@@ActivelyVacant he didn't care about his identity, part of the fun was in the mistery. Now that he knows it, well he still doesn't care. Maybe he'll ask B-man about his Gaht damn electric car from time to time xD
It's also sad. The saying is "Bruce Wayne walked into the alley with his parents. Batman walked out of the alley without his parents." There's an episode of Justice League where Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman get turned into kids by a spell. Wonder Woman asks Batman why he doesn't seem affected by any of the childlike impulses that the others are experiencing. He looks at her and says "I haven't been a child since I was eight years old," and then just walks away.
really reminds me of how damian sounded when he said it, plus when bruce turned into a kid in the suit they looked a lot alike. i love how this show does parallels!
He's Clark Kent! Ok... Who the fuck is Clark Kent? He's... He's a reporter for The Daily Planet Sorry who the fuck knows the names of random newspaper reporters are?!
@@bannana422 isn’t there a part in a comic, where the villains are discussing who superman may be, until 1 villain points out that even if they know who his secret identity is, he still has his powers and still destroy them.
@@ainzooalgown3927 bits of humor and writing like that are what keep the DC franchise alive and thriving. I believe rhe argument was that if they knew who he was they'd be able to go after loved ones, which was dumb because the moment they do that he had nothing to lose by going all out. So again it circled back around to not having a way to beat him specifically.
Harly: So wonder woman. Is she actually a Amazon like ancient myths. Bruce: yup Harly: I don't want to assume but is her dad you know? Bruce: Big Z himself yes.
Superman: “Batman, you have failed this friendship.” Batman: “Call it payback for dating Vicki Vale.” Superman: “Didn’t she break up with you? Either way, you dated Lois!”
@@martialbrother5790 Although if you think about it if Harley was going to mind-control Batman (which is fair to think, considering Hugo Strange was a psychiatrist and tried it) getting Superman involved is one of the better ways to handle it. He doesn't trust the other leaguers enough, and he doesn't want to put the bat-family in danger by putting them up against him. Superman and Wonder Woman are the only ones he considers equals, and Wonder Woman might kill. Superman won't.
Careful Bruce if Harley Quinn accidentally tells Joker Superman's secret identity and Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane then you get an evil Superman, and that would be an injustice
Looking at the way Joe Chill is represented in Bruce's psyche, suddenly the idea of Batman's nemesis being a criminal clown makes 100% sense. Those f**king teeth, man...
Yeah...but more like a big sister/mother figure is more like it😏😉. So yeah oh btw if she married the right guy and went down a better path she would have made a pretty decent mom if you think about it😕.
This show is what good comics on screen looks like. Everything. From the design to the writing to the twists and turns and even the reimagining of classic characters is handled by far, the best in the business.
I just love how Harley quickly realizes how obvious it was all along But just like in Invincible, if people don’t expect someone to be a superhero, they won’t see that person as a superhero If you don’t expect Bruce Wayne to be Batman, then you likely won’t realize Bruce Wayne is Batman
Or, in Superman's case, if you don't expect them to HAVE a secret identity, you never think to look. "Superman? Yeah, his real name is Kal-El, and he lives up in the Arctic in that mountain home of his. Everybody knows that!" Clark is a great secret identity partly because most people in that world thinks Superman doesn't have one.
@@BCWasbrough hell in one comic he flat out lowers his glasses, winks at a guy while saying he's superman, the guy brushes it off because the idea that superman has a secret identity, or even has a job? That's unthinkable
@@mohammadalbader3538 On top of that, in one story Lex Luthor discovers Clark is Superman but literally rejects the information because to him a god like Superman would never lower himself to pretend to be a lowly human.
I love how this show plays on the kind, caring, overly giving nature of Harley that lead her to becoming a psychiatrist in the first place. How under her love for violence and mayhem is an even deeper love for people. This Harley can’t watch as a child is hurt in her presence, even if that child is Bruce Wayne. Even if that child is Batman.
One thing i must confess. I have literally no idea how someone like her could get degree, much less as Psychiatrist. I mean, we saw in her memories that she was very... hmm... "different" from the ordinary kids. I mean she was cutting heads of her "dolls", she was stalking and bothering Frank Munitz so badly that he had to get a restraining order for her(which did not work since Harley admitted in that episode that she went to "juvie"), so how? How was she even admitted to the college?
@@HanithSVKyou"d be surprised jakub. I did attempt a diploma in psychology. Some of the students in my class were absolutely unhinged. There was a clique of students who were only in it for the money of the job and they frequently parodied and made insulting cariacatures to the mentally ill. The teachers did nothing and even after their little skit group project where they burst out laughing gesturing to self harm and suicidal people the teacher didnt bat an eye and gave them a b for effort but short of an A due to lack of accuracy. There are a lot of terrible people in the mental health industry. It does make me think regularly that they are now out there practicing medicine.
@@HanithSVK Some countries have stricter regulations, id say you got to pick an organization or healthcare provider that rigorously screens their professionals.
@@blackdemonknight that is sorta debatable Flash and Hall discuss it in blackest night where Flash states "Clarke wears cloths 2 sizes to big and raises his voice an octave" which is not too bad as far as discusses go.
It's not that it's hard to figure out, it's what're you going to do to a man who knows how to traumatize you with two fingers and billions of dollars? Blackmail him? That's why the Joker didn't look into it.
it's generally considered the reason why most people don't think bruce is batman because he usually acts like a drunk bore who is a bit of a playboy so no one would think "yea this guy would risk his life and body to save penniless nobodies" it would be like thinking Jeff Bezos could be a superhero.
Hearing eight-year-old bruce say I’m Batman is like super funny LMFAO I mean you’re used to hearing it from the gritty serious older man but hearing it from a child it’s just ha ha ha hilarious
Honestly, this can bring back purpose to Harley’s existence in comics. She could be the Batfamily’s therapist instead of just a randomizer button for writers, and she can bash some heads with them while at it. She can be like Black Canary from Young Justice! This is perfect! A perfect way to show her growth instead of the boring random nonsense they’ve been throwing her in
Well she has skirted with crossing the line from villain to antihero a few times in canon and in H&I she's already come close a few times to psychoanalizing herself across the line.
