Mainlining Christmas

Christmas episodes continue to struggle to adapt to the era of streaming. The standard model of dropping entire seasons at once doesn't align with the tradition of planning an episode's release around the holidays. Granted, we've seen entire seasons - heck, entire series - set during the holiday season, but shows with narratives spanning months find themselves in the position of choosing to either ignore December altogether or release a holiday episode along with the rest of the series. Or, you know, just release that as a standalone Christmas special , but weirdly that solution has been underutilized. That brings us to Caped Crusader, a noir-heavy Batman series from Bruce Timm, one of the masterminds behind Batman: The Animated Series, the gold standard when it comes to this stuff. I should note I'm halfway through the second season (I'm writing this right after watching the episode in question), so my thoughts may shift down the road. For now, however, I find th...