Hasn't that usually been the concern with having parallel film and TV franchises, as DC's trying to do? That you dilute the brand, and overexpose the characters?

Actually, if you follow the William Goldman quote you're referencing, they're not afraid of losing their jobs, they're afraid of losing the sweetheart production deals they invariably land after they lose their jobs (see Amy Pascal getting a production deal to run the Spider-Man franchise from Sony almost immediately…

Suicide Squad is a Batman film. This is already like '90s Marvel, where Wolverine was guesting in ten titles a week.

You don't want to use your Sarcasm Flare Gun in any situations that would call for a regular flare gun. It would be a tragedy if your boat was taking on water on the high seas, or you were stranded on a small island without a source of fresh water, and potential rescuers had to ask themselves: "Is that a real S.O.S.,…

Her weakness was her love of her sons (and granddaughter). It's kind of a shame that they didn't give her a single moment of figuring things out. There were moments where it seemed certain she was going to figure out that Dodd's daughter was betraying them, but no, Bear was the one who did that. Then it looked like…

I know that killing a cop is bad for business, but if you're going to kill the witnesses the cop is protecting, and let the cop see you coming to do it, you're not doing yourself any favors by leaving the cop alive.

I read it the same way at first, and I'd love to go over the establishing shot of the bookcase frame-by-frame just to make sure they didn't pull some digital sleight-of-hand to have the word "Mid" look at first like "Wild."

To be fair, aside from Cheney, the only cop who really screwed the pooch was the guard who fell asleep. Bad on him, bet it sucked to get gutted by the gangster wannabe from Buffalo. For the rest of them, it's not their fault they followed orders.

He didn't even have to sell that part. It was in the local paper!

A List of Characters, Ranked by Their Success or Lack Thereof, Massacre Edition

Criminals are a cowardly lot, prone to superstition.

It was known that Hanzee killed at least three people, including 2 cops, before Lou and Hank left Luverne, right? Killed the cops with an assault rifle. You'd think they'd take that seriously,

Peggy's line was perfect, because it put the freaky UFO moment in perspective. It's just a flying saucer, we've got real life to deal with.

All that dude's decision-making was from Ye Olde Book of Crappy Ideas.

Lou can probably shrug it off as oxygen deprivation because Bear was strangling him. Everyone else has no such excuse, though.

I have a feeling Kitchen Bro is the one who finally brings Hanzee down. He owes Hanzee for taking down his brother.

What Space Pope said—political speech is just the most protected form of speech, not the only protected form. In any case, wearing clothing that shows your support of a vigilante group qualifies as political speech.

That scene was actually accidental: the "cliff" was simply a piece of scenery Travolta previously chewed away.

I'd use a pay phone again if they rotated and blasted Orbital during my phone call. Monocle optional, though.

Nah, you can tell Travolta totally built his performance around that wig (and accompanying soul patch). He really needed his Broken Arrow hairpiece for that movie to shine…