If, for some ungodly purpose, you want extra proof of how superheroes have conquered mainstream popular culture, you may cease your search on the ongoing 2022 Winter Olympics. That’s as a result of it’s the place the place Joker and Harley Quinn took to the ice-skating rink to do an interpretative routine exploring their troubled, tragic previous relationship. At least I feel that’s what they had been doing.

In fact, German skaters Katharina Muller and Tim Dieck did the precise deciphering, selecting Jared Leto’s portrayal of Joker and Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn from the non-critically-acclaimed Suicide Squad film. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Muller and Dieck’s routine was not critically acclaimed both, and actually was fairly dangerous. (You’ll have to head here to watch it.) Now, I don’t say that as somebody who has any enterprise judging determine skating, however as somebody who’s merely reporting the duo obtained a rating of 63.21, sufficient to internet them tenth (and final) place within the occasion.

As a layperson, nonetheless, I’ll say the Joker/Harley Quinn-ness of the routine felt greater than somewhat missing. Other than the shiny purple jacket worn by Dieck, the cringy mimed neck snap that kicked off their efficiency, and the recording of Leto’s Joker snigger on the finish, there’s nothing within the precise skating that implied Harley’s violently chaotic vitality or the Joker’s evil, merciless toxicity. Honestly, the skating didn’t give me any sense of any emotion—it simply appeared sort of boring and awkward, which the commentators additionally famous when the routine was completed.

I imply, the one purpose I do know Muller is taking part in Harley Quinn is as a result of the NBC Olympics protection says so, and since she’s probably the most believable feminine character to be hanging out with the Joker on an ice rink. But take her off the ice and away from Dieck, and I wouldn’t be capable to guess in one million years she was presupposed to be Harley.

On the brilliant aspect for the pair, the efficiency isn’t even near the worst things which can be taking place at this yr’s Olympics.

[Via Polygon]

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