Written by James Gunn
Directed by Sam Liu
Nina (re Weasel): "I wonder what he's dreaming about."
The Bride: "Probably just chasing squirrels."
Remember when everyone thought Weasel killed 27 children? Well, it turns out that he didn't. Also, eight children died and if anything, Weasel, the poor thing was trying to save them. Talk about misjudging a character.
This episode was his time to shine with the flashbacks and my goodness, they were brutal. All Weasel did was befriend a bunch of children and between a freaked out groundskeepers, incompetent police and kids playing with matches, he got vilified big time.
On the other hand, Weasel did have at least one person in his corner. His lawyer, Elizabeth Bates (Linda Cardellini) genuinely believed he was innocent. She even tried to get him to give her more details on the incident in question but it didn't take.
Instead as Weasel went off on another mission to Pokolistan with The Bride, Nina and Doctor Phosphorus, we had the Rick Flag Sr and Eric Frankenstein bromance to contend. I mean there was some fighting, initial rival confusion, references to Titanic and When Harry Met Sally but their scenes were enjoyable. I'm still rooting for The Bride to kill Eric though.
As for Circe, well, I think she's telling the truth. Showing Amanda Waller of a Knightmare sequence future with Ilana, Gorilla Grodd and the Amethyst Knights as rulers. Yup, it was enough to scare Waller into sending Project M to take out the Princess. Too bad Rick Sr was too busy thinking with his dick than brain this episode.
- We got John Economos (Steve Agee) as well as Themyscira expert, Aisla MacPherson (Stephanie Beatriz) in this episode along with Congorilla (Jason Konopisos-Alvarez) and Nosferata in scenes.
- The Dark future included the likes of Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, Starfire, Green Arrow, Vigilante and Peacemaker slaughtered.
- Circe might be powerless with her hands covered but she could still get into Waller's head for that particular scene.
- Chronology: From where the previous one left off.
I didn't think I'd care about Weasel but Chasing Squirrels really did make me feel bad for the poor fella. His flashbacks were suitably horrible while the other plots of the episode were also on top form. This one might be my favourite yet.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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