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Tying Harley Quinn to Joker in her first Batman: The Animated Series appearance helped the character take off, leading to her jump to the DC comic book universe. Mime, from Batman #412, was a one-off villain, but her appearance set the precedent for Harley, one of the most recognizable comic book characters of the past three decades.
I don’t mean we’re poised to see the same old Harley-Joker story; I mean I suspect Joker: Folie à Deux will be much like the last one with a few new gimmicks. And therein lies the problem. They say in cinema’s academic circles that an auteur — which is something Phillips might consider himself — makes the same movie over and over. It’s Batman. The Joker is willing to put Harley on the back burner as long as it means he’s one step closer to finalizing an ingenious and whacky plan to lure the Bat to his death. Actually, he doesn’t need any real excuse to push Harley aside or to berate her. Oddly enough, Harley translates The Joker’s indifference to her advances as .