I support this idea, it will be refreshing to have a new role for her: Being the charismatic, clowny and sarcastic therapist for the bat family, but way more mature, responsible and badass than her evil version, who can support the family mental health while she is fighting against the bad guys, like Alfred, but a little more playful.
1:29 “I am barely even clown themed anymore, I just think I look hot in this, I mean come on check out how good these booty shorts make my ass look, right…? Nevermind you’re eight” Oh my GOD dude what 💀💀 that is the most in-character thing Harley could’ve said 😂 kudos to the writers
I mean I was starting to, let’s just say “appreciate” the female form, when I was 6 or 7 so I guess Bruce is a late bloomer, or the trauma of loosing his parents at such a young age messed him up so badly that even his hormonal development was affected. This started out as just a joke but it became way dark.
2:53 - Again, this show knows what it's on about. That musical flourish is from the 1989 Batman film. This is the fanservice people want and can appreciate. The lightning flash and the shadow in the background is another really nice touch.
I love the idea of Bruce seeing the original costume and being like “Are the ears too big” although it’d be way more in character for him to be like “Oh yeah this is terrifying this is vengeance.” In the little black spandex with his little purple gloves lol.
Yeah. Much more in line with the 1989 theme used during the intro. The slow melodic build when it's showing the flashback talking about being a symbol. Even has the higher pitched 4 notes that go down. Repeats a second time, and then has the bombastic drums beating as the title "Batman" is revealed just before getting into the marching drums we all know and love.
@@saphireroze001 " You make me laugh...but only because I think you're kinda pathetic. So you fell in a tank of acid, got your skin bleached, and decided to become a supervillain. What, you couldn't get work as a rodeo clown?"
Love how they aknowledge that Harley is barely a clown at this point. She never was too clown-themed to begin with, just a jester wearing clown makeup.
@@matti.8465 harlequin are barely clowns if you search about them. And their theme is mostly bout breaking grounds so she still being a harlequin makes sense in a way as she's breaking ger own grounds and becoming her on person ( especially in the comics)
@@Karlebow571 she'd have been a good cool aunt who sticks up for you, talks through things with you but also does crazy bullshit with you when you're feeling down. but a good mother? nononono
There were some comics where the ears were HUGE. It really varied from artist to artist, even in the same time period. He'd have normal looking ears in Detective Comics, and friggin' huge ears in Batman or whatever.
I really love Harley and Batman's relationship in every interpretation of them she really earned her spot in the Bat-Family i really hope in this universe she becomes a honorary member
“I just think I look hot like this” Mad respect for Harley for realizing it. It’s like her way of saying ‘I don’t care that other villains and superhero girls are “sexualized” I’m gonna flaunt it’ Goddamn I did not expect this to have so many likes
There’s something really wholesome of Harley carrying and protecting a little Bruce whos suppose to be her enemy and goofing around. Love seeing her skills of being a psychiatrist being used in the show. Honestly she should’ve worked with kids instead at Arkham
Makes sense the criminal who caught batman at his most vulnerable and never really caught would be his personal demon...sure joker and others are 10× worse crime wise but, this is the man who created batman...the worst crime im bruces eyes
I don't know why but this reminds me of that one line from Batman Beyond where Bruce told that villain this: Villain: "I'm your worst nightmare." Old Bruce: "...You have no idea what my nightmares are like."
This was a fantastic episode. I really like how these writers really know the material and aren't afraid to have fun with the characters while keeping their core traits
@@Juanmaligno That's fine but the self jabs at classic Harley, turning the original outfit into a tool of oppression, making fun of the accent are so blatant. The creators/writers hate classic Harley. I want the old Harley back.
@@TylerSmith-ue1mv The old Harley was being controlled by a psychotic murdering clown... even in the original animated series. She only lived to please Joker. That Harley was awesome, for that purpose, but her staying like that forever in a mindless slave state to a piece of shit, would be some pretty weak as development for the character.
She is a psychiatrist. And she’s clearly still a damn good one, especially being able to work with kid Bruce. I always figured some therapist that wasn’t fully insane or evil would have a field day with him if he ever went to therapy
@@ToonyTails Performing psychiatry without a licence would put her in actual prison, not just Arkham asylum. That's also the reason why Joker pays his taxes, as there is no insanity defence for tax evasion. XD
@@PerfectAlibi1 If that was the case every mom friend would be in jail, she's likely fine so long as she doesn't get paid or try to proscribe drugs.. Also Comics are such a long distance away from real world logic that trying to apply it to them just kinda fractures their pocket reality.... otherwise you'd have people trying to serve Batman with legal papers every 5 minutes too. & Harley is already fracturing reality by virtue of acting like she has super powers that she actually lacks.
Well, Batman does have issues with Clark. Remember that one Brave and the Bold episode? Or that JLU Doomsday episode? Or that terrible movie that ruined the DCEU as a whole?
Tbh, with superman, even villains knowing his identity can do nothing about it. Superman is one of those heroes who can reveal himself like iron-man and actually deal with it. Very few people have access to kryptonite and those that do, wouldn't really gain much from knowing this information. Sure there is the "go after the ones he loves", but apart from a handful of characters like parasite, no one would be making such moves.
Young Bruce Wayne saying "I'm Batman" is both hilarious and awesome. I can't be the only one that got chills when the original theme kicked in after he said that.
@@tuckerhawkey9561 how? Even in the main comics she still doesn't know and writers apparently want every villian to know his identity. Too many know who he is now imo
2:53 Even though it was little Bruce saying "I am Batman", i got goosebumps. Starting with adult Bruce monologing, the 89 theme in the background and Harley saying "Holy shit" the buildup was just too good being a fan. I rewinded like 5 times
A body language expert said Superman actually hides his identity by slumping his shoulders and always looking down at the ground, using an "aw, shucks," nice guy persona. That way no one notices Clark Kent twice. No one would associate Clark with the alpha male, square shouldered, Superman. It's an interesting idea.
