
Hi fellow Defenders, welcome back to our Marvel podcast, as we chat about Loki Episode 2 "The Variant". Loki quickly shows his worth to the Time Variance Authority.







Loki Episode 2 "The Variant" Synopsis



Head Writer: Michael Waldron



Episode Written by: Elissa Karasik



Episode Directed By: Kate Herron



A team of Time Variance Authority Minutemen arrive at a Renaissance Fair in Wisconsin in 1985. They are on the trail of a Loki Variant but to the tune of “Holding Out for a Hero” they are taken out by the hooded figure who captures and kidnaps Hunter C-20.



Meanwhile back at the TVA headquarters, Mobius meets with Judge Renslayer to explain that Loki is a valuable asset that is needed to catch the murderous variant.Given one last chance Loki is tasked with searching through the Variant's history to find clues on where it might be. Loki suggests that his Variant could be hiding in apocalyptic events throughout the sacred timeline which would mask any activities since that timeline will end.



To test the theory Mobius takes Loki to Pompeii in 79AD. With the impending eruption of Mount Vesuvius they learn that nothing Loki does shows up as a variant timeline. Using the origin date of the Kablowee Candy left behind in France at the Variant’s previous attack, Loki quickly identifies where they could be hiding.



When the team arrives at the RoxxCart superstore in 2050s Alabama, Loki meets his variant. They possess Hunter B-15 and other customers of the store to inform Loki that he has no idea of the scale of their plan, it isn’t about him.



Finally revealing their true form to Loki they set off a chain of time reset charges that are sent throughout time creating hundreds of breakaway moments and destroying the Sacred Timeline.



Loki Season 1 Cast







* Loki Laufeyson played by Tom Hiddleston* Mobius M. Mobius played by Owen Wilson* Hunter B15 played by Wunmi Mosaku* Juge Ravonna Renslayer played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw* Hunter C12 played by Sasha Lane* Casey The Paperwork Clerk played by Jon Levin* The Variant played by Sophia Di Martino* Miss Minutes voiced by Tara Strong



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It's finale time as we chat about Echo Episode 5 Maya. The series comes to an end and has an intriguing set up for Daredevil Born again.Echo Episode 5 Maya SynopsisEcho Character Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada Head Writer: Marion Dayre Written by: Amy Rardin and Steven Judd & Ellen Morton and Chantelle Wells Episode Directed by: Sydney Freeland In a flashback to her childhood, Maya hits a woodpecker with a slingshot. Taloa reprimands Maya for hurting an innocent life, and, with her hands glowing, heals the woodpecker. Later, the two release it back into the wild. Having left Tamaha and on the road Maya stops off at services unaware that back in Tamaha her family are in danger as Fisk plans retribution for her rejection of his offer to return to New York as his Partner.  In Tamaha as the community gets ready for the Choctaw Nation Pow Wow, Biscuits messages Maya that Chula and Bonnie are missing, and she returns to Tamaha. She quickly visits Chula's home, and is met by a vision of her mother, Taloa. Taloa tells her that she is the embodiment of their people's legacy, and that this legacy will echo through her actions.  The vision ends, revealing Chula's finished garment. At the Choctaw Pow Wow Festival, Maya locates Fisk, who has kidnapped Chula and Bonnie, and threatens to kill her entire family for betraying him. While Biscuits incapacitates Fisk's men with a monster truck, and Henry takes out Zane, Maya shares her Choctaw powers with Chula and Bonnie, who overpower Fisk's men.  Using her powers, Maya takes Fisk to the memory of his father beating his mother, in an effort to heal his trauma and help him let go of his anger. Returning to reality, an outraged Fisk demands to know what she did to him and leaves the festival before the police arrive.  The next day, Maya says goodbye to her family before leaving Tamaha. In a mid-credits scene, Fisk is on his airplane watching with interest a news story that talks about the lack of front-runners in the New York mayoral elections and sparks an unexpected idea in the Kingpin.The Echo Pub QuizDuring each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Echo Pub Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the five episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Echo goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.comQuestion 5: Who does Biscuits tell Zane is looking after General Parking?
Marvel's Echo Episode 5 CastMaya Lopez played by Alaqua CoxHenry Black Crow Lopez played by Chaske SpencerBonnie played by Devery JacobsVictor 'Vickie' Tyson played by Thomas E. SullivanChula played by Tantoo CardinalSkully played by Graham GreeneWilson Fisk/Kingpin played by Vincent D'OnofrioBiscuits played by Cody LightningZane played by Andrew HowardTaloa played by Katarina ZiervogelTuklo played by Dannie McCallumLowak played by Morningstar AngelineChafa played by Julia Jones
A Return to DefendingAs we are in the Marvel TV universe we are using the format of our former Marvel podcast, Defenders TV Podcast. We discuss each episode in spoiler filled detail with our top five "Fight Points", Whether we each Defend the episode or not - Notes, Quotes and comic referencesWhere can you send Feedback for Echo?Once you've watched the episodes you can email us to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com, you can message us @TVPodIndustries on Twitter or join our Facebook group at https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries and share your thoughts in our spoiler posts for each episode.Follow us and Subscribe to the PodcastIf you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts, please subscribe to the podcast over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com. Where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love.Next time on TV Podcast IndustriesThanks for joining us for our Echo podcast. We will be back next week with our chat about Echo Assembled the making of the show and the winner of our Echo Bar Quiz. Until then, Keep Watching, Keep Listening and Keep Defending. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries All images and audio clips are copyright of Disney, Marvel and their respective copyright owners. The intro and outro music for our show is provided by Mississippi MacDonald you can find more of his music at his website MississippiMacdonald.com .

