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** Seeing Batman under the effects of Joker toxin in "The Laughing Joke" is just wrong. Oh so very wrong.

** Blackmask. Particularly his mask...not only is it scary, it's apparently unable to be removed. Is he even ''human'' underneath?

** ~~[[Nightmare Fuel]] -~~ Ethan Bennet's treatment by the Joker near the end of the first season is just terrifying, especially near the end of the episode, {{spoiler|where Ethan's face ''melts'', as he's turning into Clayface}}.

** Ethan Bennet's treatment by the Joker near the end of the first season is just terrifying, especially near the end of the episode, {{spoiler|where Ethan's face ''melts'', as he's turning into Clayface}}.

* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: The Riddler in "Riddler's Revenge" (the poor guy...) and Poison Ivy in "The Batman Strikes" comics (it's quite sad [[Cry Cute|to see her cry.]])

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Hugo Strange.

* [[Moral Event Horizon]]- Joker definitely crosses it in "The Apprentice" where he tries to throw a teenage boy into a vat of potentially lethal chemicals. And Tony Zucco crosses it in the first ten minutes of his appearance by killing Dick Grayson's parents (before he became Robin), just because he called the cops when Zucco got a bit threatening.

* [[Rescued from the Scrappy Heap]] - Batgirl was saved in season 4 thanks in part to playing a smaller role, as a result no longer being accused of being [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]], and her [[Character Development]].

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* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Ellen Yin for seasons 1 and 2, Batgirl for the rest. There isn't even a woman on the Justice League.

* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Batgirl in Season 3, and Robin in Season 5.

* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: In "Grundy's Night", Alfred is constantly on edge and nervous concerning the Grundy legend, which seems like obvious buildup to the reveal that Alfred is among the descendants being targeted by Grundy. But nothing comes out of it and Alfred just ends up looking ~~lscared~~ for no reason.

* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: In "Grundy's Night", Alfred is constantly on edge and nervous concerning the Grundy legend, which seems like obvious buildup to the reveal that Alfred is among the descendants being targeted by Grundy. But nothing comes out of it and Alfred just ends up looking scared for no reason.

* [[Tough Act to Follow]]: See Hatedom.

* [[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.

* [[Villain Has a Point]]: Francis Grey's complaint about his sentence:

{{quote|'''Francis:''' I took a ''watch''! Everything else was just an accident.}}

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

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Ethan aka {{spoiler|Clayface}}.