You fool,this Mr. Freeze is a harkening back to what Freeze was before DCAU existed.
And this Penguin is clearly a Composite Character between the traditional and the one from Batman Returns. Frankly he was just boring as a classy villain anyway. A Nd for heavens sake it's the voice of Spongebob.
Also you haven't met this Riddler yet,who is a pretty good alternate idea,...even if he looks more like Marylin Manson. A Nd he's voiced by Freddy Kruger himself
And where the hell is Hugo Strange in this? He's voiced by the Frank Gorshin,and he's often the one behind all these other villains.
A Nd Catwoman is all about the flirting.
This is the best Joker of them all,I like him better than Hamill's even.
Okay, so I'm not familiar with the comics, sue me. Frankly, even Joel Schumacher wrote a better Mr. Freeze than this one.
Penguin here is just dumb. Tom Kenny's voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me, and he acts like a disgusting slob when he's being a criminal. Not to mention he's terribly petty, and none of this is played silly enough for me to enjoy.
I've seen Riddler by now that I'm midways through season 2. I was thinking Criss Angel myself, but they did an impressive job with him.
Hugo Strange has yet to appear, and is a character I only know by name regardless. Like many season ones, this one didn't seem to have much of a plan on where it was going (other than ending up at Clayface).
I missed the cat puns, the hissing, and all the other silly crap Catwoman does. I'm probably the only one.
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Season One, Or: Why Batman is Defined by his Villains
This is the Batman series I'm least familiar with, other than the one currently airing, so I decided to give it a go. I've heard it picks up in the third season, but that remains to be seen for me. For now, I enjoyed the first season, but it had its issues and I can definitely see why some fans were turned off.
Most things about Batman himself they got spot on. The costume, the attitude, the gadgets, Alfred, all worked, at least for me. The only problems I had were when Batman took off the cowl. For whatever reason, the show decided to emphasize the "playboy" part of the Bruce Wayne persona (at Alfred's insistence, even), and it clashes with the rest of the show. It's kind of jarring to see Bruce Wayne hitting on some ladies at a basketball game or relaxing at a coffee shop, and then immediately cutting to the more grim and serious Batman when he gets a call. When Bruce is doing other things, it fits better, but that sadly isn't too often. Also, Bruce Wayne's face is drawn weirdly when viewed from the front.
But the villains are the important parts of this season, why each episode varies, so I'll go over each:
Joker: I... actually like this Joker a lot, and I'm usually not a fan of the Joker. He strikes an excellent balance between menacing and silly, something I never got from a number of other Jokers.
Bane: Okay, but not memorable at all
Mr. Freeze: Very disappointing. None of the classic backstory, just a generic psycho with freeze powers
Penguin: Possibly the worst Penguin. Instead of making him a classy bird, they tried to make him as obnoxious as possible. I do like the way he's drawn at least
Manbat: His motivation was quite shallow, but he was appropriately scary
Catwoman: I'm okay with her, but I wish they would've turned down the flirting. Also, her costume's ears are ridiculous
Firefly: I've never heard of this villain and they made zero effort to explain where he came from. Otherwise, he's alright
Scarface: I forgot about him and had to edit him into this later. That should tell you something.
Cluemaster: Why does this cheap Riddler knockoff deserve to be a Batman villain?
Clayface: Definitely saved the best for last, I loved what they did with him, though I miss his old design
So yeah, definitely more misses than hits for me. But I think it has potential, and I'll keep watching.