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"Nostromos," an obvious take on a famous name, is pictured here as a fake psychic out to bilk the money-men of Gotham. Nostromos is an ex-actor and small-time con man, and he has a big racket going on predicting the future. Of course, it helps when he does something to make sure that future event happens!

The guy is dressed with a mask and cape who likes a cross between the Devil and Dracula. Batman knows he's a fraud right away.

How to expose him as a fake? That's basically the storyline here in this episode. It's a fair episode - not really that much happening. Specifically, a bigwig named "Ethan Clarke" (William Windom) in the city is ready to give the guy millions, being duped by the charlatan and the old guy's daughter winds up as a hostage to make sure the sucker pays off. It's not as dramatic as I describe. The famous Heather Locklear voices the daughter, "Lisa."

Batman: The Animated Series

One of the most successful and loved franchise of Batman, depicts the comic version at its best by going deep into the character's perspective rather than trying to cover-up or justify its sketchy tone. The animation is not only convincingly good but also seems like a lot of thought is invested on its cinematography which for the most part of it works on metaphorical way. Kevin Conroy seems the apt choice to be the voice of Batman (although not so sure about Bruce Wayne) and so does Robert Hastings for Commissioner James Gordon as it has the right amount of depth in it. A smarter approach by the makers by narrowing it down to only 20 minutes and get right to the point, keeping the audience engaged. It also brings in bigger cast like Mark Hamill to do the voice over of Joker, which is done with genuine passion and enthusiasm that is clearly visible on screen. Addition to that, the makers keep some of the villains under their sleeve and uses it as a trump card whenever felt necessary that helps in continuity and glue all individual cases as much as possible.

Season 01

It, being the longest and acclaimed season of it all since this is where the scrutiny began which got the series its Emmy too. Since the season covers up more than half of the series, it comes with larger expectations to fill especially on terms of character development; the key that helps the viewers last long and enthusiast throughout the course of it. Also, it takes a smarter approach on projecting more of newer character's perspective (mostly its the villain), as it helps to create the anticipated impact.

Prophecy Of Doom

It lacks better execution as the stakes projected in here aren't appropriated enough or effective enough for the viewers to care for it which then makes it all a dull fight between science and dark arts magic which frankly has been projected way too much time.

First off, this episode is a long way from being in the top episodes of the series. The premise is pretty simple: An obviously fraudulent "clairvoyant", Nostromo, is ripping off Gotham's fat cats by predicting horrible events (and making sure that these events happen) and subsequently scamming the money out of the scared people. Batman/Bruce Wayne, of course, figures out the ploy right from the start and saves the day by pretend-joining the culprit's secret "club".

And the way Batman outwits Nostrome is exactly why I gave the episode 8 stars, despite the pretty "standard" plot. In short, Batman just messed with the guy so badly that I almost felt bad for him at times. Not only did he pretend to join the "psychic"'s club, but he even contributed a whooping $10,000,000.00 to a "fund" set up by the "psychic". There is also a sweet scene where the guy's magic "flying" abilities go awry because Batman is pulling the strings. The look on Nostromo's face is hilarious.

Which brings me to my last point: Nostromo's eyebrows, or, total lack thereof. I don't know if it was on purpose, but designing a bad guy without eyebrows is, for me, absolutely amazing.