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Yea its kinda weird considering she looks pretty much the same, obviously shes blue in Captain Marvel but her face is the same

When you have loved something from its humble beginnings, seeing something like that really does hit me hard

I don't drink tea or coffee. I do drink a lot of diet coke though

I find it hard to believe she didn't know that. But even if she did I though she was the weakest part of the show. Thank god for US Agent and Zemo

Also side note I thought it was hilarious when Karli said "Have you ever fought for something greater than yourself?" to Bucky, a WW2, Infinity War and Endgame veteran. Not the best writing there haha

EPISODE 6 SPOILERS

Trailer below for the latest MCU film trailer. Overall I think the overall style and look of the film is good. Also has some amazing cinematography from what I can tell, maybe the best of the MCU so far. Story will follow his origin story in the MCU, told in present day and with flashbacks. Supposedly he's the best martial artist in the universe in the comics. Unclear if he has any other powers yet, as in some iterations he does have some other powers. They are supposed to be doing the proper version of the Mandarin in this, unlike the version they did in Iron Man 3. will be interesting to see if they acknowledge that at all, or just completely retcon and ignore it. I like the variety we are getting at the start of phase 4. Definitely not perfect, but if you think back to the very start of the MCU, the films were all similar in structure and tone. In phase 4 we are getting a bit of everything with this, Wanda and Falcon.

SPOILERS BELOW FOR EPISODE 3 Definitely the weakest episode so far, I felt it was extremely rushed, they tried to cram a lot of story into a very short period, resulting in them flying in a plane from place to place you kind of got lost with what was going on at points. Also the way Zemo was written I didn't think worked very well. He didn't seem like the same man from Civil War. Too many quips and comedic moments. He felt so menacing and calculated in Civil War, that has all been lost here unfortunately. It doesn't feel like the Russo brothers or writers of Civil War were consulted at all. The only part I liked really was some of the interactions with Bucky, as well as the outfit and when he killed some of the mercenaries. Sharon Carters back too, she was okay. Again seemed like a different character although I guess things have changed for her considerably since the snap so it can make sense. Again seemed like she was shoved in there without a purpose, except to just help Falcon and Bucky and move the plot forward. Hardly any John Walker in this episode too, which is kind of jarring considering he was a focal point of the episode before. The episode just seemed off in general, kind of like it was just shoved in purely to move the story forward. It didn't feel particularly MCU. When they introduced the scientist I knew he'd be dead within 10 minutes, as you cant have a guy who can create super soldier serum around too long, or it kind of renders all the Captain America esque heroes kind of obsolete, as there would be thousands of super soldiers around. Still holding out hope Falcon will get the serum. Then they introduce the Wakandans again at the end wanting revenge for Zemo killing the king in Civil War. I assume they will try and capture him but it will go majorly wrong. I am hoping things pick up in the next episode

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I think it all goes back to how the government and corporations viewed Captain America back in the 40s before he got a chance on the actual battlefield. He was used has a pawn, for commercialism and government profit. This is the John Walker version right now. Not a 'good man' but a 'good soldier' (just as if Tommy Lee Jones's character from Cpt America 1 picked candidate, instead of Doctor Erskine). I am convinced that further down the line the will get the serum, which will amplify these traits as it did with Steve, but will go down the more ruthless soldier route, as opposed to the good man route. He will then become the true USAgent from the comics. I think it'll hard to know what they will do with him after the show. They are definitely building towards a villain team, but I am not sure if he ever was a true villain in the comics? More of just an antihero type but I may be wrong. If so he could fit into that team. Let's hope he's not just dead at the end of the show at least. I can't see Zemo dying anytime soon, I would assume he will become one of the leaders of the new villain teams, whatever they end up calling it (probably the Thunderbolts). I do have a feeling they will end up breaking him out, although maybe inadvertently. His motives will be interesting considering he will not want to help Bucky and Sam, but will also not want a load of super soldiers running around, unless his motives have changed completely. He could have not been snapped, and been around for 5 years doing who knows what. I think you will be right about more than 1 team of heroes. They are obviously going to have the main team New Avengers. It looks like they are also building a Young Avengers team and also quite possibly a West Coast Avengers as well. And also all the mystical, magical stuff with also be separate for the most part since they are going off the rails in terms of power levels for that stuff. It really does get on my nerves when people say it is badly written. The people that say that just do not understand film correctly, or just want 'smashy smashy lasers explosions' instead of actual emotion and dialogue between characters. One of my favourite scenes in terms of acting and dialogue is in Civil War. The scene between Cap and Stark discussing the accords in the office and slowly escalating the disagreement. Its done so amazingly well. You are correct about grief, all the projects have had this theme post endgame so far, including Far From Home, Wanda and Falcon.

