History Trivia / DoomPatrol2019

* CastingGag: Michelle Gomez plays another eccentric [[Series/DoctorWho time traveler]] time traveler with ambiguous morality
** Diane Guerrero is in another show with a LemonyNarrator and dramatic plot twists—though this time it’s her character that’s named [[Series/JaneTheVirgin Jane]].
* CelebrityParadox: Jane calls Laura, played by Creator/MichelleGomez, ''Doctor Who'' at one point. Michelle played Missy on Doctor Who.

** Originally Abigail Shapiro was only contracted for a few episodes of Season 2, before her role was expanded.
** Season 2 was supposed to have 10 episodes but the Covid pandemic forced them to stop production while they still had a few scenes left. The producers were forced to, as a result, reedit episode 9 to act as a season finale in case the actual finale is never completed. Thankfully, it was repurposed as the Season 3 opener without compromising the intended resolution of the storyline.

* CastingGag: * Michelle Gomez plays another eccentric [[Series/DoctorWho time traveler]] time traveler with ambiguous morality

* SerendipityWriteThePlot: In the comics, Kay Challis’ original personality remains as a child within the Underground, but her actress has aged since her first appearance. Rather than recasting her the production team chose to make Kay’s growing up a major point, exploring both her learning to move on from her abuse and the implications and impact of the change on her many personas.

** Season 2 was supposed to have 10 episodes but the Covid pandemic forced them to stop production while they still had a few scenes left. The producers were forced to, as a result, reedit episode 9 to act as a season finale in case the actual finale is never completed.
* WordOfSaintPaul: Jane is a lesbian, according to Creator/DianeGuerrero.

* WordOfGay: Jane is a lesbian, according to Creator/DianeGuerrero.

* WordOfGay: Jane is a lesbian, according to Diane Guerrero.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: In a minor case of FirstEpisodeTwist, Matt Bomer's character Larry is revealed to be cheating on his wife with a man.

* FakeGuestStar: Credited as [[AndStarring Special Appearance by...]] in the opening credits, Timothy Dalton appears in almost every episode. While mostly limited to {{Flashback}}s and {{Meanwhile Scene}}s in the first season, this continues into Season 2, where he's part of the main cast.

** Diane Guerrero was 32 at the time the series started. Crazy Jane is stated to have been born in 1950 and got her powers and presumably stopped aging in 1976, meaning Guerrero is playing someone who is physically supposed to be a 26 year-old. May also be FridgeBrilliance as she's also meant to be able to play the adult Doctor Harrison.

* AwesomeDearBoy: Diane Guerrero had been vocal about wanting to be in a superhero adaptation for some time prior to being cast as Crazy Jane.

* AndStarring: With Matt Bomer and Brendan Frasier. Special Appearance by Timothy Dalton.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Crazy Jane in the comics is very tall, has pale white skin and was designed as not being the typical conventionally attractive comic heroine. Diane Guerrero is the polar opposite, being 5'2, Latina and undeniably beautiful, even when dressed down. Her performance has been widely acclaimed all the same.

* AbilityOverAppearancw: Crazy Jane in the comics is very tall, has pale white skin and was designed as not being the typical conventionally attractive comic heroine. Diane Guerrero is the polar opposite, being 5'2, Latina and undeniably beautiful, even when dressed down. Her performance has been widely acclaimed all the same.

* FlipFlopOfGod: The series was originally conceived and announced as a ''Titans'' spin-off. However, some comments from actress April Bowlby and showrunner Jeremy Carver suggest that in fact the series is not set in the same continuity as ''Titans''. This would explain why some of the information and actions of the characters do not fit with what we saw from them in ''Titans''.

** It doesn't help that both have, at least at one point, been written by Creator/GerardWay.

** It doesn't help that both have, at least at one point, been written by Gerard Way

* BillingDisplacement: Creator/AlanTudyk (Mr. Nobody) is billed above Creator/MattBomer (Larry Trainor) and Creator/BrendanFraser (Cliff Steele), but Bomer and Fraser actually play members of the eponymous Doom Patrol who appear in every episode, while Tudyk portrays the antagonist and is absent from a fair number of episodes. Fraser's character is also arguably the main protagonist of the series, despite being billed sixth. This primarily stems from Bomer and Fraser receiving AndStarring credits, with their lower billing intended to draw additional prominence to their names.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

* DawsonCasting: Diane Guerrero was 32 at the time the series started. Crazy Jane is stated to have been born in 1950 and got her powers and presumably stopped aging in 1976, meaning Guerrero is playing someone who is physically supposed to be a 26 year-old. May also be FridgeBrilliance as she's also meant to be able to play the adult Doctor Harrison.