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Originally Posted by KRX

Yes he did.


The way these panels are structured indicate that the Joker didn't immediately shoot Barbara once she opened the door. He stood there, holding the gun, which Barbara noticed almost immediately, hence the inclusion of the second panel right before the third. In the amount of time it took for the Joker to shoot Barbara, it is easy enough to presume that Barbara had time to react. A change like that in the film would be reasonable and much more in character for Barbara Gordon than the original comic.

Barbara Gordon is the daughter of the police commissioner in one of the most crime-ridden cities in the world. She probably would use the peephole.

If those three panels are entirely what you're basing your argument off, then that's simply you choosing to infer it that way. I look at those three panels and see:

1) Joker at the door
2) A panel that expresses the severity of the Joker holding a gun at her at point blank range.
3) Barbara's realisation at what's going on.

That could be like, seconds at the most.

Also, to say she's have reacted the way you think is also taking how much Batgirl has changed over time. The Batgirl that got shot by the Joker was probably taking out minor league criminals at the most, not people like that Joker. Fan base or not that's pretty much how people saw her, and still many probably do now. Everyone bar Batman would probably have reacted in the same way. In a story that's entirely about how messed up the Joker is, that much is to be expected.

The story itself is incredibly demeaning in the way it portrays Barbara, but I really don't think this is an example of it.