The Worst Superhero Show You NEED To Watch 

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Who would have thought "Superheroes go to group therapy" could provide such an enticing plot hook.

Brandon Frasier nailed that role

No other show could do singing butts

the show is a breath of fresh air, comic book tv shows and movies shouldn't take themselves too seriously I'm so sick of the Marvel formula

DC shows have not really surpassed Doom Patrol IMO.

I like Doom Patrol more than Peacemaker. The opening of Doom Patrol has an incredible theme.

Its always so interesting watching show that you're going to be like: "Yep this is going to be an underrated gem and a cult classic" Its both good and bad but you know what? As long as the end result is good, I'm still happy.

My favorite episode was the one that introduced us to Danny rhe Street. Imagine a place that openly welcomed all of society's "rejects" with open arms; never judging them, hating them for their identities or wanting to force them to be "normal" like so many politicians are currently doing

I also followed Doom Patrol from start to finish. Great series with a real banger intro and outro song.

Of all the comic-book adaptations I've seen, perhaps the closest spiritually (and often textually) to its source material. I remember thinking more than once--are they going to (insert deeply unlikely Grant Morrison plot point/character here) and then being surprised and delighted when they pretty much did and pulled it off.

It’s pretty on point Doom Patrol for taking notes from Grant Morrison and Gerard Way by James Gunn fans.

I liked how Brain had a cameo in this nutty show, you know the Brain in a jar.

Be a Somebody! Just like Mr Nobody!

I was a background character in this show they filmed an episode in georgia and asked my baseball team if we wanted to maked a 100 dollars and we stayed up all night to be in a show for like less than 10 seconds

I adore this team. The show is one of the best shows I've ever seen. The fact they adapted so much of the 90s comic run is astounding. Best super hero show ever!

I'm surprised Cyborg didn't try joining the Titans after Doom Patrol.

I legitimately have no idea how DC is able to produce so many live-action shows... for most of the planet to never speak of them, kind of impressed, but also really confused

Kind of low budget, but... ... Well written, with likable characters and following its source material with evident respect and appreciation. I loved it.

If you're confused by anything I poorly explain in the video, I apologize. Watching the show will make everything make more sense lol.

If I had a penny for each time Michelle Gomez played a character who used to be evil but tries to become better slowly but steadily I’d have two pennies which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice

Doom patrol gave us the the idea of how an actual superpowered family be

Thanks for reminding me to finish this show. I feel like this was one of the shows that brought Brenden Frasier back to he limelight.

I remember when I first saw these guys in ‘Titans’. I immediately fell in love with them

“I am responsible for the tragedies the befell you all… Except you Victor, you’re just a brat.”

I was like “WTF am i watching?” at the first episode, and i loved it. So I finished the whole series.

I love that there’s a whole incredible amount of totally unhinged stuff you didn’t even mention, like Danny The Street, Flex Mentallo, The Decreator, Animal Vegetable Mineral Man, The Sex Ghosts and the BUTTS!

NLG this are the best super hero shows in modern times

I always like the Doom Patrol comics, especially the originals, and yes, Cliff was the heart and soul. But it just never took off for some reason despite several attempts. TBH, I wasn't even aware that this live-action version existed, but if I stumble over it someday, I'll definitely give it a look. Thanks!

The idea of this team at its core is so good: a group of misfit weirdos brought together to be the vanguard against any apocalypse that threatens the DC universe… but all of them are such dysfunctional wrecks they can’t work together for even a minute to do so. Asking the age old comics question “why didn’t x help with this event?” with Doom Patrol can reasonably be answered with “dealing with their own shit!”

My brother bought the entire series on DVD. He regrets nothing.

Michelle Gomez playing a character with a Time Machine in a show that also had Timothy Dalton in it at some point.. where have I seen that before?

Not trying to throw shade, I mean this as a genuine critique: this vide is framed as a pitch, trying to promote the show to an audience who has not seen it yet, and your pitch is genuinely quite good! I haven’t seen it and now I want to! That said, you drop a major spoiler 5 minutes into an 18 minute video. I genuinely want to see what you have to say, but I’m stopping here because you haven’t flagged spoilers and I want to see it for myself. I would recommend discussing thematics and writing FIRST, and then jumping into plot details at the end, after letting your audience know you’re entering spoiler territory. Again, no shade intended. What I’ve seen so far is great. Keep at it!

"Worst" not as in its a bad show but the fact they suck at being heroes.

"You NEED To Watch"....Then goes on to spoil the whole show smh

Is it me, or does cliff lowkey look like robot from invincible

There's never been anything quite like Doom Patrol before and I doubt there'll be anything like Doom Patrol again.

