Doom Patrol’s Sophomore Season is Still Radiantly Bizarre

Alright, let’s run back the clock for a second because it’s a while since we’ve talked about DC Universe’s Doom Patrol, and since the original review came out, a few things have happened and some information has come to light. 1) Most pressingly to me, I actually got to watch the series in full.2) It was clarified to me that Doom Patrol the series is in fact set in a different universe than Titans by CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover.3) Most pressingly to you dear readers, the series has found a second home on HBO MAX. Now, if you haven’t jumped ship to the monolith that is HBO MAX but do still have your DC Universe account up and running, don’t fret: the sophomore season of Doom Patrol is going to premiere on June 25th on both platforms. And this is very much a good thing, and you should be excited for it. While I haven’t seen the full season yet, I was fortunate enough to see the first three episodes, and Doom Patrol’s charm is still apparent and has me excited to see the rest of the season.

To talk about season 2 properly, I should also take a second to talk about episodes four through fifteen of season one because that is during those episodes that I fell in love with the series. While the first three episodes were intriguing, the rest of the season was absolutely delightful and fully embraced the weirdness of the Doom Patrol mythos. Diane Guerrero got more screentime as Jane and we got to meet more of her 64 personalities residing in her head. Mark Shepherd made …