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ASB’s Plans For The Year

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ASB’s Plans For The Year

Sarah Quiroga & Samuel Romero Castanon 
Staff Writers

“I started in March-April of last year, but that was during shutdown. So, I’m still learning all of diablo traditions,” explained ASB director, Steven Hardy. The Diablo Dispatch asked Mr. Hardy what ASB’s plans were for this year.  

Some events that Mr. Hardy mentioned to look forward to includes pep assemblies, winter formal, and winter prom. There are some activities that are also being provided during school hours. 

Dances such as homecoming, winter formal, and winter prom are happening this year and they welcome all classes. Homecoming’s theme “Hocochella”, and there was a high number of participants at the dance.  “Homecoming obviously had Hocochella… which worked out very, very well.” said Mr. Hardy. Despite Covid and all of its horrors it brought last year, the participation for homecoming was higher than what ASB initially thought. It took ASB a lot of time and discussion to come up with a theme for homecoming’s dance.  

“Our students have definitely shown that they want to be engaged and they want to be active,” Mr. Hardy reported. At the start of the year he was nervous, “because I didn’t know whether students would come back to doing activities,” and fortunately for ASB, students showed interest. Thanks to Diablos’ participation in activities, be it during lunch in the quad, football games, or the dance, ASB will be able to do most of its usual routine this year. Look forward to games going on in the quad which are available to all classes. For October there will be a Halloween themed game at lunch near the last week of the month. 

Mission Viejo’s ASB plans most of the events Diablos get to take part in. In case anyone wants to participate in ASB, they hold elections and interviews towards the end of the year to decide who is qualified. Mr. Hardy’s tip for people who wish to become more connected is, “find the things you want to be involved in, ‘cause sometimes school isn’t always the most exciting thing you want to do in the day”. Everyone has their own interests and likes so finding something you enjoy doing and getting involved in that can help school become a little more exciting. 

 Mr. Hardy and ASB have ideas that they might not be able to include this year. If next year is any better and reaches that sense of “normal” then Mr. Hardy hopes, “… as we go forward, next year we’ll add a couple of new things,”. 

Defeating the Dress Code – High School Students Organize Protests

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Defeating the Dress Code – High School Students Organize Protests

Brooklyn Baggett, Shahyan Pour Teimour and Soheil Khatib Ghavami
Co-Editor In Chief and Staff Writers

While students have been protesting the “discriminatory” dress code for years, a more widespread fight has taken place in 2021, including the September protest at MVHS.

Credit: Study Break Magazine

     Dress code is a set of rules that specify what kind of clothes are allowed to be worn during school, work, etc. Many people across the country are protesting this for multiple reasons. 

     The first of those reasons is that it sexualizes women’s bodies. The dress code infers that by a female wearing revealing clothing, they are automatically distracting students due to the sexuality of the clothing. 

     Another reason why the protesters believe the dress code should be removed is the “narrative” that it tells. It promotes, “narratives of females as objects and potential victims of harassment, assault, and rape because of their clothing choices,” according to Alyssa Pavlakis and Rachel Roegman from Phi Delta Kappan. 

     The dress code however, does not only affect females, even though they are the main target. Recent studies have shown that black males are twice as likely to be at risk of being disciplined than a white male. Additionally, a multiracial female is twice as likely to be at risk of being disciplined than a white female.

      Widespread protests against schools’ dress code aren’t anything new. According to Time.com, in 2014, more than 160 students at Duncanville High School in Texas were suspended for violating the school’s dress code. The reasons for their suspension varied from not wearing belts to wearing the wrong colored shirt, to even having stubble on their faces. 

      Following the mass suspension, hundreds of students turned over trash cans, chanted, and started fights, which caused the police to get involved. The next day, students staged a sit-in to protest what they called “an out of the blue crackdown”. A Change.org petition rapidly gained hundreds of supporters. 

     This is just one example of the many protests that have occurred at schools across the nation, and they continue to this day. 

     The biggest dress code protest of 2021 was at WashBurn Rural High School, just south of Topeka in Shawnee County.  

     Many females of that school wore tank tops, with sayings such as, “My body, my choice.” Some males protested the dress code as well by wearing the same types of clothes. However, only one male student got reprimanded. 

     The protest led to serious discussion by the school’s administration and district. They met to decide whether certain attire is distracting from educational means or not, but the dress code in their district ended up remaining the same. 

