This episode freaked me out as a kid. The way the zombies were designed made me so scared especially considering they seemed to be intelligent. The part where he tries to "cure" Robin and Batgirl especially stuck with me. I never saw the ending of the episode when I was young so it stuck in my head as to what happened to all the characters.
Same for me but with the vs. Dracula film. Seeing the citizens being attacked by vampires, the vampire Joker attacking that blood bank, the presure of knowing if Bruce doesn't do something fast, all Gotham will be a vampire nest... that scene with a citizen hearing a little girl cryin in the middle of the street at dusk, only to see it was a trap and she was a vampire? Literal chills from thinking about that movie
this was my favorite series of batman because all the villains had their own way to fight! loved the jokers manic fighting style and how riddler even fights too
My only gripe with this episode is that this whole scheme seems more in line with something Scarecrow would do, not Strange. But I guess Scarecrow doing it would've made too obvious
honestly while it does feel like a scarecrow plot, i think the bat embargo forcing them to use someone else did a lot to aid this episode! Like you said, Scarecrow would of given the twist away the moment they revealed it was Scarecrow to begin with! So using Hugo Strange actually lets the twist be well, a twist! : D
@@sunnyd6519 I don't like this take, it's like they just put Strange in because the similarity to Scarecrow is uhh.. brain stuff I guess? It's like if they wrote this episode and the culprit was Joker because "him and Scarecrow use gasses" or whatever.. it is 100% a Scarecrow plot and if they couldn't use him, they should have wrote a different plot
I remember watching this episode when it aired. This was my batman when I was a kid. Other great episodes were the clayface episode and when Batman fights off an alien episode and even the villains steps out to protect their city
Spoilers: Upon rewatching the episode, you understand WHY Robin and Batgirl cowered away at the "antidote". It isn't the antidote, it's the real virus. So Robin and Batgirl were scared of what Batman was REALLY going to do to them if they got too close. Scary stuff huh?
Hugo hit Bruce and Dick with that premium Za. In all seriousness this, fw with this episode just wish they was allowed to use Scarecrow but it is what it is
Mannn I like Hugo Strange but what this was the origin episode for Scarecrow? And at the end you found out the villain's name was Jonathan Crane! Still loved the episode
They weren't allowed to use certain characters in the series in case people was to get confused over which version they are, like for example Robin weren't introduced into the series until Teen titans was over. Scarecrow wasn't allowed to be used for this same reason because this came out around the time of Batman Begins. Also another character weren't in this show, Two Face but what they did instead was have Clayface as a surrogate for him. Same similar thing is even happening now with modern DC in multimedia unless their explicitly elseworld stuff, everything from next year's Superman movie is gonna be in the same continuity
I loved this show as a kid, THIS was my batman show growing up, and I'm so glad to see someone else touching on this show. It's honestly amazing, and you did so much justice to this episode and the show as a whole! Great work!
I’ve never been a big fan of this show. It always valued action over character. Regardless, I like hearing why others enjoy it, and this was a great review.
I've always been sad that The Batman has been so forgotten overtime. Trapped under the decades-long shadow of the DCAU no doubt. But this show has always had some of my all time favorite designs for the characters- So angular and sharp, and heavily stylized- Perfection. Loved the video, here's a free sub.
AAAAA!! This episode was my FAVORITE when I was younger! I always rewatched it on Netflix. I was always into Zombies and horror as a kid so this was a treat.
Thanks so much for this. I literally think about this episode in particular several times a year. Ever since I saw it air originally on TV as a kid. Masterful episode and masterful summary and recap from you. Cheers
This is a really good attempt for a first essay. I'm subscribing, investing in a way to someone who I feel like one day might become the next SuperEyePatchWolf. Keep it up, Ghost(ed?)!
I grew up specifically watching this Batman show and during my preteens and later years was always disappointed how little it was talked about on the internet. Glad to see a video on it :) Edit: Also, YEAH I love the designs for nearly all the characters. All of them rock.
Yeah definitely agree that with most batman villains because they're so well known at this point it can be difficult to set up a proper mystery and have the reveal be surprising but this episode did a great job
Another episode that I keenly remember having to work around the Bat Embargo for what was clearly a different character's schtick is the one with the toys made by Krankco.
