ARROW: Don't Expect Harley Quinn To Appear Again
At the Long Beach Comics Expo, Arrow showrunner Marc Guggenheim stated that the easter egg in Season 2 is as close as the show will ever get to using the Joker's main squeeze.
If you were hoping that Harley Quinn would be showing up in Arrow s03e17 "Suicidal Tendencies", you'll be disappointed. Arrow executive producer has confirmed [via Comic Book Resources] that the show won't be allowed to use Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel again due to David Ayers' Suicide Squad and Fox's Gotham. The "wink and nod" in season 2 is as close as Arrow will ever come to using the character. Perhaps the reason Michael Jai-White's Bronze Tiger is not returning this season on Arrow is because the character will also appear in Ayer's film? It's also interesting that Guggenheim mentions Gotham as a reason for exclusion as that show's producers said that the character would not be showing up in season one. Perhaps a pre-teen Harley will show up in season two?
Arrow returns with all new episodes, March 18th at 8PM on The CW.