Written by Sarah Peters
Directed by Juan Meza-Leon
Harley (to Ivy): "Let the Eat, Bang, Kill Tour begin."
Can you believe it's been two years since the events of the previous season? I can't but it has been and now we're back and needless to say, slightly less time has passed for both Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. They've been taking a honeymoon of sorts, crashing at the Fortress of Solitude (Superman doesn't want a HBO Max subscription) and running amok with Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet. Yup, wherever they go, chaos isn't far behind them.
And I mean chaos to the point where even Ivy's patience are being slightly tested with Harley's exuberant penchant for mayhem and violence. Saying that, Harley does prove that she's a considerate girlfriend and brings Ivy to an old stomping ground and with that, some old memories resurfaced for the biggest plant lover on the planet.
Ivy once had ambitions to terraform the Earth and while Harley found herself bored being stuck on Iden (yes, it's with an I), she wanted to support Ivy's renewed goal, ending this episode on a positive note and with a mission statement. Of course this was also between kidnapping Amanda Waller and having Plastique wreck Ivy's good work before she ended up being blown to bits.
While Harley and Ivy were enjoying their vacay time, they also managed to break both King Shark and Clayface out of prison in Gordon's desperate attempt to capture them. Shark and Clayface didn't get a whole lot to do in this episode, though there was a fun subplot with the latter auditioning for James Gunn's biopic of Thomas Wayne. Needless to say the only role Clayface could manage to snag was that of the directors chair, but it's a start I suppose.
As for Gordon, he's still petty, small minded, ineffectual and incompetent, so him as a mayoral candidate seemed to be a natural next step. It also helped Gordon that the current mayor also died by the poles and that Two-Face had no problem being his campaign manager. However going by the trailer for this season, Gordon will have bigger problems on his hands soon enough.
- James Gunn actually voiced himself and Harley and Ivy got their porn movie starring Kylie Kryptonite and Britney Bionic who also appeared in The Drilling Joke.
- Easter Eggs galore for Suicide Squad fans. Not just with Amanda Waller and James Gunn, but also references to the Ayer Cut, cameo appearances from Enchantress, Deadshot, Killer Croc, Katana and Captain Boomerang designed similar to the 2016 movie.
- There's a comic miniseries called The Eat Bang Kill Tour that bridges the gaps between last season and now.
- Chronology: 19 and a half days since the last season.
Harlivy kicked things off on a fun, chaotic note with the fabulous duo living their best lives with the references being an absolute joy to watch as well. This was an excellent start to the season and with HBO Max releasing the first three episodes in one go, I have two more to catch up on.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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