Episode #050 - Off Balance
Original Airdate - November 23rd, 1992
While following Count Vertigo's trail, Batman encounters a Lady In Black
and learns that she is Talia, daughter of the head of the Society
of Shadows who was sent by her father to prevent the capture of a sonic
drill that the Count stole. But after his identity is mistakenly
revealed to Talia, Batman remains off-balance as to where her true
loyalties lie.
Screens by Bleu Unicorn
Pans by Bird Boy
Review by Robin III |
Credits
Written by Len Wein
Directed by Kevin Altieri
Music Composed by Mark Koval, Michael McCuistion
Animation by Sunrise
Voices
Kevin Conroy as Batman
Bob Hastings as Gordon
Robert Costanzo as Detective Bullock
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Alfred
Barry Dennen as Shadow Agent
Brock Peters as Lucius Fox
Helen Slater as Talia
Chick Vennera as Twitch
David Warner as Ra's Al Ghul
Michael York as Vertigo |
Screen Grabs
Pans
Quotes
TWITCH: An hour I've been waiting. I don't know why Nikko
wanted me to meet him up here anyway.
BATMAN: He didn't twitch.
TWITCH TURNS AROUND TO SEE BATMAN STANDING BEHIND HIM.
BATMAN: I did.
--
THUG: May the shadows live forever.
THE TWO GRAB THEIR THROATS AND GAS RISES FROM THEIR MASKS.
--
GORDON: Is there anything you don't know about? I only assigned that
detail an hour ago!
GORDON TURNS AROUND AND BATMAN IS GONE.
GORDON: One of these days I'm going to nail his feet to the ground!
--
BULLOCK: Who-- who are you?
FOX: What do you want?
VERTIGO: The first thing I want is for you to stop asking stupid
questions.
--
VERTIGO: The Batman! I suppose this had to happen sooner or later. . .
--
BATMAN: Alfred! You're brilliant!
ALFRED: Yes. So I've heard. . .
--
BATMAN: Just who's side are you on?
TALIA: That would be telling.
--
TALIA BRUSHES A RAT OFF OF BATMAN'S CHEST.
TALIA: Filthy creature.
BATMAN COMES AROUND.
BATMAN: I've been called worse. What happened to-- My mask! What have
you done with it?
TALIA: easier to clean your wounds this way.
BATMAN: Then you know-- you know that I'm--
TALIA: Hush! Who knows what other ears may be listening.
--
BATMAN: Your little dizzifying trick won't stop us, Vertigo.
VERTIGO: Maybe, maybe not. You see, you'll have to get across this room
alive. That may prove difficult considering this entire laboratory has
been rigged to destroy you. Oh, and in case you think once I go my
disorienting effect will go with me, think again. I've planted duplicate
Vertigo devices throughout the room to maintain the effect once I've
departed. Goodbye. . . And good luck. You'll need it.
VERTIGO LEAVES. THE DOUBLE VERTIGO EFFECT OCCURS.
BATMAN: You okay?
TALIA: My contact lenses! I lost them when we fell! They counter the
distortion effect. Without them I'm as helpless as you.
BATMAN: I don't do helpless.
--
TALIA: Wait! I can't let you leave like this!
BATMAN SMILES.
TALIA: Not with the drill.
TALIA POINTS A GUN AT BATMAN.
BATMAN: I thought I finally knew which side you were on. I should have
known better. . .
BATMAN SLIPS A SMALL DEVICE IN THE DRILL'S BARREL.
BATMAN: . . . Considering that you knew where everything was in the
monastery. How could you have unless you were one of them?
A HELI-PLANE FLIES IN AND TALIA GRABS ONTO THE LADDER
TALIA: I am truly sorry, Batman! It could have been. . . sweet!
THE HELI-PLANE FLIES AWAY
BATMAN (yelling): This is not over!
--
TALIA: The Batman! He sabotaged it somehow!
RA'S: So even in defeat, the detective manages to achieve some small
measure of victory. As you said, detective. . . "This is not over."
Review: This episode is
interesting, but it sort of gives you a headache to watch all of the
Vertigo effects. It was great to see Batman working with Talia without
him knowing that she was the daughter of his soon to be worst enemy.
Count Vertigo was also a great character, a sort of ex-Nazi type villain
with a hypno-eye.
The ending was the best past, with Batman sabotaging the drill, Talia
testing it, the drill blowing up, and the introduction of Ra's Al Ghul.
This is one of those endings that the fans love for it doesn't show his
face right away, but you know that it's him. There is the excellent
intro to the Demon's theme music too when the small ending scene begins
which just adds to the effect.
The animation was the chunky style and detailed, but Batman's face
seemed off at times, almost as if the job was rushed. The Vertigo effect
made up for this though.
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