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kenlasalle t1_jcg6fsw wrote

I don't understand why I would want to watch a villian's tv series. After all, no matter what he achieves, he's just going to get beaten by the Batman at some point, making the series kinda pointless, right?

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The_Lone_Apple t1_jcga330 wrote

The villain takes on Gotham were the reason I watched that series. I liked Ben McKenzie quite a bit, but the villains were why I watched.

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PsyGuy98 t1_jcgtywm wrote

Why would you ever watch a movie about Batman? You already know that no matter what the bad guys have in store for him, he is going to win and defeat the villains because he’s the hero. It makes the movie kinda pointless right?

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Mattyzooks t1_jck23ys wrote

Yep. You have a good handle on Penguin when he's done right.
Plus, I'll add, the general theme of Batman's early years is things just escalating and getting worse. Batman is gonna take a lot of wins but there are gonna be a lot of tradeoffs in the process that aren't necessarily beneficial for the city. The mob will fall but at least they had order. Penguin likes order and is one foot in the old mob way of things and one foot, reluctantly, in with the freaks.

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