Harley Quinn Season 3 begins with a bang — or, well, banging to be more accurate.
Picking up where Season 2 left off, runaway bride Poison Ivy (a smirking Lake Bell) and her "gf bff" Harley Quinn (an ever-spunky Kaley Cuoco) are on the run from the law (in a stolen invisible jet!), relishing in the honeymoon phase of romance on their own personal "Eat Bang Kill Tour."While Season 1 focused on Harley's hardwon realization that she and the Joker were in a deeply toxic relationship, Season 2 had her falling hard for her best friend, while that bestie was preparing to marry a doof whose catchphrase is "Hell yeah." Harley and Ivy have survived rival villains, a spectacularly ruined Jazz Fest, a painfully hip wedding, and even death, but taking a risk on a real romantic relationship with each other was the Season 2 finale's most heart-racing moment. So now what?
Their honeymoon phase makes for a frantic and fun first episode, involving weird cameos of DC characters and real-life celebs (a trend that continues throughout the season). From there, Harley encourages Ivy to revisit her dream project to terraform Gotham into a plant-coated paradise. But as big a cheerleader as Harley is for her girl, their radically different styles clash. Loner Ivy struggles not only to bring Harley's dwindled crew into her plans, but also to be direct about her needs when Harley's energy (and general woo-girl vibe) is at war with her need to concentrate on her science experiments. Meanwhile, Harley is accidentally stumbling farther and farther from villain terrain, growing closer to Batgirl (Briana Cuoco) and even the big man himself.Harvey Guillén, Nightwing has a chip on his shoulder that makes him a sharp parody of the DCEU's so serious tone, which even this universe's Batman (a reliably versatile Diedrich Bader) has to gently mock. Like Ivy, Nightwing is a square peg trying to fit in a round hole. And the wickedly smart writing this season shows both loners how their rigidity is hurting them and their respective teams by throwing the Queen of Green and the Bat Brat into an escape room together!
Without spoilers, I can safely tease that the Bat-family and Harley's crew will grow even closer as the battle for Gotham takes on wild new turns, from haunted crosswalks to — well — the penultimate episode brings the kind of carnage you might expect from a finale. For now, let's move on. The Kaley Cuoco-starring animated series made its triumphant return yesterday with three new episodes that are now streaming on HBO Max. We were treated to some truly inspired R-rated jokes, more than a few heartwarming moments, dozens of comic book Easter eggs, and even a musical number from the Joker. The pace of Harley Quinn has always been pretty breakneck and if anything, season three seems to have increased the pace. But don’t worry about whether you missed anything. We’re here to round up all of the insanity we caught in the Harley Quinn season three premiere.so check it out.
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