Revenant
Episode #24 - Revenant
Original Airdate - December 11th, 1999
After a series of unexplainable events, Terry's classmates believe that
a ghost of a dead student haunts the school. Terry is skeptical and
investigates to find the truth: Willie Watt!
Media by Bird Boy
Review by Zanna |
Credits:
Written by Hilary J. Bader
Directed by Kyoung-Won Lim
Music by Lolita Ritmanis
Animation by Koko/Dong Yang
Voices:
Will Friedle as Terry McGinnis/Batman
Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne
Scott McAfee as Willie Watt
Cree Summer as Max
Lauren Tom as Dana Tan
Stockard Channing as Barbara Gordon
Melissa Disney as Blade
Yvette Lowenthal as Chelsea
Seth Green as Nelson
Teri Garr as Mary McGinnis
Ryan O'Donahue as Matt McGinnis
Geddy Watanabe as Principal Nakamura
Victor Gardell as Guard
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Review
A mysterious vandal is plaguing Hamilton Hill High School. The students
think the vandal is the ghost of a dead student, Garrison Jacobs. Terry
sees the vandalism and an attack on several students, including Dana,
Chelsea, and especially, Nelson Nash. Later, in the Batcave, Terry is
skeptical about the ghost. Bruce has witnessed the supernatural, but
isn't convinced in this case. After another ghostly incident, Terry
connects all the attacks to one suspect, Willie Watt. Terry and Batman
both go after Willie.
This episode reminds me of the villain-first-appearance stories from the
Batman series. Most of these stories were shown in two parts. The first
part sets up the situation that creates the villain or his special
abilities and then the second part shows the villain committing crimes
with his new m.o. (modus operandi or method of operation). REVENANT is
Willie's second part, m.o. episode.
Good Points
• REVENANT is a good, dual meaning title. The ghost seemingly returns
from the afterlife and Willie Watt returns from a long absence.
• Terry exhibits some detective skills in this episode when he deduces
that the vandalism and attacks are targeting specific people and
connects all the incidents to Willie Watt.
• Bruce appears for one scene in this episode and gets some good lines.
"I've seen it all, demons, witch boys, immortals, zombies. But this
thing, I don't know, it feels so...so high school."
• Terry also gets some good lines. After the shower scene, Terry
wonders, "An invisible boy in the girls' shower, why didn't I think of
that?" Later, when Commissioner Barbara Gordon closes the school down
temporarily, Terry speaks to her and says, "You're a hero to my people".
• Terry cleverly tricks Willie into revealing his psychic powers and
admitting to the school vandalism.
• Willie is still isolated and ignored by his family, but he is no
longer a scrawny misfit. Now he is a muscular, bullying misfit with
strong telekinetic powers and reason to dislike Terry and Batman. Future
Willie stories should prove interesting.
• As a secondary story, Terry's brother Matt misses his father and even
wishes he could contact his father's ghost so that he won't forget him.
At the episode end, Terry and Matt spend some time together reminiscing.
Bad Points
• While the animation is good, one scene has a small mistake. In the
very wet shower scene, the girls are soaked and have dripping wet hair.
However, when they run out of the shower room, their hair is completely
dry and styled!
• When Terry goes to Juvenile Hall, he alludes to the fact that he's
been there. Come on writers, tell that story!
• Yet again, Terry is armed with some type of weapon to capture a
villain, but the weapon only has one dose or projectile. Can't the
Batbelt carry extras?
• Since Terry spoiled Willie's future plans, why didn't Willie go after
Terry instead of Nelson at the end?
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