     Some of our own fellow students at MVHS decided to take action for a cause that they believe in on September 9, 2021. Female and male students alike showed up to school in attire that would be deemed “inappropriate” by the student handbook. 

     Additionally, protesters met before school in a parking lot nearby to write phrases on each other’s bodies. One student had “my body is beautiful” written on their leg, and another had “Is this trashy?” across on their back. 

     Some students were reprimanded, and a petition on Change.org has received over 1,100 signatures. It is unclear whether the petition and protest combined have sparked any discussion among MVHS administrators or SVUSD administration. 

     It is likely that the fight for a change in schools’ dress code will continue for many school years to come, if administrators refuse to make any changes.

Color Guard At MVHS

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Color Guard At MVHS

Jim Marsoobian & Rebekah Choi
Staff Writers

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     Last weekend on October 2nd, Mission Viejo High School’s color guard and marching band won the high auxiliary award, which means best color guard, at a home competition against other high schools. The marching band also won best percussion. The team practices from five to nine PM most nights, so this award shows how rewarding their dedication is. This was the first home competition of the season, since COVID started.

     In an interview, Madelynn Foulkrod, a member of color guard, describes it as being hard but very worth it. She explains how the team is almost “like a family” because of how much time they spend together. She says, “It’s hard to not get close to people you spend four hours a day with.” “Even if you and your teammates are very different people, you kind of find the certain thing that makes you click which makes the whole team click,” she explains. One of her favorite things about being in the color guard is spending time practicing with her friends. It was seeing the color guard perform at her middle school, with their “pretty” and “intricate” moves, that compelled Madelynn to join. Her favorite skill to practice is sabre, which is a sword-like prop.

     Right now, the color guard is working on their fall shows with the marching band. In the winter, the color guard does shows on their own. They are looking forward to upcoming championships, although they are disappointed about not being able to go to Fresno for competition this year.

     When asked about balancing school and color guard, Madelynn said it was “really, really hard,” because of their five-to-nine PM practices and lots of time spent cleaning up their props. This takes away from homework time, and has an on and off idea when it comes to joining next year, but Madelynn manages. Color guard has made Madelynn a more confident person, saying she is a “completely different person than I was last year.” Outside of color guard, Madelynn participates in the MVHS Agriculture program, journalism, and yoga (which she says actually helps with color guard.) She talked about how she was planning to go into color guard next year, as well, and even though it is a lot of hard work it “pays off in the end,” and makes you “feel good about yourself.” It gives her confidence, and she is very passionate about it.

     Unlike other sports and activities, the main goal of color guard is not just to win and be strong, rather each member has their own personal goals. Also, color guard uniquely involves dance incorporated with flags. As Madelynn states that color guard isn’t like other sports. She says “Color guard is a lot different from other sports because usually other sports have the goal to just win, or do good, or be strong, but color guard is a lot different because it involves dance, your flag skills, your rifle skills, and sabere skills.” 

     Overall Madelynn enjoys color guard and MVHS is lucky to have such a great color guard team.

Boys Water Polo Makes A Splash!

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Boys Water Polo Makes A Splash!

Eja Fromm
Co-Editor In Chief

The Diablos start off an impressive season with an overall record of 10-10 as they enter their league as a Division 3 team!

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     The Mission Viejo Boys Varsity Water Polo team has begun their season with an excellent record. Their season record is 10-10, as they have defeated Trabuco Hills, Walnut, Murrieta Valley, Temple City, El Segundo,  Redwood, El Toro, and Tesoro!

     League started on September 28th, 2021. They are currently 1-6 for league games because the majority of teams in their league are division two teams. Teams placed in division two are more advanced and difficult competition. 

     Mission Viejo is currently in second place in the Sea View League. Sitting in first place is undefeated Division 2 team, Aliso Niguel. 

     The Diablos fought hard in their first league game against Aliso on September 28th. The crowd was yearning for the Diablos to defeat their rivals, as they were tied with the Wolverines for the majority of the time.  

     In the beginning, Mission was up 4-0, but they unfortunately fell off with the end score being 13-10. 

     Their second game was against their longtime opponent, Trabuco Hills. Two years ago, the two teams made it all the way to CIF Finals, and faced each other for the CIF Division 5 Championship. Mission was fortunately victorious and became CIF Champions in 2019.

