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BTAS #22: Ep. 31 (Patreon)

Published:
2026-09-16 19:00:14
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2026-10

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Yeah... probably the weakest episode of BTAS so far, at least from what I can remember. 😅 There was just way too much ridiculous plot convenience imo. I still found entertainment in it, but yeah...

Anyways, drop your thoughts below, and enjoy the ride!

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KrakenKing

This was the only episode written by Maggin. My only notable fact to give about this episode is that it’s the introduction of the bat signal, which will be used going forward. This is definitely one of the weakest episodes in the show that isn’t blatantly terrible for any specific reason, it’s just boring and there are too many plot conveniences, like you said. Josiah Wormwood is supposed to be this ultimate booby trap artist that can match wits with Batman, yet he does absolutely nothing special or unique that couldn’t be done by any other antagonist, nor is he all that intelligent. The cherry on top is really just that the title doesn’t make much of any sense either (and is ironically the coolest part of the episode lol). ‘The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy’ implies some sort of crazy master plan which will have layers be rather complex. This was just “I’m gonna trap Batman and try to make him give me his cowl.” This episode and villain was based on a comic story and character very similar to here, but infinitely better. A very disappointing episode for sure and one I’m glad is now out of the way, though I do still 100% consider ‘I’ve Got Batman in My Basement’ and ‘Cat Scratch Fever’ to be the worst episode of the series. I’m extraordinarily excited to see Mask of the Phantasm next on the roster. I firmly believe it to be the greatest Batman film of all time (big claim, I know) and is the turning point to end roughly the first third of the show on, as well as a glance into the past.

JD Dumas

In all fairness, the comic story that this is based on 'The Cape and Cowl Deathtrap' was too short to adapt into a full 22 minute episode, so they had to pad it for time. I agree it's not the best, but there are definitely worse episodes. Woodwood isn't an original character, he was in the comic story I mentioned before. And as you already guessed, he is in no way related to the Riddler. Trust me, you're going to love the Btas Riddler. Regarding the 'Baron', Gordon explained it rather quickly so you might've missed it. He's not a real Baron, that's just his underworld alias. He's a sleazy conman who pretends to be a nobleman so dumb rich people will invite him to parties and he can stuff his face. That's what he was doing when Batman grabbed him. Granted, he's not the worst criminal in Gotham, but what he was doing was still pretty sleazy.

KrakenKing

Funnily enough, the writer of this episode is actually the exact same guy who wrote the comic story, yet he made it worse. Alan Burnett even said outright that they tried to stop this episode from being made, but the storyboarders were being super petty about this one episode for some reason. Josiah Wormwood is *technically* an original character, as the character in the comic story is Jeremy Wormwood, who is an assassin who happens to use death traps.

Anriku

Idk why they didn't just adapt the comic 1 for 1. XD

Anriku

The introduction of the bat signal is probably the only cool thing in this episode, tbf.