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Harley Quinn: “Breaking Brainiac” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

Brainiac has been hinted at for the past few episodes. Now, it’s his time to shine. And boy, do we get a lot of Brainiac this episode.

I’m going to be honest. I wasn’t expecting the first half of “Breaking Brainiac” to include Brainiac’s backstory. I suppose I should have expected it since we saw the creation of Floronic Man in “Back to School.” It was emotionally charging for me, but it wasn’t as dark as Ivy’s backstory in previous episodes. Since “Breaking Brainiac” didn’t have as dramatic shifts in tone, the inclusion of jokes throughout Brainiac’s backstory softened the blow for his family’s demise.

Lena Luthor flips a switch in this episode. Well, I guess she was going to do whatever she felt was best for her. I wasn’t sure which way they’d decide to go with her. Who knows? She may help out Harley and Ivy in the future. I think she’ll come out the other end of the Brainiac saga relatively unscathed.

I liked the lack of Harley and Ivy in “Breaking Brainiac.” We had two heavy Ivy episodes in a row. The way things were set up by the end of “Floronic Man,” it looked like we’d have another heavy Harley/Ivy episode. They haven’t had a chance at being side characters for a bit.

Kyra’s Take

I agree that Harley Quinn does well when it takes a break from the title character, and “Breaking Brainiac” was a welcome break from Harley and Ivy. We’ve gotten a lot of heavy Harley/Ivy episodes lately.

Despite Harley Quinn weaving in Floronic Man’s backstory into present events during “Back to School,” Brainiac’s flashback in “Breaking Brainiac” dominated this week’s episode. It may have taken up more than half of the episode. I don’t know how Harley Quinn could have done this differently. Even though this was a major shift, the audience needs to know who this version of Brainiac is, and following the episode where Harley and Ivy get kidnapped by Brainiac is a good excuse to hit rewind and explore this new character.

Harley Quinn stays true to classic DC Comics characters while taking these characters in a different direction. “Breaking Brainiac” is no exception. I squeed when Brainiac’s son shrank a city filled with people and waited for Harley Quinn to show us Kandor. Harley Quinn delivered on that promise. It also delivered with a heart-felt Brainiac story. I’ll echo Season’s sentiment, jokes soften the blow of Brainiac’s family’s demise. These jokes come in the form of an android suffering through domestic bliss.

When we catch up with Harley and Ivy and the now, we see Brainiac struggling with the loss of his family. However misguided, he wants to achieve perfection so no one has to suffer the fate his family did. Ironically, he views Harley as Metropolis’s biggest imperfection, which makes me wonder why Lena Luthor, who is revealed to be working with Brainiac, invited Harley to Metropolis and why she insists on Harley staying. My tension sense is tingling.

“Breaking Brainiac” lays down a great foundation. I can’t wait to see where this season goes. Thank you for reading, and wherever you are, I hope you’re having a great day.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: “The Unicorn Unleashed!” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

We’ve hit the third episode in a row this week. More revelations come to light at the end of the episode in addition to some friendship woes. Let’s go!

“The Unicorn Unleashed!” features four Russian criminals working together. They outright say what their villain counterparts are (except for Dmitri, the Chameleon). This episode centers on Mila Masaryk as The Unicorn through Otto Octavius’s gear. She busts her friends out of jail but gets power-hungry. There already wasn’t much of a sense of camaraderie among the four in “Hitting the Big Time,” so this wasn’t unexpected. I’m unsure if Mikhail’s son is going to be the Rhino in future episodes or if they’ll have Mikhail be the Rhino. I’m leaning toward the latter.

Peter’s friendship with Nico is suffering as he’s making less time for her and being dismissive. This could lead into her origin story and I’m hoping it does. This uneasiness was sprinkled throughout this episode more than it was in “Hitting the Big Time,” so I’m hoping they explore it more in future episodes. That brings me to Lonnie.

We got a lot of Lonnie in Episode 4. They kept that momentum going with Episode 5. Lonnie gets called into a gang fight against the Scorpions and saves Big Donovan’s life. I half-expected him to ask for his freedom from the gang as a reward. Instead, he asked Big Donovan to stop calling him “Superstar.” Tombstone is born.

