Written by Jamieson Borak
Directed by Mike Milo
Joker: "And the Villy Award goes to ... Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy."
Was there any doubt that Harley and Ivy would win Best Couple? Maybe. I did think Riddler and Clock King clearly wanted it more but it's also another award that the Joker stole from his ex as the winning couple didn't stick around to pick it up.
The titular award ceremony of the episode was a good opportunity for the bad guys to get their moment to shine while Harley did battle with an android in the mens bathroom in order to find out if her and Ivy actually won before a nice conversation with Kite Man gave her a real insight into what mattered more.
Speaking of Kite Man, it was awkward having him seated with Harley and Ivy but I have to give the show props for not vilifying him and for allowing him to move on to a healthier relationship with Golden Glider. Ivy's conversation with the latter was also a nice way of getting closure on thongs there too. I liked this show's depiction of Glider.
As for the show's depiction of Catwoman, it's still pretty tepid at best bit having her blow up while wining the Joe Chill award was pretty on point. As for her relationship with Batman, he might not do that thing but it seems that he's not opposed to giving Catwoman a foot rub at the very least.
Last but not least we had Clayface posing as James Gunn in order to have dinner with Billy Bob Thornton (yup, it was him) before Catwoman's pet tiger mauled him to death. The tiger them also possibly mauled to death by King Shark. Mostly a filler storyline but fun nonetheless.
- Cock King (a guy in a chicken suit) and Man-Bat were Villy award winners, Joker re-enacted his Jason Todd attack as part of his opening skit and the likes of Penguin, Freeze and Queen Of Fables were in the In Memorium segment.
- Bane is still determiend to get his pasta maker back while also failing to charm Cheetah at the ceremony.
- Kite Man and Golden Glider will be leading their own spin-off, which presumably will be released next year.
- Chronology: Not long from where the previous episode left off.
The 83rd Annual Villy Awards might have been shameless in spoofing various award ceremonies but it was another fun episode nonetheless as Harley and Ivy continue to find the balance between their goals and their relationships. Let's bring this idea back again next season.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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