     It was a close game for the Mustangs and the Diablos as they played each other on a ninety-nine degree afternoon on September 30th. The crowd was booming, the sun was roasting the pool deck, and the players were fiercely fighting for a victory. The Diablos were anticipated to win, but Trabuco was coming in hot and showed no signs of giving up. After a long game, Mission succeeded with the final score being 11-9. 

     Head Coach, Matt Roche, feels the team is still currently growing and has room for improvement. Some qualities that stick out to him as a coach is that his team, “doesn’t give up in pressure situations.” 

    Coach Matt has been preparing them with plenty of swimming. When asked what he hopes for the team to accomplish by the end of season, he replied, “I just want the boys to be playing very well together and to secure a spot in CIF.” 

     Roche feels the boys are realistically top 3 in CIF for Division 3, but the competing teams are all very challenging. His most important goal for the team is to improve on their awareness during a game. 

     The varsity team is composed of a total of 11 seniors this year. They have 3 team captains: Cooper Call, Tennyson Smith, and Pete Muller. 

     Captains Tennyson Smith and Cooper Call feel, “the season has been amazing because our team has grown closer together by so much.”

     Their overall goal is to make it to CIF. They feel that the team has overcome many challenges so far. Communication is their key to success. Call and Smith mentioned, “at practice our teamwork is like no other, we are all on the same page and always help one another out.”

    Overall, the team has high aspirations for their season. They need one more win as of October 28th to make it to CIF.  Best of luck goes out to their success!

Shang-Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings: Breaking The Mold (A Little)

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Shang-Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings: Breaking The Mold (A Little)

Judd Karn & Jason Hatfield 
Online Editor and Entertainment Editor

The Marvel Film excels as an origin story but is held back by the MCU formula.

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 With many questions  as to how the Marvel Universe will continue through a new generation, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” has garnered high expectations.

     A typical complaint with Marvel Studios movies, as well as superhero movies at large, is that they contain formulaic plots, cliche characters, and a lack of self awareness. Luckily, Shang-Chi thrives and excels at avoiding these pitfalls for the most part. With a stellar cast, great choreography, and phenomenal CGI, the Marvel film not only meets, but exceeds expectations.

     It’s ironic how one of the biggest compliments that can be given to a Marvel film  is that one forgets they are watching a Marvel movie at all. Marvel superfans, in fact, praise the film for its ability to deviate just enough to give a (somewhat) different experience. In comparison, Marvel’s previous outing, Black Widow, felt stale and unimaginative. While it hit much of the same notes one would expect, it didn’t feel entirely necessary. 

    With Shang-Chi, Marvel has succeeded in making a unique experience. Much of this should be credited to a unique atmosphere, unlike much of Marvel’s other movies.  The welcome inclusion of Marvel’s first Asian-American superhero added to Marvel’s goal of creating a wide variety of heroes for their fans to identify with, as well as creating an entirely different setting then other films. 

     Sure, Shang-Chi does throw some of the same punches as previous films, but that’s usually for the better. Why exactly would someone become a Marvel fan if it was not for the iconic fight scenes, underdog setup, and otherworldly powers? Shang-Chi has all of those elements, and they are executed particularly well.

     While Shang-Chi has plenty to love, some elements are either unnecessary or underbaked. The jester’s character, played by Ben Kingsley from Iron Man 3, was rather rushed and felt like a mediocre element to fill in a role. 

    Morris, a cute and loveable pillow creature, felt sort of out of place and filling a role that didn’t need to exist. The two were probably the most forced characters in the film, like a comedic character quota they had to meet. With that being said, these characters were a significant part of giving the film a completely different tone than it would have had, for better or worse. 

     Another thing peculiar about the film was Shang-Chi’s role in it. While previous Marvel outings spent much of their time developing the main character (think of Iron Man, Spiderman, and again, Black Widow), Shang-Chi himself seemed less involved, while the surrounding characters took larger roles. I saw this as an interesting, but successful change of structure, but others may find Shang-Chi’s lack as the main character  comparably less compelling. 

     Katy (Awkwafina) and Xialing (Meng’er Zhang), felt less like supporting characters and more like counterparts to Shang-Chi. Katy’s lackluster reason to be in the later half of the movie is a bit distracting, but she is a good grounded comedic relief and without her the movie would feel too serious. 

     Xialing, is reasonably apprehensive about helping her brother, Shang-Chi, throughout the movie and serves as a much needed helping-hand to Shang-Chi that is portrayed very well by the actress.
    The film gives the audience a stellar soundtrack, new set of characters and a unique atmosphere into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s no wonder people love the divergent Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.  

