I’d also say that this was far snarkier than the previous episodes, but I also think that all of these have been pretty disposable quality-wise, to be honest. And I’m a pretty diehard MCU fan.

My hope is that the truce from the end of Revolutions is honored. Humans now know about The Matrix and are free to leave. A new threat, such as human terrorists, are now the villains. I think there’s some good evidence for that in the trailer too: Judging from the color scheme, this is the world from the end of…

There was some more foreshadowing of Nate in season 1, I think. In his very first scene, he screams at Ted to get off the grass, which in hindsight was basically him abusing the only shred of power he had at the time. The first play he suggests sidelines Jamie, and he hints in the scene that this wasn’t entirely…

I think you’ve basically got it. Nate at 60 will be voting against workplace harassment laws because “back in my day, I got punched nine times a week and never felt the need to go crying to HR.” He got a little taste of power and used it to perpetuate the cycle.

It was a meaningless flub, but I think that’s the point. Everyone but Nate sees “Wonder Kid” as endearing, while Nate, because of his insecurities, thinks the phrase is mocking him. He’s too thin-skinned to laugh off even the most innocuous joke at his expense.

I think the What If premise here was secretly that Strange and Christine had a better relationship. That’s why she came with him in this universe in the first place. And if Strange is in a loving relationship, wrecking his hands might still not be enough. Christine tried to convince Strange to accept his injury. In…

I’m guessing the actual divergence point came at some point early on in their relationship, causing them to become much closer. That would also explain why Strange just injuring his hands wouldn’t be sufficient motivation for him to become Sorcerer Supreme in this universe; Christine would have helped him adjust to…

...Why?

I think the “What if...” scenario is clearly just Hope joining SHIELD. Her dying is a consequence of that change, along with everything else that happens in this episode.

I haven’t seen the next few episodes, so maybe this is wrong, but I don’t think there’s anything in this episode suggesting that Ted hadn’t told the team about Jamie’s return beforehand off-screen. I thought the team looked more angry than surprised to see him.

That doesn’t really contradict the idea that he may have been raised in a toxic environment, though. Being willing to hold a grudge for forty years based on a single comment when he was 12 is behavior that would itself imply he had a difficult childhood, even if his mother wasn’t at fault.

Yeah, I wasn’t exactly like “Oh, another Oscar-bait King Arthur film...”

Some of them are different. Dumbo and Pete’s Dragon are almost completely original stories (I never saw Pete’s Dragon myself, but Dumbo was a perfectly good B-list Tim Burton movie). The Jungle Book is a pretty fun one that genuinely departs from the original. And I’d defend the Aladdin one as actually pretty fun,…

Disney gave it a two-year production time. The standard for blockbusters has historically been three. Other films that had two years include Iron Man 2 and The Rise of Skywalker. By comparison, The Last Jedi is basically Citizen Kane, but rushing production consistently sabotages even the best filmmakers. Executives…

Star Wars space has never worked like actual space. “Space” in Star Wars is a fantasy zone with some World War II inspirations. There’s usually sound and giant slug creatures live in asteroids and starfighters fly like airplanes and capital ships act like naval vessels, so if the film says they need fuel to keep moving…

I wish it was Ackbar too.

I think the biggest mistake of the film (which I really like) was not having Poe go with Finn to Canto Bight. Besides the fact that the two characters already have a relationship, Poe and Finn sneaking off on an ultimately counterproductive mission would still give Poe his “I screwed up by not trusting Holdo” arc…

Having multiple characters with the same name is tricky, but it’s also a longstanding literary device. In this case, there would have been an explicit, in-universe reason for it, and 90% of the time Kylo would just be called Kylo, so I don’t think it would mess too many people up.

It’s definitely more thought than J.J. Abrams put into it, but I like the idea.

Also, the ships have always moved like WWII-era airplanes. There’s (usually) sound in space, and some creatures live in it. And blasterbolts move so slowly they can be deflected using swords, even though this society would definitely have the ability to create guns or Trek-style phasers. Star Wars is an explicitly…