I think it all goes back to how the government and corporations viewed Captain America back in the 40s before he got a chance on the actual battlefield. He was used has a pawn, for commercialism and government profit. This is the John Walker version right now. Not a 'good man' but a 'good soldier' (just as if Tommy Lee Jones's character from Cpt America 1 picked candidate, instead of Doctor Erskine). I am convinced that further down the line the will get the serum, which will amplify these traits as it did with Steve, but will go down the more ruthless soldier route, as opposed to the good man route. He will then become the true USAgent from the comics. I think it'll hard to know what they will do with him after the show. They are definitely building towards a villain team, but I am not sure if he ever was a true villain in the comics? More of just an antihero type but I may be wrong. If so he could fit into that team. Let's hope he's not just dead at the end of the show at least. I can't see Zemo dying anytime soon, I would assume he will become one of the leaders of the new villain teams, whatever they end up calling it (probably the Thunderbolts). I do have a feeling they will end up breaking him out, although maybe inadvertently. His motives will be interesting considering he will not want to help Bucky and Sam, but will also not want a load of super soldiers running around, unless his motives have changed completely. He could have not been snapped, and been around for 5 years doing who knows what. I think you will be right about more than 1 team of heroes. They are obviously going to have the main team New Avengers. It looks like they are also building a Young Avengers team and also quite possibly a West Coast Avengers as well. And also all the mystical, magical stuff with also be separate for the most part since they are going off the rails in terms of power levels for that stuff. It really does get on my nerves when people say it is badly written. The people that say that just do not understand film correctly, or just want 'smashy smashy lasers explosions' instead of actual emotion and dialogue between characters. One of my favourite scenes in terms of acting and dialogue is in Civil War. The scene between Cap and Stark discussing the accords in the office and slowly escalating the disagreement. Its done so amazingly well. You are correct about grief, all the projects have had this theme post endgame so far, including Far From Home, Wanda and Falcon.

EPISODE 2 SPOILERS BELOW Another great episode, and it also did not go the way I expected. The fight scene where John Walker intervenes I didn't expect to happen so soon. They also did a good job of giving some character in a short space of time at the start. I think he might be being set up as quite tragic character, either through death towards the end or becoming a full fledged villain towards the end or after the show. They also had his sidekick Battlestar as well. We got Sam and Bucky back together, I thought that was a little rushed to be honest but, at least it keeps things moving. More of the flag smashers and what they are up to. I think it looks like they stole the serum and maybe something else from the government and they are trying to get it back. I think they may not end up being the villains by the end of the show. The scene of them going to visit Isaiah Bradley was very well done and quite emotional. Basically he was another government version of Captain America the government used but then swept under the rug because of his race. I think this will play into the reasons why Sam doesn't want to take the shield. You see glimpses already in the show of the racism issue in the US, with the bank loan and the cops in episode 2. I think it will culminate in him saying to Bucky or someone about the treatment of black people in the US, and him not wanting to represent America when America itself treats you differently and oppresses you. It kind of mirrors all the racist shit he got after Endgame. It's very good meta commentary writing. As much as I hate any kind of politics in things like this, this is very much justified. Best line in the episode was from Bucky: "...because If Steve was wrong about giving you that shield then that means he was wrong about ME". More or less, Cap's entire story arc was about saving Bucky. First from hydra, then from the Avengers whom signed the accords. That is an incredible weight resting on Bucky's shoulders now. Also at the end the cliffhanger of going to see Zemo. I am still wondering how he will fit into all this, could be very interesting, maybe he was always pulling the strings for all of this just to get broken out? will Sam and Bucky break him out?

I guess So but Surely there would be loopholes around this though, including using his personal money and not company money

Haha I don't think I'll do full in depth episode reviews like Wanda, but I will put a few thoughts per episode, and will do a full review when it finishes SPOILERS BELOW !!!!! I actually thought the episode was much more somber and darker than I expected and the trailers portrayed it to be, which is a good thing. The character building was great for both the leads, this was much needed for them both. The part with the Asian guys son was very dark and well done. Action looked amazing as well, film quality. The new cap or USAgent will be interesting to see where he fits into the story. I feel like it will go one of 2 ways: They will either establish him with powers, and give him a episode almost dedicated to him and will be an integral part of what happens going forward, or he will just be a government actor or 'stooge' that doesn't have a huge role to play except a plot device (similar to The Mandarin in Iron Man 3). I would prefer the first option, as it would be cool to explore his comic book origins, as he isn't really a villain, more of a Punisher type antihero character But if we get solid character building episode, with fantastic action scenes in between I will be happy. That and I hope they bring Zemo in and he's amazing again like Civil War. I want him to be the main villain pulling all the strings and hope he's in it more than the trailers make out The only dumb part was Falcon having no money. I like that they were trying to make him a more 'every day' character to relate to, but I find it hard to believe that Stark didn't set up kind of Avengers fund. Or even if he didn't, surely he could contact Pepper Potts and say 'Hey, it's me, y'know Falcon the Avenger and one of the guys that helped save the universe, give me some money please?" since she is the head of Stark Industries and a billionaire. Plus he was a high ranking military officer and was probably paid well. Anyway I digress