I loved this video! It's been years since I've seen this episode, and it's all coming back. I'm surprised that this is your first analysis video because it's very well put together. Keep it up!
People who say "Batman should just Kill the criminals" need to think about this. Just warp Batman's perspective and he has the potential skills and resources to "Kill Criminals" by the millions, who were actually innocent bystanders.
It is very awesome I love how Hugo strange is handled in general in this show The DAVE episode is awesome in my opinion Other great characters include penguin, joker and batgirl
Leave it to The Batman to have a zombie episode as well as a vampire episode and an alien invasion episode. The series definitely liked to focus on the more out there plots, showing just how much Batman was in over his head, which makes the introduction of the Justice League in the final season makes sense. Too bad this didn't lead into a new Justice League series.
This show was amazing. It was very fun and was different as Bruce wasn’t as dark and lonesome as every other adaptation of him. It was definitely still Bruce but a lot less dark as a person
The best part of this episode is that the reveal is hinted at through tropes and contrivences common in zombie and super hero stories Such as why were the zombies so capable how do supposedly brainwashed or mindless heros use their gadgets perfectly how come the zombies can even talk in the first place even if it is simple words and no sentences how did capable fighters lime batgirl gordon and the gcpd get infected instantly like that All these little questions you never think to ask end up being how batman solves the mystery
“The Batman is a show that’s pretty frequently overlooked” Under this video, RUclips attached… Batman The Animated Series 🤦🏻♂️. Even GOOGLE overlooks this show, and they have *the vast knowledge of the universe* (shoutout to the series finale)
This was one of the best twists I ever scene. This version of Batman is one of my favorites. The only complaint I have is that they changed Mr. Freezes backstory to a simple jewel thief and that it.
I've never actually heard of this show. Huh. I feel like the fact that "zombies" were using motorcycles probably should've tipped him off that something wasn't right.
Two episodes before this one that shows how messed up strange is a fistfull of felt where the Ventriloquist is cured and given a nicer puppet to replace Scarface gives him back Scarface and it’s very tragic. Both him and the new puppet are destroyed and he’s crying over saying that he was the best friend he ever had Batman only hopes he’s talking about the nice puppet and then there’s Gotham greatest criminal mind. Which strains creates an artificial intelligence based on the greatest criminals in Gotham, let it escape, and it causes a lot of chaos it the AI figure out who Batman is and it’s only defeated because he didn’t know it was an AI. Also strange put his own obsession with the Batman in it the question is, does the Batman strange know who Batman is and the way the AI figured out Batman is basically the same way strange dead in Arkhamcity
It's a great episode too bad there are a lot of deleted scenes or cut content in this episode. Like how Hugo Strange figures out that Bruce Wayne is Batman or when Batman and Robin meet Jim Gordon at the Batsingal before they get infected. Yep, just all cut.
That episode was like probably the final dark episode the Batman had. I feel like the series gave up the gothic vibe and just went to be more do a series made to sell toys makes sense.
At the end of the episode, bat girl said that strange got moved upstairs at maximum security. And when batman was done talking to him there, he sent guards to get him. But the guards were wearing normal clothes? They cant be normal people because its arkham asylum. And they cant be prisoners because they are wearing casual clothes. So who are they?
I'd argue the awesome heights of The Batman are counterbalanced by the stupid. The moment that sticks out in my head being Scarface/the Ventriloquist designing and building a functional mecha.
I know about the twist, but wasn't familiar sith the story. But really sounds like a great episode🙂 Does it actually explained why Batman and Robin do not see each other as Zombies after got infected?
Apparently during my attempts to make RUclips copyright behave I accidentally left some audio on. Whoops! Sorry about that!
An editing mistake everyone who's ever uploaded a video to this site knows all too well. I feel your pain.
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This episode freaked me out as a kid. The way the zombies were designed made me so scared especially considering they seemed to be intelligent. The part where he tries to "cure" Robin and Batgirl especially stuck with me. I never saw the ending of the episode when I was young so it stuck in my head as to what happened to all the characters.
