Hell to Pay.

[@KingOfMadCows]

As a wise man once said, "you might be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper."

[@AliG6252010]

Great quote who said that

[@TheJake167]

THATS HARD

[@KingOfMadCows]

​@@AliG6252010Death from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.

[@ayee7503]

​@@AliG6252010 "You can be a King or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper." Final words of Robert Harris shortly before his execution.

[@yalieyal4362]

​@@ayee7503source?

[@zaphero5518]

I adore how unlike Geoff John's Flashpoint sequels just repeatedly resurrecting and killing him because immortal time villain is scary and a free stakes raiser, DCAMU Thawne canonically goes "IT WAS ME BARRY" *gunshot*... "Oh crap I have a hole in my head. I'm gonna die! I can't stop Barry or move anywhere near fast enough to keep up with him now and I'm going to Hell! Wow I wasted my life being petty!" It's such a perfect way to disempower and end the life of the pettiest supervillain.

[@abdalrrahim]

Yeah . They made him look powerful without making him unkillable . It is very impressive that he can go to anouther time-line in 1 nanoseconde just to give himself a chance even if he doesn't have infinite respawn button like the comic .

[@velnz5475]

it was me Barry! I opened all your cereal boxes to make it go stale! I am every bad breakfast you ever had!

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

From when I first saw this movie, I came to a headcanon about the card that I feel like supports the themes of the movie well- That it works, as advertised, honestly... but was made be Demons as bait. So much of the film is damned people refusing to seek redemption, chasing the card instead and damning themselves further for it- Zoom, Savage, and Waller all off the top of my head, having not seen it in awhile. If Waller had *tried* to make amends and redeem herself for her sins in the time she spent sending task force X after the card, she might've been able to make peace and find some manner of redemption. But by the end, she takes the card, now an empty lie, and thinks herself untouchable by hell. What a perfect trap for demons to lay, don't you think? To leave mortals scrambling and murdering and slaughtering eachother all on the empty promise of a salvation they could have *tried* to seek the proper way, but it's easier for them to keep doing the very things that damned them for the fleeting promise of a possibility that will always slip through their fingers. And in the end, almost by some quiet miracle, it goes to someone who *was* trying for redemption. Someone who was repentant, and fighting to be better.

[@dumbidea1007]

I hated this version of waller. Look i love waller but this is not her i prefer fat waller but personality wise she suck. Waller would never want the card as she is self righteous and believe she is correct because she is most of the time. A proper end would be her getting the card intact then destroying it and saying that it was to make sure that all those super villain would not assume that they can break the rules. She doesn't even need to believe it just her saying people's should own their actions and that this card is just creating chaos everywhere it goes

[@khornetto]

@@dumbidea1007 Dunno, she's always been quite realist and her whole concept is "we do horrible shit in the shadows, with horrible people". She understands it's bad, she just things she has to. She's also been quite the hypocrite before, and I love the idea of her getting uneasy as her time comes to an end.

[@dumbidea1007]

@@khornetto yeah but she always felt better than that. Like she wouldn't risk it all for herself She would for a greater cause this waller is too 'small' in that regards

[@southanime]

​@@dumbidea1007I believe that's the lie every self righteous person says to themselves "i may be bad but it's to stop an even worse outcome" a lie that crumbles when the very real fact of her mortality stares at her. She reflects on her life and she is afraid of the consequences.

[@dumbidea1007]

@@southanime yeah but then that just makes her a weak corrupted politician. It's just a very poor version I prefer the ones where she is doing horrible crap and doesn't hesitate because she believe in her cause

[@zachryder3150]

Why is every animated and live-action Killer Frost so friggin hot?

[@jordanpax9735]

Because she just is hot

[@soomitsunami5936]

@@jordanpax9735she’s a femme fatal

[@Guy_who_likes-music]

Don't you mean cool 😅

[@Mokey_MokeyLordofPuns]

You my friend have a type

[@WanderingSorceress]

I love how JL Dark: Apokolips War referenced this. Harley's mentions that Waller died of cancer & the camera lingers for a second & there's a quick pause, sort of like "if you know you know."

