The Best Episodes of Batman Beyond

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   8.8/10(683 votes)

   #1 - The Call (2)

   S3:E811/18/2000

   Batman shows the League evidence of Superman's complicity in the death of Warhawk, but the idea is met with some resistance -- particularly from Barda, who flatly refuses to believe that Superman could be responsible, preferring instead to suspect Batman. Barda is convinced when Warhawk reappears, revealing that he didn't die in the explosion. Batman is only partly relieved, armed as he is with a kryptonite sample necessary to stop – and kill – Superman if he has to.

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz
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   8.6/10(737 votes)

   #2 - Out of the Past

   S3:E510/21/2000

   Feeling old and tired, Bruce Wayne is reminiscing about past loves lost when Talia, daughter of R'as al Ghul, visits him in the Batcave. With her father long dead, she wishes to rekindle their romance and makes him an offer: She will give him eternal youth through use of the immortalizing Lazarus Pit, and they can spend the rest of their lives helping people through their philanthropic organizations. Worried that Bruce might give in for all the wrong reasons -- and concerned that he may lose the honor of being Batman -- Terry decides to come along to make sure everything is as it seems. When he and Bruce discover the truth behind her offer, it turns out to be more bizarre than either could have imagined.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Paul Dini

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   Writer:Paul Dini
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   8.6/10(681 votes)

   #3 - The Call (1)

   S3:E711/11/2000

   Batman receives a little unexpected help in capturing Inque: Superman. Superman reunites with Bruce Wayne, and extends an offer to Terry to join the Justice League. When Batman's introduction to the League is met with hostility by the other members, Superman takes Batman aside and explains that he has reason to suspect a traitor in their midst; he asks him to keep his eyes and ears open. Terry reluctantly agrees, finding it difficult to spy on people he's idolized his whole life. When the League steps in to stop a mysterious attack on Metropolis, a missile explosion claims Warhawk's life. Batman is the only one to witness the event, which puts suspicion squarely on his shoulders.

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writers:Hilary Bader, Rich Fogel

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writers:Hilary Bader, Rich Fogel
4. 

   8.5/10(961 votes)

   #4 - Meltdown

   S1:E52/13/1999

   Derek Powers' body is continuing to deteriorate. Desperate, he has Victor Fries (Mr. Freeze) revived, and creates a new body for him under the pretense of medical research. Finally cured, Fries is repentant, but Bruce Wayne doesn't trust him. Batman halfheartedly shadows Freeze, convinced that he has reformed. But how long can he stay reformed once he discovers that Powers is using him?

   Director:Curt Geda

   Writer:Hilary Bader

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   Director:Curt Geda

   Writer:Hilary Bader
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   8.4/10(1209 votes)

   #5 - Rebirth (1)

   S1:E11/10/1999

   In 2019, Bruce Wayne, the original Batman, retires due to failing health when his rescue of a kidnapped woman nearly goes wrong and he must resort to almost using a gun—the ultimate sin in his eyes. Twenty years later in 2039, Terrence "Terry" McGinnis discovers Batman's identity after the aging Bruce Wayne helps him fight off a gang of Jokerz (street punks enamored by the original Clown Prince of Crime). After Terry's father is murdered, Terry seeks Bruce's help to avenge him.

   Director:Curt Geda

   Writers:Paul Dini, Alan Burnett

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   Director:Curt Geda

   Writers:Paul Dini, Alan Burnett
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   8.4/10(1115 votes)

   #6 - Rebirth (2)

   S1:E21/10/1999

   Terry steals the Batsuit to pursue his father's killer, a professional bodyguard named Mr. Fixx (George Takei), whose employer, Derek Powers (Sherman Howard), the current CEO of Wayne-Powers, is secretly using the company's resources to develop a biological weapon. Bruce Wayne, discovering the theft, deactivates the suit, but when seeing the now-helpless Terry being punched out reactivates it so he can continue pursuing Fixx, and in the end Wayne appears at Terry's house to hire him as a "special assistant."

   Director:Curt Geda

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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   Director:Curt Geda

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz
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   8.4/10(869 votes)

   #7 - Sneak Peek

   S2:E183/25/2000

   Ian Peek is a muckraking journalist who gets footage from seemingly impossible locations, no matter how tight the security. When there's a disturbance at city hall during a secret meeting between an organized crime witness and the district attorney, Batman encounters a man who can pass through solid matter at will. In short order, he puts two and two together and realizes this new villain is Peek. Confronting Peek, however, leads to him using his power to find out Bruce and Terry's secret -- and he threatens to expose them live on the air.

