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Mood whiplash has always been an integral aspect of James Gunn’s writing, as viewers can go from laughing at Milton’s role in the squad to shedding a tear during Polka-Dot Man’s death. However, inCreature Commandos, this has been dialed to 11, and for good reason, as despite the episodes’ short runtime, Gunn has managed to give fans an adequate amount of laughs and boatloads of trauma.
As for the latter, almost every creature in the show has some of the most gut-wrenching backstories to be told in a DC show, which is saying something. One such character is Nina, and one complaint against her character’s purpose in the overall narrative highlights one major issue among some CBM fans.
Nina’s role inCreature Commandossums up the show’s overall theme
On top of being an entertaining start to the new era of DC,Creature Commandosalso serves as a well-written political commentary, which isn’t uncharted territory for Gunn, as seen inThe Suicide Squad. But while most of the creatures were forced by society into the life of villainy, which is a stretch for characters like G.I., The Bride, and Weasel, Nina on the other hand turns out to be completely harmless and innocent.
However, her lack of physical contribution to the team has left some confused, who claimed that she served no purpose in the story. Although she did turn out to be the most innocent and didn’t deserve to be incorporated into Task Force M, it’s indeed the point of her character. Not only does society fail her, but when she finally wields the knife to take a life upon The Bride’s convincing, Nina accepts the label of monster that society branded on her and dies as a result.
“Nina doesn’t do anything!”Right, that’s the point, she’s not a weapon or a soldier and she never should have been on this mission.Society failed her and she lost her life because of it; that’s the entire point of her character.pic.twitter.com/ZV6YKnvifo
But if it isn’t said explicitly, how will people ever understand it?pic.twitter.com/LYqvueQBew
She’s the heart of the series and the humanity of the team. Because of that, she’s arguably the most important character.
Media literacy is gone
Given that Nina didn’t deserve to die and be frowned upon only makes her story more tragic, further highlighting the grotesque and unforgiving reality of the world, in which happy endings aren’t always a given.
One tragic backstory exceeds Nina’s tragedy for James Gunn in terms of sadness
Apart from Nina, another tragic backstory that brought most of us to tears, which can besaid for most of them, was that of Weasel. Similar to Nina, Weasel was punished just for existing. Moreover, the fact that he can’t even speak further adds to his trauma of being unable to save the little girl, which boiled down to DCU’s incompetent police forces.
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As forJames Gunn‘s stance on Weasel’s flashbacks, the DC head expressed (viaVariety) that it might be the saddest thing he has ever written, and he’s not wrong.
I remember finishing [writing] it. I was in Colorado with my wife, and I remember I said, ‘I think I just wrote the saddest thing that I’ve ever written in my entire life.’
With season 2 deservingly greenlit, it’ll be interesting to see where the story goes from here, especially with The Bride at the top.
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Creature Commandosis available to stream on Max.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
