((full)) | Creature Commandos Stagione 1 Episodio 1
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.
Halfway through the episode, we get the flashback. The Commandos are pinned down, Rick Flag Sr. is screaming into his comm for extraction, and the episode suddenly cuts to the Bride telling a story about how the team actually met. It’s a clever narrative device – the entire second half is a flashback showing each member’s “crime” that landed them in Waller’s custody. 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. Within five minutes of landing, Dr
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. The Bride has to physically drag Nina out
Creature Commandos Episode 1 is messy, loud, and occasionally too fast-paced for its own good. But it’s also funny, surprisingly touching, and visually stunning. James Gunn has proven he can do ragtag teams of misfits, but this feels different – darker, more tragic, with monsters who aren’t monsters because of what they are, but because of how the world treats them.
The Commandos are dropped into a fictional Eastern European nation called Pokolistan (Hungarian for “Hell” – subtle, James). A local princess with ties to a dark magical cult has been kidnapped, and the team’s job is to extract her before a rogue general uses her bloodline to summon an ancient demon. Simple, right?
Here’s a long, in-depth post about Creature Commandos Season 1, Episode 1, written in the style of an excited fan or reviewer:
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.
Halfway through the episode, we get the flashback. The Commandos are pinned down, Rick Flag Sr. is screaming into his comm for extraction, and the episode suddenly cuts to the Bride telling a story about how the team actually met. It’s a clever narrative device – the entire second half is a flashback showing each member’s “crime” that landed them in Waller’s custody.
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. Now excuse me while I watch Episode 2 because I need to know if Weasel survives.
Creature Commandos Episode 1 is messy, loud, and occasionally too fast-paced for its own good. But it’s also funny, surprisingly touching, and visually stunning. James Gunn has proven he can do ragtag teams of misfits, but this feels different – darker, more tragic, with monsters who aren’t monsters because of what they are, but because of how the world treats them.
The Commandos are dropped into a fictional Eastern European nation called Pokolistan (Hungarian for “Hell” – subtle, James). A local princess with ties to a dark magical cult has been kidnapped, and the team’s job is to extract her before a rogue general uses her bloodline to summon an ancient demon. Simple, right?
Here’s a long, in-depth post about Creature Commandos Season 1, Episode 1, written in the style of an excited fan or reviewer: