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Well, that was fun. I herd they're doing a season 2. Maybe they can get the horror inspired Man-spider that they wanted to do in season 1 lol.

When even the Watcher is up there looking sad by the turn of events :upside_down: I honestly came out of this feeling the worst for T'challa's parents. Stop making them sad, pls.

best episode yet! the ending didn't feel contrived and it felt like a far better standalone story than all the previous episodes combined, which is super surprising because i went in thinking this would be the most boring only to have my expectations completely shattered. it had its flaws, of course, but for further reinforcing how killmonger is one of the mcu's most compelling antagonists and having a super interesting storyline with many twists and relatively thought-provoking themes/messages, this episode is definitely getting a rewatch (unlike the others)!

That was an interesting episode for sure.

First things first, what the hell happened to the animation? After stepping up the game last episode, this one took a serious nosedive in quality up the point where some movements and facial expressions just look motionless and ugly. Disney has a huge budget for this show, make use of it.

Again, many former (and current) MCU actors return to voice their characters, with notable exceptions of Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Liv Tyler and Brie Larson.

The replacements did a solid job, especially since their parts where not that big, with the unfortunate exception of Lake Bell, who tried her best impression of Johansson but made Natasha come off as robotic and emotionless (didn’t Laura Bailey, who can do no wrong voice her in Ultimate Spider-Man? How about that instead?)

The concept was interesting. What if the Avengers where killed off one by one before even coming together? What other options would Fury have?

The snippets of the OG Avengers were something to say the least. Most of their deaths felt (unintentionally?) funny and the episode didn’t really seem to know what tone to aim for. Or maybe by focusing mostly on Nick Fury they took the more emotional element out of purpose. Who knows? I believe that could have been made clearer.

Loki is the best part of this episode, because he is Loki and always the best part in anything he shows up in. It was fantastic seeing him as a respected leader among Asgardians, leading his people, fighting our main villain and wrecking absolute havoc on Earth in the most dramatic way possible to avenge his brother. He is Loki, of course he goes over the top.

I admit, despite Loki being awesome and the concept being interesting, I almost rated this episode down, if it weren’t for the twist villain in the end.

I should have seen this coming and it makes so much sense in retrospective, but in the moment it caught me off guard. Tragic and well-executed, it actually deserved more attention.

In other news, it was nice seeing Betty Ross again and since she plays such a huge part in Bruce‘s life, I‘m still puzzled Marvel never brought her back before (either with Liv Tyler or another recast).

Some funny tidbits are actually delivered by Coulson and his man crush on Thor and his overall gorgeousness. And his password.

It’s a solid episode. Definitely better than the mostly dull first one, but not nearly as great as the second one.

BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!........
BLAM!!

That was SO funny!!

Wow! I came to the comment section expecting to see nothing but praise, but it seems like a 50/50 split in terms of love vs hate.

Personally I loved it and thought it was the best episode of the series thus far. But then I really like the humor aspect which l, I guess, isn’t for everyone.

Now THIS is the content I've been waiting for. Things are finally picking up. I've found this show hard to get through up until this episode, but now I'm invested. Great episode.

Heavy handiness continues with that opening (mainly spitting on the black soldier) but damn if it doesn’t go completely overboard with the revelation of the police chief - whose practically in love with a black woman - having a figuretive skeleton in his literal closet in the form of a KKK wardrobe. The storytelling grace of a sledgehammer. (Assuming he affiliates with that stuff and it's not just a remnant of a dark family past. Even then, not sure how many non-racists would keep it hidden in their big closet, and overall I doubt that there'll be more nuance to this in episodes to come.) Might already be losing me at this point. Mystery-box intrigue keeps intriguing, but those rarely build up to anything meaningfully substantial. (Also: Looking Glass giving extra Rorschach vibes with his not taking the mask off while at home this-is-my-true-face type of deal.)

Sarah is handcuffed to a doorway push-up bar which is meant to be easily removed. She could have easily just taken the bar off the doorway.

This is now officially the unauthorized Roadrunner adaptation.

And at this point, I'm only watching it because of some misguided hope that the Coyote will have their day.

It has sad scenes.

How tyson saved her life, how they had good moments together as friends. Real friendship.

She is really brave and stubborn. She wants to reveal.

She sometimes looks at people with the eyes. Towards them, even into face. Maybe cant do the role or did not work so hard, i am not sure. I know some other characters with vision disability roles, they were not like her.

That max is stalker. Said "keep coming to your home". This is threat, harrasment but she liked it.

I just love this movie. It is completely flawed from the get go based on the still present misconception that humans only use 10% of their brain despite evidence to the contrary for decades. Yet the art used to tell the story is truly wonderful. Maybe it is because Luc Besson has far more talent in artistic storytelling than so many other directors that the plot holes and other faults are not even really relevant. This is artistic science fiction (actually more sci-fi than science fiction) and is absolutely wonderful.

Nice, looks like there's plenty of drama left.

Catherine is getting what she deserves, Frank seems to have his own agenda (not quite sure yet - maybe his main aim is to just keep the church?), Karolina learns more about her father, and Livvie's back.

Unfortunately, Molly got overconfident...

Now it's getting exciting.

Can't wait for Janet and Robert's secret relationship to mess things up between the parents xD Victor definitely deserves that blow (he's so despicable... :o), not sure about Tina though.

Molly's great lie after the initial fail was unexpected and really awesome!

Alex & Nico happened much sooner than I expected.

I'd say the best part of this show are the complex character dynamics, interactions, and relationships.