Echo Episode 5 Maya Review

Derek, John and Chris are back to Echo Episode 4 Taloa the penultimate episode of the tv show as we learn another ancestors story and Maya gets an offer from Fisk.Echo Episode 4 Taloa SynopsisEcho Character Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada Head Writer: Marion Dayre Written by: Ken Kristensen, Joshua Feldman and Chantelle Wells Episode Directed by: Sydney Freeland In 2008, a young Maya is verbally abused by an ice cream vendor, who fails to understand her request for ice cream. An enraged Fisk retaliates by brutally attacking the vendor. Although Maya witnesses this, she kicks the vendor as payback.  Several years later, Maya is about to begin working for Fisk, when he offers a final lesson - only the two of them can trust one another. While they finish their shared dinner, Fisk's ASL translator is dismissed and brutally killed. Back in Tamaha at Maya’s family home, Fisk and his men surround Maya, but Fisk gives Maya an augmented reality contact lens so that they can communicate without an ASL interpreter. Fisk tells her that he will give her his criminal empire if she agrees to return with him to New York, giving her one day to decide.  Maya shares this with Henry, who advises against it, but she suddenly receives a vision of her ancestors. At the Choctaw Powwow festival grounds, Chula receives the same vision. Henry takes Maya to see Chula, who tells her that their ancestors help them when they need it most, recounting a vision that she received when giving birth to Maya's mother, Taloa.  Maya leaves in anger, feeling abandoned by Chula as a child. Chula later begins to work on a special garment. That night, Maya goes to Fisk's hotel with the intention of killing him. Revealing to her that he killed his father after seeing him beat his mother, Fisk tells her to make good on her threat if that is what she needs, but she rejects this. He repeats his invitation to join her in New York, but is enraged to find out the next morning that Maya has left Tamaha without him.The Echo Pub QuizDuring each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Echo Pub Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the five episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Echo goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.comQuestion 4: What day of the week do Fisk and Maya have their "Sunday" dinner in Tamaha?
Marvel's Echo Episode 4 CastMaya Lopez played by Alaqua CoxHenry Black Crow Lopez played by Chaske SpencerBonnie played by Devery JacobsVictor 'Vickie' Tyson played by Thomas E. SullivanChula played by Tantoo CardinalSkully played by Graham GreeneWilson Fisk/Kingpin played by Vincent D'OnofrioBiscuits played by Cody Lightning
A Return to DefendingAs we are in the Marvel TV universe we are using the format of our former Marvel podcast, Defenders TV Podcast. We discuss each episode in spoiler filled detail with our top five "Fight Points", Whether we each Defend the episode or not - Notes, Quotes and comic referencesWhere can you send Feedback for Echo?Once you've watched the episodes you can email us to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com, you can message us @TVPodIndustries on Twitter or join our Facebook group at https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries and share your thoughts in our spoiler posts for each episode.Follow us and Subscribe to the PodcastIf you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts, please subscribe to the podcast over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com. Where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love.Next time on TV Podcast IndustriesThanks for joining us for our Echo Episode 4 "Taloa" podcast. We will be back next week for the finale with the Echo Episode 5 "Maya". Until then, Keep Watching, Keep Listening and Keep Defending. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries All images and audio clips are copyright of Disney, Marvel and their respective copyright owners. The intro and outro music for our show is provided by Mississippi MacDonald you can find more of his music at his website MississippiMacdonald.com .

