“Similarly, Arthur appeared to imagine multiple facets of his life inJoker, especially toward the end.

His laughing prompts the Arkham psychiatrist to ask,“What’s so funny?

He doesn’t tell her the joke since”[She] wouldn’t get it.”

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How Will This Ending Affect Joker 2?

So, it would appear that most of what happened inJokerhappened.

Joker: Folie a Deuxis set to open in theaterson October 24.

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