The episode 'Bane' was actually pretty awesome.

I've downloaded all 4 Seasons and have so far been watching them in random order.


I've also heard pretty mixed opinions about how Bane was handled in The Animated Series.


Now I have read the comic book Knightfall and off course the very mediocre film The Dark Knight Rises, so I'm familiar with the character.



But I actually thought Bane's introductory episode was really, really cool. They did take some liberty with his origins, which I'm actually fine with. I always prefer when adaptations take slight alterations, if I want to read the comic book I'll read the comic book.
I liked how Bane was this legendary assassin who asks 5 million for each hit. I love how collected and reserved he was, and even the accent did not bother me.
He took out Robin AND he nearly came close to killing the Batman. I actually felt this version was a perfect physical match to this version of Batman.

The only parts that I did not like were the occasions of Bane screaming. The voice just couldn't pull that off without sounding silly imo. Too high pitched and over-the-top. He actually sounded pretty intimidating when he's talking on even level.

Overall, I expected far worse. Off course they couldn't have adapted Knightfall to the animated series without atleast devoting a full season to it. As well as breaking the Batman's back itself.
Perhaps he would have looked better without the mouth showing on his mask, like his comic book design, but otherwise it did not bother me all that much.

A cool introduction to a cool character. He matched Batman both in physique and calculation.