We love a good Harley Quinn story. A character that didn’t exist in the comic books, created in the original animated series, and then grown to so much acclaim and love that it becomes a runaway star and has movies, comic books, and its own TV show dedicated to it.
With that in mind we’d love to share our thoughts about the 5th and recently finished season with you. As always, we break down our reviews into the categories of story, acting, and overall. So grab your oversized mallet, and let’s jump on in.
Story 8/10
This season sees our main characters, Harley and Ivy, feeling in a little bit of a rut. They don’t want to go out. They question what they should eat, and Harley is afraid that this is the end of the relationship because Ivy is bored with her. With that in mind, Harley convinces Ivy to attend an event in Metropolis, the celebration of a museum dedicated to Superman. Even though they weren’t invited, they decide to crash the event and Harley convinces Ivy to try to steal the prize exhibit piece in the museum.
In doing so, Harley and Ivy are applauded and find their way breaking into high society in Metropolis. With Ivy befriending Lena Luther, who was taking over the company from Lex Luther, who went to jail last season. As a result, the couple moved to Metropolis into a new condo, owned by Bruce Wayne, and get into a lot of shenanigans as they try to find a place for themselves in this new city. All of which is pointless because Brainiac have come to claim metropolis as soon as it becomes perfect enough.
Acting 10/10
This season, as other seasons in the past, Kaley Cuckoo who plays Harley and Lake Bell who plays Ivy do a great job. Not only conveying the stress of their relationship, but their undying love. I do have to give shout outs to a couple people who have really gone through the gambit this season. Diedrich Bader, who plays Bruce Wayne, really ran through the emotional ringer this season and was able to convey those feelings great through voice acting. Additionally, Susie Essman who plays Harley Quinn’s mother was also such a fun addition to the show.
I would also be a miss in not mentioning Stephen Fry who voices Brainiac. He does a great job, specifically showcasing a calm madness to everything he does, which is hilarious for the fact that he is quite the broken computer.
Overall 10/10
Overall, at the end of the series it feels a little bit of a reset, everything works out, and once again the series leaves the couple straddling the line between being villains and the heroes. The last episode of the season feels just as much of as a season finale as it could be a series finale. If they said in the show right here it would feel like a satisfying ending, feeling off pretty much all the story lines and concluding an amazing and fun run for Harley Quinn.
Conner’s Final Thoughts
One of my favorite things from this season, outside of Harley Quinn’s mother, is the relationship that forms between Bruce Wayne and the Joker. The initial budding relationship between the Jokers adoptive daughter and Damian Wayne is hilariously organic and troubling to fans of the comics, but her adoptive father Joker still stands out as one of the best things about this series. The way the two connect and now seemed bonded as a result of this young love is hilarious and fun and might be one of the main reasons why I would love to see more of this series, even though it concluded so beautifully with this season’s finale.
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