This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl interrupt your regularly scheduled Marvel Mystery with an explainer episode at the half-way point of WandaVision (don’t forget to sign up at Patreon to get our exclusive episode commentary). Then they discuss the penultimate episode of The Expanse Season 5. And of course, there are News Bites!

Intro: 0:45

The U.S. Postal Service Announced a New Line of STAR WARS Stamps Featuring Droids

Cast

Elizabeth Olsen

Title: We Interrupt This Program

Summary

Captain Monica Rambeau, an agent of S.W.O.R.D., returns to life following the Blip[b] to find her mother Maria has died of cancer. Three weeks later, Monica returns to work and is sent by Acting Director Tyler Hayward to help FBI agent Jimmy Woo with a missing persons case in Westview, New Jersey. They discover a hexagonal static field surrounding the town, which Monica is pulled into. Within 24 hours, S.W.O.R.D. establishes a base around the town and sends drones and an agent in to investigate. Dr. Darcy Lewis is asked to study the phenomena and discovers broadcast signals for the sitcom WandaVision. They use these to observe events inside the town, learn that the real residents have been “cast” as characters in the sitcom, and see Monica disguise herself as “Geraldine.” Darcy and Jimmy unsuccessfully attempt to use the radio to contact Wanda. When Monica mentions Ultron, Wanda casts her out of the town. The sitcom illusion disappears, and Wanda sees Vision appear as he did when he died. Horrified, she restores the illusion.

Title: Winnipesaukee

Summary

Amos and Clarissa find hope and danger in the same place. Avasarala makes a choice that could affect the entire UN. The Rocinante and the Razorback race to save Naomi.

Cast

Steven Strait … James Holden