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[–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

I'm really struggling with Marvel shows these days.

Ironically, I think the problem is that they're more like comics these days than they used to be. They run on vibes, and there's no real expectation that the storytelling make sense. Why has Paladin confronted Vision twice with no plan to contain him? And his plan this time was to have him murder a slew of henchies before going into the trap box, and then not have any backup when Vision breaks out of the box, now vulnerable? Just skip the first part and save all the mercs for when it's useful.

The whole show is like this. All of them are, tbh. I feel like Marvel just expects us not to notice that Vision and Paladin both attend a meeting with neither arriving with any particular objective other than to monologue and leave. How am I supposed to not notice how weird that feels? I don't think I'm one of those picky viewers who complain about everything. That just genuinely feels completely off!

I'll probably keep watching a little longer, but these shows feel like mid-tier fan fic at this point. I don't like being put through this.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    I don't know that I agree it's all Marvel shows, but I do think this one is having those issues. I could argue the issue is the eight episode format and needing to move the story along, but they've made so many shows in this format so they should be able to figure out the pacing and filling in the story beats.

    I won't spoil beyond episode two (in this thread), but I do think the overall story is worth continuing. Plus I hesitate to fully judge a show while it's still releasing.

    For example I enjoyed Agatha All Along as it was airing, but by the end all the previous episodes really paid off and made the whole series even better. I don't think some of the issues we've both mentioned can be fixed in retrospect, but some of them might once we see how the whole story comes together.

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