12/16
Exploring key moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turning them upside down, taking the audience into uncharted territory.. Chadwick Boseman’s final Marvel project before his death.. The Watcher: [Introduction to each episode] Time. Space. Reality. It’s more of a linear path. It’s a prism of infinite possibility, where a single choice can branch into infinite realities, creating alternate worlds from the ones you know. I love The Watcher. I’m your guide through these vast new realities. Follow me and ponder the question… “What if?”. After the Marvel logo appears, it transitions into animated form in the show’s art style. Edited in Marvel Studios: Legends: Guardians of the Multiverse (2023). A very clear episode of rushing to put these pieces straight into the puzzle. My facial expressions were also pretty straight while watching this episode as there was no thrill or even logical storytelling, I get that maybe it’s an amined show aimed at kids? But only those kids who are familiar with all of the MCU so far will probably be able to enjoy it. Let’s see how the rest of the episodes pan out, but I’m certainly not too excited about them after this one. Edit: The second episode gave a true sense of what the MCU is all about, it was creative and thoughtful with major WHAT IF moments. I had a blast watching T’challa back on screen. The third episode however was a dud and made me edit this review. It was so exciting and thrilling to watch that I could have watched an entire movie for this episode. I hope to get to a 10 star edit by the end of the season. Edit II: Here’s my one more star for ‘weird’ but still a thought provoking episode that was the best of the bunch in terms of writing, voice acting, animation and plot. Special mention to Benedict Cumberbatch for nailing the voice as the boss. Kudos to Marvel for making this one. However, getting to episode 5, the episode was certainly entertaining, it was humorous and engaging with quality animation, but again it showed too much at once, not giving viewers enough time to take it in. Still a 9/10 overall for the series at least until the next two episodes. They need to beat episode 4 to get a 10 from me.. Refresh your watch list with the latest list of streaming movies and TV shows coming to Disney+, featuring old favorites and top-notch newcomers.