Showing posts with label Gotham (TV). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gotham (TV). Show all posts

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Harley Quinn in Gotham





It's time. Yes. Due to the laws of thermoquinatics, Harley Quinn or a version of her, must appear on the live action Gotham TV show.

You kniow, when this show first came out, I was intrigued but not really a fan? I would still watch it, but I'd be making snarky comments and then something would happen that was so stupid or way out of left field that I'd just be like, fine!


Now, Harley has been in live action a few times. First of all was in Bird of Prey, a suuuuper nineties show that wasn't quite done well enough to be popular but if you can look past the cringey heroes, the main antagonist (who, like her comic counterpart, tends to work in the shadows and pull strings) Harley Quinn is actually not bad. 


Played by Mia Sara
I plan to do an actual post on this version of Harley Quinn later but I'll just say that I much prefer the 'smart' villain approach instead of the 'wheee I'm crazy and have a baseball bat!' trend.
It was nice seeing her get into the hero's mind as their psychiatrist - they literally walk into her den - and while she only shows her crazy crazy side towards the last episode, it's a nice reminder of how scary someone who appears nice but is actually manipulative and scheming can be.