Batman: Arkham Knight Batgirl DLC - 9 Big Things It Finally Gets Right
5. Joker's Antics
Though yes, the majority of Bat-fans appear to be suffering from severe Joker fatigue, this DLC arguably featured some of the rogue's best Arkham moments yet - with the finale in particular showing a cartoonish escape worthy of the arch rogue's hall of fame. It also expands upon one of Knight's most fudged plot elements - that being the family's relationship with Batman and how instrumental they are to his work. It was a device with no clear message, but a Matter of Family goes to great lengths to try and rectify this - using The Joker's jealousy as a key plot point. The story insinuates that The Dark Knight's arch rogue has become tired of the family - seeing them as a distraction to his toxic obsession with Batman and the relationship the two hold. It does more to explain this element in two hours than Knight did in its many, so that's certainly something worthy of note. Just be thankful the next pieces of content will be a Joker-free experience.
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.
