I never really thought of Black Mask as D grade as much as he was impossible to translate to a kids' show. I mean it was thought that it would be akin to putting Zsasz in the old show. And you know they'd never put him in there.
I'd really wish they'd pull the censors back a little and let the villains go wild once in a wild. I mean I'm sorta tired of all this posturing. I mean I don't want them to show a killing spree in all its glory. But even in the days when the comics were geared towards kids people died. Where's the real danger and suspense when you know everything is going to be better in the end?
I hope they bring in Two-Face and the Mad Hatter soon. Those guys were great in the old series, and I'd love to see how they're handled here.
By the way, the old series did use D grade villains, Mad Hatter and Mr Freeze were barely used in the comics, especially Mr. Freeze. Prior to the show he was always more of a jokey character. And Killer Croc wasn't really what you'd call a major in the Rogue's Gallery either.
Personally, I'd like to see some more Man-Bat. In fact I'd like to see them tackle the storyline where Langstrom father's a son with the same symptoms he has. Not a major thing, it just seems like it could be a great story idea if done right. I mean who'd ever think they'd combine the two Clock King stories from the original series to make a fascinating new interpretation of a seldom used character in the comic books?
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