Post by formersamhmd on Mar 18, 2018 19:48:31 GMT
His plan was always to corrupt or ruin Batman and Dent was always the biggest part of that. The yachts were the secondary thing. Of course, him being able to rig the boats to blow was part of his omnipotence too. And if Gordon and Batman had any brains they wouldn't have needed to have Batman take the fall for Dent and just cover up Dents' actions another way, but the plot needed them to be idiots and Joker omnipotent.
The boats weren’t secondary. They were a major part of his plan. They may not have been the only part of his plan, but he was still pretty frustrated and surprised when it didn’t work out. As for Batman taking the fall for Dent, that was the most viable way of covering up what Dent did. Contrary to what some might think, blaming the Joker would’ve raised a ton of questions.
Everything was really about Dent first and foremost. The boats were a secondary thing (and like I said, him being able to get them on the boats and rig the boats was just more omnipotence lazy writing) which is why he still felt victorious in the end.
They don't need to blame Joker, they just need to say Dent was left brain damaged and was dying from his injuries and cover up the deaths.