“Safe”. Beware the Batman.
Cartoon Network 3 August 2013.
Back again and live blogging a taped show.
-We open with Bruce Wayne talking about something called an ‘ion
cortex’. It was invented by Dr. Jason Burr (more on him later)
-The press conference is attacked by ninjas. Wayne gets
inside his car and Tatsu is ordered to take care of Burr. She actually does a
pretty good job of fighting them, although Batman shows up to make sure she
doesn’t kill any of them.
-He also lectures her that there is always a choice. “You
can save lives or you can take them”. Because wounding doesn’t exist?
-Burr is a bit of a hugger.
-Silver Monkey (had to look him up) is now contracted to
take care of Burr.
-For some reason, Wayne Manor now has a security team. I’m
sure this will never come up again.
-Burr is playing with toys and hitting on Tatsu. She is
making it pretty clear she wants none of that, although Burr just keeps on
talking.
-Batman at Burr’s lab when ninjas attack.
-Tatsu: “If I told you about my past I would have to kill
you.”
-Pretty decent chase scene, but I just find it odd how empty
Gotham is
-It turns out the security team leader Reese is the Silver
Monkey. Huge surprise, but now Burr is kidnapped.
-Or so we think, as it turns out the kidnapper is actually
Tatsu
-Batman is still being cashed by ninjas. Wayne Manor is
apparently 100 miles from Burr’s lab. And one of the ninjas is named Wilhelm.
-Silver Monkey and Tatsu know each other somehow and I’m
betting this is going to be the overall plot arch of the show.
-“The ones that can dodge bullets are always a bother”
Alfred with a shotgun should have been a bigger meme
-Tatsu is finally called Katana and it seems that green
sword is called the Soul Taker. That can’t be good
-Silver Monkey escapes (pretty clever use of an explosive)
and reports to Lady Shiva, who seems to run the League of Assassins.
-Burr is…somewhat annoying and frankly his love-struck mooning
over Tatsu is already growing old.
-a note on our two new characters: Jason Burr was the twin
brother of the terrorist cult leader Kobra who felt a psychic connection to
him. He’s been dead a few times. Silver Monkey was a Chuck Dixon marital artist
from 1995 who got blown up in War Games.
-next time we see the debut of Humpty Dumpty
