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'Suicide Squad' Mid-Credit Scene Review

Like the film itself, the "Suicide Squad" mid-credit scene left much to be desired.

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This article contains SPOILERS for the recently released "Suicide Squad." If you have not seen the film yet, I advise coming back after seeing the film.

"Suicide Squad" is now in theaters, and for this viewer, it left much to be desired. The plot was hard to follow and many of the characters were one-dimensional. There were a few standouts like Harley Quinn and Deadshot, but not enough to save the film.

When the credits hit they had a chance to redeem themselves, but when the scene concluded, it turned out they went with the boring option that did not seem all that necessary. So what exactly did the scene include?

Well we see Amanda Waller sitting at a dinner table with none other than Batman himself, Ben Affleck. I mean Bruce Wayne. Waller hands over a folder of some top-secret files to Wayne. As he flips through them we see a file for Enchantress, Barry Allen and Aquaman.

There is some banter back and forth. Wayne essentially has agreed to protect Waller if anyone comes after her in the fallout of the Suicide Squad's mission in exchange for the files. As he is leaving, Waller tells him he looks tired and should stop working nights, hinting she knows he is the Batman. Bruce's response infers Amanda should be careful with her new Squad or him and his new team will come after them. End scene.

For a mid-credit scene, it felt like a waste. This felt like something that should have been included in the film itself, maybe right before the final scene. It simply lacked the excitement and intrigue a mid-credit scene should have.

The main reason for that is its big "reveal" was not really much of a reveal. The scenes purpose was to show how Batman got his intel for tracking down the meta-humans he wishes to recruit for his new team.

If you have seen the "Justice League" trailer, you know Bruce Wayne is trying to recruit Flash and Aquaman. So learning he got his information from Waller just does not get me excited, since we know he is out on the recruiting trail and has found Aquaman and Flash.

Sure it is possible there are future repercussions based on the fact that he is forming a relationship with Waller, which no one should ever do. But that is not the main thing I walk away with after seeing this scene.

The film makers were trying to drum up some excitement for "Justice League" with this clip. Maybe this foreshadows Waller making an appearance in that film, but if the purpose was to get fans excited for that film, it fell flat. The release of the trailer a few weeks earlier had a lot to do with that.

A good mid-credit scene is all about revealing something new and exciting. Had the film been released before the "Justice League" trailer, it would have felt much more important. It was all about timing, and this one simply did not have the impact it could have for that very reason.

So while there was nothing wrong with the scene itself, it simply did not pack the punch it needed to in order to be an effective mid-credit scene. Here is to hoping "Wonder Woman" and "Justice League" can get the DC universe moving in the right direction. Despite the overall disappointment in "Suicide Squad," there were a few bright spots meaning I will continue to give their films a chance. However, they better step their game up quick.

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