Timekeeping Tyrants Frustrate a Glorious Purpose at Every Turn in Loki Episode #1

Surprising absolutely no one, everyone’s favorite Norse God of Mischief has cheated death once again! Coming straight out of the events of Avengers: Endgame (or just 2012’s Avengers, depending on which timeline you’re counting), a past version of Loki has managed to escape Avengers custody with the Tesseract. Unfortunately, as far as the Time Variance…

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Falcon and Winter Soldier #5 Finally Commits, but is it a little Too Late?

A white man faces consequences, a Black man learns about Black History, and a cyborg begins his White Boy Summer in “Truth” from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: Another week, another Falcon and Winter Soldier! I am finding myself torn by being entertained and engaged by this episode and also just…

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Things Go Very Awry For Sam and Bucky in The Falcon and Winter Soldier Episode #4

Ideologies come to ahead as John Walker, the Flag Smashers, and our titular Lads™ clash in “The Whole World is Watching”  from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: We are really in it now in this episode. This show is still pretty messy for me ideologically but now it’s finally committed to…

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Episode #3 Continues to Not Take a Definitive Stance on…Anything

Sam and Bucky encounter An Old Enemy, A Forgotten Friend, and a New Locale in “Power Broker”  from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: We return to the life and times of Sam & Bucky! This week takes us to a locale that many X-Fans were either pleasantly surprised to see or…

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WandaVision Episode 8 and the Not-So Spotless Mind

[Content warnings for discussions of trauma presented in WandaVision episode 8, and the 90s-00s conflicts in Yugoslavia] Mikey Zee: Another week, another WandaVision, where superhero powers definitely never cause problems! For our WandaVision episode 8 recap, this week’s contestant will compete to win… a discussion on this episode, AND an article credit on hit new…

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