Echo Episode 4 Taloa

We're chatting all about Echo Episode 3 Tuklo on this week's podcast. An exciting flashback, a rumble in the Roller Rink and a surprise return this is a great episode.Echo Episode 3 Tuklo SynopsisEcho Character Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada Head Writer: Marion Dayre Teleplay by: Marion Dayre, and Ken Kristensen, Story by: Ken Kristensen, Jason Gavin and Shoshannah Stern Episode Directed by: Catriona McKenzie In the late 1800s, Tuklo practices shooting with her father, one of the Lighthorsemen. Despite wanting to be a lighthorseman, her father forbids this because she is a woman. Tuklo's father rides out to confront some local criminals while Tuklo braids her hair like a Choctaw warrior. She receives a vision of Chafa and Lowak, and her hands begin to glow. The criminals ambush Tuklo's father, but she hears the attack and arrives in time to save him and his group. Skully is visited by Chula, who encourages her to reach out to Maya, so that she doesn’t lose her granddaughter.  Elsewhere in Tamaha, Maya receives a sudden vision of Chafa, Lowak and Tuklo, a warning, but is ambushed and captured by Vickie. Vickie and his associates Bridgitte and Grace, hold both Maya and Henry hostage at Henry's bowling alley, having tipped off Zane about Maya's location.  As they wait to hand Maya over to Zane and retrieve the bounty reward they also have to subdue and capture Bonnie after she shows up to ask Henry about the rumours that Maya has returned home.  Bonnie is held with Maya and the two of them awkwardly confront each other's absence from their lives as they seek an escape plan from their predicament. Zane arrives for Maya, betraying and killing Vickie. Before he is able to get hold of Maya she escapes and attacks Zane's men, but she fails to get the upper hand as Zane threatens Bonnie and Henry. As he holds Maya at gunpoint, preparing to shoot her and Henry, he receives a phone call, prompting Zane and his men to leave.  Maya sends Bonnie away, promising to reconcile with her later, but learns from Henry the shocking revelation that Fisk is still alive. Henry takes up Maya’s previous offer and promises to help her in her war with Fisk, while Skully gives Maya a new prosthetic and a new look for her prosthetic. As Maya returns home, her one eyed nightmare, Fisk, confronts her.The Echo Pub QuizDuring each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Echo Pub Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the five episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Echo goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.comQuestion 3: What is the name of the arcade game that Maya gets smashed into (and almost grabbed) as she fights with Zane’s men at Henry’s roller rink? 
Marvel's Echo Episode 2 CastMaya Lopez played by Alaqua CoxHenry Black Crow Lopez played by Chaske SpencerBonnie played by Devery JacobsVictor 'Vickie' Tyson played by Thomas E. SullivanChula played by Tantoo CardinalSkully played by Graham GreeneWilson Fisk/Kingpin played by Vincent D'OnofrioTuklo played by Dannie McCallumZane played by Andrew Howard
A Return to DefendingAs we are in the Marvel TV universe we are using the format of our former Marvel podcast, Defenders TV Podcast. We discuss each episode in spoiler filled detail with our top five "Fight Points", Whether we each Defend the episode or not - Notes, Quotes and comic referencesWhere can you send Feedback for Echo?Once you've watched the episodes you can email us to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com, you can message us @TVPodIndustries on Twitter or join our Facebook group at https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries and share your thoughts in our spoiler posts for each episode.Follow us and Subscribe to the PodcastIf you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts, please subscribe to the podcast over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com. Where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love.Next time on TV Podcast IndustriesThanks for joining us for our Echo Episode2 "Tuklo" podcast. We will be back next week with the Echo Episode 3 "Taloa". We will be covering Echo with one episode a week for 5 weeks. We hope you'll join us as we return to the live action MCU. We recorded many podcasts in 2023 including Marvel's What If...? Season 2 Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 3, The Marvel, Loki and lots of non Marvel shows like The Last Of Us, The Wheel of Time Season 2. Invincible, The Boys spin off Gen V and much much more. Make sure to check out our full feed at https://tvpodcastindustries.com Until then, Keep Watching, Keep Listening and Keep Defending. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries All images and audio clips are copyright of Disney, Marvel and their respective copyright owners. The intro and outro music for our show is provided by Mississippi MacDonald you can find more of his music at his website MississippiMacdonald.com .