Skye’s Take

Lonnie continues to be my favorite character. Despite not being the focus of this episode or the previous, he steals the screen every time he’s on it. Especially now that he’s officially “Tombstone.”

Even though Lonnie’s transition is good, the Peter/Spider-Man stuff is still cool. Things move forward in his story: his new relationship with Harry (after discovering his identity), his current relationship with Nico, and crime fighting. Weirdly, I’m more interested in Lonnie’s story. Don’t get me wrong, I like Spider-Man as much as the next person, but now that Lonnie’s story is popping off, Spider-Man feels like a side story. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen Spider-Man done so many times before. Some of the general crime-fighting fare is a bit old to me now. Heck, even Peter struggling with his social life is a bit overplayed.

While more villains were established, mostly with Doc Ock in the opening and the gender-swapped Unicorn, it still doesn’t seem like much is being done with them yet. I can respect the creators biding their time and waiting for the opportune moment to release them, but it feels like cliffhanging for viewers. If you promise enough villains for seasoned fans, eventually you’ll hook them whether or not you deliver.

Lonnie’s story alone is enough to keep me coming back to this show. Although, if they unveil a big-name Spider-Man villain soon, that’d help spice up the Peter stuff.

Thank you for reading. If you’d like to dive deeper into Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, follow this link for episodes 3, 4, and 5’s Secrets (Easter Eggs).

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: “Hitting the Big Time” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

Last episode, Peter waffled back and forth between partnering up with Norman Osborn. This episode, they go full swing into a partnership—with a twist ending.

“Hitting the Big Time” had quite a bit of Lonnie. We get to see his encounter with the Scorpions. Lonnie didn’t seem to fully understand the gravity of his situation until his chat with Big Donovan after this encounter. I’m thinking he’ll take down Big Donovan in the coming episodes then continue to run the gang as the ringleader if we’re to go by his comic book counterparts.

We get to see Spidey go through a myriad of costume changes. We won’t talk about the individual suits here, but this segment provided a pseudo identity crisis for Spidey. I say “pseudo” because Osborn pressured him into trying the different suits that didn’t fit. Spidey knew who he was from the beginning. Getting to see the different suits in action was a goofy treat.

Toward the end, Spidey’s identity gets revealed to Harry Osborn by mistake. Oops. On the plus side, Harry seems to think it’s cool. Spoilers, we also catch a glimpse of Otto Octavius. End of spoilers.

Skye’s Take

This episode was entertaining despite not having too much bearing on the story. The biggest additions in this installment involved Lonnie while Peter worked with Norman.

Lonnie deals with gang life and he’s not ready. Things get real when Lonnie meets a rival gang, led by none other than Mac Gargan. Lonnie’s reaction to this shift is believable. At first, he treats gang life as an excuse to get some study time in. After learning that belonging to a gang puts a target on his back, he reluctantly continues doing jobs for them to protect his family. Clearly, the wheels are turning for him to become what we all know who he’ll become, and it’s legit riveting. At this point, Lonnie’s my favorite character.

Back with Peter and Norman, they try out a series of different suits to see what works. It’s pretty funny. While it’s not essential to the plot, it is fun to watch and is much funnier than the humor in earlier episodes.

While I like where this series is going, I still have one problem. A lot of future villains are being teased right now. Newly added villain teasers are The Scorpion and Doc Ock, but when are they going to, you know, do something? By this point, several future villains are set up, but nothing is being done with them.

Although maybe that’s to come in the next episode. I can only hope. And I’m excited to find out. 😉

Thank you for reading. If you’d like to dive deeper into Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, follow this link for episodes 3, 4, and 5’s Secrets (Easter Eggs).

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: “Secret Identity Crisis” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

I said last week I expected to see Norman Osborn as Green Goblin within the next few episodes. Now, I’m kind of hoping that’ll be the Season 1 finale. Without watching Episodes 4 and 5 prior to this review, let’s swing into “Secret Identity Crisis.”

We didn’t linger too long on Peter’s mental crisis after Norman revealed that he knew of Peter’s identity as Spider-Man. Normally, I’d like to explore this a bit more but, for this show, it would feel out of place. That said, we got to learn a bit about Nico’s situation during this segment. She’s in foster care. If they’re going to lean into a variant of the Runaways narrative, I’m digging this backstory.

