Written by Tom Hyndman
Directed by Juan Meza-Leon
Poison Ivy: "Gotham City is going green."
Is it me or did it seem like the event that should've been the finale came an episode early? Ivy's whole mission this season has been to turn Gotham into her own Eden. She was successful but then her love for Harley somewhat derailed her life's goal and in spite of saving the woman she loves, Ivy wasn't happy with losing her paradise either.
Thanks to Bruce using Frank to revive his parents and predictably getting it wrong, Ivy saw an opportunity to use the billionaire's botched idea for her own gain. Of course that involved puking plant zombies terraforming Gotham all during the middle of a jazz festival hosted by the Joker. Yes, the Joker along with the mayor of Gotham now goats jazz festivals.
This one in particular went through a name rebranding, hence the episode title. It served as the perfect platform for Ivy to address Gotham about her goal, only for Harley to try and talk her out of it and ended up nearly getting turned into a plant herself before Ivy reversed everything for Harley. Of course this will inevitably put a strain on their relationship.
Speaking of strains, Bruce really did have to do some growing up in this episode too. He was in denial about the state of his parents resurrection and it took a talking with Kong Shark to set him right. King Shark has been pretty underused this season but this was a great way to get the character to help with the main plotline.
As for Frank, Ivy's reversal of everything basically gave a reset while Nightwing and Batgirl did make a good team with Harley. I've actually liked the developing friendship with Harley and Batgirl this season and this episode saw them working well together. Nightwing could do with being a little less rigid though.
- Was it me or did that jazz guy looked a lot like Prince? Ivy was determined that he didn't get turned into a plant.
- Doctor Psycho made a point to tell Nightwing that he wasn't a part of Harley's gang anymore. Clayface assumed his portrayal of Thomas Wayne sent Bruce over the edge.
- Harley sacrificing herself for Bane also bought his grievance over the pasta maker to a conclusion. Oh and we briefly saw Swamp Thing here.
- Chronology: From where the previous episode left off.
Climax At Jazzapajizza definitely had a finale feel to it but there's still one more episode to go. Can Ivy get over not achieving her dreams of Eden or will it just drive her and Harley apart? I wouldn't rule out the latter scenario just yet.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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