Episode 4 of TFATWS is fuckin' amazing holy shit, I absolutely loved that! This might actually be my favourite episode of the series thus far. Next week can't come soon enough.
Got to get more sassy Zemo of course.
The Dora Milaje are so fuckin' cool. Loved the scene with them taking down Walker.
Loved the one on one between Sam and Karli with the Flagsmashers being expanded upon and Sam pointing out her hypocrisy.
Got more details on what Flagsmashers are fighting for with the "one country, no borders" and how the Blip caused the world to work together.
Little bit of interesting commentary with Walker talking about his tour in Afghanistan. Really surprised to hear something like that out of a Disney property.
I do wish we got to see Walker take the serum though, and see the kind of effect it had on him in the moment.
If anyone was wondering what would have happened if Steve had done what he did to Tony towards the end of Civil War but on a normal person you get your answer with this and it is pretty violent, goddamn. That might have been the most brutal death in the MCU so far, and to the guy who looked up to Cap as a kid too.
Walker goes off the deep end, though in a way that I can empathise with honestly. I can't even blame him for doing what he did. The way he went about doing what he did however, was a little too far, especially in front of all those people.
RIP Battlestar. Went out in a really surprisingly grounded way too. Thrown against a pillar and breaking his neck.
Pretty good episode as a whole but I feel a lot of the praise this episode is def because the ending is easily the best thing to happen in the show so far and is an actually "oh shit" moment that leaves me wanting to know what's next instead of just "guess that's it till next week."
After seeing the ending, it just continues to make me wish this show was about Sam and Bucky dealing with New Cap. It is honestly too crowded. Sharon I feel has kind of obviously been set up as the real Power Broker so thats gonna need to be fit in and most likely be ep 5's cliffhanger, and even if she isn't, that means just regular Power Broker still needs to pop up, Zemo escapes, and the Flagsmashers are honestly very, very boring and take up too much time. I get why they are there, but the script I feel involving them is so damn awkward that they really should just have been a generic terrorist group that Sam and Bucky are going after while Cap and Battlestar are as well, which focuses on what the real drama should be between and the meaning of the shield and mantle. I mean these fellas are saying how they must kill Captain America to prove their point, but UH OH! We killed Battlestar, time to stop fighting Captain America who we want to kill and run away!!! I just honestly find a lot of the plots progression and drama really, really artificial so I wish they took a different direction as a lot of the plot and theme feels so jumbled up. Hopefully going forward these last 2 episodes are more like this episode's ending.
This was definitely the best episode yet, action/tension-wise.
Yeah, the fact that Karli is actually an antagonist whose gone off the deep end, choosing who deserves to die in her path and who doesn't, still doesn't vibe with me. I think she's wasted potential. But at least she seems to be retaining that sliver of humanity and relatability. The conversation between her and Sam was some great stuff. Too bad American Pie came along to 'uphold justice'.
More Zemo shenanigans in this episode. Both with fun one-liners, crazy philosophies, creepy nursery rhymes and silly trust (why would you guys leave this man alone!! He's obviously gonna try and escape!)
Like seriously, wtf was up with that Nursery Rhyme scene? Creepy as hell, and no way would I trust or take candy from this guy. It was probably played that way for that exact reason, but... Damn it, Zemo!
How did Karli get Sarah's (Sam's sister's) number? I don't know what connections she has, but that seemed to come out of nowhere.
Oh yeah, the opening Wakanda scene was great. Cool to see they've got that CGI budget for a little Wakanda forest scene. Sebastian Stan doing some great emoting for the MCU in there.
Seeing the Dora Milaje tear Walker a new one was so fun. Damn, it really is not his day. (And poor Battlestar, getting roped into it because he's trying to save his friend. And then Bucky and Sam just trying to not destroy the room hehe.)
@lupinb0y I do wish we got to see Walker take the serum though, and see the kind of effect it had on him in the moment.
Same, but I like how not seeing him do it kept us in deep suspense throughout the episode. It's only when you see him throw a guy across a room that it clicks.
Damn, Battlestar is dead. I'm not a fan that they killed him. He seemed like a character with a lot of potential if he broke away from Walker. (But I guess they had to do it to give Walker a crazy-if-understandable reason to go over the edge.)
Fun fact: In case you forgot, the Flag Smasher Walker kills at the end was the one who said he used to be a major Cap fan as a kid. What a dark way to go...
So it seems like Walker might turn out to be the Big Bad of this series? I think the main threat will be to deal with Karli, then Walker is gonna come along and get all macho about something, making Sam and Bucky have to go after him, too. (Kinda feels like another Agent Hayward situation coming along, but I hope not.)
The writer for John Wick was also the main writer for this episode. Glad to see it was an improvement from the last one. (And not like JW at all.)
He's also a co-executive producer. I wonder if his presence and push helped make this series just a touch darker and more brutal in the fights. Finally, a good TV cliffhanger!
