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#hawkeye Hanako, Anthony, and Michael discuss the series finale (?) of Hawkeye. Kingpin makes one helluva entrance as Eleanor Bishop announces her intent to cease working for him in order to protect Kate. Kate learns the depth of her mother's crimes and must now make a decision about what to do. Maya's request for time away to "clear her head" does not sit well with "uncle", as he tells Kazi that the situation needs to be handled. Major confrontations take place during the Bishop Christmas party as Clint and Kate, Jack, Yelena, Maya, Kingpin, and the Tracksuits all have scores to settle with each other. Yelena finally gets the answers she needs from Clint about her sister's death. Clint finally makes it home in time for Christmas. 

Make sure you watch the end credits for a full performance from "Rogers: The Musical".

#hawkeye In the penultimate episode for the series, we get a cold opening scene of Yelena's blip and return. She breaks into Kate's apartment to have a heart-to-heart talk while also informing Kate that she is Natasha's sister and plans to kill Clint. Clint arranges a meeting with Echo and reveals himself to her as Ronin, providing her with information about who hired him to kill her father. Yelena reveals to Kate who contracted her to kill Clint, and sends Kate a photo of her mother meeting with the notorious Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio, confirming that his character from the Netflix show Daredevil is indeed canon in the MCU). As Mike says, Kingpin confirmed!  

This episode was recorded on Dec. 15, 2021.

#spidermannowayhome #marvelcinematicuniverse #MCU Hanako, Anthony, and Mike (with a cameo from Kacey) discuss the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: No Way Home. Picking up immediately after the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Mysterio's reveal of Spider-Man's secret identity causes some difficulties in the lives of Peter and his loved ones. Feeling guilty about the negative effect this has had on MJ and Ned, Peter seeks help from Dr. Strange, and ends up creating more chaos than originally planned. This film reunites long-time Spider-Man fans with a few familiar faces, and brings the Tom Holland trilogy to a nostalgic and emotional ending in the MCU. 

Obviously: SPOILERS in this episode!!! Also, this episode is being released raw and unedited. 

The fourth episode of #Hawkeye has the FHP crew asking a lot of questions and making a few theories that sound farfetched at first, but may make sense by the end of the series. Jack and Eleanor have mixed reactions when they find out that Kate is working with Hawkeye on a project. Eleanor make her feelings for the project clear to Clint, in a not-so-very-nice way. Clint get some intel about the Tracksuits from a very unlikely source. Kate brings a little bit of Christmas cheer to Clint, and he opens up a little about Natasha. Kate enlists the LARPers to recover Clint's trick arrows. While tracking down a lead on the stolen Rolex watch, Clint and Kate are attacked by not one, but two enemies with different agendas. 

#hawkeye #marvel In the third episode of the Disney+ series Hawkeye, we get an introduction to Maya Lopez, a.k.a. Echo, as we see scenes from her childhood through adulthood, when she witnesses The Ronin kill her father. As Clint and Kate escape from Maya and the Tracksuit Mafia, Kate shows off her impressive archery skills while Clint shows off his impressive driving skills. Kath and Clint reach a sort of understanding that they must work together to find out who Maya's "Uncle" is, the person who commands the Tracksuit Mafia. As Kate and Clint search Bishop Securities' database for answers, Clint is confronted by Jack - wielding his old Ronin sword.  

#hawkeye #marvel On this episode of the FHP, Hanako, Anthony, and Mike discuss the premiere episodes of the new Disney+ series, Hawkeye. Taking place after the events of Avengers: Endgame, we catch up with Clint Barton as he tries to rebuild his life after the losses he suffered. During a holiday trip to NY to bond with his recently-returned children, Clint's trip gets cut short when a young college kid named Kate accidently causes a stir when she gets ahold of his old Ronan suit. Kate, who has idolized Hawkeye since childhood after seeing him fighting off Chitauri soldiers, has troubling matters of her own to deal with, which connect her unexpectedly with her hero. Chaos ensues. 

On this episode of the podcast, we finally get to talk about one of Lorrie's favorites, Dune. This film, based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert, tells the story of the conflict between House Harkonnen and House Atreides, and the events that take place on the spice planet Arrakis. Lots of references to the 1984 version of the film, and some book spoilers (Lorrie will record a separate episode that will be a deep-dive on all things Dune). 

Another convention, yay! Hanako, Anthony, and Mike get together to talk about their experiences at this year's CONjuration Con in Atlanta (Nov. 5-7). Not only was this Anthony and Mike's first time attending, they finally got to meet for the first time in person. They discuss the convention overall, and talk about the panels they spoke on, attending a Harry Potter-styled burlesque show, and discuss possible panels ideas for next year. 

The Walking Dead: World Beyond has returned for its second and final season and we pick up where we left off at the end of last season:. Hope and Huck are taken away in a CRM helicopter with Elizabeth, but before she can be reunited with her father, Elizabeth sets Hope loose on her own so that she can decide for herself whether she is ready to commit to the CRM and their mission. Newly reunited with a fugitive Will, Felix and Hope are introduced to the Perimeter Community, where they take the time to regroup and decide what to do next. The group finds out in different ways about the fate of Omaha and the Campus Colony. Elizabeth makes it clear to Huck that she can only have allegiance to one side. Having faced some of her fears, Hope is brought to the CRM and finally reunited with Leo. Iris confronts the real enemy - first in her dreams, and then in person - with deadly results. 

Finally!! After some real-life interruptions (booo!), we are back with our recap and discussion of the season finale of Marvel's What If...? series. The Watcher interferes justalittlebit - enough to pluck heroes (and one or two questionable allies) from various universes to deal with the threat of UltraVision - the name Mike came up with for this version of Ultron. The Guardians of the Multiverse have come up with a sound plan to defeat Ultron, but will it be enough? With some surprises in store during the episode (and finally - a mid-credits scene at the end!), we conclude the first season in an unexpected way, laying the groundwork for a possible season 2).

This episode was originally recorded on October 7, 2021.