Iron Man RETRO-REVIEW

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Last summer I went back through and reviewed all the episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter that came out before I started this blog.  I actually enjoyed doing that, so I’m going to pick something else to go back and review each summer.  This summer, it’s the MCU movies.  And what better way to start than with the little film that started it all, Iron Man?

When you first saw Iron Man, did you know that this movie was going to spawn a franchise with thirteen movies to-date (and an additional eleven scheduled), five short films, five TV series (and counting), and a whole bunch of tie-in comics?  I have to admit, the first time I saw this movie I had no clue that it was going to come from it.  And I didn’t realize just how much it had expanded until about 2 months before The Avengers premiered when I discovered that all these Marvel movies I hadn’t seen yet were connected to this other Marvel movie I’d seen back in college!  I probably wouldn’t have been so caught off-guard if I’d actually seen the Iron Man post-credits scene… but I hadn’t.  And I mean, who stayed for the credits back in 2008???

Obviously I stay through the credits these days.

But now, down to business:  Iron Man.

Daredevil Season 2, Episode 10, "The Man in the Box" REVIEW (SPOILERS)

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At this point in Daredevil season 2, it’s pretty clear what is going on:  Daredevil and Elektra are facing off against a Hand conspiracy which threatens to unleash chaos on New York (and possibly beyond).  Punisher is trying to get to the bottom of the mystery of his family’s murder.  Matt and Foggy are having major fights over Matt’s inability to balance his vigilantism with their law practice.  Oh, and there’s also a major conspiracy behind the scenes which Karen is attempting to sort out.

And most of these plots continue on through “The Man in the Box.”  After this episode there will only be three left to review.  Consequently, we aren’t exactly seeing the conclusion of any plots in this episode, but from here we can see how they might conclude.

Weekly MCU Review for 5/28

Another week, and more MCU news!  Not a ton happened this week, so the news is pretty light.  Put some ketchup on your eggs, and catch-up on your Marvel news!

Captain America: Civil War Follow-up: The Mighty Avengers

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After watching Captain America: Civil War, we now have a very good idea exactly where this thing is going over the next few years as the MCU ramps up for the Infinity War in 2018 and 2019.  Each hero who appeared in Civil War received a satisfying arc, and at the end of the movie each of them had a definite trajectory of where their next appearances will come.  So let’s talk about where these heroes will be going from here!

I’m going to break this down into five articles based on the teams that we see established by the end of the movie, as well as additional articles to discuss special cases.  Last week I talked about the members of the “Secret Avengers.”  This week’s subject is the members of the “Mighty Avengers” (I’ll explain that name in a bit).  Next week I will focus in on a specific element for the “Mighty Avengers.”  The following week I will discuss the characters that don’t fit into either category.  Finally, the last article in this series will talk about Zemo.

Without further ado, let’s get started on the Mighty Avengers!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Finale Unanswered Questions

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Last week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season finale brought most of the season’s plots to a satisfying conclusion.  However, the final few minutes also brought to light a number of new plots which look to become significant in a few months when S.H.I.E.L.D. returns with its fourth season.  We will have plenty of time to break all of these down over the summer, but for now I just want to lay out what I consider to be the unanswered questions from the finale.  What unanswered questions do we have after the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season finale?

Note that there will definitely be spoilers.

Daredevil Season 2, Episode 9, "Seven Minutes in Heaven" REVIEW (SPOILERS)

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Sorry for the unexpected week off last week; as I said before, I signed up for Marvel Unlimited last weekend, so since then I’ve read my way through probably a couple hundred back issues of comics (some I really enjoyed, but there were a couple of Inhumans-related runs that I just really didn’t like).  Some of that will probably make its way into articles over the summer, particularly with regard to Freeform’s announced Cloak and Dagger series.

But we’re not here to talk about me making Marvel Unlimited pay for itself ten times over in the space of a week.  No, we’re here to talk about Daredevil season 2 and the major reveal of “Seven Minutes in Heaven” which helps start setting up the Punisher’s future in—what else—The Punisher (his already-announced spinoff series).  And what an episode this is!

Weekly MCU Review for May 21

Another week, and more MCU news!  Civil War has passed the billion-dollar-mark, we're learning more about the upcoming movies, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3 is officially in the books.  Put some ketchup on your eggs, and catch-up on your Marvel news!