"Come on- he was a demented, abusive, psychotic maniac."
"Yeah, I'm really gonna miss him".
The above exchange says such a lot about the relationship between Harley Quinn and the Joker- twisted, perverse, but feeling weirdly real in its co-dependence. For this first time we get to see hints of the relationship I saw in Suicide Squad. It'll be interesting to see this develop.
This episode is the best Joker episode so far. But then, of course, it's based on an old '70s comic story, which I've read, by Steve Englehart. While i know him much better for his late '80s Marvel stuff, I do recall enjoying it in comic book form and it's no less compelling here, with the Joker's clever ways of using fish to get at the relevant functionaries.
Interesting use of Bullock here, too, questioning Batman's involvement, overruled by Gordon and ending up being saved by Batman from the Joker's inevitable shark. And A nice bit of Alfred's snark too. At this point, I think, the Animated Series is fully formed. And very good indeed.
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