Batman: Arkham Knight - 9 Reasons Why Season Of Infamy Is Already A Disappointment
7. Ra's Isn't Going To Get The Conclusion He Deserves
Arkham Knight's Most Wanted missions were pretty much the go to place for loose Arkham City plot threads to die, and the worry that the case will remain the same for SOI's story mode is very much a big concern. Eagle-eyed veterans of Arkham City will no doubt recall the final moments of the 'Identity Thief' case file, which insinuated a direct link between Scarecrow's planned revenge and Hush's goal to desecrate the Wayne family's legacy. (Dr. Crane's fear toxin was present in his hideout) This of course didn't come to fruition with Tommy's lacklustre and anticlimactic side mission in Knight, and it's left me very worried that the Head of the Demon will be given the same piecemeal narrative in the game's final batch of content. I mean, what can they expect to do with a villain who by any means should be able to carry an entire game as the main threat in but a small side-mission? Adding closure to the events of Arkham City is a welcomed intention, but it's something that needs to be dealt with in greater detail rather than in a minor piece of content.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
