20 Best Batman TV Episodes Ever
13. 'Ascension' (Batman Beyond)
If Batman Beyond had anything like a Joker (y'know... other than the Joker who returned in the film), that person would undoubtedly be Blight. In reality, he was more of a supernatural Lex Luthor but he was a worthy archenemy for Terry McGinnis to overcome in his first outing as the Dark Knight of the future.
Responsible for the death of Terry's father and a nuclear threat to all of Gotham, Blight (real name Derek Powers) was the overarching Big Bad of the show's first season, showing up to battle the Bat. However, the long-standing feud between the pair boiled over in a season finale that saw Blight literally go nuclear.
With the long-awaited revelation that he and Powers were one in the same to the final battle inside of a submarine, 'Ascension' ended the show's fantastic first season on an even more outstanding note - and it's just one of the many reasons as to why the show was such a resounding success.