Which causes Loki to crash, which leaves the scepter where Nat can get it, which lets her close the portal.  Ergo: Hawkeye saves everyone.

Agreed. A Cinematic Universe should, ideally, build to moments/films that are only possible because of the interconnections. Star Trek may have had three different crews filming concurrently, but never had a Big Crossover Event.

X1 is sort of “as good as it could manage at the time”. It feels like it had very little studio confidence in it, and it managed to be pretty damn good despite that.

Plus their “televisic universe” didn’t really have much interconnection or interplay.  Certainly nothing like, say, the DC/CWverse does.

I mostly find TDKR disappointing, and it’s a shame that Anne’s incredible work as Selina Kyle isn’t in a better film.  But she really nails it.

This comment should have so many more stars; I have but one to give.

Brooker addressed other criticisms as well, such as why “Bandersnatch” doesn’t have an option for a traditionally “happy” ending (“Have they seen Black Mirror?” he replied) or a simple, coherent message.

Well, there is a podcast that explores his entire career... https://wehearthartnett.libsyn.com/

I was convinced that they were going to be rescued by Yung Hee’s daughter from the future.  But it was good they kept that future as a “normal life” in an “everybody matters” way.

What Dreams May Come isn’t terrible, but it’s largely a weak vessel for delivering gorgeous art direction.  

Please don’t throw me in the briar patch!

“Look, I have money.  Shouldn’t I be above this whole ‘traffic’ thing?”

Plus, frankly, one household with four adults sharing the financial/domestic/parenting load? That sounds really appealing. (Presuming everyone pitches in their share appropriately.)

And that’s on Season 14!

I thought it was “Let’s make the Justice League, but it’s The Real World for some reason.”  Because what was with the confessional videos?

I’ve never quite understood why people get so het up about it.  It remains one of my favorites.

I was on a panel a bit ago about the MCU movies and a point I made, which I stand by: Even the worst MCU movies are still, like, a B-.  

I would have loved it if RP1 had ended with a Twilight Zone ending where Wade wins, gets the Easter Egg, and is in the virtual version of Halliday’s bedroom with Halliday, and all Halliday does is go, “So, you wanna watch Goonies again?  Or play Space Invaders?  Or watch Goonies while playing Space Invaders?”

It was utterly A-Team.  It was as much A-Team as Sirens was Charlie’s Angels.

One thing I’ve always liked about the Arrowverse is they’ve made a point of nods of respect to the things that came before it. Smallville had a lot of problems but it is a critical part of the history of DC superheroes on screen, and short of a Justin Hartley cameo, this was a nice nod.