Harvey Dent is gone. Two-Face is here. He has a plan, a coin, and a vendetta. And somehow, this week, Batman's biggest challenge isn't stopping a supervillain, it's convincing a mob boss to talk to a Catholic Priest.
This week on Toonami Absolution, Alyx, Jon, and Sam cover Episodes 11 and 12: \"Two-Face, Part 2\" and \"It's Never Too Late.\"
\"Two-Face, Part 2\" opens with Gotham's criminal underworld realizing something has changed. Two-Face, now operating with a crew of his own and a very specific obsession with the number two, has been systematically dismantling Rupert Thorne's criminal operation. Naturally, Thorne puts out a two million dollar bounty on him (one million per face, he says with typical Gotham criminal wit) and then realises that the fastest way to get to Two-Face is through Grace, his former fiancée, who Two-Face has been secretly watching over her from a distance. Naturally, this leads to a painful confrontation, where Bruce is force to stop his former friend while also protecting him against a mob who are keen to end his story once and for all.
Then \"It's Never Too Late\" pivots entirely. Rupert Thorne is now losing a mob war against Gotham's previous reigning crime lord, ageing boss Arnold Stromwell. Stromwell's son Joey is missing and he's convinced Thorne has him. Batman, naturally, decides to play Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come and takes Stromwell on what amounts to a very grim tour of Gotham, showing him his ex-wife, his estranged brother Michael who lost a leg saving Arnold from a childhood train accident that Arnold let himself believe was more serious, and his son Joey, who is currently in a rehabilitation centre. So if you’ve ever wanted to see the Batman x Catholic Church crossover, this is the episode for you!
We discuss how \"Two-Face, Part 2\" compares to Part 1, if the silver dollar scene is a god ending, and how \"It's Never Too Late\" is a brave but weird attempt to make Batman more than a dude who punches stuff.
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📌 Topics covered this episode:
– Batman: TAS Episode 11 \"Two-Face, Part 2\" recap & review
– Batman: TAS Episode 12 \"It's Never Too Late\" recap & review
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