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The MCU continues to grow rapidly with a series of movies and TV shows. For many years, Marvel Studios has been bringing their beloved comic book characters to life. Naturally, the portrayal of these characters have been met with a huge amount of critique, be it constructive or otherwise.
With this thread, the discussion topics are literally endless! What do you think of the decision Marvel has made to link some of its early 2000s movies to the MCU? Were you pleasantly surprised when Blade made an important appearance in Deadpool and Wolverine? Are you excited about Fantastic Four: The First Steps? Have you seen Thunderbolts* and approve of a particular theme that has been dealt with?
Talk about the evolution of your favourite Superhero/Anti Hero! Are you proud of how far Bucky/The Winter Soldier has come? Do you approve of Daredevil/Matt Murdock's methods to handle inustice?
We want to hear all about your thoughts and theories!
Note: Any review done of Marvel content should be placed under spoiler tags.
I'm truly excited about watching all of this, but I haven't caught up on all the previous movies and shows. I want to renew my Disney+ membership so I can watch, but the price is expensive if you add all the other streaming services I subscribe to. Hopefully I can renew my membership soon and get to watching, but who knows.
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ Claimed by Bits ❤️ ~ Queen of Typos ❄ Magical Mosh Pit ❄
Who else is THRILLED for the return of Daredevil?! I was pretty devastated when Netflix cancelled the original show in 2018 but I’m so grateful to Marvel for listening to the fans by bringing it back. The first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again have been released so far and there were some pretty shocking twists, and along with them came a few supporting characters from the Netflix show played by the same actors. I am in awe of this even though Marvel is known for bringing back actors to reprise their roles. See below spoiler tag for my thoughts on the first three episodes:
SPOILER!!: HUGE TWISTS
Episode 1: the most heart wrenching thing is Bullseye killing Foggy I know many DD viewers are fans of our Avocados-at-Law {gosh, I’ll miss hearing that term}: Matt & Foggy and so we were looking forward to content featuring them. What we didn’t expect is Bullseye making that move on Foggy within five minutes of the episode. The way Matt screamed and cried for his friend broke my heart; I’m still recovering from it and from the loss of a favourite character. I’m also still also in pain over the way in which Karen and Matt parted ways. It broke my heart that she needed her other best friend after Foggy’s death but I also understand that Matt was also grieving and had no mental capacity to be there for her
Wilson Fisk becoming Mayor of NY wasn’t shocking. But I am still rather mad he won The only aspect that makes me sad is that Vanessa seemingly cheated on him. Fisk may have his evil ways but I’ve always admired the love he carried for Vanessa.
Episode 2: Ben Ulrich’s {Sleep in peace, Ben} niece is a journalist just like him! I can only hope she’s as brave and chooses the right path like Ben did when he helped Daredevil/Matt.
Episode 3: I wasn’t sure Hector Ayala/White Tiger would have been found not guilty of the crime he was accused of {Matt’s a really good lawyer :3 }but really… I didn’t expect him to survive the episode. Sadly, I was right about the latter but the twist??? The killer was wearing a shirt with The Punisher’s logo on it!!! Like… what??? Those of us who’ve read the comics/watched the Netflix show know that The Punisher/Frank would not do something as evil as that, not within reason, that is. So, I have my doubts as to whether that really was Frank Castle under that hood.
Note: White Tiger/Hector’s actor Kamar de los Reyes died in December 2023 from cancer; the second episode was dedicated to him. His appearance in the show has marked the debut of the character in the MCU so he’ll always be remembered <3
I wished Marvel had dropped all the episodes at once but I really can’t complain, not when I’m truly grateful that the show is back. I’m even more grateful the show was renewed for another season, with filming commencing a few weeks ago. S2 is due to premiere in 2026
I love that Marvel is connecting all of its movies to the MCU, it makes all of them relevant again and makes the possibilities endless, at least for the short time that they will be alive for.
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ Claimed by Bits ❤️ ~ Queen of Typos ❄ Magical Mosh Pit ❄
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I love that Marvel is connecting all of its movies to the MCU, it makes all of them relevant again and makes the possibilities endless, at least for the short time that they will be alive for.
I love this too! And their shows as well {sadly, with the exception of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D}.
Anyway, I've been prepping for Avengers: Doomsday using the list of movies and shows= that Marvel has put out. It can never hurt to brush up on them again I went to watch Avengers Endgame: Encore today. I hadn't watched it since the original release in 2019 because to be honest... it was quite emo for me, particularly with watching the fictional characters I look up to suffer so much, Natasha dying {watching Clint mourn his best friend?! } and of course, with Tony making that big sacrifice. Rewatching the movie today was no different. I still felt those raw emotions. But! I really, really LOVED the new footage Marvel has included in Encore It's got me even more pumped for Doomsday
As much as I'm pleased with Marvel because of the re-release of Endgame, I'm a bit miffed because of the cancellation of Daredevil: Born Again. True, we've had six seasons in total {if you count the original 3 from Netflix}. But... how do I let go that easily of seeing Matthew Murdock on my screen when he is someone who motivates me to do better?
I did hear that they planned to eventually link SHIELD further {I use 'further' quite loosely since Phil Coulson has been a part of Marvel movies}, and it seems the time might finally be here! VisionQuest releases in October so we shall see if Marvel has done what the article says!
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ Claimed by Bits ❤️ ~ Queen of Typos ❄ Magical Mosh Pit ❄
Avengers: Doomsday is definitely going to hit differently due to Sir Patrick's passing It has been confirmed the movie will feature his final role onscreen.
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I know many DD viewers are fans of our Avocados-at-Law {gosh, I’ll miss hearing that term}: Matt & Foggy and so we were looking forward to content featuring them. What we didn’t expect is Bullseye making that move on Foggy within five minutes of the episode. The way Matt screamed and cried for his friend broke my heart; I’m still recovering from it and from the loss of a favourite character. I’m also still also in pain over the way in which Karen and Matt parted ways. It broke my heart that she needed her other best friend after Foggy’s death but I also understand that Matt was also grieving and had no mental capacity to be there for her 
The only aspect that makes me sad is that Vanessa seemingly cheated on him. Fisk may have his evil ways but I’ve always admired the love he carried for Vanessa. 
Like… what??? Those of us who’ve read the comics/watched the Netflix show know that The Punisher/Frank would not do something as evil as that, not within reason, that is. So, I have my doubts as to whether that really was Frank Castle under that hood.
I went to watch Avengers Endgame: Encore today. I hadn't watched it since the original release in 2019 because to be honest... it was quite emo for me, particularly with watching the fictional characters I look up to suffer so much, Natasha dying {watching Clint mourn his best friend?! 