Really enjoyed episode 5! By far the most "mellow" episode of the series so far Very little action, but a lot more drama, a couple of really emotional scenes, and some neat social commentary that is a lot more text than it is subtext! Also watch out, there's a mid-credits scene this week!
The fight at the start was great. Cringed really hard when Bucky broke Walkers arm.
I felt really bad for Walker during his trial. What he did, especially in public, was totally out of line but I completely understand why he did what he did.
Loved that they brought back Isaiah and had him tell his whole story. He and Sam's one-on-one in general was really powerful stuff and you completely understand his attitude towards his country and everything else by the end. Really loved the parallel with Isaiah being imprisoned for saving his fellow soldiers while Steve was heralded as a hero for doing the same.
I thought the boat stuff was fun! Had a really different vibe from everything else in the series, like it was taken out of a family drama show but I enjoyed it.
Bucky confirming that Steve had a talk with him before leaving to be with Peggy was a neat thing to include, and I liked that Bucky straight up says they didn't think about the implications of having a black man become Captain America. I'm surprised they actually said it so bluntly.
To my surprise, they introduced Valentina Allegra, also known as Madame Hydra from the comics, so it seems like Hydra will be making a return to the MCU and hiring Walker in the process! I wonder if this means they'll be pseudo adapting the Hydra Captain arc from the comics!
It looks like Sam will finally officially be carrying the mantle of Captain America in the next episode! Can't wait to see what his suit looks like! And Torres now has the wings, even if they're broken, so it seems like he might be the new Falcon in the future.
And with that mid-credits scene it looks like Walker will be becoming the US Agent. I wonder how his bootleg shield is gonna hold up in battle. I assume by the end, Madame Hydra will be giving him his comic shield.
We got a fun montage of two buddies fixing up a boat, we got a heavy talk about race erasure and the American way, we got an awesome training montage and we got a lot of brooding John Walker!
That opening fight scene was very cool. I liked how it opened on the turmoil of Walker killing the Flag Smasher, with him coming to terms that he's Captain America and that means he's doing what's right for himself and the American people (despite how twisted and wrong that belief is).
Man, him using the shield again in that fight as a weapon is super unnerving. Stop trying to cave people's skulls in with it! Stop!!
The whole Sam returning home and calling in favours from the community was great. Love seeing the down-to-earth normal life these guys have. (And especially for Falcon&WS who we barely got any of before this show)
The whole Bucky confronting Zemo scene was great. A fitting way to make amends with him. Make him think you'll be there to kill him, actually try to with the gun, but it's not loaded, because that's not who he is anymore.
Hearing the whole story of Isaiah's is heartbreaking. I like how this show really isn't trying to skirt the line of having a black man as the protagonist, dedicating long scenes of dialogue to go through this extremely charged issue. For what the US did to him compared to Steve, his view of the whole Cap mantle is really understandable.
We got a little scene of Sharon calling in some malicious favours in this episode for the Flag Smahers. She's definitely the Power Broker.
The whole training montage with Sam training to mix his acrobatics with the shield was super cool. Love the use of the main theme. I had a huge grin on my face during all that. (I wonder if each series might incorporate its main theme into it somehow. For WV, it was everywhere, but F&WS and Loki don't have that luxury.)
I like the irony in Sam's nickname "Uncle Sam". It's a small detail, but it's cool. Thanks writers.
We didn't see the new suit at all in this episode and that makes the wait for Friday even worse. Can't wait (especially for that GRC scene. Honestly I hope they don't go through with the vote.)
Bucky confirming that Steve had a talk with him before leaving to be with Peggy
When was that said?
they introduced Valentina Allegra, also known as Madame Hydra from the comics, so it seems like Hydra will be making a return to the MCU and hiring Walker in the process!
Interesting... I read an article about Walker's comic origins a few weeks ago -- how he eventually becomes captured and brainwashed by the US Government to be their tool (and I thought his "You built me, I did everything you told me to." scene this week was foreshadowing that, but it seems like he'll be joining Hydra in the future. Cool twist.
And with that mid-credits scene it looks like Walker will be becoming the US Agent. I wonder how his bootleg shield is gonna hold up in battle.
Lol I was kinda saying "oh nooo" when seeing that, but after a minute of thinking I started chuckling. I don't know how well a makeshift shield built in your garage (with a box of scraps!) is gonna hold up to the real-deal, vibranium frizbee.
It happens during the scene with Sam and Bucky practicing with the shield, when they're talking about the implications of a black man becoming Captain America, Bucky says that Steve had told him about his plan to pass the shield to Sam.
First look at Shang-Chi in costume and a trailer will be coming in a few weeks!
I'm looking forward to the movie because it's the MCU's first asian superhero movie but could they not have made him do a better face that didn't make him look bored out of his gourd lmao.
They also released a few promo images that I will spoiler tag to save space.
Nevermind about the few weeks here's the trailer lol
Looks like it'll be a fun time so I'm looking forward to it. It kind of gives me the same vibe as the Mortal Kombat trailer. Hopefully the action is good!
First look at Shang-Chi in costume and a trailer will be coming in a few weeks!
