Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Harley Quinn Season 5, episode 5Following the villainous origins of Brainiac in the last episode,Harley QuinnSeason 5, episode 5 switches gears with a wild murder mystery party. Haunted by nightmares of a giant skull due to her and Ivy’s recent encounter with Brainiac that was subsequently wiped from their minds, Harley is full of anxious and inexplicable energy when Bruce Wayne invites them to a big pasta dinner for all the residents in the building. However, things take a wild turn with a major surprise guest.
AlthoughBrainiac is presumably still working to make Metropolis perfectbefore he shrinks it down and bottles it, Ivy and Harley have no idea what’s going on, nor that Lena Luthor is working with the Coluan supervillain as their memories were erased. However, it seems as though Harley’s subconscious still remembers Brainiac’s giant skull ship, and it continues to haunt her even at what must be one of the craziest dinners in DC history. Keeping that in mind,here’sour recap, ending explainer, and all the biggest Easter eggs/references we found inHarley QuinnSeason 5, episode 5.
Harley Quinn Season 5, Episode 5 Ending Explained
Nightwing’s Return as Red X, Alfred’s Dark Turn, and Harley’s New Job
Following Rex X’s initial attack, he took off his mask to reveal that he was a resurrected Nightwing bent on getting revenge against Harley Quinn for killing him in her sleep inHarley QuinnSeason 4. However, Bruce was able to apologize to both Dick and Damian at the same time, apologizing for the past and wanting to be a better father.While this ended Red X’s rage and started to calm everything down, the dinner guests then had to deal with a roided-out Macroni with Alfred having reached his absolute breaking point.
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Ultimately, Harley unleashed Shawn who ate all the showerheads in Bruce’s spa room to short out Alfred’s ankle monitor.Following Alfred’s arrest, Lois offers Harley a job as her new assistant at The Daily Planet to uncover what’s really going on in Metropolis. Having noticed that Harley was comparing Red X’s skull mask to the skull in her nightmares, the end ofHarley QuinnSeason 5, episode 5 confirms that Lois has been having the same nightmares, suggesting that she’s likely discovered the truth about Brainiac’s plans once before (but had her mind wiped just like Harley and Ivy).
