Batman: The Animated Series - Paper Cut-Out Portraits and Profiles
Nora Crest
Doctor Nora Crest was an esteemed physician in Gotham City. She was an accomplished surgeon as well as a highly trained psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Among her many patients was the city’s former District Attorney, Harvey Dent.
Dr. Crest had diagnosed Harvey as suffering from dissociative identity disorder and the two worked toward helping Harvey better integrate the split off aspects of his psyche that had formed into distinct personas. At the time, Harvey was running for reelection as district attorney and the stress was causing his symptoms to worsen. Dr. Crest strongly recommended that Harvey drop out of the race and take a sabbatical from his position as DA. Yet Harvey was too driven and abjectly refused the recommendation. As such, Dr. Crest did her best to help Harvey better cope with this stress.
The two made a good deal of progress together, yet their work was completely undone when Harvey was severely scarred in a scuffle with mob boss, Rupert Thorne. The damage to Harvey’s face substantially compounded his condition and led to the creation of an all new alternate identity. This new identity called himself Two-Face and would go on to be the dominate persona that controlled Harvey for much of the rest of his life.
Dr. Crest resumed her work with Harvey after he was institutionalized at Arkham Asylum. Once more the two made good progress and Dr. Crest believed that reconstructive surgery to repair Harvey’s face would greatly benefit his recovery. Harvey agreed to this surgery and Bruce Wayne offered to pay for it. Unfortunately, Two-Face re-manifested and arranged for his own abduction so to prevent the surgery. Although Batman was ultimately able to recapture Two-Face and return Harvey to Arkham a new date for the surgery was never set. Presumedly, Harvey and Dr. Crest resumed their work.
Dr. Crest had utilized hypnosis in her efforts to treat Harvey. Although this practice was common in the past, the current consensus is that hypnosis can be very dangerous in cases of dissociative identity disorder and creates a significant risk for an iatrogenic worsening of the condition.
Actress Linda Gary provided the voice for Nora Crest with the physician first appearing in the seventeenth episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series, ‘Two-Face Part One.’
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On December 19, 1983, the original He-Man villain (not based on a toy) Evilseed premiered. He-Man had to join forces with his arch-nemisis Skeletor to defeat Evilseed. Decades later, the character would recieve action figures presentation. ("Evilseed", He-Man and the Master's of the Universe, TV, Event)
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"Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" (1977) is a superlative film based on Gene Autry's 1975 song.
I loved this movie as a kid. “Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey” (1977) is based on the 1975 Gene Autry song, of the same name, which I JUST found out. This makes Nestor, unlike Rudolph and Frosty, a new character that Rankin/Bass has introduced many people to, if you never heard the song, previous to this TV movie, which I have not. I think I watched this one last year, but I have a…
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Jon and Lauren always out here playing the most iconic of duos
[id: Paul and Emma, Gary and Linda, Richie and Ruth ]
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i enjoy adding insane ridiculous lore to characters that don't matter actually. here's the black friday line (mix of canon and headcanon traits).
ask me about them?? yes.
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jon matteson characters family reunion. richie is ignoring everyone and blasting japanese nightcore on his airpods. roman is here and acting disgusted at the food while linda boasts about her kids (said kids are currently causing mayhem that will probably end in tears). paul has brought emma with him and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. boy jerry is trying to give him a pep talk on how to propose so he can "do the do" with emma (bj recommends a walk in the woods). the hatchetman bursts in at one point. daniel lost track of time and decided it wasn't worth showing up. gary is happy to be a part of something like he was with the wiggly cult but nobody likes him. wiggly watches for a while then shows up in human form to cause more mayhem, nobody knows who he is, why he looks like them or why he speaks like a toddler but he's freaky and may or may not be on the verge of murder. fun times.
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