YMMV / Justice League S 1 E 8 And 9 Injustice For All

aka: Justice League S 1 E 18 And 19 Injustice For All

• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • Batman. Either a hero who wants to prove his worth to the Justice League since he has no powers or an egotistical jerk who intended to take the Injustice League out himself to prove how much better he is.
    • This similarly puts his moment with Cheetah up for interpretation too. Was his interest in her past and comfort of the choices she made genuine with the two enemies sharing a brief romantic moment together, or was he simply manipulating her like he was with other members of the Injustice Gang, and seduced her into sharing a kiss with him to frame her as the traitor and further tear the Injustice Gang apart? Worth noting Cheetah was meant to be Killed Offscreen if not for an animation blooper, yet he shows no regret over this.
  • Joker, for calling out Luthor on Bond Villain Stupidity, something Mr. J himself is frequently guilty of by choice. Is he yielding to Luthor's authority, basically saying that as long as he's in charge he might as well Do Wrong, Right? Or is it just him being nuts again?
    • It's also worth noting that Joker's tendency towards Bond Villain Stupidity faded over the course of his DCAU appearances, with one notable instance being his decision to take Harley's advice to "just shoot him" in "Mad Love" ^note Batman, of course, escaped anyway . Joker tells Lex that he's talking from the the perspective of "someone who knows," as in "someone who's learned the hard way not to waste an opportunity to off the Dark Knight.
• Draco in Leather Pants: Cheetah and Ultra-Humanite are very sympathetic villains when you look closely at their characters.
• Fanfic Fuel: Since Batman has now been shipped with both Wonder Woman and Cheetah, many have started to write stories about a love triangle erupting between the two rival couples.
• Jerkass Woobie: Cheetah is probably the most sympathetic villain among the Gang since her main goal is to earn money to fund her research to become normal again.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • Fans have branded Batman a furry because of his moment with Cheetah. The fact that this isn't the first times he's had romantic moments with a "cat woman" doesn't help.
  • In 2023, the scene where Batman reveals himself to be paying Humanite “double what Luthor was paying” got snow-cloned to have Batman’s smile hide an inner thought that Luthor was paying a pitifully small amount.
• Moral Event Horizon: Lex Luthor crosses it by sentencing Cheetah to death. Fortunately, she is spared from death thanks to an animation error.
• Ship-to-Ship Combat: The Batman/Cheetah ship is up against the ships with Wonder Woman and Catwoman.
• Shipping Goggles: Batman and Cheetah have gained a ship thanks to the two sharing a kiss together.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: Shockingly enough, Cheetah and Wonder Woman (iconic archenemies, mind you) never find out that the other also has feelings for Batman.