Loved this!

Someone sent me this fanfic a while ago after I finished describing Harley Quinn as more of a tragic character than even Batman himself. I read it and, while it is very well written, I completely disagree with what Alfred says, which I assume is what you think of this matter (maybe not anymore, since it has been 7 years)

Joker creates a lot of Harley Quinns. He murders, mutilates, steals and ruins people's lives. Harley Quinn's existence has been proven to be only as help for the Joker to escape Arkham and then to fully obey him. He doesn't care at all about her. He hits her and constantly abuses her even after she carried out an order.

Her tragedy lies in her overconfidence. She thought she was ready for insanity, but like Batman has always said, Joker is on a completely different level. He twisted a fundamentally good person into a murderous, insane and twister female version of himself.

They're not "happy". They smile, laugh and are insane, which is not the same thing. She maybe loves him, but he doesn't love her. A man whose only goal is to destroy society cannot be capable of love. She's not "hired help". She's just another fool caught in his web of lies and deceit. The Mad Love shows this better than any comic, when Harley finds out he lied his mouth off but is still obsessed with him. Insanity has no cure.

I really like her portrayal in the Injustice comicbook prequel, I really recommend those. Harley tries to move on after Joker's death, and more or less realizes than the whole thing was a mistake and he had never actually loved her, though Harley is still insane.

I don't like how Joker/Harley is often portrayed in social media as "cute" or "beautiful". It's a criminal tricking a good person into becoming another criminal. It's the devil playing with a good girl's heart and mind. It's evil twisting good and making fun of it.

Still, just my opinion.

Of course there are things not even Bats can see.
Because he IS the definition of awesomeness, but there is still one person even more awesome - and that is Alfred.
Without good ol' Alfie, there wouldn't be much of a Batman.

PRAISE HIM

;)

A very interesting fic. Much to think about.

Keep wriiting! :)

hervissssa :)

Perfect! Everything about this story is perfect. The similarities between the Joker and Harley and Bruce and Alfred are insanely clever, because it''s been said that Bruce can be just as curiously unfeeling as the Joker (and even more so on many occasions). This is absolutely beautiful, i adore your work, hahaha. pleeeease don't stop writing, you have a real talent... especially with the dynamic between Harley and Joker and as they yare my only OTP, i can say that you do them (and all your characters) justice... Thankyouuuu sooooooo much for writing so many perfect stories and i hope you don't mind the long review :)

*bounce* God I love the way you write its so IC. About halfway through I realized that Alfred wasn't just talking about Harley anymore. Keep it up this was great.

You never cease to amaze me. The connention you made between Harley and Alfred was just to fucking perfect.

i did not read the story i just wanted to say i think it might be cool if terry miginasas (from batman beyond) if his brother became the new robin with the same costume as tim drakes

Alfred is more perceptive when it comes to people. Period. Looking forward to more stories.

“They’ve redefined the world to suit their distorted sense of reality. In this way they’ve unburdened themselves from the rules and standards of society. They perceive their behaviour as free from consequence. Of course they look happy.”

I said basically the same thing in "The Aftermath"! Awesome!

“My skills at prediction have increased exponentially over the years for some reason.”

HA!

"Even the most solitary man on earth has been known to occasionally crave companionship.”

Nice comparison.

OH! It's all a comparison! This was really something else. I truly enjoyed it. It's something few, including I, would ever think of. Bravo!

That's a sweet one. :) I was actually pleasantly surprised that I liked your Bruce so well - I've only ever read your Harley/Joker stories. But again, nice work!

Masterfully written. The parallel between Harley and Alfred is fully fleshed out using Batman's psych lecture and Alfred's ministrations and comments. For a piece of this type the length is perfect. It's not too short that it's rushed and not too long that our eyes start to swim over the text because it is so rare we find a fanfic of this caliber.

The advertisement for a threesome with the Joker, Harley, and Ivy did kind of break the moment though.

Masterfully written. The parallel between Harley and Alfred is fully fleshed out using Batman's psych lecture and Alfred's ministrations and comments. For a piece of this type the length is perfect. It's not too short that it's rushed and not too long that our eyes start to swim over the text because it is so rare we find a fanfic of this caliber.

The advertisement for a threesome with the Joker, Harley, and Ivy did kind of break the moment though.

I really like this piece. Refreshing. I enjoyed the juxtaposition of the Batman and Alfred's relationship with that of the Joker and Harley. Enjoyable, as always.

I thought this was an incredibly clever and funny story. The combination of commentary on both the JokerxHarley relationship and the Batman/Alfred relationship is virtually poetic, and you put it together so neatly. It was a pleasure to read.

Excellent idea and writing! Good work