Flag Sr. protests: "You’re sending a fish, a flaming skeleton, a robot from 1943, a feral weasel, and Frankenstein’s widow into a war zone."
But as the extraction helicopter arrives, Princess Ilana looks down at the dying Bride. Then, she whispers to Flag Sr.:
The final shot: The Bride stares at the ceiling. A single tear rolls down her stitched cheek. Then, her expression hardens into pure rage.
Just as Zarko is about to kill Flag, intervenes. A brutal one-on-one fight ensues. The Bride is winning until Zarko stabs her in the gut with a poisoned vibro-blade. She collapses.
This episode premiered on Max on December 5, 2024, as the inaugural episode of James Gunn’s DC Universe (Chapter One: Gods and Monsters). Creature Commandos – S01E01 – "The Collywobbles" Full Episode Breakdown & Analysis Cold Open: The Execution of Ilana Rostovic The episode opens not with a monster, but with a princess. In the war-torn Eastern European nation of Pokolistan, a beautiful blonde woman named Princess Ilana Rostovic is tied to a wooden post in the middle of a snowy field. A firing squad aims their rifles. A general reads her charges: treason, collusion with the neighboring hostile nation of Pokolistan’s enemy. Just as the commander shouts "Fire!" – time freezes.
A metallic voice speaks. We see (a framed portrait of a stern woman on a wall) observing via satellite. The voice belongs to Amanda Waller (voiced by Viola Davis), who is remotely viewing the scene. Waller reveals this is not an execution, but a test. Princess Ilana is not a prisoner; she is the leader of the resistance. The "execution" is a staged simulation to see how a new black ops team would handle a hostage extraction.