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Wanda takes a town hostage and does homages to sitcoms from every decade of American television. It's actually pretty great.
Spoiler
rating: 4 to 5
"Thor" (or: Shakespeare in the
ComicVerse)
Yeah, I'm backtracking again. But this is just a short summary
hitting all the main points we need to remember before I get to
"Loki".
Spoiler rating:3
"Loki"
part 1, part
2 (or: Once More Unto the Multiverse)
In the first foray into the multiverse...which was supposed to be
the second probably...the story continues from AltLoki escaping in
Endgame and introduces an organization and characters that will
probably continue into other parts of the MCU. And a bunch of
Lokis.
Spoiler
rating:4 to 5
"What
If..." part 1, part
2 (or: Alternate Plotlines)
The writers go down some alternate plots from comics that they
couldn't do in the main MCU for obvious reasons.
Spoiler
rating:3
"Iron Man 3", "Shang
Chi" and "Hawkeye" (or: Ten
Rings and Two Archers)
We do a brief run through a couple things before we really get
into the multiverse insanity. I kind of regret not doing a full
recap of "Shang", but the other two...this is enough.
Spoiler rating:3
"Spider-Man: No Way Home"
(or: All
Aboard the Good Ship Fanservice)
Y'all know what this one's about already.
Avoiding spoilers because you didn't want to risk catching
Omicron just to see a movie in a packed theater was literally
impossible.
Spoiler
rating:4 (assuming you managed to get this far without the major
character death being spoiled)
"Doctor Strange and the
Multiverse of Madness" (or: Army
of the Evil Dead)
The MCU issues its first horror movie and it is CAMPY. And also a
hot mess thanks to rewrites, large chunks of it being reshot and a
pandemic screwing up everything.
Spoiler rating:3
"Thor: Love and Thunder" and
The Incredible Hulk" (or: The
MCU Falls On Its Face)
Yeah. I'm mostly covering these for reasons of completion and
ranting about the fanbase. And because "She Hulk" makes more sense
if you know the Edward Norton movie everyone tries to forget.
Spoiler rating:2
"She-Hulk
part 1, part
2" (or: Girl
Superhero Bad Says Fanboys)
The chick from "Orphan Black" takes on the part of Female
Deadpool, paving the way for Deadpool in the MCU and angering the
dudebros who still firmly believe that this series should cater
ONLY to them. It's uneven, but nowhere
near as bad as they claim.
Spoiler rating:3
"Ant Man" and "Ant Man:
Quantumania" (or: Science
is Basically Just Magic, Right?)
We back up to do a brief summary of the first Ant Man so the brief
summary of the third one can make more sense. Because apparently
we are determined to callback everything now.
Spoiler rating:3
"Black Panther: Wakanda
Forever" (or: White
Boys Are Triggered Again)
The MCU writers do their best to stitch together fragments of
storylines after a pandemic and Chadwick Boseman's death fuck up
all their plans. It's messy, but not as bad as the people who were
just angry about Namor being brown and Shuri becoming Black
Panther claimed.
Spoiler rating:3
"Loki"
(Season 2) part 3, part
4 (or: Once More With Glorious Purpose)
Apparently the entire arc of this story was meant to be told in
two seasons. This is the second and the whole thing gives this
character an arc that parallels Tony Stark's with an "Endgame"
level finale.
Spoiler
rating: 5 (I mean it)
"Captain America" and "Iron Man 2"
(or: Playing Catch Up Again)
I do a quick jog through the two movies I said I would never do
because "What If" is testing my memory.
Spoiler
rating: 2
NEW
--> "What
If...season 2" part 1, part 2 (or: More Alternate
Storylines/Characters)
A collection of alternate stories, shifted and continuing plots
from from last season and a brand new character.
Spoiler rating: 3