I’m not sure I cared too much for Lonnie’s kid brother joining a gang. He seemed disgruntled but, overall, a good kid. It wasn’t entirely unexpected since we saw how Lonnie was followed by the cops (among other things) in “Amazing Fantasy.” This felt a bit forced. However, Lonnie turning himself over to the gang to save his brother does make sense for his character. I’m curious to see how he’ll become Tombstone later.

One last thing. I thought it was endearing to see Peter save Uncle Ben’s camera. The camera backstory isn’t something I’ve seen much of. I found myself saying, “Aw.”

Skye’s Take

While I started having doubts in the last episode, the show is back on track with this one. At first, I thought the show was moving too fast and I couldn’t tell where they wanted to take the show. Their intentions are now clear. In fact, this episode was kinda cute.

I latched onto each character. Not gonna lie, I was surprised to see how caring and positive each character is, especially Norman Osborn. Considering how the previous episode ended, I expected him to go into full Goblin mode real soon. However, he’s far from that. Norman seems genuinely pleasant and willing to help Spider-Man after learning his identity, and that’s a nice spin on the idea. The Spider-Man stuff is getting more interesting as Spider-Man’s “Guy in the Chair” is literally the Green Goblin.

I agree with Season on the Lonnie stuff. His brother Andre joining a gang was out of left field, but the show needed to get Lonnie into a gang somehow. It also makes Lonnie a more complex character. Knowing his future as Tombstone, seeing him vulnerable around his family sets him up as a tragic character. I’m looking forward to the episode when they rip my heart out with him becoming Tombstone.

With minimal gripes on this episode, and prior to watching the other two, I’m back on board. Let’s keep this Spider-Train a rollin’ with more great episodes.

Thank you for reading. If you’d like to dive deeper into Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, follow this link for episodes 3, 4, and 5’s Secrets (Easter Eggs).

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Harley Quinn: “Floronic Man” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

Last week, I thought Ivy’s secrecy would come back to bite her. Boy. It really came back to bite her this week. Ready to enter the Green?

As denoted by the title, Dr. Woodrue (Floronic Man), chose to enact his revenge on Poison Ivy. This was foreshadowed at the end of “Back to School,” but I wasn’t sure if they were going to focus on a different story in Episode 3 and circle back to Floronic Man. This episode also incorporated dramatic shifts from the darker parts of the story with Ivy and ridiculousness with Clayface.

Clayface going to Metropolis after getting a negative review from the Daily Planet made the episode for me. I enjoy Ivy’s edgy backstory, but, like, it’s Clayface. Harley Quinn does a good job of shifting the narrative drastically throughout an episode while keeping the audience engaged. I try to avoid spoilers, but I do have one here. Harley “killed” Floronic Man at the end of the episode. I say “killed” in quotes because Ivy thought she killed him at the end of “Back to School.” I feel like he’d need to be burned or something. Then again, Scarecrow didn’t make it past Season 1. End of spoilers.

We’ve gotten some more foreshadowing for the next episode. Will the big baddie who made an appearance at the end of “The Big Apricot” be featured or will we have to wait a bit longer? Personally, I’d like to see him at the season finale.

Kyra’s Take

While I could also wait a bit longer for this season’s big bad to make a full appearance, I don’t think Harley Quinn will stay in Metropolis for more than one season. And this season’s big bad makes little sense outside of Metropolis. I’ll stop avoiding spoilers and just name the season’s big bad: Brainiac. Brainiac needs Metropolis, and Superman must feature in the story.

Harley Quinn has taken its time to move characters from Gotham to Metropolis. I love a good Clayface B Story, and this week’s Clayface B Story delivered. It doesn’t hurt that Bane joined in on the Clayface goofiness. This story thread does more than offer the laughs, while Ivy’s story grew dark. Clayface promotes his career. He does so in the most Clayface way possible, over-the-top. He kidnaps the Daily Planet’s editor-in-chief Perry White, and infiltrates the newspaper disguised as White. This was a clever way for Harley Quinn to introduce larger story elements. The big bad makes moves in Metropolis. We learn about some of these machinations through pitched Daily Planet headlines, but Clayface only cares about his review. Love this. It’s brilliant.

