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Nate
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| Posted on 06-05-2006 09:03 |
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THE ICY DEPTHS
REVIEW:
Before, or during Season Three, I can't remember. But anyway, one of the crew of TB revealed that one epsiode would feature Mr. Freeze and The Penguin. After "Thunder", we had two more episodes left of the season and I knew that this episode wouldn't be suitable as the finale episode. So we waited and waited, it kinda seemed long but it was actually three months. But the month before its US airing, this epsiode aired, along with the finale, aired elsewhere and the people who caught loved it. Now it has aired, let's check it out.
The episode is like this: there is this auction of an rare umbrella and Freeze and Penguin are after it. After a fight between them and Batman, the umbrella ends up in the hands of one of the bidders who shows up at Bruce?s house after that. Its then revealed he is an old friend of Alfred named Urin. He asks for an old book containing maps of as the umbrella has clues to get to a secret hideout inside the old city tunnels. There is treasure, and Penguin and Freeze are after it unless Batman has somethignto say about that.
This episode was actually pretty nice. The reviews of this I heard before hand were right. It was good. The relationship between Alfred and Urin would be the first highlight. I originally thought they would be good friends, but its the opposite. Alfred doesn't he like Urin that much and same would go for Urin himself and his face when Bruce asks for Alfred to join him with his search. Its obivious Urin is one level thinking on getting hands of the tresure and nothing else.
The return of Penguin & Freeze, again, were expected from that interview. I can believe though that it was every person's believablilty that Penguin was gonna appear once more since he offen does. However, I can't remember if this had happen before in the show in some form or another, but Penguin's umbrella popped out a blade to a guy. So Penguin was threatening somebody wth a knife, sorta speak. That was....unexpected for this kinda of show.
Throughout the whole episode, I've been wondering how Mr. Freeze would know the treasure that hardly anyone knew about except for Urin and Penguin. The fact that it wasn't mention doesn't ruin it but I would've liked to know. Same thing Pengin had, Freeze threatened Alfred using ice in a stabbing weapon. The exact action was how T-1000 did it in T2 but the fact that they did in this show was expected similar before.
Overall; animation, voice acting, and sound were good as usual. I would treat this episode in the ok/good section of things. The story was fine, but it kinda was losing something that makes the rating go down. Like "the punch" if that makes any sense. While this episode was okay, the next one will be better.
RATING: 6.9/10
You don't get it, boy... this isn't a mudhole... it's an operating table.
(crack!)
And I'm the surgeon.
- Batman - The Dark Knight Returns
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ROBOTRON
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| Posted on 06-05-2006 09:32 |
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::bbbruce:: - Oh gee...more penguin, just what we needed.
Ok episode, I still say the writers are wasting good character deisign and pretty decent art with LACK LUSTER writing. For instance, Freeze walks in, takes the umbrella and says: "Have an ice day". Chee....that was original. Dialogue taken from the first episode of Freeze...even back then it was corny, especially for todays hip teenagers.
Nope....won't do. I'm giving 5/10 this time, just average...thats all.
Bring on The Robin.
Fight Like A ROBOT!!!
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spencer1984
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| Posted on 06-05-2006 21:16 |
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I'm with you guys...OK episode, not my favorite. I've liked Freeze's design since I first saw it, so any chance to see him is good with me. The T-1000 scene was cool, a nice nod to my favorite movie of all time. |
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Nate
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| Posted on 06-05-2006 21:55 |
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I know the reason why I didn't care much for it: D.A.V.E.
I wanna see the next one so badly that I wish I was warching it today, instead of Icy Depths.
You don't get it, boy... this isn't a mudhole... it's an operating table.
(crack!)
And I'm the surgeon.
- Batman - The Dark Knight Returns
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Phil
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| Posted on 06-05-2006 23:14 |
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haha i missed the ep; looks liek i didnt miss much.
http://batmanytb.com/pictures/thumbnails.php?album=4 |
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Panzer
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| Posted on 07-05-2006 07:38 |
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yah not to bad. Glad to see it back. Hopefully they well get better. And mayby see a new Batmobile:wink:.
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Nate
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| Posted on 07-05-2006 11:49 |
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You do know that theres only one more elft before season 4 in september......
You don't get it, boy... this isn't a mudhole... it's an operating table.
(crack!)
And I'm the surgeon.
- Batman - The Dark Knight Returns
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Panzer
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| Posted on 07-05-2006 15:56 |
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CRAZY i THOUGHT THIS WAS THE NEW SEASON.
Oh well. Thanks for letting me know buddy.
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gogoedward
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| Posted on 07-05-2006 20:14 |
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For an episode featuring Penguin, I didn't think it was too bad.
Although there were some BIG problems, all of which you've mentioned already.
Average episode, they need to either give us less Penguin or give him somethign interesting to do.
And Freeze, while he looks awesome, soudns pretty damn sinister, and has great ice pwoer effects, he needs a good story. His being a jewel thief just doesn't cut it anymore.
Next week's episode should be good from everythign I've heard.
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ROBOTRON
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| Posted on 08-05-2006 20:39 |
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::bbbruce:: - NATE
Where were Penguin's Kabuki twins in this episode?
Fight Like A ROBOT!!! |
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Nate
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| Posted on 08-05-2006 23:20 |
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.....I don't know.
You don't get it, boy... this isn't a mudhole... it's an operating table.
(crack!)
And I'm the surgeon.
- Batman - The Dark Knight Returns
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