My old roomie used to say people in Tennessee didn't know what stop signs meant. I can't verify from my visits. However, after spending a week in Nashville for a training, I can report drivers in that town don't know how crosswalks work. On consecutive days I was in the crosswalk, with the white little walking guy symbol, and nearly got run over by dipshits. Maybe they figured it was so hot no one would be out walking around.
The Doom Patrol attack a town in Illinois they suspect as a front for experimentation on people with metagenes. It's a trap set by some goofy-looking Musk/Zuckerberg mash-up who really wanted to makes Niles Caulder a job offer. The guy think Caulder's "Catastrophe theory" for super-powers is a great idea, especially combined with his work in nanotechnology.
They've subjected people to horrible accidents to activate metagenes, ala what Caulder did to the OG Doom Patrol, then used nanotech to steal the genes and graft it to their volunteer, Metawoman. Who is what would probably be a typically generic and photogenic cheerful and eager blonde. Because optics are important when you're a rich nitwit who thinks he's a visionary.
She beats up the Doom Patrol until it turns out there were serious flaws to this whole idea and she the metagenes go nuts in a truly disturbing display. Because the rich guy rushed the whole process without considering the potential drawbacks. Why would he? Always another eager volunteer, and the military's funding him, so shoot for the moon. Be a "disruptor," or whatever. The most surprising part is he's built a robot proxy that actually works. I would expect it to be glitchy as hell, randomly start screaming about killing all humans.
Yeah, that. I'm glad I wasn't eating when I read this, because that might have made me upchuck. I don't even think that's the grossest panel. Well played, Burnham. Not that she was that strong to begin with. Couldn't even trash Robotman's body with her first punch, and that guy goes through bodies like Iron Man does armors.
Culver emphasizes that Caulder has learned from and regrets his pat actions with the Doom Patrol. Which might mean "The Chief" is being needlessly protective of her current leadership role. She's limited the influence Caulder and Mento both can have (and I gotta wonder if Mento's stuck in that tube all the time by choice or not), and it backfired. Mento's powers are so restricted that it was easy to trick him into leading the team into a trap. Caulder kept the rich moron talking until he could hack the Chief and Degenerate's restraints. Culver's been hinting that all is not well in The Chief's system, that Jane wants out, so is that causing problems in how the team functions?
Two issues left to find out.
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Testuuuuoooooo!
(Ahem) Carry on.
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