User blog comment:SforHope/The Most Annoying "Ruining" Gag in Batman/@comment-3361105-20141207155924/@comment-18172179-20141207220254

"Death by Secret Identity". My point precisely. They start a good story, that makes us wonder how it would develop, make it actually work and then, just like that they kill it. And that ruins every quality the overall story had. Many good stories, potential characters and interesting plots; all ruined by this recurring theme.

With Catwoman, it's just something DC likes to toy with. It's infuriating.