Monday, January 26, 2015

Camp Crusaders! - The Purr-fect Crime / Better Luck Next Time

Batman, Season One, Episodes 19-20

Personal Rating: B
Rampaging tigers, creepy caverns, labyrinthine lairs – this episode feels like a big-budget spectacular!

Villain Spotlight:
What an entrance from Catwoman – a whip and a thrown cat!  And there’s an adorable “threat kitten” sent to Commissioner Gordon.  Julie Newmar will get even better at this role, but she’s already quite good.  Later, Catwoman hums happily to herself while stealing the cat statue.  She may be indulging criminal tendencies, but at least she’s having fun.

Social Commentary:
Batman reminds Catwoman that “pets are a responsibility” while evading her killer tiger.

The Zen of Camp:
Daunted by four-level chess, Dick declares “Gosh, Bruce, I think I’ll just stick to Latin crossword puzzles.”

Catwoman seasoning Robin with catnip, before she feeds him to the tigers.

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