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I've never seen a more perfect depiction of Harvey outside of this show and the Dark Knight. This is how you do the character correctly, unlike most of the other episodes in the first season this story arc tackles a subject that you wouldn't expect any other show to tackle at the time. This isn't just some generic "oh he acts mean and dangerous when he's not himself" shtick no no no no, you actually DO feel how dangerous and spine-chilling his other self can be, I don't think there's any other version of Two-Face that tried this and it works perfectly here. Plus they managed to make Harvey likable enough to make himself still seem like a great character, so when half his face gets blown off and he becomes his inner-demon, you can't help but feel sorry for him. This and part 2 of this story arc are perfect examples of what makes Batman: The Animated Series such a special show, the day the show and these episodes were formed was the dawn of a new day, where Batman proves that he's not just cheesy nonsense from the 60's.

This first part to the epic Harvey Two Face double-Bill is an episode so brilliantly animated, voiced, written... it's nigh on perfect, the definitive Two Face story. A strong 9 to a perfect 10/10

The first half of the 'Two-Face' double episode is no=-nonsense, to be sure. Harvey Dent's the picture of crusading nobility and it's not the demons he hides that's really sad; anger issues don't seem all that profound. It's that there's an evil presence pulling his strings and ultimately brings about calamity. In this case, it's Rupert Thorne, already a vile character, but his role in Dent's demise just makes him that more loathsome.

All of this has grand tragedy written all over it, and actually plays fairly obviously for most of the episode. But the best part - the monster's reveal - is saved for last. A beautifully executed moment.

7/10

District Attorney Harvey Dent has a split personality and he's unraveling. He's also running for office and these public temper tantrums aren't going to help him get reelected Harvey is also intent upon convicting gangster Rupert Thorne and the latter is looking for a way to the pesky D.A. out of his hair, too. Thorne, by the way, is voiced by veteran actor John Vernon, who played a lot of villains in feature films.

This story is not one kids would find entertaining. It's a psychiatric story of a guy with repressed guilt feelings, blah, blah, blah, but it's well-done. I think this show is best appreciated by adults, anyway.

At the very end we see a new Harvey Dent: now someone who legitimately could be called "Two Face." It will interesting to see what happens to him in the second part of this two-part story.