James Gunn is OUT at DC Studios - Jeremy Latchman takes over. What happens to Lanterns, Superman, and the DCU now?
Plus VisionQuest Episodes 5 Firewall and 6 Deadlock: Vision vs Ultron, Jocasta's secret, Tommy's choice, and who is the Man in the Hat? Sarah Belmont and Will Polk break down Marvel's VisionQuest Episodes 5 and 6. Episode 5 Firewall is all talk and exposition - Tommy confronts Ultron, and seeing James Spader in person as Ultron hits different. Episode 6 Deadlock finally lands with Vision, Tommy, Paladin and Jocasta's heartbreaking backstory with the nanobots and companions project.
We get into Ultron being born in the lab and not from a human copy, Paladin's protect your kid line to Vision, the Watcher cameo, and our big theory - is the Man in the Hat the original Human Torch Jim Hammond from the picture in Vision's house, or someone else?
On DC - Gunn and Peter Safran are out, Latchman in as president and chief creative officer. Former Marvel guy, Guardians and Iron Man background, Feige protege. We talk Gunn's filmmaker-not-corporate quote, staying on for Man of Tomorrow, and whether this is a rewrite or just continuing the foundation.
What did you think - is Latchman good for DC, and was Firewall too talky or a perfect setup for Deadlock? Drop it in the comments.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and DC Studios Leadership Changes
07:02 VisionQuest Season 1 Episode 5 Review: Firewall
19:15 VisionQuest Season 1 Episode 6 Review: Deadlock
31:05 K-Drama and C-Drama Recommendations & Watchlist
35:30 Ramayana Anticipation and Closing Remarks
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