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    Echo: The Beginning of Marvel Renaissance?

    The following review contains some spoilers for Echo Season 1 Stunning. Every shot is a visual spectacle. Every wave of sound is intentional and narratively impactful. I had an inkling I was going to enjoy Echo since the show was announced. I may not be a comic book fan following Maya Lopez’s story, but I […] More

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    Loki S2E6 Recap: “Glorious Purpose” — For All Time (Season 2 Finale)

    The following recap contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of Loki, S2E6, “Glorious Purpose” (written by Eric Martin and directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead). There is always a lot of talk about the long-term, multi-project contracts that actors and actresses agree to when they join the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The expectation […] More

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    Loki S2E1 Recap: “Ouroboros” — Try Everything

    The following recap contains spoilers for Loki S2E1, “Ouroborus” (written by Eric Martin and directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead).  Editor’s Note: This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s hard to not notice the irony of Loki […] More

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    MCU’s Werewolf By Night Is a Howling Success

    The following contains spoilers for the MCU’s Werewolf by Night, released on October 7, 2022 Just as it only takes one silver bullet to take down a werewolf, we only need one episode of Marvel’s Werewolf by Night to know that they have developed a monstrously interesting and fun new world for their fans. Billed […] More

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    She-Hulk: The MCU’s Necessary Low-Stakes Interlude

    In case you didn’t notice, there was more than one popular television show with a Green Wedding last week. At the wedding in the sixth episode of Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (“Just Jen”) we saw a lot less homicidal rage and a lot more villains slipping on ice and class-action divorce settlement hijinks. Instead […] More

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    Ms. Marvel Rekindles Some Much Needed Magic in the MCU

    If I can explain Ms. Marvel in one word, it would be adorable. Disney’s secret recipe for appealing to children continues to improve upon its ingredients. At one time, Disney only produced stories set in the past. The tales of Snow White, Cinderella, and Aladdin were far from contemporary settings. That is until Pixar came along with Toy Story. However, […] More

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    Hawkeye: The MCU’s Passing of the Torch

    With four shows under their belt, Marvel’s expansion into Disney+ is now feeling more and more like an integral part of the bigger Marvel Cinematic Universe, and none feels more essential then the recently wrapped up season of Hawkeye.  Hawkeye feels like the MCU’s equivalent of comfort food—a rich, filling, yet refreshingly low stakes meal […] More

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    What If…? S1E2: “What if T’Challa Became a Star Lord?”— A Love Letter to Chadwick Boseman

    What If…?  S1E2 “What if T’Challa Became a Star Lord?” picks up steam from Episode 1. Whereas that plot was a fairly straightforward switch of Peggy Carter into the role played by Steve Rogers in Captain America: The First Avenger, S1E2 makes the ripple effects of the character switch go much deeper. T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) […] More

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