TITLE: “Kiss of the Catwoman”
EPISODE DETAILS: Season 1/Episode 3
PREVIOUS: “…And Be a Villain” (S1/E2)
AIR DATE: Thursday, August 1, 2024
WRITERS: Ed Brubaker, Bruce Timm
DIRECTOR: Christopher Berkeley
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS: After her multi-millionaire father goes to prison, leaving her strapped for cash, thrill-seeking dilettante Selina Kyle turns to a life of crime as the daring Catwoman, evading the law at every turn. Batman hatches a plan to end her crime spree while two renegade police detectives intend to see that she uses up all her nine lives in one fell swoop.
CAST: Hamish Linklater as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Christina Ricci as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Diedrich Bader as Harvey Dent. Krystal Joy Brown as Barbara Gordon, John DiMaggio as Harvey Bullock, Eric Morgan Stuart as James Gordon, Jason Watkins as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Anthony Williams as Arnold Flass, Tom Kenny as Eel O’Bryan, Jamie Chung as Dr. Harleen Quinzel

REVIEW

“Kiss of the Catwoman” features a Selina Kyle/Catwoman who is a mix of the various incarnations of the classic Batman character that have been seen throughout her almost 85-year history.   Essentially Selina, despite being born into wealth, is a thief at heart.  When her money is lost when her father is sent to prison — and inspired by The Batman — Selinz dons the guise of “Catwoman” to steal her way back into wealth. This endeavor, of course, puts on a collision course with The Caped Crusader for a bit of classic Bat/Cat catch-me-if-you-can.

“They are going to pay…all of them.”

As a secondary storyline, we get a little bit of the Batman origin story in the form of flashbacks that help give insight into why Bruce Wayne is the way he is.  There’s a short scene between young Bruce and Alfred that’s both sad and shocking. See the pic above for a bit of a preview.

We also meet Dr. Harleen Quinzel, Bruce Wayne’s court-mandated psychiatrist.  Of course, Bruce isn’t seeing the doctor voluntarily, it’s part of his plea deal made with the judge and Gotham District Attorney’s office after being charged with felony assault.

All in all, “Kiss of the Catwoman” is an excellent episode that is fun and serious at the same time. – Bill “Jett” Ramey

GRADE: A

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