"Batman Beyond" Golem (TV Episode 1999) Poster

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(1999)

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4/10
Lackluster performances, generic plot
cwigtil-756246 October 2022
I was a little surprised at the underwhelming performances in this one. The main plot is taken from a lot of 80s movies (think of the "Stan Darsh" South Park episode), and all of the characters in the episode stay one-dimensional.

All of this adds up to a disappointing episode. It mainly serves to show that Batman now has a new way of going stealth. Other than that, I was left not caring much about anyone, and there was very little in the way of a developed character conflict. Willie, Terry, Nelson, and the rest seemed unchanged, while Bruce wasn't in it enough to have any sort of arc. Not one of the better re-watches.
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5/10
Could have been handled way better.
Animany942 January 2019
Warning: Spoilers
"Golem" is one of those episodes that focuses more on Terry's high school life, and while it can be interesting when he juggles that and his work with Bruce as the new Batman, this one was pretty weak.

Willie Watt is that nerd guy who ends up in a bad situation with the high school bully while he also has a dad calling him a wuz when he can't strike back. It's pretty bland and nothing interesting is added from the Batman side of the story.

Willie somehow gets the ability to control his dad's giant construction/demolition robot with his mind after accidentally getting some kind of a shock when first using it to wreck the bully's car. That's the only somewhat interesting part of the episode.

But when Willie's dad (after nearly getting killed by Wille using the robot) finishes the episode by saying "I guess that means he ain't no wuz anymore was just stupid.

Could have been more interesting if Willie being bullied was shown at the start of the episode and then the robot disappeared and began terrorizing the bully and then Terry and Bruce started inspecting the case. That could have been both more thrilling and added the mystery aspect to the detective skills Terry needs to learn from the world's greatest detective.
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