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* ExtendedDisarming: When entering Blackgate, Gordon and Alfred are asked to relinquish their weaponry. Both place a pistol on the desk, prompting the guard to cough pointedly at Alfred until he gives up another pistol, a set of brass knuckles and a knife all hidden on his person.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Gordon is not happy with Bullock agreeing to sign papers of Ra's al Ghul's release to prevent an international crisis.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Gordon is not happy with Bullock agreeing to sign papers of Ra's al Ghul's release release, even if to prevent an international crisis.
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Directed by Creator/ScottWhite

Written by Creator/TzeChun
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* AndCallHimGeorge: Grundy gives Riddler a BearHug as a sign of their new friendship... but since Grundy's not used to being a super-strong zombie, we hear a SickeningCrunch as Riddler winces and complains that he can't breathe.


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* MolotovCocktail: A redneck tries to kill Grundy with a Molotov cocktail, but Grundy smashes the bottle in his bare hand before his enemy can throw it. This kills the hick and sets Grundy's forearm on fire.


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* TastesLikeFriendship: Grundy tries to convince Riddler to be his friend by offering him a hot dog from a cart he hijacked. Riddler accepts the food but doesn't partner with him until much later.
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** The Riddler and Solomon Grundy are teammates (sorta), just like they did in the LegionOfDoom from 'Challenge of The WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'.

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** The Riddler and Solomon Grundy are teammates (sorta), just like they did were in the LegionOfDoom from 'Challenge of The WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'.
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** The Riddler and Solomon Grundy are teammates (sorta), just like they did in the LegionOfDoom from 'Challenge of The SuperFriends'.

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** The Riddler and Solomon Grundy are teammates (sorta), just like they did in the LegionOfDoom from 'Challenge of The SuperFriends'.WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'.
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** The Riddler and Solomon Grundy are teammates (sorta), just like they did in the LegionOfDoom from 'Challenge of The SuperFriends'.
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* WhamShot: The BackAlleyDoctor at the underground fight club turns out to be...Leslie Thompkins.

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* WhamShot: The BackAlleyDoctor at the underground fight club turns out to be...Leslie Thompkins.Thompkins.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gordon is not happy with Bullock agreeing to sign papers of Ra's al Ghul's release to prevent an international crisis.
-->'''Bullock:''' What do you want me to do?\\
'''Gordon:''' TO DO YOUR JOB!\\
'''Bullock:''' I ''AM'' DOING MY JOB!!\\
'''Gordon:''' ''(walks off)'' Right.\\
'''Bullock:''' ''(exasperated)'' I'm doing my job!
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are technically undead, and distinct varieties from each other: Grundy is a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra's is a magical revenant.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Solomon Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are technically undead, and distinct varieties from each other: Grundy is a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra's is a magical revenant.
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* ToThePain: Ra's Al-Ghul provokes Bruce into killing him by threatening to destroy everyone and everything he loves if he doesn't. It works.

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* ToThePain: Ra's Al-Ghul provokes Bruce into killing him by threatening to destroy everyone and everything he loves if he doesn't. It works.
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* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: Ra's Al-Ghul shows Bruce his true form in a puddle reflection: a rotting, undead ''thing.''

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* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: Ra's Al-Ghul shows Bruce his true form in a puddle reflection: a rotting, undead ''thing.''
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* MercyKill: Apparently that's all Ra's Al-Ghul wants from Bruce. He gets it.

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* MercyKill: Apparently that's all Ra's Al-Ghul wants from Bruce. He gets it.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bruce is horrified with himself after killing Ra's Al-Ghul.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bruce is horrified with himself after killing Ra's Al-Ghul.Ra's.



* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are technically undead, and distinct varieties from each other: Grundy is a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra's Al-Ghul is a magical revenant.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are technically undead, and distinct varieties from each other: Grundy is a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra's Al-Ghul is a magical revenant.
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* AndIMustScream: Ra's is apparently in constant agony due to the nature of his existence.


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* CallBack: Gordon's time as a prisoner in Blackgate comes up.


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* ChekhovsGun: One is primed when Ra's passes some sort of energy onto Barbara as a parting gift.
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* AssholeVictim: Yes, it's terrible that Bruce gave into his anger and committed murder, breaking the one rule he set for himself and convincing him that he doesn't deserve to be a hero. But this is ''Ra's Al-Ghul'' we're talking about here. Even Gordon is willing to look the other way on this one.

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* AssholeVictim: Yes, it's terrible that Bruce gave gives into his anger and committed commits murder, breaking the one rule he set for himself and convincing him that he doesn't deserve to be a hero. But this is ''Ra's Al-Ghul'' we're talking about here. Even Gordon is willing to look the other way on this one.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are some variety of undead: Grundy a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra's Al-Ghul a magical one.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are some variety of undead: technically undead, and distinct varieties from each other: Grundy is a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra's Al-Ghul is a magical one.revenant.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are some variety of undead: Grundy a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra'a Al-Ghul a magical one.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are some variety of undead: Grundy a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra'a Ra's Al-Ghul a magical one.