You notice it alot in the cartoons if you look for it, Clark is sweet, bumbling and a bit of a klutz, he talks about ma and pa Kent, and is rather timid, where Superman is confident, has stated multiple times he's an alien, strong, not clumsy and appears to be not aloof but just out of reach. Other superheroes do it too, Peter Parker is quiet, nerdy, doesn't appear to be strong, where spiderman can lift cars, makes quips while facing bad guys all the live long day. Batman dark, brooding, almost cryptid, who doesn't go down or stop, Bruce Wayne Golden boy of Gotham, is generally nice and friendly to new people, acts like a playboy. The whole point is making yourself seem so unlike the other to make it an impossible leap but not letting them slip so far apart that it takes more than a piece or two of info to bring both sides together. (Clark; he was raised by the Kent's but is still an alien, Peter; bit by a radioactive spider and was given the power to help others, Bruce; he is still haunted by his parents deaths and wants to make sure no one feels that way again) it keeps both sides from slipping and causing a character to suffer from disassociation.
@@msk-qp6fn another big part is expectations no one expects the co-worker or boss to be this superhero, just like how you can get actual actors to enter a look alike contest and to not win (dolly Parton entered one and got second to a drag queen, Hugh Jackman has had people critique his wolverine costume to his face, so it happens)
@@zhishangdi3522 another thing is no one expects someone as powerful as Superman to even need a Secret Identity. People just see him as Superman as opposed to Batman who's partially masked and Spiderman who's completely. Superman just exists and no one expects him to dumb himself down to a human status, especially since he almost always shows up to danger he hears from afar
@@anonygent That fact doesn't just apply to this series alone though. Even in comics, movies, games and other shows Catwoman didn't figure out who Batman was under the mask until it was revealed to her.
It's funny how Harley finally points the obviousness of Bruce Wayne being Batman as he's the richest and probably one who could afford all the vehicles and equipment
Love the BTAS design of the world when they went into Bruces head. The red sky, the old cars and architecture. That was a really neat touch, glad to see them pay homage to greatness/basically what gave birth to harley and dc animation as a whole
It was at this point Harley became a lot more sympathetic to Bruce. She helped him at first but that was because she felt bad, but knowing he is Batman make it more personal as she had known that side of him for years. They may have gripe but the amount of times Batman saved Harley when she was abandoned by the Joker should have some impact on her.
@@nolanueno1060 Whenever she's in trouble, who shoves up? Superman. It's like wherever Lois Lane goes, Superman shows up. They are obviously the same person?
I would have loved if Harley had said something like "wait superman has a secret identity, I thought he was just an alien". And even better if revealed and she responded with "who" because how many people know their second best local reporter. Let alone the second best reporter from a completely different city.
The only thing that would have made the episode better. It would explain why no one ever notices that Clark Kent is Superman; people just assume Superman doesn't have a secret identity, because he's Superman. Why would he need one?
I love the references to all the previous Batman interpretations - Batman Begins - “Why do we fall?” And “I can be a symbol” - Batman 89 - Danny Elfman theme - BTAS - tombstone and Batman draping his cape into the BTAS logo. 😂 It’s so meta funny.
2:54 Can we all just appreciate the fact that Joker knows who he is and still never told anyone about it? Sure Harley is just finding out but I don’t think either has been telling it to others.
I love how even Harley realizes how obvious it is. Many people who have discovered Batman is Bruce Wayne goes through a similar thought process and realizes what idiots they were before
Ironically, this and the Joker becoming mayor episode are my favorite ones so far from these season, we get to see a glince of humanity from both Joker and Harley we've never seen before in surprisingly wholesome ways, a surprise for sure, but a welcome one
I love that this show refers to every version of the Batman. I cheered and did a happy dance when Batman used the "shark repellent bat-spray" on King Shark. But I do wish they used more of the Batman themes. They had lots of Elfman, but just a little guitar riff from Neil Hefti, and a fragment of Shirley Walker and Hans Zimmer here and there, and they would'a put a big smile on my face.
Gotta agree with Harlequin on them shorts but her realizing who Batman was is hilarious and he putting the pieces together was just another funny moment 😂
I like how they gave Joker the comedic reveal, so that Harley could get the dramatic reveal.
This is still pretty comedic consider we see an 8 y/o kid saying the famous line
Shows how much Joker's interest in Batman has dropped that he hasn't bothered to tell anybody else.
Yeah. But it's still upsetting that the Joker still doesn't get his "goddamn" electric car. X3
@@ActivelyVacant Still baffles me how some of you still think Joker knows Bruce is Batman
He doesn't remember anymore.
@@ActivelyVacant he didn't care about his identity, part of the fun was in the mistery. Now that he knows it, well he still doesn't care.
Maybe he'll ask B-man about his Gaht damn electric car from time to time xD
There’s something about the “I’m Batman!” coming from a child that makes me laugh
Same
It may seem funny, but it does makes sense that Bruce in his subconciousness is a traumatized 8 year old boy
the btas opening theme with this huge orchestral sound makes quite a contrast.
im batman!1! grrr!
It's also sad. The saying is "Bruce Wayne walked into the alley with his parents. Batman walked out of the alley without his parents." There's an episode of Justice League where Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman get turned into kids by a spell. Wonder Woman asks Batman why he doesn't seem affected by any of the childlike impulses that the others are experiencing. He looks at her and says "I haven't been a child since I was eight years old," and then just walks away.
Totally lost it at little Bruce saying I’m Batman. So cute and not threatening at all.
really reminds me of how damian sounded when he said it, plus when bruce turned into a kid in the suit they looked a lot alike. i love how this show does parallels!
"All I see is darkness!"
I love this kid.
This kid must have had a blast getting to say that
You're adorable.
FEAR ME!
I love that his shadow in that second is the shadow of batman
"Wait til you hear who Superman is."
Had me dying.
Bruce's level of humor here.
Love it.
Superman: “I don’t feel safe.”
He's Clark Kent!