   Director:Dan Riba

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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   Director:Dan Riba

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz
8. 

   8.3/10(655 votes)

   #8 - Eyewitness

   S2:E141/22/2000

   Batman's already tense relationship with the law gets tenser when he accidentally messes up a major police sting operation. Fed up with Terry, who she sees as a hothead, Commissioner Gordon warns Bruce that she'll be keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't get into more trouble. Her worst fears are realized soon enough when she sees Batman bludgeoning Mad Stan to death with one of his own bombs. When Terry returns home, he finds the Commissioner's men looking for him, but he doesn't know why. Fleeing to Max's house, he tries to understand: how could people have witnessed him perpetrating a crime he didn't commit?

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Hilary Bader

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Hilary Bader
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   8.2/10(779 votes)

   #9 - Ascension

   S1:E135/22/1999

   Batman is becoming increasingly frustrated with Blight, Derek Powers' radioactive form. Powers is also frustrated as he wrestles with controlling his power, and puts his son Paxton in charge of Wayne-Powers. His identity as Blight is revealed moments later, and he goes into hiding until he can find a way out of the city. Paxton begs Batman to help capture his father, and he warily agrees. Terry wants Blight to pay for murdering his father, and Paxton may have other plans -- but who is double-crossing whom?

   Director:Yukio Suzuki

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Yukio Suzuki

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    8.2/10(591 votes)

    #10 - Ace in the Hole

    S2:E268/19/2000

    While Terry is out walking Ace, Bruce Wayne's dog, Ace savagely attacks a suspicious-looking man on the street and then runs away. When Bruce traces the serial number on the man's gun, he discovers the man is none other than Ronny Boxer, a longtime purveyor of illegal sports, including dog sports. Boxer is also Ace's former owner; Bruce took him in when Boxer's dog-fighting ring was busted by the police. While Terry goes undercover to get close to Boxer, Bruce looks for Ace, all the while wondering exactly what Boxer did to Ace in the past.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Hilary Bader

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    Writer:Hilary Bader
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    8.1/10(840 votes)

    #11 - Shriek

    S1:E73/13/1999

    Max Shreeve, a sound engineer working for Derek Powers, develops a suit that amplifies sound waves into awesomely destructive force. Powers is uninterested in the suit until Bruce Wayne interferes with his plans for Wayne-Powers once too often. On Powers' orders, Shreeve makes an attempt on Wayne's life, taking the name Shriek. Chris Mulkey makes his first appearance as the voice of Shriek.

    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
12. 

    8.0/10(857 votes)

    #12 - Dead Man's Hand

    S1:E83/20/1999

    Terry must deal with both his rejection by his girlfriend, Dana, and a group of Bruce's old enemies, the Royal Flush Gang, who pattern themselves after playing card ranks. Things look up for Terry when he meets a girl named Melanie who seems to share his problems.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
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    8.0/10(772 votes)

    #13 - A Touch of Curaré

    S1:E125/15/1999

    Sam Young, Gotham's district attorney and Commissioner Barbara Gordon's husband, is targeted for assassination by Curaré, a silent and deadly member of the Society of Assassins. Armed with a molecule-thin sword that can slice through anything, she presents a formidable enough challenge for Barbara to reveal to Terry that she knows he's Batman. As the former Batgirl, she warns him that he should quit being Batman while he can. Paul Winfield makes his first appearance as the voice of D.A. Sam Young.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Hilary Bader

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Hilary Bader
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    8.0/10(1105 votes)

    #14 - Splicers

    S2:E19/17/1999

    The latest teen craze is "splicing" -- incorporating animal DNA into a human body. While some kids just get cosmetic changes like cat eyes, many opt for more major transformations. Batman investigates Dr. Cuvier, the founder of splicing, and discovers his plan to kill D.A. Young before the process can be outlawed. Cree Summer makes her first appearance as the voice of Terry's classmate Max Gibson.

    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Evan Dorkin

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    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Evan Dorkin
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    8.0/10(644 votes)

    #15 - Babel

    S2:E121/8/2000

    When all of Gotham's animals start getting agitated at the same time, Terry and Bruce Wayne figure out that sound frequencies beyond human hearing are to blame. That points to one man: Shriek. The animals prove to be the tip of the iceberg when people suddenly lose the ability to understand each other's speech. Shriek eventually turns off the interference, but makes a demand of Commissioner Gordon: the city's safety for Batman's life.

