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by javier10e6 1809 days ago
Granted, not all the Marvel movies are terrible. Yet They have gone from a freshly squeezed orange drink to a canned energy drink.
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WandaVision was brilliant and innovative and unique.

So I don't think they are at the point yet of just cranking out derivative shows and movies based on the same template.

Willing to say the same about Daredevil TV show from a few years ago.

That show didn't even feel Marvel-themed, it felt like it was just set in the same universe. The show is super gritty, dark, and realistic. Feels more like a high class thriller than a superhero show. Which it imo isn't, because the only "superpowers" I've seen in S1 are being good at fighting and a blind person having sonar-like vision thanks to enhanced sense hearing.

I loved the Daredevil show, especially as a big fan of Punisher
WandaVision was a pale imitation of Legion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_(TV_series)

Both very much the same template.

By that logic everything on TV is a pale imitation of something else.
Disney has ESG obligations to meet. Classic hero stories will reflect badly on their commitment to diversity.