Prepare to get flagellated in a feast of madcap hilarity, spiced with philosophical musing, as Craig, James and Alan dive deep into another solid two instalments of Doom Patrol’s consistently delightful third season. With stakes elevating, minds swapping components, and brains swapping bodies, there’s a lot to talk about, including the tricky and complex nature of evil, the tragedy of stolen childhood, the joy of frying-pan baby tennis, and why Doom Patrol, even at its zaniest, is fundamentally one of the most truthful and astute explorations of trauma and healing ever committed to the screen.

PLUS – In a bonus movie segment, James & Alan give some thoughts on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, while Craig makes the Rita Farr-esque case in defence of Julia Ducournau’s Titane. It’s art, so stick a pipe in it!

Aux Champs-Elyseeeeees !!

TIMINGS

00:04:00 – Doom Patrol S03E08: Subconscious Patrol
01:06:25 – Bar break
01:09:20 – fCinebriety: Dune, Titane
01:26:35 – Doom Patrol S03E09: Evil Patrol

Grant Morrison on The Invisibles, circa 1996:
https://arthurmag.com/2008/06/17/grant-morrison-1996-interview/

Morrison’s portrayal of The Brain and Mallah as lovers:
https://screenrant.com/doom-patrol-brain-monsieur-mallah-gorilla-romance-couple/

Julia Ducournau “explains” things about Titane:
https://youtu.be/EgKVrC-Lq3I

The Ancient Egyptians worshipped cats because they thought they were funny:
https://youtu.be/F3M9bp1n97w

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