Harley Quinn 3x8 REACTION!! "Batman Begins Forever"

Eric Melanie and Aaron react to and discuss season 3 episode 8 of Harley Quinn - "Batman Begins Forever" - #HarleyQuinn
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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Reaction
12:25 - A Love Letter to BTAS
14:05 - Dr. Harleen Quinzel
15:12 - Little Bruce
16:18 - Zombies?
16:53 - Moustache-Gate
17:16 - References Galore
18:57 - Poor Bane
19:21 - Arkham
19:49 - A Great Episode
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[@BlindWave]

Raw Rider Patrons can watch the Full Length Reaction HERE: blindwavellc.com/harley-quinn-3x08-full/

[@sonicboomkj]

Luv how they mocked how many times the Batman origin story has been told.

[@DanGamingFan2846]

I love it when Harley puts her psychiatric Ph.D. to good use. It's a part of her character that hasn't really been explored much in other versions.

[@ladyhotep5189]

Right!!

[@jonjohns8145]

Yeah, I HATE how in comics she's treated like she's a dumb bimbo and Ivy is treated like a one dimensional vixen. They are both Ph.Ds!! I want more of THOSE sides of both of them.

[@thewerewolff7248]

Genuinely might be one of my favourite episodes of batman content ever. Edit: they managed to actually make the Wayne family death hit emotional like it hasn’t it for a long time (because of repetition)

[@CommanderSteelTrap]

Fun fact, the Robin we see Harley fall into and become is Tim Drake, as we know Harley didn’t become Harley until after Joker killed Jason Todd, as stated in the season 2 flashback episode.

[@markshaw3711]

Harley did debut in the comics when Tim was Robin,

[@robertmeadows2450]

@@markshaw3711that’s why we’re talking about the show, not the comics.

[@thedarkknight2221]

Not only do I love that Harley puts her Ph.D to use, but she also becomes Bruce’s official therapist! I absolutely want that to be canon in the comics and movies now.

[@ChristopherJonesArt]

Really enjoyed seeing your reaction to this one. I storyboarded the Batman "tunnel flashbacks" so I really appreciated your response to those!

[@CommanderSteelTrap]

God, this episode is so good. It perfectly delves into the psychology of Batman.

[@TheBloobster]

I know this show is mostly comedy... but this is legitimately my favorite version of Bruce Wayne ever. The other shows/movies do a great job with Batman the character... but Bruce's story often gets played as a plot device. This season puts Bruce at the forefront, shows his pain, his trauma, his origins. It's the deepest look at Bruce himself we've ever gotten imo.

[@DCComicsGamer]

Possibly my favorite Harley Quinn episode! Just for reference, Batman: The Animated Series was not the first Batman cartoon, there was one essentially based off of the Adam West 60s series before it (as well as Superfriends). However, when people think "Batman cartoon" they think BTAS - and most importantly, BTAS was where Harley Quinn was introduced so it's a PERFECT callback!

[@CaesiusX]

I found it interesting that 1977's *_New Adventures of Batman_* from Filmation (the one I watched as a kid¹) starred *Adam West* and *Burt Ward.* And yet, the 1968 *_Adventures of Batman_* didn't. ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ I was 10 when it came out, and I watched reruns of the 1968 cartoon prior to that.

[@kyletonarella4353]

They actually went into the Warner Archives & got to use the actual backgrounds from Batman TAS for the some the sequences in Bruce's head, which I think is pretty neat.

[@eliasfitzgerald1786]

This is pretty easily one of my favorite (if not my favorite) episodes of the show, if only for the interesting concepts and psychologies for the characters it explores.

[@Jjop017]

In this universe Harley joined Joker was post Joker killing Jason.. Does that mean the Robin in the memory was meant to be Tim? I would love see Tim Drake in this in the future. This was an great episode. I really like how this Thomas Wayne movie was a domino effect for Bruce's mental health and we have just been seeing him sink more and more. His depression just gets worse and worse. That is played into why he has been so smothering in his relationship with Selena. It is heartbreaking that subconsciously Bruce won't move on because bye feels he deserves to feel this pain for getting his parents to walk home that night.

[@JenABlue-ed1bw]

This is such a good episode. Easily best of the season, one of the best of the series. What I love about this show, and why I consider it the definitive depiction of Harley, is that it never forgets that Harley is a brilliant psychiatrist who presents herself as a ditz, not the other way around. BTAS wasn't the first. There were earlier Batman cartoons in 1968-9 and 1977.

