Whedonverse related News, Interviews and Reviews
A different kind of super-hero story begins this month. It’s about a guy who discovers he literally has another life, and may be possessed by an Egyptian god.
He’s battling a bad guy who thinks he’s trying to get rid of evil in the name of another god.
Hawkeye is coming to Disney Plus, and a trailer is out. He’ll have his hands full with bad guys, a girl who might be him eventually, and eventually Yelena Belova
This week looks at another change: what if Peter Quill never became Star-Lord, but T’Challa did? A lot of people will have much different roles.
Of course Loki and Sylvie are saved from being killed at Lamentis, but Renlsayer still wants to seem them eliminated. Mobius is asking questions that shouldn’t be asked. It winds up with quite the twist, then topped by the most unexpected final shot in the MCU’s history
Loki has met his match, sort of, in Sylvie as they try to understand each other, if not trust, to escape a dying world. They do discover something that will change things….again.
Loki and Mobius reluctantly join forces to find the Variant who is threatening reality. It’ll take them to the distant past and future, but at least one person thinks Loki will betray them all.
Can a god of mischief bring order to reality? That’s an odd premise, but the latest Marvel TV series does a lot with it, with Tom Hiddleston making a triumphant return as Loki.
Who gets to be a hero? That’s the real question asked this week John Walker thinks he should still be a hero after last week’s tragedy, and he’ll do anything to keep that. A mysterious contessa may give him an option.
Meanwhile, Sam decides if he wants to use the shield Steve Rogers gave him, he should. He and Bucky are still worried about what Karli and the Flag Smashers will do next.
Things get more complicated for Sam an Bucky as they try to keep the Dora Milaje away from Zemo, while trying to convince Karli her way to make a new world doesn’t work. John Walker and Lemar ruin things several times, but an unexpected death leads to a decision that literally shocks the world.
The post-Blip world is getting more complicated, as this episode shows. Sam and Bucky have to free Baron Zemo to find out who’s making Super Soldiers. They’re sent to a very flashy and evil island, and meet up with Sharon Carter. They make some progress, but it’s hard to say who’s working for who.