If you’re already an abundantly silly show like Doom Patrol, how do you continue to up the ante? You will always have a great asset in Brendan Fraser voicing a fully robotic man known as Robotman AKA Cliff Steele, something I can say with the utmost certainty that no other show out there can claim, though you still have to find something for him and the rest of the team to do.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Most significantly, as compared to previous seasons, the show has largely emerged from out of the long shadow cast by Dr. Niles Caulder who had driven much of the initial story. Now, we see Cliff , Jane , Rita , Larry , and Cyborg all becoming closer than they’ve ever been before. Further, just as their relationships have changed, each has an individual. The most significant of this is that Cyborg no longer has his metal body or powers.
Without robbing the gags of their fun by giving any of them away, Doom Patrol almost feels young again. It never takes itself too seriously and is all the better for it. There are moments that could function as referential humor to the litany of other superhero stories, but it isn’t defined by it either. It brings back the aforementioned familiar elements, though the way they are integrated into the story feels more expensive than prior. Fraser remains the series' standout overall.
When Fraser goes back and forth with Guerrero is where the show is at its strongest. Even just him saying the word “howdy” is so ridiculous that it is impossible not to appreciate his commitment to the bit. Fraser remains a charismatic performer that is able to goof around alongside Guerrero, who provides a great comedic counterbalance. This reaches a high point in a sequence where they befriend some random teens outside a gas station who then are oddly brought into the fold.
Rather humorously, there is a moment where another character tries to remind them of the more serious mission they are all on and is subsequently taunted for doing so. It almost feels like the show understands that it has to have some sort of driving narrative force to hold everything together even if it would still rather just get up to various nonsense that doesn’t really matter in the overarching story.
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