    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
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    8.0/10(566 votes)

    #16 - Inqueling

    S3:E39/30/2000

    Bruce Wayne is out of town, and Inque is back -- announcing her presence by disrupting the launch of a billion-dollar satellite. Newly invulnerable to water, she poses more of a threat than ever before. Terry remembers that Bruce Wayne had to save him from Inque twice before, putting both his identity and his life at risk. Wanting to prove himself, he insists on pursuing Inque himself, though he asks Max to do some detective work for him. Meanwhile, Inque's deal has gone sour, and her would-be client has weakened her with a particle destabilizer. Sick and desperate for help, she goes to the one person who she feels she can trust -- Deanna Clay, the daughter she abandoned as a child.

    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Hilary Bader

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    8.0/10(564 votes)

    #17 - Unmasked

    S3:E1312/18/2001

    Terry recounts to Max one of his earlier adventures as Batman, during which he revealed his face to a child and inadvertently made the boy a target of KOBRA.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Hilary Bader

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    7.9/10(777 votes)

    #18 - Disappearing Inque

    S1:E115/8/1999

    When Aaron, Inque's caretaker, is fired because of his infatuation with her, he cuts the power to her restraints. Injured and unable to regain her human form, she tries to coerce him to help her until he proves quite willing -- so long as she can make him like her. When Batman tries to stop her, she captures him and uses him as bait to lure Bruce Wayne into a trap.

    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
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    7.9/10(607 votes)

    #19 - April Moon

    S2:E224/22/2000

    When Batman foils a late-night bank heist, he's surprised to see that the four ordinary-looking punks all have expensive -- and dangerous -- cybernetic enhancements. When one of the criminals leaves a damaged servo-motor behind, Bruce Wayne recognizes it as the handiwork of the man who created some of the parts for the Batman suit, Dr. Corso, who specializes in prosthetics. After confronting the doctor, Batman discovers that Dr. Corso is being forced to help the crooks because they've kidnapped his wife, threatening to kill her if he doesn't enhance them as they ask.

    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    7.8/10(915 votes)

    #20 - Black Out

    S1:E31/30/1999

    Terry discovers how hard his new job as Batman is when he squares off against his first super-powered foe, Inque -- a shape-shifting woman sabotaging Foxteca for Derek Powers. Things go from bad to worse when he accidentally leads her right into the Batcave. Stockard Channing and Shannon Kenny make their first appearances as Commissioner Barbara Gordon and Inque.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.8/10(768 votes)

    #21 - Spellbound

    S1:E105/1/1999

    Gotham's teenagers fall prey to the "evil eye" mind control techniques of a mysterious villian named Spellbinder, who causes them to hallucinate and do his bidding as unwitting accomplices. How can Batman defeat a foe who can control what he sees, hears, and feels? Jon Cypher makes his first appearance as the voice of Spellbinder.

    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.8/10(720 votes)

    #22 - Earth Mover

    S2:E29/25/1999

    Terry's friend Jackie, the foster daughter of wealthy industrialist Bill Wallace, is being stalked by a creature that can reform itself out of the earth and control the earth around it. When an attack reveals canisters of radioactive toxic waste from underground, Batman tries to find the connection between the creatures, Wallace, and Jackie's late father, Wallace's former partner.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
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    7.8/10(686 votes)

    #23 - Lost Soul

    S2:E410/9/1999

    When executive Robert Vance was diagnosed with a degenerative brain disorder, he arranged to have his consciousness digitized. Now, 35 years later, his grandson Bobby has awakened him before his computer is shut down. Searching for a temporary home before he can find a human host, he infects Batman's costume. Terry goes after him, hoping to answer the question -- is Batman the suit, or the man inside it?

    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    7.7/10(664 votes)

    #24 - Hidden Agenda

    S2:E510/16/1999

    Maxine "Max" Gibson, one of Terry's classmates and a bona fide genius, has created a computer program to figure out Batman's secret identity. When Max is targeted by the Jokerz, she rewrites the code to find the Jokerzs' identities, which only puts her in more danger. Michael Rosenbaum and Jill Eikenberry make their first appearances as the voices of Carter Wilson, another one of Terry's classmates, and his mother.

    Director:Curt Geda

    Writer:Hilary Bader

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    7.7/10(654 votes)

    #25 - Hooked Up

    S2:E811/13/1999

    When several Hill High students end up comatose in the hospital, Batman's subsequent investigation leads him to Spellbinder, who is getting teenagers addicted to virtual reality fantasies and forcing them to steal for him.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Unknown

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