"So you do care."
"More than you'll ever know."
Hmm. This is ok, I suppose, but doesn't quite match the first part. Plot-wise, it's entertaining and formulaic. The Red Claw and her goons steal a deadly plague virus which the US army is transporting on atrain (very naughty- biological warfare, eh?) and threaten to release it on Gotham if she isn't paid million dollars. Most of the episode is Batman and Catwoman foiling their plans together.
And it's fine. There's a fun little moment when the Red Claw leaves the two of them in a deathtrap that evokes the ols '60s series. It all plays out well enough. The Red Claw is a bit one-note, but I suppose that's what we want: Catwoman is the focus here.
Oh, and the pleasingly evocative dynamic between the two of them, of course. Bruce is genuinely really into her, and she, not knowing his secret identity as the detective knows hers, is in love with Batman. And so the episode ends, inevitably and tragically, with Batman handcuffing the woman who loves him.
That side of things certainly works well. But otherwise? I like Catwoman. But the story overall fails to satisfy.
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