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Notes on - Doom Patrol: Finger Patrol

  The first song line is life is but a dream.   Subtle tell that ths is a dream sequence. So is Vic’s dream him worrying that hooking up with Roni will bring out the savagery in him like he’s seen in her **** Sorry to disturb your night terror. The sex ghosts are still hanging around, and Cliff is just rolling with it.   Will they matter to the overall plot later or just a fun visual? Jane is back in control as the primary, and is really embracing self pity Jane does seem to have taken the ‘its about protecting the girl’ lesson to heart. Is making a map of the underground the equivalent of AA’s making a bold self assessment? The thought of making the map brought out Baby Doll.   This feels kind of contrived.   Like, they had to get Baby Doll out for the rest of the plot, but wasn’t Jane just beating herself about ditching her responsibility as primary? Is there something uncomfortable about watching him infantilize Diane Guerroro like that So, is the candlemakers beef