The MCU Diaries is Blake Larsen’s craft-first Marvel essay series for people who love the MCU but want more than recap, Easter eggs, or empty hype.

This is where I break down what Marvel stories are actually doing under the hood: character pressure, moral debt, value shifts, structure, theme, and the choices that make something hit — or miss. These essays are built around one idea at a time, with on-screen receipts to prove it.

That means you’ll find writing on Loki, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the bigger road to Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. Sometimes the question is about a single episode. Sometimes it’s about a saga-level move. Either way, the goal is the same: figure out why the story works, why it doesn’t, and what it teaches us to watch for next.

If you’re looking for smart Marvel essays with a character-first lens and no sacred cows, you’re in the right place.

Start Here

• RDJ As Doctor Doom: The Mirror Villain Move
• What Secret Wars Is (Defined In LOKI Season 1)
• Why Doctor Strange Matters to Marvel’s Multiverse Saga
• Secret Wars Explained Through Loki Season 1

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If you'd rather listen than read, the companion podcast lives here: The MCU Diaries podcast.

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