He Can't Because He's Dead



He Can't Because He's Dead is the only Further Evidence mini-episode of the first season of The Joker Blogs series. It was first uploaded on Youtube on October 21, 2011.

Characters

 * Scott McClure as Joker
 * Joseph T. Kramer as Steve

Production Notes

 * A picture of Mrs. Arkham is seen in Jeremiah's office. The actress portraying her, Kendra Cashmore, would later go on to fill the role of Harleen Quinzel in Season 2 of The Joker Blogs after Kira Westberg was unable to continue portraying the character.
 * The incoming text message chime was taken from Batman: Arkham Asylum, where it was used as the asylum's intercom chime.

Event Chronology

 * The events of "He Can't Because He's Dead" occur after "Arkham Bound" and before "A Dream Come True".
 * The beginning portion of the video where the Joker ends up in the wrong office is also footage seen in "Meet Steve", however, the events of "He Can't Because He's Dead" show what the Joker was doing in between the time before he killed Steve. This video also further explains how he tricked Mr. Fields into meeting him before murdering him. As seen in "Meet Steve", Steve is already dead and the Joker brought his body into Harleen's office.

Episode Connections

 * Of the names that appear in the Arkham Staff folder, several characters appear for the first time in later episodes:
 * Pearl Hope - Her voice is heard for the first time off-camera in "Artistic Merit" and is later seen for the first time in "Road Trip".
 * Quincy Sharp - He appears at Harleen's wedding in "Shotgun Wedding".
 * Hugo Strange - He appears in "Hypnotized" without his face being seen and is present during "Shotgun Wedding".
 * On Jeremiah's phone contacts are characters who later appear or are referenced:
 * Jonathan Crane appears in "An Apple A Day".
 * Carl Beaumont is referenced in a news snippet in "Staff Verification" and a backstory involving him unfolds in "Board Games".
 * Lyle Bolton appears in "A Dream Come True" and has a larger role in Season 2 of The Joker Blogs.
 * Thomas Elliot appears in "Shotgun Wedding" and "Staff Verification". He also takes on a larger role in Season 2 of The Joker Blogs.
 * Vernon Fields is the District Attorney that both the Joker and Harleen mentioned in "Arkham Bound".
 * There is a news article about Hugo and his wife Helen having a "domestic disturbance" (with an accompanying photo of a battered and bruised Helen). Their marital issues are further hinted at during their interactions in "Shotgun Wedding" and again in "Staff Verification" when Dr. Strange speaks of the collapse of his marriage.

Multimedia Connections

 * The writer for the article about Lex Luthor is Ron Troupe, a character from the DC Comics who is a reporter in Metropolis.
 * Leslie Thompkins is both listed in the Arkham Staff folder and as a contact on Jeremiah's phone. She is a doctor who was close friends with Thomas Wayne, Bruce's father, and she looked after Bruce when he lost his parents.