Generally though, I’m with you guys. In the same way that Marvel managed to introduce actual gods (Thor) and aliens (Guardians of the Galaxy, then Captain Marvel) into what had been a grounded fictional world, this was very much about introducing magic as a ‘thing’, where Doc Strange had felt very much like a one-off, eventually explained away neatly by the power stones.

I don’t know if it’s really explained how she got in there or how she knew about it. The Vision and the two witches were really good in the last couple of episodes. That central story was really well done.

The problems with it come from being overlong. The early episodes were a bit tedious. The extra characters they added didn’t add all that much. And considering how much time they spent on them, they gave them naff all to do at the end. Seemed like a real rush job at the end, which is strange given the obvious care and effort they’ve put into the show in other areas.

Rambo was a dumb addition really. Just starts being a total don with her powers straightaway. Doesn’t even seem phased by having them. And no explanation why she can just walk through the hex when trucks can’t drive.

Good idea, nailed the main bits of what it was doing, slightly fucked by the Disney corporate machine padding it out and inserting five million spin-off ideas.

You're all in here giving it big MCU vibes when the best thing of the whole series was drunk chewing gum Vision.

So at the end what happened to Agatha? It made no sense.

Hopefully he went for a paint job.

Had to find a spin-off to show up in.

That was ok, echoing earlier sentiments about the too slow pace of the first few episodes. Well thats the first steps into phase 4.

I think this will be a tricky one for Marvel. No more Iron Man, no more Captain America. A fish out of water phase 3 movie in "Black Widow".

The release schedule (below) isnt really getting my pulse racing. Is the Eternals the overarching story arc for this phase like the infinity gaunlet was for phase 3?

The name of the character whos supposedly the main villian for phase 4 has leaked. Whether thats true or not remains to be seen.

January 15, 2021 – WandaVision TV

March 19, 2021 - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV

May 2021 – Loki TV

May 7, 2021 – Black Widow

July 9, 2021 – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Mid-2021 – What If... TV

November 5, 2021 – Eternals

December 17, 2021 – Spider-Man 3 (not the official title)

Late 2021 – Hawkeye TV

Late 2021 – Ms Marvel TV

March 25, 2022 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

May 6, 2022 – Thor: Love and Thunder

July 8, 2022 – Black Panther 2

November 11, 2022 – Captain Marvel 2

2022 TBC – Moon Knight TV

2022 TBC – She-Hulk TV

2023 TBC – Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

2023 TBC – Guardians of the Galaxy 3

Also the superior analogy for who the real Vision is is Trigger’s Broom and they’re cowards for pretending otherwise.

regmcfly wrote:

You're all in here giving it big MCU vibes when the best thing of the whole series was drunk chewing gum Vision.

The talent show and the ship of Theseus were the only bits I went back and rewatched.

Saw someone saying WandaVision took 2 characters barely on their radar and made them their favourites in the MCU.  This is what they need to do for X-Men/Mutants. Give each character at least one whole episode of their own to explore their personality and backstory.  Worst thing about the Fox movies was they reduced a lot of good characters to set dressing.

I’m just annoyed it looks like the new blade film will be much later than I thought. I likes me some blade, and with Mahershala Ali involved I’m super excited to see what they do. Also am hoping there’s a nod/post credit etc to it in the next Spider-man.

I get they have always been ‘their own thing’ but it’s annoying how Feige/Disney pick and choose what’s cannon and what’s not for MCU. Ali in the Luke Cage show was incredible, but obviously they don’t consider it part of the MCU as they have the same actors playing new roles. Like Daredevil and all other Netflix stuff, or agents of shield (the darkhold looks very different in this now) of the runaways... I guess I’m glad as I didn’t get too invested in them all?

cosmicjellybean wrote:

I’m just annoyed it looks like the new blade film will be much later than I thought. I likes me some blade, and with Mahershala Ali involved I’m super excited to see what they do. Also am hoping there’s a nod/post credit etc to it in the next Spider-man.

I get they have always been ‘their own thing’ but it’s annoying how Feige/Disney pick and choose what’s cannon and what’s not for MCU. Ali in the Luke Cage show was incredible, but obviously they don’t consider it part of the MCU as they have the same actors playing new roles. Like Daredevil and all other Netflix stuff, or agents of shield (the darkhold looks very different in this now) of the runaways... I guess I’m glad as I didn’t get too invested in them all?

I can see why the Netflix stuff may become non-canon owing to rights issues, but surely the rest of it remains canon?

Isn't Charlie Cox in the new Spider-Man?

Iron Fist looked like it was just getting going when they nixed it.