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* AssholeVictim: Yes, it's terrible that Bruce let his anger overwhelm his reason and he committed murder, breaking the one rule he set for himself and convincing him that he doesn't deserve to be a hero. But this was ''Ra's Al-Ghul'' we're talking about here. Even Gordon is willing to look the other way on this one.

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* AssholeVictim: Yes, it's terrible that Bruce let gave into his anger overwhelm his reason and he committed murder, breaking the one rule he set for himself and convincing him that he doesn't deserve to be a hero. But this was is ''Ra's Al-Ghul'' we're talking about here. Even Gordon is willing to look the other way on this one.


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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Both Grundy and Ra's Al-Ghul are some variety of undead: Grundy a Toxic Waste Zombie and Ra'a Al-Ghul a magical one.
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* BackalleyDoctor: Lee has apparently become one of these.

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* BackalleyDoctor: BackAlleyDoctor: Lee has apparently become one of these.



* HulkSpeak: Grundy no use proper grammar.

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* HulkSpeak: Grundy no use proper grammar.grammar, as is tradition for the character.



* WhamShot: The BackalleyDoctor at the underground fight club turns out to be...Leslie Thompkins.

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* WhamShot: The BackalleyDoctor BackAlleyDoctor at the underground fight club turns out to be...Leslie Thompkins.
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** The sequence where a resurrected Butch emerges from the swamp, encounters a camp of hobos, and gets his new name, is straight out of his original comic book origin story.

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** The sequence where a resurrected Butch emerges from the swamp, encounters a camp of hobos, and gets takes his new name, name from the nursery rhyme they're singing, is straight out of his original comic book origin story.
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* SpottingTheThread: Gordon and Alfred are already suspicious when the "guards" are taking the long way around to get them to an area. Having been a prisoner at Blackgate, Gordon knows this is not proper procedure at all and finds it odd he doesn't recognize any of the guards. The final piece is when Gordon looks at the nametag of one guard and notes it's the exact same name as a guard he knows to be a totally different guy.
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* AssholeVictim: Yes, it's terrible that Bruce let his anger overwhelm his reason and he murdered someone in cold blood, breaking the one rule he set for himself and convincing him that he doesn't deserve to be a hero. But this was ''Ra's Al-Ghul'' we're talking about here. Even Gordon is willing to look the other way on this one.

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* AssholeVictim: Yes, it's terrible that Bruce let his anger overwhelm his reason and he murdered someone in cold blood, committed murder, breaking the one rule he set for himself and convincing him that he doesn't deserve to be a hero. But this was ''Ra's Al-Ghul'' we're talking about here. Even Gordon is willing to look the other way on this one.
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* HulkSpeak: Grundy no use proper grammar.

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* AssholeVictim: Yes, it's terrible that Bruce let his anger overwhelm his reason and he murdered someone in cold blood, breaking the one rule he set for himself and convincing him that he doesn't deserve to be a hero. But this was ''Ra's Al-Ghul'' we're talking about here. Even Gordon is willing to look the other way on this one.



* MythologyGag: Guilt-ridden over taking a life, Bruce says he can no longer be the hero Gotham needs. But that doesn't mean he can't be [[Film/TheDarkKnight the hero Gotham deserves]].

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** The sequence where a resurrected Butch emerges from the swamp, encounters a camp of hobos, and gets his new name, is straight out of his original comic book origin story.
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Guilt-ridden over taking a life, Bruce says he can no longer be the hero Gotham needs. But that doesn't mean he can't be [[Film/TheDarkKnight the hero Gotham deserves]].
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* CameBackWrong: Butch Gilzean aka Cyrus Gold aka Solomon Grundy comes back from the dead with white hair, super strength, and no memory of who he was.

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* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: Ra's Al-Ghul shows Bruce his true form in a puddle reflection: a rotting, undead ''thing.''



* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: Ra's Al-Ghul shows Bruce his true form in a puddle reflection: a rotting, undead ''thing.''

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* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: NoOntologicalInertia: After being fatally stabbed, Ra's Al-Ghul shows Bruce his true form Al-Ghul's body decomposes in a puddle reflection: a rotting, undead ''thing.''an instant, looking positively mummified in the end.
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Bruce seeks revenge on Ra's Al-Ghul. Sofia Falcone steps up her fight against Penguin. Butch returns...sort of.

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* BackalleyDoctor: Lee has apparently become one of these.
* MercyKill: Apparently that's all Ra's Al-Ghul wants from Bruce. He gets it.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bruce is horrified with himself after killing Ra's Al-Ghul.
* MythologyGag: Guilt-ridden over taking a life, Bruce says he can no longer be the hero Gotham needs. But that doesn't mean he can't be [[Film/TheDarkKnight the hero Gotham deserves]].
* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: Ra's Al-Ghul shows Bruce his true form in a puddle reflection: a rotting, undead ''thing.''
* ToThePain: Ra's Al-Ghul provokes Bruce into killing him by threatening to destroy everyone and everything he loves if he doesn't. It works.
* WhamShot: The BackalleyDoctor at the underground fight club turns out to be...Leslie Thompkins.

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