The Dark Knight Trilogy: 10 Moments That Make No Damn Sense
6. The Bit Where Robin (Surprisingly) Already Knows Too Much
So we all know that Blake is Robin in the end - no matter how you want to cook it, that's what was intended - and while that was a bit silly, it was a nice fan-service nod, and he was an endearing character who wouldn't necessarily be the worst person to take on the Bat-mantle for a new trilogy. But he cant read minds - hes not even a superhero sidekick yet so he hasn't yet learned that spooky super-real element to his detection skills, so his knowledge of Batman seems a little bit odd.
From the outset, it seems Blake is a little more than the characters we've met so far: he's smart and daring, and his decision to tell Wayne he knows he's Batman from a smile (Worst. Development. Ever.) is particularly courageous considering who fiercely Wayne has always protected his identity. What's one dead young cop to preserve the biggest secret Gotham has ever known?
And aside from the courage, Blake's revelation, and his attempt to cajoul Batman back to work is pretty darn presumptuous. Wayne has spent years guarding himself and hiding, because of the threat he represents to the preservation of Gotham's moral fabric, and Blake must surely be aware of how vehemently he has guarded himself. That must have set off some alarm bells in the police officer's head about approaching him and telling him to go back to work.