Guessing Rita's condition allows her to just stay at her prime look forever since she's essentially living plastic. The spirit inside of Mr. Negative must keep him from growing old? Crazy Jane I just assume is due to when she got the injection which gave her personalities their powers, one of the side effects must've been slowed aging.I just wanted to ask...why do they not age? I guess you can handwave Robotman but seemingly everyone else is the same age for decades.
Yeah, these are the "explanations" I've basically assumed as well. I think they showed the Doctor as well though being Dalton's age for decades. But I know nothing about him so I guess there can be a million explanations there. Not that any of this particularly matters in this universe!Guessing Rita's condition allows her to just stay at her prime look forever since she's essentially living plastic. The spirit inside of Mr. Negative must keep him from growing old? Crazy Jane I just assume is due to when she got the injection which gave her personalities their powers, one of the side effects must've been slowed aging.
I just wanted to ask...why do they not age? I guess you can handwave Robotman but seemingly everyone else is the same age for decades.
i think something is going on. Its very in your face with the decades everyones origin flashbacks take place at. Each is very distinct from the next.. 80s McMansion, 50s Hollywood, 60s atomic age, 70s punk. Even in the last episode with Marilyns (Maryanns?) first lines being a joke about aging. Maybe its nothing but it feels like it something.I just wanted to ask...why do they not age? I guess you can handwave Robotman but seemingly everyone else is the same age for decades.
There's a rumor going around that it's already been renewed for season 2 and will start filming in June. Here's hoping. 🤞
I just wanted to ask...why do they not age? I guess you can handwave Robotman but seemingly everyone else is the same age for decades.
Something has got to be going on. Every episode there is something front and center that hints at the age issue. The Chief is still his Dalton self with the old Doom Patrol but should have aged worse than Mento with the current team. All we know for sure is that the villain of the show is a reality-warper with seemingly complete mastery over time so who knows where things will end up?it's weird that apparently all metahumans in this show's universe are immortal and no one ever sees fit to bring that up
I definitely feel like we're going to get some big reveal regarding their age issue. No way they don't address it. It's getting more and more obvious with each episode.
That said, another fantastic episode. I haven't enjoyed a DC show this much since ever. It's surpassed Flash S1 for me even.
This was my theory as well which I made a post of a few pages back.I don't think it's too far-fetched that Rita, Jane, and Larry seem to be getting longer longevity from their powers, albeit a little convenient. As well as for the Chief.... (comic spoiler speculation)In the Silver Age Comics The Chief was tasked by the Brotherhood of Evil's General Immortus to develop a solution for immortality so Immortus could live even longer. Perhaps the Chief in the show is prolonging his life with such solution? It would meld with this morally ambiguous take on the character.
In regards to the aging I think BLOODED_hands is pretty right on the money.
Rita's power can change her appearance. Heck, she might be immortal for all we know.
Cliff is a robot.
Larry is bandaged up. And ***Comic Spoiler, not sure how relevant*** they could take a page from Giffen's run where it is made clear that Larry is in fact a corpse and the Negative Spirit is what animates him.
And Jane is a mess of powers and personalities. Who knows, maybe Kay is actually older but we never get to meet her or maybe Kay doesn't age at all because she is locked away inside herself.
Oh and Cyborg somethingsomething.
One thing that I think shouldn't be overlooked is the way the time periods impact the characters. When bringing Rita and Larry off the page they naturally fit into certain time periods and said time periods are directly reflected into their characterization and stories. Cliff's origin might not be too impacted by the time it was set but because they are doing the 'grown up daughter he never got to know' angle, it kind of had to happen.
And looking at the show and its story a lot of it hinges on the past, whether it is the history of the Chief, the DP, and Mr. Nobody, or the past traumas that plague everyone. History matters a lot on The Doom Patrol.
Holy shit that was an incredible episode. Maybe my favorite one yet.
What was The Chief referring to with his scene with Joshua?
Yeah, I got where I fast-forward almost every comic show but this and Gotham.This is the best superhero series and it's quite shocking to me that I feel this way. Watching all of the other ones, both DC and Marvel, I find myself waiting for some sort of showdown as the episodes go by. That's not the case with this show. The story is entertaining enough that I'm not wondering when the next fight scene or confrontation is. Excellent show. Robotman is the best.
I really enjoyed the newest episode, although it makes me feel worse and worse about The Chief.
That said, based off what we saw of him in Teen Titans, it's not a surprise. Even in the comics he was morally ambiguous.
Oh fuuck I hope they don't do this cause then I'll be sad I spoiled it. Sounds awesomeBased on the comics, The Chief was not morally ambiguous.Morrison actually established that was The Chief that caused the accidents that turn them into freaks. The man is quite insane.