The MCU Diaries

Doctor Strange’s Moral Debt Engine

March 24, 2026 Blake 0 Comments

Marvel keeps turning Strange’s control under pressure into moral debt — and that craft choice is why a Doom alliance can feel inevitable instead of random.

What Secret Wars Is (Defined In LOKI Season 1)

March 10, 2026 Blake 0 Comments

Secret Wars isn’t about collecting universes — it’s about forcing an impossible choice under pressure, then living with the scar. Loki Season 1 proves the engine Marvel needs to build it right.

RDJ As Doctor Doom: The Mirror Villain Move

February 20, 2026 Blake 0 Comments

RDJ as Doom isn’t a stunt—it’s Marvel externalizing Tony Stark’s core flaw (control) into the saga’s opponent. Here’s the craft tool and what it means for Doomsday.

Loki: episode 1.06 - For All Time, Always Review And Analysis

Loki: Episode 1.06 “For All Time, Always” | The End Is The Beginning Is The End (SEASON 1 FINALE)

July 31, 2021 Blake 2 Comments

Loki episode 1.06 “For All Time, Always” is a perfect finale for both Loki and Sylvie. But, in terms of everyone else, well, that’s a different story…

Loki: Episode 1.05 "Journey Into Mystery" Review And Analysis

Loki: Episode 1.05 “Journey Into Mystery” | That’s Not Who I Am Anymore

July 29, 2021 Blake 0 Comments

Loki episode 1.05 “Journey Into Mystery” is a straight up bananaland episode of television which serves as a perfect “theme vs. anti-theme” mirror for our main character as it builds brilliant momentum heading into the season finale.

Loki: Episode 1.04 - The Nexus Event Review And Analysis

Loki: Episode 1.04 “The Nexus Event” | Hiding A Twist In Plain Sight

July 27, 2021 Blake 1 Comment

Loki episode 1.04 “The Nexus Event” has given you a major twist, but it’s not the twist you’re thinking…

Loki: Episode 1.03 “Lamentis” | Love Is Knowing And Accepting Fault

July 15, 2021 Blake 0 Comments

oki episode 1.03 “Lamentis” really wants to resonate with the viewer and clearly set up a redemption arc for Loki, but it falls just short.

Loki: Episode 1.02 "The Variant" Review And Analysis

Loki: Episode 1.02 “Variant” | Going Beyond “The Hook”

July 9, 2021 Blake 0 Comments

Loki episode 1.02 “Variant” builds on the hook of the first episode, and shows it’s cards for the rest of the series in an unexpected fashion.

Loki: Episode 1.01 Glorious Purpose Review & Analysis

Loki: Episode 1.01 “Glorious Purpose” | Deconstructing Character Through Exposition

June 15, 2021 Blake 0 Comments

Loki episode 1.01 “Glorious Purpose” is a perfect entry into this series and serves as a flawless deconstruction of a character we thought we knew to a tee via a simple writing tool: exposition and payoff.

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier 1.06 One people, one world finale review and analysis

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: 1.06 – One People, One World (FINALE) | Expect The Worst. Hope For The Best

April 28, 2021 Blake 2 Comments

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier season finale, episode 1.06 – “One People, One World”, is an example of MCU storytelling at it’s finest. But, also, it’s very worst.