I'm looking forward to the movie because it's the MCU… more's first asian superhero movie but could they not have made him do a better face that didn't make him look bored out of his gourd lmao.
They also released a few promo images that I will spoiler tag to save space.
(Spoiler)
Nevermind about the few weeks here's the trailer lol
Looks like it'll be a fun time so I'm looking forward to it. It kind of gives me the same vibe as the Mortal Kombat trailer. Hopefully the action is good!
Shang-Chi after having all of its marketing delayed for over a year asking if it is finally its time to shine
And will also have one of the shortest Marvel marketing life-spans. damn.
Not gonna lie. I started out really disliking John Walker, but now I feel really bad for him. Thanks, Marvel. You really know how to make me feel emotions.
edit: lol if you saw this, forget it. I was mistaken.
(By the way, I really hate those youtube channels that upload fake teasers for future episodes. You know the ones. They make their thumbnail look all official and use the same format as the official Marvel channel, always using clips from trailers that haven't occurred in the show yet... And somehow people lap it up.)
On another note, I wonder why they gave Shang-Chi a subtitle to the film. Nearly every other Marvel film is just [Superhero Name] as their debut solo film, but with him they added "And the Legend of the Ten Rings".
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is officially over! I really enjoyed the finale, it had a lot of action, some revelations, and even had me tear up at one point. It's not the tightest bow in the world but I'm pretty satisfied with how it ended.
Sam's new suit came straight out of the comics and it looks pretty damn slick.
I was not expecting to see a guy get horribly acid burned to death in surprisingly graphic detail.
Confirmation that Sharon Carter is the Powerbroker, this'll be interesting to see going forward especially since she was pardoned at the end.
RIP Karli. Erin Kellyman gave a stellar performance as Karli, though I do wish her story was a little more tightly written.
Also RIP Batroc. We'll never get to see you leap.
Loved seeing Zemo get the last laugh. RIP the Flagsmashers.
Not gonna lie, I welled up a bit when that bystander called him Captain America. It was super cheesy but I loved it!
Really enjoyed Sam's speech to the senate. It's very blunt commentary on the current state of the world, though I do find his downplaying of Karli as a terrorist a bit weird considering she blew up a building killing a number of military personnel. But to be fair, he doesn't forgive her, he just understands where she's coming from.
Really enjoyed Walkers redemption and taking on the title of US. Agent. I wonder if this means they're hinting towards a Dark Avengers or Thunderbolts thing with Madame Hydra as the Nick Fury.
Loved the scene with Sam showing Isayah his section of the museum. It was very reminiscent of Vincent and the Doctor from Doctor Who.
Bucky finally told Nakajima that he killed his son, and it seems like he was forgiven.
Finally, loved the title switch to "Captain America and The Winter Soldier" at the end. I guess we know what a second season would be called if there is one.
Overall I thought the series was great. I love the fact that the show actually full on tackled the subject of racism, and not just lightly brush it like I feared it would, and the different thoughts and perspectives people had on the shield and I loved getting to know more about Sam and Bucky as they grow to become friends. I also really enjoyed how dark and violent the show got at times. John Walker and Isayah Bradley are a fantastically well acted and written characters, in very different ways, and I hope to see more of them in the future. Please for the love of God give me a miniseries based on Truth: Red, White and Black. I really want to see more of Isayah back in the day and really get to see everything that happened.
Next up is Loki which will be releasing in June. Looking to see how weird that show gets!
Fun fact: There's an often overlooked song that's featured on WandaVision.
Everyone knows the Twilight Time song from the trailers and the show, or Daydream Believer, but have you heard Help Me, Rhonda?
This is a 1965 Beach Boys song, and it appears in Episode 2.
The song can be heard on the radio briefly during the Pool Meeting scene. It plays over the static just before the radio blows up.
As you can probably guess, the title can be misinterpreted to "Help Me, Wanda", and that's probably intentional with the amount of distortion on the radio. Kinda creepy, but neat detail.
Welp, got the Falcon&Winter Soldier finale under my belt.
Pretty darn good way to end the show. Some aspects were underwhelming but the big hype moments were so good.
Falcon's Captain America's new suit is so clean! It's a lot more patriotic and (design-wise) similar to the OG suit than I was expecting, but that's okay. (I was expecting some more angular/geometric patterns like other Wakanda products we've seen.)
Walker ended up doing more good in this episode than I was expecting too. I thought he was gonna have a tussle with Sam about the shield again, but nah he's just there for revenge (which he luckily doesn't get).
So Karli's dead (and Batroc). It's too bad they turned her into a no-holding-back anarchist halfway through the show, as I liked her original trajectory early on in the series, but at least there's a compromise in her arc with the GRC not relocating the refugees at the end.
Speaking of that, daaaamn man, Cap is breaking out the speeches! Great way to empathise with the antagonist's morals and reach a conclusion that still seems "good".
And I like the justification for Sam wearing the Captain America suit. He's gonna get hate, he knows the implications of wearing the flag across his body, but damn it he's trying something different and we've all got to roll with it. (And the fact that the US was built off of slavery, so the ones who really deserve to represent America is someone black.)
