ThaOGDreamWeaver

If I stan Jen & Matt as a thing… …does that make it a court-ship? [tumbleweed.gif] …*cough* anyhoo… Fun episode right up until the point where it should have ended (“…do I get fridged?”… ouch, gurrrl.) All heroes’ journeys have to include The Breaking Point, and here we are. My man Matt got some. And Jen got some…one who genuinely liked Jen for being Jen, however temporarily. I like that even in Jen-mode she’s confident bordering on feral now when she wants to be. Not that Intelligentsia would appreciate that in a woman, if they met any. Distinct Kick-Ass vibes to our villain moron-of-the-week. Clearly being rich isn’t always a superpower without the genius and/or dark brooding trauma to go with it. Betting hideous slimy Elon Muskrat is Hulk-King. Damage Control were on the scene suspiciously fast. Did Jen get SWATted as well as set up?

So this little curiosity has been unleashed upon an unsuspecting world in time for the witching season… the crossing of worlds… Samhain… what you …mortals… refer to… as… Hallowee- [FX/GRAMS: thundersheet, chains in howling gale, maniacal distant laughter] …thank you, quite enough of that, Michael. Directorial debut for insane genius Michael Giacchino, it’s a more than slightly tongue in cheek piece in terms of script and action. But an absolute paean to black and white horror flicks, with so many classic touches - slits of light or pinhole lights highlighting a character’s eyes, low-angle beast shots, the shadowplay, lovingly replicated film grain even down to the reel change blips. In Marvel terms, it also introduces Elsa Bloodstone. She may or may not be a one-shot, but Feige said a number of things in the show would be important going forwards. (Unless he was joking). The character has teamed up with a number of Marvel heroes previously including the Defenders, Nextwave, The Midnight Sons… and one Jessica Jones. I wonder… …Anyway. It’s a mad little creation - only the tuba was OTT for me - but fun as all hell, genuinely scared my partner and clearly a labour of love. Oh, and say hi to Ted if you see him. He owes me a Kirin.

Does seem like a slow-burn one but they’ve got at least one more confirmed series to do. For some reason the mobile version of this board doesn’t do Spoilers, so some slightly redacted thoughts: Much acting. Much tension. Not much “action” action, but lots to watch. Sense we won’t be seeing some of the raid party again. Nobody set loose the whelps, k? Uncles. Always with the uncles. Somewhat familiar. But A Plan is forming. Was the crystal planted specifically to get him in trouble - bait for thieves or troublemakers? Our friend at the ISB and her sidekick are that rarest of things in the Empire: smart, diligent and capable of enough empathy to think from someone else’s perspective. Very dangerous, if they aren’t defeated by their own bureaucracy. Same goes for our mole on Adhani. B***ard’ing someone into begging you to let them walk into your trap (or out of your bank vault) takes skill. Not wholly sure what the scene on Ferrix was for in this context. Nice hotel, though. Mon not doing parenting right. Or relationships generally. All in all; the spring is wound and next week’s episode is ready to fly. Let’s hope it’s a doozy.

Hang on, a JLo screwball romcom? Here? Well...trust me. Wait 'til 55 seconds in.

I think you may be correct in that. (Even though Saracen keeps referencing it.) That said, he's not the brightest bunny in the box, but he did help cover someone's tracks in more ways than one? Thoughts: Masterly comic performance from Tim Roth that brings to mind the great Eric Idle (especially the chickens) Stack of fun moments balanced with some genuine emosh stuff, with the bubble pierced again by comedy. Another "slow" episode that changes what a cape series is/is supposed to do, but annoys the Charlie fans. One other potential spoiler

You seem to have been most wise - Namor it is. Also, I gotta say… when I think Doom, much as I love Maurice, I do think Roger L Jackson. For reasons.

New WF trailer just dropped: Appropriately somber opening, honouring and transitioning from Chadwick. Still no idea why Namor specifically comes for landlocked Wakanda. Mom’s very, VERY angry. Why? Surprise… our first look at RiRi Williams and the Ironheart suit, ahead of the series next year. Interesting. Will that be a flashback or a solo story arc? New BP is female, but no clue yet as to who. Betting it’s Nakia, for casting reasons as much as anything else.

