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* DownerEnding: Catwoman gives up her attempts to go straight in favor of continuing her exciting life of thievery and even semi-breaks up with Batman by forcing him to let her escape in favor of saving a priceless Tasmanian Tiger. The final line is even her admitting that she is "the cat who walks by herself."
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* SelfServingMemory: Selina reflecting on her memories as Catwoman in the opening of the episode shows some of this. She remembers how when she first met Batman, but recalls how she was arrested after he beat her in a fight, whereas he actually arrested her in her own home and did it without fighting her.

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* BystanderSyndrome: Catwoman refuses to let the Ventriloquist save

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* BystanderSyndrome: Catwoman refuses to let the Ventriloquist savesave Scarface from being sawed up.
-->'''Ventriloquist:''' Please, let me save him.\\
'''Catwoman:''' Hmm, nah!



'''Batman:''' No, you gave it up.

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'''Batman:''' No, you gave it up. From the very start I suspected there was more to this business than you were telling.



* PetTheDog: Scarface admits to Catwoman that he doesn't have use for animals, expect Rhino

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* PetTheDog: Scarface admits to Catwoman that he doesn't have use for animals, expect RhinoRhino, who's still a viable member of his gang.



-->'''Selina Kyle:''' Come on. You know. "What's the gag?"\\

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-->'''Selina Kyle:''' Come on. You know. "What's the gag?"\\gag?"

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Scarface tempts Selina Kyle to become Catwoman again.

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Scarface tempts Selina Kyle to become Catwoman again.again to steal the Vreeland's jewels, though the dummy has a more sinister plan in mind.



* BystanderSyndrome: Catwoman refuses to let the Ventriloquist save



* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Ventriloquist is uneasy about Scarface taking advantage of Selina for his plan of stealing the animals (Consisting of a Tasmanian Tiger and a Penguin) from the Gotham Museum. Scarface promptly headbutts him for it.
-->'''Scarface:''' That's what you get for going soft on me.\\
'''Ventriloquist:''' Yes sir.



* GreaterScopeVillain: Penguin serves as this for Scarface's scheme, likely as payback at Veronica for being insulted by her rich friends.



** After being berated by Selina Kyle at the museum, Veronica Vreeland is upset that she can't seem to host a party without a freak showing up. [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE47BirdsOfAFeather She seems to have forgotten about the time she purposely invited a "freak"]].

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** After being berated by Selina Kyle at the museum, Veronica Vreeland is upset that she can't seem to host a party without a freak showing up. [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE47BirdsOfAFeather She seems to have forgotten about the time she purposely invited a "freak"]]."freak", Penguin]].



* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Despite the Ventriloquist being a cowering YesMan who follows Scarface's every command, he actually hits Catwoman with the Tasmanian Tiger to save his boss.
* PetTheDog: Scarface admits to Catwoman that he doesn't have use for animals, expect Rhino
-->'''Rhino:''' Thanks boss.



* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Selina's reaction to seeing Mr. Scarface is to burst out laughing.

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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Selina's reaction to seeing Mr. Scarface is to burst out laughing.laughing and even does an impression poking fun at Ventriloquist and Scarface's "gag".
-->'''Selina Kyle:''' Come on. You know. "What's the gag?"\\
-->'''Scarface:''' ''[points his Tommy machine gun at Selina]'' Can it, sister. This is Scarface you're dealing with and I don't stand for no disrespect.
-->'''Ventriloquist:''' [[YesMan I'd do as he says, ma'am]]. Mr. Scarface can be quite insistent.
-->'''Scarface:''' I don't think anyone's talking to you.
-->'''Ventriloquist:''' No, sir. No, sir.

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* NeverMyFault: Catwoman, called out by Batman.

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* NeverMyFault: NeverMyFault:
** After being berated by Selina Kyle at the museum, Veronica Vreeland is upset that she can't seem to host a party without a freak showing up. [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE47BirdsOfAFeather She seems to have forgotten about the time she purposely invited a "freak"]].
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Catwoman, called out by Batman.
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* BourgeoisBohemian: Though usually simply an UpperClassTwit, Bruce Wayne's (platonic) friend Veronica Vreeland also donated much of her family's fortunes to conservationist causes, sometimes at fancy public events held to promote those causes. Selina Kyle, who considers herself a ''true'' animal-rights activist, observed that Veronica could possibly be getting involved in those causes because she feels tremendous guilt about all the endangered species her ancestors shot when they were [[GreatWhiteHunter big-game hunters]].
* ChronicVillainy: Catwoman admits that she can't resist thievery and that the threat of prison is meaningless if she feels like not being able to steal is already restricting.

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* BourgeoisBohemian: Though usually simply an UpperClassTwit, Bruce Wayne's (platonic) friend Veronica Vreeland also donated donates much of her family's fortunes to conservationist causes, sometimes at fancy public events held to promote those causes. Selina Kyle, who considers herself a ''true'' animal-rights activist, observed observes that Veronica could possibly be getting involved in those causes because she feels tremendous guilt about all the endangered species her ancestors shot when they were [[GreatWhiteHunter big-game hunters]].
* ChronicVillainy: Catwoman admits that she can't resist thievery and that the threat of prison is meaningless if when she feels like not being able to steal is already restricting.