Ok... Who the fuck is Clark Kent?
He's... He's a reporter for The Daily Planet
Sorry who the fuck knows the names of random newspaper reporters are?!
@@thebobbrom7176 ironically, his primary enemies all know who Clark Kent is, just not that he's Superman.
@@bannana422 isn’t there a part in a comic, where the villains are discussing who superman may be, until 1 villain points out that even if they know who his secret identity is, he still has his powers and still destroy them.
@@ainzooalgown3927 bits of humor and writing like that are what keep the DC franchise alive and thriving.
I believe rhe argument was that if they knew who he was they'd be able to go after loved ones, which was dumb because the moment they do that he had nothing to lose by going all out.
So again it circled back around to not having a way to beat him specifically.
Bruce is like “My secret’s out might as well throw everyone else under the bus “
Nah its just a joke on how obv it is
Always have a contingency plan
In one of the cartoons he kinda does that
Harly: So wonder woman. Is she actually a Amazon like ancient myths.
Bruce: yup
Harly: I don't want to assume but is her dad you know?
Bruce: Big Z himself yes.
Honestly even if you found out who Superman is theirs nothing you can do with that information. It’s really hard to pull a fast one on him
"Wait till you hear who Superman is."
No hesitation to throw him under the bus.
Superman: “Batman, you have failed this friendship.”
Batman: “Call it payback for dating Vicki Vale.”
Superman: “Didn’t she break up with you? Either way, you dated Lois!”
Young Bruce: "Wait 'til you hear who Superman is."
Harley: "Gotta say, kid, you know how to sweeten a deal."
🤣😂🤣😂
Damn immediately threw Clark right under the bus!!! XD
He's kinda got a point, Superman being a minimum wage newspaper reporter is not as impressive.
@@martialbrother5790 Although if you think about it if Harley was going to mind-control Batman (which is fair to think, considering Hugo Strange was a psychiatrist and tried it) getting Superman involved is one of the better ways to handle it. He doesn't trust the other leaguers enough, and he doesn't want to put the bat-family in danger by putting them up against him. Superman and Wonder Woman are the only ones he considers equals, and Wonder Woman might kill. Superman won't.
Careful Bruce if Harley Quinn accidentally tells Joker Superman's secret identity and Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane then you get an evil Superman, and that would be an injustice
Looking at the way Joe Chill is represented in Bruce's psyche, suddenly the idea of Batman's nemesis being a criminal clown makes 100% sense. Those f**king teeth, man...
That's both Joe chill and Bruce killing his parents
Three cheers for meth lol
That isnt Chill, Batman is just scared of british people
Why do you think he beats up Cobblepot
@@TheCompleteMental But his dad (Alfred) is a British people :(
@@OriginalAkivara oh no, that... this, this cant be!
Harley becoming Bruce’s therapist is probably the most wholesome twist I could imagine.
Yeah...but more like a big sister/mother figure is more like it😏😉. So yeah oh btw if she married the right guy and went down a better path she would have made a pretty decent mom if you think about it😕.
Wasn't she some kind of psychiatrist or psychologist something
She made an VOWED and honesty seen how things goes, she’s more as BIG PROTECTIVE SISTER TO HIM. Saving him from his own inner demons.
This show is what good comics on screen looks like. Everything. From the design to the writing to the twists and turns and even the reimagining of classic characters is handled by far, the best in the business.
Honestly it's good seeing her use her PhD skills at all
I just love how Harley quickly realizes how obvious it was all along
But just like in Invincible, if people don’t expect someone to be a superhero, they won’t see that person as a superhero
If you don’t expect Bruce Wayne to be Batman, then you likely won’t realize Bruce Wayne is Batman
And then there's Flash, a forensics specialist.
@Will N Not even Lex Lothor expected it in the Justice Leauge animated.
Or, in Superman's case, if you don't expect them to HAVE a secret identity, you never think to look.
"Superman? Yeah, his real name is Kal-El, and he lives up in the Arctic in that mountain home of his. Everybody knows that!" Clark is a great secret identity partly because most people in that world thinks Superman doesn't have one.
@@BCWasbrough hell in one comic he flat out lowers his glasses, winks at a guy while saying he's superman, the guy brushes it off because the idea that superman has a secret identity, or even has a job? That's unthinkable
@@mohammadalbader3538 On top of that, in one story Lex Luthor discovers Clark is Superman but literally rejects the information because to him a god like Superman would never lower himself to pretend to be a lowly human.
It’s cute how Harley is protecting kid Bruce
You know I like it
She only protects him because she wants to use him tho
@@PrimordialNyx It's part of that. But she did genuinely care about him. Simce she outright said she feel bad for him
She’s loved kids ever since the comics.
And to think she was seriously trying to consider child murder on damian/robin
I love how this show plays on the kind, caring, overly giving nature of Harley that lead her to becoming a psychiatrist in the first place. How under her love for violence and mayhem is an even deeper love for people. This Harley can’t watch as a child is hurt in her presence, even if that child is Bruce Wayne. Even if that child is Batman.
I know that is one of the reasons I love Harley Quinn she is awesome
One thing i must confess. I have literally no idea how someone like her could get degree, much less as Psychiatrist. I mean, we saw in her memories that she was very... hmm... "different" from the ordinary kids. I mean she was cutting heads of her "dolls", she was stalking and bothering Frank Munitz so badly that he had to get a restraining order for her(which did not work since Harley admitted in that episode that she went to "juvie"), so how? How was she even admitted to the college?
@@HanithSVKyou"d be surprised jakub. I did attempt a diploma in psychology. Some of the students in my class were absolutely unhinged. There was a clique of students who were only in it for the money of the job and they frequently parodied and made insulting cariacatures to the mentally ill. The teachers did nothing and even after their little skit group project where they burst out laughing gesturing to self harm and suicidal people the teacher didnt bat an eye and gave them a b for effort but short of an A due to lack of accuracy. There are a lot of terrible people in the mental health industry. It does make me think regularly that they are now out there practicing medicine.
