03-07-2025, 02:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2025, 02:14 PM by Eric Cartman.)
Also, as a weird parallel, I watched Creature Commandos because I'm curious where the new cinematic DC Universe is headed, which although very tonally different is also about a bunch of surprisingly competent when it matters losers and fuck ups doing unsanctioned black ops stuff nominally for the greater good.
Its pretty good! Could have easily been a movie rather than a TV show in terms of runtime, but the TV format lends itself to giving each of the characters a chance in the spotlight and an examination of who they are how they got there. It also dwells on the fact that the Dc universe must be a pretty fucked up and terrifying place for normies, which gives a lot of justification for the existence of a super powered black ops squad.
The setup is that post The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker Season 1 (which are both worth watching!) Taskforce X has been shut down pending congressional review, so - obviously - Amanda Waller has a Plan B, which is that if shes not allowed to use super criminals for operations, she will just make a different department made up of non-human operatives because thats totally different and none of them have any legal rights anyway.
My favorite character is GI Robot, a literal nazi killing machine, who just fucking loves killing nazis with his buddies, god bless his robotic heart. Lots of deep cuts for DC fans throughout too.
Its pretty good! Could have easily been a movie rather than a TV show in terms of runtime, but the TV format lends itself to giving each of the characters a chance in the spotlight and an examination of who they are how they got there. It also dwells on the fact that the Dc universe must be a pretty fucked up and terrifying place for normies, which gives a lot of justification for the existence of a super powered black ops squad.
The setup is that post The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker Season 1 (which are both worth watching!) Taskforce X has been shut down pending congressional review, so - obviously - Amanda Waller has a Plan B, which is that if shes not allowed to use super criminals for operations, she will just make a different department made up of non-human operatives because thats totally different and none of them have any legal rights anyway.
My favorite character is GI Robot, a literal nazi killing machine, who just fucking loves killing nazis with his buddies, god bless his robotic heart. Lots of deep cuts for DC fans throughout too.
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