[@milkiassamuel780]

Bronze Tiger, Deadshot, Copperhead and Thwane were definitely some of my favourite characters in this movie

[@jordanpax9735]

Also copperhead was awesome too dude was just about loyalty to the squad

[@milkiassamuel780]

@@jordanpax9735 True. The dude went out like a boss and took Killer Frost with him. Almost forgot how cool he was

[@tylerbertram7065]

I'm not particularly a fan of these line of movies but A Hell to Pay is one of the better movies in this universe and it's definitely alot better than the 2016 Suicide Squad movie.

[@jordanpax9735]

@@tylerbertram7065 honestly it's better then all the live action suicide squad movies since Gunn fucked up with Amanda waller

[@tylerbertram7065]

​@jordanpax9735 both Assualt on Arkham and A Hell to Pay are better than any of DCEU and that's not an opinion that's a proven fact.

[@sierrajohnson717]

I love animated suicide squad movies out of all the DC stuff, bc even when the stakes and tone are serious, the vibe overall isn’t overly serious. The criminals never take themselves too seriously, they all honestly just wanna gtfo, and are pretty desensitized to gore. The JL hero’s would’ve turned away if someone’s head popped, but the SS would not only look but react or joke about it. It’s like if a classic cartoon like Looney Toons had real lasting consequences to being shot or hit with and anvil, I love it

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

I misread that and thought you were referring to the Schultzstaffel.

[@toganium4175]

I really like this version of Copperhead. I would love to see him again.

[@sierrajohnson717]

Same. But in one piece.

[@nadrewod999]

You might be able to see his body again. His head, on the other hand, has been turned into ice-cold chunky salsa...

[@Dewday1REAL]

REAL

[@felixfarside1210]

There's a direct comic followup to this movie. It has the same name and has Waller being chased around The Spectre after finding out the card was already used.

[@3Rayfire]

The Thawne reveal is absolutely GOAT'ed. That man showed the hole in his head...one of the greatest moments in all animation.

[@axolmasters-cl5be]

Best suicide squad essay I've seen all day

[@GummiSosa]

I second that

[@mihaithecool]

How many suicide squad essays do you see on a daily basis

[@superpingas]

How many have you seen today though?

[@mihaithecool]

​@@superpingasNo way.

[@whatwhat7119]

Believe it or not this is the second for me, but the other was on the live action movie and less a documentary than just a synopsis and the guys thoughts on it

[@fritzman6483]

While chronologically distant I thought it was more of a simultaneous sequence with Flashpoint paradox where in the entire moment of Zoom’s death he tried one final gambit to get out of what was waiting for him

[@juliiju0484]

I loved Copperhead because he was clearly the least popular character in the Squad, and it was clear he was going to die at some point, so I enjoyed every second of screentime this guy had.

[@na5567]

I love your channel! This is the earliest I've ever been to a video, feels like I should use the opportunity to give an idea but honestly I just love everything you put out. Putting me onto new music and new stories, definitely a win.

[@CorbCorbin]

Feel the trebly, overly compressed, metal!!!

[@NoRegs30]

That fucking card us such an amazing plot point because nobody truly knows if the thing works

[@lordoflemurs5539]

I would like to say that this movie's version of Copperhead helped solidify my bisexuality.

[@BastionUnity]

I still love how both of the animated suicide squad movies (Assault on Arkham and Hell to Pay) both end with Waller being f*cked over. AoA ends with Deadshot presumably shooting her dead, and HtP with Waller likely going to hell

[@GamerFries]

A few summers ago I ripped through all the the DC animated films I could get my hands on, and this one was easily a favorite if not the top. I certainly found it beautiful in a way that I wouldn't have expected. Super hero movies may be in an overabundance currently but I always appreciate their root nature of being able to tell any story in the guise of some goofy looking people, so when they're good it's like "tricked ya here's genuine feelings and something to think about!"