@@StarIings Ooh, I guess that is another reason why NOT going to Therapy works better 🤔
@@HanithSVK Some countries have stricter regulations, id say you got to pick an organization or healthcare provider that rigorously screens their professionals.
I like how Harley points out the obviousness of Bruce Wayne being Batman
And Bruce telling her to wait til she hears who Superman is is great cause his is more obvious than Bruce’s
At least Harley Quinn could point out the obvious that Bruce Wayne with Batman unlike Jackson in Hannah Montana when he was watching Superman lol
@@blackdemonknight that is sorta debatable Flash and Hall discuss it in blackest night where Flash states "Clarke wears cloths 2 sizes to big and raises his voice an octave" which is not too bad as far as discusses go.
It's not that it's hard to figure out, it's what're you going to do to a man who knows how to traumatize you with two fingers and billions of dollars? Blackmail him? That's why the Joker didn't look into it.
it's generally considered the reason why most people don't think bruce is batman because he usually acts like a drunk bore who is a bit of a playboy so no one would think "yea this guy would risk his life and body to save penniless nobodies" it would be like thinking Jeff Bezos could be a superhero.
Bruce as a kid saying "I'm batman" is a meme potential right there
A Halloween one, for starters
Doesn't feel like it anymore. RIP Kevin my boy
Hearing eight-year-old bruce say I’m Batman is like super funny LMFAO I mean you’re used to hearing it from the gritty serious older man but hearing it from a child it’s just ha ha ha hilarious
Did you know the part where Alfred said why we pick ourselves up dark Knight specially Bellingham ninjas dark Knight referencing tell the others
How it should have ended Batman: BECAUSE I'M BATMAN!!
Heh. Ever known an 8 year old boy?
They ALL say it :)
And the shadow is batman's!
_"I stopped being a kid since I was eight..."_
Honestly, this can bring back purpose to Harley’s existence in comics. She could be the Batfamily’s therapist instead of just a randomizer button for writers, and she can bash some heads with them while at it. She can be like Black Canary from Young Justice!
This is perfect! A perfect way to show her growth instead of the boring random nonsense they’ve been throwing her in
Well she has skirted with crossing the line from villain to antihero a few times in canon and in H&I she's already come close a few times to psychoanalizing herself across the line.
I like the idea, but I think there might have to be a lot of trust built before it she becomes that figure in their lives.
She's popular character, so they're throwing her in everything they can until the well runs dry
I support this idea, it will be refreshing to have a new role for her: Being the charismatic, clowny and sarcastic therapist for the bat family, but way more mature, responsible and badass than her evil version, who can support the family mental health while she is fighting against the bad guys, like Alfred, but a little more playful.
Ngl: Young Bruce saying he's Batman was adorable.
so cute
1:29 “I am barely even clown themed anymore, I just think I look hot in this, I mean come on check out how good these booty shorts make my ass look, right…? Nevermind you’re eight”
Oh my GOD dude what 💀💀 that is the most in-character thing Harley could’ve said 😂 kudos to the writers
I mean I was starting to, let’s just say “appreciate” the female form, when I was 6 or 7 so I guess Bruce is a late bloomer, or the trauma of loosing his parents at such a young age messed him up so badly that even his hormonal development was affected.
This started out as just a joke but it became way dark.
@@Stormkrow280 I'm sorry, 6 or 7?
Harley going Ara Ara?
@@Stormkrow280Uhh I think you’re the “early bloomer” here. I don’t think anyone else starts their womanly attraction THAT early
Yes they do and I'm a lot older than eight so it's okay
You know this is why everyone loves Harley cause deep down she understands more and I mean much more than everyone else at least she’s sympathetic.
Just like joker he is becoming better and better each episodes
She was a licensed psychiatrist before going off the deep end
Ignoring how extra toxic she is in here
I mean, she _is_ a psychologist. Or is she a psycho-therapist?
She knows the way of the think.
In Rebirth, she actually gives Jason Todd therapy sessions... Something that he ACTUALLY needed.
2:53 - Again, this show knows what it's on about. That musical flourish is from the 1989 Batman film. This is the fanservice people want and can appreciate.
The lightning flash and the shadow in the background is another really nice touch.
Not just there. The whole bit leading upto it is literal the intro to the film from the opening credit crawl. When he is talking about being a symbol.
I love the idea of Bruce seeing the original costume and being like “Are the ears too big” although it’d be way more in character for him to be like “Oh yeah this is terrifying this is vengeance.” In the little black spandex with his little purple gloves lol.
Reminds of that scene in year.
The one where he sets up his back light for his dramatic entrance.
Yeah right, he hasn’t even figured out the voice yet.
Oh I can totally see that, too. Remember the Batman sketchbook that was supposed to be Bruce Wayne’s rejected ideas?
Best part was him checking how he looks with the cape covering half his face
@@androkguz Batman the animated series cover
I was like ohhhh
Absolutely LOVING the addition of the classic music from the 90s show with the reveal line of "I AM BATMAN!"
That specific version of the theme is more reminiscent of the 89 movie
Yeah. Much more in line with the 1989 theme used during the intro. The slow melodic build when it's showing the flashback talking about being a symbol. Even has the higher pitched 4 notes that go down. Repeats a second time, and then has the bombastic drums beating as the title "Batman" is revealed just before getting into the marching drums we all know and love.
This really drives home what the Joker said about Batman in Batman Beyond.
"You're just a little boy in a playsuit, crying for mommy and daddy."
It really does.
"It'd be funny if it weren't so pathetic...oh, what the heck. I'll laugh anyway. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
“It would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic….Oh what the heck, I’ll laugh anyway! HAHAHA!”
How many billionaires does it take to become a superhero? Three! Two to die and one to never get over it!
@@saphireroze001 " You make me laugh...but only because I think you're kinda pathetic. So you fell in a tank of acid, got your skin bleached, and decided to become a supervillain. What, you couldn't get work as a rodeo clown?"
Love how they aknowledge that Harley is barely a clown at this point. She never was too clown-themed to begin with, just a jester wearing clown makeup.
