SHIELD: Case Files

"Ant-Man and the Wasp" gives us the chance to catch up with Scott Lang. He's been on house arrest since he helped Cap fight a Civil War in Germany. When he has a vision of the long lost Janet Pym, he contacts her husband Hank to let him know. Hope sneaks him out to get the mysterious message out of his head. They've been on the run from the feds, having to get parts they need for a quantum tunnel from the black market. During one of these transactions, she's attacked by a mysterious ghost-like woman that steals the part the Pyms need and the miniaturized lab. With a tip from Hank's old colleague Bill Foster, they track down Ghost and discover she is the daughter of another former colleague who was killed in an experiment that made her molecules unstable. She blames him and reveals she's working with Foster. They want to use the quantum tunnel to cure herself, but it will kill Janet. Our heroes manage to get back the lab, and must enter the quantum realm before the FBI catches them and Ghost goes too far. Jay and Josh find ways to keep themselves occupied while on house arrest on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files

"Black Panther" tells the tale of Wakandan King T'Challa as he prepares to assume the throne following his father's death. His coronation is observed by an almost unified Wakanda, including T'Challa's mother Ramonda and his highly-intelligent sister Shuri. When the new king discovers that a long-standing enemy of their people, Ulysses Klaue, has stolen more vibranium, he sets out as the Wakandan protector Black Panther to finally catch him. The king travels to South Korea with his trusted guard Okoye and his girlfriend Nakia and manage to capture Klaue with the help of CIA agent Everett Ross. But the mysterious Erik Stevens, aka Killmonger, helps Klaue escape. Stevens kills Klaue and takes his body to Wakanda where he successfully challenges T'Challa to the throne, because he is of royal blood. Thinking their good king is dead, the kingdom is in chaos and our heroes must form a rebellion to stop Killmonger before he unleashes his wrath upon the world. Luckily, the true Black Panther returns to test his abilities and make everything right. Jay and Josh aren't fooling anyone with the pop rocks tucked under their lips on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Thor: Ragnarok" A story of loss, of family, and a rock named Korg. Thor returns home to Asgard to find that Loki has taken over and exiled Odin to Earth. The brothers go to retrieve him, only to be told by their father that he is about to die and their powerful, war-hungry sister Hela will return to destroy everything once he is dead. And he wasn't exaggerating. She quickly destroys Mjölnir, discards the princes, and takes control of the kingdom. Asgard's forces are no match for the Goddess of Death and it's all Heimdall can do to hide his people until Thor can return. He's stuck on Sakaar, a trash planet where the Grandmaster pits him against The Champion. Fortunately, that turns out to be Hulk. With the help of a former Valkyrie and Loki they return to Asgard for the final battle. Jay and Josh remain friends from work on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Spider Man: Homecoming" finally gives us a chance to see the MCU version of our web-slinging hero in his very own movie. The young Peter Parker is trying to be a good hero to impress Tony Stark, but going up against the villainous Vulture may be a little too much for him. The Vulture, aka Adrian Toomes, secretly acquires and uses illegal alien tech for his own profit. He also gets away from Spider Man at each encounter. Peter's life is turned upside down by his new role as hero and he'll have to learn what it truly means before earning the suit. Plus, he needs to find a date to Homecoming. Jay and Josh show their expertise in the MCU, mostly because they didn't qualify for the academic decathlon team on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Doctor Strange" may be arrogant, but he's one of the most brilliant surgeons in the world. That is, until he has a horrific accident that causes him to lose his ability to perform medical miracles. Now he travels the world and seeks a miracle that would give him his life back. This leads him to Kamar-Taj and the Ancient One. She teaches him in the ways of the mystic arts and helps him to understand that he can save lives for less selfish reasons. But while he learns, a rogue sorcerer grows more powerful. He is named Kaecilius, and has stolen a page from an ancient text, in hopes of summoning a powerful dark force from the dark dimension in his obsessive quest for eternal life. Strange must learn quickly if there is any hope of stopping Kaecilius before it's too late. Jay and Josh have come to bargain with Dormammu on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2" is such a fun romp in space? Peter Quill and the Guardians are hired to protect batteries for the Sovereign race in exchange for Gamora's sister Nebula. Rocket, instead steals them for himself, causing them to be on the run again. But a mysterious Celestial saves them and tells Peter that he's his long lost father, Ego. When taking Star Lord, Gamora, and Drax to his planet to explain everything they meet the Celestial's empath, Mantis. Rocket, Nebula, and Groot stay behind but are captured by the Ravagers, who mutiny against their captain, Yondu. Rocket and his team help Yondu stop the mutineers and blow up the ship. Discovering the real reason Yondu took Quill all those years ago, they make their way to the rest of the team to save them from Ego, who really wants his son's power to take over the galaxy. Jay and Josh heard her say, 'Come a little bit closer, you're my kind of men…' on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Guardians of the Galaxy" introduced many otherworldly characters and settings to the MCU in a risky shift of tone for the movies. After his mother's death in 1988, Peter Quill gets abducted by Ravagers and raised in space. Now he's stolen a curious orb that begins to get him in trouble with not only Yondu, but with the maniacal Kree extremist Ronan who also wants what's inside the orb. Thanos's deadly warrior daughter Gamora tries to get the orb, while Rocket Raccoon and the tree-like Groot try to capture Quill. That gets them all thrown in prison where they meet the powerful Drax the Destroyer. After the unlikely team escapes, they make their way to Knowhere to sell the orb. But they learn that there is a powerful Infinity stone inside which Thanos also wants it. Ronan shows up to cause trouble and gets away with the stone. Now the Guardians have to help save the planet Xandar before Ronan destroys it all. This bunch of losers may have just what they need to save the day. Jay and Josh strap on their Walkman and hit play on the most epic space mixtape ever made on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

