WandaVision (Disney+)

[WidespreadMule3]

Gotta be Mephisto

[Useliteski]

just....wow. this show is wild.

[twostep665]

Originally Posted by Useliteski

just....wow. this show is wild.

This was my favorite episode so far

[clayj41]

Fantastic episode. First time I've really been left wishing that I could binge the whole series right now.

[BTBaboon]

Damn they really need to release these all at once. I want to binge.

That was a really good episode

Zombie vision was terrifying looking

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[WidespreadMule3]

Good to have some direction finally of what's really happening. That one clip Babs referenced...sheesh!

[Joruus]

I have some questions...

Is.... is Wanda animating Vision's dead corpse? Who is Jimmy Woo's missing witness? And does anyone else notice Vision staring into the "camera"?

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[BTBaboon]

Originally Posted by Joruus

I have some questions...

Is.... is Wanda animating Vision's dead corpse? Who is Jimmy Woo's missing witness? And does anyone else notice Vision staring into the "camera"?

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1) I think she is, and...yikes if so. The implications, including the babies, are...
2) No clue
3) I haven’t but I’ll try to pay attention more to that

[WidespreadMule3]

I'm trying to decide if I want to rewatch the episodes or do a full binge rewatch when it's over. I've been thinking about the episode since this morning but think I'd rather have all the pieces then do a rewatch to see what I've missed.

[snow1868]

Anyone else love Woo mastering Scott's card trick from Ant Man and the Wasp?

[ThatLetter]

This episode is a good reason why the whiners who are waiting to jump in after the sitcom part is over are banking on something impossible and making a huge mistake. Absolutely fantastic series.

[twostep665]

There's been a leak of a trailer or recap of an upcoming episode, probably episode 6 or 7 that has a HUGE reveal. If you want to be spoiled, you can find it on reddit.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Ridiculous how good this show is

[WidespreadMule3]

Originally Posted by twostep665

There's been a leak of a trailer or recap of an upcoming episode, probably episode 6 or 7 that has a HUGE reveal. If you want to be spoiled, you can find it on reddit.

This is tempting...

[ThatLetter]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

This is tempting...

I’m not going near it. Want to see it as it’s intended.

[mthawk07]

Yeah this show has turned out to be pretty damn great.

[WidespreadMule3]

Wonder if we see Strange make a cameo in the last episode.

[TypicalBilly14]

Haven't watched yet but are there any special guest star directors, like Bryce Dallas Howard doing an episode of The Mandalorian?

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

This is tempting...

Not tempting at all. How hard is it to wait for the episode? I swear the ability to binge shows has ruined everyone. It makes seeking out spoilers easier, which just ruins the whole experience.

[TypicalBilly14]

Originally Posted by Roose13

Not tempting at all. How hard is it to wait for the episode? I swear the ability to binge shows has ruined everyone. It makes seeking out spoilers easier, which just ruins the whole experience.

I think Stranger Things was one of the first shows on a streaming service to popularize binging shows.

[BTBaboon]

Originally Posted by Roose13

Not tempting at all. How hard is it to wait for the episode? I swear the ability to binge shows has ruined everyone. It makes seeking out spoilers easier, which just ruins the whole experience.

Really, though, I wish D+ would start dropping seasons in full.

The practice of dripping an episode a week is used for companies worried about subscribers dropping after a month once they’ve binged, which is why things like CBS All Access and others release their premium content weekly. But D+ doesn’t have that issues and can adopt the Netflix model because their subscriber base is pretty stable.

[Useliteski]

binging is a disgusting way to take in material with emotional depth.

even if the season was in full on D+. i'd do an episode a week still.

[WidespreadMule3]

Originally Posted by Roose13

Not tempting at all. How hard is it to wait for the episode? I swear the ability to binge shows has ruined everyone. It makes seeking out spoilers easier, which just ruins the whole experience.

Because I'm excited? Because the content is out there and I'm curious what it is? Even when Breaking Bad was still on TV, before binging was the monolith it is today people were scouring the internet for leaks. Nothing was ruined by binging except the traditional way to intake media.

[BTBaboon]

Originally Posted by Useliteski

binging is a disgusting way to take in material with emotional depth.

even if the season was in full on D+. i'd do an episode a week still.

Depends. This is a continuous story. I don’t have an issue consuming it in one or two go’s. The Falcon/Winter Soldier show is basically intended to be a feature film from what I understand. Would make sense to binge that, too

I don’t think binging takes away emotional depth.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by Useliteski

binging is a disgusting way to take in material with emotional depth.

even if the season was in full on D+. i'd do an episode a week still.

