Robertson gives it all as the maverick of malfeasance (one of Commissioner Gordon's trademark colourful descriptions) but all the other guest characters, without exception, contribute something interesting or funny to the scenes. Frontier Fanny deserved a <em>Mother Of Extra Special Guest Villainess </em>credit.</p><p>It's also the episode that introduces fear gas, with hilarious results.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46661[/ATTACH]</p><p>Priceless. But....poor Alfred!</p><p>Batgirl is called Batchick and it sounds kinda dirty.</p><p></p><p>Batman uses a mini-batplane to write a message in the sky but the message goes on forever. It would be the first time someone could actually run out of sky.</p><p>There's also a potential farewell scene and it's filled with dread and poignancy.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46662[/ATTACH]</p><p>Well, maybe that's an exaggeration on my part, but the possibility of ultimate defeat <em>before</em> getting musically punctured or cooked inside a giant cookbook is something I had not seen before. It kinda feels like The Very Last Episode, doesn't it.</p><p>Luckily, Shame turns out to be a Sham, a dastardly coward.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46663[/ATTACH]</p><p>Only the real Batman can bring The Cowboy, the icon of American cinema, to his knees. I find it so ballsy.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of which....Nora Clavicle And The Ladies' Crime Club. </p><p>Too bad this wasn't a two-part story. Firstly, there's Barbara Rush with her fabulous voice (she always seems to sing her lines) and secondly, she turns out to be the most murderous villain so far, and with only two episodes left I doubt it's going to be topped.</p><p>She's going to destroy all of Gotham City and that means that most citizens are going to die a horrible death.</p><p>This outrageous act of female villainy is oddly juxtaposed by the most blatant sexism. It <em>is</em> part of the plot because Nora anticipates that her policewomen wouldn't want to deal with the cute but lethal toy mice.</p><p>Nevertheless, it looks a bit odd even by late 1960s standards.</p><p></p><p>There's another King Tut episode and it really only needs Victor Buono playing his formidable alter ego. Oh yeah, it was about mining underneath the Wayne Mansion, and then they crashed into the Batcave.</p><p>Batman manipulates King Tut into raising his voice which results in a piece of rock hitting Tut on the head and out of his trance. This was necessary because as a professor he wouldn't remember being in the Batcave and expose Bruce and Dick as the Dynamic Duo.</p><p>But then Robin asks him "what if you hadn't managed to..." and then Batman replies, slightly bitchy, "don't mention it. It depresses me!"</p><p>He's obviously disappointed that Robin dares to think outside the blind worship box, and it's also very obvious to me that Batman's attention for Batgirl is only meant for <em>Robin</em>.</p><p></p><p>Even the Joker's Mars invasion prank proves to be a winner, it's precisely the kind of stuff I expect from this character.</p><p>It's got a lot of Sci-Fi technobabble.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46664[/ATTACH]</p><p>I know this looks like a joke but it's what they do in series like STAR TREK. It's just so silly.</p><p>This also needed to be a two-parter because Batman and Robin are getting Christopher Ewing'd - in other words, the soapiest cliffhanger so far.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46665[/ATTACH]</p><p>And I <em>think </em> I heard Linda Evans saying "oh my God!" Too bad DYNASTY wasn't as great as BATMAN but you can't win them all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 367155, member: 8"] Why do I always forget that this thread is in the Comics On Screen forum, and not the Cult Forum? What's a MIA villain? I think season 3 is more hit-or-miss than the previous seasons but there's still enough to enjoy. In hindsight, taking such a long break from BATMAN in order to complete my two Greatest Motion Pictures projects was not a good idea. I enjoy the episodes more when I'm feeling very Gothamy. Binge-watching the last discs may have helped to re-appreciate it but it's also possible that they saved the best for (almost) last. In fact, SHAME's train robbery is one of the funniest episodes in the entire series, imho. It doesn't hurt that it starts with some seriously hard and hairy candy. [ATTACH type="full"]46660[/ATTACH] Cliff Robertson gives it all as the maverick of malfeasance (one of Commissioner Gordon's trademark colourful descriptions) but all the other guest characters, without exception, contribute something interesting or funny to the scenes. Frontier Fanny deserved a [I]Mother Of Extra Special Guest Villainess [/I]credit. It's also the episode that introduces fear gas, with hilarious results. [ATTACH type="full"]46661[/ATTACH] Priceless. But....poor Alfred! Batgirl is called Batchick and it sounds kinda dirty. Batman uses a mini-batplane to write a message in the sky but the message goes on forever. It would be the first time someone could actually run out of sky. There's also a potential farewell scene and it's filled with dread and poignancy. [ATTACH type="full"]46662[/ATTACH] Well, maybe that's an exaggeration on my part, but the possibility of ultimate defeat [I]before[/I] getting musically punctured or cooked inside a giant cookbook is something I had not seen before. It kinda feels like The Very Last Episode, doesn't it. Luckily, Shame turns out to be a Sham, a dastardly coward. [ATTACH type="full"]46663[/ATTACH] Only the real Batman can bring The Cowboy, the icon of American cinema, to his knees. I find it so ballsy. Speaking of which....Nora Clavicle And The Ladies' Crime Club. Too bad this wasn't a two-part story. Firstly, there's Barbara Rush with her fabulous voice (she always seems to sing her lines) and secondly, she turns out to be the most murderous villain so far, and with only two episodes left I doubt it's going to be topped. She's going to destroy all of Gotham City and that means that most citizens are going to die a horrible death. This outrageous act of female villainy is oddly juxtaposed by the most blatant sexism. It [I]is[/I] part of the plot because Nora anticipates that her policewomen wouldn't want to deal with the cute but lethal toy mice. Nevertheless, it looks a bit odd even by late 1960s standards. There's another King Tut episode and it really only needs Victor Buono playing his formidable alter ego. Oh yeah, it was about mining underneath the Wayne Mansion, and then they crashed into the Batcave. Batman manipulates King Tut into raising his voice which results in a piece of rock hitting Tut on the head and out of his trance. This was necessary because as a professor he wouldn't remember being in the Batcave and expose Bruce and Dick as the Dynamic Duo. But then Robin asks him "what if you hadn't managed to..." and then Batman replies, slightly bitchy, "don't mention it. It depresses me!" He's obviously disappointed that Robin dares to think outside the blind worship box, and it's also very obvious to me that Batman's attention for Batgirl is only meant for [I]Robin[/I]. Even the Joker's Mars invasion prank proves to be a winner, it's precisely the kind of stuff I expect from this character. It's got a lot of Sci-Fi technobabble. [ATTACH type="full"]46664[/ATTACH] I know this looks like a joke but it's what they do in series like STAR TREK. It's just so silly. This also needed to be a two-parter because Batman and Robin are getting Christopher Ewing'd - in other words, the soapiest cliffhanger so far. [ATTACH type="full"]46665[/ATTACH] And I [I]think [/I] I heard Linda Evans saying "oh my God!" Too bad DYNASTY wasn't as great as BATMAN but you can't win them all. [/QUOTE]
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