S1.E44

Off Balance

Episode aired Nov 23, 1992
Unrated
22m

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Hand-Drawn Animation Hard-boiled Detective Superhero Urban Adventure Action Adventure Animation Crime Family Mystery

Batman investigates a notorious global crime cartel, the Society of Shadows, which has begun to operate in Gotham City.Batman investigates a notorious global crime cartel, the Society of Shadows, which has begun to operate in Gotham City.Batman investigates a notorious global crime cartel, the Society of Shadows, which has begun to operate in Gotham City.

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Kevin Conroy

Batman
(voice)

Bob Hastings

Commissioner Gordon
(voice)

Robert Costanzo

Detective Bullock
(voice)

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Alfred Pennyworth
(voice)

Barry Dennen

Shadow Agent
(voice)

Brock Peters

Lucius Fox
(voice)

Helen Slater

Talia
(voice)

Chick Vennera

Twitch
(voice)

David Warner

Ra's al Ghul
(voice)

Michael York

Vertigo
(voice)

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I guess we are being introduced to a new super villain, but the writers wait til the end to bring him forward. Mostly, this is about a kind of sonic wave that disorients the people who fall under it. The become lost in their environment. It causes switches in the mind's directional capacity. Once again we have a machine that has somehow been developed without any explanation. Batman confronts the bad guys but that device curtails most of what he tries to do. It's always interesting how these master criminals engage a couple of knuckleheads to help them carry out their efforts. I'm not a lifelong Batman aficionado so I don't know this new guy, but things are left hanging so I'm sure he will reappear soon.

Trivia
In the Batcave, Alfred can be seen polishing the giant penny to which Batman was tied during an encounter with Two-Face in Almost Got 'im (1992).

Goofs
Batman states he was able to get through the vertigo trap by keeping his eyes closed and relying on his other senses. Vertigo affects the vestibular system which coordinates balance and is linked to the auditory system. Therefore closing one's eyes would not stop or even lessen the symptoms. In fact, closing your eyes could make the symptoms worse by further disorienting your balance.

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Commissioner James Gordon: [Hears slight noise and sees door behind him closing] Batman?
Batman: [Stepping out of the shadows] Over here, Jim.
Commissioner James Gordon: I heard Twitch got away. Thanks to a couple of shadow agents.
Batman: And when I tried to nail them, they used some sort of gas to erase their own minds.
Commissioner James Gordon: Yeah, that fits with what little we know about them.
Batman: But something Twitch said makes me think they're going after Wayne Tech's new sonic drill tonight when it comes into Gotham. Tell Bullock he should add more guards just to be safe.
Commissioner James Gordon: Is there anything you don't know about? I only assigned that detail a couple of hours ago.
[Turns back to Batman, but he's vanished]
Commissioner James Gordon: One of these days I'm going to nail his feet to the ground.