Great premiere episode. Hailee Steinfeld is amazing in the role of Kate Bishop. Also I love the setting of Christmas in New York.

The first episode in this frankly, fantastic, series, that just didn't work for me at all. Didn't enjoy the style, or the furry, or the rushed story. The most interesting part of the world - the Empire ravaging the planet for resources - was glossed over far too quickly. A shame, as the rest of the series has really been stellar.

The previous two episodes felt like solid contributions to the Star Wars canon. But this one was hard to swallow... So many issues with established lore on physics, lightsabers, kyber crystals, Force use and timelines that needed more explanation.

I don't like to use the term "plot hole", but this one asked way more questions of the Star Wars universe than it answered. It felt more like a story inspired by Star Wars than an actual Star Wars story.

I didn’t mind the art style until we saw people’s faces. This was really over the top in the anime styling, complete with grimacing faces as their Kamehameha charged up. No suits in space? Surfing the bonnet of the X-Wing as hyperspace was engaged? Yeah nah

Jabba wagging his tail kinda cute

I’m clearly not objective about this one because it’s just a mix of things I just love: Star Wars, Samurai/japan culture, manga style drawings, gorgeous and detailed animation,…

The amazing part is that it’s mixed just right, with a lot of respect. Respect! :100:

Lucius Fox!!! Love seeing these characters come to life.

A nice break from all the action that is happening. I found the ending satisfying, considering it went against the common trope and both Darlene and Dom got what each of them needed.

Additionally, Irving's cameo was really cool

Besides the slowest typing I've ever seen, where Darlene can only enter data when the camera is pointing at her monitor, and the strange fact that Elliott, the non-exercising computer guy, can outrun cops who specifically train to catch runners, aside from all that, to me, this was one of the best episodes in the show.

The lack of dialogue completely highlighted the suspense, tension, and action of what was going on, and completely immersed me in the scenes, especially when Darlene tried to pass the cops in the lobby as if she just finished a workout; hearing that reverberating sound of breathing in panic mode was intense.

And in all the near-miss scenes, you can feel them holding their breath.

My impression after just finally watching this...

First 40-45%: 4/10.
So many scenes felt clipped, rushed into the next, with not nearly enough connection to follow what was going on or why. Visually impressive, and I had the distinct impression that something big and interesting was going on, but I was very confused about what it was.

Last 55-60%: 7/10.
A little after we meet Sator, events started flowing somewhat more understandably. Still a bit confused here and there, but not as much. And the big ambitious sequences closer to the end were mostly well-executed (and in stunning detail), including some loopbacks that belatedly filled in some of the earlier-on confusion while completing the story well. Still not quite up to the greatness level the ads promised, IMO, but better.

I have the impression that a second watch would make more sense, in part due to some of the revelations near the end. My issue is that a second watch shouldn't be this necessary to get the story enough to appreciate it.

While I appreciate some degree of mystery and confusion up front that gets explained later on, that doesn't quite work any more when the confusion reaches a level that I don't understand why people are doing what they're doing.

I suspect that this would have been much better if given the additional time to flesh things out, especially the first half. Maybe as a limited series over four to six hours.

Owen Wilson is excellent. Let’s hope he is in more than just 3 episodes.

I think The Nexus Event is what ultimately pushes this show into one of Marvel's absolute finest outings for me - which is something I've said about both WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier with their respective "gamechanger" episodes. And I will stand by all three of them - these recent batches of MCU fare have been some of their best work, mainly for actively challenging the status quo within their universe while also diving into more complex, interesting ideas. And with this episode, all doors are down as we are now headed fully into multiverse territory in a way never thought possible - that mid-credits scene is everything.

And outside of that, it's also a wonderful look into both Loki and Sylvie as characters. Their chemistry is infectious, and the surreal decision that they make regarding their relationship here is just weird enough to work while also feeling so in character for Loki (he is a narcissist after all). And everything with Mobius continues to be a treat as Owen Wilson steals the show here. Fantastic stuff once again.

After watching post credit scens- Once deleted, everything goes to recycle bin

Lots of good meat to chew on here. Ever since the beginning of phase 3, the MCU feels to finally be embracing the genre roots of being a massive interconnected universe in the tone of comics. This show, in many ways, feels like a high point in the camp and zaniness that comic canon struggled with. Here it’s used extremely well. The soundtrack in particular just helps sell everything—like some schlocky b-movie, theremin included.

I mean, considering this is the introduction of the multiverse in the MCU it needed to be strong, but I’m impressed with how we feel like we’re leveling up with each successive Marvel show. My intrigued is supremely piqued with each new episode. Tremendous.

Absolutely awesome! Things are getting real now :)

Some meaningful/deep lines as well. I was heartbroken when Mobius got pruned just like that. So glad that Loki got pruned in this episode as well. Now, I'm quite sure that pruning isn't final :)
LOL xD Seconds after I finished the previous sentence the mid credits scene appeared so now I can be absolutely sure and sleep well <3 :D

Now, I'm just hoping that this show won't be the last we'll see of Loki / Tom Hiddleston. I really like both the character and actor!

I feel like this is the first show or movie involving time travel (and multiverse!) without any plot holes and time paradoxes overseen by the writers. You can see the story was very carefully built. Kudos to the creators!
That said, I still had to do some research to understand how did Claudia discover the origin world. I feel like that could have been better explained in this episode. But that's ok, that didn't take away the brilliance of the show for me.
Great story, casting and all. Dark is now one of my favorite series!