If this is the start of the new DCU, count me in. Now excuse me while I watch Episode 2 because I need to know if Weasel survives.
– A bloody beautiful start.
Spoilers ahead for the first episode – proceed with caution (or don’t, because you should watch it first). creature commandos stagione 1 episodio 1
The episode wastes no time throwing us into the deep end. We open with Amanda Waller (viola Davis, voice-only but still terrifying) pitching the “Creature Commandos” to a reluctant General Rick Flag Sr. – yes, that Rick Flag’s father. The idea? A black ops team made up of imprisoned meta-humans who just happen to look like classic horror creatures. Why? Because sending humans into politically sensitive hot zones is a PR nightmare. Sending a werewolf, a vampire, a fish monster, a robot, and a witch? Deniable. And also hilarious. If this is the start of the new DCU, count me in
Within five minutes of landing, Dr. Phosphorus melts a guard’s face off by accident , G.I. Robot starts chanting “Kill Nazis” despite there being no Nazis present, and Weasel runs off into the woods to chase a squirrel. The Bride has to physically drag Nina out of the drop ship because Nina’s having a panic attack about leaving water for the first time in years. It’s chaotic. It’s beautiful. Spoilers ahead for the first episode – proceed