646f9e108c Batman and his allies apparently have their secret identities exposed and are now are hunted by the police.
Batgirl's dead, Gordon's storming the Batcave and our heroes are on the run. No matter what narrative gimmick's involved (and you know there is one, this is a kids show), that's a ballsy way to open your story. Still, it's a dark tale and the image of Barbara falling to her death is a shocking one.<br/><br/>But so often these "what-if"s are boiled down to explaining it all away in a dream, ,and that's where 'Over the Edge' has the . . . well, edge. It's all stemming from Barbara's anxieties over keeping her hero life a secret from Dad. And it makes for a touching final scene.<br/><br/>What could've just been a stunt turns out to be a great character piece.<br/><br/>8/10
Much like "Perchance to Dream", this is a great "What if" scenario. What if Barbara actually died? What if the Bat Family was broken up and on the run like this? Well thanks to Crane's fear gas, we get to see how it would play out. I'm sure people that don't like this series will say the ending is a cop-out, but again, look at "Perchance to Dream", don't say this episode is a cop-out, when the title of a similar episode in "Batman: The Animated Series" practically gives the twist away. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the darkest episode in the series. There are no funny moments, no comic relief, just mounting tension. Maybe the ending's a disappointment if you actually thought they would kill off Batgirl and have the gang break up 10 episodes into the series, but what kind of an ending would that be?