This review contains spoilers. Mutants are a cornerstone fixture of the Marvel universe. If you have an ever-expanding universe of super people, the requirement to have an origin story for every one of them gets to be a bit daunting. Giving a percentage of the population super powers by birth solves that problem and opens … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap – “The Inside Man”
Watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. over the past two-and-a-half seasons has been something of a frustrating experience. After an embarrassingly bad first season, the show course corrected in some pretty significant ways; it shook up the dynamics of existing characters, brought new characters into the fold, and finally made a concerted effort to carve out its own space … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap – “Bouncing Back”
This review contains spoilers. Well, here we are. The curtain has fallen on Agent Carter Season Two, and perhaps the series altogether. The arc of my relationship with this season has certainly been interesting, having initially been vaguely disappointed by what I viewed as kind of muddled themes, only to be gobsmacked by the realization that maybe … Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER Recap: “Hollywood Ending”
This review contains spoilers. One of the most distressing changes to the way we interact with movies in the twenty-first century is the advent of ‘live tweeting.’ Setting aside the fact that 99% of these oh-so-witty insights are neither terribly witty nor particularly insightful, the real problem here is that it violates the essential social … Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER Recap: “The Edge of Mystery” and “A Little Song and Dance”
The great irony of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is that as the show has progressed and improved, the in-universe justification for a show about S.H.I.E.L.D. has grown more and more tenuous. On the film side of things, Marvel has completely eradicated and discredited S.H.I.E.L.D. – the whole purpose of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, after all, was to show … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. – Who Are the Secret Warriors?
This review contains spoilers. Power. Just last week I was wondering whether Agent Carter had finally settled into a thematic angle for this season, and last night’s pair of episodes confirms it; this season is all about power – who has it, who doesn’t, and the lengths people will go to maintain it. Across these … Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER Recap: “Life of the Party” and “Monsters”
Exciting news: I have a new home for my writing! Starting today I will be covering Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and (naturally) Star Wars Rebels for Heroic Hollywood. This is a big, exciting step for me, but for the four of you who follow this blog, don’t worry. I’m still planning on posting articles … Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER Recap – “The Atomic Job”
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