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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 2, 2024 14:11:14 GMT -5
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Solid, but not spectacular. Appreciate it being a single shot.
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Post by chrom on Jan 3, 2024 16:18:25 GMT -5
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 4, 2024 12:09:04 GMT -5
Echo only has 5 episodes? That seems... really short
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Post by chrom on Jan 4, 2024 12:20:28 GMT -5
Echo only has 5 episodes? That seems... really short Really? I thought it'd be 10
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Post by thechase on Jan 4, 2024 12:44:29 GMT -5
Five episodes reminds me of all the Disney Afternoon pilots
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Post by Rolent Tex on Jan 4, 2024 13:11:22 GMT -5
Echo only has 5 episodes? That seems... really short Considering a lot of the filler crap we’ve gotten in some of the longer shows I’m ok with that.
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Post by chrom on Jan 4, 2024 14:34:20 GMT -5
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 4, 2024 14:51:12 GMT -5
Whole lotta Cox in this show.
Maybe too many Cox.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 8, 2024 17:17:08 GMT -5
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 9, 2024 13:50:13 GMT -5
Today's the day!
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 10, 2024 2:03:13 GMT -5
Watched the first two episodes and it's not particularly good. It was reported last year that the run of eight episodes was cut down to five and it feels like it, especially since most of the first episode is a glorified Hawkeye recap.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Jan 10, 2024 2:14:16 GMT -5
Watched the first two episodes and it's not particularly good. It was reported last year that the run of eight episodes was cut down to five and it feels like it, especially since most of the first episode is a glorified Hawkeye recap. The missus and I binged the whole series tonight. It really doesn’t kick into high gear until the last two episodes. That was what I was kind of getting from a lot of the reviews too. Not even really a spoiler since he’s all over the damn place but once Fisk shows up shit gets real.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 10, 2024 2:20:36 GMT -5
Not even really a spoiler since he’s all over the damn place but once Fisk shows up shit gets real. Pretty much what I was expecting, given you'd be forgiven for thinking this was actually a Fisk miniseries based on the advertising.
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Post by Moppy on Jan 10, 2024 8:22:50 GMT -5
Caught Episode 1 and thought it was pretty good, personally. Mainly fairly meaningless, low-stakes action noir, but still fun. And I thought they made a good start of making Maya's story compelling.
And anything using Yeah Yeah Yeahs for theme music gets a thumbs up from me.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Jan 10, 2024 8:31:19 GMT -5
Caught Episode 1 and thought it was pretty good, personally. Mainly fairly meaningless, low-stakes action noir, but still fun. And I thought they made a good start of making Maya's story compelling. And anything using Yeah Yeah Yeahs for theme music gets a thumbs up from me. I really enjoyed Maya’s family. I like Kamala’s family but i think Maya’s was more fleshed out but that could also be because Maya has the bigger family so far so there was a chance for the different personalities to play. Also I wasn’t the biggest fan of Maya in Hawkeye but realized that’s because she had to play angry the entire series. Now that Alaqua Cox had a chance to act a little more outside that box…I love me some Echo.
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Post by Heart of fools gold on Jan 10, 2024 8:37:01 GMT -5
Biggest take away for me is why has the MCU not been using D'Onofrio's Kingpin more often.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Jan 10, 2024 8:44:19 GMT -5
Biggest take away for me is why has the MCU not been using D'Onofrio's Kingpin more often. They will be. Not only are we getting a version of the Mayor Fisk storyline in Daredevil: Born Again but if rumors are to be believed he’ll also be facing Spidey.
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Post by chrom on Jan 10, 2024 12:56:09 GMT -5
The opening of Episode 1 had me going WTF
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Post by Rolent Tex on Jan 10, 2024 14:40:37 GMT -5
Also lost in it all…Kingpin has been Kingpinning in the MCU since before Stark was Iron Man thanks to that flashback.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jan 10, 2024 16:36:50 GMT -5
I really enjoyed it. Probable bias here since my grandmother is full blooded Chippewa and I love anything that explores Indigenous culture. Maya feels like a fully developed character here and her relationship with Fisk and her family were the absolute high points of the show. I was worried the fights wouldn't live up to the standards of the Netflix shows, but for the most part I thought there were solid throughout. The conclusion was pretty weak I thought but the build up to it was good.
Very low stakes and only 5 episodes, but I'm getting okay with that. My favorite Marvel media made is the Punisher series and that was as low stakes as it could be when the Avengers were warring with each other and Thanos. Another nitpick is the way it is filmed felt fairly cookie cutter when compared to Daredevil and Punisher and their style of a more raw take. Making the show feel more visceral would have gone a long way to increasing my enjoyment of it.
Overall, a strong 8/10. The relationships, though one bit with a family member could have used more time to develop, were particularly engrossing and the action was solid. The story was one that was more subtle than most Marvel shows, but still strong foundation. The culture shown throughout was incredibly genuine and really added to the world and the character herself.
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