Dude same i got nightmares and shit
Same for me but with the vs. Dracula film. Seeing the citizens being attacked by vampires, the vampire Joker attacking that blood bank, the presure of knowing if Bruce doesn't do something fast, all Gotham will be a vampire nest... that scene with a citizen hearing a little girl cryin in the middle of the street at dusk, only to see it was a trap and she was a vampire?
Literal chills from thinking about that movie
I thought I was the only one that got scared but for real the zombies scared me toooo bad
Kinda the point.
this was my favorite series of batman because all the villains had their own way to fight! loved the jokers manic fighting style and how riddler even fights too
My only gripe with this episode is that this whole scheme seems more in line with something Scarecrow would do, not Strange. But I guess Scarecrow doing it would've made too obvious
Blame the bat-embargo
They couldn’t use scarecrow so they used strange
honestly while it does feel like a scarecrow plot, i think the bat embargo forcing them to use someone else did a lot to aid this episode! Like you said, Scarecrow would of given the twist away the moment they revealed it was Scarecrow to begin with!
So using Hugo Strange actually lets the twist be well, a twist! : D
There’s actually a piece of scarecrow concept art that looks amazing too
@@sunnyd6519 I don't like this take, it's like they just put Strange in because the similarity to Scarecrow is uhh.. brain stuff I guess? It's like if they wrote this episode and the culprit was Joker because "him and Scarecrow use gasses" or whatever.. it is 100% a Scarecrow plot and if they couldn't use him, they should have wrote a different plot
The Batman is such an underrated show. Having recently rewatched it I love it even more than I did when I watched it as a kid.
Definitely the spectacular spiderman of batman shows
I remember watching this episode when it aired. This was my batman when I was a kid. Other great episodes were the clayface episode and when Batman fights off an alien episode and even the villains steps out to protect their city
This is by far my favorite episode. I love Hugo Strange and also seeing Batman embrace his detective side.
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- Deathstroke
This show was my childhood, im glad people are talking about it WAAAAAY more, its to underrated man.
SO INSIGHTFUL, SO REAL, THE ENERGY AND JOY IS TANGIBLE, 10 CHEERS FOR GHOST, THE HOST WITH THE MOST
Ain't no way bro made a circus entrance to this channel
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Spoilers: Upon rewatching the episode, you understand WHY Robin and Batgirl cowered away at the "antidote". It isn't the antidote, it's the real virus. So Robin and Batgirl were scared of what Batman was REALLY going to do to them if they got too close. Scary stuff huh?
this is kinda what i wanted from dceased or dc vs vampires
DCeased was made better by not being a Batman centric story imo. I'm just so tired of DC stories putting him center stage.
I love The Batman 2004 and this episode always stood out to me in my memory, glad someone brought more attention to it:3
Hugo hit Bruce and Dick with that premium Za. In all seriousness this, fw with this episode just wish they was allowed to use Scarecrow but it is what it is
Im so so happy The Batman is finally getting the love it derserves after years of blind hate. Thank you!
This episode traumatized me in the best way as a kid
Yeah, you expect that this kind of episode feel something out of the movie. I mean, the plot twist feel like out of M.Night movie
“If this is a mistake, it’s my last” hit so hard
This show was the one I grew up with but didnt remember this episode, great video by the way
Mannn I like Hugo Strange but what this was the origin episode for Scarecrow? And at the end you found out the villain's name was Jonathan Crane! Still loved the episode
They weren't allowed to use certain characters in the series in case people was to get confused over which version they are, like for example Robin weren't introduced into the series until Teen titans was over. Scarecrow wasn't allowed to be used for this same reason because this came out around the time of Batman Begins.
Also another character weren't in this show, Two Face but what they did instead was have Clayface as a surrogate for him.
Same similar thing is even happening now with modern DC in multimedia unless their explicitly elseworld stuff, everything from next year's Superman movie is gonna be in the same continuity
This is probably my favorite episode of my 2nd favorite Batman series, thanks for covering it!
Lore of The Batman’s Zombie Apocalypse: Spectacular Standalone momentum 100
i love batman and i love zombies!
Yo this was great! I honestly forgot about this episode, but seeing this video makes me wanna watch. Hope you upload more stuff in general.
I loved this show as a kid, THIS was my batman show growing up, and I'm so glad to see someone else touching on this show. It's honestly amazing, and you did so much justice to this episode and the show as a whole! Great work!