So a clown
@@shoverload5135 ....I GUESS!
She literally was a harlequin clown...
@@Sirharryflash82 bruh I had no idea that’s where her name came from
@@matti.8465 harlequin are barely clowns if you search about them. And their theme is mostly bout breaking grounds so she still being a harlequin makes sense in a way as she's breaking ger own grounds and becoming her on person ( especially in the comics)
I like how Harley just holds kid Bruce & protects him. The part her mentioning how hot she is 😆
I was thinking the same damn way man. Like oh my gosh this will bring so many ideas to some lewd artists out there xD
@@Saferoom45 some??? R34 will go fuking nuts
@@Saferoom45 that is so disturbing. Least hope it'll be adult Bruce.
@@winterspirit3734 18yo teenager bruce, during monk training. And she's the "distraction"..
@@winterspirit3734 Same
Harley Quinn caring for a kid Bruce Wayne isn't something I knew I wanted until now.
She’s would been good mother
@@Karlebow571 she'd have been a good cool aunt who sticks up for you, talks through things with you but also does crazy bullshit with you when you're feeling down.
but a good mother? nononono
@@ogrimbothesour2976 Maybe
@@erainmartinez8175 definitely not.
@@Karlebow571 She actually was a mother in one iteration! She talks to Ivy about how she left Joker for 9 months to have a kid
Love how they brought back the iconic look from his origins….nah, the ears are fine Bruce 😂
Imagine his ears are big in The Batman movie
@@Karlebow571 I’m aware
I love that old design of Batman.
There were some comics where the ears were HUGE. It really varied from artist to artist, even in the same time period. He'd have normal looking ears in Detective Comics, and friggin' huge ears in Batman or whatever.
If you look closely behind Baby Bruce, you see his shadow is Batman
I see it
That’s because he’s Batman
A lot of times you see Bruce in the show, he has the shadow of Batman, like in the court of owls
Where?
@@astrobookwormsinger _“Here.”_
Both the scenes in the cemetery and the one in the Manor are literally the lines in Batman Begins word for word. I love it.
The windows are the same as in the comic pages
They even threw in the old Danny Elfman Batman theme. Nice touch.
I really love Harley and Batman's relationship in every interpretation of them she really earned her spot in the Bat-Family i really hope in this universe she becomes a honorary member
Harley will always be my favorite DC comics character, the second is Constantine.
I think the most insane one is the white knight universe where she and Bruce actually got married during Neo-Gotham era.
incarceration means being imprisoned. I think you meant interpretation. Much love 👊 👍
Only if she agree to quit killing people for no reason.
@@grizzakaful Bruce has dated many women. Sasha Bordeaux, Vicki Vale, Silver St. Cloud, Julie Madison, Talia Al Ghul and Selina Kyle.
This episode was absolutely amazing. Not only for the BTAS vibe, but for how good this story was. Please don't cancel this Zaslav!
It got renewed for S4
@@danieltam4349 he got rid of Batgirl and that was right around the corner. I won't have hope until it actually comes out
I hope it keeps getting renewed and gets a bunch of spin off shows and tie in comics like how BTAS did with STAS, JL/U, Static Shock, BTAS Beyond ect
Harley Quinn is doing pretty well, so I don't think he'll cancel that.
They reused some of the background cels from BTAS, so that's why the vibe is there so hard.
Harley Being Bruce Therapist Is Actually Brilliant!
No it's not.
@@TylerSmith-ue1mv yes it is
Yes
@@jacobe3051 No it's not.
@@TylerSmith-ue1mv yes it is ya goof shits literally perfect
“I just think I look hot like this”
Mad respect for Harley for realizing it. It’s like her way of saying ‘I don’t care that other villains and superhero girls are “sexualized” I’m gonna flaunt it’
Goddamn I did not expect this to have so many likes
She likes it ☠️
Well thats Harley Quinn
Actually, it's Jeanette Voerman. Harley just copied the vampiric schoolgirl look from her.
@@BogeyTheBear I don’t know who that is
@@kraevorn7483 Literally the cover girl for the old PC game _Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines_
There’s something really wholesome of Harley carrying and protecting a little Bruce whos suppose to be her enemy and goofing around. Love seeing her skills of being a psychiatrist being used in the show. Honestly she should’ve worked with kids instead at Arkham
She was always a little crazy it would of come out eventually
Makes sense the criminal who caught batman at his most vulnerable and never really caught would be his personal demon...sure joker and others are 10× worse crime wise but, this is the man who created batman...the worst crime im bruces eyes
Joe Chill
He looks like joker that why when he see smile he hate but not to kill joker
I don't know why but this reminds me of that one line from Batman Beyond where Bruce told that villain this:
Villain: "I'm your worst nightmare."
Old Bruce: "...You have no idea what my nightmares are like."
I love how they just tore the seriousness of batman's reason to be "batman" into "i just wanna look cool and edgy"
It’s more honest to me 😂
The guy was also playing guitar while pining for Selena. He wanted to go all edgelord.
It's the kind of respectful mockery that only people that actually love the character can pull off successfully.
@@BulletSponge178 yeah I don't really see the respectful part
@@BulletSponge178 Yeah. I do find it funny when the character admits it in some way. It’s more like we are laughing with him rather than at him.
This was a fantastic episode.
I really like how these writers really know the material and aren't afraid to have fun with the characters while keeping their core traits
Like his speech about being a symbol, which dates back to the 1920s
Something that Whoever made the Velma show could learn from
What is the name of the serie?
I love the little 'blink and you miss it' references, you can tell this show was made by fans.
fans that hate the classic Harley
Like what?
@@TylerSmith-ue1mv what? The character has had alot of growth in various forms of media it's cool to see her being expanded upon
@@Juanmaligno That's fine but the self jabs at classic Harley, turning the original outfit into a tool of oppression, making fun of the accent are so blatant. The creators/writers hate classic Harley. I want the old Harley back.
@@TylerSmith-ue1mv The old Harley was being controlled by a psychotic murdering clown... even in the original animated series. She only lived to please Joker.
