History Recap / BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE56HarleyAndIvy

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Despite some time away from Joker and all their fun escapades, Harley still misses Joker and yearns for a sign he misses her. And even despite Ivy's [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim badgering]] to forget Joker and have herself some "self-esteem lessons", Harley can't resist at least calling Joker. Victims of abuse often have a difficult time leaving their abusers, and calling them out on it will only push them further.

* LaserGuidedKarma: While fleeing from Rene Montoya, Ivy shoots an arrow at her tire, forcing the squad car to stop dead in it's tracks, Pam mockingly waving so long to a very infuriated Montoya as her and Harley drive off. Come the episode's climax Rene returns the favor by shooting the tire of Ivy's pink convertible, cutting the girls escape short this time.

* LaserGuidedKarma: While fleeing from Rene Montoya, Ivy [[PoptTheTire shoots an arrow at her tire]], forcing the squad car to stop dead in it's tracks, Pam mockingly waving so long to a very infuriated Montoya as her and Harley drive off. Come the episode's climax Rene returns the favor by shooting the tire of Ivy's pink convertible, cutting the girls escape short this time.

* LaserGuidedKarma: While fleeing from Rene Montoya, Ivy [[PoptheTire shoots an arrow at her tire]], forcing the squad car to stop dead in it's tracks, Pam mockingly waving so long to a very infuriated Montoya as her and Harley drive off. Come the episode's climax Rene returns the favor by shooting the tire of Ivy's pink convertible, cutting the girls escape short this time.

* AnAesop: Victims of abuse are better than they think they are, they don't deserve it, and it's often very difficult to get them away from their abuser.

* {{Squick}}: Harley and Joker's relationship is clearly spelled out (perhaps to shut up the MisaimedFandom?) as horribly abusive.
-->'''Harley:''' You'd think, living with Mr. J, I'd be used to pain...

** And of course, this episode features a lot of early warning signs of the Joker's abusive treatment of Harley.

** The tune that Harley hums while laying the table is the theme of Mammy Two-Shoes from the classic WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry cartoons.

* NotSoDifferent: Something often overlooked in the rush to ship Harley and Ivy is that, for all that she denounces the Joker's manipulative and cruel treatment of Harley, Ivy is equally manipulative and quite dismissive of her.

* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Only noticeable in the background, but this is just the first of several examples of Harley and Ivy hiding out together in a place [[HoYay with only one bed]]. Though this is generally justified, as it demonstrates that they had absolutely no start-up capital and could barely afford this empty room with a bed. And given the amount of LesYay in that partnership ([[GettingCrapPastTheRadar more than you could ever expect from a children's show in the '90s]]), very deliberate.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** According to WordOfGod, the original script had the Joker address Harley and Ivy as "busy little beavers." The line actually got past the network censors, but the staff decided they'd gone a bit too far and changed it to "bees."
** The episode commentary notes that the creators are surprised that they got away with the KinkySpanking joke.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: According to WordOfGod, the original script had the Joker address Harley and Ivy as "busy little beavers." The line actually got past the network censors, but the staff decided they'd gone a bit too far and changed it to "bees."

* PoliceAreUseless: No, they're not. Montoya is the true hero of the episode, as she ends Harley and Ivy's crime spree when even Batman couldn't.

* FootFocus: On Ivy's bare foot, when they catch Batman with one of her plants.

* TemptingFate: At the end Harley and Ivy have escaped both the Joker's gang and the Batman by leaving the latter to deal with the former, and Ivy cries that "[[NoManOfWomanBorn No man can take us prisoner!]]" Cue [[FairCop officer Renee Montoya]] (a woman) shooting out their getaway car's tires.