History Recap / TheNewBatmanAdventuresE21MadLove

* AdaptedOut: Alfred appeared in the original graphic novel, where Batman [[MrExposition relayed]] the stuff about Harley which was cut out. Harvey Bullock and Renee Montoya also appeared briefly, both in a scene where Gordon receives a call about the Joker (racing on his way to Harley after she capture Batman) and being the ones who found Harley after the Joker knocked her through the window. Bullock also appeared in the scene where Gordon showed Batman Harley's video in the comic.

* KilledOffscreen: One of the flashbacks features a newspaper with headlines like "Joker Still at Large" and "Body Count Rises".

* IdiotBall: When Harleen sees a battered Joker brought back to Arkham, she tries hugging him, and screams when he's dragged back to his cell. Showing the level of attention they're known for, no-one at Arkham seems to notice, and she's allowed to keep talking to him.

** Also subverted with Harley, whom Joker knocks out a third-storey window. She's badly injured, but survives and is shown recovering in Arkham at the end.

** While The Joker is initially intent on leaving Batman unbothered (and then fleeing from Batman after he changes his mind and tries to murder him), Batman taunting him causes him to immediately lose all rational thought and immediately go for the kill. [[WesternAnimation/ReturnOfTheJoker This wouldn't be the last time this weakness was exploited.]]

* HonorBeforeReason: Subverted with Joker of all people in the climax. Despite having Batman at his mercy, Joker lets him go (albeit while leaving him still tied up) and gives his pointy-eared foe a pass on this one as an "apology" for Harley's actions. Satisfied, Joker starts to leave...only to stop and reconsider as he's halfway out the door. Joker realizes that, Harley's interference or not, this is simply too good of an opportunity to finally kill Bats to just pass it up on a technicality.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Downplayed example, since rather than having an "OhCrap" reaction it's more of just annoyance. Joker finds one of his old scrapped plans of killing Batman by lowering him into a tank of smiling piranhas and momentarily regains his vigor. But as he is talking through the plan, he suddenly remembers ''why'' he scrapped the plan in the first place, since he could never get the piranhas to smile in the first place.

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: One of the reasons why the Joker is so angry at Harley for pulling off one of his plans.

** During the therapy session with Harley, Joker recalls his happiest memory with his abusive father, claiming "There was only one time I ever saw Dad really happy: he took me to the circus when I was seven." Later, when Batman is exposing how Joker's "[[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic background]]" is all a ruse, he shares the one "memory" Harley thought only she knew: "There was only one time I ever saw Dad really happy: he took me to the ice show when I was seven." Although the mentioned location differs, which a teary-eyed Harley points out, it ''does'' puts her memory of sharing secrets with the Joker in [[WasItAllALie a whole new light]].

* NeverFoundTheBody: Discussed and Invoked by Batman. He tells Harley that even if she did kill him, the Joker wouldn't believe it because his remains could appear faked, noting that even though she might have his done belt it isn't that same as an actual body, specifically to have her tell the Joker to come over.