The MCU Diaries Blog Archives - Mary & Blake Media

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.

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 1.03 “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 SOLIDER: 1.03 THE POWER BROKER Review

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: 1.03 – The Power Broker | John Wick Lite

April 8, 2021 Blake 0 Comments

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: episode 1.03 – Power Broker is an example of a story allowing it’s plot to inform it’s characters as opposed to it’s characters informing it’s plot and that is a major problem.