[@Harbingeruprisingofficial]

Please never stop making videos like this. Every time your videos post, I am bombarded with fun memories from my past, surrounded by insightfulness of my current years. You are a blessing!

[@thegloveofficial3838]

😂yo Tigger for bronze tiger is WILD

[@jarretirish7281]

i took an audible gasp when i read that 😂

[@kingdragoonmk10]

They say god has a Plan for us, but also that God through Free Will gave us the power to Choose, and even when we choose poorly, so long as we're willing to walk it ... a path to forgiveness remains open. Atleast thats what this movie, and especially our two leads in this movie represent to me.

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

The fact that Deadshot doesn't believe actually makes the moment with Bronze Tiger greater. He really doesn't care about the card, but knows full well that chance to see his love again meant everything to Bronze Tiger. So he simply gave the card anything and didn't expect anything to happen, but absolutely didn't regret his decision. Deadshot isn't like Bronze all in occupation, but is a professional who can empathise and respect the man for what he had gone through. Which made the idea that Waller was implied to have killed him off at the last minute in front of his daughter more deplorable. The whole ticking bomb, the fact that he doesn't return again within that universe, creates the idea of two endings. One that he got to enjoy his freedom and start anew, and the other that cements Waller as a truly terrible person.

[@strikermodel]

The flash holding a knife in the thumbnail is suprisingly intimidating.

[@uncannydcmarvelous5732]

That's Thawne xD

[@rhyanwesthassel7980]

Copperhead was done dirty. Dude does his best to take out Frost and help the others, and he gets his brains splattered for it.

[@lordloss3907]

Implicitly Pretentious challenge: drink a shot every time he mentions “trauma” Me this video: guess I’ll have a soda instead 🤷‍♂️

[@TheLithp]

I swear I have a trauma response to him saying the word "trauma."

[@AkiDave]

Your videos always leave me near tears 💙

[@thechad4485]

I feel like there’s something potentially problematic nicknaming Bronze Tiger “Tigger.” 😮

[@Thaltas]

Still feels surreal they killed this universe so early when it started getting super good. But eh, it was bound to happen now that they're gonna connect animated movies with the live action ones (which will probably kill the Tomorrowverse as well..)

[@ariariari7138]

Honestly I think this was my favorite of the DC animated universe personally. It felt more coherent and honest and I love a little bit of continuity porn when it has a reason

[@beylethdirons2160]

I love your takes on the subject matter. I cannot say how refreshing it is to see someone digging into themes and ideas behind things and seeing the artistry of storytelling behind it all.

[@edgara3213]

A new pretentious video to start the day? I think yes; and thank you 😂 love your videos dude hope you keep up the good work, also seriously great music choices 👌

[@ericschuller908]

I love working out while listening to your videos. It's very calming and helps out immensely with my PTSD.

[@Wickeddreamsofficial]

I can't read a comic with deadshot without hearing Christian Slater. He did such a good job in this

[@KennedyKioli]

Damn, Love your essays... good job as always!!

[@Alacaelum]

SS: HOP is one of those little gems inside of the clusterfuck of the DCAU... the more recent DCAU at least, the old one even the "bad" movies were really good.

[@JanSternicki]

Im not sure if Tiger used this card. His death scene looked like cards power started unleashing but moment later came back inside card because he did not needed it.

[@RolTickler]

Love your videos man, this one was great. Keep it up.

[@samvimes117]

In the words of the late,great terry pratchett there is no JUSTICE .there's just us

[@cheapship5031]

One of my favorite DCAU movies, super glad you covered it, and greatly done so

[@theravenpirate4744]

I feel like this movie is one of the more underrated dc animated movies. It's really good

[@martincreton4286]

I love this video essay.

