- ❝ Oh. Look how square and boring I look. ❞
- — Harley Quinn[src]
Doctor Quinzel (also known simply as Harleen by Harley Quinn to distinguish her and her former self) is a minor character of the series. She is an apparition that appears to Harley whenever she needs advice, acting as a conscience for the supervillain.
Appearance[]
Doctor Quinzel's appearance is identical to Harley's, but she has a normal Caucasian skin tone instead of Harley's bleach white. Her blonde hair is kept in a bun and has no highlighted tips. Doctor Quinzel wears a red shirt, a black skirt, a white coat, and glasses. She is usually seen holding a clipboard to take notes.
Biography[]
Season 1[]
"Til Death Do Us Part"[]
- Main article: Til Death Do Us Part
Doctor Quinzel talks to Harley from a picture
She first appeared after Poison Ivy showed her a picture of them in the past, saying Harleen Quinzel was the only doctor to ever get through to her, questioning what Harley thought she would say to her regarding her relationship with the Joker. The picture starts talking to Harley, asking her for help diagnosing a patient of hers who is fixated on a murderous psychopath and won't end their relationship no matter how terribly he treats her. Harley easily diagnosed it as "classic abusive co-dependency" and quickly realized she was describing her own relationship with the Joker.
She appeared again after Harley had gotten back with Joker, only for him to betray her, letting her be dropped in a pool of acid (later revealed to be some margarita mix). In the acid, Harley has a mental flashback to the Joker romantically proposing. Still, Doctor Quinzel shows up and makes her realize that wasn't really what happened and that the "proposal" Joker gave her was a suicide bomb plan to kill Batman, only for him to save Harley in the process.
"Bensonhurst"[]
- Main article: Bensonhurst
Harley talks to Doctor Quinzel who projects out of her phone
She later appeared again on a cellphone after Harley texted Ivy and never got a response and mocked her usage of "LOL". After opening up about being abandoned by her crew, Doctor Quinzel told Harley that there's one person who still loves her, no matter what she does or who she is, which Harley thought she meant Ivy, but what she really means her mother.
She appeared again, this time in a car mirror, where she learned what happened to Harley after discovering that her parents were trying to kill her for a million-dollar bounty; she tried to explain that she had no idea that they would do that to their daughter.
The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour[]
"Journey to Love"[]
- Main article: Journey to Love
When Harley tried to push Ivy to open up to her, Doctor Quinzel appeared before Harley in their car's rearview mirror. Doctor Quinzel told (or reminded) the ex-psychiatrist supervillain that forcing Ivy could push her away instead. Quinzel urged Harley just to be supportive.
"Journey to Love Part 5"[]
- Main article: Journey to Love Part 5
To be added.
"Journey to Love Part 6"[]
- Main article: Journey to Love Part 6
To be added.
Season 3[]
"Another Sharkley Adventure"[]
- Main article: Another Sharkley Adventure
Harley started feeling guilty for leaving Batgirl at the mercy of Mad Hatter's goons. Harley had just heard Batgirl scream in terror from her elevator, and Dr. Quinzel appeared as a reflection in the elevator walls. Quinzel guided her patient to conclude that Batgirl shouldn't have to die, at least partly because both Harleens find the Mad Hatter ridiculous and repulsive.
Season 4[]
"Icons Only"[]
- Main article: Icons Only
To be added.
Season 5[]
"The Big Apricot"[]
- Main article: The Big Apricot
Doctor Quinzel appears briefly as a reflection a a glass railing, silently encouraging Harley as she consoles Superman who has lost his sense of identity as he feels Metropolis no longer needs him.
Personality[]
Much like Harley before she went insane, Dr. Quinzel talks in a very professional and friendly tone, always willing to help her patients with their issues. She communicates very effectively with Harley since they have a similar sense of wit (with Dr. Quinzel's being more tame) and memories. Dr. Quinzel is very aware that she is merely an apparition; furthermore, she is able to distinguish whether what Harley sees is real or not.
Media Appearances[]
Season 1
The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Trivia[]
- Doctor Quinzel likely represents the little sanity Harley Quinn still has left.
- Even though she represents her from her sane days, Doctor Quinzel never considers Harley's parents her own, calling them "your parents." Conversely, Harley says "our girlfriend" in season three when talking to Doctor Quinzel about Poison Ivy.
- In the cartoon, Poison Ivy apparently can't see Dr. Quinzel (in "Til Death Do Us Part", she had to assume Harley was hallucinating). However, in the "Journey to Love" comic, Ivy has extended interactions with Dr. Quinzel. Ivy is even joined by Quinzel while inside her mindscape à la Dr. Psycho.
Gallery[]
- See also: All images of Doctor Quinzel
