No Plan.

“Ledger’s Joker was a Force of Dark Nature, 

a personification of 

chaos and anarchy, 

or so he wanted us all to believe. 

In fact, Ledger’s Joker lied constantly, insisting he had no plan when the whole movie bore witness to his grand and awful designs.”

Do I •really• look like 

A Guy with  A PLAN? 

[ YES. ]

You know what I am? 

I'm a dog chasing cars. 

(shaking his hands) 

I wouldn't know what to •do• with one if I... caught it. 

[ The Dog is chasing The Cars AWAY — he isn’t •trying• to catch them — So, Which Wolf Wins..? ]

You know? I just DO things. 

The MOB has plans. 

[ Not really. ]

The COPS have plans. 

[ Not really. ]

Gordon's got plans.

[ Correct. ]

You know... 

They're schemers. 

Schemers trying to control 

Their LITTLE Worlds. 

I'm NOT A Schemer. 

[ No, You’re a Liar — Joker’s Wild. ]

I try to show The Schemers just how PATHETIC  their attempts to control things really are. 

[ “Pathetic” means “able to feel (emotional) things. So, yeah — they ARE pathetic. And so am I. ]

So... when I say... 

Ah. Come here.

[The clown holds Dent's head]

Joker: 

When I say, that you and 

your girlfriend was nothing PERSONAL —

[ They were just In The Way — “Tell Mike, it was nothing Personal — It was just Business. I always liked him.” ]

You KNOW I'm telling The Truth.

[ “I’m a MADMAN!! I’m Deranged Fiend...!! Just Look at My Outfit..!!” }

[The Joker slowly unties Dent's wrists]

Joker: It's The Schemers that put you where you are. 

[ He’s giving Dent permission to not be responsible for the consequences of his actions. ]

You WERE A Schemer —

You HAD Plans… and, uh... 

Look where THAT got ya.

[Dent grabs the Joker by his chest. The Joker wrestles himself out of Dent's grip, pinning him down]

Joker: I just did What I Do Best — 

(waving, sing-a-long tone) 

I TOOK your little plan and I turned it on ITSELF. 

(looking up) 

Look what I did to This City with a few drums of gas and a couple of bullets. Hm? 

You know… You know what I noticed? 

Nobody panics when things go "according to plan." — Even if The Plan is HORRIFYING. 

If tomorrow, I tell The Press that, like, a gangbanger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blowing up, NOBODY PANICS. 

Because it's all PART of The PLAN. 

But when I say that ONE little old mayor will die... well, then, everyone loses their MINDS.

[ He’s preaching Civic Irresponsibility, here — the assassination of A Mayor is a different order of crime, not a personal act of violence but an attack  against The State — The City, in this case. ]

[Dent breathes heavily, he seems to believe the Joker's words. The clown holds up a gun and hands it to Harvey]

Joker: 

Introduce a little anarchy. 

(arming the gun) 

Upset The Established Order 

and everything becomes CHAOS.

[He pushes the gun barrel against his own forehead]

Joker: 

I'm An Agent of Chaos.

Oh, and you know 

The Thing About Chaos....?

(waving his finger) 

It's FAIR.

[ Dent takes a few more angry, furious breaths before he holds up his lucky coin. He shows The Joker the clear side... ]

Harvey Dent: 

You live...

Joker: 

Mm-hmm…

[...and then the burned side]

Harvey Dent: 

....You DIE.

Joker: Hmm… Now we're talking.