The performances here were great but it just felt way too short and needed another 5 episodes at least to really develop the story and her character. 

It started off well with things going from bad to worse for Harleen as expected. I enjoyed her meeting with Bruce and discussing her thoughts on the Batman with him. The best parts for me were when she worked with her patients and seeing their side of things, like the criminal who was beaten up by Batman.

But her change to Harley Quinn seemed too sudden and didn’t really make sense to me with this story. I’m sure she could have simply talked it out with Bruce who she seemed to get along with well enough despite their different views. He sincerely didn’t seem to know about how bad the issues with the factory chemicals were and probably would have worked it out with her now that she had made him aware of it. Yet she was so quick to dismiss him, as though he doesn’t care. 

Despite the difficulties she faced I don’t think she had been broken enough to warrant already turning to the dark side and drastically breaking the Joker out, ruining her career and all the progress she had made with her patients. It just felt like she was pissed off about her fathers death and the only way she could take it out on Bruce was to be a rebel and join the criminals.

Also for most of the show she seemed to despise the Joker and was just using him. Sure by the end they had a few scenes where they bonded over their past and she felt guilty for betraying him, but I didn’t really feel the chemistry that you would expect between them.

I think the Harleen comic was much better at showing her transition into madness and how she finally broke and fell for the Joker. I was really looking forward to hearing her thoughts and seeing how her performance would change over time but unfortunately we didn’t get any of that accept for a slightest accent change in the last few seconds, which just felt like an act. 

Overall I enjoyed listening to it in the moment but I don’t think it lived up to the excitement I had for it after really enjoying Batman: Unburied. Funnily enough the sound effects when Batman appeared at the end was probably my favourite part.