In Silas’ case, this thread results in one of my favorite scenes of the season. Cliff, meanwhile, has to tread very lightly if he doesn’t want to absolutely demolish his next-to-last chance at being the father that he never was for Clara. Larry finally has someone to care for, a second chance at doing the right thing by caring for this misshapen electrical space slug. This has been the season of Bad Dads, as Cliff, Larry, and Silas work through their baggage and misgivings about their place in their kids’ lives. Everyone has made decisions that they regret or have otherwise changed them fundamentally, and that’s all brought to the forefront here. Still, this episode is dialed into the emotional ramifications of the season.
They sure seem to have disappeared as quickly as they arrived, didn’t they?
A recap is always handy, but this time may have been better spent elsewhere - like digging into what exactly happened to the Sisterhood of Dada. As cute as it is to have Rita try to re-explain the threat of Madame Rouge to Kay and to re-evaluate the Doom Patrol’s set of skills, it does feel a bit like we’re having to hear a lot of people talking about things they (and the audience) already know.