-->'''Catwoman:''' ''[to Batman]'' You know what's wrong with our relationship? You ''always'' let me get too close.

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-->'''Catwoman:''' ''[to Batman]'' You know what's wrong with our relationship? You ''always'' let me get too close. ''[kicks Batman in the stomach]''



* HopeSpot: The ventriloquist shuts off the saw blade just before Scarface gets shredded up, but then Catwoman drops a ton of logs on him.

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* HopeSpot: The ventriloquist Ventriloquist shuts off the saw blade just before Scarface gets shredded up, but then Catwoman drops a ton of logs on him.



-->'''Catwoman:''' (''after being played by the Ventriloquist'') He cost me my freedom!\\

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-->'''Catwoman:''' (''after ''[after being played by the Ventriloquist'') Ventriloquist]'' He cost me my freedom!\\



** After getting the better of Catwoman at the warehouse, Scarface remarks, "[[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird I tat I taw a putty tat]]."

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** After getting the better of Catwoman at the warehouse, Scarface remarks, "[[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird I tat tawt I taw a putty puddy tat]]."
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Selina's reaction to seeing Mr. Scarface is to burst out laughing.

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* ShoutOut: After getting the better of Catwoman at the warehouse, Scarface remarks, "[[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird I tat I taw a putty tat]]."

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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After getting the better of Catwoman at the warehouse, Scarface remarks, "[[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird I tat I taw a putty tat]].""
** Selina quoting Creator/RudyardKipling's [[Literature/JustSoStories "The Cat who Walked by Himself."]]
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* BeingGoodSucks: Deconstructed. Selina chafes at having to play by the rules and live a boring life, whereas being Catwoman is exciting despite the possibility of being arrested. It's why she takes Scarface's offer.


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-->'''Catwoman:''' ''[to Batman]'' You know what's wrong with our relationship? You ''always'' let me get too close.


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* ProperlyParanoid: Batman reveals he immediately had doubts about Catwoman's story. He stuck a transmitter on Isis's collar that allowed him to follow Catwoman to Scarface and hear everything.
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* GenreSavvy: Batman reveals he suspected from the beginning that Catwoman was lying to him about the whole story, so he stuck a transmitter on Isis to listen in.

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* DatingCatwoman: More prevalent with Catwoman than in prior appearances.



* GenreSavvy: Batman reveals he suspected from the beginning that Catwoman was lying to him about the whole story, so he stuck a transmitter on Isis to listen in.
* HeartbrokenBadass: The final shot of Batman is him shaking his head sadly.



-->'''Catwoman:''' (''after being played by the Ventriloquist'') He took my freedom away!\\

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-->'''Catwoman:''' (''after being played by the Ventriloquist'') He took cost me my freedom away!\\freedom!\\


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* SadisticChoice: Catwoman forces Batman to either go after her or save a valuable museum piece. He chooses the latter, and she gets away.
* ShoutOut: After getting the better of Catwoman at the warehouse, Scarface remarks, "[[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird I tat I taw a putty tat]]."
* SplitPersonality: Faced with an angry Catwoman, the Ventriloquist explains this relationship with Scarface. Catwoman reasons that Scarface is still inside the Ventriloquist somewhere, so she wants to scratch away until she finds him. OhCrap indeed.
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* ChronicVillainy: Catwoman admits that she can't resist thievery and that the threat of prison is meaningless if she feels like not being able to steal is already restricting.


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* HopeSpot: The ventriloquist shuts off the saw blade just before Scarface gets shredded up, but then Catwoman drops a ton of logs on him.
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* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: While Catwoman does help out the Bat-Family for her own self-interests in later appearances, she never returns to the side of good after this episode.]]

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* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: FaceHeelTurn: While Catwoman does help out the Bat-Family for her own self-interests in later appearances, she never returns to the side of good after this episode.]]
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* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: While Catwoman does help out the Bat-Family for her own self-interests in later appearances, she never returns to the side of good after this episode.]]
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Scarface tempts Selina Kyle to become Catwoman again.

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* BourgeoisBohemian: Though usually simply an UpperClassTwit, Bruce Wayne's (platonic) friend Veronica Vreeland also donated much of her family's fortunes to conservationist causes, sometimes at fancy public events held to promote those causes. Selina Kyle, who considers herself a ''true'' animal-rights activist, observed that Veronica could possibly be getting involved in those causes because she feels tremendous guilt about all the endangered species her ancestors shot when they were [[GreatWhiteHunter big-game hunters]].
* TheDragon: Catwoman briefly serves this role to Scarface.
* IronicEcho: "I am the cat who walks by herself."
* NeverMyFault: Catwoman, called out by Batman.
-->'''Catwoman:''' (''after being played by the Ventriloquist'') He took my freedom away!\\
'''Batman:''' No, you gave it up.
* UnwittingPawn: Catwoman herself.

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