Ivy’s backstory gets a satisfying end. Floronic Man may be little more than a villain of the week. I got Arrowverse vibes from how Harley Quinn treated him, but that works in an animated series like Harley Quinn. As Season said, Harley Quinn killed off Scarecrow in Season 1. It did the same to multiple major Batman villains. I like how no one’s safe, not even someone who usually factors into one of the main cast’s origins.

The show does a good job of maintaining forward momentum and giving the impression that there’s a satisfying ending for this season’s story while keeping the audience guessing. I like how the show could go in multiple directions. Heck, Harley Quinn could stay in Metropolis for a second season. There are plenty of Superman villains to explore.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: “The Parker Luck” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

Two episodes in one day? Did I win the lottery? Disney decided to give us big bucks this week. Joking aside, “The Parker Luck” kept the momentum of “Amazing Fantasy” and catapulted the story forward.

There was a recap at the beginning of “The Parker Luck,” which I normally wouldn’t mind if I knew the episodes were aired one week after the other. “The Parker Luck” and “Amazing Fantasy” dropped on the same day, so the recap felt unnecessary. It also needlessly padded the runtime (which is three minutes shorter than “Amazing Fantasy”) with this addition. That said, I’m digging the intro. I refuse to skip that intro.

Since he was introduced at the end of Episode 1, I’ll name drop him here. I’m loving the arc of Norman Osborn approaching Peter to offer him an internship, followed by another turn at the end of the episode. Once again, they wasted no time in propelling the story forward. However, I wasn’t a fan of Peter making plans with Nico then not showing up because of his other obligations. It’s overdone and trope-y. This is a kids’ show, so I won’t nitpick too much, but that trope gets old real fast.

I’m expecting to see Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin within the next few episodes, if not Episode 3 next week. We may see the counterparts of other characters during that time, too.

Skye’s Take

While the pilot episode proved to be a solid opening, this second episode got more mixed feelings out of me. “The Parker Luck” does have good things in it, but it left me asking “What’s the goal of this show?”

Since the episode ended with one of the main characters discovering Peter’s identity, I’m not sure where else this show can go from here. Sure, Spider-Man: No Way Home also dealt with Peter living with his identity going public, but at least that Spider-Man had been established for some time. Once again, I’m still not sure if I like this Spider-Man yet. It seems to me that the show is throwing a lot of major plot developments in the first few episodes to encourage viewers to keep watching. Given the show is still in its infancy, it’s moving way too fast.

However, I still feel satisfied with the relationship between Peter and his friends. Despite my other complaints, I enjoy seeing Peter hang out with Nico and Lonnie. This is also why it was so frustrating when he didn’t make it to the party in the episode. Believe it or not, this Spider-Man show is hooking me with its Peter Parker content more than its Spider-Man content. There were a few characters that appeared in the episode which are clearly being set up for future episodes. Dr. Connors and, of course, Norman Osborn who’re soon to be The Lizard and The Green Goblin respectively, but there’re undoubtedly more to come. As a Spider-Man fan, I can’t deny that there’s a novel feeling to seeing these characters appear knowing what they’ll eventually become.

Despite some reservations, I’m excited for this show and look forward to more surprises.

Thank you for reading. If you’d like to dive deeper into Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, here’s a link to the Secrets (Easter Eggs) page for the first two episodes.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: “Amazing Fantasy” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

Whoa! Spider-Man got aged down again in his new show on Disney+. Not going to lie, the thirty-one minute runtime intimidated me at first. Despite this, the episode didn’t feel like a thirty-one minute long pilot. Grab your web shooters and let’s swing through Episode 1 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

First impression: the art style. This was jarring for me when I looked at promotional materials for the show. I don’t dislike it, but it does take some getting used to. There were a few scenes at the beginning of the show depicting Peter getting ready through animated comic book panels, which was cute. I hope they do more of this in future episodes.

