I THINK it might actually be the shield that Thanos tore up in Endgame (the jagged damage looked about right). So somehow the Contessa managed to get hold of those pieces.

I have a sneaking suspicion that she (and Zemo, and Walker, and some others) might end up forming the Thunderbolts at some point.

Heck, use my body for reaction mass (assuming that’s a factor). More fuel for the others, less weight (and less space) being taken up. Greater good and all that.

I actually quite like the shift towards almost Event Horizon style Horror at the end... except that it feels a little rushed. I think they needed to do more to establish the feeling of being “locked in” with this man (this monster), perhaps by having more screens open to the sun so that the light itself became almost…

“Severely disappointed in you adding to the shaming of those who choose to decline.”

Gwo borrows all the right stuff from his influences in the West, starting with, well, The Right Stuff and all its zero-hour gallantry. An AI with a mind of its own recalls 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the nerve-wracking scrambles across the surface of a space station ape Gravity, but the artful handling of mumbo jumbo…

Lots of great character moments in this episode.

Thank you. I feel like my presence on the internet has essentially peaked now, so I’m going to retire to my mansion made of bitcoin to appreciate my fine collection of cat meme NFTs.

My argument: Lord of the Flies cannot be set in space... how would the flies breathe???

“You’re asking for evidence? For... proof?

Ah, but you forget, there’s also the work of “the adversary” to consider.

I doubt #StopTheHashtagCult would trend anywhere near as well.

The ones I’ve seen it work for it has definitely worked for, to a greater or lesser extent (Fury Road, Logan, Parasite, The Mist) by “forcing” you (if that’s the right word) to really focus on the faces, the characters, their movements and the micro-expressions on their faces, etc). It makes for a very different…

I’m honestly surprised no candidate has run on this exact platform.

Also, is it just us, or does that “You’re such a mom” line hit especially strange in light of how Joss Whedon handled Natasha’s character in Age Of Ultron?

Sharon being the Powerbroker is an interesting thought, one I hadn’t considered, as I automatically assumed she was actually just acting as an off-the-book CIA asset.

This reviewer sometimes has the weirdest gripes.

You tell your 5yo there is a santa claus and they believe you regardless of the impossibility of it all.

If I recall correctly, the creation of the Hulk (and all his rage... erm... “issues”) was a direct result of trying to recreate Erskine’s experiment.

I’d go even further and say the banter only works as well as it does because the show is actually tackling some pretty serious issues (I’m sure I’ll get flamed for saying that though).