Harley Quinn season 4 episode 8 delivers a clever jibe at the Snyderverse fandom – a full circle moment to season 2, the last time the Max’s DCU series mocked the Snyder cut movement. But the comedic line has left some fans chuckling on social media while others, particularly Zack Snyder’s Justice League stans have taken offence of the joke.
Harley Quinn season 4 episode 8 kicks off with fans’ favorite Harlivy traveling back from 2048 only to realize they arrived six days behind time to prevent the apocalypse. At first glance of the dull & muted palate color tone setting of Gotham City, Poison Ivy says, “F*ck, we’re gone a few days and the Snyderverse people took over.”
In fairness, if the creators were aiming to make a comparison to the color tone of Zack Snyder’s Justice League – it would be relevant though it appears the jibe was aimed at the Snyderverse stans instead.
Bashing the Snyderverse is turning into a common phenomenon in Hollywood. In fact, the Barbie movie also had a reference to the Snyderverse – which also faced backlash from fans for entertaining the idea of mocking the fanbase from the same studio that also overlooked the events that transpired during Joss Whedon’s reshoots of the 2017 DCEU ensemble.
This took me out!! 🤣#HarleyQuinn#SnyderVerse pic.twitter.com/EmbVSe4aJC
— Luis Ramos (@1LuisR1) August 31, 2023
Barbie and Harley Quinn show making a joke about the snyderverse: (stop dickriding) https://t.co/iXjFNXWbCI pic.twitter.com/I6I7TYPxVQ
— justnoone57 (@Wheresthesauce8) August 31, 2023
I’m sorry but I laughed. This one is funny. https://t.co/7wYHAyjvl4
— Lunwi (@Lunwi88) August 31, 2023
Not poison Ivy making a snyderverse joke. I freaking love this show. She’s right though😭🤣👏🏽 #HarleyQuinnS4 #HarleyQuinn pic.twitter.com/uaHuYJc0Tl
— 𝙶𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎✖️✖️//💥⏳🥀🐉 (@giselleb1234) August 31, 2023
I guess a dying show needs a pop culture icon reference to make it relevant again https://t.co/DaJPjsr38I
— Cobalt Flix (@Cobalt_flix) September 1, 2023
"Fuck, we're gone a few days and the SnyderVerse people took over?"
See, THAT is how you take a good-natured potshot that's actually funny. #HarleyQuinn
— Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist ✊🌘 (@ShokXoneStudios) August 31, 2023
Remember when the writing was a lot more decent and not petty when it came to this stuff? https://t.co/GKw7oUHB27 pic.twitter.com/e2Ot2avIzw
— Landon O'Leary (@Landon_O_Leary) August 31, 2023
Imagine claiming you don’t like these toxic fans but can’t help yourself to mention them all the time. https://t.co/eDjw63tQI6 pic.twitter.com/YGNsZXuAZm
— Soof 🇫🇷 – ZSJL associate producer #FRZSJL (@sooftc) September 1, 2023
“Move on Snyderbots. Go support Zack’s movie at Netflix. WB is finished with you and Zack.”
Looks like WB hasn’t moved on. https://t.co/tAdWvZn2t9
— Leonidas (@Signs2323) August 31, 2023
The great irony being they took her look for this cartoon from the Snyderverse version of Harley. https://t.co/gKRPac5UQH
— STEM (@steusmotus) August 31, 2023
Some of the jests in Harley Quinn season 4 have been a hit or miss lately which may also explain the fourth segment’s 79% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes (as of this writing) compared to the previous seasons.
Many of the series fans were also displeased by the creator’s handling of the Nightwing butt joke. The Nightwing’s arc is entirely centered around his butt, even after his untimely demise, Dick Grayson’s coffin is shaped to accommodate his enormous butt ( a running joke among fans that has become over-saturated at this point due to season 4).
Meanwhile, Harley Quinn is yet to receive a renewal to proceed with season 5. Earlier in July, the producer Cecilia Aranovich Hamilton said there was no update so far from DC Studios on the continuation of the show.
“Well, we don’t really know at this point,” Aranovich Hamilton said. “Nothing has been communicated directly to us. As far as we know, he likes the show. You know, he was in it. [Laughs] So we assume he’s a fan of the show. We don’t know exactly where we’re going to go from here… We hope that Season 4 is successful and the fans really like it and James Gunn likes it and we can continue exploring this universe, but this is all we know so far.”
Poison Ivy (looking at the apocalyptic Gotham): “We’re gone a few days and the SnyderVerse people took over?” 😂😭
Yes, this SnyderVerse person laughed#HarleyQuinn
— Ryan Huelsman (@TheAmazingRyGuy) August 31, 2023
It’s a me, Mario! É bella episodio di Bane, molto desarrollo e fettuccine, arrivederci #HarleyQuinn
Se acordaron de la rivalidad entre Lex Luthor & Superman, quien diría que la debilidad del Hombre de Acero es el Snyderverse, y todo esto ocurrió durante un maldito domingo. pic.twitter.com/OENX78BU3i
— enzo (@elcinemellama) August 31, 2023
Stunt joke. This show is not doing so good I suppose https://t.co/m2syRjM05a
— FakeNolanCarlos The Prophet Digital (@BobDigi69) August 31, 2023
The divide and hate against the Snyderverse inside WB is just insane and sickening https://t.co/Zmi1laaeSl
— 👑 (@DahiyaKnight) August 31, 2023
Zack living rent free in their mind
Barbie
Harley Quinn
….. https://t.co/hi179MfZDq— Redhood unoffl (@RedhoodUnoffl) August 31, 2023
How do these creators still care about this? The height of this 'SnyderVerse' debate was almost 3 years ago https://t.co/eQa9keVpfd
— Unbiased Snyder Fan (@snyder_all) August 31, 2023
“DUDE! THE HARLEY QUINN CARTOON HECKING ROASTED THE SNYDER CULT! SNYDER FANS ARE LIKE THE QANON AND TRUMPTARDS OF DC! TAKE THAT HACK SNYDER!” https://t.co/QD5TSJgrJ6 pic.twitter.com/B7obyDnlPk
— kaiss (@kaiss2based) August 31, 2023
THIS is why Zack Snyder chose Harley Quinn over Poison Ivy:pic.twitter.com/LuNvTOe5EJ pic.twitter.com/S1cdoYFSqc
— E.💀🏳️🌈 RIP DCEU🌹🪦 (@SnyderCastle) August 31, 2023
Not only Zack Snyder, but his fans are also pop culture royalty. LOL https://t.co/r9eQdweJDl
— Jo Costello (@MaJoJovi) August 31, 2023
Can't believe Teen Titans Go is the only DC property to reference Zack's movies without needlessly shitting on him https://t.co/BjCNCvAhTD
— #1 Bennu Enthusiast (@spiffspaceman18) August 31, 2023
Harley Quinn season 4 is available to stream on Max.