[@Narutoanime16g]

I thought joker having his make up messed up was a reference to Dark knight but loved this episode Harley using her therapy side we don’t see much since the joker turned her crazy

[@kylebaird7387]

it is a reference to that, and he had the same appearance in the season 2 flashback episode

[@TheBloobster]

Def looks like Heath to me

[@maxlarivee3663]

A joke about the mustache is that WD wasked Henry Cavill to shave it off, saying they would pay Paramount the cost to CGI the mustache back in, which would probably have looked awful. Paramount`s response was basiclaly "if it`s so easy, they why don't you CGI the moustache out of your scenes instead?" and we all saw how that turned out.

[@CommanderSteelTrap]

Actually WB did some CGI tests to show Paramount that it’s easier to add facial hair than to remove it and showed that it looks a lot better. Paramount still refused.

[@MichaelFranklin-ep2hp]

Also another trivia, His parents grave is from Batman Mask of the Phantasm (Movie based on the Animated series) one of the greatest Batman movie/stories of all time

[@trolleyfan]

There were three animated series with Batman before TAS, going back to the 60s: The Adventures Of Batman - 1968-1969 Super Friends - 1973-1986 The New Adventures Of Batman - 1977 Batman: The Animated Series - 1992-1995 And of course, this ignores things like guest staring on Scooby Doo episodes and such.

[@briantidwell651]

The Robin being tied to a missile thing, is a reference to the Adam West Batman

[@fsustu2393]

"Put a vine up his butt!" Ok, Aaron, what does your internet history look like? 😂

[@ImperfectXIII]

"PUT ME DOWN FOR THE FISH!" That line gets me every time. XD

[@rommelgonzalez2730]

8:14 Put me down for the fish

[@animegamelover6368]

Frasier fans rise up!! The references in the opening and end credits were one of the best parts of this episode! Still listen to the end credits a lot!!

[@dojo999]

What a great episode. They show such an understanding of the characters, while having fun with it. That's why I love this show. This ep. was straight out of the Psychology of Batman book.

[@theunfamousone2818]

I love how it acknowledges people are tired of seeing the waynes get shot but then doubles down on it because if they dont die there is no batman

[@ladyhotep5189]

Underwear with Lex Flex technology is hilarious 😂

[@dojo999]

Brought to you by Tommy Johns!

[@njebei]

I've been looking forward to you guys seeing this episode. One of my favorite animated episodes of any show. This show has much depth.

[@ChamarM]

This is the best episode of this season

[@Renkencen]

I loved the little twist they added into the iconic scene when Bruce say he will become a symbol, a "cool" symbol and him putting on the suit the first time is like going shopping saying if the ear is long enough!!

[@sonicboomkj]

Been waiting for them to react to this episode. This was so epic.

[@pauld6967]

"It's not good" What!?! You take that back!!! The Adam West & Burt Ward _'Batman'_ movie is excellent! As is the television show which spawned it.

[@CaesiusX]

There definitely were *Batman* cartoons before the Animated Series. And I don't mean _Superfriends._ There were 2 seasons of _The Adventures of Batman_ in 1968. My favorite (as a kid) being _The New Adventures of Batman¹_ from Filmation Studios. That was from 1977 (I was ten). I really liked that one (minus Bat-mite). *EDIT:* I have this memory of it having a rather dark color pallet. ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ I didn't remember this, but when I just now played the opening credits from KZbin apparently *Adam West* and *Burt Ward* are the voices of the 1977 show.

[@wolfpack_104]

Considering Frasier is my favorite sitcom, the reference was much appreciated

[@animegamelover6368]

I love Frasier too!!

[@StealthMaster86]

Not only one of the best episode of the season, but one of the series best.

[@Anubisblack]

One of the best deep dives into the psyche of the Bat ever.

[@seanpatrickcain2]

Little Bruce: Wait till you hear who Superman is!

[@Dontyoudare]

Moving for next reaction please🔥 Everyone in Asia are talking about it Best K drama of the time

[@IceMetalPunk]

One of the best episodes of the series, for sure! And I usually don't even like Batman. But the whole depiction of trauma and getting stuck in it just... hurts.

[@briantidwell651]

Dr. Psycho is my favorite… I miss that lil’ bastard😢

[@MUFFUGHCCINJONES]

Well this is a week old so probably be missed but there is a scene where joker ties batgirl to a rocket in the Adam west Batman and Joker looked similar to The Batman cartoon show except no where near as over the top

[@harryvideoz8863]

Doctor who trailer reaction please

[@MellyMelon1331]

They said they have no plans to react to it. Likely to go blind into the specials themselves

[@ketchup016]

They're smart to stay away, it shows a LOT

[@harryvideoz8863]

@@ketchup016not really

[@ketchup016]

@harryvideoz8863 It is when you live in North America and would otherwise not know CT is returning or who the next Doctor is. There's no Doctor Who coverage unless you go looking for it.

[@steve4235]

One of the best episodes they put out. The writers cant resist putting their trash socialist ideals and resentment completely out of the way, but it's mostly out of the way.