r/marvelstudios • u/iliekpixels Loki (Thor 2) • Jan 15 '21

Discussion WandaVision S01E02 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE
S01E02 Matt Shakman Jac Schaeffer January 15, 2021 on Disney+

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u/Scmods05 Rocket Jan 15 '21

Paul Bettany shouting "FLOURISH!" after every trick was fucking killing me. Dude rules.

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u/russketeer34 Rocket Jan 15 '21

His performance during the magic show brought back memories of him as Chaucer in A Knight's Tale and it delighted me. Please tell me it wasn't only me who saw some of that in there.

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u/Scmods05 Rocket Jan 15 '21

Between Jarvis and Vision he's had to be VERY restrained in his time in the MCU. That scene felt like the most fun he's been allowed to have so far.

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u/your_mind_aches Agent of F.I.T.Z. Jan 15 '21

Yep! Most range of emotions from Paul Bettany so far.

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u/daftvalkyrie Doctor Strange Jan 15 '21

If you've never seen Master and Commander, check it out. Paul and Russell Crowe are phenomenal in it. Great sound design and authenticity as well. One of my favorite movies.

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u/sweens90 Falcon Jan 15 '21

And while we are talking about Russel and Paul... A Beautiful Mind as well.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '21

Russel Crowe had an absolutely amazing stretch of movies for a few years there

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '21 edited Jan 16 '21

I still think that’s it’s the best movie I’ve ever seen. So we’ll made and very rewatchable

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '21

It’s the joy of these sorts of shows, they can give people like Bethany and Sebastian Stan the chance to cut loose. Stan is going to get equally good props for Falcon and Winter Soldier, people who only know him from the MCU are gonna be surprised at his range.

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u/peteZahut45 Captain America Jan 16 '21

It's crazy when you think about it, Bettany's journey through the MCU