Season 1, episode 4, “Finding Mr. “We were thinking, who’s the most comedic nemesis we can come up with?
Who’s one who, when they hear the name, a supervillain would just slump?”
That removed any doubts about including this version of Robin.”
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Maybe superhero rivalries aren’t all that different from daytime TV drama after all.
“They like messy drama, it’s almostReal Housewives-y.”
“But we tested a couple episodes, and Gordon’s character tested through the roof.
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Most portrayals of police on TV are either hyper-competent moralistic guys or they’re hyper-evil dirty cops.
In Halpern’s words, “Every day for him is like the movieSeven.
You’re not an emotionally okay human being if you see that every day.”
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“Meloni is the king of playing slightly unhinged,” Halpern says.
Season 1, episode 8, “L.O.D.R.S.V.P.”
“We love the mundanity of these supervillains and seeing them in a corporate culture,” Schumacker says.
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“They’re supervillains, but they have HR and they have a kitchen with a coffee machine.
All that stuff was ripe for us and our sensibilities.
The Legion of Doom is no different from any other corporation.
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“For our first take on Aquaman, we embraced theMomoa-ness, and he became super-bro.
“They were like, ‘You have to treat Aquaman with more respect.’
So then we were like, okay, fine.
If you want Aquaman to be more regal, we’ll make him a pompous douche.
One ofBTAS' most famous episodes introduced the concept that Batman villain Mr.
Freeze only committed crimes in service of saving his wife, Nora, from a rare disease.
“We wanted to double-check that no one complained that there wasn’t setup.
We wanted Harley to open herself back up to being in love and being with someone.
But, Halpern continues, “Freeze is different from the other characters in Batman’s gallery.
This is a great episode of Harley getting the chance to see what real love looks like.
Except in this version, Bane has turned it into a progressive jail based on rehabilitation.
So then we were just like, they should be stuck in Bane’s pit!
Then we were started pitching, well, what is Bane’s pit like?”
One of the main things Bane’s pit offers is a special appearance from comedianGeorge Lopez, playing himself.
Ivy gets stuck opening for Lopez, and eschews jokes in favor of a very emotional and dramatic speech.
“That’s one of my favorite moments in the series, even though it’s not a joke.
It’s a testament to Lake and director Colin Heck,” Halpern says.
She did it, and she worked really hard to do it.
That episode speaks to the things we feel we do really well on our show.”
