Harley Quinn Season 4 Talkback

Harley Quinn "Gotham's Hottest Hotties"

The show is dark, perverted, and violent. It should not be as wonderful and enjoyable as it is. But Harley and Ivy are SO cute together, and it's just empowering what they are both doing in their opposite careers.

I love that Alfred hates Alvin. Let me be blunt. I do too. I think he's bad news.

I love that Robin is cool with the death. To be perfectly blunt so am I. Professor Pyg is one of those rare unsympathetic Batman rogues with no redeeming qualities. Something he shares with the Mad Hatter, who, surprise, surprise, Harley ALSO wound up killing.

Mysterious Woman is Talia. Bank on it. Mommy's coming home, Damian.

I like this show more than I would any other show with an identical premise and tone. Because unlike Titans, the tone is only horrible on the surface. The subtext to the ships and the characters weirdly make you feel GOOD. Which I love. ****1/2.

Harley Quinn "B.I.T.C.H."

So Alfred is more than a little bit insane. And more than a little bit stupid too.

I cannot get a bead on this Joker. He is literally unlike every other interpretation. That's good in a way, but usually when it comes to the Joker, I know where I stand. This guy makes me nervous because part of me actually likes him.

And yup, Talia. And yeah, it turns out she's the worst absentee mother possible.

Snitches get stiches in the Batfamily. Literally. Anyone tells you the idea of the Batfamily is morally sound and justified, here's your counterargument wrapped up in a bow.

I love even at the end, Ivy and Talia are relating to their frustrations over being powerful woman and the painful cliches they have to pretend to be okay with to get ahead. It feels very right to take that on.

As far as The Rule goes, if you don't hear a fish stuck to a board singing it first, it doesn't count. That's sort of how I've been living my life, and ALL of the voices there can't be wrong.

This show is nuts. In a good way. ****.

Harley Quinn "Icons Only"

That "Is this your card?" moment was like a PERFECT climax. Whatever problems you could ever have with the series, it had that moment, which says it has merit. Full stop.

I love that Harley and Ivy think the babies are ugly. You know what? They are. Totally.

Tiny Starro waiters? Funny.

I'm about to hand the show a BIG compliment. The last DC cartoon show able to pull together climaxes that worked so well was Justice League Unlimited. I'm not saying this show is as good as that. But this is the first episode of an animated DC show with a climax as tight as that. That's how long it's been.

That card trick moment made me say, "Wow, this show is special." *****.

Harley Quinn "Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up"

I actually kind of hope Nightwing actually IS dead. I really don't like him.

Ivy didn't have a very good showing this episode either.

And holy crap, I did not miss Jim Gordon. There were so few characters in the episode to like and root for.

Is Supergirl an eye doctor? Why?

I love that Babs' roommate says she'll tag along because Harley is basically a cop now and she doesn't want any brown people getting hurt. That's great.

So-so week. ***.