I'll admit that I do not like Silver Age camp, but I do believe Lighter And Softer approaches can turn out well. However, I feel TB&TB uses its campy style less to invoke comedy than it uses it as an excuse for being silly and unorigial. The show doesn't feel like an action series with comedic elements, it feels like an action series with a layer of silliness all over it (though admittedly, as I'm not a very frequent comic reader, some of its humour may be lost to me).

While seeing these obscure "B-list" heroes is fun, there is one thing that prevents them from being endearing for long: Batman. Batman has no reason to even be in this show. His backstory, rogues' gallery, his sidekicks and his Bruce Wayne persona almost never appear, and the character feels cheapened as a result. But that's not all, because Batman's presence also makes the other heroes seem weak. Because Batman HAS to have the spotlight, none of the other heroes are allowed to be even semi-competent. They must always be completely dependent on Batman and helpless without him. In the long run, Batman feels tacked on to stories that he shouldn't be in. Are the Green Lanterns in trouble with Despero? Send a Green Power Ring to Batman! Is planet Rann being attacked by Gordanians? Call Batman, the greatest strategist of planet Earth! Will apes and tigers evolve beyond human intelligence far in the future and are at war? Batman must travel in time to give the humans a hand! All in all, the show would be far better if Batman WASN'T in it. Even besides that, Batman is a very irritating protagonist. He constantly subjects the viewer to internal monologue that most of the time is just blatantly obvious exposition (I'm guessing this was meant to resemble the narration boxes that pointed everything out in the Silver Age, but that's no excuse for being annoying). The show constantly sets Batman up to be more awesomer than every other hero put together, and much dialogue is wasted so the other characters can comment on how awesome Batman is (possibly the worst exaple being in "Fate of the Equinox", where Batman acts very rude torwards Dr. Fate's masters and is commended for it).

This isn't a horrible show by any means, but neither is it a good one.

I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of this show, not just because of its Crazy Awesome, Rule Of Fun style, but because, despite cries of Ruined Forever about embracing the Silver Age instead of Batman The Animated Series, characterization is still a pretty large part of the show. I've grown fond of several of the guest stars that I couldn't have cared less about previously; Aquaman has finally developed an identity separate from his Super Friends incarnation or his Namor-knockoff origins; and one-time B-lister Gentleman Ghost is practically the Big Bad of the series. After seeing what they did with GG, I was looking forward to what they would do with Equinox, an awesomely creepy Canon Foreigner. Unfortunately, what seems to be his final appearance was my first real disappointment with the show.

This Batman/Dr. Fate team-up is a bit lacking. Equinox is revealed to be explicitly mystical in origin, but doing so robs him of his mystique. He's not the only one to suffer: devoting most of the episode to Equinox's origin and motivation leaves Doctor Fate with very little time to establish a personality. I never got to know the Doctor, so the Aesop about him being too set in his ways compared to Batman came out of the blue, IMHO.

It would have been awesome to see the separate heroes deal with the unraveling of space-time in their own way, so including them as mere props for Batman have a All Your Powers Combined moment seems a waste. This season-finale material would've been best as a two-parter, letting us get both the raw, unprocessed awesomeness, and some better characterization. While there are bright spots (carnivorous Stegosaurs in the streets! Kaiju-Batman vs Kaiju-Equinox!), this episode strikes me as a Missed Moment Of Awesome that was rushed by the time constraints.

Admittedly, the above can be dismissed as mere nitpicking. However, they are all outweighed by what I consider to be a Wall Banger. It involves the ending, and I can't use spoiler tags, but it's my real issue with the episode. I guess I'll post in the comments section, so PRESS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

This episode is not Jump The Shark material, but it is a low point, and the writers can do better.

Do you miss the time when Batman was the kind of guy who would stop at a street corner for a rousing game of Rock-Em-Sock-Em robots? If so, then rejoice: that Batman is back.

A show in stark contrast with most recent portrayals of Batman, this series gives us a Batman who is happy, well adjusted, and generally the sort of guy you don't just want to have on your team, you want to have as your friend. Unbridled optimism even amidst personal strife, a series of comedic gags, and never-ending action abound.

So for those those of you who liked the Silver Age, or even those who just like their stories Lighter And Softer, there is a reason to triumph. Because happy Batman is back, and he is awesome.