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Anyone else planning on watching Echo on Disney Plus this evening? (Original Post) Tom Yossarian Joad Jan 2024 OP
I'm excited for it - don't know if I'll binge though AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2024 #1
I'm not a big marvel fan. But Echo looks interesting enough to give it a try. rogue emissary Jan 2024 #2
It ties in, but not directly to the big overarching Avengers-type story AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2024 #7
oh yeah... Ohio Joe Jan 2024 #3
The woman who plays Echo is a phenomenal actor LearnedHand Jan 2024 #4
I'm not sure if she's done anything between AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2024 #6
Incredible! LearnedHand Jan 2024 #9
Some non-spoiler thoughts Ohio Joe Jan 2024 #5
Minor spoiler reply Tom Yossarian Joad Jan 2024 #8
Agree, but she really is an amputee LearnedHand Jan 2024 #10

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,600 posts)
1. I'm excited for it - don't know if I'll binge though
Tue Jan 9, 2024, 12:24 PM
Jan 2024

Hawkeye was one of my favorite Marvel TV series, and I love all the Native cast members in Echo - esp. Zahn McClarnon and Graham Greene.

rogue emissary

(3,215 posts)
2. I'm not a big marvel fan. But Echo looks interesting enough to give it a try.
Tue Jan 9, 2024, 01:47 PM
Jan 2024

I don't think it's going try and tie into the marvel multiverse.

Which is the main reason I haven't enjoyed a lot of the marvel TV and movIe shows.

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,600 posts)
7. It ties in, but not directly to the big overarching Avengers-type story
Wed Jan 10, 2024, 01:34 PM
Jan 2024

But it's a sequel to Hawkeye (you don't need to watch Hawkeye to appreciate though), and ties into the Netflix Daredevil-verse.

LearnedHand

(4,050 posts)
4. The woman who plays Echo is a phenomenal actor
Tue Jan 9, 2024, 06:04 PM
Jan 2024

She's graceful and extremely athletic and her face is very expressive.

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,600 posts)
6. I'm not sure if she's done anything between
Wed Jan 10, 2024, 01:31 PM
Jan 2024

But Hawkeye was her first professional acting gig - before that she had only done high school plays.

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
5. Some non-spoiler thoughts
Wed Jan 10, 2024, 01:01 PM
Jan 2024

A few things disappointed me. I really thought it would have more action... A lot more, along the lines of Daredevil on Netflix. The pacing was definitely off and they really should have fixed it up before releasing. Her powers... They really, really should have explained them much better.

There is a lot to like here though, it's not all bad. Acting is top notch by everyone. The story it told was well written... That may seem to clash with wanting her powers explain better but really, they are not used much. The series is really about relationships... With Kingpin, her family and her tribe. I thought the cinematography and directing were well done. It's also not hard to binge watch it... It has five episodes and I think it was just a bit over three hours to go through it all.

All in all, I'd give it a 7/10.

Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,263 posts)
8. Minor spoiler reply
Wed Jan 10, 2024, 02:23 PM
Jan 2024

Very much the same reaction here but I got put off by the way she lost her leg in that where on earth did that piece of plate glass come from?

The Netflix Marvels spoiled me.

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