Final score: 8.1/10 

Colleges Are Getting Rid of The SAT and The ACT

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Colleges Are Getting Rid of The SAT and The ACT

Megan LeBoff
Staff Writer

A growing number of colleges and universities are no longer considering SAT and ACT scores as they deal with the aftermath of the pandemic.

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An increasing number of colleges and universities in the US are discarding SAT and ACT scores in their admission process. This big change follows various changes in collegiate systems due to COVID-19. 

Participating in the abandonment of the SAT and ACT includes all UC schools, effectively making it the first test-blind collegiate system in the United States. Other schools that have decided to drop SAT and ACT scores include Northern Illinois University, Reed College in Oregon, Hampshire College in Massachusetts, Loyola University in New Orleans, the University of New England, and Washington State University. 

If not test blind, a growing number of colleges will be “test-optional” which will consider SAT and ACT scores only if they are submitted, although many admission directors say the exam scores are recommended in order to make your application stand out. 

Admissions staff points out a few reasons as to why they decided to drop SAT and ACT scores, the first being the scheduling problems caused by COVID-19. In the spring and summer of 2020, SAT and ACTs were canceled nationwide, making it impossible for students to take their exams in time for fall admissions.

But this change wasn’t brought about just because of covid. For years, many have questioned the morality of the exams altogether. They argue that the upper class can pay for SAT and ACT prep classes to get their score up, while many lower-class students cannot.

Additionally, according to the College Board, the SAT does not measure any innate ability. Therefore many colleges find the exams a poor indicator of whether or not a student will succeed in college.

But the decision to drop the SAT and ACT has faced major backlash from students, parents, and teachers. It has raised major concerns that high school teachers, particularly ones at wealthy private schools, may inflate their students’ grades if colleges begin to rely on GPA as a primary admissions factor.

However, others believe that it is a necessary change in order to renovate the admission process as a whole. 

Overall, the ACT respects any college’s decision to go test blind and offers its help to schools developing different criteria evaluating potential students, says ACT’s interim chief Janet Godwin.

For any students apprehensive about the new stress on GPA, it is suggested that extra effort is placed on the admissions essay, as many colleges are looking for new ways to find students that stand out. So take advantage of the extra spotlight on your GPA and admission essay, by being creative with your application.

Going to School When The World Stopped

Judd Karn
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Going to School When The World Stopped

     I was a freshman when the pandemic started and am nearing the end of my Sophomore year as the pandemic is coming to an end. It is fair to say that Covid-19 has drastically affected my high school experience, but in what ways?

     My freshman year started off as it would any other year: I eventually learned my way around the school and made a couple new friends. First semester finals came around, and I was doing just fine. Once they were done, I was relieved and also excited, seeing as I had made it on the golf team and was excited to play.

     We started practice in the beginning of February, and by the middle of the month, I had become good friends with everyone on the team. We then had an introduction party on February 28th where I was getting even more comfortable with all of the boys golf, then a couple weeks later golf got cancelled a couple weeks later.

     By February, I knew about Covid-19 and how it was getting very serious in China but that was about the extent of my knowledge. Right before spring break, my English teacher talked to the class about Coronavirus and how there was a possibility that the school would be shut down for a couple weeks after spring break. 

     Everyone was excited for the longer spring break, but no one in our class ever thought it could become a pandemic. Yet, it was becoming more and more of a possibility as we got closer to the mandatory lockdown declaration.
    In 2019, I got my Disneyland annual pass, which we used about once every other week. When I heard Disneyland was  closing because of Coronavirus, I knew it was serious (seeing as they only closed for 3 days prior). 

     After the lockdown started, I believed, like most other people, that it would only last for a couple weeks, and I am fairly sure the school also thought this. 

     My teachers recorded videos and some held meetings on an app new to me at the time, Zoom. As the weeks went on it became apparent that Coronavirus was not stopping and that it was necessary for us to be on lockdown for the foreseeable future and prepare for what that means. 

     It was a weird time , I was optimistic that the pandemic would end soon, but it still felt weird to be kind of on vacation and still do work. Eventually finals came around and we did not do them, then it was the end of school.

     In short, the second semester of my freshman year wasn’t even a semester, the start was normal but once the lockdown neared, everything just felt in a weird limbo where it was not actually a school break but it was at the same time. 

    During summer break, I went outside for 1 hour a day to go on a walk to keep myself sane, but other than that all I did was catch up on TV shows and movies. 

