This Batman: Caped Crusader article contains spoilers.
Oof, says a purple-clad woman with a tantalizing slit running up the side of her dress.
Youre definitely a lot sexier than in those sketches, she tells a stoicBatman.
That 90s animated series gave some of the Dark Knights villains their definitive stories.
Freeze into a tragic figure.
But in her oneCaped Crusaderepisode, Catwoman has an energy that was missing from the lauded 90s cartoon series.
TAStried to synthesize these all of these versions, with Pfeiffers take as the biggest influence.
Too often, Catwoman became a damsel in distress, whose reckless ways put her in need of rescue.
That model began in the shows first episodes, the two-parter The Cat and the Claw.
Like the Pfeiffer version, theTASCatwoman played like a woman pushed to the edge and out of her depth.
She never properly challenged, or even attracted, Batman, and instead earns his sympathy.
Fortunately,Caped Crusadercorrects that.
Why is Kyle at the party?
Kiss of the Catwoman does something different.
Here, Kyle has come to hobknob with the rich and powerful because she is one of them.
Or, well, she used to be one of them.
To maintain her lifestyle, Selina becomes Catwoman.
As that description suggests, theres no moral ambiguity toCaped Crusaders Catwoman.
Nor is their much attraction from Batman.
But rather than play along with these powerful men, she goes her own way.
Shes not a hero, shes not a tragic villain.
To be clear, the party girl take on Catwoman isnt necessarily the best version.
But the party girl aspect allowsCaped Crusaderto tell a good story starring Catwoman.
As one of Batmans oldest and most interesting villains, she deserves good stories.
Batman: Caped Crusader is streaming now on Prime Video.
