The MCU Diaries is Blake Larsen’s craft-first Marvel essay series for people who love the MCU but want more than recap, Easter eggs, or empty hype.
This is where I break down what Marvel stories are actually doing under the hood: character pressure, moral debt, value shifts, structure, theme, and the choices that make something hit — or miss. These essays are built around one idea at a time, with on-screen receipts to prove it.
That means you’ll find writing on Loki, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the bigger road to Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. Sometimes the question is about a single episode. Sometimes it’s about a saga-level move. Either way, the goal is the same: figure out why the story works, why it doesn’t, and what it teaches us to watch for next.
If you’re looking for smart Marvel essays with a character-first lens and no sacred cows, you’re in the right place.
Start Here
- RDJ As Doctor Doom: The Mirror Villain Move
- What Secret Wars Is (Defined In LOKI Season 1)
- Why Doctor Strange Matters to Marvel’s Multiverse Saga
- Secret Wars Explained Through Loki Season 1
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If you'd rather listen than read, the companion podcast lives here: The MCU Diaries podcast.
Latest MCU Diaries Entries
Why Deadpool & Wolverine Matters for Avengers: Doomsday
Deadpool & Wolverine matters for Avengers: Doomsday because it proves the multiverse only works when it puts pressure on character. The movie succeeds by rooting TVA chaos, nostalgia, and...
Deadpool & Wolverine — Why the Multiverse Finally Becomes Character
Deadpool & Wolverine works when the multiverse stops being lore and starts acting like a lie detector. Every portal, variant, and timeline threat exists to pressure Wade Wilson’s worst...
Why the Honda Odyssey Fight Is the Heart of Deadpool & Wolverine
The Honda Odyssey fight is the scene where Deadpool & Wolverine stops performing and starts telling the truth. Beneath the jokes, blood, and chaos, the movie uses that brutal...
What Quantumania Is REALLY Doing (The Consent Line)
A storycraft read of Quantumania that frames the movie around one core question: when fear spikes, who gets to choose?
The Multiverse Has One Weak Spot (LOKI S2)
Loki Season 2 doesn’t just end a show. It installs the multiverse rule engine. The finale turns reality into a load-bearing system—and Loki into the failure point.
What Anchor Beings and Incursions Are Really Doing in Marvel
Anchor beings and incursions are not just multiverse jargon. They are Marvel’s attempt to turn reality into something breakable, costly, and finally worth fearing again.