In this podcast they attempted to serve the audience with a character study on Harley Quinn, but I am left scratching my head feeling that the writers did not know the core of who Harley Quinn actually was. It portrays a unintelligent and less compelling character.
I love these comic book characters more than most and for that reason my enjoyment for this podcast is lacking. It seems that, in the minds of the writers, the only way to make Harley a compelling character was to lower the IQ of all the other characters most notably with the Joker. The thought that male characters have to be dumbed down so the female character can be smart is just - flawed to say the least. Joker and Batman have never been more stupid (even in the hilarious Lego Batman movie.) If Batman and the Joker were as intelligent as they usually are and Harley is still somehow able to out do them it would make her character very strong. But instead, Harley outsmarts two idiots dressed like Batman and the Joker.
What they tried to do simply did not work. It comes off like the studio trying to quickly capitalize on their female lead without reading the script itself. It could have been great. They had the impeccable casting of Christina Ricci as Harley Quinn but dropped the ball big time. I wish it was better, but sadly it is what it is.