i am also against the batfamily's batdad.
but, if the need for other characters is there, i am for the batgeneral.
i.e; batman makes the rules. there is no "damn you batman, i'll do this my way." no. its batman's house.
i actually enjoyed the spoiler-as-robin mini arc, because of her carrie kelly-like need to follow batorders. in most every case, she did as batman told. no questions. sure, she'd bring up a silly little request or difference or whatever, but it got shot the fuck down with a word or a glance from the dark knight. debate over.
this was something ("oddly enough") handled excellently by the BTAS crew. during the WB "batteam" era, batman called the shots. the end. the protests that occurred were either fatal to the relationship or quelled within moments or dealt with harshly.
in recent years, the batfamily comic book portrayal has been awful. its whiney and debatey and there are no rules and there're too many people.
huntress, azrael, orpheus, spoiler, catwoman ... there's like 600 x-factor's in gotham.
my batman wouldn't tollerate that. it wouldn't be "oh, that huntress! she does things i don't like!" rather, batman'd concentrate on taking her out of the picture as fast as he would a random villain. you don't get a chance to prove yourself right -- if you don't follow batman, who is clearly a strict and driven individual bent on a specific order ... you're out.