That Harley was awesome, for that purpose, but her staying like that forever in a mindless slave state to a piece of shit, would be some pretty weak as development for the character.
Harley: “See? I’m not a clown, I’m a friend”
Me: “You were a psychiatrist”
She is a psychiatrist. And she’s clearly still a damn good one, especially being able to work with kid Bruce. I always figured some therapist that wasn’t fully insane or evil would have a field day with him if he ever went to therapy
@@raymondfisheriii791
I mean, she did lose her licence after joining Joker.
@@PerfectAlibi1 Loss of license does not equal loss of knowledge and skill
@@ToonyTails
Performing psychiatry without a licence would put her in actual prison, not just Arkham asylum.
That's also the reason why Joker pays his taxes, as there is no insanity defence for tax evasion. XD
@@PerfectAlibi1 If that was the case every mom friend would be in jail, she's likely fine so long as she doesn't get paid or try to proscribe drugs.. Also Comics are such a long distance away from real world logic that trying to apply it to them just kinda fractures their pocket reality.... otherwise you'd have people trying to serve Batman with legal papers every 5 minutes too.
& Harley is already fracturing reality by virtue of acting like she has super powers that she actually lacks.
“Wait till you find out who Superman is!”
The fact he was that willing to throw supes under the bus was hysterical!
Well, Batman does have issues with Clark. Remember that one Brave and the Bold episode? Or that JLU Doomsday episode? Or that terrible movie that ruined the DCEU as a whole?
@@multiverse_media2023 or when he broke his ~50k computer.
@@KRISIS1451
Didn’t he pay Bruce back for it?
With his salary? Doubtful.
Tbh, with superman, even villains knowing his identity can do nothing about it.
Superman is one of those heroes who can reveal himself like iron-man and actually deal with it.
Very few people have access to kryptonite and those that do, wouldn't really gain much from knowing this information.
Sure there is the "go after the ones he loves", but apart from a handful of characters like parasite, no one would be making such moves.
I like how Harley isn’t too much cruel because she actually does care about kids!
"I'm Batman"
The way he say it makes me remember HISHE's "Because I'm Batman!"
Young Bruce Wayne saying "I'm Batman" is both hilarious and awesome. I can't be the only one that got chills when the original theme kicked in after he said that.
You mean to tell me that she never knew about Batman's secret identity until this very moment? I always thought she did
Really why?
@@nolanueno1060 I don't know I guess I just assumed that
The Batman Beyond movie, where Joker tortures Robin and he reveals Batman's identity. Might not have happened in this universe though.
@@tuckerhawkey9561 how? Even in the main comics she still doesn't know and writers apparently want every villian to know his identity. Too many know who he is now imo
@@dionlackey798 In the main comics canon, she’s officially part of the Bat-family. She has been for awhile now.
Holy shit, what a plot twist, never knew Bruce was Batman, amazing, always thought it was Alfred.
I know right!
2:37 oh man when that TAS theme starts up, chills...
0:01 Bruce's worst nightmare
2:53
Even though it was little Bruce saying "I am Batman", i got goosebumps.
Starting with adult Bruce monologing, the 89 theme in the background and Harley saying "Holy shit" the buildup was just too good being a fan.
I rewinded like 5 times
At least bruce wayne makes an attempt to keep his identity hidden..... Superman just puts on a pair of glasses
A body language expert said Superman actually hides his identity by slumping his shoulders and always looking down at the ground, using an "aw, shucks," nice guy persona. That way no one notices Clark Kent twice. No one would associate Clark with the alpha male, square shouldered, Superman. It's an interesting idea.
You notice it alot in the cartoons if you look for it, Clark is sweet, bumbling and a bit of a klutz, he talks about ma and pa Kent, and is rather timid, where Superman is confident, has stated multiple times he's an alien, strong, not clumsy and appears to be not aloof but just out of reach.
Other superheroes do it too, Peter Parker is quiet, nerdy, doesn't appear to be strong, where spiderman can lift cars, makes quips while facing bad guys all the live long day. Batman dark, brooding, almost cryptid, who doesn't go down or stop, Bruce Wayne Golden boy of Gotham, is generally nice and friendly to new people, acts like a playboy. The whole point is making yourself seem so unlike the other to make it an impossible leap but not letting them slip so far apart that it takes more than a piece or two of info to bring both sides together. (Clark; he was raised by the Kent's but is still an alien, Peter; bit by a radioactive spider and was given the power to help others, Bruce; he is still haunted by his parents deaths and wants to make sure no one feels that way again) it keeps both sides from slipping and causing a character to suffer from disassociation.
It works surprisingly well in real life. Also Superman works on his body language so that helps
@@msk-qp6fn another big part is expectations no one expects the co-worker or boss to be this superhero, just like how you can get actual actors to enter a look alike contest and to not win (dolly Parton entered one and got second to a drag queen, Hugh Jackman has had people critique his wolverine costume to his face, so it happens)
@@zhishangdi3522 another thing is no one expects someone as powerful as Superman to even need a Secret Identity. People just see him as Superman as opposed to Batman who's partially masked and Spiderman who's completely. Superman just exists and no one expects him to dumb himself down to a human status, especially since he almost always shows up to danger he hears from afar
When little Bruce said "I'm Batman" it got me. 😂
i don't think i realized that harley didn't know 😅 i think i just assumed with her hanging around catwoman it would've come up lol
Can you beat it all heroes and villains Aren’t that surprised when they hear who their identities and rivalries are and who they’re dealing with
Catwoman was pretty sly in this series. Harley and Ivy know she has dated both Batman and Bruce Wayne but she never let on they were the same man.
@@anonygent That fact doesn't just apply to this series alone though. Even in comics, movies, games and other shows Catwoman didn't figure out who Batman was under the mask until it was revealed to her.
It's funny how Harley finally points the obviousness of Bruce Wayne being Batman as he's the richest and probably one who could afford all the vehicles and equipment
I like how Harley's being motherly to him
Crime Alley scene being his only "consistent" memory puts the line "I am the night" into a different perspective
2:57 He's rocking the purple gloves!!
