Marvel Cinematic Universe
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August 12
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The End is at Hand (episode 12) and What We're Fighting For (episode 13) Season 7, Episode 13
Coulson wants to see the world. May shares her feelings. Deke is the new man in charge. Sousa gets the duct tape. Mack passes the ammo. Yo-Yo is in favour of punching. Daisy plays her part. Simmons remembers what they're fighting for.
This post covers episodes 12 and 13--the two parts that make up the series finale.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D will not return in a moment. [more inside]
August 7
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Brand New Day Season 7, Episode 11
Daisy worries the team is becoming people who used to work together. Mack explains '80s telephone usage to a millennial. Yo-Yo owes Mack $20. Sousa has no intentions. Computer genius Coulson tries to convince May it's a brand new day. [more inside]
July 30
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Stolen Season 7, Episode 10
In this episode, which plays like a season finale of Dallas, Sousa is a square, Coulson is hilarious, Deke is happy to be stuck in the '80s, May is not an open-minded gal and Daisy earned a B+ with room for improvement. [more inside]
July 23
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: As I Have Always Been Season 7, Episode 9
In this time-loop episode, we see that Coulson has a soul, Enoch has a heart, Sousa has a type and Deke has a signature fragrance. Also, Daisy has a revelation. [more inside]
July 16
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: After, Before Season 7, Episode 8
With the Zephyr’s time drive malfunctioning, the team is quite literally hurling toward disaster and Yo-Yo may be their only hope. The only problem? To get her powers back, she’ll need to enlist the help of an old adversary and revisit part of her past long hidden away. [more inside]
July 9
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D Season 7, Episode 7
Deke sings the hits. Mack wallows in models. Coulson tunes into a new frequency. [more inside]
July 2
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Adapt or Die Season 7, Episode 6
The team is split up, cut up, blown up, blocked up, and fed up. [more inside]
June 25
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Trout in the Milk Season 7, Episode 5
Sousa experiences his first and second time jumps and struggles with the fashion of the day. Enoch relies on Consumer Reports when picking out his sweet ride. Mack has trouble with the concept of how to pick a location for a date. Deke pulls an unexpected move. Gemma experiences a glitch. May appreciates good HR policy. Yo-Yo teaches the lessons of 007. Coulson digs covert and fashionable uniforms. Daisy appreciates the simpler times (and its simpler technology). [more inside]
June 18
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Out of the Past Season 7, Episode 4
In a black-and-white episode that calls back to specific (Sunset Boulevard) and general (film noir detective genre) nods to Hollywood's past, the team members find themselves in 1955. While there, Deke gets to catch up with an old friend, Enoch has the opportunity to make a new one, and Coulson starts building a new friendship with a new (but much admired) ally. May comes to terms with her feelings, Yo-Yo tries to come to terms with a mission failure, and Mack struggles while coming to terms with making a hard call. Daisy offers counsel and demonstrates her fighting moves. [more inside]
June 10
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Alien Commies from the Future! Season 7, Episode 3
Coulson meets one of his heroes. Simmons sports a new lipstick colour. Mack just doesn't feel like explaining things. May and Yo-Yo just don't feel like talking about things. Deke puts his privilege to use. [more inside]
June 3
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Know your onions Season 7, Episode 2
From IMDB: With the identity of the timeline-unraveling "threat" revealed, the team's mission to protect him at all costs leads each agent to question their own values. [more inside]
May 21
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Window of Opportunity Season 6, Episode 2
While Fitz and Enoch struggle in space, Sarge and his team move forward with their mysterious mission on Earth. [more inside]
May 13
MCU Movie Rewatch in Chronological Order
Sooooo since I have a bit of time on my hands, I figured I'd catch up on the MCU movies. (I haven't seen all of them, but most.) I rewatched Captain America and realized that there wasn't a FF post and put that up earlier this week. Would anybody be interested in a chronological rewatch/first watch of the MCU movies? Is that a thing that we've done before? How would that work anyway? Would we just add commentary to any existing FF posts?
Chronological-order list pulled from here.
May 11
Movie: Captain America: The First Avenger
During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull, Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination. [more inside]
December 26
Runaways: Season 3 Season 3 (Full Season)
The final season of Marvel's Runaways. The Runaways frantically search for their captured friends Chase Stein, Gert Yorkes, and Karolina Dean. The kids go head to head with an unstoppable enemy who has targeted Leslie — or more accurately, the child she's carrying. Nico Minoru draws them all into a dark realm where its ruler Morgan le Fay is much more nefarious than anyone the kids have yet to face.
