The Marvels (Mini-Review)

The Marvels is the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Monica Rambeau and Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) both examine odd space events when their powers become intertwined. Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) finds her powers also intertwined with the others. Now the three of them must discover why this is happening and how to stop it. While they struggle to figure those questions out, Dar-Benn threatens the galaxy with her quest for revenge. The Marvels was released in 2023. It was directed by Nia DaCosta. It stars Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, and Zawe Ashton.

Quantumania (Mini-Review)

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Scott Lang has put his superhero days long behind him. After helping save the world from Thanos, he wrote a book about his many adventures. His daughter, Cassie, yearns to do something for the world which goes against Scott's views. Scott, Cassie, Hope, Hank, and Janet find themselves taken to the Quantum Realm when Cassie's experiment goes awry. There Janet's past will try to take away everything she has ever loved. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was released in 2023. It was directed by Peyton Reed. It stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, David Dastmalchian, and  Katy O'Brian.

Wakanda Forever (Mini-Review)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is another entry in the ever growing Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and a sequel to Black Panther. T'Challa, ruler of Wakanda and Black Panther, dies of a mysterious illness which leaves Shuri reeling. A year after his death, Shuri is still having trouble accepting her brother's death. At the same time Namor seeks to wage war on those from the surface. It is up to Shuri to battle through her emotions to find a way to keep Namor from spilling the blood of those from the surface. Wakanda Forever was released in 2022. It was directed by Ryan Coogler. It stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Winston Duke.

Thor: Love and Thunder (Mini-Review)

Thor: Love and Thunder tells the tale of how Thor finally found himself. Shortly after parting ways with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor finds himself thrust into war yet again. Gorr the God Butcher is slaughtering every deity he can reach as his own deity was revealed to be nothing more than a spoiled brat. Along the way Thor finds that Jane Foster, his true love that broke up with him, now wields Mjolnir and all that comes with it. So as Thor fights to stop Gorr, he must also deal with matters of the heart. Thor: Love and Thunder was released in 2022. It was directed by Taika Waititi. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, and Tessa Thompson.

Love Persevering: Wanda's Ruined Character Arc

The Disney+ show WandaVision followed Wanda Maximoff after the events of Avengers Endgame. After finding out she wouldn't be able to bury Vision due to him being a robot and so not afforded the rights of a human, even though he was an Avenger, she angrily stormed off and went to the town of Westview.

In the little town she allowed her grief to utterly consume her. She put the town in a hex so that it couldn't be accessed by the rest of the world, without great cost, and used everyone as her personal playthings. Wanda even made a replica of Vision who has independence unlike the rest of the town's citizens.

Over the course of the show Wanda came to accept that Vision is dead and what she was doing is wrong. So she frees the citizens of Westview and flies off to a remote area. That was a good end to her character arc and put her back on the path of a hero.

Then came Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness that seemed to undo Wanda's character arc just so she could be the villain of the movie.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Mini-Review)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Stephen Strange crosses paths with America Chavez who is being hunted because she has the power to travel the multiverse with ease. The only problem is that she can't consciously control her power. Stephen ends up seeking Wanda Maximoff's help only to discover that she has been corrupted by the power of the Darkhold. With his former ally now an enemy, Stephen must go on a journey through the multiverse to save America. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was released in 2022. It was directed by Sam Raimi. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Hawkeye Season 1 (Mini-Review)

Hawkeye Season 1 sees Clint "Hawkeye" Barton still wrecked with guilt over Natasha "Black Widow" Romanoff sacrificing herself to save the universe. When his Ronin suit resurfaces, he is forced to team up with Kate Bishop. Kate has admired him since a young age and is more than excited to be fighting by his side. Hawkeye was released on Disney+ in 2021. It was created by Jonathan Igla. It stars Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Tony Dalton, and Fra Fee.

Tarot Deck: Fandom Edition

I like to keep my spiritual side off of this blog as that's not what this place is about. This blog is about dissecting and celebrating different shows, movies, ect. So making a post that has to do about tarot wouldn't make sense.

However, if I were to combine tarot and fandoms I'm in the post would fit. Hence this post. This was partially inspired by me thinking about making a tarot deck of my fandoms and my disappointment about the Game of Thrones tarot deck. The latter had the Moondoor on The Moon card.

I will provide minor explanations about different parts of the tarot deck, but I'm not expecting some explanations to be useful to the newcomer. So if you're interested in doing tarot, you'll need to do your own research.

Coming Soon: Tarot Deck: Fandom Edition

I like to keep my spiritual side off of this blog as that's not what this place is about. This blog is about dissecting and celebrating different shows, movies, ect. So making a post that has to do about tarot wouldn't make sense.

However, if I were to combine tarot and fandoms I'm in the post would fit. Hence this post. This was partially inspired by me thinking about making a tarot deck of my fandoms and my disappointment about the Game of Thrones tarot deck. The latter had the Moondoor on The Moon card.

I will provide minor explanations about different parts of the tarot deck, but I'm not expecting some explanations to be useful to the newcomer. So if you're interested in doing tarot, you'll need to do your own research.