Our version of Harley hits some pretty dramatic points, there are some real ups and downs, and that is 100 percent Kaley. It took a little while to get there, but sheвЂ™s a really good actress and when sheвЂ™s not putting on an affect, she can hit all these levels we wouldnвЂ™t have been able to hit otherwise. She was like, 'This is what I want to do.' Pat and I were torn, but as we got it back, she was absolutely right. We were uncertain, but we went with it because KaleyвЂ™s one of the nicest people youвЂ™ll meet sheвЂ™s just genuinely a nice, thoughtful person. I donвЂ™t want to sound like I'm doing a bad version of someone elseвЂ™s take on it.' Ultimately she felt like she could hit all of the notes better in the way she did it. But we sat with Kaley and talked to her about it and she was like, 'Look, I want to bring a different take to this. When we were first starting out, we were torn because itвЂ™s so iconic, itвЂ™s a huge part of the character. HALPERN: I can tell you one anecdote that really speaks to how good Kaley is and how right for this part she is and how much she thought about it: She doesnвЂ™t do the accent in the show. At one point in the comics it was very clear and now weвЂ™re not so sure, but weвЂ™re very sure in the show. It did exist, as you said, in little hints. Just like we wanted to start with Harley as a criminal and then maybe over a long period of time start exploring some of the antihero stuff thatвЂ™s in the comics now, we wanted to really slow-drip the evolution of HarleyвЂ™s relationship with Ivy. We were removed from that glass house, I guess, with people looking at us as weвЂ™re doing it. In the first page of this story, the line a couple of Robin Hoods with X-chromosomes threw me off in a lot of ways. To JustinвЂ™s point about the timeline of it all, our writers' room finished in February 2019, and then the show premiered in November 2019. Harley and Ivy are central here, and HarleyвЂ™s drama is way more potent and weighted because of it. Even in the case of Ivy and Kite Man, everyoneвЂ™s well-intentioned, everyone cares for each other, but maybe there are still lingering feelings outside of that relationship that are quite meaningful and life-changing. As Harley has experienced, and as Ivy may or may not experience, you can easily wind up with the wrong person for you.

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