Iman Vellani in some of the ancillary videos seems like such a sweet, enthusiastic kid and I *really* hope this show is well-received and she doesn’t have to deal with shitty asshole nerds. Or is insulated from such garbage. Maybe her literally being a kid will help with that, maybe the Ms. Marvel fanbase is less…

Book of Boba Fett, of all the recent Star Warses we’ve been getting since the Mouse bought it, most accurately replicates the aesthetics and storytelling beats of children’s cinema of the early 80s. The sets (especially in Jabba’s palace) look like they are real moulded foam, the droids are silly and cheap-looking,…

Possibly the salient point here is that for some folks, the time sink of literally hundreds of hours to watch the campaign play out is a big ask. Distilling the story down to more manageable dramatizations makes the story more accessible to new viewers. I’m relatively new to Critical Role (hell, and D&D for that…

I like how Shang-Chi effectively replaces Iron Fist — and is of course a significant upgrade! Mystical city? Check. Martial arts? Check. Glowing yellow (well, golden) power signature? Ten checks. Immortal hero? Check, again. However, white dude appropriating Asian culture? Big red X! I’m into it.

Ooh, deep cut, well done

It happens in her letter, which Quill finally reads at the end of GotG Vol1. Part of the big emotional payoff of the whole movie.

One thing that stood out for me is I really like how they didn’t let the Squad get away with the slaughter of the insurgents. I mean, technically they DID get away with it, but they were immediately put in their place and the film makes the insurgents unabashedly heroic. And it continues to lean into “yeah, when the…

Nah, magic doesn’t work at the TVA

The shows are clearly building up to Young Avengers, and this being all about time travel makes it the most logical place to give us Iron Lad.

Yes, but that’s different from being a bruiser, of which every incarnation of the team (to my not exhaustive knowledge) has had at least one. Heck, that’s why Morrison developed the secondary mutation idea and made Emma a diamond — because they wouldn’t give him Colossus and his plans needed an unbreakable brawler.

IIRC, an aspect of Synch’s power is that he can use the powers he’s copying to their fullest expression, even if the person he’s copying can’t, doesn’t, or won’t. I also seem to recall Rogue getting “unlocked” so she could access any power she’d ever borrowed. I didn’t follow that whole story so I don’t know how it…

Sunfire will quit the team in a huff almost immediately.

You mean like how America gets to swing its dick around at the whole world because it’s an economic and nuclear superpower?

Monica is very overtly uncomfortable at mentions of Carol, and in episode 6 (IIRC) has that connection thrown in her face. They’re setting the stage for it to be explored more fully, but it’s not really a focus.

Sorry, I have to ask: why do you keep typing her name with an apostrophe? Darcy isn’t a Luxan, she is a human woman from Earth.

Good looks don’t always = self-confidence and swagger, especially as a teenager.

Get a VPN and watch them on Canadian Netflix, if one must.

Oh, I get the angle you’re coming at this from now. Okay, that’s an intriguing possibility.

He is many things. But he is not a liar.

Did the comics ever get into the other however many dozens or hundreds of babies that were also born the same day as the Seven?