Why so ironclad? Halpern & Shumacker have just a few completely different causes. For one, they really feel that each Harley and Ivy have already been by way of an excessive amount of. Because the sequence explores, each had sad childhoods. And naturally, Harley simply acquired out of an abusive relationship with the Joker. Harley and Ivy are the primary optimistic influences in every others’ lives (comparatively talking), and Halpern and Schumacker need it to remain that means. Halpern mentioned:

“We simply determined it is extra fascinating to us to see a relationship that’s wholesome, however goes by way of the identical struggles that everyone else goes by way of. That appears like extra fertile floor that hasn’t been tapped into with Harley than the, ‘will they, will not they, they break up, they arrive again collectively.’ We have seen that s***.”

Certainly, break-ups are a reasonably routine solution to drive relationship drama, and that routine has cheapened it as a dramatic system. The writers of “Harley Quinn” clearly assume it is extra fascinating to see a burgeoning anti-hero and full-on supervillain attempt to maintain it collectively than name it quits.

Schumacker added one other, extra socially-conscious purpose for this “no break-up” rule: “It is actually necessary to everybody who works on the present to painting a queer relationship as a cheerful one. That is so necessary for us.” The rationale it took so lengthy for the connection to be official is that queerness was lengthy thought of taboo. Now that that is rightfully altering, we should not be so desperate to see Harley and Ivy be torn aside once more.