Axe's Backlog

I've been rewatching all the MCU projects directly relevant to "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," which means, last on the list, was "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (TFATWS). I'll be honest, going into this rewatch list, I was least excited to revisit TFATWS, despite having only seen it through once before. When I first watched it in spring of 2021, there were a couple negative impressions I took away with me that kept me from enjoying the project as a whole: Sam gets way more development than Bucky, despite sharing the show title. Sharon's arc is a bummer, and ruins a character we'd spent two movies learning to like and trust. Sam's big speech at the end misses the mark. I took just three days to watch all six episodes this time, and I really enjoyed myself this time, and after watching it, I've come to terms with two of these three negative impressions, and even feel that the show does a really nice job with each of them. First, some con...

Immediately after watching the season finale of "Book of Boba Fett" on Disney+, I took to Twitter to scream into the void. Suffice it to say, I was largely displeased with the experience. I don't have anything new to say about it on the negative side, but I will add some thoughts about what I liked about at the end. I just wanted to collect my thread here in one place, so here it goes. Alright guys, you know me, you know I love #StarWars but I cannot force myself to pretend the finale of #BookofBobaFett was good. We can get better than this. We just did for 2 episodes. Let’s get into it. Needless to say, SPOILER ALERT 1/7 — Ben Axelson (@BenAxelson) February 10, 2022 Been taking issue with Boba’s math all season and it’s peak stupid here. I feel like this dude operates on sheet bravado and nerve. Which is maybe cool for an unrealistic main character but, look, run the numbers again. They lost this fight. 2/7 — Ben Axelson (@BenAxelson) February 10, 2022 There’s n...