     When we came back, things were much more concrete and schedules were in place; everyone had zoom meetings at designated times. During this time I really struggled with paying attention during class and zoned out at least once every class period. After a couple months, I adjusted to keeping attention but it was a struggle at the beginning.

     I chose to do everything online for the entirety of the year, and I believe that was the right decision (eventually) for me, but I was considering doing hybrid classes.  Hybrid classes would have been nice for me to keep my attention, but at the same time Coronavirus cases were peaking, so I did not want to risk it. 

     The only negative thing with online is in the beginning of the year I rarely talked one on one with the teachers and there were also a bunch of students that did not have their cameras on. So it was inherently easier to ask for help with hybrid because of the fact that you were actually present and you did not have to deal with tech problems.

     As the restrictions started to lift there were talks about starting to play golf again, this was one of the first sports to be confirmed as it is inherently built around social distancing. The only thing was everyone else started playing golf as it was one of the sports you could play during the pandemic so the prices of everything related to golf skyrocketed. I was just happy to play golf and get back into the sport.

     My sophomore year as of right now has been one that was much more difficult to be productive, difficult to participate in and more difficult altogether, albeit considerably better than my freshman year. I have only been to school six times since the beginning of the school year and every single time it felt foreign. Do I feel like I missed out on anything? Most definitely, but this will be an experience to remember.

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Expanding a Universe

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Expanding a Universe

     The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is much more down to Earth compared to its predecessor, WandaVision. It is what you would expect from a Marvel Cinematic Universe series, action, superpowers, and world building. 

     The chemistry between The Winter Soldier AKA James Buchanon “Bucky” Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Falcon AKA Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) carries the show, the character growth and mannerisms that change over the span of the show are a nice touch and provide extra depth to a character. Zemo (Daniel Brühl) is given much more diverse characterization compared to Captain America: Civil War where he was sidelined. The introduction of the new Captain America (Wyatt Russell) is done perfectly and the actor does a great job to show how nervous his character was trying to take up the mantle.

     The plot is wonderful, much better than I thought it would be and it very much parallels our society. We also get shown that the superhero-filled world is not perfect, minor spoiler; Sam Wilson tries to get a loan in the bank to fix his boat after he was ‘dusted’ for five years, and he is told his record is not good enough to get a loan. The fact that this series is six episodes long allows the story to provide more explanation to what is going on outside of doing missions; the heroes of the world do not even get paid for their work.

    We also get a glimpse into the fact that even though Sam Wilson is a hero,  he still has to face racism. When in an argument with Bucky, two cops confront them and ask Bucky if Sam is bothering him. This is also addressed multiple times later in the series and once again reminds us that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is just as broken as our own.

     Bucky’s arc throughout the series is trying to write his wrongs when he was being mind controlled by the Nazis; this arc is not thrown in your face and does not take center stage but when you focus on that it is prevalent through all of the episodes. Bucky also is dealing with being friends with nobody and settling back into a world after being frozen in ice and fighting for years and years without stopping. After Captain America died he had no one to hang out with and was left with a permanent mental scar from the fact that he remembers every single person he killed.

    The threat of the series is not anywhere as big as any of the movies or as WandaVision, but that was on purpose. This season was more focused on finding out what the characters were dealing with providing world building to the Marvel Cinematic Universe rather than fighting a big evil alien.

     Overall The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is a great watch if you like action and will definitely be down your alley if you like good fighting, choreography, and character development. The ending of the show was a bit rushed, but that was because the season was initially supposed to have more episodes but was cut short for Covid-19 reasons. With that being said, it was very entertaining, and I look forward to seeing how these characters will progress in their future appearances in the MCU.

Godzilla Vs Kong: You Get What You Pay For

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Godzilla Vs Kong: You Get What You Pay For

     Godzilla vs. Kong is Warner Brothers’ 4th film in their “monsterverse”, a connected movie universe that features larger than life creatures, commonly referred to as Kaijus or Titans. This is special not only because it is a culmination of the last three films, but also like other films this past year, it was temporarily streaming on HBO Max, but it is still being played in theaters.

     As for the visual effects and fights, they were phenomenal. The entire world is built on VFX (aka visual effects), a combination of computer generated elements in tandem with motion capture suits and other methods to bring fantasy to life. 

     This VFX is exceptional, it does not pull you out of the world for one second. The characterization of Kong was really nice to see as the titans are the real stars of the show and it was nice to see Kong have a story behind him and to actually have feelings behind him.

