Star Wars Visions Reviews – Episode 7: The Elder

Y’know, I have a feeling that part of the reason Trigger got to make two episodes in this series was that they were contractually obliged to make the most “Trigger” thing possible when the made The Twins. The payoff being that they would be able to make this episode as a result. Because this one… this one really did something for me.

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Star Wars Visions Reviews – Episode 6: T0-B1

Well isn’t this just a big old chunk of cute and wholesome. In what is a very clear homage to both the Star Wars and the Astro Boy (Mighty Atom) franchises in a totally different coming together of western and eastern stories, this episode is not what I was expecting at all.

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What if…? Marvel didn’t do the thing that Marvel does

The MCU’s foray into the world of animation was one I approached with some form of scepticism. Not that I thought it looked bad or anything, just that it was one more step into me feeling like I am on the way to Superhero burnout.

With the pandemic induced break from superhero stuff, its return has been thick and fast in 2021. Maybe a little too fast for me to keep up with, because the MCU’s beginnings into the waters of multiverse has been less a dipping of the toes and more of a cannonball.

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