Doug welcomes David Dastmalchian, Vanessa Gonzalez and Leonard Maltin to the show.
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If you guys don't know who David is he plays Abra Kadabra. I think he did an outstanding performance the whole episode through the whole thing and Kadabra's redemption is believable in my opinion. I think this episode was pretty good i think the Barry and Iris dealing with what they have gone through recently is really well done. I've got lots of questions that i am excited to get answers to like... What was that monster? How are Catlin and Frost separated? Just overall excited to see what's next with 7x5 with this purple masked guy. I'd love to see what you thought about this episode and if you have any thoughts on my opinions I'd also love to read them. Don't expect many responses but I'll make this regardless.
I know this may sound outlandish, but hear me out.
Actor David Dastmalchian plays Polka Dot Man in the new Suicide Squad movie. Polka Dot Man, for those who are not familiar, can remove the spots on his costume and turn them into whatever the situation required (eg. a deadly weapon, a getaway vehicle) through the use of advanced technology. He was defeated by Batman and temporarily retired from crime.
Years later, Abner Krill (alter ego) returned to crime and the Polka Dot Man when he found himself broke and unemployed.
There is much more to him, but that is all my theory uses.
David Dastmalchian also played Thomas Schiff, a cop, in a cameo in the Dark Knight (2008). Thomas went insane and became one of Joker's thugs, and had an encounter with Harvey Dent, in which it is clear that he was mentally unstable.
After the Joker disappeared, Thomas once again found himself unemployed. He feels sad and meaningless once the Joker disappeared, and wants to continue the terror in Gotham, the only thing that gave him meaning. After taking ownership of all of the Joker's money and assets, he developed a technology that transforms objects into other objects, which in his case, are polka dots.
This leads us to many years later, where the Polka Dot Man has committed his fair share crimes and been caught, ending up in jail. Amanda Waller recruits him for the Suicide Squad, story to be continued.
As you can see, the story of the comic-book Polka Dot Man and the theory are extremely similar. Both are small time crooks who rose up and launched a crime wave based on Polka Dots in Gotham. Both were caught by the police/a hero and ended up in jail. Finally, both reappeared after their jail time working in a supervillain group.
Now, there are some inaccuracies with this theory, such as the names, the fact that in the comics, he ended working for a supervillain before he died, and here he is working for Amanda Waller, and the fact that my theory is based mostly on the same actor playing both roles. Take it with a grain of salt.
TL;DR: David Dastmalchian plays an insane cop working for the Joker in The Dark Knight. He also plays Polka Dot Man in the new Suicide Squad. They are the same person.
Hi guys, I'm David- you may know me from films and shows such as The Dark Knight, Blade Runner 2049, Twin Peaks (Showtime), MacGyver (CBS) and as Kurt in Ant-Man and Ant-Man and The Wasp. Ask me anything!
Ant-Man and The Wasp is available on Digital and Blu-ray today (r/https://youtu.be/bt1VPTFQMk0)
Proof: https://twitter.com/Dastmalchian/status/1052232670963425280
https://twitter.com/Dastmalchian/status/1052061263554076672
HI EVERYONE! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR QUESTIONS! I wish I could have gotten to more of them. There were so many wonderful and kind things said here and it was awesome interacting with you. I will try to do another one very soon. I have to go now and do more on-camera press interviews for Ant-Man and The Wasp blu-ray release! Thank you!