In the opening paragraph, I mentioned the runtime. I anticipated the spider bite scene to be at the end of the episode, but they wasted no time getting into it. The opening sequence of Peter getting ready/being late on his first day of school dragged a bit. He spent a lot of time telling Aunt May how much he appreciated her, which was heartwarming, but I don’t think it warranted two separate scenes within the first ten minutes. There were several characters who got introduced right off the bat, some of whom will likely become villains later on down the line. I won’t name drop, but there is a major Spider-Man villain who gets introduced at the end of “Amazing Fantasy.”

One last thing before I let Skye take the wheel—toward the end of “Amazing Fantasy,” real-world problems were showcased. The most notable examples are Lonnie getting followed by a cop on his walk home and someone who stole cash after losing their job. I won’t hang on this for long, I appreciated the inclusion of these moments. It makes the show more grounded.

Skye’s Take

Thank you for the stirring introduction, Season. I must say, after watching the first episode of this new Spider-Man series, I was pleasantly entertained. For the most part, it seemed to combine both old and new concepts we’ve seen in Spider-Man stories before. In the process, it created a world that looks familiar yet still feels fresh.

Regarding Season’s comment on the animation, I thought it was good with some noticeable imperfections. Overall, it’s pleasing to the eye, but it isn’t as good as Into or Across the Spider Verse. Part of me wonders if the animators were attempting to imitate that style by blending hand-drawn and CG animation similar to what those films did.

Despite that, this show proved to me that it was on the right track. The action was energetic and well-paced. We were introduced to a bunch of characters, but each of them seems likable with room to grow. Even the voice acting was pretty solid. There were some notable exceptions with some of the extraneous characters, but what can you do? If I were to harp on anything: the jokes aren’t that funny. The jokes got no more than a chuckle out of me, but comedy is subjective.

I’ll piggyback off another of Season’s comments. While I’m not opposed to including a moment like Lonnie getting racially profiled in a kid’s show, the moment comes out of nowhere. Suddenly, we’re supposed to feel bad for a character we barely know, and it comes across as Disney just trying to earn brownie points with minorities. Disney has a history of pandering to minorities on-screen, while behind closed doors, it’s a different story. If this story beat returns, I may have different thoughts.

Ultimately, this was a good start to a (potentially) good series.

Thank you for reading. If you’d like to dive deeper into Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, here’s a link to the Secrets (Easter Eggs) page for the first two episodes.

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Harley Quinn: “Back to School” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

Last week’s episode had some darker moments, but was fairly lighthearted. This week’s episode got gritty, gory, and introduced another new adversary in the final scene. Contrary to “The Big Apricot,” “Back to School” didn’t have as many slice-of-life moments. It either swung into the dark details of Poison Ivy’s origin or went full goofball with Harley and the baby sharks.

I didn’t mind the extreme shifts in “Back to School” since it was engaging and had good pacing. Ivy not telling Harley about her day will probably come back to bite her later given what we learn at the end of the episode. So far, Harley Quinn has had good continuity.

“Back to School” introduced more new characters, but I count the baby sharks (aside from Shaun) as one entity. Harley Quinn has introduced several new characters consecutively in the past, but not all of them stick around. I’m curious to see which characters they decide to keep for Season Five. Harley Quinn isn’t shy about killing off characters.

Speaking of characters, this is the first time we see King Shark in Season Five. He’s moved to Metropolis. I had a feeling they’d find a way to incorporate him in Metropolis since he’s featured in the artwork for Season Five. However, his appearance with his kids on Harley and Ivy’s doorstep did feel a bit forced. Since it’s the only thing that slightly annoyed me in this episode, I’ll give it a pass.

Kyra’s Take

This week’s episode of Harley Quinn, “Back to School,” added some deep cuts into DC Comics lore and Harley Quinn’s spin-off series Kite Man: Hell Yeah!. While these inclusions can be a lot as Season mentioned, they work within the fabric of Harley Quinn and the greater DC Comics. I like that about Harley Quinn. It reinterprets DC Comics characters while staying true to their roots.

