Dreamer Nia Nal, as portrayed by Nicole Maines, was a wholesome character amidst the overall wholesome aesthetic of the CW TV Supergirl series. One could certainly be concerned, given both those beginnings and that Maines is now writing the character she embodied for DC Comics proper, that Dreamer would do no wrong, a character the narrative might try to protect.

To that end, I’ve been very impressed with the journey Maines has guided Dreamer on since Lazarus Planet and into the present. Dreamer’s made a series of unfortunate decisions, as it were, that’ve seen her run afoul first of the Suicide Squad and now, Secret Six. And while I felt Maines' Suicide Squad: Dream Team might not have had much new to do with the Squad concept, Six soars for precisely the same reason — it feels genuinely of a piece with Gail Simone’s Secret Six before it as a continuation of those characters.