[SanoBaron]

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Originally Posted by KRX

He probably will. He's Bruce Timm



Yes he did.



The way these panels are structured indicate that the Joker didn't immediately shoot Barbara once she opened the door. He stood there, holding the gun, which Barbara noticed almost immediately, hence the inclusion of the second panel right before the third. In the amount of time it took for the Joker to shoot Barbara, it is easy enough to presume that Barbara had time to react. A change like that in the film would be reasonable and much more in character for Barbara Gordon than the original comic.

Barbara Gordon is the daughter of the police commissioner in one of the most crime-ridden cities in the world. She probably would use the peephole.

first off, all 3 of those panels could be summing up less than a second, which would not give Barbara enough time to react. and the only way to prove this was longer than less than a second would be to have a timer at the bottom, which this does not.


also, one wouldn't use the peephole if she thought it was someone she was expecting, and even if she did use the peephole, she probably couldn't tell who it was. that's a plotpoint in Persona 4 which explains why someone wouldn't check the door and instead open it right away.

there was nothing wrong with the original comic or having Barbara become crippled. if anything, i felt her becoming Oracle was way better than her becoming Batgirl. because becoming Oracle meant something greater in the long run.