So... Wonder Man was a pleasant surprise. To my surprise…
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So... Wonder Man was a pleasant surprise.
To my surprise, Marvel is on a roll.
If we discount Captain America, Ironheart, and Marvel Zombies, I think the MCU productions in 2025 were quite good.
Now, 2026 starts with Wonder Man, and I think it's a pleasant surprise to kick off the year. Unlike other series or movies, this show doesn't aim to be spectacular, epic, or try to contribute to the multiverse concept.
It is, above all, a series about friendship and a tribute to the beautiful art of acting. This doesn't mean the series lacks connections, obviously.
We know Simon is a mutant, and Damage Control is gaining strength; it seems they and Kingpin's anti-vigilante squad are going to give the superheroes a major headache in the next saga. Among the things I liked most:
The Doorman episode. At first, it seems like pure filler, but it's a story about the rise and fall of an actor due to his powers.
I think it's one of the first times (along with Sentry) where we see how powers can ruin a person's life. And no, I'm not talking about Josh Gad.
Which, by the way, and this is another thing I liked: The celebrity cameos, like Joe Pantoliano (as a Sopranos fan, this is a treat for me) and the aforementioned Josh Gad. It's very similar to The Studio in that sense, but I doubt that was the intention given the production dates of both.
The bad: Perhaps what I liked least is that the last episode has that MCU-style rushed ending. I feel like the entire film could have been a full series, something like The Offer.
I also don't like that they don't dare to offer a more realistic and biting critique of the genre, as the trailers suggested. But oh well, I prefer that to the self-pitying and self-indulgent comedy of She-Hulk.
Honestly, I don't think Wonder Man is required viewing. It's likely that many here will find it boring, which is respectable since it deviates significantly from the norm. (Just saying there's no final battle or supervillain says it all.) But it's a good production, and I'd like to see what else they could tell us in a hypothetical second season, perhaps with Simon trying to mature his career but still being typecast as a superhero.
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To my surprise, Marvel is on a roll.
If we discount Captain America, Ironheart, and Marvel Zombies, I think the MCU productions in 2025 were quite good.
Now, 2026 starts with Wonder Man, and I think it's a pleasant surprise to kick off the year. Unlike other series or movies, this show doesn't aim to be spectacular, epic, or try to contribute to the multiverse concept.
It is, above all, a series about friendship and a tribute to the beautiful art of acting. This doesn't mean the series lacks connections, obviously.
We know Simon is a mutant, and Damage Control is gaining strength; it seems they and Kingpin's anti-vigilante squad are going to give the superheroes a major headache in the next saga. Among the things I liked most:
The Doorman episode. At first, it seems like pure filler, but it's a story about the rise and fall of an actor due to his powers.
I think it's one of the first times (along with Sentry) where we see how powers can ruin a person's life. And no, I'm not talking about Josh Gad.
Which, by the way, and this is another thing I liked: The celebrity cameos, like Joe Pantoliano (as a Sopranos fan, this is a treat for me) and the aforementioned Josh Gad. It's very similar to The Studio in that sense, but I doubt that was the intention given the production dates of both.
The bad: Perhaps what I liked least is that the last episode has that MCU-style rushed ending. I feel like the entire film could have been a full series, something like The Offer.
I also don't like that they don't dare to offer a more realistic and biting critique of the genre, as the trailers suggested. But oh well, I prefer that to the self-pitying and self-indulgent comedy of She-Hulk.
Honestly, I don't think Wonder Man is required viewing. It's likely that many here will find it boring, which is respectable since it deviates significantly from the norm. (Just saying there's no final battle or supervillain says it all.) But it's a good production, and I'd like to see what else they could tell us in a hypothetical second season, perhaps with Simon trying to mature his career but still being typecast as a superhero.
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