Matiu-kun.

I could be holding on okay about my family problems for a week or two and then my brain suddenly just bursts because I woke up late or some small crappy thing like that.

I'm on episode 7 now and it's so good???

The general premise is quite familiar to any lover of superhero stuff. Basically due to some circumstances several people somehow attain unusual powers and are gathered in the huge-ass house (the energy bills must be insane) by a mysterious Chief. And then weird shit starts happening.

I think in regards to general set-up it's a bit similar to Umbrella Academy, but in smaller details and characterizations it's a completely different thing.

The characters? - They are actually good people. Flawed, yeah, definitely, some of them did pretty messed up stuff in the past, but they're constantly trying to do better, be better. Deeply human, despite their supernatural abilities. I know that complete irredeemable assholes are quite popular with the public nowadays, but for me personally I like characters that have kindness in them, someone I could actually root for, and with at least some semblance of a moral compass.

The dynamic? Great! Everyone there is with their distinct quirks and loads of trauma, somehow culminating into a messed up but highly entertaining to watch found family. Also, at least for now - no romance within the group! Yey! Praise the gods, honestly, because you've no idea how annoyed I would be otherwise (a lot of media is ruined forever by adding a completely unnecessary romance subplots imo. Hollywood can't grasp the concept of love like 99% of the time). But with the way it's going and what kind of dynamic people there have with each other, any romance between them seems highly unlikely.

Humor? Oh yes! I'm too lazy to look for specific quotes, but because the characters are so different from each other, from their personalities and experiences to time periods, their interactions and reactions to the same events are hilarious.

The meta from The Narrator aka Mr Nobody is also top tear. I quite like meta things in media in general, and it's not easy to do it well, but here it's executed just right. The interesting thing about this running commentary on the events happening is that despite the seemingly omniscient perspective it's clear that The Narrator is biased and you can't really take his every word and opinion as absolute reality.

Also, one thing that I personally appreciate - even though there is a fair amount of graphic violence and gore, it's actually manageable and not crossing the "violence just for the shock value" line. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy some on-screen dismemberment every once in a while, but not when it starts to get gross. No way near the level of the Boys (please don't kill me, I like their memes).

Overall, this particular mix of scifi and magic, tragedy, comedy, heartfelt moments and good plot managed to resonate with my brain's wavelength. So here we go. Enjoy

1) DC live action series usually fail to garner enough attention; worse, Doom Patrol is niche compared to Flash or Batman-related series (which is like ... most series–Gotham, Pennyworth, even Titans)

2) It was DCU that holds it before HBO/Max bought them and I guess there was never much promoting either from DC itself and HBO/Max.

3) Nobody really knows Doom Patrol, the comic, unless you're a diehard DC fan. (Which makes a lot of sense that you get Umbrella Academy vibes from Doom Patrol, lol. Gerard Way did one of the runs for Doom Patrol comic in 2016.)

4) People who are obsessed with the cast but unfamiliar with DC are the ones who would bother trying to watch it. (Two and a Half Men fans would remember April Bowlby, Orange is the New Black would remember Diane Guerrero, Chuck and White Collar remember Matt Bomer, and most people already know Brendan Fraser and Timothy Dalton)

5) Some people became bored early with the episodes containing backstories of each character and just failed to enjoy the flow, thus dropping it.

6) I personally followed Doom Patrol when their season 2 had recently finished airing because I'm obsessed with Clint Mansell, the music composer for Doom Patrol along with Kevin Kiner (Star Wars Disney+ series). I love the music so much that I compiled all of the tracks from every season into one whole playlist on Spotify.

So, yeah, most people who watched Doom Patrol probably have been following someone's work (the directors, the producers, the composers, the costume designers, etc) or an actual ride-or-die DC fan.

This goes for all sizes and flow levels.

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Anon is a queer person whose straight friend makes these jokes, and anon is just curious about the reasons straight (or perceived straight) people make these jokes.

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