DC finally gave me the Harley Quinn Story I’ve always wanted… with a completely different DC character

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Penguin.Harley Quinn I have yet to fully immerse myself in the story I’ve always wanted to see explored with the character in live action, but I’m excited to see how powerful it can be, thanks to The penguin. Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is easily my favorite part of the DCEU. As such, I hope she returns in the new DC Universe. Given how actors from James Gunn’s DCEU projects have already returned to the DCU as their characters, I feel good about Robbie made a comeback as her version of Harley Quinn.

There is still so much to be explored with Harley Quinn in live-action. I would like to see Harley develops a relationship with Poison Ivy in the DCUJust like in the comics and the Harley Quinn animated series. This is something Robbie himself has talked about in the past. The same goes for Harley possibly joining the Gotham City Sirens. While I was waiting for Harley’s DCU role to be confirmed, I was positively surprised to see that the story I’ve wanted to see for her in live action was given to a key member of The penguins figure.

Harley Quinn’s popularity ignores her tragedy too much

Margot Robbie’s portrayal is universally beloved

Harley Quinn has a tragic beginning story. On the outside, Harley is depicted as a crazy character who cares little about the consequences of her actions. While this is mostly true of the character, there is a whole other side of her, guided by the dormant part of Harleen Quinzel that lives on, that could be more developed in the movies. sure, Suicide Squad Touched some of this with Flashbacks to Harley’s time with Jared Leto’s Joker. However, I don’t think the trauma he put her through was shown nearly enough in the film.

Birds of prey Did a better job of showing how the Joker’s abuse influenced Harley’s life. She put herself through terrible situations just to satisfy the character, but in the end Harley was rejected and thrown on the streets. Even then, I was hoping that the situation would be addressed in a more serious manner that showed how much abuse the Joker put her through during their relationship. Birds of prey was, in large part, about Harley taking her life back into her hands, but delegating the suffering she went through to a short animated sequence was a bad choice.

The Penguin’s Sofia Falcone Story is everything I ever wanted for Harley Quinn

Cristin Milioti is stealing the show every week

I’m a big fan of Colin Farrell’s portrayal of the Penguin. While the character is a worthy protagonist to follow, Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone has slowly become the most interesting character on HBO. The penguin. When she first appeared, I knew there were multiple layers to her and was waiting to see what the show had in store for her mysteriously. Ten year stay at Arkham State Hospital. However, I was not expecting that The Batman Spinoff would bring a perfect version of the story of vices that I wanted to see talking about Harley Quinn.

The penguin Episode 4, “Cent’Anni,” has already become one of my favorite hours of television ever. The episode showed how Sofia Falcone was corruptedShe set up with her father to take the case for his actions. With only her brother helping her and the rest of the family against her, Sofia was locked away in Arkham for a decade. There, she slowly lost herself in the midst of the tortures she was constantly subjected to. Sofia’s love for her father and the abuse suffered in Arkham connect to what I wanted to have seen with Harley Quinn and the Joker.

After you have suffered so much abuse, it came time to finally get your deserved revenge. While I was cheering for Oz Cobb in his silent battle against Sofia before the episode, it’s hard to pick anyone other than Milioti’s character after discovering what she’s been through. The innocent-turned-cruel Sofia first gets her power back by killing Magpie in Arkham, and at the end of the episode, when she kills nearly all the Falcones. That shocking ending felt warranted, like Sophia took control of her life and got revenge on those who wronged her.

The Penguin Flips Harley Quinn’s Story

It works perfectly for the DC series

Besides the life of abuse and their connection through Arkham, Sofia Falcone and Harley Quinn’s stories also share another common element, but with a twist. The psychiatrist Harley Quinn fell in love with the Joker, became corrupted and turned into Harley Quinn. The penguin Features a similar story, but with the roles reversed, as Sofia Falcone was the criminal and Theo Rossi’s Julian Rush was the Arkham psychiatrist who fell for her. Rush would eventually leave Arkham and help Sofia’s brother Alberto free her in court, later aiding Milioti’s character after she gets out.

After episode four of The penguinI can’t wait to see how the last half of the season unfolds. Sofia Falcone is now firmly back in power, Knowing that Perels Oz betrayed and killed her brotherThe one person who was trying to get her out of the cycle of abuse she was unjustly put through in Arkham. This makes Sophia extremely unpredictable, and The penguin is better for him. I believe that with a similar dark story that focuses on how Harley Quinn Being who she is, the DCU could make Margot Robbie’s Harley more complicated.

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