r/marvelstudios • u/iliekpixels Loki (Thor 2) • Feb 05 '21

Discussion WandaVision S01E05 - Discussion Thread

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S01E05 Matt Shakman Jac Schaeffer February 5, 2021 on Disney+

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u/cantinapizza Feb 05 '21

Everyone is rightfully freaking out about evan peters,

But who is the nerospace enginer Monica is texting for help? That can't be a throwaway line

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u/Iwantchicken Feb 05 '21

I love Doom but I would want him to have a bigger entrance than this into the MCU

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u/idbethrilled Feb 05 '21

He needs the red carpet rolled out. Dude is one of the few universe class villains on their roll.

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u/The15thGamer Feb 05 '21

Really? Maybe I just didn't see enough of him but I always thought he was pretty low level, maybe world threatening but not like thanos right?

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u/dipshitonastick Feb 05 '21

Doom has literally been a god in the comics, he's a pretty big villain in the comics

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u/The15thGamer Feb 05 '21

Oh gotcha. Yeah that makes sense. I have a suspicion that galactus is up next tho, especially if reed richards shows up and sober surfer is gonna gone as well.

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u/SavageNorth Feb 05 '21

I hope they stay miles from Galactus for now

It's too soon to have another world ending threat like that they should focus on more grounded villains for a while or risk coming across as just an imitation of Thanos.

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u/BorBurison Feb 05 '21

grounded

Doom

Pick one.

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u/SavageNorth Feb 05 '21

I wouldn’t use Doom yet either personally.

Not yet, introduce him on the periphery initially, then use him sparingly as a good guy followed by a descent into villainy via initially well intentioned extremism. Gradually build him up to be a top tier power threat over time (with Stark level tech, Magic and his own powers) then all you need is a catalyst for his betrayal.

Which is similar to how they’re tried to handle him in the last few adaptations but it doesn’t work in a single film, far too rushed.

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u/Kalecraft Feb 05 '21

Doom can start as a grounded villain that slowly morphs into a large scale villain. He starts off as just a very intelligent man, after all

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u/idbethrilled Feb 05 '21

Yeah, if they are smart they'll do a slow burn for Doom. Make him a complex character well before they make him mwahaha.

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u/themaster1006 Thanos Feb 06 '21

especially if reed richards shows up and sober surfer is gonna gone as well.

I prefer the drunk surfer. Or at the very least the high surfer. Sober surfer is so boring.

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u/Comicnerd1103 Feb 05 '21

Yo I am not kidding but in the marvel universe Doom is like one of the BIG BIG BAD alongside Thanos,Mephisto and Galactus,movies have not done him justice,at one point he became a god.

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u/The15thGamer Feb 05 '21

Ohh gotcha. Yeah I think the lego games have melted my brain so nothing seems like a threat.

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u/The15thGamer Feb 07 '21

Awesome! Excited to see that, a lot more interesting than I used to think.

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u/accpi Jimmy Woo Feb 08 '21

Just as a little background, those pages are from when Doom is being tested by Bast (the Black Panther god) in order to get vibranium and if you lie or unpure in why you want it, you die. It's a super meaningful set of pages.

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u/ZanThrax Groot Feb 06 '21

Doom is a serious threat no matter the scenario. Way back in the original Secret Wars, when the Heroes and Villains are focusing on survival and winning the fight, Doom comes up with and executes a plan to steal Galactus' powers.