Bane and Goldilocks return from Kite Man: Hell Yeah!. I just finished watching Harley Quinn’s spin-off series. It doesn’t hold up as well, but Bane was one of the show’s standout characters and it’s nice seeing him return to Harley Quinn. I could do without Goldilocks. There’s a reason Queen of Fables doesn’t like her. The third thing of a set one gives Goldilocks will usually be “just right.” Ugh! You don’t need to know much more about the character (or watch Kite Man: Hell Yeah! before watching this episode), and you can imagine the long-suffering Bane having to please this petulant child.

This next section could be considered spoilers. Season avoided mentioning this character. If you’d like to see the episode yourself before reading this take, skip to “end of spoilers.” You’ve been warned.

It didn’t don on me that Harley Quinn has gone four seasons without mentioning Dr. Woodrue until I heard his name. Floronic Man (Dr. Woodrue) frequently serves as a foil to Poison Ivy. “Back to School” casts him as Ivy’s college professor and that works. Woodrue attempting to steal Ivy’s life’s work (namely her plant-sidekick Frank) and claim it as his own has plenty of dark undertones. Harley Quinn doesn’t play it off for laughs either. That’s why these scenes get cut by kid shark antics. As soon as I heard Dr. Woodrue’s name, I got excited. “Back to School” does the character justice.

End of spoilers. I agree with Season that “Back to School” had a lot of severe shifts in tone, but these shifts worked. Harley’s kid shark antics undercut the Ivy’s brooding narrative. “Back to School” does a good job of weaving old Harley Quinn characters into the Metropolis setting while setting up a juicy antagonist for the season.

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Harley Quinn: “The Big Apricot” Review

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Season’s Thoughts

The Gotham City Sirens break up, Supes is out of a job, Harley and Ivy move to Metropolis and Aisha Tyler appears. Whoa!

I’ll admit I wasn’t sure where they were going to take this season since many major events have already occurred inside Gotham. I won’t say I’m surprised they’re dipping their toes in Metropolis, but it wasn’t at the forefront of my mind. The sudden shift keeps things fresh.

I like the slice-of-life sections that showcase Harley and Ivy doing normal couple things. It helps ground them as characters. Harley mentioned that she was worried her spark with Ivy would fade away, which is a valid fear to have. This want for excitement by attending the Superman Gala in Metropolis is also something Harley would want to do regardless of her relationship status. She thrives off excitement.

The current state of Metropolis is the calm before the storm this season. I won’t spoil the end of “The Big Apricot,” but an iconic character rears their head. I said Supes was out of a job at the beginning of this post. Who knows? He may have a job again very soon. I need to make some phone calls for my neck appointment.

Kyra’s Take

I could’ve used more time with the Gotham City Sirens. The end of Harley Quinn Season Four set up this team dynamic as the Season Five focal point. The Sirens only get a flashback that lasts less than five minutes. That said, “The Big Apricot” is a return to form. Harley Quinn lost its way last season; it finished strong and that included the Gotham City Sirens’ introduction. I’ll take the trade-off of losing this team for Harley Quinn’s original creative team returning.

Furthermore, the Gotham City Sirens were destined to fail. Season Five didn’t waste any time. The show’s move to Metropolis makes sense. That same creative team has done a lot with Gotham City. They sprinkled in a couple of episodes under the sea (King Shark) and in Themyscira (Wonder Woman). A few characters like Lex Luthor hail from Metropolis, but we haven’t yet seen a Harley Quinn episode set in Metropolis.

The shift in cities reminds me of Archer midway through its run. The change for Archer was also needed. Hey! Aisha Tyler was in Archer, too. Tyler portrays Lena Luthor. During this episode, Lena has a positive bend. This could change; Lena Luthor’s morality is malleable. I can’t wait to see what Tyler will do with this role.

I’ll echo Season’s sentiment about the slice-of-life segments. Harley and Ivy may be one of the most relatable couples on television right now. I never thought I would say that, but it’s true. Harley and Ivy are one of the best television couples right now.

We haven’t yet seen Clayface, King Shark, or Bane this season, but each of these characters has been featured in Season Five’s promotions. With Superman gone, there may be more Gotham City transplants in the future. I don’t expect Metropolis to stay pristine.

I won’t spoil the ending either. Let’s just say that it looks like Harley Quinn Season Five will explore Superman’s rogues as much as it did Batman’s rogues in its previous four seasons, and that’s exciting.