Where's Terry?
Episode #40 - Where's Terry?
Original Airdate - May 27th, 2000
(Note: Some guides list this episode as the finale to season two)
Bruce must reluctantly team up with Max to find Terry when he is
kidnapped by Shriek.
Media by Bird Boy
Review by J. Chen, aka the Overseer |
Credits:
Written by Robert Goodman
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
Chris Mulkey as Shriek
Eli Marienthal as Dak
Cree Summer as Max
Michael Rosenbaum as Ollie
Lauren Tom as Dana Tan
Ryan O'Donohue as Matt McGinnis
Teri Garr as Mary McGinnis
Max Brooks as Howard
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Review
HIGHS: Decent plot, some funny lines, Bruce plays a big role, and
Max is NOT welcomed into the Bat "family".
LOWS: Lack of action (which may or may not be a problem), the
"Where's Terry" aspect isn't all that used, Max is still annoying as
usual.
OVERALL: Excuse the dumbed down title, this ep's not bad.
After seeing a movie one night with Dana, Howard Groote, and Max, Terry
heads to the subway station home. He spots a cloaked figure walking
around the tracks, and decides to follow him. He trails the man into one
of the tunnels, and then disappears.
Later, Bruce wonders where Terry is, and visits Max's house to ask if
she knows. Max doesn't, but insists on following Bruce to help him find
out. Terry's whereabouts aren't really a secret, he's in a caved section
of the subway system. There he meets a runaway kid named "Dak", who
looked kinda old for a little boy (but that's just me). It also happens
that Shriek and his assistant are hiding in the tunnels too and what
they want is no secret either.
So the episode mainly consists of Bruce and Max looking for Terry, and
Terry trying to escape his underground prison. The characters aren't
bad, so I'll start there. The little kid Terry meets thinks he's real
tough because he's living on his own. His name "sounds like a throat
lozenge" according to Terry. Dak looks up to villains like Blight and
Spellbinder and is always there to throw in little remarks about Terry's
actions. But by the end, he finds new respect for the Batman.
Shriek isn't a huge part of this episode, but he's obviously got a real
vendetta against Terry and wants to kill him at any cost. He exhibits a
new "echo" ability and can bounce his sound waves off walls to attack
hidden targets. Max Gibson is annoying like she usually is, and
constantly pesters Bruce about how she deserves to be looking for Terry
too. She does do one thing important by distracting a group of "T" gang
members for Bruce.
Obviously though, the spotlight is on old man Wayne. He's strong and
determined to find Terry without Max, but tolerates her presence. He
displays his cleverness by tricking Max into being a decoy for some
subway workers. Bruce is still a great fighter, as he beats the crap out
of several T's. At one point, he asks for a moment alone to interrogate
a T gangster, and comes out saying he's quite sure he's telling the
truth. It's not hard to imagine what Bruce did. Bruce handles Shriek
easily as well, as the villain stands over Terry gloating at the end, he
mumbles "Why do they always talk so much?", before giving Shriek a
couple whacks on the head.
The ep ends with Shriek in custody (which means he'll probably be back),
Max being forcefully escorted away, Dak on his way home, and the two
Batmans watching over. It's kinda funny watching Max being dragged off,
to be honest. She is not allowed to officially join the Bat group,
although the little kid...he did get a look at Bruce, perhaps even
Shriek did? We'll see what comes out of it.
Compared to some of the latter eps of season 2, this one's pretty good.
I still long for some eps as good as the first batch, but that's not
likely to occur. Maybe next time...
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