Subtitles : Harley Quinn (2019)

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So in the UK the first season of the DC Animated Show Harley Quinn finished today and I have now watched all of it and here is my review for the show. The premise of the show sees a newly single Harley Quinn set off to become the biggest supervillain in all of Gotham.Main CharacterKaley Cuoco best known for her role on The Big Bang Theory voices Harley Quinn here and she is fantastic. She nails the character in every way, Harley isn't an evil person its just she is really damaged and Cuoco does a great job in showing this, Harley is likeable but also does some terrible things which makes her a great character to watch. But the show also does a great job in showing a vulnerable side to her especially with her relationships with The Joker & Poison Ivy which show her in a really interesting unique way.Supporting CharactersAs I said Poison Ivy has a large role here and I thought she was great, her dynamic and friendship with Harley is really the main thing to get invested in in this show and their chemistry together is a huge part of that. It's nice seeing some lesser known characters get the shine here Clayface, King Shark & Dr Psycho are parts of Harley's crew and they are really fun characters and provide some great laughs. Alan Tudyk voices The Joker here and he does a great job here, the dynamic between the two characters is great and Tudyk really brings his own blend to the role which is difficult when we have seen so many people take on the role. There are plenty of established comic book characters on show here such as Batman, Gordon & Lex Luthor but my favourite was easily Bane, I thought he was so funny and his voice in itself was one of the best jokes of the show.StoryThe story, is a fun story of the underdogs trying to get noticed by the bigger villains which builds some hilarious moments. Seeing this crew of misfits interact is really entertaining and fun, also there is some depth to some of the stories as I mentioned earlier which is done well. Though I did have a bit of an issue with some of the supporting storylines, they weren't particularly interesting and it felt like an excuse to try and flesh out some of the other characters that didn't feel necessary.ScriptThe script has some really funny dialogue, if you like pop culture references and DC references then this is a show right up your ally just like it is for me. Also there is some really well done drama here in the relationships of Harley Quinn. Just because this show is animated, don't believe that this show is for kids, there is some crude language here and most of the time it works. Though this show suffers sometimes of lacking clever writing so throws in swears and it feels too much at times but this is a small gripe.StyleThis show has a really distinct style, the animation looks great and provides some great action sequences. It is super violent though which here I thought really worked and was a great choice. Also with the episodes only being 20 minutes it flows very nicely and is an easy watch.OverallOverall, this is a great animated show, it is for adults and fans of DC films so is for a specific audience but I feel like this is such an entertaining watch that I have to recommend it.Rating - 8/10.