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I awoke Monday morning to see a startling number of views calculated in my YouTube analytics. Every so often I get a sudden burst of clicks onto my content, but not in the numbers I had received on this day. After scrolling some bookmarks, I discovered that it was due to Shamus Young announcing his upcoming guest appearance on the podcast.

A single glance at the sorry state of my blog and channel left me feeling like someone caught in their pajamas only for a bunch of guests to come on by unannounced. Or perhaps like Bilbo suddenly ambushed by visiting dwarves. Then again, this also suggests an imposition on those coming around to visit. In truth, things have gotten quite busy and chaotic and trying to make heads or tails out of anything that’s not my Twitch channel (which has also seen a hiatus this week) has left me completely unprepared for an influx of new eyeballs.

So I can only hope this journey into Marvel’s first television show within the cinematic universe will adequately satisfy those that came, that saw, and decided to stick around anyway. Unlike The Mandalorian, Steve and I did not go episode-by-episode, but I suppose that also suggests that I found more worth discussing in The Mandalorian’s individual adventures. I think WandaVision is a neat show, and perhaps I’d have been warmer to it had it not concluded as any average Marvel film would have. It is that very conclusion that leaves me disinterested in revisiting the work, however.

Though I have to wonder if Marvel themselves care, as they’re certainly in the business of churning out products to consume. As stated in the podcast, what’s important to Marvel is not the development of the character’s personality, values, or lessons concerning loss. In fact, it occurred to me after this recording that Wanda’s appearance in the upcoming Dr. Strange movie could be antagonistic and having learned nothing. No, what was important to Marvel was that she leveled up, took on a new prestige class, and is now set to deal more damage when the next film comes around. Any artistic merit to the show is incidental and to never be touched upon again.

It’s no wonder that I am consistently choosing video games over television and film these days.

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