This show feels like what the umbrella academy wants to be

"Am I In Florida I just f*cking left Florida

Fun fact batman also has idd it's batman, Bruce, zerr an arr and sometimes the dark one depending who writes him but batman uses all his personalities all tactical not for show differently from say moon knight

I love Doom Patrol so much. This wacky show has so much heart and emotion inside of it.

my introduction to this show was from my dad watching it and I'm got hooked on it pretty much immediately, the show was weird but the characters were genuinely so endearing and just kept me wanting more and that ending left me bawling dude, even now 8 months later it still hits so hard, cliff watching his daughter and grandson be in good hands is such a good way to end it but the final line from cliff was what really hit me, the fact that his goal from the start of the first episode was made symbolic by the end was such a heartbreaking but beautiful end to a genuinely super underrated show

Still don't understand why they shoe horned cyborg into the show given having a robotman already.

Hello @LaughingLuLu I just wanted to say your video essay was amazing. I love the Doom Patrol from the moment it aired and I greatly appreciate your kind words that you gave out about the show. I have to agree that season 4 was a bit rocky and I wish they would have given a conclusion to both Dorothy and Kipling but the finale overall was both tragic and beautiful to watch. Plus you have to admit that season is a whole lot better compared to some of the MCU shows especially ones like Secret Invasion and Wandavision there was even a article online called “Inverse” that discussed about how season 2 of Doom Patrol avoided Wandavision’s finale flaw basically it was trying to avoid the mistakes Wandavision had made in its finale compared to that of Doom Patrols. Anyway I hope you see this text and hopefully respond back, have a nice day.

They blew all of their effects budget on Robot Man alone 😂

I love Doom patrol so much. Great video brother!

I remember when i watched the trailer in 2019-2020, right after i watched a teen titans ep with the doom patrol (black hole,p2) on an airplane. Was too young tho

Brandon Frazier robot man is one of my favorite superhero’s. A bitter sweet ending for a character that deserved it.

This is hands down one of my favorite DC shows to ever exist. No fuck it, one of my favorite shows ever, period.

All things considered the show is defintely the perfect show to binge on Pride Month

This show means so much to me. It just feels so special. Objectively it might not be the best of DCs live action shows but it is absolutely my favourite. It has gotten me so emotionally invested and I started reading some of the comics after seeing this show. I even went to the last panel for the show at NYCC and it was amazing, the actors were so genuine. It sucks that the show ended earlier than they wanted it to but it’s great to see it getting the appreciation it deserves.

Great video! My favourite character was Flex Mentallo but this video doesn't mention him. I guess he didn't play a major part in subsequent seasons, huh?

... wonderful, wonderful show, that actually had s satisfying final episode.

If you like the Doom Patrol I definitely recommend reading the source material, the Doom Patrol series written by Grant Morrison. There's a lot of differences, particulatly once you get to series 3, but you can see where all the references & tone came from.

8:36, Character-wise, Laura is one of the more interesting characters on the show due to how, on paper, she’s just a secret villain for the team to fight, but in practice, she’s a deeply conflicted person grappling with guilt her ego refuses to process, which parallels with Rita’s revenge plot against her coming off more as another one of her attempts to reinvent herself, to give herself a role, than as a means to avenge Malcolm (10:56, and to clarify, she was already their friend until she chose her job over the group and the soldier that killed Malcolm was following William Hodges’ order, not Laura’s). Somehow, even though Rita and the Sisterhood Of Dada were the ones who were wronged, Laura’s position isn’t exactly demonized, as she was juggling the bureaucracy of the Bureau Of Normalcy, the discrimination of metas at the Bureau and rival colleagues looking to take harsher stances on metas, including the Sisterhood. Rita may have been partly correct in the fact that Laura enjoyed having power or that she had an ego, but Laura was correct in valuing power, as it was, at that time, the only means she had to keep her eccentric, idealistic friends from being weaponized. This complexity also enriches the rest of the setting, as all the characters are similarly complex individuals unable to fully comprehend the nuances around aspects of their lives due to their traumas (The Underground seeing every man, and the world around them, as a threat to be subjugated because of how Kay’s parents and community mistreated her, Cliff attempting to fix his life in various ways to compensate for his many mistakes as a husband and father, Rita’s obsession with having a role due to her mother grooming her at a young age to be an actress she could profit off of, Larry isolating himself both out of shame and to be spared potential rejection as both a radioactive metahuman and a gay man, and Victor sacrificing his sense of identity into being Cyborg as his latest attempt to earn his approval), their perspectives too mired by their pain and ego for them to move beyond them. While the rest of the Doom Patrol (with the exception of Larry) begin to flounder about and spiral by Season 3’s end, it’s Laura that is able to acknowledge her mistakes and openly attempts to better herself, unfortunately meaning surrendering herself to Rita, whose identity now revolves around being a domineering team leader that bullies Laura.

