![]() ![]() The way I square it, this is a kid who just so happens to also be named Cassandra Cain. Sara: Scorpios, you go too hard, but I am forced to respect it.Ĭlare: Mad respect - but from a distance.Ĭlare: Just so we're all on the same page, Cassandra Cain in the major motion picture Birds of Prey isn't the Cassandra Cain of the comics. Renee's brooding is classically Scorpio she not only builds an apartment-sized evidence dungeon at home, but she almost burns it up while drinking heavily at home after being suspended. It just sublimates into a deep grudge that Renee can brood from. Sara: She'll do justice all day and night.Ĭlare: But that doesn't mean that anger just magically evaporates. As long as she can bring monsters like Sionis to justice, she'll persist. Renee is deeply committed to justice so much that she suffers all the slings and arrows of working under her old dismissive partner, besides her new dismissive partner, and her ex-girlfriend at the DA's office. Sara: Working in close quarters with Harvey Bullock for years will do that to a detective.Ĭlare: Scorpios are known for gritting their teeth and never giving up. Accordingly, this is one of the greatest gifts this film could give to me. Sara: Like many Scorpios before her, Rosie Perez Renee is wife material and also ex-wife material.Ĭlare: DIVORCE ME, RENEE! In Birds of Prey, Renee Montoya is retrofitted to be an older GCPD detective, with a running gag that she sounds like she stepped out of a bad '80s cop movie. Sara: The looks, the grace, the ability to beat up multiple people at once… it all screams "Libra." Every single look in Birds of Prey is flawless, but Dinah consistently rolls up in some of the best, which is extremely Libra of her. She rolls up to a work gig in an amazing gold-and-black bustier and navy suit. Dinah! Your Zodiac controls your destiny in subtle ways.Ĭlare: Also: it’s very hard for Dinah to lay low because she’s just so effortlessly cool. Sara: Libras are also obsessed with partnerships and hate being alone so it kind of makes sense that Dinah is constantly in a partnership or on teams. And that’s where we find Dinah: trying to keep things running smoothly, but struggling as her need to keep her head low conflicts in her need to do the right thing. Libras often try to keep the peace or the status quo, but they run a risk in losing their own wants and needs in the process. Sara: Damn! Not the most charming, likable sign that we all love again!Ĭlare: WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING? While Dinah Lance in the comics is quite comfortable being the center of attention, Dinah in Birds of Prey tries to hide her own shine, concealing her ability to canary cry and trying to stay in the sweet spot of Roman Sionis' attention - favored, but not his right-hand woman. From the amazing outfits to the great monologuing skills, every part of Harley Quinn is triumphant Gemini excellence and we are compelled to be here for it. The only arc that I can think of that matches this level of sheer Gemini energy is Prince in Purple Rain. Sara: This is the most Gemini arc possible. And making more bad decisions that turn out okay! A lot of the film is Harley struggling to stay a step ahead of the consequences of her own bad decisions (ugh, relatable), and she’s able to do that (…more or less) by thinking quickly on her feet. Geminis operate as speedily as their ruling planet, Mercury, suggests normally, and Harley is a Chaos Gemini. days-but recovering from her breakup and trying to break out on her own compromises her already compromised impulse control, resulting in self-tattooing, exotic pet acquisition, and even more violence. Sara: No one loves puns more than a Gemini, so you are granting sufficient tribute to the Gemini Queen.Ĭlare: Birds of Prey brings us a Harley that I described to Sara as "a trash goblin and I love her." She's smart, certainly - she occasionally drops psychological bon mots gleaned from her Ph.D. One might say Harley is a… Quinntessential Gemini. But some characters, no matter what, have an astrological true north, and one of those characters is Harley Quinn. ![]() ![]() Clare: Previously on Star Signs, we've talked about how different incarnations and adaptations of characters often have different signs. ![]()
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