James Harvey
12-19-2001, 02:11 AM
Cartoon Network aired the long awaited Batman Beyond episode "Unmasked", which was delayed due to the events of September 11th. Fan reaction was mixed on the episodes. Below are comments from fans who who post at <a href="http://forums.toonzone.net">Toon Zone</a>:
<img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/batsupes/batmanbeyondimage9.jpg" align="right" vspace=2 hspace=2 border=+2>"Well, it finally happened. "Unmasked," the final BATMAN BEYOND episode, aired on Cartoon Network. And I loved it. Many are the superheroes who go to great lengths to protect their identities, but rare is the costumed hero (that I've seen, anyway) who removes his mask without really thinking about the consequences (although this was a desperate situation). The animation and music, as always, were top-notch. I still cannot get the image of Batman walking through fire out of my head. And as sad as I am to see the series go, I think the fact that someone else knows Batman's identity is an interesting way to go out." -- Figaro
"While I was watching it, I kept wondering why WB didn't air it on Sept 14th. Then it got to the last few scenes and I finally understood. It makes perfect sense and now I'm glad WB didn't air it. I thought it was a good episode. Miguel seemed like some stupid kid at first, but in the end he's redeemed and he's actually playing with other kids. I thought that was really cool. The creators did a lot with teenage problems and stuff and here they sort of dealt with childhood problems instead." -- Portax
"I liked the episode a lot, although its also not my favorite. It seems like a lot of attention was paid to some of the details in this episode, like the way the smoke wraped around Batman as he walked through the fire, and the way he leaped into the moving Batjet." -- Hourman
"Good episode. The two deaths in this episode really surprised me. And once again, Max was her usually annoying self. She has to be the worst supporting character ever." -- hot rod
"Well..it was good....parts of it were sorta corny...but considering Hilary J. Badder wrote it...I'd say it was great for one of her story tellings. " -- Bird_Boy
"Middling sort of action fare, and a feast for the anti-Max brigade. Is there any scene in the series more asinine than Max's gleeful "Let's go tell Dana!" That's the moment when it really hits: Max regards Terry's Batman identity as nothing more than really juicy gossip; probably she's been dying to tell someone--anyone--and that's why she's cracking stupid and obvious jokes about it." -- Maxie Zeus
Updated: Below are screengrabs from the episode - check them out!
<center><img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/morewfepisodes/unmasked1.jpg" vspace=2 hspace=2><img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/morewfepisodes/unmasked2.jpg" vspace=2 hspace=2>
<img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/morewfepisodes/unmasked3.jpg" vspace=2 hspace=2><img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/morewfepisodes/unmasked4.jpg" vspace=2 hspace=2></center>
To post your thoughts and read more feedback, go <a href="http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14769">HERE</a>. The episode will air in Canada this Saturday at 10am (ET) on the channel YTV.
<img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/batsupes/batmanbeyondimage9.jpg" align="right" vspace=2 hspace=2 border=+2>"Well, it finally happened. "Unmasked," the final BATMAN BEYOND episode, aired on Cartoon Network. And I loved it. Many are the superheroes who go to great lengths to protect their identities, but rare is the costumed hero (that I've seen, anyway) who removes his mask without really thinking about the consequences (although this was a desperate situation). The animation and music, as always, were top-notch. I still cannot get the image of Batman walking through fire out of my head. And as sad as I am to see the series go, I think the fact that someone else knows Batman's identity is an interesting way to go out." -- Figaro
"While I was watching it, I kept wondering why WB didn't air it on Sept 14th. Then it got to the last few scenes and I finally understood. It makes perfect sense and now I'm glad WB didn't air it. I thought it was a good episode. Miguel seemed like some stupid kid at first, but in the end he's redeemed and he's actually playing with other kids. I thought that was really cool. The creators did a lot with teenage problems and stuff and here they sort of dealt with childhood problems instead." -- Portax
"I liked the episode a lot, although its also not my favorite. It seems like a lot of attention was paid to some of the details in this episode, like the way the smoke wraped around Batman as he walked through the fire, and the way he leaped into the moving Batjet." -- Hourman
"Good episode. The two deaths in this episode really surprised me. And once again, Max was her usually annoying self. She has to be the worst supporting character ever." -- hot rod
"Well..it was good....parts of it were sorta corny...but considering Hilary J. Badder wrote it...I'd say it was great for one of her story tellings. " -- Bird_Boy
"Middling sort of action fare, and a feast for the anti-Max brigade. Is there any scene in the series more asinine than Max's gleeful "Let's go tell Dana!" That's the moment when it really hits: Max regards Terry's Batman identity as nothing more than really juicy gossip; probably she's been dying to tell someone--anyone--and that's why she's cracking stupid and obvious jokes about it." -- Maxie Zeus
Updated: Below are screengrabs from the episode - check them out!
<center><img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/morewfepisodes/unmasked1.jpg" vspace=2 hspace=2><img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/morewfepisodes/unmasked2.jpg" vspace=2 hspace=2>
<img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/morewfepisodes/unmasked3.jpg" vspace=2 hspace=2><img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/morewfepisodes/unmasked4.jpg" vspace=2 hspace=2></center>
To post your thoughts and read more feedback, go <a href="http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14769">HERE</a>. The episode will air in Canada this Saturday at 10am (ET) on the channel YTV.