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* [[The Untwist]]: It is virtually unthinkable to not give Mr. Freeze his [[Tragic Backstory]] in any modern incarnation... but this series decided to forego all that and give a more traditional supervillian origin. Although if you can get past that, this version of Freeze has his own merits as he still isn't outright evil and his powers were appropriately unique compared to other criminals Batman faced.

* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: The show is clearly set in the 2000s, especially the first half. All of the cell phones shown are flip phones instead of iPhones, the televisions are still the box sets rather than flat screen, and there is no mention whatsoever of digital subscriptions, while all computers are overwhelmingly desktop computers rather than laptop computers. In addition, the cops are not shown wearing body cameras, since they were not invented until 2005 and weren't widely used until the 2010s when pressure for police accountability made them mandatory across the United States. There would be the presence of a laptop computer significantly once in a Season 5 episode right before the show ended, but that was still rather rare in the mid 2000s. Similarly, the fact that in the same Season 5 episode, the fact that Marty the hacker is depicted as the [[Token Good Teammate]] of the Joker's gang reflects how hacking was seen as something rather small or something to laugh at, and while certainly easier to see as minor compared to the '''Joker''', now it would be treated a lot more seriously today due to the widespread threats of data breaches and hacking in the present.

* [[Villain Decay]]: Bane went from [[The Juggernaut]] in "Traction" to a [[Jobber]] in every other appearance.

* [[Vindicated by History]]: This has hit the show big time. When it came out, it had to deal with coming right after ''Batman: The Animated Series'', and not surprisingly, it was loathed due to it not being that show. The very conscious efforts by the show's staff to differentiate it from the previous series backfired terribly. As a result, it languished for years before it was cancelled in 2008. However, now it is judged on its own merits and is actually looked at rather kindly, being a genuinely decent adaptation of [[Batman]], and recognizing that not every decision was the staff's fault, instead part of the reception fell on [[Executive Meddling]]. Overall, the show is now seen in a much more positive light than when it first debuted.