I think we're being set up to think that. My Rug-Pull sense is tingling. But I may be wrong. Also, my notes on this week's episode:

Foo Fighters x Nancy Wilson x Pink - Barracuda

Bruce Springsteen - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

Episode 4:

Probably the best idea. Pre-prod is a very flexible time (even Amazon Prime Video's existence within the Bezos Empire is still slightly on a knife edge, with Rings Of Power being evaluated: it may not even happen.) Casting is also unlikely to be anywhere near filled out yet, though Kyle McLachlan being attached* is interesting... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12637874/ And yes, they need Ron. But he's always working, isn't sniffy about any level of project as long as it's work, and this kind of thing is a day in a nice comfy booth on "Jack Nicholson money". So I've no idea why he wouldn't be attached or would turn it down. Also, sensing a number of my friends from Queens nodding approvingly at Staten being a post-apocalyptic landscape. 😁 *"attached": someone may have sneezed this name while someone at another table was talking about the project through a mouthful of chop salad. Seriously, take nothing and no-one as locked until it's in the can.

Wasn't expecting to update this soon, but clearly People Have Questions. So, Ryan (and Hugh) have answers - eg: is Logan / the character's death still canon? (yes, that's in the far future)... and some other stuff.

Feige has said that the Deadpool movie will be a full-on R Deadpool - or as much as the creators want/need it to be. Remember they also did Once Upon A Deadpool, so it's quite possible they will do a Disneyfied version as well for a laugh and airplane resales. I would also expect merciless mocking of Marvel and the Mouse. If the untried She-Hulk writers said that almost anything was fair game - except for their business end - Reynolds should be able to get away with A LOT.

Getting this one in really early... ...so that happened. September 2024 suddenly seems a really long way away.

Freeman's been around in the UK for ages, and broke through as Tim in the original version of The Office. (Weird how Tim & Jim both went on to megastardom and the MCU... I wonder if they ever hang out?)

Spoilers from this week:

Side note: sad news today that the one, the only, the mighty James Earl Jones has officially retired from voice acting... in person. At 91, his last official project was Obi-Wan - which used a baseline performance from him and was then reconstructed by the clever clever Ukrainians at Respeecher. (Thought: wonder who else's voice they could reconstruct? Hmmm...) He has granted his permission for his voice archive to be used for future Lucasfilm projects, as it can be put together over any other actor's base performance. Maybe even Rob Paulsen's. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the NARF... So you might be hearing him in future games and themes - just in bits.

Also, just for @Techwright: don't think they have the chopsticks. But:

Without too many spoilers here: yes, slow burn for Eps 1 and 2. But that fight sequence in Ep 3? ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??? About Ep 2: And Ep 3: Pretty happy with it so far. Also might follow the standard D+ thing of Episode 4 as when things kick off properly, and when we get taken from a backwater scrapyard to the dark, festering heart of the Empire. Unless we flip to Mon Mothma's side of the story and set her up. It'd be disappointing if we didn't get at least some Cassian:Impossible action on Wednesday. One other thing - there has been fair warning that there will be multiple time jumps in this show, as it needs to cover Cassian's life and adventures for the five years prior to Rogue One. Originally it was going to be one year per season, but Lucasfilm now want to wrap it in two.

Look, you try living across this many timelines and narrative pathings and see if you remember everything. Just buying birthday presents gives me a headache and risks divergent rifting. This is all because Brian Cox microwaved fish at CERN while the LHC was turned on...

That's lore I didn't know about lifespans. Learn new nerdery every day... ...that said, two things. 1) When last seen, Ezra and Thrawn were seen jumping to warp with a pod of hyperdimensional space squid. Exactly where (and when) they've been is potentially up for grabs. 2) The logo for Ahsoka looks very much like the World Between Worlds from the final episodes of Rebels. And much like The Map from Time Bandits, which it resembles, or CS Lewis's Wood Between The Worlds from the Narnia prequel Magician's Nephew, which Filoni and Lucas borrowed from thematically, it allowed limited travel in both space and time. (Have I mentioned I hate time travel? I hate time travel.) So what shape Thrawn is in - or even what point in his life we run into him, or he runs into himself - may not be set in stone. Thrawn may not be fully familiar with how it works, but every evil genius always wants that Undo button. Or better yet: Emperor Thrawn might be an even more formidable opponent than Palpatine himself.

So, the 3-ep launch drop has landed today. I've only managed to get through Ep1, but good stuff so far:

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation

Beethoven's 5th Symphony - Trombone Champ