Jwstauber

The season starts with a strong first 4 episodes before losing its focus and careening into a large amount of plot twists and turns that are just too much; the plot moves at such a breakneck speed that none of the plot points are given adequate time for any dramatic impact. The comedy also suffers. Not only are Harley and Ivy apart for much of the season, but comedy heavyweights from previous seasons such as Clayface, King Shark and Dr. Psycho are not given adequate time to shine. Ivy also is not given many opportunities to play her dry, "straight woman," role, reacting with sarcasm to Harley doing something chaotic, or a Clayface doing something stupid, which is her strength. There are also basically no scenes where characters are just hanging out, where witty banter has been exchanged in previous seasons. Season 5, at least, is well set up by the end of the season, but the writing team needs to slow down the pace, focus the story, and try to recapture the comedic magic of previous seasons for season 5 to bring the show back to its height as one of the best shows on TV.