Ulty Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 WTF??? As I type this, I am halfway thru the first episode, so maybe when it’s over, what they are trying to do will make sense. But for now...WTF? Quote Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 14 hours ago, Ulty said: WTF??? As I type this, I am halfway thru the first episode, so maybe when it’s over, what they are trying to do will make sense. But for now...WTF? ...and? Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 15 hours ago, Ulty said: WTF??? As I type this, I am halfway thru the first episode, so maybe when it’s over, what they are trying to do will make sense. But for now...WTF? Yeah, it's a bit ... odd. Which was too be expected. My guess is that the first two episodes (at least) are basically just setting up the series so it's more background as opposed to anything reallyhappening. Quote Link to comment
Ulty Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 So the ending was enough to make me curious (haven’t watched Ep 2 yet). My wife got a few chuckles from it. I’ll check out the next episode or two at least, to see where it goes. Although I do admire the fact that they are taking some creative risks. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 So, basic rundown of what I think is happening, and what will happen. Spoiler - Wanda is trapped within her own mind somehow. She either did it to herself or someone did it to her to help her cope with the loss of Vision and being erased from existence for 5 years. Her inability to cope with this endangers the entire planet and universe, as she is potentially the most powerful character we know of in the MCU. - Agnes is Agatha Harkness, a witch who is both an antagonist and confidant to Wanda in the books, and possibly the Big Bad of the series/the person currently trapping Wanda in her mind. - The sword icon is for S.W.O.R.D., which in the comics is basically the space version of SHIELD. - Wanda being pregnant is a big, big indicator that part of this series is going to adapt the comic storyline called House of M, where (long story short) Wanda and Vision have children, but once Wanda figures out that her kids aren't real, she rewrites all of reality (and depowers/erases all of the mutants in the Marvel Universe). - If they go down this path, knowing what we know, I'm going to venture a guess that this is what sets up Phase 4 for the MCU: Wanda figures out that this reality she has concocted is not real and loses her mind, causing her powers to go haywire. This breaks reality down, and leads to Doctor Strange trying to fix it in his next movie: Multiverse of Madness (which Wanda is going to be in, potentially as the Big Bad). This also ties into the next Spider-Man movie, as rumors are heavy that it will be Marvel's adaptation of the Spider-Verse, as both Tobey McGuire and Andrew Garfield are rumored to reprise their roles as Spidey, Alfred Molina as Doc Ock (from Spider-Man 2), Jamie Foxx as Electro (Amazing Spider-Man 2), and more. 1 Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 After reading the initial reviews, I think I'm going to take the same approach to this show as I did with Watchmen on HBO. Wait for the whole season to air and find a website that can tell me what the heck is happening for the obvious stuff I'm going to miss. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Xmas32 said: After reading the initial reviews, I think I'm going to take the same approach to this show as I did with Watchmen on HBO. Wait for the whole season to air and find a website that can tell me what the heck is happening for the obvious stuff I'm going to miss. I had read some stuff on it before it came out so I pretty much knew it was going to be along the lines of what @Cdog923 posted above. Reading some reviews of the two episodes that are out now that I've seen them, I don't think I missed a whole lot. Mainly missed some of the references to stuff from the comic books that hasn't come up in the MCU yet. I do think it's helpful to have some background premise of the show because they haven't explained any of it in the show yet. But if you're familiar with the MCU (and I haven't even watched much of the TV stuff, just the movies) you don't have too much trouble catching on. They are also dropping some stuff in the show that hasn't been explained yet but I'm sure it will start to be put together as the season goes on. Quote Link to comment
Ulty Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 The second episode included enough mysterious elements that definitely hooked us moving forward. I withdraw my “wtf” reaction from a few posts ago and can’t wait for the next episode. Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Mavric said: I had read some stuff on it before it came out so I pretty much knew it was going to be along the lines of what @Cdog923 posted above. Reading some reviews of the two episodes that are out now that I've seen them, I don't think I missed a whole lot. Mainly missed some of the references to stuff from the comic books that hasn't come up in the MCU yet. I do think it's helpful to have some background premise of the show because they haven't explained any of it in the show yet. But if you're familiar with the MCU (and I haven't even watched much of the TV stuff, just the movies) you don't have too much trouble catching on. They are also dropping some stuff in the show that hasn't been explained yet but I'm sure it will start to be put together as the season goes on. Ok, that's good to know. I'm in the same boat as you in that I've seen the movies in the MCU but haven't watched any of the TV shows. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 2:44 PM, Xmas32 said: Ok, that's good to know. I'm in the same boat as you in that I've seen the movies in the MCU but haven't watched any of the TV shows. I should have added that the show is definitely designed to be mysterious. They are teasing a lot of things that won't be explained until later. I think everyone is supposed to be confused as to what is happening. So just a basic background should be plenty to get people going. It will be interesting to see if a lot of the Easter eggs from the comics end up having much to do with the actual plot or they are just throwing that stuff in there because they can. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Sorry guys, I shouldn't have been vague with my last GIF response. This week's episode is stellar, and should help assuage any of you that are afraid this show is moving too slow. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, Cdog923 said: Sorry guys, I shouldn't have been vague with my last GIF response. This week's episode is stellar, and should help assuage any of you that are afraid this show is moving too slow. Is it just one episode each week now? Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 53 minutes ago, Mavric said: Is it just one episode each week now? Yep; two last week for the premiere, one a week for the next 7 weeks (this week included). 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Well, there we go. Full on pull back the curtain, blue the top off and get going. Interesting that it quickly went to more of a movie feel - developing parallel sorry lines instead of just the main characters - so suddenly and drastically. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
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