The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)

[wickedbruv]

Ok, episode two of She Hulk was a let down. I’m quickly losing faith in this show and am starting to think that Marvel has no idea what to do in the realm of TV.

WandaVision, it seems, was a complete fluke.

 

[swinginglondontown]

Ok, episode two of She Hulk was a let down. I’m quickly losing faith in this show and am starting to think that Marvel has no idea what to do in the realm of TV.

WandaVision, it seems, was a complete fluke.

I actually quite enjoyed it, but I'm not sure how much of that was down to Tatiana Maslany's charisma.

Thing is, I always enjoy the opening episodes of all these Marvel series. But they all (Wandavision and Hawkeye aside) go severely downhill once the actual plot kicks in.

 

[Joe.]

Yeah, I enjoyed it too! The plot seems to be coming together a bit now - and the ideal of her working in superhuman law is really fun.

I do think it doesn't really work as just a 22 minute episode and then a whole week until the next one, because the plot doesn't feel episodic, it feels like a movie plot stretched out. They should be dropping two episodes a week or something.

 

[Chris_P]

Ok, episode two of She Hulk was a let down. I’m quickly losing faith in this show and am starting to think that Marvel has no idea what to do in the realm of TV.

WandaVision, it seems, was a complete fluke.

Well, to be fair each Wandavision episode after the third one (I think it was the third one) was way worse than the previous one, so... It was simply strong enough overall regardless, otherwise they had no idea how to maintain the charm/appeal of the show and characters once the sitcom/real world dichotomy started to fade, and it only kept getting worse.

 

[Joe.]

Well, to be fair each Wandavision episode after the third one (I think it was the third one) was way worse than the previous one, so... It was simply strong enough overall regardless, otherwise they had no idea how to maintain the charm/appeal of the show and characters once the sitcom/real world dichotomy started to fade, and it only kept getting worse.

?? WandaVision pretty much got better with each episode.

 

[CIOB]

The only issue with WV was that the finale felt a bit rushed in parts, but other than that it had a near perfect run. Every episode built on the one before it.

 

[He]

Even if you feel WandaVision dropped in quality (it didn’t bar the finale), the standard it had and the highs points just obliterate any of the other shows (and movies).

It’s quite different to say MoonKnight and Falcon and Bucky got worse as they went on, but they were never interesting or good to begin with.

 

[wickedbruv]

Well, to be fair each Wandavision episode after the third one (I think it was the third one) was way worse than the previous one, so... It was simply strong enough overall regardless, otherwise they had no idea how to maintain the charm/appeal of the show and characters once the sitcom/real world dichotomy started to fade, and it only kept getting worse.

This couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, the finale wasn’t spectacular but the episodes beforehand were exceptional.

Plus, the finale had her transformation scene which was worth the cost of Disney+ alone.

 

[scottdisick94]

I feel like some of the new Marvel shows should be more Monster-Of-The-Week rather than 5 hour movie. Like it would be fun if She Hulk was a new case each week.

I’m still not convinced that any of them apart from Wandavision couldn’t have been regular 2 hour movies. I think there’s a great movie buried inside Loki and Hawkeye. Falcon and the Winter Soldier is unsalvageable.

 

[He]

She-Hulk ep2 was good fun, but they really should have committed to a case of the week structure and not drag it like this. It does not work with the weekly structure.

 

[Joe.]

I re-watched Infinity War recently and it really holds up as easily the best team-up or Avengers movie to date. I don't think they'll ever be able to out-do it. The way all the separate threads of story carefully lead up to that movie and the way the characters all felt so well balanced without feeling overstuffed. The pacing is perfect, too, it's never boring. I'd have even loved to have seen the invasion of the Asgardian ship, rather than just the aftermath, and some flashes of Thanos invading Nova corps.

 

[Joe.]

What was Hulk

Spoiler

Doing on the ship I wonder?

 

[Bobby]

The episode before the finale of WandaVision where Agatha takes Wanda back into her past is the best one. The finale was rushed due to Covid so I give it some grace but the series as a whole is still the best D+ Marvel show so far.

 

[Up N Down]

I started watching Moon Knight yesterday.

 

[Aidan]

Wolverine was referenced in today's episode which was quite interesting.

 

[Sick Sad World]

I feel like this weeks episode of She Hulk ended just as it started to get going.

 

[joe_alouder]

The CGI...is back to looking iffy

 

[Macsun]

The CGI...is back to looking iffy

Yeah it’s pretty obvious. In some scenes she looks so polished and then in others it looks like it hasn’t been fully rendered. Despite that I still enjoyed the episode. The length is going to be an issue. No way should this show be less than 25 minutes.

 

[Joe.]

I feel like this weeks episode of She Hulk ended just as it started to get going.

Yeah I feel that too. The critics have said episode 2 was the worst of the first 4, so I'm looking forward to the next ones.

 

[~Paul~]

Yeah I feel that too. The critics have said episode 2 was the worst of the first 4, so I'm looking forward to the next ones.

Shit, me too then, because I really enjoyed it.