Batman: The Animated Series

This is the type of episode that makes me cringe. Like the example they would show you of what not to do. First off I dig episodes with kinda supernatural plots but this episode was so badly done on all angles it\'s ridiculous.



This episode is about an athlete named Tony that was greedy and given steroids by a cliche scientist named Milo. Tony wins alot of gold medals at the Autumn Games along with fame and fortune but soon the steroids make him a wlofish monster. Milo says he can sure it if he is given a higher dose, which makes Tony a werewolf. Milo makes Tony the werewolf commit crimes and then try to kill Batman.



As if that plot weren't cliched and stupid enough this episode features the downright worst music in the shows history. I mean absoloutly atrocious. Instead of an orchestral score a stupid fake synth guitar theme. TERRIBLE.



Then there is the animation. Now you ahve to be a blind monkey to screw up the animation on BTAS but some sequences in this episode (tony turning into the wolf) are jsut crap.



Then there is the super poorly written script. Just so bad. Everyone avoid this episode unless you are a teacher in animation and want to show everyone in your class what not to do.

This is not the most critically acclaimed episode; I will now be examining why.



A strange mad scientist who looks like a reject from the Beatles finds this athlete, and promises him advanced strength and agility through experiments...which end up turning him into a werewolf.



All I have to say is...oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. It's an episode about a scary creature you dress up as for Halloween, but it lacks tension; I would have preferred it if we didn't see the evil werewolf until halfway in rather than just introduce him right at the beginning.



Also, it didn't feel like it needed Batman. If this were an originial short story I would probably be nicer in my review, but Batman just felt shoved in, and thus got some really forced dialogue about 'that guy in a wolf mask'.



And the ending...oh the ending. It just felt forced and inappropriate. Compare it with such powerful BTAS endings like the one for 'Heart of Ice' or 'Mad As A Hatter'. People selling houses that used to belong to villains does not a good ending make.



If you want good supernatural involvement in Batman, watch 'The Batman vs Dracula'. Oh dear again. I just recommended a 'The Batman' related thing over a BTAS related thing. Naughty me.