The Joker Blogs

- Season 1

(2008)

The Joker, now at Arkham Asylum and designated as Patient #4479, begins his therapy with Dr. Harleen Quinzel.

The video sessions continue and this time they debate over the need for The Joker to remain at Arkham and not be sent to Blackgate Prison. But the doctor/patient roles are soon reversed when the topic of mortality is mentioned.

An unwelcome gift for Dr. Quinzel turns into a philosophical look at mortality and making every second count. Because just like for Steve, it could be the last.

After finding Steve's corpse in her office, Dr. Quinzel confronts the Joker about his actions. Unfortunately, the Joker doesn't take the subject matter very seriously.

With Dr. Quinzel now gone, the Joker is put under the care of Dr. Hugo Strange who attempts to use hypnotherapy to dive into the Joker's mind.

After Dr. Strange brutally assaulted the Joker, the staff at Arkham attempts to accommodate the Joker's needs to get on his good side. As a result, Dr. Quinzel has been reinstated as Joker's doctor. This time the two talk about how the asylum is basically catering to the madness of the patients.

Joker, while painting a portrait of Harleen, discusses with her about his own beliefs on what real art is. Harleen also goes into vivid detail about her possible future after her wedding with her fiancé: Guy.

The Joker finally breaks out of Arkham Asylum with the aid of Mac Rodello, whom the Joker kills before escaping the asylum.

After being recaptured following the "Wedding Day Massacre", the Joker is interrogated by Harvey Bullock and Jim Corrigan who try to learn what exactly happened after Joker broke out of Arkham.

After breaking out of Arkham, the Joker holds Jeremiah Arkham and nurse Pearl hostage and hitches a ride in Jeremiah's car.

The Joker and Jeremiah break into Lyle Bolton's apartment to take him as another hostage.

After breaking into their house, the Joker tortures Jeremiah and his wife at their dinner table. Eventually the Joker comes to an agreement with Jeremiah: if he does everything the Joker asks, he gets to see his wife again.

While making their way to the Narrows, the Joker gets rid of Lyle at the sewers. He keeps Pearl to serve as the driver, while Jeremiah documents the events with the camera Joker stole earlier.

The Joker breaks into the apartment of Guy Kopski's brother and the best-man for his wedding: Garrett. The Joker tortures him and orders Garrett to kill himself after writing a suicide note with Garrett's own signature.

After killing Guy's brother, Joker returns to Jeremiah and Pearl. The Joker eventually hires a new cameraman, a homeless man named Ted who documents the rest of the events as they make their way to the church where the wedding will take place.

After the chaos at Guy and Harleen's wedding, the Joker escapes the area with Pearl and Jeremiah. With the police now hunting them down, and the night coming to end, things take an interesting turn for everyone.

During the wedding of Guy and Harleen, things start to get out of hand after Guy's brother Garrett doesn't show up at the wedding. Things eventually take a turn for the worse when Joker crashes the wedding.

GCN presents Gotham Tonight, with Mike Engel with a special report on the recent capture of the terrorist known as "The Joker" and The Wedding Day Massacre.

Now back at the asylum, the Joker is being monitored very closely by the staff to make sure he doesn't break out again. The Joker soon mets with the new owner: Lex Luthor, who plans to keep his end of a bargain he made with Joker.