Marvel Cinematic Universe/MCU Episodes

#marvel #MCU #whatif Happy New Year! We are starting of 2024 with the season 2 premiere of Marvel's What If...? In a world where Ronan betrayed Thanos and looks to conquer the universe, Nova Corps officer Nebula works to investigate a murder that exposes a betrayal against the people of the planet Xandar.

#themarvels #marvelcinematicuniverse #MCU Three superheroes minding their business. Carol Danvers is out protecting the universe, Monica Rambeau is completing some work for Nick Fury on a SABER station, and Kamala Khan is daydreaming when she should be doing her homework. However, an unexpected threat to the universe causes the powers of the three to become dangerously entangled. The three heroes must find a way to use their powers harmoniously in order to stop the Kree threat.

#loki In the season 1 finale, Loki and Sylvie's journey leads them to the one in charge of the timelines, but their confrontation doesn't go quite as planned when they are offered a unique proposition. Mobius and Hunter B-15 set things into motion to bring down the TVA, revealing more of Judge Renslayer's secrets. Loki and Sylvie are forced to make an impossible choice. This episode was originally recorded on July 14, 2021. EDITOR'S NOTE: #fromthearchives Two years ago, in the midst of covering...

#loki In the penultimate season 1 episode, Loki finds himself in a place called The Void, surrounded by alternate versions of himself. As he learns more about the other versions of himself, Loki begins to understand more about who he is - and more importantly - who he is not. Back at the TVA, Sylvie forces the truth from Renslayer and works out a plan to rescue Loki. A great sacrifice is made to help Loki get to the next phase of his journey. This episode was originally recorded on July 7, 2021...

#secretinvasion #MCU After being away on a space station for the past 5 years, Nick Fury is brought back to Earth to deal with a secret Skrull invasion that threatens the future of mankind on Earth. Secrets are revealed, sacrifices are made, but will Fury be able to make up for his past mistakes before they cost him the people he holds most dear?

#guardiansofthegalaxy #marvelcinematicuniverse #MCU The final entry for the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy comes with a lot of Mike’s favorite catchphrase, “emotional damage”! Rocket’s traumatic past is brought to the forefront of the story when his life is put in jeopardy after a kidnapping attempt by his former captor, The High Evolutionary. As the Guardians work to figure out a way to save him, they must all face their own demons and fears in order to heal and help one another (and save the ...

#antmanandthewasp #quantumania #marvelcinematicuniverse #MCU The MCU is back for its first cinematic release of 2023, Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania. On the heels of saving the world with The Avengers, Scott Lang is leading a happy, low-key kind of life. But when his ambitious daughter Cassie creates a portal to the Quantum Realm, all hell breaks loose as they - and the Pyms - are sucked into the subatomic dimension and come face-to-face with a new enemy that has the potential to make Thanos lo...

#blackpantherwakandaforever #longlivekingtchalla The Atlanta crew of the FHP got together at an early screening to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Mourning the loss of their leader, King T'Challa, Shuri, Queen Romunda, and the rest of Wakanda isolate further isolate themselves from the world. But when a government-funded expedition finds Vibranium on the ocean floor, a new threat rises to the surface to challenge the Wakandans in order to protect their underground world. Shuri, with the help...

#thorloveandthunder #marvelcinematicuniverse #MCU For this episode of the FHP, the entire Atlanta crew discuss the latest Marvel offering, Thor: Love & Thunder. A devastating loss of both family and faith gives a being named Gorr a brutal mission in life: to slay all of the gods. In another part of the universe, Thor has been busy being a hero while working with the Guaradians of the Galaxy. But when they part ways, Thor has to figure out who he is without the Guardians, the Avengers, or as King...

#moonknight #marvel In the series (season?) finale, Marc makes a selfless decision that frees him and Steven from the Duat. As Harrow realizes his plan to free Ammit and becomes her avatar, Layla agrees to become Tawaret’s avatar in an effort to stop him. As she frees Khonshu, he feels Marc/Steven’s presence back in the living world. Battles ensue between the gods and their avatars. Khonshu keeps his promise to Marc/Steven, but has one final trick up his sleeve to deal with Harrow once and for a...

#moonknight #marvel This episode of Moon Knight gave all of us – in Mike’s words – emotional damage! While trying to balance their scales, the goddess Tawaret guides Marc and Steven on a painful and emotional journey through Marc’s memories, and we discover the event that broke down the walls keeping them separate. This episode was originally recorded on May 17, 2022.

#moonknight #marvel In the fourth episode ofMoon Knight, Layla and Steven work together to locate Ammit’s tomb in the wake of Khonshu’s sacrifice. Marc feels threatened by the obvious connection between Steven and Layla. As they reach the inside of the tomb, Steven tracks down and locates Ammit’s ushapti as Layla narrowly escapes death. Confronted by Harrow, Layla learns a harsh truth about her father’s murder. A deadly confrontation with Harrow leaves Marc/Steven in unfamiliar territory.

