Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective

Bring out the ugly Christmas sweaters, because we’re having a party and everyone’s here! Eduardo, Peach3z, Robbie, and a newly relocated Sound Lord are back to talk about the fourth episode of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series HAWKEYE, “Partners, Am I Right?” They discuss all the important topics, from totally expected surprise assassin cameos (though it’s not a surprise if it’s expected, right?) to...

Things are getting trick(arrow)y on the third episode of Marvel Studios' Disney+ series, HAWKEYE. Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Robbie (Chris we miss you) as they ponder what lies beyond the episode marking the halfway point of season one. Peach brought trivia! Robbie has a theory that'll make you say "uncle!" And both of them make some horrifying sounds into their microphones. This episode of Assemb...

Grab your bow and quiver and jump in your sleigh because it's finally time to talk about Hawkeye! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Robbie as they discuss everything from Kate Bishop to Pizza dog! This Episode of Assembly Required: an MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Audible! Go to https://www.audibletrial.com/assemblyrequired for a free 30 day trial today!  Assembly Required now has a Patreon! Joi...

Disney+ day delivers as it's finally time to talk all about Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. Join Eduardo, Robbie, Chris and, email writer/patron turned guest host, Lindsay, as they talk all about one of the best movies of the year! Assembly Required now has a Patreon! Join us at https://www.patreon.com/assemblyrequired for access to our exclusive Discord server and other Patron-exclusiv...

Get ready for some Carnage as we continue our trek into the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters with Venom: Let There be Carnage! Join Eduardo, Robbie, Chris, and returning guest Danny as we dive into one of the most insane films ever made.  Assembly Required now has a Patreon! Join us at https://www.patreon.com/assemblyrequired for access to our exclusive Discord server and other Patron-e...

Grab your motorcycle, we're heading to a new universe. That's right, we're off to the Cinematic Universe Formerly Known as the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters to talk about 2018's VENOM! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they discuss such important Venom-related topics as the Wild Wild West and Parks & Recreation, as well as this weird movie itself. What is a movie about evil Spi...

WHAT IF…? asks the big question: “What if we lied to you about this being an anthology of connected stories?” Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Danny are back to talk about the season finale to the Marvel Studios animated Disney+ series, “What If… the Watcher Broke His Oath?” The Watcher visits previous episodes (and one postponed episode!) to gather up a team of A̶v̶e̶n̶g̶e̶r̶s̶ Guardians of the Multi...

Brr. It's cold out here. There must be some robo-sentries in the atmosphere! The newest episode of Marvel Studios' animated Disney+ series WHAT IF...? asks "What If... Ultron Won?" Join a FULL SQUAD - that's right, Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie - as they enjoy a bit of Ultron fanboy redemption and ponder what ending this first-half of a season finale might bring. Assembly Required now has a...

It's party time on the newest episode of WHAT IF...? The latest episode of Marvel Studios' animated Disney+ series asks "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" The answer is surprisingly goofy. Join Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie as they discuss the cartooniest MCU entry yet, wonder if Thor and Jane's relationship has ever been better, discover something startling about Mr. Krabs, and share an important...

The WHAT IF...? that's been plaguing everyone's mind - what if Tony never made it to the box-of-scraps-cave - finally answered this week on Marvel Studios' animated Disney+ series, "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?" And guess what? Eduardo is back, baby! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Robbie as they discuss another week of multiversal shenanigans that primarily involves the question, "why is...

WHAT IF...? poses its most grammatically confusing hypothetical yet in the fifth episode of Marvel Studios' animated Disney+ series, "What If... Zombies!?"  Join Peach3z, Chris, and Danny as they talk about the disturbing comics inspiration for this episode, whether or not the balance of horror and dark comedy worked for them, and Bruce Banner's fingerless gloves.  Also, everyone's favorite recurr...

It's substitute teacher day and there are no rules! Well...other than the Assembly Required crew diving into “What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?”  The fourth episode of the Marvel Studios animated Disney+ series WHAT IF…? takes on a much more somber tone as it explores Doctor Strange's reaction to the death of Christine Palmer. Join Peach3z, Kody, and Patrick as they disc...

