The Arkham Sessions, Ep. 51: “Off Balance”
The supervillain Vertigo steals a powerful, dangerous sonic weapon straight out of the hands of the Gotham City Police Department with his dizzying, vertigo-inducing superpower. Batman teams up with...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 52: “The Man Who Killed Batman”
What would Gotham City really be like without the Batman? We’ve all thought about it at some point, but in this classic episode from Batman: The Animated Series, the city gets a taste of life without...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 53: “Mudslide”
The last time we discussed Clayface, we compared his dependency on “Renuyu” –the substance he uses to transform his flesh– to an addiction. Much like untreated substance use disorders, Clayface’s...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 54: “Paging the Crime Doctor”
Yes – there is a crime doc in Gotham City. He’s Dr. Matthew Thorne, a brilliant surgeon who operates on the thugs and thieves who don’t dare hobble into a regular hospital following their run-ins with...
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The Arkham Sessions, Ep. 55: “Zatanna”
How did Batman learn that vanishing trick in which he seems to disappear into thin air (usually in mid-conversation)? He could have learned this technique from Zatara, an extraordinary, esteemed...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 56: “The Mechanic”
The brutal bird is back! This week, we revisit the psychology of The Penguin in our review of “The Mechanic,” another exciting episode from the original Batman: The Animated Series. Due to a...
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The Arkham Sessions, Ep. 57: “Harley and Ivy”
Why do we stay with people who hurt us? Why are so-called “toxic” relationships sometimes the hardest ones to leave? And what can we do when those relationships become too dangerous for our...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 58: “Shadow of the Bat”
It’s the very first appearance of Batgirl in the Animated Series! We’re excited to discuss Barbara Gordon’s superhero origin story and her introduction into the Bat-family! In this 2-part episode,...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 59: “Blind as a Bat”
Due to a catastrophic explosion at WayneTech Industries, Bruce Wayne is injured and suffers corneal flash burns. The bad news: He’s temporarily blind! Against Dr.’s orders, he suits up as Batman and...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 60: “The Demon’s Quest, Part 1″
It’s our first real look at the mysterious villain, Ra’s al Ghul, AKA “The Demon’s Head!” This quintessential member of Batman’s Rogues really gets to shine in “The Demon’s Quest, Part 1.” When Robin...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 61: “The Demon’s Quest, Part 2″
This week, we wrap up the two-part story of “Demon’s Quest.” When we left our heroes, Ra’s al Ghul was threatening to sacrifice his own daughter, Talia, in the midst of what appeared to be a “fit of...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 62: “His Silicon Soul″
This week, Batman goes up against an opponent who’s an equal match in mind and muscle! It’s…Robo-Batman? Born inside Cybertron (really!), and seeking to understand the mystery of his existence, this...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 63: “Fire from Olympus”
Commissioner Gordon discovers a mysterious new threat in Gotham City when he visits a hospital patient being treated for wounds related to electrocution. Rejecting the doctor’s theory that the man was...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 64: “Read My Lips”
As a superhero with a secret identity, it’s true that Batman knows a thing or two about alter egos. But when he asserts that The Ventriloquist has “Multiple Personality Syndrome,” he isn’t exactly...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 65: “The Worry Men”
To Bruce Wayne’s confusion, all of Gotham’s socialites are mysteriously “donating” millions of dollars to an unnamed figure, and this sudden wave of philanthropy appears to have been triggered by the...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 66: “Sideshow”
In this episode, we tackle the challenging topic of behavioral reformation. Can criminal offenders really reform? Is criminality something a person can overcome? Or is a law-breaking lifestyle simply...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 67: “A Bullet for Bullock”
Harvey Bullock isn’t just a crass, smug, and underhanded detective. He also seems to have a lot in common with our hero, Batman. The two see the world purely divided into good and evil, and both...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 68: “Trial”
Once again, Batman finds himself in a straight jacket! He’s been captured by the super-villains of Gotham City and taken into Arkham Asylum, the facility for the “criminally insane.” And every...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 69: “Avatar”
This week, our caped co-hosts revisit the “backfire effect” and answer questions about this psychological term that refers to our tendency to hold strongly to our beliefs when given evidence that...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions, Ep. 70: “House and Garden”
Are we, as humans, all capable of blossoming into our “better selves?” Can individuals with seedy pasts actually reform? If they’re determined enough, can someone with a criminal background turn over a...
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