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)!
LOL at Michael B. Jordan getting to say “What? I like anime” in MCU.
I think this proves Killmonger was kinda underused or underdeveloped in BP :( cause I had no idea he was so smart! I feel like in BP he was portrayed more like someone who uses brute force the most. But here he barely moved a finger and he initiated a war between USA and Wakanda.
Oh and that brief T’Challa funeral scene was heartbreaking.
Great episode. Shows the true potential of this series.
Just put the cast list at the end.
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.
I appreciate the effort put into making this series and enjoy the technicality behind the animation and rendering. It's awesome.
Hearing Chadwick say "In my culture, death is not the end. They are still with us, as long as we do not forget them" was such a gut punch.
This episode was so damn fucking tragic . Really didn't expect it to end like this.
Holy shit. Who would have guessed an animated D+ Marvel show would have the darkest stories in the MCU? Easily my favorite story of the whole MCU.
Welp. That was depressing and dark as fuck.
Talk about getting the Bad End.
But if this is a taste of what Multiverse of Madness is going to be like... Consider me even more hyped.
I just don’t get why Kareth is goofier and also the new guy. When his character was around in the 90’s, in Captain Marvel.
Also that the more serious T’Challa would call himself Star Lord, like Quill.
So beautiful and lovely, like the beginning of the episode said, a person's true nature shines above it all, and this isn't just about T'Challa/Star-Lord but about Chadwick, our forever hero.
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.
The only thing this movie is good for is prompting discussion. It raises a lot of interesting questions and presents a compelling "worst case scenario", but instead of properly exploring that, it seemingly embraces it. It's like the the writer failed to understand the moral of their own story.
Molly got pretty lucky...
At least the deal with AWOL seems off the table now :D
Anyway, I really wanna know how built/sent that drone. Is there a new player or did I miss something?
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...
7.5/10 - Some quite good scenes. Karolina trying to sabotage their plan and almost succeeding was quite scary. Seems like she trusts and likes Jonah way too much. However, her meeting with her mother at the end was a good sign and might fix things.
Gret's move at the end was concerning but it might help too if she meets her parents (which are obviously on her side).
Anyway, by far the best scene was Robert standing up to Jonah and hurting him in revenge. So badass and in this case it felt right. It really really sucked that those damn two sisters of the church showed up and that he didn't lock the door... Unfortunately he's most likely dead now (not confirmed but it certainly looked that way), which is even far worse. At least Jonah was hurt and angry!
Sheesh! Catherine Wilder was always fierce but shooting Darius cold blank!?! :o That was really evil...
Other than that there was some cool action and cute relationships.
Oh man, Molly messed up... :o Her character can be somewhat annoying but I also feel bad for her - she's a good person.
Anyway, the Stan Lee cameo was nice <3
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.
This was a really funny episode, I laugh a lot!
But at the same time it feels maybe a little bit to much funny at some point.
It was amazing to see Kingpin on the screen again, I almost got chills.
And it was beautiful that Yelena and Clint finally made piece.
And to the million dollar question, is Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin really dead now?
Merry Christmas!
We live in a truly great age, that post credits scene was just perfect, over the top, inaccurate to the original story (deliberately), beautiful parody.
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