Batman has changed, his enemies begin to see the error of their ways (at least in some fashion), and a new generation rises up on their own, inspired by Batman’s example.Īfter years of operating in Gotham City, the masked crime-fighting vigilante "Batman" has established an uneasy relationship with the Gotham City Police Department via Commissioner James Gordon. Season Four-‘Culmination’- is about both looking back at where we’ve been, and looking ahead to the future. By the time we get to Season Three-‘Escalation’-we have progressed from threats to ordinary citizens to city-wide and even global threats. Season Two-‘Transition’-is about two things, the relationship between Batman and Two-Face/Robin, and the gradual change from Gotham City being primarily characterized by crimes by the Mafia to crimes by Batman’s Rogues and/or monsters. Season One is standalone, ending with ‘Mask of the Phantasm’, however, with the aforementioned ‘On Leather Wings’ being the final episode before the Season Premier, it introduces science fiction which will gradually become more prominent on an ongoing basis (unless you count Captain Clown in ‘The Last Laugh’, but I won’t get into that ). That way, when we see Batman’s shock and disbelief in episodes with more science fiction and fantasy-inspired elements (starting with ‘On Leather Wings’) it makes these reactions more understandable. As such, Season One keeps closely to the format laid out by Jordacar and is structured with more personal stories in mind, with less of the outlandish, which will come into play later. I wanted, throughout the course of season procession, to start with knowing nothing at all about Batman and gradually pull the curtain back to reveal what he looks like, from outside to inside. The seasons’ themes are: Grounding, Transition, Escalation, and Culmination. There are four seasons, just like in a year.
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To my delight, I realized that each season could be structured in such a way as to provide additional meaning to the series as a whole, as well as Batman’s development as a character, including mid-season blocks/breaks for episodes that do one of three things: break up the action, offer retrospection, and/or refocus/progress the overall narrative of the season. As I continued to organize the episodes in this format, I noticed trends in episode structure which organically evolved into themes in the ‘seasons’ themselves. I also tried to be mindful of continuity between episodes and to not be too jarring with seasonal weather changes. I deliberately avoided having two ‘poor’ episodes back-to-back (subjective, I know), and having the same villain appear in two episodes twice in a row.
In how the episodes are organized, I kept to Jordacar’s original guidelines for the most part.
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The eighty-seventh episode of the watch order, being the twenty-third episode and Finale of season four BTAS movie separate from DVD release (but not from Batman: The Animated Series Blu-ray release). The sixty-second episode of the watch order, being the twenty-fifth episode and the Finale of season three from production season one, episode sixty can be found on Batman: The Animated Series DVD Volume 3, Disk 1 or on Season One, Disk Five of the Blu-ray set.Ĩ7-F424-MOVIE: Batman and Mr. The twenty-eighth episode of the watch order, being the twelfth episode and part of the the mid-season block of season two from production season one, episode eighteen can be found on Batman: The Animated Series DVD Volume 1, Disk 3 or on Season One, Disk Two of the Blu-ray set.Ħ2-F325-P1060-V3D1/S1D5 The Demon's Quest The first episode of the watch order, being the Season Premier/first episode of season one from production season one, episode thirty-one can be found on Batman: The Animated Series DVD Volume 2, Disk 1 or on Season One, Disk Three of the Blu-ray set.Ģ8-B212-P1018-V1D3/S1D2 Beware the Gray Ghost
^ DVO Episode Type (P-Premier, -Standard, B-Block, F-Finale)Ġ1-P101-P1031-V2D1/S1D3 The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy
^ Definitive Viewing Order (DVO) Total Episode Number Jordacar, I went to Arkham and back, and this viewing order is dedicated to you. I am also indebted to Steven Padnick for his insights in his Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch column at tor.com, as they influenced a number of my placements in the list. It was so good that I couldn’t resist tinkering with it to try to make it better, and it became the sturdy skeleton for what follows. That works in its favor for the most part, with anyone really being able to just jump in and enjoy.but can the series be arranged in such a way that it tells an ongoing story more in the line of a standard serialized comic or television show? ‘Jordacar’ at provided a simply excellent viewing order that answered that question. Batman: The Animated Series, as superb as it is, is heavily episodic.
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