Written by Adam Stein
Directed by Christina Sotta
Harley (to Ivy): "Take a risk. Take a leap of faith and be with me."
There was a whole lovely speech that Harley gave to Ivy and if we don't see these two become an item by series end, it will be disappointing. I think though the show will deliver on that front but the main event was of course, Ivy in full blown hypnotised mode.
While under Dr Psycho's influence, Ivy was a big threat. The Trinity themselves - Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman all tried to take Ivy down and had their backsides handed to them. Then it seemed like Ivy might have caused an offscreen threeway with them as well.
If anyone had to break Ivy out of Psycho's control, it was always going to be Harley and while I do feel bad for Kite Man, this episode should serve as a wake up call. Not only did his attempts to bring Ivy out of being mind controlled fail, but Psycho made sure that Kite Man was all too aware of Ivy and Harley's bachelorette hook up as well.
Keeping with Psycho's rotten behaviour, when he wasn't trying to get Ivy to kill Harley, he also had both Clayface and King Shark attack the League while Harley and Kite Man worked with Sy Borgman in a way to break Psycho's mind control as well.
As for Psycho, his general plan has seemingly failed for now and Darkseid might want to get revenge another day but overall, the show has decided that Harley is no longer a villain and now she's got a new identity to forge. The thing is, will Ivy be a part of that new chapter in her life?
- The Joker sat this episode out but again, I don't see him and Bethany lasting much longer. He'll want to properly go back to his usual ways.
- The reactions from everyone seeing Harley/Ivy were priceless, notably Batgirl and Gordon's. Oh and we learned King Shark accidentally killed his brother.
- I guess flying a kite can be easy as Harley perfected it pretty sharpish.
- Chronology: Exactly from where the previous episode left off.
Lovers Quarrel was a brilliant penultimate episode. Big on the action sequences, big on the emotional stakes and while the Riddler added nothing to the partnership, other than obsessing over his calves, Doctor Psycho really did emerge as the true nasty piece of work he was destined to be. I can't wait to see how this finale ends this season.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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