Echo Episode 3 Tuklo

We are back for episode two of our weekly podcasts on Echo. This time we're discussing Echo Episode 2 Lowak. With an exciting game and a cool train job this one was firing on all cylinders.Echo Episode 2 Lowak SynopsisEcho Character Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada Head Writer: Marion Dayre Teleplay by: Marion Dayre, Josh Feldman, Steven Judd and Story by: Marion Dayre & Ken Kristensen, Josh Feldman & Steven P Judd and Rebecca Roanhorse & Bobby Wilson Episode Directed by: Sydney Freeland In Alabama in 1200 AD, Lowak is participating in a game of Choctaw Stickball, or Ishtaboli. When Lowak's team is close to winning, the opposing side sends out a formidable warrior who helps to even the score. Lowak is desperate to avoid exile for her team if they should lose, and receives a vision during an intense melee. With her hands glowing, Lowak breaks out of the melee with the ball, and secures victory. Back in Tamaha, Oklahoma, Maya enlists Biscuits' help in hijacking a cargo train guarded by Fisk's men. She locates a munitions container, and plants a homemade bomb inside one of the crates. As she attempts to get off, her prosthetic leg becomes stuck in a coupling. Maya receives a vision of her ancestors, then manages to push the coupling off to free her leg after her hands begin to glow.  The shipment arrives at one of Fisk's armouries in New York. Zane dispatches men to unload the crate, triggering Maya's bomb which destroys the facility. Maya later gets a new prosthetic leg from Skully, who reveals that one of the women in Maya's vision was Chafa, the first Choctaw.  Henry learns about the munitions explosion and later confronts Maya, warning her to stop these attacks before she ends up hurting people close to her. Meanwhile, Chula receives word that Maya is in town, and Bonnie learns of Maya's return in Tamaha from Biscuits, but Maya refuses to interact with either of them.The Echo Pub QuizDuring each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Echo Pub Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the five episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Echo goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.comQuestion 2: What is the aesthetic of the tourist’s "Casita"?
Marvel's Echo Episode 2 CastMaya Lopez played by Alaqua CoxYoung Maya played by Darnell BesawHenry Black Crow Lopez played by Chaske SpencerWilliam Lopez played by Zahn McClarnonBonnie played by Devery JacobsYoung Bonnie played by Wren Zhawenim GottsVictor 'Vickie' Tyson played by Thomas E. SullivanChula played by Tantoo CardinalSkully played by Graham GreeneWilson Fisk/Kingpin played by Vincent D'OnofrioLowak played by Morningstar Angeline
A Return to DefendingAs we are in the Marvel TV universe we are using the format of our former Marvel podcast, Defenders TV Podcast. We discuss each episode in spoiler filled detail with our top five "Fight Points", Whether we each Defend the episode or not - Notes, Quotes and comic referencesWhere can I send Feedback for Echo?Once you've watched the episodes you can email us to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com, you can message us @TVPodIndustries on Twitter or join our Facebook group at https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries and share your thoughts in our spoiler posts for each episode.Follow us and Subscribe to the PodcastIf you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts, please subscribe to the podcast over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com. Where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love.Next time on TV Podcast IndustriesThanks for joining us for our Echo Episode2 "Lowak" podcast. We will be back next week with the Echo Episode 3 "Tuklo". We will be covering Echo with one episode a week for 5 weeks. We hope you'll join us as we return to the live action MCU. We recorded many podcasts in 2023 including Marvel's What If...? Season 2 Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 3, The Marvel, Loki and lots of non Marvel shows like The Last Of Us, The Wheel of Time Season 2. Invincible, The Boys spin off Gen V and much much more. Make sure to check out our full feed at https://tvpodcastindustries.com Until then, Keep Watching, Keep Listening and Keep Defending. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries All images and audio clips are copyright of Disney, Marvel and their respective copyright owners. The intro and outro music for our show is provided by Mississippi MacDonald you can find more of his music at his website MississippiMacdonald.com .