Walker seems like a character in this weird grey area now. It's nice that he's happy to serve, but he's working for Hydra, and he's not the most emotionally stable guy. Dunno what to feel about that.
Also wow this finale is loaded. Hydra is gonna make a comeback and the power broker is gonna sell a bunch of secrets. Oof.
Honestly, I was hoping for more between Bucky and Nakajima. That scene felt a too short. I wanted to really see him make amends to really help somehow.
Sam showing Isaiah the museum section about him was so darn heartwarming. Like... shit. Your whole life gets erased by the government, you're proclaimed dead, you live in hiding, no one knows the truth... And now your story is up in a museum. That's such a good turn of events. Screw the govt regardless, but damn that's a good ending.
Solid show, I feel some of the writing needed another pass-over and the rumors about the cancelled virus plotline are a bit intriguing (and might have been better -- the whole stuff with Mama Donya quickly became irrelevant along with the Vaccines at the start of the show.) apart from that the show was some good Marvel stuff. They pumped up the brutality in some aspects and that was nice. I also Loved how they digged deep into some racial issues.
Bring on the Loki. I loved all the mystery and surreal stuff in WandaVision. Can't wait for more of that.
(And not long after that there's the What If show! That might only have 10-minute episodes -- and might still be weekly -- but should be fun.)
Marvel Studios has unveiled the release dates for their upcoming movies from now to 2023, some footage from Eternals, and some title reveals!
Release dates:
* Black Widow - July 9, 2021
* Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - September 3, 202
* Eternals - November 5, 2021
* Spider-Man - No Way Home: December 17, 2021
* Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - March 25, 2022
* Thor: Love and Thunder - May 6, 2022
* Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Black Panther 2) will be releasing on July 8, 2022.
* The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2) will be releasing on November 11, 2022 and will be starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani as their respective characters!
* Ant-Man and The Wasp - Quantumania: February 17, 2023
* Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - May 5, 2023
* Fantastic Four seems to be coming in 2023 as well if the rest of the video is of any indication, though there isn't a set release date yet.
Aw, man, that's good. Kudos to the editor, that was a fun showcase.
It just hit me: I'm sure we'll see a lot of "Directed by Academy Award winner Chloe Zhao" in the marketing for Eternals. Pretty unique position for Marvel to be in, having one of their directors being an Oscar winner.
Marvel Studios has unveiled the release dates for their upcoming movies from now to 2023, some footage from Eternals, and some title reveals… more!
Release dates:
* Black Widow - July 9, 2021
* Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - September 3, 202
* Eternals - November 5, 2021
* Spider-Man - No Way Home: December 17, 2021
* Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - March 25, 2022
* Thor: Love and Thunder - May 6, 2022
* Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Black Panther 2) will be releasing on July 8, 2022.
* The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2) will be releasing on November 11, 2022 and will be starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani as their respective characters!
* Ant-Man and The Wasp - Quantumania: February 17, 2023
* Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - May 5, 2023
* Fantastic Four seems to be coming in 2023 as well if the rest of the video is of any indication, though there isn't a set release date yet.
The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2) will be releasing on November 11, 2022 and will be starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani as their respective characters!
I suspect The Quartering is going to be very busy that week, bless that silly neckbeard
Marvel Studios has unveiled the release dates for their upcoming movies from now to 2023, some footage from Eternals, and some title reveals… more!
Release dates:
* Black Widow - July 9, 2021
* Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - September 3, 202
* Eternals - November 5, 2021
* Spider-Man - No Way Home: December 17, 2021
* Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - March 25, 2022
* Thor: Love and Thunder - May 6, 2022
* Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Black Panther 2) will be releasing on July 8, 2022.
* The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2) will be releasing on November 11, 2022 and will be starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani as their respective characters!
* Ant-Man and The Wasp - Quantumania: February 17, 2023
* Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - May 5, 2023
* Fantastic Four seems to be coming in 2023 as well if the rest of the video is of any indication, though there isn't a set release date yet.
The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2) will be releasing on November 11, 2022 and will be starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani as t… moreheir respective characters!
I suspect The Quartering is going to be very busy that week, bless that silly neckbeard
Considering the reveal in the Morbius trailer potentially placing Sony Picture's Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC) in the MCU, here's the trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Considering the reveal in the Morbius trailer potentially placing Sony Picture's Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC) in the MCU, here's the trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
I kinda like that Venom's just a huge weirdo.
Just finished watching the first episode of Loki. A lot of it is pretty much just set up for the rest of the series and diving into Loki as a person and I really enjoyed it! Tom Hiddleston, and to my surprise, Owen Wilson, are very good in this. They have good chemistry with each other. So much of it, especially the set design, gives me a ton of Control vibes and I love it. I will say that it's a bit more obvious in this, especially in the beginning and the end, that they're using the ILM StageCraft in comparison with Mando and the other MCU shows which looked more seamless.
