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33. A Bat Divided!

Guest Stars – Teaser: Booster Gold; Episode: Firestorm

I friggin’ love Firestorm. He's so awesome.

The plot: High school student Jason Rusch and gym teacher Ronald Raymond are on a field trip to a science lab when Dr. X (and his energy duplicate, Dr. Double-X) show up to cause trouble. Batman intervenes, but there's a massive explosion, and Bats, Ronnie, and Jason get caught in the crossfire. While Jason and Ronnie are fused together into one super-powered being, Batman is split into three separate selves: Smart Batman, Angry Batman, and Super Chill Laid Back Batman.

It's a really fun episode that not only plays with the more humorous elements of the Firestorm concept, but also makes an effort to deconstruct the character of Batman. This episode gives us my favorite Batman villain, The Riddler, as well as crazy obscure villain Dr. Double-X, who’s weird and I love him. He fits brilliantly with this episode.

Verdict: Great!