Echo Episode 2 Lowak

Welcome back fellow Defenders, It's time for a brand new series as we discuss Echo Episode 1 Chafa. We'll be chatting about each episode of Echo weekly. In the first episode we're reintroduced to Maya Lopez who we last saw in Hawkeye. We discuss all the connections to other Marvel shows and everything else in our spoiler filled podcast.Echo Episode 1 Chafa SynopsisEcho Character Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada Head Writer: Marion Dayre Episode Written by: Marion Dayre, Josh Feldman, Steven Judd, Ken Kristensen Episode Directed by: Sydney Freeland After losing her leg and her mother in a car accident, Maya Lopez moves to New York City with her father William who has been shunned by her grandmother who blames his criminal ways for the death of her daughter.  William takes up a position as commander of the Tracksuit Mafia, working under Wilson Fisk, who becomes Maya's adoptive uncle.  Years later, Maya witnesses Clint Barton assault the Tracksuit Mafia and kill William. Fisk arranges for Maya to work under him while promising to find William's killer. Sometime later, Maya would encounter Barton again, who reveals that Fisk was the one who arranged for William's death. Maya ultimately avenges her father by shooting Fisk in the face at point blank range.. Five months later, Maya with a bounty on her head and on the run for shooting Fisk returns wounded to her hometown, Tamaha, Oklahoma. She meets with her uncle, Henry. Maya asks Henry to help her dismantle Fisk's operations so she can take over his empire and become the Queenpin, but Henry refuses to assist and bring death to the people he loves. Elsewhere, Fisk recovers from his injury in a hospital.The Echo Pub QuizDuring each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Echo Pub Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the five episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Echo goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.comQuestion 1: What is the name of the Martial Arts Studio back in Maya's hometown of Tamaha Oklahoma?
Marvel's Echo Episode 1 CastMaya Lopez played by Alaqua CoxYoung Maya played by Darnell BesawHenry Black Crow Lopez played by Chaske SpencerWilliam Lopez played by Zahn McClarnonBonnie played by Devery JacobsYoung Bonnie played by Wren Zhawenim GottsVictor 'Vickie' Tyson played by Thomas E. SullivanChula played by Tantoo CardinalSkully played by Graham GreeneWilson Fisk/Kingpin played by Vincent D'OnofrioMatt Murdock/Daredevil played by Charlie CoxHawkeye/Ronin played by Jeremy Renner
A Return to DefendingAs we are in the Marvel TV universe we are using the format of our former Marvel podcast, Defenders TV Podcast. We discuss each episode in spoiler filled detail with our top five "Fight Points", Whether we each Defend the episode or not - Notes, Quotes and comic referencesWhere can I send Feedback for Echo?Once you've watched the episodes you can email us to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com, you can message us @TVPodIndustries on Twitter or join our Facebook group at https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries and share your thoughts in our spoiler posts for each episode.Follow us and Subscribe to the PodcastIf you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts, please subscribe to the podcast over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com. Where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love.Next time on TV Podcast IndustriesThanks for joining us for our Echo episode 1 "Chafa" podcast. We will be back next week with the Echo Episode 2 "Lowak". We will be covering Echo with one episode a week for 5 weeks. We hope you'll join us as we return to the live action MCU. We recorded many podcasts in 2023 including Marvel's What If...? Season 2 Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 3, The Marvel, Loki and lots of non Marvel shows like The Last Of Us, The Wheel of Time Season 2. Invincible, The Boys spin off Gen V and much much more. Make sure to check out our full feed at https://tvpodcastindustries.com Until then, Keep Watching, Keep Listening and Keep Defending. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries All images and audio clips are copyright of Disney, Marvel and their respective copyright owners.

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