The Batman (TV Series) The Clayface of Tragedy (2005) User Reviews

continuing the story The The Rubberface of Comedy

[disdressed12 · 8/10 · 28 October 2008]

this episode is a continuation of the previous episode The Rubberface of Comedy,which i really enjoyed.this is the last episode of season 1.i liked this episode as well as the previous.i like where they took the story.i hadn't seen a full episode of this series until i watched the previous episode.after having watched this episode and the previous one,i noticed that there is more depth to the character of Bruce Wayne.the series seems to touch more on the personal life and tragic aspect that id the Batman/Bruce Wayne.of course,i've now only seen 2 episodes,and maybe it's just my imagination.either way,this story contained in the 2 episodes was good and a good intro to the series.for me,The Batman:The Clayface of Tragedy is an 8/10

An amazing idea or a questionable one? I'm not sure

[sssuperman-dot-com · 7/10 · 29 October 2020]

This episode directly continues from the last one and goes in a very interesting direction. I thought the different origin for Clayface was clever and I always admire when a TV episode takes risks as this one does - in this case, making a major supporting character into a villain. But I keep mentally going back and forth on whether this was actually the best decision. For one thing, I find Ethan's turn to villainy (even if he isn't exactly "evil") to be a bit of a stretch. Yes, obviously he was going through a hard time and had a lot of things taking a toll on his mental health, but he still turned to violence, revenge, and generally acting crazy pretty darn fast. And a lot of the justification hinges on the Joker having driven him crazy, but in practice, it seems like the Joker's efforts in the last episode mostly consisted of spinning a swirly thing in front of Ethan's face. It kind of feels like the fact that he looks like a monster makes him act like a monster, which is something that bothers me a lot whenever I encounter it in media. In addition, I wonder if this is truly the best usage of Ethan's character since I liked him the way he is and he was a cool and welcome member of the cast in his previous role, and I'd like to see his existing character being built on rather than being taken in a radically different direction where he can no longer fill the same niche. All that said, it was an enjoyable and dramatic episode and overall felt worthwhile, and I do always respect daring choices such as this. I just don't know how I ultimately feel about it. As far as the central conceit of this episode (Ethan becoming Clayface) goes, I'm honestly torn between loving it and disliking it.

He could be anybody

[jeanperezreyes · 10/10 · 3 June 2020]

A twist on the character of clay face as you know it and it's very pleasing. Delivers as season finale since the main story arc is also resolved. Can't wait for season 2 to surprise me with more twists and new adventures