In "Thor: The Dark World" the heir to the throne of Asgard learns that the coming Convergence begins opening up portals between the Nine Realms. One of these portals appears in London where Jane Foster accidentally falls through and is infected by the Aether, a weapon hidden by Odin's father years ago so the Dark Elf Malekith could not possess it. Jane's contact with the mysterious substance reawakens Malekith, who now makes his way to Asgard where Thor has taken Jane. Despite Odin's objections, they try to protect Jane. But when Frigga is killed by the Dark Elf, Thor breaks his brother Loki out of jail and they both escape with Jane. But their plan to save Jane only partly works as they get the Aether out of her, only to be acquired by the bad guy, who also seems to kill Loki. Malekith makes his way to Earth to unleash the substance in the center of the Convergence. Now Thor has to battle them all before the Dark Elves return to power and maybe figure out what to do with the mysterious Aether. Jay and Josh practice their Asgardian pronunciations on the next hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

In "Iron Man 3" we find Tony Stark having a difficult time dealing with his experiences in the Battle of New York. To cope with his insomnia, he builds dozens of Iron Man suits and tries to make his relationship with Pepper work. But while he struggles, a scientist named Aldrich Killian, who Tony once rejected has developed a regenerative treatment for the disabled called Extremis. He's also become a power-hungry, sadistic, madman who uses former soldiers that were treated with his formula to further his power. Unfortunately, they can also lose control and explode. Killian then make it look like a deadly terrorist attack by presenting to the world an intimidating leader named The Mandarin. When Happy Hogan is badly injured in one of the attacks, Tony vows to stop the Mandarin. With his house destroyed, Pepper kidnapped, and one non-functioning Iron Man suit that he crashed in Tennessee, he has to get help from a ten-year old boy to get back on his feet. Tony will have to team up with Rhodey to save Pepper and the President, plus stop Aldrich from blowing everything up and gaining control. And we learn the fate of Trevor Slattery in the Marvel One Shot, "All Hail the King". PLUS discussion on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! Jay and Josh try to keep cool so they don't melt their microphones on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

In 2008 "The Incredible Hulk" began the interpretation of our current version of Bruce Banner. Edward Norton portrayed the cursed scientist as he lived his life on the run from General Ross and SHIELD. But as Ross finally corners Banner, he is forced to return to his love, Betty Ross. She helps him make contact with Mr. Blue in hopes that an antidote can be found to rid him of the Hulk forever. Trusting people can be hard when you're trying not to turn into a giant rage monster. And when Major Blonsky wants a little taste of the Hulk's strength, he turns himself into an abomination and creates a really big problem. Jay and Josh try to control their anger on their first hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.