Happy 2020! Here comes Five Thoughts for Episode Six of Harley Quinn. Harley Quinn and her crew are back in their swanky new abandoned mall digs with another misadventure. The sitcom-style of the series is in full swing in episode six. Life lessons are learned, and problems are solved in the given 30-minute time slot. This week, Harley learns about the pitfalls of selfishness and how it can poison even the vilest of groups. That was not a Poison Ivy pun, though it certainly could be. Guess what? Minor spoilers ahead.
1, The Fast and Furious franchise exists in this universe
Let’s unpack that, shall we? This means there is a Vin Diesel walking around in the Harley Quinn universe. What other Mark Sinclair properties exist? Is there a Riddick franchise or even The Iron Giant? Can we assume this Vin is also the voice of Groot in this bizarre universe? Did I confirm a backdoor Marvel / DC crossover? Yes, I did. I have been saying for years that Vin Diesel would bring us all together. He is most likely six-degrees of separation from Bruce Wayne, seeing as how Wayne Enterprises is into everything (what first-party games do you think are on the WaynesStation 4?)
2. How does Clayface power work exactly?
Can he not stretch his clay into a new hand? A quick Google search (shout out to Google) states Clayface has the “ability to regenerate body mass.” What I did not find it “ability to give sentience to severed mud.” Do all his limbs have sentience and act like children if they get severed? I can only imagine Clayface was messing with Jim Gordon, puppeteering his hand and toying with the sexually frustrated commissioner. That in itself is evil, Jim Gordon is a national treasure; his mental health must be secured at all costs.
3. Let’s talk about teleportation for a sec
Batman can teleport stuff. That is a thing he can do. For whatever reason, he keeps that tech anywhere but on his person at all times. Sure it only sends him back to the Batcave (that we know of), but that is still transporting matter instantaneously from one location to another. Is Batman a supervillain? That seems like a supervillain thing. How long until Bruce is teleporting into his own bank vault or someone else’s bank vault that Wayne Enterprises probably built? Bats is on a slippery slope, and given how mentally unstable he already is, I don’t trust that tech in his hands.
4. These super people are so co-dependant
Good grief, these folks really rely on each other to make it through the day. Even Batman with is horrible social skills allows Harley into the Batcave to teach him the value of friendship. There is a strange, delicate balance all these super people have with one another, villains and heroes alike, where one can’t really exist without the other. It goes deeper than “I need a villain to stop / I need a hero to battle.” These people feed off the energy of one another. You may think I am overthinking this but examine how well each of these characters would be if any of their friends or enemies left them. Probably blubbering husks like Jim Gordon (the jewel of Gotham.)
5. King Shark doesn’t need this group
Our favorite shark man totally doesn’t need Harley’s band of misfits. In his short amount of time in Arkham, he took over the joint. He essentially created his own empire consisting of pruno and racially sensitive soldiers. He is undoubtedly the most volatile and dangerous member of Harley’s crew, and now we know he can lead. To top it off, he is a successful developer and SEO consultant. I am a King Shark fan. Not taking anything away from Harley, but who doesn’t love a fun boss?
