JonnyLaw

Finally found time to watch the finale, and I agree with @randomact. It’s not a narrative cluster just because characters in a morally gray area are acting like they’re in the right. Treating the Jedi like powerful and well meaning people who accidentally overreact while thinking they’re doing what’s right is probably the best and most reasonable take on the recent canon given what we’ve seen and know about their fall.

If this is Doom from Fantastic Four’s universe, then it’s no different from the Human Torch and Captain America from different universes looking alike.

Assuming they don’t recast Kang (I liked the Colman Domingo rumors) you can take care of him off screen, or a brief cameo of another actor playing a Kang variant, as a way to introduce Doom. That’s basically what they did with Mordo, not that people were happy about it. I think given the circumstances here, people would presumably/hopefully be a little more understanding.

This reminds me that all four of the Good Place regulars have Disney jobs. I wish Chidi’s didn’t seem destined for a throwaway role, but he can always be recast as someone else.

It is.

Re: Qimir/Jason Mendoza ,It’s a little funny because (spoiler for a minor plot twist from very early in a ~7 yr old show)

I actually liked last week’s episode, but I agree with the overall consensus that it’s just fine. I’m digging Jason Mendoza from the Good Place in it, but otherwise it seems like it’s hinting at much bigger things that presumably won’t get settled/revealed in this show/season.

Some people are obviously speculating he’s Doom, which I could see except for the fact I don’t think they’d cast Pascal and Esposito as opponents in a second franchise.

Giancarlo Esposito has joined the Brave New World reshoots in a “villainous role.” What are the odds he’s the new Kang/Kang replacement?

I think this question and the can Superman fly question will depend on how it’s done. Obviously Captain America being found and thawed out by the Avengers wouldn’t be PD yet, but if you found another way to bring him into the modern day, like say time travel versus being thawed out of ice, then you might be ok, but then again you likely couldn't do the whole man out of time angle. Similarly with Superman, if you tell a story where he develops the power to fly, it couldn’t be because of his powers coming from the sun, nor could you do his iconic pose while he’s flying. Basically you’d have to argue flying is a generic enough power that you’re developing your Superman down an entirely different path from DC, and of course even then you’re probably getting sued.

@Greggulator, you didn’t recognize former board posters Makabe and Suge D (I believe under those usernames)? I need to finish the show and catch the Makabe/Thatcher match. Of the matches I saw, I loved Slim J/Priest. One of my biggest complaints about modern day wrestling is the overly choreographed aspect of it, where guys are clearly moving into position or standing around waiting with their back turned long enough to take me out. This match, on the other hand, went 100 mph and was hard hitting, just a great, fun match. This is the first time I’ve seen Priest, and I agree with whomever I saw on Twitter say he’s like a more charismatic Jaime Noble.

Does IWTV allow you to start a show in progress from the beginning? I’m looking forward to the show tonight. I don’t post on the boards much outside of the comic movie threads, but it’s been cool seeing the board come together to recognize Dean. Thank you to everyone who has made this board a big part of so many people’s fandom and lives!

I wonder if they don’t just transition to replacing Kang with Doom with a few minor tweaks to their story. Seems like it might help set up the Fantastic Four a little more.

I view the MCU like this: the Avengers are the special event comics, most solo movies are the characters solo series, and the D+ shows are kinda like the limited series that come out during the special event.

I had the same thought. Presumably not, although if they’re in a void world leftover from the Fox movies, it could be a Fox doombot. ETA: The cover of the Secret Wars comic shown in the trailer has Doom on the cover, so who knows.

To clarify, by “this” I’m referring specifically to Mando & Grogu, not just Star Wars in general. You can’t escape the Grogu (and to a lesser extent Mando) merch in kids stuff(clothes, toys, seasonal merchandise).

This is legit one of Disney’s biggest, most well-known and merchandised properties, especially when considering the fact it’s only been a Disney+ show. It’s nothing like the Marvels (which was actually good).

This also appears to be a a different movie from the Filoni movie that is supposed to be the finale of his current shows’ arc.

I like this choice, if true:

I think I’m on the 4th episode of the current season, and it’s fine. So far I like the first season more, but I do like the kinda random team-ups in the first few eps.

I saw something on Twitter that I assume was a joke that Marvel was in talks with Ryan Gosling for an “undisclosed role” that people were presuming was Kang.

This reminds me of taking my daughter to the first Spider-Verse and her just being completely captivated, wanting to know who everyone was. One of my favorite movie-going experiences. I’m mildly amused by this response to the trailer because a) California and Texas being united is obviously one of the hooks for the trailer, and b) it isn’t actually set in “the real world,” but people are getting hung up on this as if it was. Adding to the conversation about pre-COVID movies, I’m pretty sure the last one I saw in theaters before the shutdown was Frozen 2 (twice). The first one I saw after was Multiverse of Madness.

I’ll put this here instead of rebumping the Secret Invasion thread, but my daughter has been doing her yearly rewatched of the D+ Christmas movie Noelle, and I just now got that Jake in that movie was Kingsley Ben Adir.