Episode 13.5 – Magic in the MCU (Patreon Only)

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Show Notes:

  • In this Patreon-exclusive episode, Ben and Josh continue their discussion from Episode 13 about the use of Magic in storytelling–this time examining 7(ish) movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe Intro (0:00-1:41) 
    • Mystical Magic (1:41-21:06) 
      • Thor 
        • Ben: Soft Magic, D 
        • Josh: Soft Magic 
          • Thor: B  
          • Dark World: D 
          • Ragnarok: B- 
      • Dr. Strange 
        • Ben: Soft Magic, B 
        • Josh: Soft Magic, B 
    • One-timers (21:06-40:51) 
      • Captain America 
        • Ben: Hard Magic, B 
        • Josh: Hard [serum]/Soft Magic [tesseract], C+ 
      • Spider-Man [Tom Holland] 
        • Ben: Hard [bite]/Soft [webs] Magic, C+ 
        • Josh: Soft Magic, B+ 
    • Science Magic (40:51-58:26) 
      • Iron Man 
        • Ben: Hard Magic, A- 
        • Josh: Hard at first…softer as it goes, A 
      • Ant Man 
    • Intermixing (58:26-fin)