The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Recap: A Truer, Better Captain (Episode 4)
It is not normal for those with power to lay it down for another’s sake. To those insecure in their power, this feels like surrender. It feels like shame. Humiliation.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Recap: The Bad Guy Roundup (Episode 3)
That’s the thing about this show. Unlike WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s mysteries are probably the least interesting thing about it.
I Promised Myself I Wouldn’t Talk about “Cancel Culture” Here, but Then Crime Scene Happened, so I Guess I Have To
The reality is that the whims of the internet mob are, at best, only occasionally guided by moral clarity and a sense of true justice.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the Ship of Theseus, and Creative Vision
If a character or a story is the Ship of Theseus, how much needs to be reshot, re-edited, cut, arranged, and composed before the original story no longer exists?
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Recap: Black Falcon, White Wolf (Episode 2)
If Steve was wrong about Bucky, then it means all the hard work of amending for his former murderous self has been a waste. And it’s only a matter of time before Bucky snaps again.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Recap: Pledge of Allegiance (Episode 1)
Sam is, by every measure, the living embodiment of American excellence and all the ideals for which the shield stands. But he’s not just any man. He’s a Black man.
Kilroy Was Basically Everywhere, at Least until World War II Ended
Kilroy graffiti was something of a liturgy: a ritual that reshaped hearts and minds into parallel forces striving toward the same goal.
Thinking Christianly about Telling Stories
Stories aren’t “Christian” or “not Christian.” They either tell the truth or they don’t.
WandaVision Recap: Wanda All Along (Episode 9)
Agatha asked Wanda, “Do you think maybe this is what you deserve?” That’s the question that poisons all our hearts.
We Never Quite Figured out What “Political Correctness” Is, but We’re Still All Pretty Sure It’s a Bad Thing
By the late eighties, though, the American right had discovered political correctness, and—well—that crowd has never met a phrase it couldn’t turn into an insult.
WandaVision Recap: Therapist Says What? (Episode 8)
Agatha takes Wanda to therapy, and the show essentially takes its viewers to therapy, as well.
WandaVision Recap: Shocking and Fantastic (Episode 7)
Wanda is no longer the picket fence housewife performing community magic shows. No. She’s the pajama-clad matriarch who knows her life is a mess.
Why Seventeenth-Century French Noblemen All Looked Like Grandmas
Giant, poofy white hair—something those of us alive today all associate with grandmas—somehow, for nearly a dozen generations, became a symbol of male power and virility. How did this happen?
WandaVision Recap: Unleash Hell, Demon Spawn! (Episode 6)
Pietro doesn’t mind if he leads Wanda back to the moral question of Westview, so long as she never acts on it.
WandaVision Recap: Growing Pains (Episode 5)
If Wanda really is in control, then that means she’s more powerful than we’ve ever realized.
Lost and Found: The Tie that Binds (WandaVision to the MCU)
What is the thematic consistency that binds together all the stories of the MCU?
