Marvel

  • Revisiting Legion Season 1: Chapters 5-8

    27/03/2018
    Welcome to the second and final part of my revisit of the first season of Legion. In my previous article (which you can read here) I looked at the first four chapters of the season as well as the heroes of the piece and now in this part I’ll...

  • Revisiting Legion Season 1: Chapters 1-4

    20/03/2018
    Last February I conducted an experiment. Not some fancy scientific experiment but one you can conduct while sitting on a sofa watching television. I showed my parents (yes, I still live with them) the first episode of Legion without telling them anything about the show. For the most part...

  • Revisiting Jessica Jones Season 1 Part 2: Villains and the Ending

    06/03/2018
    As we get closer to the release of the second season of Jessica Jones on March 8th I’ve been revisiting the first, which is my favourite of all the Marvel/Netflix shows. In my previous article I explored the opening seven episodes and the heroes of the show and now...

  • Revisiting Jessica Jones Season 1 Part 1: Heroes and the Beginning

    27/02/2018
    In the build-up to the second season of Jessica Jones dropping on Netflix on March 8th, I’ve been rewatching the first. Partly because I remember liking the season but mainly because I remember little else about it. Bingeing a show, and my version of bingeing is watching 13 episodes...

  • Tanked Up 98 – Samus Reigns

    13/12/2017
    The chat starts with the new sequel/expansion of the swipey-monarch game: Reigns – Her Majesty. We talk about Metroid: Samus Returns, the wonder/pain of 3D, the best mario, Doki Doki Literature Club, Marvel’s Netflix series, Emperor Doom. Aadil and Ben start off with the “Wylam” session IPA ‘Swipe Right....

  • How Thor: Ragnarok Got Me Invested In The MCU Again

    21/11/2017
    Spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok incoming. About 4 years ago I was obsessed with the MCU. No doubt the bright colours and myriad of explosions kept my then teenage brain engaged but the characters and stories felt fresh and exciting. Then my enjoyment of the film series trailed off. I...

  • What The Defenders Got Wrong

    12/09/2017
    Spoilers for the first season of The Defenders inbound! So… I watched The Defenders. I had been looking forward to the show since the announcement was made, feverishly consuming the individual shows knowing that it was all leading up to this. My reaction: “Is that it?”. Now don’t get...

  • What The Defenders Got Right

    05/09/2017
    Spoilers for season 1 of The Defenders incoming. After years of waiting since the initial announcement was made, The Defenders has come and gone. It took five seasons over four shows to set up the superhero crossover series and at a mere 8 episodes it was a quick binge....

  • How Iron Fist Can Improve In Season 2

    06/06/2017
    Spoilers for Iron Fist season 1 follow. I’ve finally done it, I finished Iron Fist. It took me over a month but I’ve now watched all 13 episodes and I’m all caught up on the Netflix Marvel shows ready for the crossover series The Defenders. Since its debut, reaction...