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bird of Prey ( and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)saw Harley Quinn recover control over her life now that her relationship with the Joker is over , but after her escape from prison house and everything that pass in her new risky venture on the handsome projection screen , a prominent question arises : why did n’t ARGUS go after her ? DC ’s motion picture population ( unofficially titled DC Extended Universe ) is going through some variety after its first undulation of movies , which began in 2013 withMan of Steel , did n’t go as expect . TheDCEUwill continue exploring the stories of character like Wonder Woman and Aquaman , and will fully retcon others , such as Batman .
First in agate line wasBirds of Prey , marking the return of Margot Robbie ’s Harley Quinn after her introduction in David Ayer’sSuicide Squad . Birds of Preyfollows Harley Quinn ’s post - break up life and her teaming up withBlack Canary ( Jurnee Smollett - Bell ) , Renee Montoya ( Rosie Perez ) , andHuntress ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead)to keep untried Cassandra Cain dependable from crime lordRoman Sionis a.k.a . Black Mask ( Ewan McGregor).Birds of Preyis set some time after the events ofSuicide Squad , meaning that Harley Quinn was already out of pokey and back with the Joker .
concern : bird of Prey give Harley Quinn A Better Origin Story Than Suicide Squad
But give all the trouble Harley and ship’s company went through inSuicide Squadwith ARGUS and Amanda Waller , it seems odd that she was capable to ladder wild and free inBirds of Prey , with her only concern being where to hold up , protect Cassandra Cain , and take Sionis down . So , why did n’t ARGUS endeavor to get her back ?
Birds of Prey: ARGUS and Amanda Waller Didn’t Have a Place in the Story
InSuicide Squad , ARGUS director Amanda Waller ( Viola Davis ) convinces Washington D.C. official to set aside her to forgather a team of dangerous criminals from Belle Reve particular Security Barracks to ship them in dangerous fatal ops missions . The squad , called Task Force X , is formed by Harley Quinn , Deadshot , Captain Boomerang , El Diablo , Killer Croc , and Slipknot , and they agree to take part in the foreign mission in exchange for reduced sentences . By the end of the film , the surviving appendage were back at Belle Reve with ten years off their sentences and a couple of perks ( Harley , for instance , had a coffeemaker in her cell ) . As Harley was enjoying her burnt umber , the Joker and party broke into the penitentiary and rescue her .
Birds of Preyexplained that in brief after that , Harley and the Joker broke up , and he threw her out on the streets of Gotham . Harley kept this a mystery as being the Joker ’s spouse give her tribute in the reprehensible globe , but once word was out , everyone decease after her . Harley manifestly did n’t rest blue , and along with Renee , Black Canary , and Huntress , occupy Roman and company down . However , she never had to worry about ARGUS and Waller coming for her at any bit as they never showed up . AsBirds of Preyis a Harley Quinn story andnot aSuicide Squadsequel , Waller and company had no place in the story , which instead focused on Harley ’s new biography . Their absence will then have to be answered in James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad , asBirds of Preydidn’t offer an in - universe explanation . Though it ’s not bad that ARGUS did n’t go after her , it certainly makes some fans wonder why they allow Harley Quinn run detached like that .
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