December 23
Runaways: Smoke and Mirrors Season 3, Episode 1
With the team split up and Jonah and his family on the warpath, the Runaways must regroup. [more inside]
July 2
Movie: Spider-Man: Far from Home
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
June 16
Jessica Jones: Season 3 (Full Season) Season 3 (Full Season)
It's the end of the line for Jessica Jones (and Marvel) on Netflix, herein lies the discussion. [more inside]
June 14
Jessica Jones: A.K,A. The Perfect Burger Season 3, Episode 1
As Jessica focuses on helping the helpless, Dorothy Walker shows up at Alias to beg for her help finding a missing Trish. [more inside]
May 30
Cloak & Dagger: Level Up Season 2, Episode 10
Tyrone and Tandy head to the Loa dimension to stop the evil force threatening New Orleans, and they confront the personal issues that have been holding them back; Mayhem and Evita do their best to hold off the dangers in the real dimension. [more inside]
May 23
Cloak & Dagger: Blue Note Season 2, Episode 9
Tandy and Tyrone attempt to stop the villain behind the trafficking ring. [more inside]
May 16
Cloak & Dagger: Two Player Season 2, Episode 8
Tandy and Evita are willing to do anything to save Tyrone; Adina asks for help from someone. [more inside]
May 12
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Missing pieces Season 6, Episode 1
Scattered across the galaxy, the team works to find their footing in the wake of losing Coulson [more inside]
Cloak & Dagger: Vikingtown Sound Season 2, Episode 7
Adina is pushed to a dangerous edge as she looks to get answers and closure for her two boys. Meanwhile, Tyrone comes in contact with a mysterious figure on his search for Tandy. [more inside]
May 2
Cloak & Dagger: B Sides Season 2, Episode 6
Tandy lands in a difficult situation in her mission to take down the sex trafficking ring. [more inside]
April 25
Cloak & Dagger: Alignment Chart Season 2, Episode 5
Tyrone has to make a decision when presented with an opportunity from an unlikely source to clear his name; and Tandy is letting her anger get the best of her as she becomes frustrated with a possible dead end to her investigation into the sex trafficking ring. [more inside]
April 24
Movie: Avengers: Endgame
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe.
This is it, people.
April 18
Cloak & Dagger: Rabbit Hold Season 2, Episode 4
Tandy searches the Darkforce for Mayhem, while Tyrone and his mother evade the dangers of gang members and the police force. [more inside]
April 11
Cloak & Dagger: Shadow Selves Season 2, Episode 3
Tandy and Tyrone try to find out what has happened to a group of young girls who have gone missing; Mina discovers a possible side effect to the big Roxon leak. [more inside]
April 4
Cloak & Dagger: Restless Energy; White Lines (episodes 1 & 2) Season 2, Episode 1
Now living different lives, Tyrone and Tandy try to stay under the wire while honing their powers. [more inside]
March 6
Movie: Captain Marvel
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
December 29
Runaways: Old School Season 2, Episode 4
The team must figure out how to handle Topher. PRIDE gets some clues to find their kids as Geoffrey confronts Catherine about her actions. Jonah reaches out to Karolina as his body deteriorates. [more inside]
Runaways: Double Zeros Season 2, Episode 3
The Runaways practice fighting as a team. Alex gets closer to Livvie, but trouble is coming. Janet gets closer in PRIDE's efforts against Jonah. [more inside]
December 28
Runaways: Radio On Season 2, Episode 2
Karolina, Nico, and Molly try to retrieve the Staff of One while Chase and Gert tries to fix up the hideout. Alex has a new crush. [more inside]
Runaways: Gimmie Shelter Season 2, Episode 1
The kids struggle with their new lives as Runaways and Alex returns to Darius for help. PRIDE handles the fallout of their kids leaving and plan what to do about Johan. Meanwhile Jonah initiates a plan to build a new Dematerialization Box. [more inside]
October 21
Daredevil: Daredevil Full Season 3 Season 3 (Full Season)
A blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil. (Full season discussion) [more inside]
October 19
Daredevil: Resurrection Season 3, Episode 1
Shattered physically and spiritually, Matt rethinks his purpose and place in Hell's Kitchen. Meanwhile, Fisk puts a plan in motion from behind bars. [more inside]
August 2
Cloak & Dagger: Colony Collapse Season 1, Episode 10
Tandy and Ty must fight for their lives, their loved ones, and the city as they attempt to fully master their powers and embrace their destiny when someone starts up a new version of the Roxxon Drill. (Season Finale) [more inside]
July 26
Cloak & Dagger: Back Breaker Season 1, Episode 9
Tandy is in a downward spiral, lashing out at strangers and loved ones alike. As Tyrone tries to pull her out of it and reconcile with his own family, his success is upended. [more inside]
July 21
Cloak & Dagger: Ghost Stories Season 1, Episode 8
Tandy and Tyrone each stand at a precipice of finding justice on the eight-year anniversary of losing their loved ones. [more inside]
Cloak & Dagger: Lotus Eaters Season 1, Episode 7