I mean it can be any value, I suggest we start easy and everyone who wants in picks says 2 winners they want on the bet

Wanted to go for the team goal but had to go for Roadman Rodman, mainly for the chat. The goals so good though

To all UK people I have had a letter about the UK census. I have never had to do one before as I lived with my parents during the last one, I assume this will be similar for a fair few of us on here. The letter says it can be filled in one and after the 21st March so I assume you will all have letters by then. Apparently there is a fine if you don't do it so thought I'd post about it on here as a reminder

So Sky are doing a group betting feature where you can have multiple people add selections to accumulator, and the payout will go equally to all who are in on the bet. Might be worth a go with a few people who bet on football? Even a good way for those that haven't bet before to try it out Let me know if you are interested and we can do one next weekend on the football Group Bet SKYBETGROUPS.SKYBET.COM

Yea I think people expect everything to be as good as Endgame, Infinity War etc now, which it wont be I just hate Haywood especially at the end, he was very badly written. It is a good thing Agatha was so good because he was polar opposite awful White Vision is part of the West Coast Avengers and is basically a colder more calculated version of Vision. I like they take parts / homages from comics for bits like this

EPISODE 9 SPOILERS BELOW - - - Well the journey is over. After episode 8 I realised it wouldn't be as crazy as most originally though it would with Mephisto / Nightmare / Xmen etc etc, that is why I backtracked in the previous review and I was mostly correct, except for Ultron. I enjoyed the episode though and it was a satisfying conclusion to Wanda story of trauma with Vision and her past. I enjoyed the fight scenes for the most part, well made and cool looking. Also the shot of her becoming the full Scarlett Witch with the outfit was amazing. Also she looks 11/10 hot in that outfit, jesus. I think quite a few people will be disappointed there wasn't any huge cameos and things, also the part with Pietro was a huge cop-out, I am still not sure whether I like that. It seems that the X-Men may not be brought into the MCU at least using Wanda after all. This is not the worst plot point though. For me the poorest part of the episode, and for most of the series is Haywood. He has just ended up being generic bad military guy, which is completely underwhelming and just down right boring. I mean he starts shooting the kids at the end for seemingly no reason. I gave him the benefit of the doubt for most of the series to see where it was going, but now I realise it was just downright bad. I thought Agatha was great again, although I thought her motivations were a bit odd. I mean she wants her power but also understands how dangerous it is, surely its more dangerous trying to siphon it out of Wanda? I mean she doesn't know how to control it either, but anyway she did well. I am glad she didn't die. She had a throwaway line at the end after Wanda changed her. Wanda says, 'If I need you i'll come see you' then she says 'Not if I see you first' which I think will be a nod to her returning. White White vs Vision, again pretty cool fight. Ended quite abruptly though, and we seemingly get the original Vision back at the end who just flys off? Kind of weird you'd think if he had his original memories he would stay and help? The ending between her and Vision I thought was well done and quite sad. Mid credits scene I thought was relatively boring, I mean it was obvious Monica knew the skrulls as she met them in Captain Marvel. This is just a generic set up for Captain Marvel 2. The post credits scene however I thought was very cool, and I think this is the main setup for Dr Strange 2. Her reading that book in astral form with the Dr Strange music playing was sweet. You can hear her kids voices as well, I assume she will bring them back, but by doing so has some kind of 'deal with devil' and ends up unleashing Nightmare. Also she can control her human form and astral form we haven't even see Strange do that, he's always passed out or asleep when in astral form. All in all I thought the series was very good, probably overhyped by people going way too far with their theories and what they expected to happen. It ended up being a much more grounded story about Wanda's past trauma and her dealing with it through creating the hex. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I watched it all in one go though. If it was all released in one go, people wouldn't scrutinise every single part of every episode for a week afterwards. Instead they'd watch it all in one go and enjoy it for what it was, not what it wasn't, which I was guilty of to begin with as well. Regarding Pietro. I think him being revealed as a nobody is actuals Marvels way of showing people, look we cast him, made him a nobody, to show people that the Fox X-Men universe is dead, and they won't be using any characters from it. Casting Evan Peters means casting the rest which they won't do. Marvel will reboot X-Men fully and properly and build it up just like they did with The Avengers. I doubt we will see any of them for 5-6 years. I think a lot of the Nightmare/Mephisto stuff will happen, just not until Dr Strange 2. As a standalone show I thought it was great, I am glad they didn't overstuff it with cameos and things. What lets it down slightly is the Pietro mislead and also Haywood. I would give it a 10/10 if i wasn't for that, but my overall would be a 9/10.

I am sure they will do great with the X-Men too going forward I enjoyed AoS for what it was, nice to see some smaller lesser known characters be explored. Some parts I genuinely loved, like Ghost Rider I thought was awesome. Shame he didnt have much screen time. There are a few characters I'd take from there and put into the main MCU