Friday, January 10, 2025

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior

As a child, Mathayus (Pierre Marais) has to watch as the evil Sargon (Randy Courture) murdered his father (Peter Butler), but he wouldn’t forget what he had seen. He would enlist in the Black Scorpion training command, which let him perfect his skills to a mastery level. Now as an adult, Mathayus, now played by Michael Copon) returns to Sargon’s realm with the mission for vengeance. However, Sargon remembers him and offers him a very high role, as one of his personal bodyguards. However, the position is of the highest loyalty, which Mathayus refuses to give to Sargon. When he refuses to kill his own brother, played by Chase Agulhas, Mathayus watches Sargon once again murder one of his family members, but Mathayus manages to survive. Now Mathayus is on a journey to find a weapon that can overpower Sargon’s mystical defenses, but can even his desire for revenge lead him to such a weapon?

The first film managed to get a professional wrestler as their main lead, so for the sequel, the producers ended up casting an MMA fighter as their main lead. Yes, you could say that The Rock was bad in the original, but Randy Couture is “far” worse in this one. Couture is atrocious, not even fun to watch in a so bad it’s good way, instead his boring and wooden, unable to handle even this weak material. Couture’s painful appearance wasn’t enough because “The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, released in 2008, has a vacuous script, terrible visual effects, and an average cast. Fusion3600 said in their review, “don’t usually watch the clock even in the worst movies, but I was counting down the seconds until this one ended. Even in a popcorn franchise like The Mummy, The Scorpion King 2 flounders and to be honest, should be avoided at all costs.”

I would have to agree with them because this is a really bad sequel. What’s the purpose of seeing this? For the hot female lead (Karen David and Abbie Maybanks) in this…again? I remember a long time ago the entire franchise was on Netflix and I decided to check them out until they were taken down. However, I saw the second one before it was taken off and I regret it. This is a superfluous film and they should not have turned this into a franchise.

However, they didn’t learn because they made other sequels to the film. Next week we’re going to look at the next film in the sad continuation of “The Scorpion King Month.”

Friday, January 3, 2025

The Scorpion King

Happy New Year everyone. I have some ideas of what I will be reviewing this year, but let’s just focus one month at a time. To start off this year, I will be every movie in “The Scorpion King” franchise, starting with the first movie, released in 2002.

Where do you think you’re going with my horse? To Gomorrah. Nothing we can say will stop him. – Dialogue from the movie.

This is a wise move because the film is set “thousands of years before the Pyramids,” so property values in Gomorrah were a good value for anyone willing to buy and hold. Roger Ebert said in his review, “Here is a movie that embraces its goofiness like a Get Out of Jail Free card. The plot is recycled out of previous recycling jobs, the special effects are bad enough that you can grin at them, and the dialogue sounds like the pre-Pyramidal desert warriors are channeling a Fox sitcom (the hero refers to his camel as “my ride”).”

The film tars the famous wrestler, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Vince McMahon takes a producer’s credit), and on the plot of this movie, he can definitely star in movies like this. Ebert noted, “This story takes place so long ago in prehistory that The Rock was a hero and had not yet turned into the villain of “The Mummy Returns” (2001), and we can clearly see his face and muscular physique–an improvement over the earlier film, in which his scenes mostly consisted of his face being attached to a scorpion so large it looked like a giant lobster. How gigantic was the lobster? It would take a buffalo to play the Turf.”

The story: An evil Scorpion King named Memnon (Steven Brand) uses the talents of a sorceress (Kelly Hu) to make his battle plans, and has defeated most of his enemies. Then we meet three Arkadians, professional murderers who have been “trained for generations in the deadly art,” which shows their training began even before they were born. The Arkadian leader Mathayus, played by The Rock, is a really strong man that early in the film he shoots a guy with an arrow and the force of the arrow sends the man crashing through a wall and flying through the air. (This would explain his warning, “Don’t touch the bow.”) Ebert said, “How The Rock morphs from this character into the “Mummy Returns” character is a mystery to me, and, I am sure, to him.” On his journey, Mathayus loses some friends (Branscombe Richmond and Esteban Cueto) and gets others, including a Nubian giant (the late Michael Clarke Duncan), a scientist who has invented gunpowder (Bernard Hill), a clever kid (Tutu Sweeney), and a wisecracking horse thief (Grant Heslov). The part where they vow to kill the Scorpion King is very impressive, as Mathayus chants, “As long as one of us still breathes, the sorcerer will die!” Ebert advised, “See if you can spot the logical loophole.”

