Harley Quinn season 3 completes the Deadpooling of the Batman universe

polygon.com:

It’s kind of a wonder that taking the piss out of Batman hasn’t been a bigger thing. Sure, fans, comedians, and even some comic books have done it plenty over time. There’s plenty to work with. The child soldiers he trains, Bruce Wayne as a member of the 1%, the bat costume, the fact that his whole deal is an idea he cooked up when he was 8 — the guy is just begging for someone to come along and own him daily. Luckily, Harley Quinn has found a way to mainstream Bat-mockery, centering its raucous third season antics in part on lambasting Batman — but also, maybe, helping him grow as a person. Which is what I also tell my friends when I make fun of them.

After season 2 of Harley Quinn ended with its heroine (voiced by Kaley Cuoco) driving off into the sunset with her girlfriend, Poison Ivy, season 3 begins with them on the tail end of their romantic “Eat, Bang, Kill Tour,” getting down (doing crimes) and Getting Down (the other stuff) all around the world with the help of Wonder Woman’s stolen invisible jet.

Unfortunately, their newfound gay bliss is soured by numerous complications back in Gotham City. Frank (J.B. Smoove), their sapient plant friend, has mutated and gotten kidnapped. The Joker (Alan Tudyk) is running for mayor. And Bruce Wayne (Diedrich Bader) is getting deep in his feelings after Catwoman (Sanaa Lathan) breaks up with him, and James Gunn (James Gunn) makes a biopic about his parents. Making it hard to deal with all of this is the fact that Harley is trying to do something she’s never really done before: be in a healthy adult relationship.

With all of the Gotham goings-on in this season, Harley Quinn doesn’t really feel that much like it’s about Harley Quinn this time around. Granted, she’s still