Tropes in this episode include:
- Achilles' Power Cord: An explosion temporarily blinds Bruce Wayne. He carries on anyway with a headset that sends visual information direction into his brain and plugs into a power-cell on his belt or a port on the Batwing's main console. Naturally, the power cord breaks right before the climax. Batman still saves the day by determining the Penguin's location with sound (banging on walls, throwing wrenches, etc.)
- Bottomless Pits: Inverted with the barrels pouring molten metal in the background. They just keep pouring, and pouring, and pouring... which creates...
- Convection, Schmonvection: Batman ends up hanging over a river of molten metal, into which he dumps a ton of water, creating steam which should broil him and Penguin alive.
- Exact Words: Mayor Hill goes on television to announce that the Penguin has won, and if he returns the helicopter to the agreed drop-site, "you'll get everything that's coming to you."
- Mythology Gag: Batman's headset works much the same as the helmet worn by Crazy-Quilt, an obscure Batman rogue who is permanently blind.
- Oh, Crap!: "Terrific," says Batman, with obvious sarcasm, when he realizes the cord broke.
- Percussive Maintenance: Batman resorts to smacking the headset to keep it working after the cord breaks.
- Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: When one of the Penguin's goons questions if they might be heading into a trap, he replies that the helicopter will be able to spot a trap a mile away (literally). And then he takes out his umbrella sword, slicing off the buttons of the guy's shirt after each word.Penguin: And if in fact this is a double-cross, may heaven... help... them... all.
- Reed Richards Is Useless: Bruce creates a headset that can send visual data directly to the brain; essentially a non-surgical cure for complete blindness. It's never brought up again. It's possible there were health risks associated with long-term use; Thompkins said the project was a bad idea.
- Single-Episode Handicap: Single-Episode Blindness.
- Technological Pacifist: The episode marks Bruce Wayne's first, last, and only time developing anything for the military. After the troubles that stemmed from that, Bruce declared that Wayne Corp would never develop weapons again.
- Temporary Blindness: Making Batman, by extension, a temporary Handicapped Badass.
- Title Drop: Said by Penguin when he realizes Batman can't see.
