User blog:Alemon97/DEATH BATTLE! Season 5 Review

Well, another year has come and gone, so it's time to take a look back at Death Battle's 5th season. Looking at the roster of episodes this season has, it looks like this'll be a rather interesting review, cuz although it certainly covers some of the most requested matchups in recent memory, it also gave us some rather interesting curveball matchups as we'll soon see. Either way, I'll be looking at every single episode, as I've done with every other season up until this point, and see which ones are an absolute blast, which ones can be thrown in a dumpster fire, and which ones are a mixed bag. However, like with every other review I've done up until this point, I should stress that what you are reading here is entirely MY opinion, it's not meant to be reflective of what everyone else in the wiki thinks. So, if say, there's an episode that I dislike that you happen to like, then that's great, more power to you. But again, this is all MY opinion, not yours or anyone else's. So, without further ado, this is Death Battle Season 5. Let's do this!

PROS

 * A couple of funny bits in the pre-fight analysis
 * Black Pather's pre-fight analysis was pretty interesting
 * At least they're acknowledging Batman's been on the show before...
 * "He's the goddamn Batman!" in Batman's feats section
 * Batman listening to J-Pop, let that sink in
 * Fight animation is pretty cool...
 * "Battle at the Zoo" is a pretty neat track
 * Cool killing blow
 * Pretty reasonable verdict

CONS

 * ...cuz while there is some interesting new info, Batman's analysis is pretty recycled, a consequence of having appeared multiple times on the show
 * ...though there are times where Bats and T'Challa move rather slowly, it's a bit odd
 * This is really nitpicky, but if T'Challa punched Bats into the Lion Cage, why didn't T'Challa just chase Bats through the hole he created instead of just climbing the fence?
 * The animals' sprites kinda clash with Bats and Pather's

Overall
So here we are with the Season Premiere and third episode to feature Batman. Given how the Dark Knight's been in two episodes prior to this (three if you count his supporting role in Batman Beyond VS Spider-Man 2099), I was getting a little tired of seeing Batman in Death Battle, his recycled analysis in this episode didn't help either. That said, after rewatching this episode for this review, I gotta say it's pretty darn good. Out of all the episodes featuring Batman, this one's probably the best. While I do take issue with his recycled analysis and a couple of oddities with the fight animation, the fight itself was damn cool and BP's pre-fight analysis had some pretty interesting info, along with a couple of funny moments and a reasonable outcome. Overall, this was a pretty solid way to kick off Death Battle's fifth season.

Rating

 * Good

PROS

 * Funny moments from Bomstick
 * Funny bits of info in the character's background portions
 * Decent pre-fight analysis
 * Some funny moments in the fight itself
 * Kira Buckland does a pretty good job voicing both Raven and Twilight, and it's a nice nod to how Raven and Twilight are both voiced by Tara Strong in real life
 * Reasonable verdict

CONS

 * Raven's Soul Self in the fight proper looks pretty crudely drawn
 * The fight itself is okay, but it's nothing to write home about
 * Killing blow is kinda lame, although given how they mentioned in a Death Battle Cast that if kids saw this episode, it's probably for the best that the death be as tame as they could possibly make it so kids wouldn't be scarred for life
 * Why didn't Raven dodge the blast that turned her into a plant? It's not like she was blinded or anything
 * "Titans of Magic" is ok, but nothing remarkable

Overall
And now we're on the second episode of the season, and the third to feature a character from My Little Pony. So, what did I think about this one? Eh, it's just there. While Boomstick has plenty of funny moments and Kira Buckland does a pretty good job voicing both combatants in the episode, along with a reasonable verdict, the fight itself has too many cracks that keep me from enjoying the episode entirely. As for the music track in this episode, it's honestly nothing special. I've heard better tracks from Brandon Yates, and this ain't one of 'em. Overall, it's not a terrible episode, but not great either.

Rating

 * Meh...