For as stupidity funny the show can get They ended it so beautifully and heartwarming Has to be one of my favorite shows

Maybe I was too hard on this show, I focused on the general cheapness, and mid level directing. But I’m gonna give it a second shot for the characters.

The Forgotten Superhero Movie You Need to see Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe my favorite character was Bloodshot portrayed by the long departed Jason David Frank one of his few non Power Rangers acting roles and he killed It

The intro music is so bad ass

I feel the same way about Titans. It was made by the same people and both just understand what it means to have good characters and story. Both also know what the comics are and respect them. Even if they aren’t the best they still are great shows that should not have been cancelled

when i saw doom patrol i got a bit confused for one small detail instead of Cyborg, originally they had Beast Boy on it and i tought i would finally see a ok depiction of Beast boy on a live action still, i love Cyborg so it wasnt that big of a loss

The brain and Mallah do end up being a couple in "My Adventures With Superman". But Doom Patrol was the best DC show during the arrowverse era hands down. It honestly might be the best DC show out there. The only fault I've ever had with it was COVID. And I feel like they did DID justice. It's a pretty hard thing to get right due to ablist ideas as well as the very different nature of it. Media has this habit of portraying it as something to get rid of, rather than something that's a part of someone. I don't know what it's like, but I'm autistic and our community has the same exact problem with media.

One of my main gripes is we never got mr nobody back

Loved watching this with my best friend! It took us a while but this show is top notch!

I never expected to love it and it was a wonderful experience. It went places I could never predict and provided singing and dancing werebutts

The first season of Doom Patrol is genuinely amazing and required viewing, after that the quality honestly declines with each subsequent season enough that I consider the rest of the series beyond S1 optional.

I love this show. This video would be better if you gave reasons why it's interesting, different, and worth people's time instead of spoiling all four seasons of it.

Hey!! I remember when they were filming this back in the day near where I lived in Decatur. That’s the first and last time I heard about this show lmao

Thanks for the recommend bro.

Ill forever miss this show its forever stuck in my heart

This is one of my fav shows ever. Not just in terms of the superhero genre. Great deep dive. Was able to get the info and have fun. Please check out DC's "Powerless". It's the most underrated superhero show ever that died waaaaay too soon. It's got Alan Tudyk among a terrific cast.

* you need to read grant morrison

Was this show before or after Umbrella Academy released because I always saw this show as trying to imitate that so I might have to give it a watch

I thought it was too fractured and not mature enough to tackle the harder stuff. It had an identity crisis that really comes to a crescendo in season 3 and I tapped out by that point.

I hope beast boy gets to join the show, my first intro to doom patrol was ttg since Im not really a comic guy same with brain and the monkey dude,it feels strange for me seeing them live action

i loved these guys in the titans show i had no idea they had their own spinoff

I watched this show only because brendan fraser was in it (also alan tudyk), being a good show was just a plus in my book

This show feels a lot like umbrella academy, but in a good way.

The more i see about Doom Patrol, the more it looks like Umbrella Academy, i really NEED to watch this show-

So proud of you ❤

One of my fav shows ever, i love how much heart it has

I hate how they end good shows with fleshed out characters

Not gonna lie the only thing i can remember from this was that one scene where that one guy used his power to flex the a muscle, but ended up making everyone climax at the same time

Would you believe this is the role that saved Brendan Frazier’s career?

Its interesting how this incarnation of doom patrol has Cyborg as part of the team

"want to gravitate" ???

awesome vid, bravo

DCEU and CW combined couldn’t measure up to Doom Patrol. It’s one of my all time favorite shows. Granted, it does a bit too much near the end. But still a great show

What ever we do.... dont upset.... the Butts

This show is peak plus branden fraser

X men comics copied doom patrol comics, there I said it

I love Alan Tudyk

The show started really good. Then... It just became a gimmick. Just shock factor and to see how many times they can cram obscenities into each episode. Not to mention rehashing the same emotional beats over and over

I’m a marvel guy,always have been. But I can wholeheartedly say DC kicks marvels ass when it comes to TV/animated stuff. They don’t have the Disney overlord looking over them making sure it’s clean enough. I like the DC shows because the characters are like real people

my question is, is the brain in the jar brainicac? (or however u spell it)

You forgot season 5

5:34 this man is optimus prime

16:33 same

I notice you skipped over the last episode in season 1. Probably for the best.

also very annoyed they shuehorned in cyborg, DC keeps trying to shove him into every medium. That should have been beast boy, green lives mater!