IT'S AN EMERGENCY PODCAST! Join Chris and Robbie for a planned 20-30 minute breakdown of the brand new SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME trailer that somehow lasts almost an hour and a half?  Assembly Required now has a Patreon! Join us at https://www.patreon.com/assemblyrequired for access to our exclusive Discord server and other Patron-exclusive benefits! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Someone is killing the would-be Avengers in "What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?", the third episode of Marvel Studios’ animated Disney+ series WHAT IF…? Join Chris, Robbie, and Danny as they talk about this strange new universe of murder mysteries, unclear origins, and Asgardian diplomacy. PLUS: another edition of "Danny's Lament!" Assembly Required now has a Patreon! Join us at https...

Another day, another universe, as Assembly Required gathers to ponder “What If… T’challa Became a Star-Lord?”  This second episode of the Marvel Studios animated Disney+ series WHAT IF…? takes us to a universe where the Ravagers accidentally abducted young Prince T’challa of Wakanda instead of Peter Quill of Missouri, and to say things turn out differently is an understatement. Join Peach3z, Chris...

ALERT... INCOMING TRANSMISSION FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSE... What if... Assembly Required decided to talk about the new animated Disney+ show from Marvel Studios, WHAT IF...? The usual crew of Orang3z, Auditory Dame Angela, and Danny is joined for the first time by special guest Patron Bob to discuss the premiere episode, "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" How much can one decision cha...

Pack your sunscreen and souvenir t-shirts, because Assembly Required is hitting the theme parks! Join Eduardo, Chris, Robbie, and special guest Angela as they indulge another one of their nerdy passions and talk about the classic theme park attraction THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF SPIDER-MAN! Hear the history of this groundbreaking ride (located at Universal's Islands of Adventure at the Universal Orl...

Assembly Required goes back to the movies to give their *extremely Willem Dafoe voice* IMPRESSIONS of the first new MCU film in over two years, BLACK WIDOW! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie for a more loosely-structured conversation than usual as they discuss their initial thoughts on the new film, which will get the full Assembly Required treatment once it has its full home release. Also,...

The end is the beginning on the season (yay!) finale of the Marvel Studios Disney+ series LOKI, "For All Time. Always." Join Eduardo, Chris, Robbie, and first-time guest Patrick as they discuss just what went down at the Citadel at the End of Time. What did they think of THAT reveal? Are they ready to see the MCU go full-multiverse, or does that way madness lie? How does LOKI stack up to the other...

Lok, Loki, Loki, Loki, and Loki, meet Loki and his gang of Lokis while they wait for Loki to show up on the newest episode of LOKI, the Marvel Studios Disney+ show.  Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris the Norwegian, and Robbie try to make sense of it all as they "Journey Into Mystery." What is Renslayer's plan? What makes a Loki, and how much of it is the color green? Who lives in that fancy house at the end...

For the first time since LOKI began, we finally have Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie all together at once to discuss the newest episode of the Marvel Studios Disney+ series, and do they have a lot of questions! Who's really in charge of the TVA? What caused that nexus event on Lamentis when it looked like the Low-Kai were about to die? And just what was going on in that mid-credits scene? Tune...

The Loki (pronounced "low-kai", plural) and the Assembly Required gang have found their way into another apocalypse! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Robbie as they discuss the third episode of the Marvel studios Disney+ show LOKI, "Lamentis." Are we witnessing legitimate bonding between Loki and Sylvie? Are both victims of the other's scheming? Has Robbie revealed a subtle but brilliant Surveillance St...

The god(s/esses) of mischief are up to something, and Assembly Required is here to try to make sense of it! Join Peach3z, Chris, Robbie, and special guest Angela as they discuss the second episode of the Marvel studios Disney+ show LOKI, "The Variant." Who is this variant? Whose side is our Loki on? Is the latest Peach3z theory another surveillance stork, or has he uncovered the biggest conspiracy...

The wait is over, as Assembly Required begins its weekly deep dive into the new Marvel Studios Disney+ series LOKI! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they take a look at the first episode, "Glorious Purpose." How does it feel to revisit Loki as we last saw him in THE AVENGERS? Just who are these Time-Keepers to say what belongs on the "Sacred Timeline?" Mephisto, is that you??? (No, no it's not....

It's the moment the Assembly Required crew has been dreading: time to review THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2. Noted series defender Bailey joins Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris to discuss the 2014 sequel starring Andrew Garfield as ol' webhead. Is it as bad as they remember? Will they be surprised by what they watched? Will you be surprised to hear it? Would you have remembered Electro's birthday? The answer...