Re: In which I describe my one false note in detail...
You're hitting the creepybadwrong with that one, you really are.
I agree with the majority of your points, but I'll have to disagree with understanding Bruce's choices as Robins. Well, actually, I do understand them in a psychological sense, but it's never convinced me that it was a good idea. The existence of Robin strikes me as a spectacularly bad idea. (For the record, I wouldn't want the Bat-mythos deprived of Robin for the world.)