Ebert said, “Mathayus and his team invade the desert stronghold of Memnon, where the sorceress, who comes from or perhaps is the first in a long line of James Bond heroines, sets eyes on him and wonders why she’s bothering with the scrawny king. Special effects send Mathayus and others catapulting into harems, falling from castle walls and narrowly missing death by fire, scorpion, poisonous cobra, swordplay, arrows, explosion and being buried up to the neck in the sand near colonies of fire ants. And that’s not even counting the Valley of the Death, which inspires the neo-Mametian dialogue: “No one goes to the Valley of the Death. That’s why it’s called the Valley of the Death.”” Of all the special effects in the movie, the most impressive are the ones that keep the chest of the many pretty maidens covered to within one centimeter of the PG-13 guidelines. Hu, a beautiful woman who looks as if she is trying to remember the goods things her agent informed would happen if she accepted this role, has especially clever long, flowing hair, which falls down over her chest instead of up over her head, even when she is falling from a waterfall.

Ebert admitted, “Did I enjoy this movie? Yeah, I did, although not quite enough to recommend it. Because it tries too hard to be hyper and not hard enough to be clever. It is what it is, though, and pretty good at it. Those who would dislike the movie are unlikely to attend it (does anybody go to see The Rock in “The Scorpion King” by accident?).” For the target audience, looking for a few laughs, martial arts, and things blowing up really good, it will be exactly what they expected. It has high energy, the action never stops, the dialogue knows it’s funny, and The Rock has the ability to play the role and the courage to keep a straight face. Ebert said, “I expect him to become a durable action star. There’s something about the way he eats those fire ants that lets you know he’s thinking, “If I ever escape from this predicament, I’m gonna come back here and fix me up a real mess of fire ants, instead of just chewing on a few at a time.””

I remember seeing this on free VOD a long time ago. I enjoyed it then, but I will understand if someone didn’t like it. For The Rock’s film debut as a protagonist, I think this was very entertaining, especially with how gorgeous Hu was throughout the movie. Check it out on Netflix, if you want, because I think people will enjoy this film,

I was surprised to find out some years back that there were sequels to the film when I believed the first one stood on its own and didn’t need sequels. Stay tuned to know what I thought of them in “The Scorpion King.”

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Moana 2

The decision to continue the sailing ways of Moana – the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village – as an animated musical feature film instead of a TV series will be a major success when making money. The first “Moana” was a huge massive box office hit and is one of the most streamed films on Disney+ that more stories were an obvious decision.

Because the sequel, “Moana 2,” released last month, will make so much money, there will be either a third film or the original plans to create a TV series will be brought up again. Either choice will be another smart moneymaking decision.

The problem with making a sequel – whether or not it started out as a TV series – is that there are certain parts that can’t be done again. Rick Bentley said in his review, “In this case, the fact Moana is no longer an untested champion, the lack of a specific villain and a musical soundtrack that doesn’t have the same spirit leaves “Moana 2” a good movie but nowhere near as great as the initial offering.”

Moana, voiced by Auli’i Cravalho, was an underdog in the first film. There was a natural tension created by her journey to free her island after being selected by the ocean to place a mystical relic back in the goddess Te Fiti. “Moana 2” takes her on a new journey to lift a curse that has isolated her people from the other islands. She’s confident there are other people beyond her island but finding them means facing and overcoming many deadly trials.

Joining Moana on her journey are her faithful sidekicks, Hei Hei (Alan Tudyk) the chicken, Pua the pig, expert repairwoman Loto (Rose Matafeo), grouchy Kele (David Fani), Moni (Hualalai Chung), and demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson). They must sail to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure that she’s never done before.

Because she demonstrated such heroism in the first film, no one thinks that she will fail. Bentley said, “The addition of a worried little sister adds some tension to Moana’s brave expedition, but those moments play toward the sappy side.”

Bentley continued, “The bulk of the journey is a very linear trip across the water interrupted by various dangers that must be faced. There is no drop in animation quality from the original as the team has created a blend of colorful characters (suitable for merchandising) and built stunning worlds for them to exist. The design of the water is so close to the real world it is almost as if a heavenly hand had been involved.”

