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Spoilers follow forThe Batman.
His parents will always die.
He will always live in a Gothic mansion with a butler named Alfred.
He will always wear a Batsuit and drive the Batmobile.
The churn doesnt end.
Its mostly pretty great!
You win some, you lose some.
At no point does this character identify himself as the Joker.
Still, the characters maniacal laugh is a tipoff and an exhausting one.
The only purpose of his brief appearance is to remind us the Joker exists.
The Batmanproves there are creative rewards in imagining new challenges for Batman and new obstacles for Gotham.
At least build some tension.
The Jokers fearsomeness is tied to his unpredictability.
