Creature Commandos Episode 5 Recap And Ending Explained

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Creature Commandos episode 5Creature Commandos episode 5 features the debut of a classic Batman villain along with a surprise ending. Returning to Pokolistan to kill Princess Rostovic after the dark vision of the future Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) was shown by Circe, Task Force M is now being led by The Bride (Indira Varma) after Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) refuses to kill Illana based on a future she might bring about. As such, this new episode features Rick investigating the validity of the vision while Task Force M heads to kill the princess, all while the past of Eric Frankenstien is revealed.

While Creature Commandos episode 4 had flashbacks focusing on The Weasel, Creature Commandos episode 5 shifts its focus to Eric Frankenstein (voiced by David Harbour), revealing what happened after his murder of Victor Frankenstein and his first fight with The Bride, the woman he obsessively loves. Meanwhile, the present day is full of big action sequences, and a major truth is revealed by the episode's ending. With that in mind, here's our recap and ending breakdown for Creature Commandos episode 5.

Creature Commandos Episodes 5 Spoilers & Key Story Takeaways

"The Iron Pot"

• Flag and Eric Frankenstein spy on Professor McPherson, who's extremely unprofessional during her lectures about Themyscira, motivating the new duo to investigate her further.
• Task Force M is sent back to Pokolistan to kill the Princess, telling her head of security Alexei that there’s another credible threat to her life.
• In the past, a badly burned Eric is found by a blind gypsy woman following his murder of Victor and brawl with The Bride.
• Eric is nursed back to health, and the gypsy woman helps him better understand the concept of beauty.
• Eric and Flag investigate McPherson’s house and find her dead body.
• Flag calls and warns Illana that the Commandos are on their way to kill her.
• The Imposter MePherson returns home, revealed to be the shapeshifter and classic Batman villain known as Clayface.
• In the past, Eric is offered a home and family with the gypsy woman and her dog.
• Flag and Eric fight Clayface, while Task Force M fights a legion of knights in Pokolistan after killing Alexei.
• Although Flag gets his back brutally broken by Clayface, Eric defeats the shapeshifter using electricity from a nearby outlet.
• Following the initial attack, Task Force M scatters across Pokolistan, and the Princess orders that they must all be killed.
• Unable to let go of his obsession with the Bride, Eric kills the gypsy before beginning his quest to find his Bride once more.

Creature Commandos Ending Twist And Batman Villain Debut Explained

Clayface Has Joined The DCU

Revealed to be an impostor, Rick and Eric discover the real Professor McPherson dead in her home, just as the fake McPherson they saw teaching (and acting very unprofessionally) returns home. This fake McPherson is revealed to be none other than Basil Karlo aka Clayface. Voiced by Alan Tudyk, Clayface is a classic Batman villain who was once an actor before a chemical accident gave him the ability to shapeshift, while his normal form is that of a giant clay monster. As such, Rick Flag deduces that Clayface was planted to give validity to Circe's vision.

While Clayface is ultimately defeated by Eric Frankenstein via electricity from a nearby outlet, it's doubtful that he was killed. After all, it was recently announced that a Clayface live-action movie is in development for the DCU. As such, it seems as though Creature Commandos is just the beginning for the classic Gotham villain, though it remains to be seen if Tudyk will also play Clayface in live-action as well. That said, DC Studios' James Gunn has certainly indicated a preference to have the same actors play their characters across mediums, so it's certainly possible.

Did Rick Flag Just Die At The End of Creature Commandos Episode 5?

Clayface Just Brutalized The Former Task Force M Leader

At the end of Creature Commandos episode 5, Flag and Eric's brawl with Clayface ends with the Batman villain breaking Rick's back over his knee. Shown holding a fading Rick who tells Eric to tell The Bride the truth about the vision before she and Task Force M kill the princess, it's unclear from the episode alone if Rick had died or not. However, the greater DCU and its future suggests that Rick Flag Sr. will likely live to fight another day.

It's already been confirmed that Frank Grillo is set to appear in live-action as Rick Flag Sr. in both 2025's Superman and in Peacemaker Season 2. As such, it stands to reason that Creature Commandos is not where Flag's story ends. That being said, one can imagine that he's going to need some serious medical attention in the episodes of Creature Commandos that are still to come.

What Does The Future Hold For Task Force M?

At War With Pokolistan...

Over in Pokolistan, Rick Flag tipping off the Princess that Task Force M has come to kill her does not bode well for The Bride and her team. Caught in an ambush by Ilana's royal knights and soldiers, Task Force M is forced to scatter at the end of Creature Commandos episode 5. Likewise, Princess Ilana demands that they all be hunted down and killed as they've been lied to by their government. That said, her delivery of the line is quite suspicious, suggesting Circe's vision may be real after all.

That being said, both The Bride and Doctor Phosphorus still do some major damage at the end of the episode. This is particularly true of Phosphorus, who melts his way through an entire tank, his middle fingers burning through its two drivers while he stands unscathed. At any rate, it's quite evident by the end of Creature Commandos episode 5 that Task Force M is going to be in a lot of trouble in the final two episodes of this first season that are still to come.

New episodes of Creature Commandos release Thursdays on Max.

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