#moonknight #marvel Episode 3 ofMoon Knight finds Marc/Steven in Cairo, each fighting for control of their body as they also fight to stop Harrow’s plans to release Ammit. Khonshu and Marc summon the other gods to expose Harrow’s plan, but the plan backfires when Harrow is able to use Marc’s condition to manipulate the truth. Layla joins Marc in Cairo to help his search for Ammit’s tomb. Khonshu makes an unexpected sacrifice to help Steven and Layla locate the tomb. This episode included an app...

#moonknight #marvel We’re back! After an almost month-long unexpected hiatus in which we dealt with real life and Covid (grrr), we are back with our recap and discussion ofMoon Knight, episode 2. Coming to grips with the fact that he is sharing his body with another persona, Steven’s life gets more complicated when he comes face-to-face with not only Harrow – a man he believed was a figment of his imagination, but he also meets Marc’s wife, Layla – who has some questions about why her husband ha...

#doctorstrange2 #doctorstrangeinthemultiverseofmadness #marvel #mcu In this episode Hanako, Anthony, and Mike discuss the highly anticipatedDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.As Doctor Strange continues to deal with the impact and repercussions of his part in the Infinity War, a multiverse traveler by the name of America Chavez appears, trying to escape from a demon determined to steal her powers of multiversal travel. As Doctor Strange puts everything on the line to protect this young ...

#marvel #moonknight Our discussion on the first episode of the new Marvel/Disney+ series,Moon Knight. Steven Grant (that's Steven, with a V) is a museum gift shop worker with a sleeping disorder whose life is turned upside down when he starts experiencing blackouts that leave him in some dangerous scenarios. Hearing a few new voices in his head doesn't help, especially when he comes across the path of a mysterious stranger who is determined to retrieve an artifact that Steven has somehow ended u...

#marvel #marvelcinematicuniverse #MCU #disney+ Hanako, Anthony, Lorrie and Mike discuss our rankings for all of the MCU properties released in 2021. Included in our rankings are the following: Films (in order of release): Black Widow Shang-Chi Venom: Let There Be Carnage (we included it because of the mid-credit scenes in both this film and Spider-Man: No Way Home) The Eternals Spider-Man: No Way Home Disney+ Shows: Wanda Vision The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Loki What If...? Hawk...

#hawkeye Hanako, Anthony, and Michael discuss the series finale (?) of Hawkeye. Kingpin makes one helluva entrance as Eleanor Bishop announces her intent to cease working for him in order to protect Kate. Kate learns the depth of her mother's crimes and must now make a decision about what to do. Maya's request for time away to "clear her head" does not sit well with "uncle", as he tells Kazi that the situation needs to be handled. Major confrontations take place during the Bishop Christmas party...

#hawkeye In the penultimate episode for the series, we get a cold opening scene of Yelena's blip and return. She breaks into Kate's apartment to have a heart-to-heart talk while also informing Kate that she is Natasha's sister and plans to kill Clint. Clint arranges a meeting with Echo and reveals himself to her as Ronin, providing her with information about who hired him to kill her father. Yelena reveals to Kate who contracted her to kill Clint, and sends Kate a photo of her mother meeting wit...

#spidermannowayhome #marvelcinematicuniverse #MCU Hanako, Anthony, and Mike (with a cameo from Kacey) discuss the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: No Way Home. Picking up immediately after the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Mysterio's reveal of Spider-Man's secret identity causes some difficulties in the lives of Peter and his loved ones. Feeling guilty about the negative effect this has had on MJ and Ned, Peter seeks help from Dr. Strange, and ends up creating more ...

The fourth episode of #Hawkeye has the FHP crew asking a lot of questions and making a few theories that sound farfetched at first, but may make sense by the end of the series. Jack and Eleanor have mixed reactions when they find out that Kate is working with Hawkeye on a project. Eleanor make her feelings for the project clear to Clint, in a not-so-very-nice way. Clint get some intel about the Tracksuits from a very unlikely source. Kate brings a little bit of Christmas cheer to Clint, and he o...

#hawkeye #marvel In the third episode of the Disney+ series Hawkeye, we get an introduction to Maya Lopez, a.k.a. Echo, as we see scenes from her childhood through adulthood, when she witnesses The Ronin kill her father. As Clint and Kate escape from Maya and the Tracksuit Mafia, Kate shows off her impressive archery skills while Clint shows off his impressive driving skills. Kath and Clint reach a sort of understanding that they must work together to find out who Maya's "Uncle" is, the person w...

#hawkeye #marvel On this episode of the FHP, Hanako, Anthony, and Mike discuss the premiere episodes of the new Disney+ series, Hawkeye. Taking place after the events of Avengers: Endgame, we catch up with Clint Barton as he tries to rebuild his life after the losses he suffered. During a holiday trip to NY to bond with his recently-returned children, Clint's trip gets cut short when a young college kid named Kate accidently causes a stir when she gets ahold of his old Ronan suit. Kate, who has ...

Finally!! After some real-life interruptions (booo!), we are back with our recap and discussion of the season finale of Marvel's What If...? series. The Watcher interferes justalittlebit - enough to pluck heroes (and one or two questionable allies) from various universes to deal with the threat of UltraVision - the name Mike came up with for this version of Ultron. The Guardians of the Multiverse have come up with a sound plan to defeat Ultron, but will it be enough? With some surprises in store...