What is missing is an antagonist. Moana and her team have to survive a clam and deal with the evil Matangi (Amhimai Fraser), a storm demigod who appears to be the villain of the film but is actually working for Nalo (Tofiga Fepulea’i).

Bentley pointed out, “Matangi would have been an acceptable villain, but writers Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller use her only as a filler.” Nalo doesn’t make an appearance until the mid-credits scene. Bentley said, “Not showing Nalo to the end is like watching “Peter Pan” and Mr. Smee is the villain until the closing credits.” Saving the reveal of the bad guy in “Moana 2” for the end is nothing but setting up for more stories of Moana to come.

Bentley noted, “It is also odd that Fraser’s Auckland accent comes through in her performance as it sounds very out of place compared to the rest of the cast. Not enough had been established about the world of Moana to make such an accent appropriate.”

The other flaw of “Moana 2” is that composer Lin-Manuel Miranda didn’t create the music for the sequel. The Grammy-winning team of Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear have written the songs for the film. Their songs are good but not memorable.

Bentley said, “The curse of a hit movie is that there is a reason the production had so much success from original ideas to unexpected surprises.” “Moana 2” has enough good characters, great action and nice musical numbers to be entertaining but it can’t solve the problem that just hurts so many sequels where they always look like a step down when compared.

Don’t get me wrong, when my mom, siblings, and I went to the theaters to see this a few weeks ago, we loved it. However, we do admit that it is not as good as the first one, but we are glad we saw it. I was surprised that they decided to make a sequel as I felt the first one stood on its own and didn't need one, but since we got a sequel, I'm glad. I will say this was a better sequel than “Frozen 2. If this is still playing in the theaters, I would say go see it because this is not a waste of time. You will love it, but just not as much as the first one.

Alright everyone, we have now come to the end of “Disney Month 2024.” I hope everyone enjoyed this as we have now reached the end of the year. I did a little less reviews this year compared to last year, but that’s fine as each year is unpredictable of how many reviews I will do. Hopefully everyone enjoyed these reviews as I will plan on what excitement I have in store for everyone next year. Have a great end of the year and let’s ring in the new year with some hopes and plans that will help everyone out.

I will see everyone next year as I will take a few days off before starting back up with my regular Friday reviews.

Monday, December 30, 2024

Agatha All Along

Jared Mobarak started his review by admitting, “I wasn’t sure what to expect from AGATHA ALL ALONG since I was pretty lukewarm on WANDAVISION while so many others loved it. I thought that series started off strong before discovering it didn’t really have anywhere to go. Not because the grief angle wasn’t good, but because it lost its visual and cinematic intrigue the moment the veil was pierced. What felt fresh and unique suddenly devolved into the same old explosive MCU nonsense sans true emotional stakes (until the theatrics finally finished to allow the characters to feel them).”

Creator Jac Schaeffer must have felt the same because she’s fixed this mistake. Rather than give up halfway through, she hides that there’s a game being played. Not completely, obviously. This is about Agatha Harkness, reprised by Kathryn Hahn. There is something going on. This question is whether another game is being played. If so, what is in control. Because we know from the first time the “Witches’ Road” is said that something is going on. Agatha being the only one who knows how to get there and the only one to survive just seems too convenient. Everywhere are lies.

Mobarak said, “As a result, we’re forced to take it all at face value with skepticism. We’re forced to assume what we’re seeing is real. The actions are the cause of chaos and drama, not the machine itself.” Rather than give one-woman complete power (Wanda), Schaeffer gives the entire cast equal amount. Yes, they all don’t grieve the death of a loved one, but they do all grieve. The past. Lost power. Declining purpose. Agency. That’s what the road is about. It’s a series of trials that are magic filled into existence so those who survive can earn their wish. However, unlike Wanda, the only people who are at risk here are the ones traveling the road.

Mobarak noted, “That’s what I really loved about the show because it inherently means that earning their wish won’t always be accomplished via a happily ever after. The road doesn’t just give through addition. It also heals through subtraction. It supplies the opportunity to prove who these witches are by ensuring they learn what they seek was never truly gone. You live that long with the easy button and you forget power isn’t found in magic alone.” They might ridicule when “Teen,” played by Joe Locke (who is something that won’t let the witches know who he really is because of his sigil) thinks “analog magic,” but getting back to their roots is exactly what’s needed.

