Left in a state of shock by what he had seen, it took Nightwing several issues to realize that Tarantula had raped him after murdering Blockbuster. However, when Tarantula learned that her beloved brother was being blackmailed into working for Blockbuster, she took matters into her own hands and killed the crime boss while an emotionally and physically exhausted Nightwing watched helplessly. Tarantula was a rival vigilante who helped Blockbuster because Nightwing tried to have her arrested for the murders she committed as part of her own violent war on crime. The issues leading up to Nightwing #93 found Dick Grayson's life slowly being dismantled by the crime boss Blockbuster.

However, with Harley Quinn season 3, episode 2 still making reference to the death of Blockbuster, Nightwing still can't escape his worst story from the original Nightwing comics. Given the controversial nature of Nightwing #93 and Tarantula, it makes sense that the showrunners and DC Comics might have thought better of a direct reference. The episode released on HBO Max has Nightwing saying he ' let Vigilante kill Blockbuster,' but the closed captioning for the episode still mentions Tarantula. Curiously, this reference to the villain Tarantula was changed from the Harley Quinn season 3, episode 2 screeners released to the press before the season. This was a direct reference to 2004's Nightwing #93 by Devin Grayson, Patrick Zircher and Andy Owens, which closed out a long-running storyline. Related: All 15 New DC Characters Harley Quinn Introduces In Season 3's Premiere However, it was revealed that Nightwing had an ulterior motive for his homecoming, after he had an emotional breakdown while trapped in a deadly escape room with Poison Ivy. Nightwing privately confessed that he ' let Tarantula kill Blockbuster' and that he came home because he was afraid he couldn't cut it as a superhero without Batman's help. The Protector of Blüdhaven claimed to have done this to help his mentor with cleaning up his city, as things in Gotham were even worse than usual following the events of the Harley Quinn season 2 ending. Harley Quinn season 3, episode 2, 'There's No Ivy In Team,' found the first Robin, Dick Grayson, returning to Gotham City after several years away.

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