Episode #029 - Eternal Youth
Original Airdate - September 23rd, 1992
A health spa which advertises a 'back to nature' rejuvenating potion
lures Alfred and his friend, Maggie Paige, there. It is in fact being
run by Poison Ivy, who is using a new form of chlorophyll to turn people
into trees.
Media by Borg4of3
Review by Robin III |
Credits
Written by Beth Bornstein
Directed by Kevin Altieri
Music Composed by Lolita Ritmanis
Animation by Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD.
Voices
Kevin Conroy as Batman
Bob Hastings as Gordon
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Alfred
Julie Brown as Lily
Paddy Edwards as Maggie Page
Diane Pershing as Poison Ivy
Lynne Marie Stewart as Violet |
Screen Grabs
Pans
Quotes
THOMAS: You can't do this! I've seen what you've done to the
others! Please let me go! I'll pay anything!
IVY: You've done enough damage with your money.
THOMAS: You wicked, evil--
IVY: Evil, Mrs. Thomas? I don't control a company that leveled a
thousand year old forest for a strip mine! That's evil!
--
BRUCE: I hate it when things slip by me.
ALFRED: And with me helping you to answer your mail, nothing will. Ah,
it says here you just won ten-million dollars.
BRUCE: That's nice.
--
BRUCE: Everyone's got a gimmick.
--
IVY (as Demeter): After years of research in my lab, I have developed
this enzyme, Demetrite, the secret of eternal youth.
MAGGIE: Doesn't she look wonderful?
ALFRED: Not a day over ninety.
IVY (as Demeter): Here you'll fine Demetrite in the food, the water,
even the air you breathe at night.
ALFRED (sarcastic): What a relaxing thought.
--
BATMAN: I'll search her penthouse.
GORDON: Good luck. We put that place under a microscope, and all we got
was eyestrain. Maybe your bat-radar can--
GORDON LOOKS AROUND AND SEES THAT HE'S ALONE.
GORDON: Pft-- Never mind. . .
--
BRUCE: Alfred, are you okay?
ALFRED: Never better, sir! Everywhere I turn, I see another sign of
nature's--
ALFRED SEES MAGGIE NAKED AND COVERED IN MUD.
ALFRED: Uh-- beauty.
--
BATMAN LOOKS AROUND TO SEE THE CAVE IS FULL OF FOLIAGE AND SHRUBBERY.
ALFRED: Good to see you, sir!
BATMAN: You too, Alfred. What's with the jungle?
ALFRED: I thought this drab old cave could use some colour. How does it
look?
BATMAN (pauses): Green.
--
IVY: Actually, Batman, you and I are surprisingly alike. We both strive
to see evil-doers punished! But while you have your gallery of rogues, I
have my grove.
IVY UNCOVERS HER GALLERY OF TREE PEOPLE, FROZEN IN WOOD.
BATMAN: This can't be!
--
IVY: And I thought you believed in justice!
BATMAN: Justice, yes. But not the vengeance of an eco-terrorist. You're
as destructive as those you punish.
Review: A very well done Poison
Ivy story, which is rare now that she supposedly has to be teamed with
Harley in order to be productive, which I find is the other way around.
The idea of eternal youth through being turned into trees is a little
far-fetched, but was handled well as to not cross the line into camp
comedy.
The one main problem with this episode was the introduction and only
appearance of Maggie Page. She seems to have some romantic interest to
Alfred, but this is never elaborated on, or even explained. She also may
know about Batman with her one line about Bruce's late nights. Although
she could be referring to his playboy routine dates with many girls, but
that seems unlikely since he never really had any dates in this series.
As for the animation, it was best for Poison Ivy, which no one can seem
to get right in the old series. She always looked too much like a little
girl, or to round. Here, she actually has some beauty, (which she is
supposed to), and also maintains a older look while still remaining
young. The other characters in this episode were a bit on the chunky
side, especially Batman. Sometimes this works, but in this case, it did
not.
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