He's the entry – even after discovering who he is changes everything. Agatha is the villain even though she is the anti-hero protagonist. The latter is important because we do need to respect that she’s a murderer. This show isn’t about recovery from her, it’s about understanding how evil she is. Yes, she isn’t as intentionally bad as Rio, played by Audrey Plaza, but the sarcasm and rebound only hide the fact she will kill whoever she must to get her “purple” back. Mobarak said, “The maternalism she shows “Teen” is thus drawn to be as potentially authentic as it is presumably a trick. Rumor does say she traded her own son for the Darkhold.”

Hahn is unsurprisingly great in the role and her banter with Locke carries the series by walking the line between cooperative and dependent. Mobarak admitted, “That said, though, I’d be lying if I didn’t say the supporting cast really steals this thing.” While Agatha and “Teen’s” story go on for the nine episodes, Jen (Sasheer Zamata), Lilia (Patti LuPone), and Alice (Ali Ahn) are given must more time and limited revelations. LuPone is at her best with the episode “Death’s Hand in Mine” proving the explicit highlight in writing, structure, emotion, and stakes. Debra Jo Rupp is in a smaller comic relief role and it’s impossible not to be taken by this temporary coven.

Mobarak compared, “It leans heavily on the main WIZARD OF OZ trope that filters through a ton of media (shades of LABYRINTH and even THE USUAL SUSPECTS populate the climactic reveal as a result) for good reason considering the physical journey we see is also a psychological battle for each respective participant. The special effects work is solid, the “Witches’ Road” song is perhaps the first Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez piece that I actually like, and the humor is on point from the opening “credits” (based on the Danish series Wandavisdysen).” Despite this finally ending like most MCU stuff with a look of what’s next, “Agatha All Along,” released in September, effectively accomplishes its own mysteries with definitive resolution too.

I really liked the show because it did something it’s not known for and did a good job on. This is one of MCU’s darker stuff and it was very well done, despite them being famous for their lighter and more comical material. The production value was great, it was funny, and the cast, especially Hahn, Locke, LuPone, Plaza, were really good in their roles. If anyone is into the more dark, gritty take on Marvel, check this out if you have a Disney+. You will get into this show; I can assure you that.

Alright everyone, look out tomorrow where I will look at the latest sequel in the finale to “Disney Month 2024.”

Sunday, December 29, 2024

The Acolyte

The best “Star Wars” releases in recent years are the ones that detract from the original story.

From “Rouge One” to “The Last Jedi” to the animated “Visions” and “Andor,” the franchise finds the path by taking risks and focusing on original stories that just happen to be set in a galaxy far, far away. Proma Khosla said in her review, “With the middling quality of so many other Star Wars offshoots since Disney+ launched in 2019, Leslye Headland‘s “The Acolyte” finds company, mercifully, in the former category, with an intriguing crime thriller set further back than any other live-action entry.”

“The Acolyte,” which came out in June, takes place further back in the franchise’s history, during the High Republic Era that’s even before young Anakin Skywalker in “The Phantom Menace.” It’s a time of peace, as the opening text says (no title crawl), but like all peaceful times in Star Wars, that gets interrupted. A violent crime is brought to the attention of the Jedi council, making Jedi Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) to investigate and confront a person from his past (Amandla Stenberg).

Khosla said, “The first two episodes premiered on June 4, but even then Disney is tight-lipped about spoilers. Without getting into plot details, backstory, or the pilot twist, it’s fair to say that “The Acolyte” draws on crime procedural and murder mystery shows, two wildly popular genres that thrive in a world of mystical powers, shrouded history, and strained relationships.” Stenberg’s character is connected not only to Sol, but to Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss), Torbin (Dean Charles Chapman), and Kelpacca (Joonas Suotamo). Headland directed the first two episodes, the third and seventh directed by Kogonada, the fourth and fifth by Alex Garcia Lopez, and the sixth and eighth by Hanelle Culpepper.

