Yes, we keep commenting that it feels like we missed an episode. Or 3. Because they keep just plowing past relationships and motivations and stuff.
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DebetEsse - Jul 03, 2022 2:23:53 pm PDT #3733 of 4001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Emily - Jul 03, 2022 2:35:03 pm PDT #3734 of 4001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Thank you! It's always such a relief to find it's not just me. I watch New Rockstars YouTube videos (I have a very boring life, okay?) and although they're very positive one commented that they just weren't feeling anything for the the Clandestines and I cheered. So nice to not feel alone! I still love it, I just want more depth of it!
Edited because "i" does not, in fact, stand for "I think this might be a spoiler."
Emily - Jul 03, 2022 2:36:59 pm PDT #3735 of 4001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Dr. Strange-related question: Do I need to have seen No Way home to understand Multiverse of Madness?
dcp - Jul 03, 2022 2:51:21 pm PDT #3736 of 4001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Not really. However, No Way Home was more fun.
Tom Scola - Jul 03, 2022 2:59:27 pm PDT #3737 of 4001
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Do I need to have seen No Way home to understand Multiverse of Madness?
No.
I gave up recently on New Rock Stars because they devoted so much time explaining that Kamala was going to be an Inhuman even though there was zero on-screen evidence that was going to happen. I think they’re kind of mad about the Clandestines because their theory was WRONG.
Steph L. - Jul 03, 2022 3:12:33 pm PDT #3738 of 4001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
and I cheered
I'm loving Ms. Marvel in general, but I really have no use for the Clandestines.
explaining that Kamala was going to be an
Plus I don't think Marvel wants to link Ms. Marvel with the Inhumans TV show, since it wasn't exactly popular.
Kalshane - Jul 03, 2022 3:16:47 pm PDT #3739 of 4001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Do I need to have seen No Way home to understand Multiverse of Madness?
No. There's a single throw-away line vaguely referencing No Way Home. Other than that you miss out on the explanation of why Wong is now the Sorcerer Supreme but it's easy enough to pick up in context.
I would say WandaVision is far more important, but even that is skippable.
Emily - Jul 03, 2022 5:11:17 pm PDT #3740 of 4001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Thanks! It's just that MoM showed up on Disney+ but I think NWH is still in Sony's toybox. I did see WandaVision, and it's looking more and more likely that general fandom is going to spoil me for character development in MoM if I don't watch it soon!
Yeah, New Rockstars reaction vids always contain like 20 minutes of totally baseless speculation after their reaction, but at least they're pretty honest about it! (My attention always starts wandering at that point.) You'd think they might start to rein it in after there turned out to be no Mephisto, but I respect how hard they'll go at the slimmest of pretexts. And I guess the Inhumans are relevant in the comics? Or, wait, I guess the Kree are involved and it happens to be linked to how they were made but maybe only if you're deep into comics continuity.
Steph L. - Jul 03, 2022 6:43:27 pm PDT #3741 of 4001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
You'd think they might start to rein it in after there turned out to be no Mephisto
But, I mean, everyone was thinking Mephisto was somehow tied to WandaVision. (Well, not *everyone*, but the fandom in a general sense. I know my brother and I were going deep down some rabbit holes trying to flush out Mephisto.)
Kalshane - Jul 03, 2022 8:22:08 pm PDT #3742 of 4001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
In the comics Ms. Marvel has a very different power set than the show and is an Inhuman. That seems less likely in the show unless some people that are dropping exposition are wrong or lying. However, considering the bangle was initially found on a blue arm, it's highly likely the Kree are still involved somehow.
ETA: I don't know if No Way Home is streaming anywhere yet. I bought it on Blu Ray when it came out so I could watch it. (Not that I mind, I have every other Spider-Man movie on physical media). I would say just watch MoM now and catch NWH when you can.