I’ve never been a big fan of this show. It always valued action over character. Regardless, I like hearing why others enjoy it, and this was a great review.
Been watching this series for the first time after my disappointment with caped crusader. This was a fun episode 😊
I've always been sad that The Batman has been so forgotten overtime. Trapped under the decades-long shadow of the DCAU no doubt. But this show has always had some of my all time favorite designs for the characters- So angular and sharp, and heavily stylized- Perfection. Loved the video, here's a free sub.
AAAAA!! This episode was my FAVORITE when I was younger! I always rewatched it on Netflix. I was always into Zombies and horror as a kid so this was a treat.
Never watch this ep,but i did remember enjoying this show.
Best Batman Show
I was this many years old when I learned Joseph Khur wasn't a playful psuedonym for a writer on this show.
Thanks so much for this. I literally think about this episode in particular several times a year. Ever since I saw it air originally on TV as a kid. Masterful episode and masterful summary and recap from you. Cheers
This is a really good attempt for a first essay.
I'm subscribing, investing in a way to someone who I feel like one day might become the next SuperEyePatchWolf.
Keep it up, Ghost(ed?)!
I loved this cartoon cause of how all the character designs looked it was unique and awesome
this video was so cool, we need More Ghost analysis videos on other shows and stuff :'3
Enjoying the Batman videos, good work!
this was great. thanks for introducing me to this episode. one slight oversight is you accidentally left the audio on at 6:57
Thank you! Didn't catch that.
More of these vids please! Great breakdown
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I grew up specifically watching this Batman show and during my preteens and later years was always disappointed how little it was talked about on the internet. Glad to see a video on it :)
Edit: Also, YEAH I love the designs for nearly all the characters. All of them rock.
your commentary was great! would love to see more
The Batman is one of the greatest batman shows.
I can’t wait to see more from you. You seem really fun and I love the two videos about Batman you have and I can’t wait for what’s next!
So pretty much just got fear gassed
You give real pushinguproses vibes and that's sick as hell, keep up the great work 👍
This show is the DC version of The Spectacular Spider-Man.
What's this? A small channel that likes to over-analyze fun things? Sure, I'll subscribe!
This is the version of Batman i grew up with as a kid
I likey this keep up the content
Great video,hope you make more narrations and reviews of standalone episodes
Yeah definitely agree that with most batman villains because they're so well known at this point it can be difficult to set up a proper mystery and have the reveal be surprising but this episode did a great job
Hello there! Love your analysis on this episode, didn't even know there was a zombie apocalypse episode xD, you got yourself a subscriber!
Another episode that I keenly remember having to work around the Bat Embargo for what was clearly a different character's schtick is the one with the toys made by Krankco.
Twist twist ending, Batman is now zombified and in that state he sees everyone and everyone as “ok” and “normal” again
Grew up on it, loved it to bits
I think I might have to give the Batman show a watch now cuz holy cow This episode premise goes so hard ghost.
I loved this video! It's been years since I've seen this episode, and it's all coming back. I'm surprised that this is your first analysis video because it's very well put together. Keep it up!
This was the first episode of any batman cartoon I'd seen as a kid
People who say "Batman should just Kill the criminals" need to think about this. Just warp Batman's perspective and he has the potential skills and resources to "Kill Criminals" by the millions, who were actually innocent bystanders.
Excellent video on an excellent episode of the show. Though I think I've seen way too many videos on this show to say it's really underrated lol.
God i used to love this show
It is very awesome
I love how Hugo strange is handled in general in this show
The DAVE episode is awesome in my opinion
Other great characters include penguin, joker and batgirl
Leave it to The Batman to have a zombie episode as well as a vampire episode and an alien invasion episode. The series definitely liked to focus on the more out there plots, showing just how much Batman was in over his head, which makes the introduction of the Justice League in the final season makes sense. Too bad this didn't lead into a new Justice League series.
