CW: Death of Children (will be referenced, but I won’t go into detail. It’s featured in one episode). In my opinion, that episode is difficult to watch.

My husband has been following DC and their TV and film schedule. James Gunn is at the helm and I’m curious about his projects and how they will be received by fans. The DC film universe has always been disorganized, which is a shame because there’s so much potential. One of the first projects in James Gunn’s schedule is an animated show called Creature Commandos. My husband watched it, so he encouraged me to do the same. We watched the show together last weekend. Without knowing anything about Creature Commandos, I thought the show did an excellent job showcasing the characters in only seven episodes.

Creature Commandos takes place after The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. Amanda Waller (voiced by Viola Davis) has to change tactics after her daughter revealed to the public about Suicide Squad’s existence. Amanda decides to form a new superhero group called Creature Commandos and since they aren’t human beings, there’s no way she’s violating any human rights laws, right? Amanda tasks Rick Flag Sr. (voiced by Frank Grillo) to lead the group. The group consists of The Bride (voiced by Indira Varma), G.I. Robot, Weasel (both G.I. Robot and Weasel are voiced by Sean Gunn), Doctor Phosphorus (voiced by Alan Tudyk), and Nina Mazursky (voiced by Zoë Chao). Creature Commando’s first mission is to protect a princess from an assassination attempt.

I enjoyed this show more than I thought I would. To be fair, I didn’t know much about the show before watching it. G.I. Robot is a Nazi-killing robot who needs to be protected at all costs. The way G.I. Robot smiles when Rick Flag tells him the enemies are Nazis, it was adorable. I liked the friendship that was formed between Bride and Nina. The characters worked well together and all had their own reasons as to why they ended up on this team.

Before watching Creature Commandos, I’d recommend reading the episode description for episode #4 ahead of time. The content warning I posted above is for this episode. The fourth episode details Weasel’s back story and my husband warned me about this episode before I watched it. The episode involves the death of children and I SOBBED. James Gunn, how could you do this to me? I was sobbing so hard that my husband had to stop the show and ask if I was okay to continue, which I was, but he had to promise me that nothing else bad was going to happen. I did not expect this episode to get to me as much as it had, but it was so upsetting. This episode is worth watching because it provides more backstory to Weasel who is in The Suicide Squad movie. Be prepared to have a tissue box nearby.

Creature Commandos is a strong start for the DC universe. I would be open to watching another season of Creature Commandos if renewed for season #2. I want to dive into the Creature Commandos comics and learn more about this team. I love The Suicide Squad, so I’d love this ragtag anti-hero team.