[DMBZeppelin]

Originally Posted by BTBaboon

Really, though, I wish D+ would start dropping seasons in full.

The practice of dripping an episode a week is used for companies worried about subscribers dropping after a month once they’ve binged, which is why things like CBS All Access and others release their premium content weekly. But D+ doesn’t have that issues and can adopt the Netflix model because their subscriber base is pretty stable.

That’s not why they’re doing it this way. Look at the way Mandalorian dominates the conversation for months. If they had just dropped the entire season Grogu would not have had the same cultural impact.

If they dropped WandaVision we’d spend a weekend discussing the finale and then it fade into the background.

[BTBaboon]

Originally Posted by DMBZeppelin

That’s not why they’re doing it this way. Look at the way Mandalorian dominates the conversation for months. If they had just dropped the entire season Grogu would not have had the same cultural impact.

If they dropped WandaVision we’d spend a weekend discussing the finale and then it fade into the background.

“Dominating the conversation” for months is all about prolonging subscribership though, isn’t it? That’s what I’m getting at. The concerns of it “fading into the background” is that people would binge and un-sub, but I personally don’t think D+ has that issue - people who are subbed are likely to keep it recurring (or are already in for the year/3 year terms they got when it launched).

I don’t think keeping it in conversation is really a business concern for these mega properties like SW or MCU, anyways. Especially with the multi-release cycle they have upcoming. They would make their buck on the property whether it was dumped at once or dripped weekly. And I’m not sure the theory of it fading to the background really would prove out, assuming the content is good. Think back to Netflix properties - Stranger Things, for one - that drove hype for months despite the binge format.

It just seems unnecessary, in this era, and if the series has a complete season filmed and ready to drop, to dribble it out.

[DMBZeppelin]

Originally Posted by BTBaboon

“Dominating the conversation” for months is all about prolonging subscribership though, isn’t it? That’s what I’m getting at. The concerns of it “fading into the background” is that people would binge and un-sub, but I personally don’t think D+ has that issue - people who are subbed are likely to keep it recurring (or are already in for the year/3 year terms they got when it launched).

I don’t think keeping it in conversation is really a business concern for these mega properties like SW or MCU, anyways. Especially with the multi-release cycle they have upcoming. They would make their buck on the property whether it was dumped at once or dripped weekly. And I’m not sure the theory of it fading to the background really would prove out, assuming the content is good. Think back to Netflix properties - Stranger Things, for one - that drove hype for months despite the binge format.

It just seems unnecessary, in this era, and if the series has a complete season filmed and ready to drop, to dribble it out.

Keeping it in the conversation is always a business concern. You want your IP to be relevant. I guarantee you there’s people who checked out the Mandalorian just because everyone kept discussing Baby Yoda.

The MCU has set it up so we have a new episode or movie almost every single Friday this year. They’ve shown that people who binge retain less of the show. MCU is interconnected story telling. You’ll remember more about WandaVision just because it was week to week. I’m not against binging but the week to week model has various upsides that you seem to dismiss.

[BTBaboon]

Originally Posted by DMBZeppelin

Keeping it in the conversation is always a business concern. You want your IP to be relevant. I guarantee you there’s people who checked out the Mandalorian just because everyone kept discussing Baby Yoda.

But that wasn’t dependent on the release method, that was based on meme-ification and viral marketing (plus merchandising the hell out of it).

What I’m saying is for a property this big, you don’t need a weekly release schedule to keep it in the conversation. There’s tons of examples to show that’s true.

Originally Posted by DMBZeppelin

The MCU has set it up so we have a new episode or movie almost every single Friday this year. They’ve shown that people who binge retain less of the show. MCU is interconnected story telling. You’ll remember more about WandaVision just because it was week to week. I’m not against binging but the week to week model has various upsides that you seem to dismiss.

I guess YMMV, I haven’t found that to be the case (in fact, it’s a bit the opposite for me and I find myself needing refreshers or “last week on...” type intros for weekly dropped shows).

I’m not terribly against what they’re doing with releasing it in parts, I’m just saying it isn’t necessary for them to do as far as the business is concerned. I’m fine either way - I can be patient and I love the content and underlying source material so I’m just happy it exists. If you told me 10 years ago that “WandaVision” would be a pop culture hit, I’d have laughed my ass off. What they’ve pulled off is downright impressive

[jaymas9]

Originally Posted by snow1868

Anyone else love Woo mastering Scott's card trick from Ant Man and the Wasp?

Things like this are a big reason the MCU is so amazing and what marvel studios does is so cool with feige at the top. That attention to detail is awesome.