Shootin' the Sh*t 'Bout The Suicide Squad - Renegade Capes #12

Tonight, on a BLOODY episode of Renegade Capes, Captain Kaye, OrganoidZero, The Director, Kay-Rah, and Haylee assemble to discuss The Suicide Squad, and in turn, take part in a minor domestic dispute between Josh and Kristal.

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How’s it goin’, fellow Renegades? THE DIRECTOR is back once again to bring you something so nice, we HAD to talk about it TWICE! We got a bunch’a the crew together to discuss James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad! It’s uh… it’s quite the discussion, especially since in the middle of it, Kay-Rah herself just decided to JUMP ON ME when I misinterpreted something in the film. But hey, who needs couple’s therapy when you’ve got a podcast?

Well, that’s just a small bit of it, I’ll go ahead and kick it over to the Captain real quick. You already know MY thoughts on this splatterpiece!

THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021)

“The film's inception is the direct result of that infamous 2018 debacle in which Gunn was unceremoniously fired from Disney. Every studio entered a bidding war to fund his next project, and the winner was WB Pictures, who gave him carte blanche to do whatever the hell he wanted. And as it turned out, The Suicide Squad is everything he wanted. To simply call this better than the 2016 film would be underselling it, when there is so much more it has to offer. For starters, the team dynamic is perfect. Idris Elba always excels at playing "the leader," and his performance as Bloodshot puts a nice little twist on that archetype. Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, and Margot Robbie reprise their roles as Amanda Waller, Rick Flagg and Harley Quinn respectively, and this time they're given much better material. But the two characters that stole my heart were Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher II, and David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man. As a filmmaker, Gunn's approach can be quite divisive, especially when there's nothing holding him back. I'd say your mileage may vary depending on which of the first two Guardians of the Galaxy films you prefer. Those who lean more towards the first may feel as if he's gone too far with the bloody, gory violence, and more jokes miss than hit. However, those who prefer Volume 2 (including myself) may welcome this film's more singular voice, it's ambition to push past the limits of your typical superhero film, while still fully embracing the genre's weirder aspects. The fact that the roster is primarily made up of C and D-list supervillains leaves Gunn with more room to stretch his creative legs. The reason I haven't talked about John Cena's Peacemaker yet is because my thoughts surrounding him breaches spoiler territory, and we'll have plenty of other opportunities for that discussion. For now, I'm simply fascinated by how one builds an entire series around this character. On the whole, The Suicide Squad is just a fun time at the movies. I wouldn't say it's better than Zack Snyder's Justice League, but what both have in common is that they're perfect examples of WarnerMedia allowing the directors' full, un-compromised vision to be realized.” - Captain Kaye

That’ll do it for today! We’ll see you guys next time, and thanks again to Brock for providing us video for this episode! Take care y’all — and don’t forget to check out the DC Defined playlist, including the video by yours truly ALL ABOUT BLUE BEETLE!