It's time to man the time ship as Craig, James & Alan begin their bold exploration of Doom Patrol season 3's latter half, getting thoroughly timey-wimey in the process. Among the usual chuckles and daftness are some sober musings on the show's approach to themes of growth and self-realisation, its subtle but audacious inclusion of some radical political themes, and commitment to profound characterisation against a madcap backdrop. There's also lashings of love for the Sisterhood of Dada and the wealth of standout performances offered by one of the most formidable casts ever assembled, plus a host of Grant Morrison/Doom Patrol comics lore Easter eggs are spotted and pondered.

ALSO FEATURING bonus current TV chat, including thoughts on Squid Game, Sweet Home, Sex Education and more! PIFFLE-PAFFLE!


TIMINGS:

00:00:00 - Doom Patrol, S03E06: 1917 Patrol
01:04:18 - BAR BREAK
01:06:13 - fSobrieTV (bonus miscellaneous TV chat)
01:19:12 - Doom Patrol, S03E07: Bird Patrol


The origin of Wally Sage:
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Wallace_Sage_(New_Earth)

Agent "!" (The original Malcolm):
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Agent_!_(New_Earth)

Limmy's Requiem For a Plasterer:
https://youtu.be/jQAjGmPtlN0

That weird time Doctor Doom cried about 9/11:
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_2_36

A more sober perspective;
"Doctor Doom was exactly the sort of bastard who would have armed al-Qaeda with death rays and killer robots if he thought for one second it would piss off the hated Reed Richards and the rest of his mortal enemies in the Fantastic Four, but here he was sobbing with the best of them, as representative not of evil, but of Marvel Comics' collective shock, struck dumb and moved to hand-drawn tears by the thought that anyone could hate America and its people enough to do this."
- Grant Morrison, Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human
https://tinyurl.com/3nfbent7

All music referenced on our podcast can be found on the fSobriety Jukebox playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1jAIayDqTBbdWEl339DEST?si=15ee072827644102