April Bowlby Archives

Rita (April Bowlby) has to face Miss Roxy, her imaginary acting teacher who kept her company during her years as a child actor, but now too intertwined with her traumatic memory of her mother, since Miss Roxy is a version of her mother Vic (Jovian Wade) is met with Dr Cowboy, his friendly cowboy imaginary[...]

Jane does this for Kay as part of her struggle with Miranda to be the primary personality. Rita (April Bowlby) has decided to be a superhero called the Beekeeper – cue a title sequence that spoofs the classic Sixties series The Avengers – and teams up with Vic (Jovian Wade) to find his girlfriend Roni (Karen[...]

Rita (April Bowlby) is still grappling with her issues about her mother while doubling down on the community theatre play, even if she only has literally one line. Meanwhile, Vic (Jovian Wade) brings his girlfriend Roni (Karen Obilom) to the mansion to question the Chief about his role in the metals that are poisoning her body,[...]

Meanwhile, Rita (April Bowlby) decides to have a self-care day by joining the cast of a local community theatre production of "Our Town" Vic (Jovian Wade) is off with his new girlfriend Roni and tries to help her figure out the origins of the implants in her body that's poisoning her. A scene from Doom Patrol[...]

Captain Kiss, Lieutenant Cuddle, and Lieutenant Torture would eventually go on to work alongside our heroes. A scene from Doom Patrol "Space Patrol" (Image: DC Universe/HBO Max) The DC Universe and HBO Max series Doom Patrol stars April Bowlby as Rita Farr / Elasti-Woman, Diane Guerrero as Kay Challis / Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade as Victor Stone / Cyborg, Brendan Fraser and Riley Shanahan as Clifford[...]

If you think this show is bleak, this episode will prove you right in spades. So where were we? Rita (April Bowlby, still giving one of the most technically accomplished comedy performances on TV) is still trying to get some normality back in her life by auditioning for a local community play, even with the indignity[...]

What follows are some hand-selected preview images from this season's first three episodes: "Fun Size Patrol," "Tyme Patrol," and "Pain Patrol," offering some fresh looks at how Niles "The Chief" Caulder (Timothy Dalton), Cliff aka Robotman (Brendan Fraser), Larry aka Negative Man (Matt Bomer), Rita aka Elasti-Woman (April Bowlby), Jane aka Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero),[...]

Heading into its Thursday, June 25 debut, that reads like a pretty full plate all by itself. A look at The SeX-Men in Doom Patrol season 2 (Image: DC Universe/HBO Max) But just in case you need a smidge more convincing, here's an extended look at what the sophomore season has in store for Cliff aka Robotman[...]

Bertrand Promo alone still not enought for 'ya? Need a bit more stimulation? Here are a few more preview images that should get you scratching your heads just long enough to make it to this Friday, when DC Universe's Doom Patrol s01e05 "Paw Patrol" premieres (and make sure to check out our review of last week's[...]

Cyborg (Joivan Wade) and Rita (April Bowlby) fight – then make-up Jane (Diane Guerrero) is shocked at Cliff (Brendan Fraser) killing The Yodelers – and then isn't Cyborg has daddy issues – then doesn't Cliff is going to call his daughter – but doesn't. We get it They're a self-doubting, indecisive team But we got that[...]

Picking up after the events of TITANS, DOOM PATROL will find these reluctant heroes in a place they never expected to be, called to action by none other than Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse, but with a warning that is hard to ignore: their lives will never, ever be[...]

It was nice to see a Cyborg who enjoys "leaping tall buildings in a single bound," and even the conflict with dad Silas Stone (Phil Morris) felt more "1-1/2 side of the same coin": Vic and Silas both see heroism in Vic's future…but for Silas, Vic's future as a hero comes down to two words:[...]

Brendan Fraser's Cliff "Robotman" Steele could've easily been portrayed as another 80's douchebag – and in many instances, he was – but his relationship with his daughter and how he questioned his actions even in the midst of them kept the cliches away. April Bowlby's as Rita "Elasti-Girl" Farr was a Hollywood actress who took out[...]

Picking up after the events of TITANS, DOOM PATROL will find these reluctant heroes in a place they never expected to be, called to action by none other than Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse, but with a warning that is hard to ignore: their lives will never, ever be[...]

The team was first introduced in the fourth episode of the streaming service's live-action Titans, "Doom Patrol." DC Universe's Doom Patrol stars April Bowlby as Rita Farr/Elasti-Woman, Diane Guerrero as Kay Challis/Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade as Victor Stone/Cyborg, Brendan Fraser and Riley Shanahan as Clifford "Cliff" Steele/Robotman, Matt Bomer and Matthew Zuk as Larry Trainor/Negative Man, Dalton as Dr[...]

With the "World's Strangest Heroes" set to make their solo series debut on DC Universe on February 15th, the new streaming service is giving each member of this definitely-not-the-Justice-League team their moment in the spotlight–beginning with Brendan Frasier's Robotman, April Bowlby's Elasti-Woman, and Diane Guerrero's Crazy Jane. DC Universe Here's a look at the first-half of a wholly different super team[...]

Caulder will stop at nothing to help those he believes are in need, including his collection of strange heroes known as The Doom Patrol. DC Comics Here's the official series overview for DC Universe's Doom Patrol: Doom Patrol is a re-imagining of the beloved group of outcast Super Heroes: Robotman (Brendan Fraser), Negative Man, Elasti-Girl (April Bowlby), and[...]

Evil, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and more. Doom Patrol is a re-imagining of the beloved group of outcast Super Heroes: Robotman (Brendan Fraser), Negative Man, Elasti-Girl (April Bowlby), and Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero), led by modern-day mad scientist Dr Niles Caulder (The Chief) The Doom Patrol's members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them[...]

Desperate to be accepted by the outside world, Vic harnesses the curse of his cybernetic body and uses his powers as the ultimate hero for the digital age. Starting out as a member of comedy trio Mandem on the Wall, Wade's breakout role was in E4's Youngers before building a resume that includes Netflix's The Weekend Movie and[...]

Now, EW.com is reporting that April Bowlby (Drop Dead Diva) has been cast as Rita Farr, a.k.a Elasti-Girl Farr is an up-and-coming actress who gets exposed to a toxic gas that altered her cellular structure allowing her to expand or shrink her body at will. Elasti-Girl made her first appearance in My Greatest Adventure #80 (1963) along[...]