Black Widow is the latest film installment in the MCU, finally giving us the backstory for Natasha Romanoff that everyone’s been hollering for. A bunch of us watched it right away and we have thoughts, y’all! It takes place between Civil War and Infinity War, with Natasha reuniting with the people who were the closest to family she’d ever had (you know, before she met the other Avengers). Of course, we have Scarlett Johansson as … Continue reading Discussion: Black Widow→
Jessica Jones is the second Marvel tv show to be streamed on Netflix, the MCU’s second female-led property, and first superheroine-led property. Based on the Alias comics, this is the story of Jessica Jones- a woman with super strength, and she can jump really high (but not fly, per se). She lives in Hell’s Kitchen, parallel to Daredevil’s Matt Murdock, and runs a private investigation agency. It’s dark. It’s full of complicated people and complicated … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Jessica Jones→
Peggy gives us a moment to catch up on everything that’s happening- she loved and lost Steve, works for the SSR, Howard Stark asks her to find his stuff and clear his name, leaves her a butler (HEY JAMES D’ARCY HEY) and time is running out. At Peggy’s New Apartment Building of Well Defended Virginhood, a guy watched ominously from the shadows while Peggy starts researching the symbol James Frain left her. This is pre-Google, … Continue reading Agent Carter, Episode 3: Time and Tide→
“Now Is Not The End” We start with Peggy remembering Steve getting fridged to further Peggy’s story, and reminding us of the awesomeness that is Peggy Carter, and how lucky we are to get this on our television screens. Also some gratuitous Chris Evans, that adorable meatball. She is upset, so she makes some tea. She is British, after all, and reads a newspaper article about Howard Stark being summoned to Congress to explain how … Continue reading Agent Carter, Episodes 1 and 2→
