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Harley Quinn webseries (2019)

It bugged me that Bane was so clueless about Italian, given that the comics character is a native Spanish speaker and they're very similar languages. But then, this version of Bane is a parody of Tom Hardy's movie version, so I guess he's not Hispanic. (Come to think of it, has it ever been established what Bane's name is in Spanish? Google Translate suggests "Perdición" or "Plaga," though maybe it would have be "Plago." Interestingly, the list of synonyms it gives me includes venena, "venom," which is the name of the drug that gives him his power.)

The bigger thing that bugs me about Bane's arc this season is that it ignores the romance he had with the dominatrix in the Valentine's Day special. I know that was nominally just a one-night stand, but it kind of felt like they were planting the seed for something more. But then she just disappeared and they gave Bane this pitiful unrequited crush on Nora, which is a step backward for the character and isn't as interesting.
 
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It's a me, Bahn-io!
(he said his name is toilet ha ha ha)
 
It's ironic that the show portrays Bane as dimwitted, since in the comics he's a strategic genius rivaling Batman. But I guess that's hardly unprecedented -- see Batman and Robin, for instance.
 
I've noticed that lately when it comes to the Italian accent everyone imitates Mario's.

Which is incredibly irritating, since it doesn't have the equivalent anywhere in Italy. At best it's a caricature (I suppose) of the Italian-American spoken by second or third-generation immigrants, but when they make native Italians speak like that it's vaguely offensive. We don't stick random vowels on any word.
 
I've noticed that lately when it comes to the Italian accent everyone imitates Mario's.

Uhh, no -- Mario's accent is an imitation of a stock Italian accent caricature that's been around since long, long before computer games existed. Ever heard Chico Marx?
 
Incidentally, it is not true that Italians and Spaniards understand each other perfectly. Every time I had to have a conversation in Spain we had to resort to English. I'm saying this because I saw this clip and it made me laugh too much:lol:

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Incidentally, it is not true that Italians and Spaniards understand each other perfectly.

I never said they would. I just meant they have enough in common that a speaker of one would not be completely clueless about the other. They could at least follow some of it.

At least, the Spanish and Italian words for "bathroom" sound the same, I think, so a Hispaniophone Bane would've been unlikely to make that mistake.
 
Loved the conclusion for this season. Harley and Ivy, refocusing their efforts together and teaming up with Oracle (!) and Catwoman...while Taila has revived Nightwing seeking revenge against Harley...even if though it was some weird potato clone that actually killed him! Oh, this wonderfully ridiculous show! :guffaw:

As much I loved listening to Giancarlo Esposito hamming it up, I'm glad Lex is off the table and now Taila is presumably going to be the primary villain next season. Can't wait!
 
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