1:33 if Batman wasn’t a kid, he’d answer Harley’s question about them shorts…
Don't be a snitch Bruce.
Love the BTAS design of the world when they went into Bruces head. The red sky, the old cars and architecture. That was a really neat touch, glad to see them pay homage to greatness/basically what gave birth to harley and dc animation as a whole
They even borrowed the design for the Waynes’ grave from BTAS/Mask of the Phantasm.
Harley does look ultra hot in hot pants.
It was at this point Harley became a lot more sympathetic to Bruce. She helped him at first but that was because she felt bad, but knowing he is Batman make it more personal as she had known that side of him for years. They may have gripe but the amount of times Batman saved Harley when she was abandoned by the Joker should have some impact on her.
1:34 Dr Quinn would you like to take a seat? Take a seat right over there.
Riiiight in the squad car. Yep, just duck your hesd
@@Callsign_Bear What are you doing here?
@@franktruth9639 one thing led to another, this popped up, tapped on it, watched it, made a comment. Bout it
Harley: Nevermind, you’re eight.
Thank you Harley
"Superman? Well, it's obvious really. He's Lois Lane."
I don't get it?
@@nolanueno1060 Whenever she's in trouble, who shoves up? Superman. It's like wherever Lois Lane goes, Superman shows up. They are obviously the same person?
@@voldlifilm Are we gonna ignore the fact that Lois is the one Superman is *saving?*
(Joke)
@@choboy46 Lois Lane is a brilliant woman, she has the brains to make it work.
Love the music and when he says "I'm Batman" with the shadow of "Batman" in the back. Follows so well.
2:50 harley quinn: you sound like "gasp" holy
Kid brues: I'm batman
I would have loved if Harley had said something like "wait superman has a secret identity, I thought he was just an alien". And even better if revealed and she responded with "who" because how many people know their second best local reporter. Let alone the second best reporter from a completely different city.
The only thing that would have made the episode better. It would explain why no one ever notices that Clark Kent is Superman; people just assume Superman doesn't have a secret identity, because he's Superman. Why would he need one?
@@santosic ya he doesnt wear a mask. It doesn't look like he is hiding anything.
I love the references to all the previous Batman interpretations
- Batman Begins - “Why do we fall?” And “I can be a symbol”
- Batman 89 - Danny Elfman theme
- BTAS - tombstone and Batman draping his cape into the BTAS logo.
😂 It’s so meta funny.
“All I see is darkness”
Hearing that out of a little kid’s mouth with such sadness breaks me heart bro
I think Harley Quinn would make a good parent
2:54 Can we all just appreciate the fact that Joker knows who he is and still never told anyone about it? Sure Harley is just finding out but I don’t think either has been telling it to others.
I love this momma Harley thing they need to expand on this more.
I love how we went from Harley thinking kids are gross to her protecting Bruce like a little brother
For a Harley Queen show the writers are really good at writing Bruce
I like how they used the Batman The Animated Series font on the theatre and the Animated/Tim Burton Batman theme during the reveal
The THEME, EVERYTIME THAT THEME SHOWS UP, CHILLS
Even in a traumatized kid's memories, he can still lay on the Badass
Did anyone else notice that when the kid version of him says "I'm Batman" his shadow change's to the batman's silhouette?
The “Wait til you see who Superman is” gets me every time
2:53 LOVE the shadow that appears behind him as the theme kicks in.
"Wait till you hear who Superman is"
Tell her. Tell her tell her tell her!
3:17-3:18
That lil' smirk, haughty tone, cute baby voice…
He’s definitely Damian’s dad XD
Is it just me or does anyone else love the art style for the 1st appearance Batman suit, it just looks so badass
Yeah same. It looks much better than the suit that they have him dressed in as now
That I'm batman moment was epic 🔥
I love how even Harley realizes how obvious it is. Many people who have discovered Batman is Bruce Wayne goes through a similar thought process and realizes what idiots they were before
It's good to see Harley's PhD skills get put to use
1:33
Maybe this is why Bruce is a playboy? Harley put stuff inside his head with this...
This isn't time travel, it's Bruce's subconscious
2:54 I like how when kid Bruce says "I'm Batman." his shadow is the shape of batman at the exact moment
1:29 Actual fax.
God damn this is so true. Harley Quinn just somehow did a great burn on her comic self.
This proves harleys a good person protecting a kid
Ironically, this and the Joker becoming mayor episode are my favorite ones so far from these season, we get to see a glince of humanity from both Joker and Harley we've never seen before in surprisingly wholesome ways, a surprise for sure, but a welcome one
That was the cutest "I'm batman" ever.
Nigga really about to snitch on Superman?💀☠️
I love that this show refers to every version of the Batman. I cheered and did a happy dance when Batman used the "shark repellent bat-spray" on King Shark.
But I do wish they used more of the Batman themes. They had lots of Elfman, but just a little guitar riff from Neil Hefti, and a fragment of Shirley Walker and Hans Zimmer here and there, and they would'a put a big smile on my face.
They also included the "running with a bomb" from the 60's Adam West movie.
Okay but can we talk about how cute 8yr old Bruce says, ‘I’m Batman’?
Everybody talks about how wholesome Harley is in this episode, nobody talks about how this episode salutes the 1992 animated series.
It doesn't just salute BTAS it also salutes the 60s show, Nolan Trilogy, Burton films, Golden/Silver age of comics
**Everyone talking about how wholseome Harley is**
Also Harley: "These booty-shorts make my ass look nice, anyways!"
Gotta agree with Harlequin on them shorts but her realizing who Batman was is hilarious and he putting the pieces together was just another funny moment 😂
1:34 that really turned Bruce on
Maybe?? The expression he made was really ambiguous
Did anyone else get chills when the batman animated series theme started to play in the background?
i did and someone people don't notice first time
“Wait till you hear who Superman is!”
That’s adorable and hilarious lol
Love the use of Keaton’s Batman theme. It fit the year one speech perfectly