Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 1)

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/era-and-especially-women-of-era-who-are-you-favourite-villainesses.1096605/

I've made it clear in the past that I love bad to the bone villainesses, those who are deliciously evil and so amazingly charismatic, charming, strong and independent, cunning and capable of chewing the scenery while still so fun to watch etc etc etc etc (especially if they have good points and reasons, see Poison Ivy being just right about her environmentalism).

But Poison Ivy isn't a villainess, especially not a "bad-to-the-bone" and "evil" one, because of that very reason. She's been practically an anti-hero for decades at this point, especially when she's running around with Selina and Harley. She's even been so defanged that she's hard to call a plant zealot* anymore, she backs down when even Bruce asks nicely nowadays.

*she's not an environmentalist, let alone "just right", especially in her more crazed, radical or villain form, she outright wants the extermination of humanity and possibly all animals (including those beloved cats) for plant supremacy.