While Batman is off Batman-ing, his son Damian Wayne plays dress-up at home where he tortures the long-suffering Alfred (when will the poor guy get to retire?) and guards Wayne Manor from some unexpected intruders.
The first part feels like an excuse for a Home Alone homage, followed by some blatant A Christmas Story references. At least the villain representation was pretty good. David Hornsby as Joker was an inspired choice. And I like that Mr. Freeze was Arnie-fied. Although Poison Ivy looked more like a crack whore here. I also like that they named the family cat Selina, but that's about it.
Unfortunately, it was mostly underwhelming. It might have worked better as a tighter 30-45 minute Christmas special. At least it would have lent itself more to rewatchability every year, because I don't plan on sitting through it again.
2 Jingle Bells, Batman Smells out of 5
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