"Hawkeye" was a fun show. It has great action and banter between Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld, and they have amazing chemistry. It also has fun supporting characters that flesh out the world. And then you have "Rogers: The Musical," which is a fun little feature to the MCU that feels like a break from... Continue Reading →
Stopping The Apocalypse | “Moon Knight” Season 1: Episode 6 “Gods and Monsters” Review
Quick Heads Up: There will be spoilers for the finale for Moon Knight. I normally don't do spoilers but given that this is a Marvel show and the post-credit scenes, I wanted to cover my tracks. And so, we come to the end of the season. For a show that felt slow to get my... Continue Reading →
Heart Of The Show | “Moon Knight” Season 1: Episode 5 “Asylum” Review
Before we begin, a quick note: I am not an expert on dissociative identity disorder, and I don’t pretend to be. So I apologize in advance for any faux pas made here and know that I will make an effort to rectify my ignorance moving forward. I had a lot of questions with the last... Continue Reading →
Straight From the Mummy’s Mouth | “Moon Knight” Season 1: Episode 4 “The Tomb” Review
Before we begin, a quick note: I am not an expert on dissociative identity disorder, and I don’t pretend to be. So I apologize in advance for any faux pas made here and know that I will make an effort to rectify my ignorance moving forward. I said in the last episode review that the... Continue Reading →
The Stars Aligned | “Moon Knight” Season 1: Episode 3 “The Friendly Type” Review
Before we begin, a quick note: I am not an expert on dissociative identity disorder, and I don’t pretend to be. So I apologize in advance for any faux pas made here and know that I will make an effort to rectify my ignorance moving forward. Up until now, I was trying really hard to... Continue Reading →
Portfolios In Performances | “Moon Knight” Season 1: Episode 2 “Summon the Suit” Review
Before we begin, a quick note: I am not an expert on dissociative identity disorder, and I don’t pretend to be. So I apologize in advance for any faux pas made here and know that I will make an effort to rectify my ignorance moving forward. After watching the first episode, I felt reluctant about... Continue Reading →
An Unfamiliar Side To The Marvel Cinematic Universe | “Moon Knight” Season 1: Episode 1 “The Goldfish Problem” Review
Before we begin, a quick note: I am not an expert on dissociative identity disorder, and I don't pretend to be. So I apologize in advance for any faux pas made here and know that I will make an effort to rectify my ignorance moving forward. I'm not gonna lie, I forgot this show premiered.... Continue Reading →
Top Nine “What If…?” Episodes | Column from the Critic
Season One of "Marvel's 'What If...?'" has been completed for some time; and in that time, I've been able to think more about each episode. And like I said in my piece on episodic reviewing, I took the time to look over the past season and rank each episode. The placement of each episode comes... Continue Reading →
Reflecting On Episodic Vs. Whole Season Reviewing | Column from the Critic
Marvel's "What If...?" has wrapped up. And while my ranking of the episodes will be out before the end of the year, I wanted to reflect on my experience with reviewing Season 1. Specifically, looking back on the show, I wanted to give some behind the scenes looks at my experience with it. Normally, Mitchell... Continue Reading →
A League of Their Own | “Marvel’s What If … ?” Season 1, Episode 9, “What If … The Watcher Broke His Oath” Review
Critic's Note: While I've covered spoilers before in previous episodes I've reviewed, this one will be going over the post-credit scene. And here we are at the season finale. The show started as a series of alternate MCU scenarios that showed how the events of "Loki" and "WandaVision" unraveled the multiverse in the post-Infinity Saga... Continue Reading →
No Strings On Me | “Marvel’s What If … ?” Season 1 Episode 8, “What if … Ultron Won?” Review
Last week's cliffhanger got me on the edge of my seat; just like the many other scenarios presented before. But when I saw that the shot of Ultron in Vision's body emerging to Party Thor's world with the Infinity Stones on his torso, I wanted to see what this Ultron was capable of. And this... Continue Reading →
Partying Like Royalty | “Marvel’s What If … ?” Season 1, Episode 7 “What If … Thor Were an Only Child” Review
The last few episodes have been on a dark streak, ranging from somber deaths of beloved characters to villains succeeding -- even the collapse of the universe. But watching the beginning of this episode, with a shaven god of Thunder with a look that was more laid back, it was clear that this episode was... Continue Reading →
Killmonger Rises | “Marvel’s What If … ?” Season 1: Episode 6 “What If … Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?” Review
Ever since the first trailer, this was one of the scenarios many Marvel fans (myself included) have been anticipating from the series. The shot of Killmonger and a Stark Industries missile in the horizon set the tone for this series and showed fans how endless the possibilities were. While on the fateful Afghanistan trip that... Continue Reading →
The Super-Powered Dead | “Marvel’s What If … ?” Season 1, Episode 5 “What If … Zombies!?” Review
One thing that has kept me hooked on this show is to see how far things will go in these timelines. And even when I have an idea about an episode like this, I never know what to expect. This follows the way of last week's on unexpected takes that left me wanting more and... Continue Reading →
Stranger Things | “Marvel’s What If…?” Season 1: Episode 4 “What If … Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?” Review
Up until now, I was in the dark about each episode, not knowing what the show had in store until the premiere day. But last night, as I was preparing my content plans for the month and noticed a tweet that hinted this episode. With a title and trailer, I was able to prepare myself... Continue Reading →
Fury is the Final Avenger | “Marvel’s “What if…?” Season 1 Episode 3 “What If…The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes” Review
After the juggernaut that last week's episode was, I was curious to see what direction the show was gonna go. And then Marvel comes out with a title like this, I was hooked. My thinking for scenarios were limited to the idea that the first episode proposed that only a random choice having a ripple... Continue Reading →
Of A Billion Lights, His Shined The Brightest | “Marvel’s What If …” Season 1: Episode 2 “What If … T’Challa Became a Star-Lord” Review
After watching the first episode of "What If ... ?", I was intrigued to see what else was in store. And with the trailers showing T'Challa as a Ravager, my attention was hooked and excited to see what the fusion of two of my favorite properties in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This time around, the... Continue Reading →
She Can Do It! | “Marvel’s What If …” Season 1: Episode 1 “What If … Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?” Review
And now for something completely different. While Mitchell has done a solid job with reviewing the Marvel and Star Wars shows, I volunteered to take over episodic reviews of the latest Marvel show on Disney Plus. With shows like "Loki" and "WandaVision" leading to "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness" being the catalyst for... Continue Reading →