Joyride (1999) User Reviews (2)

A few flaws took it down.

[Animany94 · 6/10 · 22 January 2019]

I enjoyed this episode even though it started off a little weak.

We see the Jokerz gang which was presented to us back in the first episode of season 1 as they are about to take in a new member and they end up stealing a military vehicle with an unstable nuclear reactor in it.

When Terry started chasing them with the help of one of the owners of the vehicle it beganning getting interesting. We see some nice shots of Neo-Gotham and we even get to see another gang called the T's.

And here is the problem with the episode: we are presented with so much, but the writers didn't bother to use it. But the chase was enough to make it an okay episode.

Underrated Masterpiece

[contactpsknight · 9/10 · 9 October 2023]

I'm beyond shocked to see this episode barely scoring a 7/10. I'm surprised because it's one of the best efforts of the show.

Allow me to explain. This is the first episode in which Terry's Batman actually starts growing into the role of crimefighter, confronting street level thugs and with almost no assistance from Bruce; all of which is very refreshing from the rest of the previous episodes.

The sight of a skeleton dressed as Joker and the futuristic burguers that don't fall apart when tossed are super fun details, but the greatest thing is the small psychological angle to the villains that is much appreciated and the street gangs using tags for their territory is straight from the No Man's Land comics! A great episode alright!