This show was amazing. It was very fun and was different as Bruce wasn’t as dark and lonesome as every other adaptation of him. It was definitely still Bruce but a lot less dark as a person
This episode used to freak me out as a kid 💀
This should’ve been a Scarecrow episode but still I loved this as a kid
This video is so awesome. Perfect :)
Well Ghost I hope you talk about the batman more! Especially Gothams Ultimate Criminal Mastermind.
lol oblivion had a goblin invasion quest with the same twist
The best part of this episode is that the reveal is hinted at through tropes and contrivences common in zombie and super hero stories
Such as why were the zombies so capable how do supposedly brainwashed or mindless heros use their gadgets perfectly how come the zombies can even talk in the first place even if it is simple words and no sentences how did capable fighters lime batgirl gordon and the gcpd get infected instantly like that
All these little questions you never think to ask end up being how batman solves the mystery
As a kid that episode was scary to me but I ended up being my favorite episode as a kid
6:55 jumpscare warning
I'd say that this episode rivals "Perchance to Dream" from BTAS.
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“The Batman is a show that’s pretty frequently overlooked”
Under this video, RUclips attached… Batman The Animated Series 🤦🏻♂️. Even GOOGLE overlooks this show, and they have *the vast knowledge of the universe* (shoutout to the series finale)
I love the show so muchhh. Even if they were allowed to use Scarecrow, I think Strange is just as a cool choice since Scarecrow stole bro's gimmick 😔💔
This reminds me of dceasd
Creepiest episode next to the Batman vs Dracula
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This was one of the best twists I ever scene. This version of Batman is one of my favorites. The only complaint I have is that they changed Mr. Freezes backstory to a simple jewel thief and that it.
Technically that was his orginal portrayal until animated changed it but yeah i agree atleast he has cool (laugh) desgin
It says 299 of the subs count so I'll be you're 300 :)
This is my childhood, i still watch reruns often
I've never actually heard of this show. Huh. I feel like the fact that "zombies" were using motorcycles probably should've tipped him off that something wasn't right.
Yeah I watch this years ago I barely remember it but it was one of the ones that made me like wait, They're bringing back Hugo strange?
Oh yeah the one where everyone knew kung-fu.
Two episodes before this one that shows how messed up strange is a fistfull of felt where the Ventriloquist is cured and given a nicer puppet to replace Scarface gives him back Scarface and it’s very tragic. Both him and the new puppet are destroyed and he’s crying over saying that he was the best friend he ever had Batman only hopes he’s talking about the nice puppet and then there’s Gotham greatest criminal mind. Which strains creates an artificial intelligence based on the greatest criminals in Gotham, let it escape, and it causes a lot of chaos it the AI figure out who Batman is and it’s only defeated because he didn’t know it was an AI. Also strange put his own obsession with the Batman in it the question is, does the Batman strange know who Batman is and the way the AI figured out Batman is basically the same way strange dead in Arkhamcity
3:26 wow his colors look like thhw teen titans robins colors
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It's a great episode too bad there are a lot of deleted scenes or cut content in this episode. Like how Hugo Strange figures out that Bruce Wayne is Batman or when Batman and Robin meet Jim Gordon at the Batsingal before they get infected. Yep, just all cut.
couldnt they just send a text or email to bat man saying yo youve been poissoned. heck they could have held up a sign
Static shock
6:49 god I miss this kinda artstyle of the edgy 00s and every western action cartoon having an anime aesthetic. Ffs they even gave Batman nail claws.
That episode was like probably the final dark episode the Batman had. I feel like the series gave up the gothic vibe and just went to be more do a series made to sell toys makes sense.
At the end of the episode, bat girl said that strange got moved upstairs at maximum security. And when batman was done talking to him there, he sent guards to get him. But the guards were wearing normal clothes? They cant be normal people because its arkham asylum. And they cant be prisoners because they are wearing casual clothes. So who are they?
I'd argue the awesome heights of The Batman are counterbalanced by the stupid. The moment that sticks out in my head being Scarface/the Ventriloquist designing and building a functional mecha.
Yeah, some of the really bad episodes of the show (especially seasons 1, 3, and 5) tend to be overlooked a bit.
I know about the twist, but wasn't familiar sith the story. But really sounds like a great episode🙂
Does it actually explained why Batman and Robin do not see each other as Zombies after got infected?
The BatMan is same universe as the teen Titans
You forgot to mute the audio on one of the clips used in your video, so for a little bit it’s you talking and the clip playing at the same time