Very much looking forward to the rest of the season!
I will say that it's a bit more obvious in this, especially in the beginning and the end, that they're using the ILM StageCraft in comparison with Mando and the other MCU shows which looked more seamless.
So they're still not using the Volume Set for the MCU shows?
Judging by the trailers, Loki looks like it could be the perfect choice to start implementing Volume, since there's plenty of colorful locales and cool-lit areas we'll be visiting.
Just finished watching the first episode of Loki. A lot of it is pretty much just set up for the rest of the series and diving into Loki as … morea person and I really enjoyed it! Tom Hiddleston, and to my surprise, Owen Wilson, are very good in this. They have good chemistry with each other. So much of it, especially the set design, gives me a ton of Control vibes and I love it. I will say that it's a bit more obvious in this, especially in the beginning and the end, that they're using the ILM StageCraft in comparison with Mando and the other MCU shows which looked more seamless.
Very much looking forward to the rest of the season!
Without doubt the best premiere so far out of the disney+ shows. Really enjoyed pretty much every single thing, especially the stuff with Loki at the end, without spoiling.
The StageCraft is the name of ILM's version of the Volume tech I think, either way it's the same thing just another name.
Actually now that I looked it up, it doesn't seem that they're using the Volume because the current line of MCU shows were in development before The Mandalorian, but they do plan to use it in the future. So for Loki it was just some of the CG looking a tiny bit off lol.
I will say that it's a bit more obvious in this, especially in the beginning and the end, that they're using the ILM StageCraft in compariso… moren with Mando and the other MCU shows which looked more seamless.
So they're still not using the Volume Set for the MCU shows?
Judging by the trailers, Loki looks like it could be the perfect choice to start implementing Volume, since there's plenty of colorful locales and cool-lit areas we'll be visiting.
I just looked it up too, I couldn't really find confirmation that any future MCU shows are using it yet, but it is confirmed that Thor 4: Love and Thunder is gonna use their Volume sets. Two other Volume sets are being built to be used by Disney or rented by other studios.
The StageCraft is the name of ILM's version of the Volume tech I think, either way it's the same thing just another name.
Actually now th… moreat I looked it up, it doesn't seem that they're using the Volume because the current line of MCU shows were in development before The Mandalorian, but they do plan to use it in the future. So for Loki it was just some of the CG looking a tiny bit off lol.
It's pretty good, I like how it really broke down Loki as an individual and showed how he thinks.
Originally, I was planning on watching the Thor films and the first Avengers film in preparation to make sure I was ready to watch Loki but with finals and school coming to a close I never really got around to it. So I was a little worried that maybe I would be confused the entire episode, it's not like I haven't watched them. But the last time I watched those films, I was a little younger so I don't remember everything about them. But, I decided to give it a try and I wasn't really confused at all.
Also, idk if it's just me but there's not been a single 2021 MCU premiere that I have disliked at all. Seriously, WV and TFaTWS were both amazing and I think this one will be good too.
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Marvel Studios released an hour long edit of Zemo dancing in the club that features extended footage of him bustin' a move lmao.
This has me convinced that they shot that scene just for the memes.
...And that's cool with me, lol.
A teaser for the MCU-themed world at DisneyLand California has released.
It will open on June 4.
Episode 4 of TFATWS is fuckin' amazing holy shit, I absolutely loved that! This might actually be my favourite episode of the series thus far. Next week can't come soon enough.
Got to get more sassy Zemo of course.
The Dora Milaje are so fuckin' cool. Loved the scene with them taking down Walker.
Loved the one on one between Sam and Karli with the Flagsmashers being expanded upon and Sam pointing out her hypocrisy.
Got more details on what Flagsmashers are fighting for with the "one country, no borders" and how the Blip caused the world to work together.
Little bit of interesting commentary with Walker talking about his tour in Afghanistan. Really surprised to hear something like that out of a Disney property.
I do wish we got to see Walker take the serum though, and see the kind of effect it had on him in the moment.
If anyone was wondering what would have happened if Steve had done what he did to Tony towards the end of Civil War but on a normal person you get your answer with this and it is pretty violent, goddamn. That might have been the most brutal death in the MCU so far, and to the guy who looked up to Cap as a kid too.
Walker goes off the deep end, though in a way that I can empathise with honestly. I can't even blame him for doing what he did. The way he went about doing what he did however, was a little too far, especially in front of all those people.
RIP Battlestar. Went out in a really surprisingly grounded way too. Thrown against a pillar and breaking his neck.
Pretty good episode as a whole but I feel a lot of the praise this episode is def because the ending is easily the best thing to happen in the show so far and is an actually "oh shit" moment that leaves me wanting to know what's next instead of just "guess that's it till next week."
