Batman: Year One - Chapter 3

Batman’s pinned down by the Gotham City police in a crumbling building with nowhere to run! It’ll take his arsenal of skills to get out of this one while proving he’s on the side of justice—but how can he, when they’re gunning so heavily for him? Meanwhile, the rot in Gotham is infecting Lieutenant Jim Gordon’s personal life. Plus, Catwoman leaps onto the scene to make a name for herself. This episode is based on Batman #406 (Apr. 1987) written by Frank Miller with artwork by David Mazzucchelli. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leave the Romance Scenes for the Romance Novels.

This got WAAAAAY too close to a soap opera, for me... I've stuck with it for the following couple episodes and it doesn't seem to continue in that vein; but the whole 'romantic affair' now just feels cheap, rushed, and grimey; and just detracts from the whole series, to put that angle on a main narrative voice.

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... There isn't even a big payoff, the series just resolves it immediately with a quick admission; destroying any potential for a narrative squeeze, or logical analysis (as opposed to the "steamy" "romance" scene[s]).

I might say 'it could've been framed/written/narrated differently to suit a different target audience'... but who knows?... maybe I just wouldn't want that soap-show either way. 🤷‍♂️