It’s impossible to say no to more Kathryn Hahn, in any capacity.

This situation just requires this from James Acaster.

Through unfortunate circumstances she becomes the clear new lead for the Black Panther series, and then she just decides to die on this hill which could cost her that position. Smort

She’s from the episode that got pushed to season 2 due to pandemic production issues. 

For people questioning why Gamora is here and why there’s so little of her:

There’s a rumor that Captain Carter will appear in at least a quick scene in Doctor Strange 2.

Theoretically season 2 is already in the finishing animation stage at this point. I believe they said they’ve already written all of season 2.

The October 2022 date was removed earlier this year and they added an October 2023 date.

Yea, my first assumption was that Tiny Steve went into the Stomper and they flash froze him in it, which is what it’s connected up to in that cargo crate.

And, like, the episodes are still pretty much standalone. Uatu plucks them out of their worlds, but the only “story” they are actually used to impact is the Ultron Won one. They’re put back into their stories the moment they were taken out, what happens doesn’t affect their worlds, the exception being giving a Widow…

It keeps being said, but LOKI never established this. Loki established that the Infinity Stones don’t work in the TVA. They specifically don’t work in that one place. That’s all that was ever said in the show. Nothing else implies that also don’t work in other dimensions outside of the TVA.

Gamora was from the episode that couldn’t get finished in time because of the pandemic. Obviously, this finale episode was already finished, and it would have been more work to redo this episode and remove her.

I would note that the difference between this and the Simpsons/Disney issue is that Netflix is licensing out Seinfeld from Sony, so Netflix is putting up what Sony gives them. I doubt they had a choice in the matter.

• The interview segments were never my favorite part of Stewart’s Daily Show. This episode’s interview with Denis R. McDonough is awkward, and unfortunately, McDonough, who seems well-meaning, comes off like Martin Short’s shady businessman in a 60 Minutes spoof on Saturday Night Live. That was funny, of course. This…

My assumption was that they just had no power in the specific dimension that He Who Remains created the TVA in.

Marketing is also a big factor in this that people just ignore. Marvel has made 2, 3 and soon 4 movies a year. That’s it. 4 movies in a year out of hundreds of other releases. Yet they dominate the discussion, regardless of whether you like them or not, because of the huge Disney marketing machine. Disney is going to…

But I was assured by Hollywood analysts that Shang-Chi had a limited ceiling because of it being an Asian cast. How could they lie to me????

I would love for the people behind the last movies to come back but unless the people who come in next year under Chapek as Iger’s people leave are somehow really into the Muppets and want to get that magic back, I’m not holding my breath for it to happen.

Eh, at this point I’ve just accepted that Disney isn’t really a company that is going to go outside of the stuff they own. Maybe now the 20th Century division is going to do all of that, but anything that’s big branded DISNEY is going to be a known thing.