What The Doom Patrol Cast Should Really Look Like

Not to be confused with the Pixar character of the same name, Rita Farr, aka Elasti-Girl, is an original member of the Doom Patrol. Appropriately, she’s an integral part of the “Doom Patrol” TV series. Depicted by April Bowlby, Rita is the first teammate to take up residence in Doom Manor as Niles Caulder’s apprentice. Once a renowned starlet of the silver screen, Rita becomes deformed on the molecular level by a mysterious toxic gas. She comes to act as a motherly figure to the misfits of the Doom Patrol and appears in every episode of the live-action series.

Rita is just as glamorous in the comics as she is on the TV screen. But while TV Rita is a fashion plate with a wide variety of sharp outfits, comics Rita favors classic superhero garb over haute couture. Traditionally, she wears red and white costumes; her ’60s-style minidress, often accompanied by purple accessories, is especially memorable. She also favors headbands, gloves, and high-heeled boots. Sartorial taste isn’t the only difference between the two Ritas: The comics’ version of the character is far less timid than the one who appears on the TV show. This tenacity doesn’t always work out well for the stalwart Elasti-Girl, however: In the comics, she and her teammates heroically sacrifice themselves to save the residents of Codsville, Maine. Don’t worry too much on their behalf, though — in true DC Comics fashion, they all end up getting resurrected.

Not to be confused with the Pixar character of the same name, Rita Farr, aka Elasti-Girl, is an original member of the Doom Patrol. Appropriately, she’s an integral part of the “Doom Patrol” TV series. Depicted by April Bowlby, Rita is the first teammate to take up residence in Doom Manor as Niles Caulder’s apprentice. Once a renowned starlet of the silver screen, Rita becomes deformed on the molecular level by a mysterious toxic gas. She comes to act as a motherly figure to the misfits of the Doom Patrol and appears in every episode of the live-action series.

Rita is just as glamorous in the comics as she is on the TV screen. But while TV Rita is a fashion plate with a wide variety of sharp outfits, comics Rita favors classic superhero garb over haute couture. Traditionally, she wears red and white costumes; her ’60s-style minidress, often accompanied by purple accessories, is especially memorable. She also favors headbands, gloves, and high-heeled boots. Sartorial taste isn’t the only difference between the two Ritas: The comics’ version of the character is far less timid than the one who appears on the TV show. This tenacity doesn’t always work out well for the stalwart Elasti-Girl, however: In the comics, she and her teammates heroically sacrifice themselves to save the residents of Codsville, Maine. Don’t worry too much on their behalf, though — in true DC Comics fashion, they all end up getting resurrected.