SUMMARY: Running Time: 11 Min.
Directed by Shaunt Nigoghossian, this episode first aired in the U.S. on February 18, 2017. Chasing after time-bending villain Chronos, Batman and a teenage Blue Beetle are inadvertently transported to the past. They witness a rookie Batman’s first case: tangling with Gotham City mobster Carmine Falcone’s gang in a warehouse brawl one dark and stormy knight.
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes): Jake T. Austin
Wonder Woman: Rachel Kimsey
Chronos: Andy Richter
Batman: Kevin Conroy
Superman & Carmine Falcone: Jason J. Lewis
Note: For whatever reason, data re: official episode numbers and original air dates for this series vary depending upon its source, so such info should really be taken as a best guess.
REVIEW:
It’s a Batman: Brave and the Bold-formula episode (i.e. Andy Richter’s goofy vocal take on Chronos). Yet, what’s really cool are the fun homages to Batman: The Animated Series, particularly the familiar musical cues. Watching Blue Beetle tease Batman are: his own rookie grandstanding is some hilarious hypocrisy that the script makes the most of. The epilogue moment with Superman & Wonder Woman is also a well-played scene.
The episode’s chintzy animation, which gives Justice League Action its distinctive web series-like look, actually works well here. Since the target audience is the undemanding age 10-and-under crowd, kids should haven’t anything to complain about. Quite frankly, the delightful “Time Share” should make any Bat-fan pretty happy.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 8 Stars
Note: This episode is also on the Justice League Action: Superpowers United! 2-disc DVD set (which collects the first half of the series).
