Loki: Episode 1.02 “Variant” | Going Beyond “The Hook”
Loki episode 1.02 “Variant” builds on the hook of the first episode, and shows it’s cards for the rest of the series in an unexpected fashion.
Read MoreLoki episode 1.02 “Variant” builds on the hook of the first episode, and shows it’s cards for the rest of the series in an unexpected fashion.
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Read MoreThe Falcon and The Winter Soldier episode 1.04 “The Whole World Is Watching” brings back some much needed nuance to it’s characters and proves that our heroes need to be inherently hopeful.
Read MoreThe Falcon And The Winter Soldier: episode 1.03 – Power Broker is an example of a story allowing it’s plot to inform it’s characters as opposed to it’s characters informing it’s plot and that is a major problem.
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Read MoreThe WandaVision season 1 finale, episode 1.09 “The Series Finale”, is a deeply satisfying conclusion to the operative theme of the story and it shows the viewer that not all good things must end. Rather, they transform.
Read MoreThe penultimate episode of WandaVision – episode 1.08 – serves as an exercise in Wanda’s fragile psychology while also exhibiting a magnificent balance of exposition, plot, and character.
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