After seeing the ending, it just continues to make me wish this show was about Sam and Bucky dealing with New Cap. It is honestly too crowded. Sharon I feel has kind of obviously been set up as the real Power Broker so thats gonna need to be fit in and most likely be ep 5's cliffhanger, and even if she isn't, that means just regular Power Broker still needs to pop up, Zemo escapes, and the Flagsmashers are honestly very, very boring and take up too much time. I get why they are there, but the script I feel involving them is so damn awkward that they really should just have been a generic terrorist group that Sam and Bucky are going after while Cap and Battlestar are as well, which focuses on what the real drama should be between and the meaning of the shield and mantle. I mean these fellas are saying how they must kill Captain America to prove their point, but UH OH! We killed Battlestar, time to stop fighting Captain America who we want to kill and run away!!! I just honestly find a lot of the plots progression and drama really, really artificial so I wish they took a different direction as a lot of the plot and theme feels so jumbled up. Hopefully going forward these last 2 episodes are more like this episode's ending.
This was definitely the best episode yet, action/tension-wise.
More Zemo shenanigans in this episode. Both with fun one-liners, crazy philosophies, creepy nursery rhymes and silly trust (why would you guys leave this man alone!! He's obviously gonna try and escape!)
Like seriously, wtf was up with that Nursery Rhyme scene? Creepy as hell, and no way would I trust or take candy from this guy. It was probably played that way for that exact reason, but... Damn it, Zemo!
How did Karli get Sarah's (Sam's sister's) number? I don't know what connections she has, but that seemed to come out of nowhere.
Fun fact: In case you forgot, the Flag Smasher Walker kills at the end was the one who said he used to be a major Cap fan as a kid. What a dark way to go...
So it seems like Walker might turn out to be the Big Bad of this series? I think the main threat will be to deal with Karli, then Walker is gonna come along and get all macho about something, making Sam and Bucky have to go after him, too. (Kinda feels like another Agent Hayward situation coming along, but I hope not.)
The writer for John Wick was also the main writer for this episode. Glad to see it was an improvement from the last one. (And not like JW at all.)
He's also a co-executive producer. I wonder if his presence and push helped make this series just a touch darker and more brutal in the fights.
Finally, a good TV cliffhanger!
Really enjoyed episode 5! By far the most "mellow" episode of the series so far Very little action, but a lot more drama, a couple of really emotional scenes, and some neat social commentary that is a lot more text than it is subtext! Also watch out, there's a mid-credits scene this week!
The fight at the start was great. Cringed really hard when Bucky broke Walkers arm.
I felt really bad for Walker during his trial. What he did, especially in public, was totally out of line but I completely understand why he did what he did.
Loved that they brought back Isaiah and had him tell his whole story. He and Sam's one-on-one in general was really powerful stuff and you completely understand his attitude towards his country and everything else by the end. Really loved the parallel with Isaiah being imprisoned for saving his fellow soldiers while Steve was heralded as a hero for doing the same.
I thought the boat stuff was fun! Had a really different vibe from everything else in the series, like it was taken out of a family drama show but I enjoyed it.
Bucky confirming that Steve had a talk with him before leaving to be with Peggy was a neat thing to include, and I liked that Bucky straight up says they didn't think about the implications of having a black man become Captain America. I'm surprised they actually said it so bluntly.
To my surprise, they introduced Valentina Allegra, also known as Madame Hydra from the comics, so it seems like Hydra will be making a return to the MCU and hiring Walker in the process! I wonder if this means they'll be pseudo adapting the Hydra Captain arc from the comics!
It looks like Sam will finally officially be carrying the mantle of Captain America in the next episode! Can't wait to see what his suit looks like! And Torres now has the wings, even if they're broken, so it seems like he might be the new Falcon in the future.
And with that mid-credits scene it looks like Walker will be becoming the US Agent. I wonder how his bootleg shield is gonna hold up in battle. I assume by the end, Madame Hydra will be giving him his comic shield.
Ooh, I like how grounded this episode was!
That opening fight scene was very cool. I liked how it opened on the turmoil of Walker killing the Flag Smasher, with him coming to terms that he's Captain America and that means he's doing what's right for himself and the American people (despite how twisted and wrong that belief is).
Man, him using the shield again in that fight as a weapon is super unnerving. Stop trying to cave people's skulls in with it! Stop!!
The whole Sam returning home and calling in favours from the community was great. Love seeing the down-to-earth normal life these guys have. (And especially for Falcon&WS who we barely got any of before this show)
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When was that said?
Interesting... I read an article about Walker's comic origins a few weeks ago -- how he eventually becomes captured and brainwashed by the US Government to be their tool (and I thought his "You built me, I did everything you told me to." scene this week was foreshadowing that, but it seems like he'll be joining Hydra in the future. Cool twist.
Lol I was kinda saying "oh nooo" when seeing that, but after a minute of thinking I started chuckling. I don't know how well a makeshift shield built in your garage (with a box of scraps!) is gonna hold up to the real-deal, vibranium frizbee.
It happens during the scene with Sam and Bucky practicing with the shield, when they're talking about the implications of a black man becoming Captain America, Bucky says that Steve had told him about his plan to pass the shield to Sam.
First look at Shang-Chi in costume and a trailer will be coming in a few weeks!
