Writer:	Paul Dini
Director:	James Tucker
Star:	Cree Summer (Max Gibson),  Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne),  Will Friedle (Terry McGinnis / Batman)
Recurring Role:	Michael Rosenbaum (Carl)
Guest Star:	Jamie Torcellini (Singer),  Gary Sturgis (Punk),  Charles Kimbrough (Gordon),  Steve Bernstein (Singer),  Adrienne Barbeau (Singer),  Mark Hamill (Carter),  David Warner (Ra's Al Ghul),  Olivia Hussey (Talia),  B.J. Ward (Singer)

This episode was nominated for a Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production. (edit) The penultimate picture is indeed Barbara Gordon. However, many have speculated that the final picture shown before Talia's arrival is not Barbara, but rather Andrea Beaumont from the animated film Mask of the Phantasm. This is believed due to (a) why would Bruce have two pictures of Barbara, (b) the picture was taken on the cliffs and ocean background of Wayne Manor, where major scenes of Mask of the Phantasm took place, and (c) Talia's Line "I knew you loved her," has more bearing with Andrea than Barbara. Possible confusion arises from the similar post-Batman: TAS designs that both characters utilize. (edit) The throwaway line about the Near Apocalypse of 2009 has kept fans of the Bruce-Timm series clamoring for an episode of Justice League Unlimited to feature the incident--and with it, the return of Ra's al Ghul. (edit) As in "Black Out," when Bruce and Terry are fighting side by side, a variant on the Batman: TAS theme plays. (edit) Mark Hamill (Carter) makes his Batman Beyond debut. (edit)

Terry: You're creeping me out, lady.
Bruce: You?! She kissed me! (edit) (Ra's Al Ghul plans to transfer his mind from Talia's body to Bruce's)
Bruce: Sure Ra's, why not? Anything to hold off the Grim Reaper a few more seconds. I take it back, you don't cheat death. You whimper in fear of it!
Ra's Al Ghul: SILENCE!
(Ra's slaps him)
Bruce: ... and you hit like a girl. (edit) Bruce: I should have known you'd cheat death again, Ra's!
Ra's Al Ghul: I don't cheat death, I master it. (edit) (Bruce has the chance to become young again)
Terry: I'll tell you right now. There's no way I'm wearing the Robin suit. (edit) (Watching Batman: The Musical)
Terry: Hey, it took me months to get tickets to this show.
Bruce: You hate me, don't you?
Terry: It's shway!
Bruce: It's schw-arbage. (edit)

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Batman: (Singing)
Criminals are by nature, a superstitious and cowardly lot. Thus, Batman takes on the form of a giant bat to scare them. This was the original explanation by Bob Kane, and has popped up here and there since. In this episode, Batman: The Musical, has an actor singing number with those immortal words. (edit)