Follow TV Tropes

Following

Recap / The Adventures of Batman & Robin E12 "The Lion and the Unicorn"

Go To

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_lion_and_the_unicorn_title_card.png
Red Claw kidnaps Alfred and his old colleague, Frederick, for the code to a nuclear missile.


Tropes:

  • Aborted Arc: Red Claw’s brawl with Batman ends with her managing to remove his mask, before he ejects her into a seeming Disney Villain Death. Due to the character not appearing again, it’s unknown if she saw his face or not.
  • Artistic License – Geography: Alfred tells Bruce he's in London, in which Bruce asks 'London England?' and Alfred replies 'There is only one', though there is a city of London in Ontario, Canada, and at least 8 Londons in the United States, among others. Though, as Alfred is British, this statement can be taken as him either not knowing about them, or simply regarding London, England as the only TRUE London.
  • Bookends: In airdate order, the first aired episode of Batman: The Animated Series ("The Cat and the Claw, Part 1") featured Red Claw as the villain. This, the last new episode to air before the Art Shift into The New Batman Adventures also features Red Claw as the villain.
  • The Bus Came Back: Red Claw's second appearance after her first appearance 77 episodes ago.
  • Day in the Limelight: One of the few times Alfred ventures out of Wayne Manor and gets to take part in action, to say the least.
  • Ignored Confession: Red Claw demands a password from Alfred. Alfred tells her that she'll get nothing but gibberish out of him. After being drugged with Truth Serum, he starts reciting "The Lion and the Unicorn". Unlike most cases of this, she does eventually realize that the password is "The Lion and the Unicorn"... it just takes her a while.
  • Mathematician's Answer: Played with. Alfred and Frederick had been captured and injected with Truth Serum. When the serum starts to take effect, Alfred tells Red Claw that she'll get nothing but gibberish out of him. When Red Claw demands his half of the passcode, Alfred starts reciting the rhyme "The Lion and the Unicorn". Turns out Alfred's password was exactly what he said.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Alfred's "cousin" Frederick is an obvious example for David Niven, down to the hairstyle, nose, and mustache.
  • The Password Is Always "Swordfish": The two-part password to arm a nuclear warhead based in the UK is the address of the missile silo and "the lion and the unicorn", famous symbols of the United Kingdom.
  • Progressively Prettier: While Red Claw was already quite attractive her design's gotten touched up a bit, her facial features now softer and lusher.
  • Retired Badass: It's revealed that Alfred spent time as a British government operative many years ago and, even though his primary duties were behind a desk, he amassed quite a few skills.
  • Shirtless Scene: Dick Grayson trains wearing barely anything in the beginning, and this does not go unnoticed by Alfred.
    Alfred: I do wish you would put on a shirt, you're out to catch a cold in this dank cave.
  • Title Drop: It's the password.
  • Truth Serum: Red Claw injects Alfred and "Cousin Freddie" with a serum.
  • Two-Keyed Lock: The missile requires two codes. Alfred knows one and Freddie knows the other.


 
Feedback

Video Example(s):

Top

Red Claw

Walter brings up in his review of "The Lion and the Unicorn" that Red Claw had been the villain featured in not just the first broadcasted episode of Batman the Animated Series, but also the last broadcasted episode before The New Batman Adventures.

How well does it match the trope?

5 (6 votes)

Example of:

Main / Bookends

Media sources:

Report