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It's a potent example of how to keep these stories relevant amid a glut of superhero stories, never losing sight of the bizarre absurdities or human drama at the core of it all.
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That's the secret sauce that makes this third season of "Harley Quinn" better than most TV shows and films about flying people punching up bad guys. What makes all of this work is the story at the heart of the series, the journey of a woman moving from life as a powerful man's unappreciated enabler to someone who defines herself outside the bounds of any relationship. Are you depressed?ĭEGGANS: Newsflash - Bane is kind of depressed, as he reveals in a very "Sex And The City"-style personal monologue moments later. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) The wedding dress worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the "Sex And The City" movie. There's nothing suspicious about these activities. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Another $30 at Big Belly Burger at 9 a.m.ĪDOMIAN: (As Bane) Well, perhaps more than the next guy. JAMES ADOMIAN: (As Bane) I like their breakfast sandwich as much as the next guy. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) So there's, like, $20 at Big Belly Burger at 8 a.m. GUILLEN: (As Nightwing) I think it's an appropriate amount of serious.ĭEGGANS: And when bad guy Bane tries to buy some explosives to take out Harley, he discovers his bank accounts have been frozen, which requires going over his recent charges with a curiously nonplussed bank teller. HARVEY GUILLEN: (As Nightwing) What are you talking about?īADER: (As Batman) It's a bit overly serious.
For example, when Batman's former sidekick Nightwing shows up in the Batcave, the Caped Crusader has a question about his former ward's voice.ĭIEDRICH BADER: (As Batman) What's with your voice? I almost blew up a super-soldier lab.īELL: (As Poison Ivy) Oh, is that before or after you stole Carmen Sandiego's coat? God, you know, I meant that as an insult, but I do love her.ĭEGGANS: There's even a shade reserved for side characters. KARI WAHLGREN: (As Plastique) Chirp away, hosers. Consider this moment when Harley and Ivy are fighting a C-list Canadian terrorist named Plastique. But there's also lots of sly satire poking at superhero tropes like a modernized version of the '60s-era Batman series with Adam West in tights slinging a legion of bad puns. It's filled with the kind of violence, cursing and sexual references that also powered the live-action "Suicide Squad" and "Birds Of Prey" movies that popularized the Harley Quinn character in the first place. I just took my bra off.ĭEGGANS: HBO Max's "Harley Quinn" is an adult-oriented affair. Wow, Harls (ph).ĬUOCO: (As Harley Quinn) What - you don't like it?īELL: (As Poison Ivy) People are going to be, like, looking for her. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As Queen Elizabeth II) She shoved me in a bag.ĬUOCO: (As Harley Quinn) Happy two-week anniversary.īELL: (As Poison Ivy) Oh, wow. Culminating with the kidnapping of a certain celebrity.īELL: (As Harley Quinn) Queen Elizabeth II. Give me - the one with the highest limit.ĭEGGANS. So any credit card?ĬUOCO: (As Harley Quinn) Give me. MELONI: (As Commissioner Gordon) Oh, lifesaver.
You have a $90,000 lien on your house.ĬHRISTOPHER MELONI: (As Commissioner Gordon) How in the - is this about my ex-wife?īELL: (As Poison Ivy) We're going to need to confirm your identity. LAKE BELL: (As Poison Ivy) This is the IRS calling, sir. And as the third season starts, Ivy and Quinn are celebrating their relationship with a crime spree funded by playing a particular prank on Commissioner Gordon. She's rejected her toxic former boyfriend, the Joker, to forge a new relationship with another supervillain, Poison Ivy. I just haven't really let myself think about it.ĭEGGANS: That's Kaley Cuoco voicing Harley Quinn, a one-time supervillain sidekick at a crossroads.
KALEY CUOCO: (As Harley Quinn) I don't want to do a big, evil plan, but do I want to help people? Maybe. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says it's one of the best and most overlooked versions of the DC Comics universe on film or TV.ĮRIC DEGGANS, BYLINE: Given how much some folks complain about bloated, overhyped superhero movies and TV shows, I'm always surprised more people don't pay attention to HBO Max's "Harley Quinn." "Harley Quinn," the outrageous, adult-oriented animated show centered on the Joker's unpredictable ex-sidekick, debuts its third season on HBO Max today.