I Am The Night #53: BTAS 1x57 & 1x58 - "Shadow of the Bat - Part 1 & 2"

May 11th, 2021 · 27 mins 28 secs

About this Episode

Welcome to another episode of I AM THE NIGHT, a podcast dedicated to breaking down every episode of Batman: The Animated Series. Each week, the wonderful Steve J Ray (reviewer at DC Comics News, as well as Editor-in-Chief of our sister site Dark Knight News) and a guest will sit down and dive cowl first into an episode of the greatest animated series of all time.

In this episode, Steve is joined by fellow DCN and DKN writer, and his son, Adam Ray to talk about the 57th and 58th episodes of season one of Batman: TAS, the two-parter entitled "Shadow of the Bat".

So sit back, put on your cape and cowl, and prepare yourself for a journey into the darkness!

Episode Synopsis

Part 1 - When Commissioner Gordon is framed for taking bribes from Rupert Thorne, his daughter Barbara pleads with Batman to show up at a rally being put on in the commissioner's behalf. But when Batman disappears after finding the person behind the frame-up, Barbara takes the law into her own hands as Batgirl.

Part 2 - Robin discovers that Gil Mason is in league with the underworld and goes to investigate him. He encounters Batgirl along the way, and go their separate ways to stop Mason. They then meet again to learn that Gil is working with Two-Face to take out Gordon, and have Batman (as Matches Malone) captured.

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