Continuity mistake: The broken window pane on the door to the District Attorney's office changes slightly from shot to shot. When first shown, the break in the glass extends all the way up to the letter "L" in the word "law." When the shot changes, the break in the glass is nowhere near the letter "L." Also, the letter "W" in the word "law" is missing entirely, even though the break in the glass suggests a portion of the letter would still be intact if the letters were painted on the glass, as is standard. (00:10:25)
Continuity mistake: There's a marked cone of light on the door that leads to Harvey's room inside club Wild Deuce; it disappears after the opening shot. (00:15:05)
Continuity mistake: When the chandelier falls on top of Rupert Thorne, the tommy gun he was holding falls into the bright half of Two-Face's hideout. Later when Two-Face grabs the gun, it is in the dark half of the hideout. (00:19:15 - 00:20:10)
Continuity mistake: When we see Two-Face in full for the first time in the previous episode, his left eyebrow is white. In this episode, his left eyebrow is black.
Continuity mistake: When Harvey Dent is scarred in the previous episode, it's only the left side of his face and neck. In this episode and all others with Two-Face, his left hand is also scarred and discolored.
Continuity mistake: When Batman drives his two-wheeled vehicle out of the Batcave, there are no numbers on the concrete as they appeared in 1x8.
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Continuity mistake: The talon cuts on Batman's cape change in space and position between shots; they are firmly on top of the shoulders at the end of the struggle, but they were lower during the actual fight. (00:02:20)
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Continuity mistake: Batman looks at the vulture after outwrestling it, and then, sprints to get his 'rang back. When he looks out he's got a cut on the suit, on the left, but when he fetches the weapon the torn part is gone. Cut away, and now the tear is back and doubled over to the other side. (00:02:55)
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Continuity mistake: From below, Sherman's red hair is visible, so he is on the left side of the sack of seed. In close-up though, he's in the middle, by the hole it leaks seed from. (00:05:15)
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Continuity mistake: Batman and the kids approach the exit; you can see Roberta touching the push handle, but in the next, closer, shot they have yet to get there and Batman kicks the door open (without trying the panic bar). (00:07:25)
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Continuity mistake: Mrs. Grant casts a shadow on the stairs that reaches a different point in different shots even if she did not move. (00:12:35)
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Continuity mistake: When the Penguin melts the front door lock, the holes on the door change distance between shots. (00:16:35)
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Continuity mistake: The balls of the bolas that tie Penguin up change position between shots. (00:18:00)
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Continuity mistake: When Mrs. Grant gets in the basement at the end, the Penguin is crushed under a long plank, different from the shelf that dropped on him earlier. (00:20:40)
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Continuity mistake: Sherman hangs the two front pages overlapping in close-up, at distance in the next shot. (00:21:15)
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Continuity mistake: The size of the egg the Penguin's guys steal changes throughout the opening. It's twice as big as the ginger's hands when he holds it, but passed through a small triangular (for some reason) section they cut in the window, and when Batman reveals himself the egg is smaller.
Continuity mistake: The fat boss tells his underling that the prisoners will bring him "twice the gold ore." He asks then "Do you hear me?" The fan is in front of him or behind the back. (00:06:15)
Continuity mistake: The chain gang trio is having a bit of chit-chat underground. The social worker Batman came looking for hauls a giant rock on top of the cart, but the rock is gone when the gallery starts to collapse. (00:08:25)
Continuity mistake: Trying to protect Salvo, Riley punches two thugs. The second one is a red bearded man. The big boss urges then the other baddies to attack, and redbeard is way behind him, hasn't leaped into action yet. (00:11:35)
Continuity mistake: The 10/6's on the Mad Hatter's mind control cards come and go throughout the episode.
Answer: Because he stole a chemical from his lab.
But Batman knew that with it, Clayface could permanently retain his shape and Clayface desperately wanted to be Matt Hagen again. In a sense, Batman stopped Clayface from becoming human.