There are so many things to love about HBO’s take on “Doom Patrol” member Rita Farr (aka Elasti-Girl): her gloriously retro 1950s clothing, hair, and makeup; her status as an active character who, despite her struggles with anxiety, grows as a person and starts taking on a leadership role (especially in Season 2); and her complex, fully-developed, flaw-filled backstory*, which serves as the source of her compassion for others — even difficult characters like The Chief.
But the thing I love most about Rita is likely to go unnoticed by healthy, able-bodied viewers: to my knowledge, she’s the only superhero on television living with a chronic illness.
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