This week's episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier leaves little doubt about who is not worthy of the shield, It also convinces us who is the Evil Batman of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that's none other than Zemo. This week Derek watches The New Mutants (it's bad!), there's discussion about Ms. Marvel casting, we talk about how Steve Rogers is what America wants to be and John Walker is what America actually is, and we spin wild fantasies about a Thunderbolts TV show featuring Zemo ...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Your flight to Madripoor leaves now! This week was light on Marvel news, so Devin and Derek take a detour to talk about Godzilla vs Kong (but just for a minute) before jumping in to the main episode at 16:58. With Power Broker TFATWS bring in the first element of the X-Men universe to the MCU. This episode also brings back Sharon Carter - and does her backstory prove Steve Rogers was a jerk? Zemo puts on a mask, Sam is distractingly bad at undercover work and we ponder whether this episode has t...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 3
If last week was a zero issue, this week's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is definitely a #1. This week we get a characters in place, relationships established and situations outlined. We get more detail about the post-Blip world, we learn that John Walker might be kind of an okay guy after all and we get a better idea of just what the Flag-Smashers are all about. And there's more! This week on the podcast we have some real nitpicky arguments, Devin advances an Operation Paperclip theory he h...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Sam Wilson and James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes get to finally be leads in the latest Disney+ show which features more exploration of a post-Blip world and a look at the question of just who gets to wield Captain America's mighty shield. This episode we start out with some minor Marvel news - is Andrew Garfield in the new Spider-Man after all? - before moving into the meat of this new series. But this first episode, New World Order , feels less like the first issue of a comic and more like the zero...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Wandavision has ended! This episode we take a look at the whole series through the lens of Assembled , the making-of doc released on Disney+ this week. Before that we cover some Marvel news as well as the agita of buying a new couch, but if you don't want the latest news - which includes an investigation into whether or not Bucky Barnes would have read The Hobbit in 1937 - skip straight to 25 minutes. There you'll find discussion about Wandavision taping in front of a live studio audience, wheth...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 9
And so it ends! The ninth and final (?) episode of Wandavision wraps up mysteries, finishes up Westview, and possibly opens the door to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness . But is it any good? We go deep on the episode, digging into what works, what didn't and what really didn't. And then we have a big argument about the nature of consequences in the MCU (and comics in general). If you skip the intros, great news: it's short this week! Jump to about 9:38 to miss us talking about set ph...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
It's the episode that gives us some big time magic and it's coming to you a little bit early! If you don't want the intro skip all the way to 30 minutes, because we got a doozy tonight! We talk about some news, including this tweet that seems to give us our first non-spoiler look at The Eternals . But most of this time is taken up talking about that beloved MCU franchise: Superman. Yes, we detour to the DC Universe to weigh in on the latest reboot of the Man of Steel, this one with an intriguing...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
A quick note: our podcast host has been under a DDOS attack the last two days, which is why this is late. They may go down again, so if you see this in your feed... download it immediately ! We won't lie: this is another long one. If you want to skip the news and the banter and the Marvel joke book stuff, head right to 18:06. We won't blame you if you do. If you stick it out, though, you'll get some talk about Thor 2 and Ms Marvel and Doctor Strange 2 . In the main episode itself you'll get Devi...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 6
So Quicksilver is back: what does it mean? This week's Wandavision spends a lot of time grappling with questions about what is happening inside the Hex and why. The very fact that the show is asking the same questions we are is, Devin and Derek think, good news. Also this episode: discussion of Marvel's Behind the Mask , a new documentary that debuted on Disney+ this week about Marvel's history of inclusion and diversity. That's in the intro, along with some Captain Marvel 2 news. If you don't c...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week's Wandavision was huge , and as a result this week's Marvelvision is really big as well. And it's not just Wandavision - this ep begins with a discussion of the latest trailer for Falcon and the Winter Soldier , which aired during the Super Bowl. As for the main show (which begins at 25 minutes) there's a whole lot to talk about. There's a dog, there's the question of who is the Big Bad of this show if there even is one, there's the question of what's up with Monica's test results, the...
Feb 08, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The format breaks! This week Wandavision takes us outside the bubble to see what's going on in the real world and to begin answering the questions we have all had for the previous three episodes. This episode offers a lot to talk about, so we kept the intro really short - if you jump to about 14:55 you'll get to the recap. But if you do jump there, you'll miss... well, not that much. Marvel news is light this week and the Marvel joke book is truly punishing. There's actually a bit of DC talk on ...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The mystery deepens! And by that we mean the mystery of whether or not Derek knows that March comes after February. Also the mystery of just what is going on in Westview... as well as the mystery of just what the Scarlet Witch's canonical comic book story even is. This is a character who has been conned and retconned, and figuring out which aspects of her stories might make the cut in Wandavision would take many, many hours of podcasts. Devin and Derek try to give you the basics, but even that i...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Your hosts Devin and Derek Faraci, two middle aged nerds who grew up arguing about comics and movies, talk about the first episodes of Wandavision , Marvel Studios' foray into episodic television on Disney+. This episode we're off to the races: Derek, a longtime Dick Van Dyke Show fan, appreciates the homage but thinks it's all too slow. Devin loves it. Will they come to an agreement? (No) In this ep there's discussion of Marvel news - is Chris Evans returning to play Captain America? - as well ...
Jan 23, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 1
