The Winning Edge & Spellbound

The Winning Edge & Spellbound

Author: The Pensky File May 26, 2022 Duration: 58:01

Time to juice up, nerds! Gotta get out there and pump some iron so you can rob some banks or something! This week on BATTASS: BEYOND, we’re hanging out with “Bane’s Friend” and summoning the undead of your mind with The Winning Edge and Spellbound!



Per DCAU WIki:“The Winning Edge” is the ninth episode of Batman Beyond. It depicts the effects of mass distribution of the drug Venom, now available through an instantly-acting skin patch known as a “slapper”. They greatly amplify a person’s strength, but are illegal and also highly addictive. Terry discovers that three students in his own school are using these, turning to crime to pay for their habit, and experiencing the negative effects of addiction. Now Batman must stop the manufacture and sale of these drugs before things get too far out of hand.



“Spellbound” is the tenth episode of Batman Beyond. It depicts the first appearance of Spellbinder. Gotham City is overcome by a rash of strange crimes by seemingly normal people, each of whom claims to have experienced hallucinations after meeting a man dressed in a strange suit and a magic eye. Batman eventually meets up with this strange Spellbinder and discovers that even he isn’t immune to his powers. Now Batman must try to discern fact from fiction while battling this strange enemy.



Big muscles equal only one man in the Batman world, and Batman Beyond gives us what we all want, albeit in a brief, blink and you’ll miss it cameo, with the electric return of Bane! I say electric because the only thing keeping him alive is some wires and a life support machine, but my point still stands! Also, we finally find out the origin of that weird hand/eyeball thing from the credits! It’s…underwhelming.



So, get juiced on Slappers, jump on a flying doorknob, and join us on BATTASS: Beyond!

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 98

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