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TBH, seen enough previews etc now, just going to watch the actual show.

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Yeah, i dont want to jinx it but normally when films get advertised to desth like this and the advertising includes quotes from 5* star reviews in the media the film is shit and they know they have got to do their very best to persuade people to watch it.

They know that the MCU stands on its own feet and people are gagging for their next dose so all this desparation does beg the question :confused:

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Just watched both of them there. It's certainly a good show and I am interested in what the hell is actually going on. I hope it doesn't all end up all just being a dream or something.

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I am wondering if it is something like The Framework from Season 4 of AoS

Also in theory it could only be Wanda in there as Vision to all intense and purpose is dead

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Wanda seems to know what’s going on, on some level at least. The advert in episode 2 also name checked Strucker (as a watch manufacturer) ... and the watch said ‘Hydra’ on it. I’m enjoying the teasing of the mystery, but to be honest Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen are just so darned good at the American sitcom pastiche it is really entertaining on its own merits. I’m looking forward to next week.

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Wanda seems to have some control, as she did a nice little time rewind.

I wonder if its something constructed to save Vision, or at least a version of him.

Certainly an interesting (and different) start, 7 more episodes to see where it goes.

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and it needs to move on toute suite. They have had 1 hour of establishing the foundations of the store which is what you get in a film and they need to move on now. If this didn't have Marvel slapped on it would people still be watching it?

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Yes because it is a fantastic setting with actors who are nailing their roles. They are giving bits in each episode which is fine. We know who is watching them already atleast.

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Yes.

It functions perfectly well as a mystery-fantasy drama even if it wasn’t set somewhere in the MCU. The slow burn approach, drip-feeding minor clues from week to week, is well tried and tested not just in full-season network shows like Lost but also in more recent streaming material with an 8-10 week run. In fact it having “Marvel” slapped on it may be making you impatient to get on to the sort of high-kicking superhero action I strongly suspect is not going to be a major feature of this show. They’re clearly trying to use the TV format to do something a bit different. Something they wouldn’t be able to attempt in a single feature-length story (which is why I think you trying to compare the time spent on anything to what would be devoted to it in a film is redundant).

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I agree with the General. I'll give it 2 more episodes.

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I think you'll end up missing out massively if that is the case. There are giving bits in each episode, or would you rather be told everything straight away and have no mystery? Also we know who is watching them. We just don't know how this reality is happening yet.

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You’re going to miss out. It’s dead obvious they’re not just making a MCU double-length feature split into weekly episodes. We went through all this the other week with the Mandalorian - streaming TV is a distinct medium, it allows different storytelling techniques and even when we’re in the same universe as a blockbuster franchise they’re going to use those techniques to do something different, a bit more thoughtful, and not just reel off 8 hours of Easter eggs, continuity references, cameos and things blowing up.

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It needs to start going somewhere soon, I expect a lot more events in the next 2 or 3 episodes, to keep people interested.

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Exactly. I'm not bothered about Easter eggs, continuity references, cameos and things blowing up. Just give me a storyline to hold my interest because so far we haven't got one.

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The thing is, what some could see as easter eggs actually is the story so far. We keep seeing the logo for who is overseeing everything, but it could be seen as an easter egg. I think that may be the problem with the MCU, everyone assumes something is an easter egg rather than a future plot point.