Tandy and Ty join forces to save a man imprisoned in his own mind. Along the way, they learn about their powers and uncover information about the rig explosion. [more inside]
July 11
Cloak & Dagger: Funhouse Mirrors Season 1, Episode 6
Tandy and Ty each meet someone living the life that could have been theirs, for better or worse, had they taken different paths without the rig explosion. [more inside]
July 1
Luke Cage: They Reminisce Over You Season 2, Episode 13
Mariah adapts to her new circumstances and goes to extremes to cover her tracks. Luke takes a new approach to protecting Harlem. (SEASON FINALE, directed by Alex Garcia Lopez, written by Cheo Hodari Coker) [more inside]
Luke Cage: Can't Front On Me Season 2, Episode 12
Luke teams up with an unlikely ally to combat a new strain of heroin. As Shades plows ahead with his plan, a massive party draws everyone to the club. (directed by Everardo Gout, written by Aïda Mashaka Croal) [more inside]
Luke Cage: The Creator Season 2, Episode 11
Shaken by Mariah's latest act, Luke combs the city for a witness. Flashbacks reveal a fateful encounter between the Stokes and McIver families. (written by Nicole Mirante-Matthews & Matthew Lopes, directed by Stephen Surjik [more inside]
June 30
Luke Cage: The Main Ingredient Season 2, Episode 10
Danny Rand insists on helping Luke hunt for Bushmaster--the Iron Fist way. Mariah sets out to reclaim her empire. Misty pursues a traitor. (written by Akela Cooper, directed by Andy Goddard) [more inside]
Luke Cage: For Pete's Sake Season 2, Episode 9
Hunkered down in a makeshift safe house, Luke and Misty butt heads over how to handle Mariah. Meanwhile, long-buried family secrets come to light. (directed by Clark Johnson, written by Matt Owens & Ian Stokes) [more inside]
Luke Cage: If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right Season 2, Episode 8
While Shades, Mariah, and Misty come to terms with the previous night's events, Bushmaster searches for a way to boost his strength. (written by Nathan Louis Jackson, directed by Neema Barnette) [more inside]
Luke Cage: On and On Season 2, Episode 7
Reeling from the showdown on the bridge... [more inside]
Luke Cage: The Basement Season 2, Episode 6
As a wave of violence rocks Harlem, everyone races to connect the dots between Piranha, Mariah, Bushmaster, and the grisly find at the clinic. (written by Aïda Mashaka Croal, directed by Millicent Shelton) [more inside]
June 29
Cloak & Dagger: Princeton Offense Season 1, Episode 5
Tandy pours herself into the Roxxon investigation. Ty's basketball team plays the State Championship. [more inside]
June 28
Luke Cage: All Souled Out Season 2, Episode 5
Desperate to drum up quick cash for a lawsuit, Luke weighs an offer from a superman. Mariah invites Tilda to join the new family business. [more inside]
June 27
Luke Cage: I Get Physical Season 2, Episode 4
As footage of his fight with Bushmaster goes viral, Luke struggles with the aftereffects and follows a trail of clues to Tilda's shop. [more inside]
June 24
Luke Cage: Wig Out Season 2, Episode 3
Worried Luke is headed down a dark path, Claire pays a visit to his father. Bushmaster makes a bid for Mariah's guns. (directed by Marc Jobst, written by Matt Owens) [more inside]
Luke Cage: Straighten It Out Season 2, Episode 2
Luke tests out his abilities on the battlefield, Misty ruffles feathers at the precinct, and Mariah plans a reunion to boost her image. (written by Akela Cooper, directed by Steph Green) [more inside]
Luke Cage: Soul Brother #1 Season 2, Episode 1
As Luke adjusts to his growing fame and tries to shut down the flow of heroin branded with his name, someone from his past reaches out. (directed by Lucy Liu, written by Cheo Hodari Coker) [more inside]
June 7
Cloak & Dagger: First Light; Suicide Sprints Season 1, Episode 1
Episode 1: Two teenagers from very different backgrounds find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers. Episode 2: Tandy and Tyrone try to grasp what has happened to them, while Tandy's past catches up with her and Tyrone becomes consumed with rage. Meanwhile, Detective Brigid O'Reilly works a case that has ties to Tandy. [more inside]
May 7
Infinity War and rest of the MCU [ALL the spoilers]
This post is necessarily going to require spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and likely the Netflix spinoff shows as well. The Netflix shows make cracks about men in powered armor; Sokovia gets the odd mention, and Agents has been used as prequel/teaser content for more than one film. Now we have a year between Avengers 3 and 4 while other media continues to come out.
If it's in the MCU in any way, consider it open season for spoilers and discuss how the rest of the shows will or won't handle the aftermath of Infinity War while we wait for Name To Be Announced to resolve it all. [more inside]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The One Who Will Save Us All Season 5, Episode 20
A newly determined Talbot takes Coulson to meet the enemy and attempts to stave off the destruction of Earth.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Option 2 Season 5, Episode 19
Coulson and the team finds themselves under siege.