This week, Dave and Oli present a reminder of everything you could ever want or need to know about the 19th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Ahead of our full breakdown next week, we talk about the long process of developing, writing and shooting the two epic features that wrap up the Infinity Saga, and cover the stories and comic runs that provided inspiration for what we see in the finished film, including Dave’s short history of Infinity Gems.
Then we turn our attention to the who, what, where and when of the stones and characters as things stand going into the movie. What do each of the stones we’ve seen so far actually do (compared to what they did in the comics)? Where are they right now? When did we last see each of our heroes, and which ones are we waiting to see?
Basically, we’ve put together the essential primer we wish we’d had walking into the cinema six years ago.
Everything in this episode is timestamped below, letting you jump ahead or flick back to the bits you want to listen to or remind yourself of.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Introduction.
(00:02:49) Writing an epic.
(00:18:06) Netflix & MCU canon.
(00:26:40) Shooting an epic.
(00:38:46) Comics: where it all began.
(00:52:25) Infinity Gems: A History.
(01:02:13) Infinity Stones: A Recap.
(01:16:25) Where are the heroes?
(01:21:56) Infinite nostalgia: the first watch.
(01:25:02) Wrap up.
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