Khosla said, “And here we honor the spoiler embargoes, for withholding their secrets gives us more time to praise Lee for an outstanding performance in his first ever English speaking role. In just a few scenes as Sol he delivers some of the finest acting ever seen in Star Wars, a mesmerizing array of nuanced emotion that still toes the line of Jedi detachment.” He pairs skillfully with Moss, with Charlie Barnett, with Dafne Keen, and Elizabeth Henderson (who remind everyone that fantasy hair and makeup don’t have to inhibit performance), Stenberg, and pretty much anyone. The performances overall are more active, the writing more engaging than usual for Disney+, which keeps the series from uninteresting like the previous ones.

Khosla said, ““The Acolyte” seems notably more interested than any live-action Star Wars in interrogating the Jedi Council’s police-state behavior.” It was this very action that made Ahsoka Tano leave the Order, but that’s not the point of “Ahsoka,” and once Grogu abandons his training it no long matters in “The Mandalorian.” However, with the rise of the Jedi, “The Acolyte” uses the present to add layers to the Star Wars galaxy’s past. Khosla said, “There’s less glory and religious subtext to the Jedis’ rigidity and law enforcement, more secular peacekeeping (the title obviously alludes to that subtext, but it’s not from the Jedi side).” Despite her unreceptive response, Stenberg’s character and neighbors like Qimir, played by Manny Jacinto, are rightfully doubtful of the Order, where power runs apparently unchecked in the hands of a group that claims to be nonviolent until they draw deadly weapons.

The four episodes shown for critics went by and showed promise. The final verdict depended on the villain of the series, which is an unknown person with an unrecognizable voice whose followers share his loathing for Jedi. Is this a known character, or a new person from a different universe – maybe a new invention completely. Khosla ended her review by saying, “The Star Wars shows that fall flat often do so after an eleventh hour connection to the Skywalkers, ironically dooming otherwise interesting stories in an effort to plumb nostalgia. Maybe the Jedi were on to something when they eschewed attachment — without sentimentality for the world that spawned it, “The Acolyte” deserves its own following.”

For the most part, I got into this show. I loved the characters, the action, the set design of the planets, and overall, this was an engaging story, but I do acknowledge the problems this show has. I wasn’t fond of the twists. If they didn’t take certain directions, maybe the show could have been better. Not to say this is a bad show but it’s not as good as some of the other Star Wars shows on Disney+. With the certain directions they took with the story, I feel they could have made better decisions. Still, even though fans are thrashing this on Rotten Tomatoes, I think people can still see it.

Sorry for the late posting. I took a nap and tried to get as much done before I got to bed. Tomorrow, I will be looking at another MCU spin-off in “Disney Month 2024.”

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Echo

As the first series under Marvel Studios’ new Spotlight banner, there’s a lot going on “Echo,” the series that was released at the beginning of the year. Paul Klein said in his review, “Not only is the series hoping to herald a new era of darker, more mature stories for Marvel but also looks to bring attention to a lesser known character from the comic books.”

Having made her debut in the surprising show “Hawkeye,” Maya Lopez aka Echo (Alaqua Cox) gets her own series where she looks to fight against powerful crime boss Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio).

Klein mentioned, “The first two episodes, directed by Sydney Freeland, set out the table early doors. This is going to be a grounded story, more inline with what audiences of the Netflix series got – which helps given there's a hefty dose of Daredevil lore in it.” This is also a story about disability with Maya being both handicap with an amputated let and deaf, along with dealing with Native American culture. The cast are a large number of Native actors, including veteran Academy Award nominee Graham Greene.

The cast are great, especially Greene and Tantoo Cardinal as Lopez’s grandparents. Giving a type of cultural warmth that feels both specific and universal. While Cody Lightning as Maya’s cousin Biscuits is here to give comic relief.

The most interesting aspect that is explored is the history of the Choctaw and their connection to Maya. The first episode sets up a lot, going through the history of Maya and her connection to Fisk and the second gives an opening where the Choctaw take part in a sporting event in the early 1200s that has viewers wanting to watch a historical epic about those people. Klein said, “All of this is to say that the series grounded take pays off many fold when action becomes central.”

The slow building crime war gives plenty for Cox to do, and she carries the show with her serious performance as Lopez. She controls the scenes even when acting with someone as impressive as D’Onofrio, and gives a look into the emotional connection she has with her estranged cousin Bonnie, played by Devery Jacobs.

Klein mentioned, “The action is slick and brutal, a punch-up with another costumed hero and some thugs is particularly good, giving a feeling of pain and space, and Cox is more than prepared for the role. But it's the shows quieter moments where she peels back the layers of Lopez' isolation, how she can't connect to her own family, not because of language but because of pain.”

