Batman must thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces hallucinations.Batman must thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces hallucinations.Batman must thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces hallucinations.
Kevin Conroy
- Batman
- (voice)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
- Alfred
- (voice)
Takayo Fischer
- Dr. Wu
- (voice)
Loren Lester
- Robin
- (voice)
Henry Polic II
- Scarecrow
- (voice)
Ron Taylor
- Orderly
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOut of all the Batman the animated series episodes, this is the only one to ever mention the Joker's (assumed) real name, Jack Napier. In addition, the name appears on the Joker file in Joker's Wild (1992).
- GoofsWhen the Scarecrow starts the main pump, he checks his watch, which shows 10 after 4. When he again checks his watch, just as Batman arrives, it shows 20 after 3. This may be due to the hands being drawn in the wrong spots.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bat-May: Dreams In Darkness (2020)
Featured review
"Time for the greatest controlled experiment in mass-madness to finally begin!"
This episode really makes a strong impression from the start and grabs you as it opens with Batman in a straightjacket as an inmate of Arkham Asylum which needless to say, is a very interesting premise, as you have no idea of how or why he got there or even if he is in fact insane! Although it eventually just boils down to him planning to contaminate the water supply of Gotham in one of his sadistic experiments in fear, it's still a really good Scarecrow episode because it uses the villain in a more insidious and subtle kind of story, with the focus mainly being on Batman as he fights to keep his mind together as he slowly succumbs to a variation of the Scarecrow's fear toxin and is tormented by frightening hallucinations that force him to relive his darkest memories, all the while he must find a way to escape his imprisonment in the asylum following an all but kidnapping by the staff who locked him up as just another unhinged costumed personality. To me it might be the best Scarecrow episode because it uses what he can do so perfectly, attacking his foe on a psychological level that threatens to push them over the edge. Fortunately though Batman is made of far sterner stuff than the average victim and just like in Fear Itself overpowers the Scarecrow's poison by sheer willpower, although it happens in a way that's a little less grand than in that episode, no epic "I am the night" Speeches here! The big standout scene is definitely when Batman is experiencing a nightmarish vision in which he sees his long lost parents walking into the fateful alley in which they lost their lives and he runs to try and save theocracy but he runs unnaturally slowly, as the arch of the alleyway morphs and changes into the barrel of a gigantic gun that's dripping blood, which I imagine was quite a daring image at the time and is still pretty striking, the animation of that scene is amazing, it's really one of the most impressive visual moments of the whole series. I love the closing scene too, where Bruce is beginning a very well deserved long rest in the Batcave(?) as Alfred administers an antidote, and it shows a bat that spreads its wings as a light shines through them in a way that the creature has a sort of angelic aspect to it for a moment, and then the shadow of its wings enshrouds Bruce as he sleeps. It's kind of poetic and gentle, like maybe he does have something bigger watching over him after all... I think it's a great closing scene in a very good closing season episode as well. Excellent delving into Batman's tortured psyche type story! ๐
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- Oct 16, 2022
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