In this episode it was definitely intentional since she was spiraling after her kiss with Ivy which Batgirl spurred even further by saying she's not a villain. They are definitely leading to her doing some crazy shit that goes too far so she has to be stopped, I think it will be good for her character development in the long run.
Anyway I loved King Shark blushing when Harley kissed him, and of COURSE Kite Mans mother is Mallory Archer haha
And the magical girl transformation was *chefs kiss*
Sure in this episode but what about every other one? The whole season has felt like she is forgetting the lessons of the first one. We had a whole episode about not taking advantage of her crew and treating them like henchmen and she got right back to it. She still treats everyone but Ivy poorly and now she's pulling Queen of Fables level slaughter.
"Good for her character development" is a pretty weak justification for murdering loads of random civilians. The problem is I am dangerously close to no longer giving a fuck about how she develops because she's gone beyond the pale. She's very close to being too far villainous for me to buy the development for.
It's like how I rolled my eyes at Dad Kratos in GOW4. After the shit he pulled in 3 he doesn't get a fourth act to put himself together in my eyes. I'm not on board with protagonists greasing the wheels of their personal growth with the livelihoods of other people.
But ultimately it's just a cartoon full of gonzo violence and I shouldn't overthink it.
Just a shame because I didn't feel it had to be. Maybe they'll surprise me, who knows. But I'm sour on Harley herself right now. Very sour.
