Harley Quinn animated series appreciation thread!

[millernumber1]

I'm surprised we don't seem to have one of these. I'm really loving the show on DCUniverse - Lake Bell is one of my favorite actresses, and she does a fantastic job as Ivy. Kaley Cuoco is magnificent as Harley - taking just enough from the Conner/Palmiotti run, but not going as far into the "can't take her emotionally seriously enough to care" territory as that run (and the new Birds of Prey film) take it. The supporting cast is wonderful - Alan Tudyk as Clayface, and Kite Man (Hell yeah!)

All in all, I just think there should be more appreciation for this gem of a show. Anyone else enjoying it?

Hilarious announcement trailer:

[jetengine]

I love that they use Dr Psycho and keep hin in character as a misogynistic POS. Sy Borgman is awesome as is all the weird deepcuts like Jason Praxis.

[xiyon]

Two words.

Hell yeah!

[Nite-Wing]

Kite man and Ivy I never thought they would be my faves but here we are
The show does a good job of showcasing c and d list characters.

[Confuzzled]

The show has done a great job with Ivy, to the point where she has stolen the spotlight from Harley. The plant based humor is amazing. "GASP! It was just a kid ", Ivy pulling a Yondu with a stray leaf, everything Frank the Plant related etc.

Ivy/Kite Man is so shockingly good that I want to see it in the comics in some form. It's the perfect time as both of them share being completely traumatized by Riddler's actions in the War of Jokes and Riddles in common and the fact that Ivy is taking a break from Harley right now.

[Styles]

Lit show, much better than I expected. I love Bane.

[Frontier]

I love Bane on this show .

I also like how Batman is like the only sane, rational, heroic figure in Gotham.

[voidox]

yup, show's been a definite surprise hit and the comedy has been overall good. The first few eps were a bit meh for me, ep 1 was really not good, but it got much better by around ep 4 I'd say.

Ivy/Kite Man is so shockingly good that I want to see it in the comics in some form. It's the perfect time as both of them share being completely traumatized by Riddler's actions in the War of Jokes and Riddles in common

no thanks

show Ivy and comic Ivy are two completely different people that she would never date someone like Kiteman... hell, ivy's literally killed people in the comics for acting how Kiteman did in the second episode. Also comic Ivy hates humans such that Harley is the only person she's ever loved/trusted enough to give the antidote to all her poisons, so they could be together.

also is ivy/kite man that good in this show? it's so clear kiteman is more into her than she is him... also much of the fanfare behind this relationship comes from ppl happy that kite man "got the girl" and "hell yeah" while I've seen very little reasons why this is such a good relationship from ivy's side of things.

and kiteman's rushing way ahead into things what with him saying he loves her (haven't they only been dating for a few weeks?) and proposing to her, meanwhile ivy's not returned the i love you, avoided talking about it annnnd blew off his proposal. Not long ago, she was embarrassed to even be seen going on a date with him... heck, she didn’t even know why she wanted to date him

From the show-runners themselves from the AMA they did last week:

"And for Ivy, we wanted an arc as well. Our version of her has a lot of social anxiety and self esteem issues. She's fucking awesome but doesn't quite believe that yet, even though she should. So when you undervalue yourself, you tend to date people who aren't worthy of you or who are just "nice" to you, but not right for you."

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/co...utive/fhiu3s0/

the fact that Ivy is taking a break from Harley right now.

as a side note, god do I hate what happened in HQ and Ivy #6... just pathetic stuff there DC, and putting aside the being apart BS, was really sad how they couldn't even let the two have a proper kiss goodbye :/

[xiyon]

Ivy/Kite Man is so shockingly good that I want to see it in the comics in some form. It's the perfect time as both of them share being completely traumatized by Riddler's actions in the War of Jokes and Riddles in common and the fact that Ivy is taking a break from Harley right now.

Ivy's my favorite character in the show, with Kite-Man coming in as a distant second. Granted, I probably would eventually dislike ol' Charlie Brown if he had more screen time to himself with the way he's currently depicted, but him popping in every now and then (being a foil to Ivy and pushing her character forward) is fun to watch. And agreed-- the coupling is shockingly good and sweet. I don't think PoisonKite will last, though, even as much as I want to see it work in this 'verse, so I'mma just enjoy the ship while it still sails.

Back to the show, though. When I heard "the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn", all I could think of was this show does it a looooot better. Harley's struggle to rid herself of the Joker after years of obsession is very real. It requires a metric ton of discipline to just go cold turkey; ask your chain-smoker friend if they've finally quit after several attempts and years of telling them not to.

I think that's very true about Ivy - she's a "best friend" and possibly second protagonist of the show, rather than a pre-existing villain.

I think you're absolutely right about Kite Man pushing too far. But I still like Ivy/Kite Man.

Ivy's insistence that she's not a terrorist/super-villain but an environmental activist always guts me