This episode, Batman learns what it feels like to be The Flash.

I liked The Clock King in his debut specifically because of his lack of superpowers or even special gadgets; he had to rely on his wit alone against Bats. Furthermore, what made him special wasn't really a knock-off sci-fi device, but his interesting (albeit petty) motive against Mayor Hill, lamenting his lost time while also wasting it on petty revenge.

And now he's just back wasting more time on revenge. With the device he had stolen from Dr. Wakati, he could have made a fortune recovering from his bankruptcy, but I guess the ego prevails over reason for supervillains.

This was a relatively fun episode with some cool gimmicks in The Clock King's newfound time powers, but the novelty kinda wears off. Everything cool about the villain initially also fades away as he's defeated in just a way as lame as his gimmick - Robin trips him and he falls on his fragile device.

One thing to note is that in the production order of the series, this is the first episode to be plagued by the new Adventures of Batman and Robin intro as part of the promotion of Robin's debut in Batman Forever. Oliver Sava of AV Club wrote, "The introduction of Batman: The Animated Series suggests a certain level of sophistication in the episode to come, whereas The Adventures of Batman & Robin just seems like every other children’s show. And the contents of “Time Out Of Joint” don’t do much to change that." I very much agree. While not necessarily a childish plot, there's not much done here with the Clock King compared to his previous outing other than make him some guy with a neat stolen gadget he didn't even invent, befitting your typical villain of the day Batman and Robin must stop to save the day. All that separates him from your Adam West villain are cheesy time puns, except both Fugate and Robin have that covered as well.

On an off topic note, I never understood the appeal of American cartoon puns as I grew up watching anime and their more serious dialogue. I remember watching a few clips from the American dub of Digimon, and how everyone loved it more than the original Japanese version, and I was simply befuddled at the appeal of those stupid puns that the original anime lacked, especially when that humor was present to lighten to the tone of the serious plot about children facing the concept of death in the first place.

On the topic of Wakati's device, it's a shame such a useful device for humanity has forever been lost because of a Saturday morning cartoon villain's foolery. If only real world governments are that courteous about potential WMDs; one mistake by some idiot and the invention's forever banished. Ah well. That's Gotham for you. *snare drums*