I'm looking forward to the movie because it's the MCU's first asian superhero movie but could they not have made him do a better face that didn't make him look bored out of his gourd lmao.
They also released a few promo images that I will spoiler tag to save space.
Nevermind about the few weeks here's the trailer lol
Looks like it'll be a fun time so I'm looking forward to it. It kind of gives me the same vibe as the Mortal Kombat trailer. Hopefully the action is good!
Shang-Chi after having all of its marketing delayed for over a year asking if it is finally its time to shine
And will also have one of the shortest Marvel marketing life-spans. damn.
When I've been waiting years for an asian superhero movie in the MCU and it's being undermarketed.
Not gonna lie. I started out really disliking John Walker, but now I feel really bad for him. Thanks, Marvel. You really know how to make me feel emotions.
edit: lol if you saw this, forget it. I was mistaken.
(By the way, I really hate those youtube channels that upload fake teasers for future episodes. You know the ones. They make their thumbnail look all official and use the same format as the official Marvel channel, always using clips from trailers that haven't occurred in the show yet... And somehow people lap it up.)
On another note, I wonder why they gave Shang-Chi a subtitle to the film. Nearly every other Marvel film is just [Superhero Name] as their debut solo film, but with him they added "And the Legend of the Ten Rings".
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is officially over! I really enjoyed the finale, it had a lot of action, some revelations, and even had me tear up at one point. It's not the tightest bow in the world but I'm pretty satisfied with how it ended.
Sam's new suit came straight out of the comics and it looks pretty damn slick.
I was not expecting to see a guy get horribly acid burned to death in surprisingly graphic detail.
Confirmation that Sharon Carter is the Powerbroker, this'll be interesting to see going forward especially since she was pardoned at the end.
RIP Karli. Erin Kellyman gave a stellar performance as Karli, though I do wish her story was a little more tightly written.
Also RIP Batroc. We'll never get to see you leap.
Loved seeing Zemo get the last laugh. RIP the Flagsmashers.
Not gonna lie, I welled up a bit when that bystander called him Captain America. It was super cheesy but I loved it!
Really enjoyed Sam's speech to the senate. It's very blunt commentary on the current state of the world, though I do find his downplaying of Karli as a terrorist a bit weird considering she blew up a building killing a number of military personnel. But to be fair, he doesn't forgive her, he just understands where she's coming from.
Really enjoyed Walkers redemption and taking on the title of US. Agent. I wonder if this means they're hinting towards a Dark Avengers or Thunderbolts thing with Madame Hydra as the Nick Fury.
Loved the scene with Sam showing Isayah his section of the museum. It was very reminiscent of Vincent and the Doctor from Doctor Who.
Bucky finally told Nakajima that he killed his son, and it seems like he was forgiven.
Finally, loved the title switch to "Captain America and The Winter Soldier" at the end. I guess we know what a second season would be called if there is one.
Overall I thought the series was great. I love the fact that the show actually full on tackled the subject of racism, and not just lightly brush it like I feared it would, and the different thoughts and perspectives people had on the shield and I loved getting to know more about Sam and Bucky as they grow to become friends. I also really enjoyed how dark and violent the show got at times. John Walker and Isayah Bradley are a fantastically well acted and written characters, in very different ways, and I hope to see more of them in the future. Please for the love of God give me a miniseries based on Truth: Red, White and Black. I really want to see more of Isayah back in the day and really get to see everything that happened.
Next up is Loki which will be releasing in June. Looking to see how weird that show gets!
Captain America 4 is now in the works with TFATWS showrunner, Malcolm Spellman, set to co-write with Dalan Musson, who wrote the episode 'Truth'.
Fun fact: There's an often overlooked song that's featured on WandaVision.
Everyone knows the Twilight Time song from the trailers and the show, or Daydream Believer, but have you heard Help Me, Rhonda?
This is a 1965 Beach Boys song, and it appears in Episode 2.
The song can be heard on the radio briefly during the Pool Meeting scene. It plays over the static just before the radio blows up.
As you can probably guess, the title can be misinterpreted to "Help Me, Wanda", and that's probably intentional with the amount of distortion on the radio. Kinda creepy, but neat detail.
Welp, got the Falcon&Winter Soldier finale under my belt.
Pretty darn good way to end the show. Some aspects were underwhelming but the big hype moments were so good.
Speaking of that, daaaamn man, Cap is breaking out the speeches! Great way to empathise with the antagonist's morals and reach a conclusion that still seems "good".
And I like the justification for Sam wearing the Captain America suit. He's gonna get hate, he knows the implications of wearing the flag across his body, but damn it he's trying something different and we've all got to roll with it. (And the fact that the US was built off of slavery, so the ones who really deserve to represent America is someone black.)
Walker seems like a character in this weird grey area now. It's nice that he's happy to serve, but he's working for Hydra, and he's not the most emotionally stable guy. Dunno what to feel about that.
Also wow this finale is loaded. Hydra is gonna make a comeback and the power broker is gonna sell a bunch of secrets. Oof.
