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So I watched the remaining two episodes of Beware the Batman that appeared in the last few months.
I wasn't all that taken with Attraction. Lately I've been really skeptical of the treatment of mental illness in media, so that soured me on this a little. Outside of that, it didn't do much different. Didn't shake up the Katana/Batman dynamic or have a new formula for the episode. It was solid, but not exceptional in the way that a 12th episode that suddenly became the second last episode needs to be.
Now, Fall was a FANTASTIC mid season finale. The framing device of Alfred's life, while a little convenient, is just so well done. They use it to highlight Bruce's major character flaw in this. And it's the consistent flaw that's been around since episode one.
The major B plot up until now was followed up on well and I really liked the fact that this version of Ra's ads asiatic features to the traditional white guy Ra's design... Actually, I just noticed that they (unintentionally?) made Ra's old school facial hair look like a Fu Manchu... Not sure how I feel about that.
Anyway, basically the only flaw about Fall is that it's the last episode. It ends on a massive cliffhanger, and that's a bummer.
Oh well, at least Clone Wars is putting it's final season on Netflix, so I can enjoy that show, which I started watching only because it was before the DC Nation block. I'm not interested in watching the earlier seasons, but I really enjoyed large chunks of 5, so that's something to look forward to.
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