Oh yes. And how he was so shy about his disfigurement. He's a woobie, and that was something I never thought I'd say about the Joker, even a mirror universe version.
Normal Joker enjoys himself so hugely (and when he doesn't, it's generally along the lines of "my humorously insane deathtrap didn't kill anyone! *pout*) that he doesn't inspire a lot of pity, but this guy...yeah. Interesting that Bats looks away when he takes off the mask; is he respecting Hood's privacy, keeping lookout, hiding his own reaction...? (Batman being Batman, it's possible that he'd realized who Hood was before that, but there's nothing to suggest it.)
No, he was enjoying himself a LOT. He got to do all the impulsive things that he keeps a lid on.
Sadly the internal monologue was, for once, silent on the subject. A quick "Heh. That felt good" after punching Bowman would have been perfectly in character.
No, it's tone is *camp*; it's actual content is fairly serious. The DCAU was also serious in content, but they played it straight, not campy (except for the episode where Wonder Woman was turned into a pig -- that was a farce).
Yes, that's it exactly. Hence this bit, which in content is remarkably macabre--there's no reason to think Scarab isn't being perfectly literal--but the presentation is a joke.
He should have at least told *Alfred*.
At minimum, yeah, but I think he also should have told someone likely to be able to stop the guy. Presumably he doesn't want to put Alfred in the position of defending the Bat-Cave with a shotgun, and it is not like this version of Batman is short on people who would be willing to lend a hand!
A lot of Brave&Bold is macabre -- the episode with Deadman, the episode with Ted Kord, this one -- or much more serious than the surface indicates -- the episode with Wildcat, or even the first episode.
They get away with it by being campy. The gee-whiz retro-Silver Age trappings let them deal with things like heart attacks, heroes dying, and evil psychopaths.
Also the Christmas episode, in which we are presented with possibly the most traumatic version of Batman's origin ever. (Seriously, who knew you could make that worse?)
Normal Joker enjoys himself so hugely (and when he doesn't, it's generally along the lines of "my humorously insane deathtrap didn't kill anyone! *pout*) that he doesn't inspire a lot of pity, but this guy...yeah. Interesting that Bats looks away when he takes off the mask; is he respecting Hood's privacy, keeping lookout, hiding his own reaction...? (Batman being Batman, it's possible that he'd realized who Hood was before that, but there's nothing to suggest it.)
No, he was enjoying himself a LOT. He got to do all the impulsive things that he keeps a lid on.
Sadly the internal monologue was, for once, silent on the subject. A quick "Heh. That felt good" after punching Bowman would have been perfectly in character.
No, it's tone is *camp*; it's actual content is fairly serious. The DCAU was also serious in content, but they played it straight, not campy (except for the episode where Wonder Woman was turned into a pig -- that was a farce).
Yes, that's it exactly. Hence this bit, which in content is remarkably macabre--there's no reason to think Scarab isn't being perfectly literal--but the presentation is a joke.
He should have at least told *Alfred*.
At minimum, yeah, but I think he also should have told someone likely to be able to stop the guy. Presumably he doesn't want to put Alfred in the position of defending the Bat-Cave with a shotgun, and it is not like this version of Batman is short on people who would be willing to lend a hand!
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They get away with it by being campy. The gee-whiz retro-Silver Age trappings let them deal with things like heart attacks, heroes dying, and evil psychopaths.
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