In the second half of our coverage of 2008’s Iron Man, we discuss Tony Stark’s journey from narcissistic playboy to narcissistic hero (baby steps). And we’re asking some important questions:

Is Tony the Dr. House of engineering?

Do we have Jon Favreau to blame for the existence of GOOP?

How many times could James Rhodes be court-martialed?

Was Obidiah Stane modeled after Harvey Weinstein?

And though it pains us to compliment Gwyneth Paltrow, we can’t help but praise her performance as the stalwart Pepper Potts.

Iron Man is the first film of MCU Phase 1 & the Infinity Saga. It stars Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, and Terrence Howard.

For more notes & references, check out the ep page on our website.