TDK ending
Rachel´s death
Alfred´s speech about The Joker
First Batman appearence
Hong Kong scene
Two Face car scene
Coleman Reese scene
Dinner with Harvey
Batman with Maroni
Bruce and Rachel in his apartment
Bruce - Panic room sequence
Two boats scene
Two face and Gordon in the Hospital
See? I can also name several scenes from TDK that are great without having The Joker in it. And in this list i also have have my 2 favorite scenes. None of them have The Joker.
You've given a list that makes Raimi's Spider-Man 2 much better.
1. Spidey 2 Ending - the hero gets the girl while confirming his choice to be a superhero. The ideals are upheld. In the TDK ending - Batman gives up the cape and twists the truth of Harvey's death. The audience is taught that compromising the truth is important for security and freedom.
2. Mary Jane chooses the hero and the Peter gets the girl. In Rachel's death the love interest is lost, just like in other part 2 sequels i.e. Superman 2, Blade 2, X-Men 2, Batman Returns, Empire Strikes Back. This is clearly a trope that many sequels have repeated for dramatic reasons.
3. Alfred's speech about the Joker supports the belief that there is pure evil that's out to get us. Aunt May's speech to Peter about heroes was more inspiring.
4. First Batman scene. He captures Scarecrow, which is the only appearance of Cillian Murphy and it delivered some bad lines. Spider-Man 2 had an exciting re-introduction of Peter's life mixed with the humour of trying to hold a job.
5. Hong Kong scene. So what? I had more fun watching
New Police Story.
6. Two-Face car scene. Baddies facing each other off. I was more impressed when Harry Osborn made a deal with Doc Ock to capture Spider-Man.
7. Coleman Reese scene. One office worker decides to keep mum after Bruce saves his life.
That's pretty much the servant affirming his allegiance to his lord. It was far more inspiring to see the people on the train promise to keep Peter's identity secret after he saved all of them. Why wouldn't they? A kid gave everything he got to save their lives. Mary Jane, Harry Osborn, and Doc Ock learned his identity and they didn't blab about it.
8. Dinner with Harvey. More precocious dialogue between men who ended up compromising the truth. Peter's birthday party was between friends and family. When Harry asked him about Spider-Man it conveyed the guilt over keeping secrets from friends.
9. Batman with Maroni. Torture scene. Cliché.
10. Batman and Rachel in his apartment. And in Spider-Man 2 Peter was crushed when Gwen said she was marrying John Jameson, the American astronaut and national hero.
11.Batman - Panic room sequence. Another fight scene.
12. Two boats scene. There's a runaway train and flying metal debris in Spider-Man 2.
13. Two-Face and Gordon in the hospital. Peter had a heartfelt conversation with Doc Ock about dreams and the privilege of science. Spider-Man removed his mask to reconnect with Doc Ock's humanity and redeemed him. Supervillains are rarely redeemed in a part 2 film. Another benchmark of Spider-Man 2.