For DC fans, Harley Quinn’s the core of the iconic antihero’s origin story is well known. Once a career-focused psychologist, Dr. Harleen Quinzel’s life took a dramatic turn when, while working at Arkham Asylum, she encountered the Joker, falling not only in love with him but in his thrall, giving into madness, and becoming his sidekick before ultimately going her own way and, in more recent stories, seeking redemption for her past. While the details of that origin shift and change, that’s the core: brilliant woman led astray. But what if that wasn’t the story? What if Harley was the mastermind? What if instead of the Joker manipulating Harleen, it’s Harleen who is pulling the strings? That’s the premise of Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind, the latest audio series from Spotify, DC, and Warner Bros., but while the series has an intriguing premise as well as a solid vocal cast, it’s not without its issues that require, perhaps, a bit of extra evaluation.
