History Recap / BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE64ReadMyLips

* DeathGlare: Scarface pulls this on a mook who questions his plan, whifting his eyes toward him before slowly turning his head.

* AgitatedItemStomping: After Scarface produces the IncrediblyObviousBug that Batman has planted on the Ventriloquist's suit, he throws it on the ground and start jumping on it. Justified and subverted because Scarface is a Ventriloquist's dummy and this is one of the obvious ways to show emotions, like angry, but the Ventriloquist has to kneed to the ground to help Scarface.

!!Tropes:

* BondVillainStupidity: Scarface and his gang could have easily killed Batman when he was knocked out but instead they tie Batman up over a pit of spikes which he inevitably escapes from. Admittedly, Scarface suspected Batman had an inside man, so it's possible he was planning to interrogate him about it, but that's no excuse for not unmasking him.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Scarface is a split personality manifesting himself through a puppet and yet he comes up with complex, airtight plans.

* FreakOut: Scarface's "death" completely shatters The Ventriloquists mind, rendering him completely harmless, crying BrokenTears over the ruined puppet. Batman takes him into custody with no further resistance.

* InsultBackfire: Scarface thinks that there was a traitor in his gang who was selling them out to the cops. DumbMuscle Rhino tries to prove his loyalty:

'''Rhino:''' ''(relieved)'' Gee, thanks boss!
* LimitedAnimation: While hardly ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' level, this episode is not up to TMS's usual high quality. There are many still shots where only a character's mouth moves, and there's very little of the "above and beyond" flair that they showed in episodes like "Feat of Clay Part 2".
* MadeOfIron: Batman has several tons of platinum dumped on him, only falling unconscious. If he could survive that, the DeathTrap he was later placed into should have been no biggie.

* ParanoiaFuel: In-Universe, Scarface planned his crimes too well to be identified. However, when his gang were caught on camera, Batman noticed Rhino's sleeve was ripped, exposing his tattoo. Batman was able to identify him and confront him about the robberies. Later, Rhino ran back to report to Scarface, who believes there's a mole in his gang.
* ParanoiaGambit: Batman claims that he found Scarface because he was tipped off by a mole -- and fingers the Ventriloquist. Scarface orders his henchmen to kill the Ventriloquist. Since the henchmen aren't crazy, they realize that carrying out the order would kill Scarface as well. Unsure of what to do, they hesitate. This infuriates Scarface and convinces him that the whole gang is disloyal.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Scarface had his men dress in masks, gloves, and other clothing to keep them from being identified. However, a guy with a video camera caught their escape from a job, where Rhino ripped his sleeve and exposed his signature tattoo. One search through the records later, Batman had a suspect to follow back to the hideout.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Batman initially thought (and probably hoped) that the Ventriloquist was the boss and just a little quirky.

* TheEndOrIsIt / WhamShot: The episode ends with the doctors thinking the Ventriloquist is making progress in his recovery, but the audience sees he's making a new Scarface puppet, also revealing that this is not a case of GollumMadeMeDoIt, but of [[spoiler: LiteralSplitPersonality]]

* TheEndOrIsIt/WhamShot: The episode ends with the doctors thinking the Ventriloquist is making progress in his recovery, but the audience sees he's making a new Scarface puppet, also revealing that this is not a case of GollumMadeMeDoIt, but of [[spoiler: LiteralSplitPersonality]]

* TheEndOrIsIt/Wham shot: The episode ends with the doctors thinking the Ventriloquist is making progress in his recovery, but the audience sees he's making a new Scarface puppet, also revealing that this is not a case of GollumMadeMeDoIt, but of [[spoiler: JekyllAndHyde]]

* TheEndOrIsIt: The episode ends with the doctors thinking Arnold is making progress in his recovery, but the audience sees he's making a new Scarface puppet.

* FiveBadBand: An unusual example, since two of the members are the Ventriloquist's two personalities.
** BigBad: Scarface
** TheDragon: The Ventriloquist
** TheEvilGenius: Mugsy, who's both smarter than the other thugs and wields the weapons.
** TheBrute: Rhino, of course.
** TheDarkChick: Ratso.

* LimitedAnimation: While hardly ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' level, this episode is not up to TMS's usual high quality. There are many still shots where only a character's mouth moves, and there's very little of the "above and beyond" flair that they showed in episodes like "Clayface Part 2".

* ParanoiaFuel: In-Universe, Scarface planned his crimes too well to be identified. However, while watching security footage Batman noticed Rhino's shirt was ripped, showing his tattoo. Batman was able to identify him and confront him for questioning. Later, Rhino reports this to Scarface, who believes there's a mole in his gang.

* HollywoodDensity: Scarface's men are stealing a load of platinum. They unload the ingots one at a time and it's shown that of the three, only Rhino, who's twice the size of Batman, can lift an ingot with no problem. Batman is captured in the ensuing fight when Rhino tips what should be several tons of the stuff over. Surprisingly, Batman is only knocked out for a few hours with no noticeable injuries.

'''Scarface:''' I know it ain't you, Rhino! You're too stupid to be a mole!\\

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Batman's "yeah, right" reaction to seeing the "boss" of the gang seems rather foolish given how well Scarface plans his crimes and how successfully he manages to get Batman at his mercy. Admittedly, Scarface suspected Batman had an inside man, so it's possible he was planning to interrogate him about it, but that's no excuse for not unmasking him.

* BondVillainStupidity: Scarface and his gang could have easily killed Batman when he was knocked out but instead they tie Batman up over a pit of spikes which he inevitably escapes from.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Batman's "yeah, right" reaction to seeing the "boss" of the gang seems rather foolish given how well Scarface plans his crimes and how successfully he manages to get Batman at his mercy.

'''Rhino:''' Gee, thanks boss!

* FiveBadBand: An unusual example, since two of the members are the Ventroloquist's two personalities.
** TheBigBad: Scarface

* ShoutOut: Rhino's "Gee, thanks Boss!" may be one to Mugsy, the large and dim-witted accomplice to gangster Rocky in the LooneyTunes franchise, who frequently ended up whimpering the same phrase while groveling before his pint-sized boss.

* ConfusionFu: When Batman claims that the ''Ventriloquist'' is the mole, and Scarface orders his henchmen to kill him, none of them are sure what to do; if they kill the Ventriloquist, they kill Scarface as well.

* FiveBadBand: An unusual exampole, since two of the members are the Ventroloquist's two personalities.