This is where the series looks like it’s strongest, looking at what it means to be someone who is isolated, who has disconnected with both family chosen and blood family and despite the superhero necessities, the series looks to continue forth looking at what a Native Woman with disabilities means in the modern world. It’s a fantastic start to a new chapter.

This show looked like it was bringing the MCU back on track to what made it so lovable to fans. If you haven’t seen this, see it on Disney+ because you will really get into this show. This is one of the best shows the MCU has put out and I’m looking forward to if they make another season or bring Echo into the films.

Tomorrow I will be looking at a Star Wars show in “Disney Month 2024.”

Friday, December 27, 2024

What If...? Season 2

Many Marvel fans have said that 2023 was not a good year for the studio, one that used to be the biggest box-office driver in Hollywood. After so many bad movies, as well as some really decent movies that people overlooked, the studio looked like it finally got back on track with what is easily the best installment of Phase Five at the time. The standards haven’t been that high by the Multiverse Saga, but “What If…?” Season 2, which came out at the end of 2023, manages to help out and be the main driver amongst the movies and shows that have cost the studio so much money without giving much return.

This new entry into Marvel’s Disney+ television series is not in any way going to save the MCU from falling, but it may be the first sign that it will get them back on track. Hands down, Season 2 capitalizes on “What If…?’s” amazing idea in so many satisfying ways that its first season. For those not familiar, the series, narrated by the almighty being called The Watcher, voiced by Jeffrey Wright, takes viewers through different timelines to look at what might have happened if certain events throughout the MCU happened differently.

Throughout the series’ first nine episodes, many fans felt the writers were being held down with stories they could change. Many of the episodes were weak compared to the possible of the series’ idea. The only real highlight was Episode 3, “What If…Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands.” Ethan Dayton said in his review, “The episode was emotionally poignant, offered a vastly different look at a character fans knew and loved (unlike Party Thor…), and had real consequences hinting toward more significant MCU stories.”

Despite there not a certain episode in Season 2 that reaches the same level by Strange Supreme, a few episodes come close, including an emotional one that sets up a completely original character with major potential for a live-action movie. Episode 6, “What If…Kahhori Reshaped the World?” is about Kahhori, a Native woman, voiced by Devery Jacobs, as she “ventures into the waters of the Forbidden Lake to help save her people.” It’s exciting to see Marvel invent brand-new characters in different formats, and it works great with Kahhori. Dayton noted, “She has Captain America-like morals, undying resolve, and her powers look undeniably strong on screen.”

This season of “What If…?” went out of its way to give fans scenarios and action scenes that Marvel would never do in live-action, as is evident in the next two best episodes that season: “What If…Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper?” and “What If…Hela Found the Ten Rings.” The former is way more exciting than the title says, showing a sincere friendship between Captain Carter (Hayley Atwell) and Natasha’s Black Widow (Lake Bell.)

Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett impressed everyone when she entered in the MCU as Thor’s half-sister Hela in “Thor: Ragnarok.” However, with how that film handled the character’s finale, many fans thought they’d never again see Blanchett in the role again. Dayton said, “Thank God Marvel shelled out the big bucks to bring her back, as it’s hard to imagine this episode working as well as it does without Blanchett doing the voice work. On the surface, Thor and Shang Chi’s worlds don’t seem to have much to do with each other.” Still, Episode 7 greatly shows the similarities between the two worlds while giving great character depth for Hela and Xu Wenwu, otherwise known as The Mandarin, voiced by Feodor Chin.

This past year was slower for superhero movies, with DC taking a complete break and Marvel slowing the content down once “Echo” premiered on Disney+, which was a surprise hit the MCU needed. With how good Season Two of “What If…?” ended up, Marvel fans went into this year with high(er) hopes that the superhero studio will once again release the high-quality entertainment they were once known for creating.

If you loved the first season of “What If…?” then you should definitely check out the second season on Disney+. This series is showing some great potential of different timelines and I was really impressed with how amazing this turned out. Check it out and see some great episodes. There is a third season that is currently being streamed on Disney+, but I haven’t seen that yet. Once I do, I will let everyone what I thought.

Tomorrow I will let everyone know my thoughts on “Echo” in “Disney Month 2024.”