[@dandywaysofliving]

Did this man just hold me up at thumb point to click this vid?!?. ... I'd like to think so . *Cue music

[@epicmonkey6663]

I never would have heard of this film if I wasn't a fan of the reverse Flash I saw the first animated Suicide Squad film but only heard of this one through seeing the continuation of this reverse Flash it's a shame we didn't see him in anything else next to Matt lechner he's probably my favourite reverse Flash

[@jazzmyn5804]

I was surprised at how good this movie was when I first watched it

[@passingbycommentor]

Huh. I never realized that the villains who wanted to cheat their way into heaven all ended up in certain damnation. And the one who was actively seeking redemption got theirs, and the ones who weren't either were left with a chance.

[@colinmakestrash]

my favorite part of the day for the past 3 months has been making food and watching the new Implicitly Pretentious video

[@Patrykos_One]

4:04 damn I had to miss it in the movie

[@Hex_the_Warlock]

Implicitly isn't a channel that comes up in my feed all that often, I don't think to check in on them all that often, I don't really like the video essay format all that much. But every time I do see a video by Implicitly, I enjoy it. Guess I should subscribe.

[@stevenbroin4649]

One of few movies that hits hardest without fists.

[@cl2yaa]

I had loved this movie and the new incarnation of dead shot, such a wonderful video

[@dragusdaone]

Awesome video. Would have lived more time on zoom running from his death but loved it. This is better than apocalypse wat to me

[@CorbCorbin]

The movie is fast, and a good time, with a nicely done trope, within it. I think if one wants to look deeper, it’s that the card doesn’t matter, as within even DC comics, characters like Bronze Tiger, would never be doomed to some hell dimension. I mean, there are so many afterlife’s, it just gets ridiculous. Yet, if you take it as the generic version, of the heaven and hell theological idea, it gives a nice payoff for all these characters, and how they die, trying to get it. Then Waller, taking the useless artifact. I mean, you really believe she’s not going to have the card verified, for whether it’s been used, by whomever she has to?

[@thefez-cat]

Consider that Bronze Tiger _would_ get the afterlife he expects, simply because that's the one he is expecting. If the card does something, then clearly there's a Hell to get out of free.

[@zaphero5518]

There's actually a comic miniseries sequel to this movie where she does find put the card got used and tries to get another one.

[@typo_fenrir]

I can't with the character intros 😂

[@CurrencyChampion]

"[...] and as you can tell, hell has been paid." Tell you what, the Devil made out like a bandit that day.

[@Chris-th5fl]

i mean, what did waller expect? villains getting that card will get them out of hell, if you kill them, you gave them their ticket to heaven.

[@hawktalon7890]

Yeah, solid movie. I find that the DC animated stuff was always better than the live action films overall.

[@zombieslasher134]

i like the symbolism of the atheist saving the religious man even if he himself doesn't believe and the card was used on someone like tiger for his sake rather than give it to waller

[@gabrielh8840]

this cartoon felt so underappreciated, and I was hoping someone would make a video showing their appreciation for it so I'm glad you recently decided to cover it. I really loved zoom's storyline and hope they revisit more stories with him and really dive into his origin story and flesh his character out in another cartoon movie. I also thought tiger's character was a bit cliché but by the end of it I actually resonated with his character and took a liking to it, even though I was kinda hoping zoom would have ended with the card since he is such a cool villain especially since his story was a continuation from flash point.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

Hell to Pay is a pretty solid movie but I hated that Vandal Savage actually died. I mean, his *entire* schtick is that he can't die. New 52 basically gave up on good characters and it shows, so more than anything it's surprising that the movie is good at all.

[@takenname8053]

This Copperhead is a real one fr fr

[@aidenflo24]

Need more essay about this dc universe immediately 🙏

[@DerrickUltima]

The names at the beginning made my day before I even watched the actual contents in the video list lol

[@TheConflictedCaptain]

Another banger vid as always, love your channel

[@icanseemywife]

Hell to Pay is probably my favourite of the DCAMU films (apart from Death of Superman)

[@anthonystaton3740]

Religion = consciousness therefore you must like tiger Me: that's the most pathetic logic I have ever heard I hated him

[@mitchilldudebre8712]

Fantastic vid I remember really enjoying the film. Always love seeing captain boomerang.

