the Negative Woman to Larry’s Negative Man (Mariana Klaveno). (So that wraps that particular plot thread.) It’s a lot of literal grab ass between “Specs” (Jason Burkey) and “Zip” (Derek Evans) - who end up not actually being alive - with the meat of the story coming in the form of Larry’s interactions with “Moscow,” a.k.a. In the aftermath of his terrible reunion with his son, Larry ends up babysitting the Pioneers of the Uncharted, a trio of space explorers who Niles used back in 1955 to figure out the negative energy he ultimately used on Larry.

And after threats of a new primary before and the various personalities even telling Jane they’d prefer Miranda back in charge, despite the whole dead-in-a-well thing, Miranda is finally back in charge as the primary. What does happen, though, is the return of former primary Miranda (Samantha Marie Ware) from the well, claiming that the well will allow them to be “reborn,” just like she was. However, that question isn’t exactly answered in this episode, even as Jane - who really doesn’t want to accept these deaths - goes directly to Kay to try to figure out what to do and what she wants. Of course, that’s understandable, especially after how “Finger Patrol” ended, but Neil Reynolds’ script includes something that probably wasn’t the first thought on anyone’s mind when the Candlemaker popped into the Underground and got vengeance for Dorothy: Jane refuses to believe that Baby Doll and Flaming Katy are dead, as the Underground is just a “construct.” It’s a fair point, but considering Candlemaker - who, like Dorothy’s other “imaginary” friends, is technically a construct as well - was able to manifest into the Underground due to the power of Dorothy’s wish, it doesn’t hold up all that well. Most of the plot is going back to see the funeral procession for Baby Doll and Flaming Katy, which features a lot of walking and singing and somberness. Jane’s Underground coma - meaning, Jane seemingly in a coma … as she’s stuck in the Underground - is a plot that feels like it only exists to get to the final beat. For that, “Space Patrol” isn’t the most exciting episode of Doom Patrol, nor does it have the biggest character moments, as it is merely setting up for those moments down the road.īut still: It’s Doom Patrol, so there is fun to be had. The whole team is scattered - Jane in an Underground coma, Rita at her first rehearsal, Larry with the Pioneers of the Uncharted, Vic with Roni, and the unlikely partnership of Cliff and Niles on a mission to find Dorothy - all fending for themselves. Instead, it takes things relatively easy, providing more setup than anything else.

Despite adding “going to space … successfully” to its wacky bag of misadventures with “Space Patrol,” Doom Patrol doesn’t exactly build too much on the explosive ending that “Finger Patrol” provided last week.

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