Honestly, I was hoping for more between Bucky and Nakajima. That scene felt a too short. I wanted to really see him make amends to really help somehow.
Solid show, I feel some of the writing needed another pass-over and the rumors about the cancelled virus plotline are a bit intriguing (and might have been better -- the whole stuff with Mama Donya quickly became irrelevant along with the Vaccines at the start of the show.) apart from that the show was some good Marvel stuff. They pumped up the brutality in some aspects and that was nice. I also Loved how they digged deep into some racial issues.
Bring on the Loki. I loved all the mystery and surreal stuff in WandaVision. Can't wait for more of that.
-- but should be fun.)
(And not long after that there's the What If show! That might only have 10-minute episodes -- and might still be weekly
Marvel Studios has unveiled the release dates for their upcoming movies from now to 2023, some footage from Eternals, and some title reveals!
Release dates:
* Black Widow - July 9, 2021
* Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - September 3, 202
* Eternals - November 5, 2021
* Spider-Man - No Way Home: December 17, 2021
* Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - March 25, 2022
* Thor: Love and Thunder - May 6, 2022
* Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Black Panther 2) will be releasing on July 8, 2022.
* The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2) will be releasing on November 11, 2022 and will be starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani as their respective characters!
* Ant-Man and The Wasp - Quantumania: February 17, 2023
* Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - May 5, 2023
* Fantastic Four seems to be coming in 2023 as well if the rest of the video is of any indication, though there isn't a set release date yet.
Aw, man, that's good. Kudos to the editor, that was a fun showcase.
It just hit me: I'm sure we'll see a lot of "Directed by Academy Award winner Chloe Zhao" in the marketing for Eternals. Pretty unique position for Marvel to be in, having one of their directors being an Oscar winner.
Loki will be streaming on Wednesdays instead of Fridays. Starting June 9
How mischievous...
I wonder why they decided to have it release earlier.
I suspect The Quartering is going to be very busy that week, bless that silly neckbeard
I can't wait for my recommendations to be filled to the brim with him and his band of miserable men because I watched the trailer or something.
Considering the reveal in the Morbius trailer potentially placing Sony Picture's Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC) in the MCU, here's the trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
I kinda like that Venom's just a huge weirdo.
I'm honestly loving this comedy-focused approach to Venom as a character.
Also, looks like it could be creepy again, in a PG13 way.
Official Loki Poster is out.
Yes, I'm as interested in that animated clock as you are.
The teaser trailer for The Eternals is finally out! It doesn't show much, considering it's a teaser, but I like what I see so far.
Cinematography-wise it looks really different from the rest of the MCU.
The wait for Loki is killing me.
I feel like we might get a Spider-Man No Way Home teaser in June.
Sony might want to cash in on some Marvel hype before the MCU gets back into the swing of things with Black Widow.
Today I learned Vin Diesel played the Iron Giant and wow now everything's clicking about his role as Groot.
Loki tomorrow \( ' 0 ' )/
I'm ready for things to get weird again!
Just finished watching the first episode of Loki. A lot of it is pretty much just set up for the rest of the series and diving into Loki as a person and I really enjoyed it! Tom Hiddleston, and to my surprise, Owen Wilson, are very good in this. They have good chemistry with each other. So much of it, especially the set design, gives me a ton of Control vibes and I love it. I will say that it's a bit more obvious in this, especially in the beginning and the end, that they're using the ILM StageCraft in comparison with Mando and the other MCU shows which looked more seamless.
Very much looking forward to the rest of the season!
So they're still not using the Volume Set for the MCU shows?
Judging by the trailers, Loki looks like it could be the perfect choice to start implementing Volume, since there's plenty of colorful locales and cool-lit areas we'll be visiting.
Without doubt the best premiere so far out of the disney+ shows. Really enjoyed pretty much every single thing, especially the stuff with Loki at the end, without spoiling.
The StageCraft is the name of ILM's version of the Volume tech I think, either way it's the same thing just another name.
Actually now that I looked it up, it doesn't seem that they're using the Volume because the current line of MCU shows were in development before The Mandalorian, but they do plan to use it in the future. So for Loki it was just some of the CG looking a tiny bit off lol.
I just looked it up too, I couldn't really find confirmation that any future MCU shows are using it yet, but it is confirmed that Thor 4: Love and Thunder is gonna use their Volume sets. Two other Volume sets are being built to be used by Disney or rented by other studios.
I finally watched the first episode of Loki.
It's pretty good, I like how it really broke down Loki as an individual and showed how he thinks.
Originally, I was planning on watching the Thor films and the first Avengers film in preparation to make sure I was ready to watch Loki but with finals and school coming to a close I never really got around to it. So I was a little worried that maybe I would be confused the entire episode, it's not like I haven't watched them. But the last time I watched those films, I was a little younger so I don't remember everything about them. But, I decided to give it a try and I wasn't really confused at all.
Also, idk if it's just me but there's not been a single 2021 MCU premiere that I have disliked at all. Seriously, WV and TFaTWS were both amazing and I think this one will be good too.