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What a week it's been for superhero shows. This past week we not only got Loki episode 5 (which we also dropped an episode for), but the season finale of "The Boys" spin off, "Gen V" (8:45) premiered and the the long awaited season 2 premiere of "Invincible" (1:44:38) released as well. And before we discuss these projects at length we do a brief discussion on Amazon Prime Videos venture into superhero content. (1:37)

(Song: FE!N x Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti)

What an interesting couples days it has been for Marvel. Not only did the penultimate episode of Loki season 2 drop, but an article from Variety about the 'Crisis at Marvel' (1:34) released online this week. In this episode we spend a good amount of time discussing the article and the new things we may have learned about Marvel in their current situation regarding Jonathan Majors, The Marvels, Blade, and The Avengers. We then go on to do our normal weekly review of Loki with episode 5 titled "Science/Fiction". First giving our spoiler free thoughts (49:07), then onto our breakdown (53:03) of the episode.

Multiverse Saga is that you? This weeks episode of Loki titled "Heart of the TVA" is a seemingly super important episode that could have a long lasting effect on the greater MCU, but we'll have to see if even that's true first. Before we get into our spoiler free thoughts (19:51) and breakdown (25:16) of the episode we first do a quick temp check on the upcoming movie "The Marvels" (1:26).

The heavily anticipated PS5 game "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" (1:42) is finally out! Neither of us have beat the game yet so we take time to give an overview and some spoiler free thoughts that includes gameplay, the expansion of the map, some story touchpoints involving well known characters and how much the game has sold.

Also in this episode we take the time to interview the creator of Blacktooth Publishing (1:11:30), Omari Malik about his company and how he came to love and create comic books on his own.

"You better runnnnnnnnnn". Loki season 2 is now at the half way point and it's time to assess how we feel so far. Is this midway point better than how we felt during season 1? And do we feel like this season is leading in a solid direction? Plus this episode titled "1893" has plenty of action and surprises to discuss.

Spoiler free thoughts - (1:28)

Spoiler breakdown - (9:23)

Beyoncé vs Taylor Swift(1:50), Barbie vs Oppenheimer, this year has shown us that the box office is operating on a different type of time. These unforeseen successes feel like once in a lifetime experiences that could have lasting effects on the movie industry, so we discuss Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and their tours and respective movies and why they may carry on the trend from Barbie and Oppenheimer. We also do quick movie review catch up with "The Exorcist: Believer" (45:47), "Saw X" (1:04:06), and "The Creator" (1:12:08). Also in this episode we interview our good friends Sean Clemmons and and DeAnthony Simmons on their short film "The Language of Loves" (1:39:22).

(Song: Virgo's Groove x Beyoncé)

We're back again with another Loki review and to talk about episode 2 of season 2 titled "Breaking Brad". Before we get into our usual review we discuss some of the latest news out of Marvel that came from a Hollywood Reporter article by Borys Kit about some of the changes being made to Marvel television.

Marvel Television (1:27)

Non-Spoiler Thoughts (27:21)

Spoiler Talk (20:40)

(Song: Hot Boyz x Missy Elliott)

The best MCU show is back! (subjective?) Loki Season 2 has premiered on Disney+ and it's time again for our weekly reviews. Before we get into the reviews, we get into the reasons that Loki works for a lot of people versus the other Disney+ shows. Following that, we give our non spoiler thoughts (16:38) and then get into our spoiler review of the premiere episode. (24:43)

(Song: Sock It 2 Me x Missy Elliot ft. Da Brat)

It's a celebration!! The boys are back but it's not just any old episode, this episode marks our 4 year anniversary of the podcast! Not only that, but this is episode 200 and the premiere of our 10th season of the podcast so there's so much to celebrate. So much in fact that we invited some of our friends who've helped cultivate the community we've harbored to discuss The State of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A topic that we all have an opinion on. But first we have some unfinished business and we need to talk about the results of our Summer Movie Draft we had at the beginning of the summer (1:49).

Part Two Guests and Topics:

Fantastic Frankey - The Lack of Consequences and Lower Stakes (37:57)

Unquallified Heroes - Avengers No More. The Lack of Central Characters (1:13:47)

Sean and De - The Tone and Style of the MCU (1:42:30)

The Boys - Difficult Transition to TV and Streaming (2:25:40)

(Songs: Illest Motherf***** Alive x Jay-Z, Kanye West

H*A*M x Jay-Z, Kanye West)

It's a celebration!! The boys are back but it's not just any old episode, this episode marks our 4 year anniversary of the podcast! Not only that, but this is episode 200 and the premiere of our 10th season of the podcast, so there's so much to celebrate. So much in fact that we invited some of our friends who've helped cultivate the community we've harbored to discuss The State of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A topic that we all have an opinion on.

Part one Guests and Topics:

Stark Wars podcast - The Multiverse Problem (20:00)

Black Gay Comic Geek - Too Many Characters and Their Uncertain Futures (44:46)

Bryon Knows Movies - Behind the Scene's Drama (1:15:23)

Two Dudes Watch Cartoons - Quantity over Quality (1:49:58)

(Songs: Liftoff x Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kanye West,

No Church In The Wild x Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, The-Dream)