Well readers, unfortunately our journey has come to an end. Today marks the finale of the first season of Harley Quinn; trust me, we’re as sad as you. These thirteen episodes have been one hell of a ride, and the finale may be wackier than all the episodes combined. Er, don’t quote that. Still, thanks for following along with us, and read on for a full summary of what went down in the season finale!
- A Cruel Recap: The finale begins with a rehash of the most painful scene; Ivy’s death at the hands of the Joker and Harley’s despair. The crew puts together a little makeshift funeral for Ivy, despite their grief. Harley is unable to say a few words, but Clayface has her covered with a moving speech, courtesy of Star Trek. They lay Ivy to rest and bury her, with Harley crying all the while. Can’t blame you, Harley, we’re still crying too.
- A Different Plan: With Ivy’s burial done, Harley immediately runs towards Joker’s tower to, you know, murder him. Lucky for her, she’s stopped by Dr. Psycho and is told she needs a plan otherwise she’ll end up just like Ivy. Harley insists that she has a plan; turns out, her plan is to team up with Batman. While Gordon briefs Batman on the situation, Harley enters the scene and hatches her plan to Batman. Surprisingly, he takes it.
- So Close: Harley and her crew approach Joker’s tower with ‘Batman’ (aka, Clayface) in tow, while the real Batman sneaks in. Joker is pleased with this gift, but insists that Harley sing him his special birthday song. As she does so, Clayface is unable to resist the performance and joins in on the finale, clueing in Joker that he isn’t the real Batman. The real Batman attempts to corner Joker, but Joker traps himself in a dome and uses a knockout gas to take him out. Once that’s done, he captures all of Harley’s crew while the gymnast runs away. Womp. So disappointing, they almost had him!
- The Crown Prince of Gotham: With Batman and Harley’s crew in his clutch, Joker is now the supreme leader of Gotham, rendering the city into complete, uncontrollable chaos. Citizens are ruled by Joker’s army, Batman is made into a total mockery, and all of Harley’s crew is subject to their own personal torture; our hearts especially ached at King Shark’s teeth being pulled out.
- Unmasked: However, Joker is getting bored. Scarecrow tries to offer up some ideas, but Joker insists they’re too one-note. To make up for it, Scarecrow offers to find out Batman’s true identity and pulls off his mask. They’re completely floored to find out Batman is Bruce Wayne, and Joker is furious at Scarecrow for doing this, as he liked the mystery of Batman’s identity. Scarecrow apologizes and tries to say that he thought it was something Harley might do, but this only increases Joker’s temper. Thus, Joker murders him with acid to the head. Can’t say he didn’t deserve it.
- Grave Talk: Under disguise of a ratty cloak, Harley visits Ivy’s grave with some dyed black and red roses. She asks for Ivy to give her a sign, and the ‘sign’ appears in the form of Kite Man. Turns out he’s been living in a tent by Ivy’s grave with Frank the plant; such a dedicated (ex?) boyfriend. He finds the wanted flyer for Harley, where she’s wanted alive for ten million dollars, and surmises that Joker wants her alive so she can see her crew executed before a rocking 80’s party. Harley is determined to stop that from happening even though it might cost her. With tears running down her face, she bids goodbye to Ivy. A tear catches on one of the black roses… turning it red and making it bloom. IVY!?
- Suicide Mission: Armed with a hot new jacket, Harley returns to Joker’s tower. She tells him that there isn’t going to be an execution and opens her jacket, revealing a bomb-laden vest. If he goes through with the execution, she’ll take herself out of the equation. Seems like Joker doesn’t want that, as the next thing we see is Harley riding the escalator up the tower. Once united with the Joker, Harley demands to see her crew, but Joker wants one thing from her first: he hands over her old costume, essentially wanting things to go back to how they used to be. Harley adamantly refuses, stating she’d rather die, but Joker says that if she blows herself up, she’ll be taking her crew down with her.
- One on One: With no choice, Harley puts on the costume and Joker lets her crew go. He admits that Harley’s been the missing piece to his happiness and she’s the reason why he isn’t truly satisfied, as he has everything but her. Harley plays pretend and believes him, only to stab him in the gut afterwards; funny, as the Joker does the same to her. The two engage in a knife fight, where Joker continues that she is his weakness, and he doesn’t want that weakness anymore.
- Return of the Vine: Joker has his goonies bring Harley to a vat of acid, claiming that he’s going to erase Harley Quinn from existence. The acid will make her normal again and take away everything that makes her Harley Quinn. Harley notices vines with roses begin to appear around the acid, and thus feels secure; Ivy’s back! She volunteers to jump into the acid and does so as Joker walks away, but he pauses when he hears no splash. Ivy has rescued Harley and looks pretty damn pissed at the Joker. Once and for all, Harley says she’s done with the Joker and has Ivy drop him into the vat of acid.
- So… Now What?: With Joker gone, Ivy and Harley reunite. Ivy says the renewing power of nature brought her back to life, and Harley couldn’t be happier. The Joker, however, isn’t finished. Having survived the acid, he presses a button that blows up his tower, and causes mass destruction in all of Gotham. Thanks to Batman, Harley and Ivy are able to escape, but no word on the caped crusader. Harley and her crew watch the wreckage from atop a building. Everything is in complete disaster, Gotham is destroyed, the Justice League is gone, Batman is missing, and the Joker… well, he made it out, somehow. Will this all be fixed in Season 2? Who the hell knows!
It’s been an amazing season! Thanks to all of the cast and crew for all of their hard work, we loved every bit of Harley Quinn and are eagerly awaiting its return. Until then, see you later bitches! Let us know what you think in the forum or the comments below.
