It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with the characters of DC Stargirl. I’ve always been a fan of the superheroes; in fact, I’ve cosplayed a couple over the years at various comic conventions. That said, I’ve never considered myself a DC fan. That is until I discovered Doom Patrol. What I like Doom Patrol it is the same thing that I love Stargirl; the eccentricity that comes with a lovable group of misfits, or outcasts.
In the first episode, introduces us to the original of the Society of the Justice of America, the precursor to the Justice League, since that is being destroyed by the Injustice Society of America, whose names are relics from the early age of comics. Is Starman’s (Joel McHale) last moments he bequeathed his personal cosmic to his partner Stripesy, also known as Pat Dugan (Luke Wilson), in the hope that he can find someone worthy. Cut to 10 years later, Pat is now married with Barbara Whitmore (Amy Smart), is the step father of Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger), and is moving his family to Blue Valley, NE. While Pat was something of a pariah in the Justice of Society, having to take group shots due to his lack of powers, Courtney is an outcast in her new high school as she is forced to sit in the “leftovers” of the table, along with Yolanda Montez (Yvette Monreal) and Beth (Chapel of Anjelika Washington).
Finally, Courtney discovered Pat’s secret past life, and is elected by the cosmic staff to become the new Starman — or rather, Stargirl, in your case, and makes the Pat of his partner, S. T. R. I. P. E. (which looks like an update to Stripesy). In relation to the rest of the DC Universe, Stargirl is part of Earth-2, which is a multiverse that was created during the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” Arrowverse crossover episodes. Due to this, we will see glimpses of different versions of Flash and Green Lantern, as well as hide heroes as Hourman, Doctor Mid-Nite, and Wildcat and villains like Icicle, brain Waves, and the Dragon King.
The first couple of episodes seem to be the configuration of the ultimate fight between Stargirl and his team against the Injustice Society of the united states. Where other superhero shows can feel out of control due to an overwhelming amount of stories, Stargirl it manages to avoid this by streamlining all and make each and every plot feels as if it were as important as the next. You really grow to care about each character’s problems, and there are even a number of tearjerking moments — enough that I had to pause and wonder, “What the hell, DC?!”
Unlike Supergirl, Batwomanand The Flashthat only air on The CW, Stargirl it will air in both the DC Universe and The CW — specifically the broadcast a day before, in the DC-only service Monday. This gives Stargirl a slightly different feel, as the hero that exists in Earth-2, compared to the Earth-1, the CW favorite live. I’m excited to see where the series goes and is introduced to the two heroes and villains, young and old, as well as to see whether or not the relationships bloom through the enemy lines. If you are ready to let a new hero in your heart, Stargirl is, without a doubt, the do it with.