     Jia (Kaylee Hottle) was portrayed really well and her communication with Kong allowed the viewer to think that Kong was not just a giant fighting monster but a human that has feelings and humanity. However, the characters were one sided and felt more like things to move the plot along rather than be actual characters.

     Bernie Hayes (Brian Tyree Henry) was a conspiracy theorist and that was about it. Him, Josh Valentine (Julian Dennison), and Madison Russell (Millie Bobby Brown) were really just there to provide information on what Apex is doing and to find out about MechaGodzilla.

     It was not just them either, the other characters were just there to move the plot along so Godzilla, Kong, and later MechaGodzilla could fight. With this being said, it makes sense that they would hire star-studded actors to play such one-sided characters so the characters were actually interesting.

     The movie is not just assisted by CGI but carried by it. These spectacles are the main reason to watch the movies and the studio could see that; they gave the titans a way to battle, a personality, and a history.

     I was a bit skeptical of the monsterverse at first but it is now clear to see that this franchise is here to stay as an enjoyable movie that is full of action and fun to watch. They were able to fill an entire movie about monsters, with a plot that enhances and showcases the visuals that viewers come to see, and is able to make it entertaining the entire time.
     The movie makes you care for Kong more than just a giant killing machine and makes you not want him to die. I give them props for making a giant monkey with an axe and (somewhat) a giant nuclear lizard something that we can care about. 

     The movie focuses mainly on the combat between the two monsters, which was a great thing to do. Basically, Godzilla Vs Kong is a classic action CGI brawl that is a blast to watch, but if you need a good and logical plot to enjoy a movie this is most definitely not in your ballpark.  However, the main reason to watch the movie is to watch two giant monsters fight each other and that is most definitely what you get.

Wandavision Proves That Marvel Doesn’t Need Action To Be Entertaining

Judd Karn
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Wandavision Proves That Marvel Doesn’t Need Action To Be Entertaining

     WandaVision, Disney’s latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is an ambitious slow-brewing mystery-sitcom starring Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), that takes place right after Avengers: Endgame. The project is meant to directly connect with the movies, but did they pull it off?

     The first couple episodes I was very uncertain about and, to be honest, a little disappointed at. Initially, I felt that the show was too slow for the first three episodes and was most likely losing people’s attention. I would have preferred if they instead went for the 2010s down to the 50s as it would have been a more captivating audience to watch something they are more familiar with, but I understand the need for this sequential way due to the narrative but I would take that sacrifice for a less boring first three episodes.

     If you think that the first couple of episodes are too slow you would be happy to know that the fourth episode changes that pace quickly. The chemistry between Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings), Jimmy Woo (Randall Park), and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) was great and they balanced each other out. If you do not like the first three episodes that’s fine but once you get into the fourth episode and do not like it that is when you know you most definitely do not like the show.

     Over time the show drops subtle hints at what is going on, whether it is a quote or the commercials that show each episode, but it is more for a person who is rewatching a show so they can say, “Oh I get that reference now!”. However, there is a very prevalent theme of perspective, questioning who is the bad guy and how that could change so easily just by who gets the most screen time; the same exact show but with a different angle could change the entirety of it.

     During the last half of WandaVision, you start getting answers and everything starts making sense. Whether it be the story itself, the characters, or how the story itself is happening. I have to say there was an episode where they tried to go for a 2010 office/modern family-Esque episode but it was not done justice because they had to progress the story as well.

     The eighth episode was exposition-heavy, trying to fit everything in before the finale but it was still a very good episode. The last episode was a good episode by any means, it just did not fit the theme of the rest episodes and I felt that there could have been a more cohesive way to end the show. 

     The tone and genre of WandaVision is a great use of perspective and mystery elements to create a compelling show without the need for big action fights and explosions. Marvel’s WandaVision is not perfect, but it is a great watch for any Marvel fan or a person that knows the basics of Marvel. The ending left a lot to be desired, but I assume those payoffs would come up in one of the future Marvel films. However, as a standalone show, the ending is not unacceptable and is more like a movie set up for a sequel. I would say standalone 8/10 due to the ending but with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe 9/10 as we know that this is a lead-up to an upcoming Marvel project.

     Binging this on your first watch would also improve the show as watching it weekly you have to deal with the waiting for another episode and so you hope every single episode is great and binging them allows you to not have any expectation and see the cohesive story unfold.

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