[@matthewmccoyd2578]

"Alright, that was pretty gangsta-" *BANG* "Gang-STER"

[@CalamityAbounds]

Glad to see some love for Hell to Play. It was definitely a favorite of that era along with JL Dark

[@MiserablePack]

Great content man! I think I have a new movie on my watch list lmao

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

This movie just made me feel bad for Deadshot.

[@BlindEye_22]

Just seen this but need to stick to schedule. But I can’t wait to watch this after my jog.

[@Joaza998]

Just after watching Justice League Warworld, I get a great Suicide Squad video essay by the legend himself. It's a good day!

[@invictusbat7225]

An incredible movie!

[@sahilhossian8212]

Lore of Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay. Momentum 100

[@HolyHadou]

I like your reading because mine was just a bunch of people killing each other over what Jesus gave out for free. Which actually sounds pretty on brand for the human race.

[@JamesAxis13]

And they did it all in one movie.

[@shanejayell]

Loosely based of a arc of the comic Secret Six, by Gail Simone.

[@mcl4549]

Deadshot/Your deadshot stand-in is the most important character to get right in a suicide squad movie. That's why Hell to pay, Assault on Arkham were so good and Suicide Squad 2016, was not

[@gaufridusofthefire6555]

Love ya you’re vids are sooo good

[@MrSilentProtagonist]

It is the only Suicide Squad movie that gave a good answer to why aren't the heroes involved? Why couldn't this story be told with heroes? The DC universe isn't just. The Constantine animated movie shows that even good people can go to Hell if demons are involved. Killer Frost and Deadshot both in the end acted as if Hell exists in ironic fashions.

[@joshuapannell8131]

Why does the dying version of Amanda Waller have to be the healthy looking version? xD

[@TevyaSmolka]

Suicide Squad hell to pay was a really great dc animated movie in my opinion.

[@justblue974]

Ha he's knocked out

[@ryszakowy]

i love how gods just decided to give this card to mortals and have a blast seeing how dumb monkeys are killing each other for it

[@ethanjohnson6261]

I liked the other suicide squad animated movie a little more Honorable mention: the justice league unlimited ep

[@AchanCham_]

Great video!

[@TheOvervoid]

Honestly my favourite Suicide Squad film.

[@Teamo86]

Both animated Suicide films were sorta fantastic.

[@tylerbertram7065]

Hey have you seen the Blue Beetle movie because in my opinion its the best DCEU movie I've seen in a long time.

[@thebugbear9198]

No way the whole song

[@jplatt812]

The co$t of living is dying. Everyone pays.

[@jocolboy5729]

How does bro always find a banger to end the vid?😂

[@2axelhumbertoalvarezgonzal594]

Hello inplicitly pretentiuos, I have a question: Has the current wander woman been restored after the reboot of the new 52, the death metal and the dark crisis, has the current wanderwoman had her virginity restored? Or in each new wanderwoman story or when she comes out, her virginity is restored, that is, Hasn't he disrespected any DC character?

[@sr.brigadeiro7718]

nice

[@harshvardhangodara5852]

Hey man, great video btw Also waiting for the Spider-Man: Lotus video, I really liked the movie it takes inspiration from Spider-Man: Blue and also fills some voids between TASM2 and TASM3 (if ever made) but haters hate it cause of the racists stuff from the actor just want to know your thoughts

[@jackhummer8344]

6:44 It's Knockout, not Bombshell.

[@CapnGinyu]

Yea maybe I was too harsh on the movie

[@maxedoutsociety]

Is reverse flash zoom or thawne? I keep hearing people call him different names

[@gt8932]

unpopular opinion: Amanda Waller *s m e s h*

[@jayanderson2604]

Let’s Goooooo

[@CorbCorbin]

Oh, Bronze Tigger, hmm… 😄