

Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective
Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective
Welcome to "Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective!" Join four friends as they take a look back at maybe the most significant film series of the 21st century so far.
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Oct 2, 2020 • 1h 45min
Daredevil - S1E3 and S1E4, "Rabbit in a Snowstorm" and "In the Blood"
Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie continue their journey through the first season of Netflix's DAREDEVIL, with a few... detours. Tune in to hear how bored Eduardo was with the third episode, how much Chris cringed at prisoners making bone knives, and how much everybody enjoys Vincent D'Onofrio's performance as the Kingpin.
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Sep 15, 2020 • 2h 33min
Daredevil - S1E1 and S1E2, "Into the Ring" and "Cut Man"
Assembly Required is back, and is heading to Netflix to discuss season one of DAREDEVIL (at least until Robbie convinces everyone to abandon it to start his "Josie and the Pussycats" podcast). Join Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie as they discuss the first two episodes Marvel's first foray into streaming TV, the tenuous connections to the greater MCU, and what kind of mask Daredevil would wear during a pandemic. They also touch on the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman.
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Aug 21, 2020 • 2h 49min
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Well, it's finally happened. We've run out of MCU movies (for now). So let's take a trip to a different universe (or several different universes, in fact) and talk about the Academy Award-winning animated film SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE. Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie talk about the scenes that made them laugh, the scenes that made them cry, their favorite Spider-Folk, Spider-Heroes they hope to see in future installments, and that incredible visual style.
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Aug 14, 2020 • 2h 53min
Spider-Man: Far From Home
And so we've reached the final film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (so far - wear your mask so we can see BLACK WIDOW ASAP!). Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie discuss Peter Parker's globetrotting adventure, with plenty of love for a villain they've been wanting in a Spidey movie for a very long time. Thus ends Phase 3. We are so excited to show you what comes next!
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Aug 1, 2020 • 1h 42min
It's Probably Not the Name of a Movie
We're back! After a little rest and recovery following the massive undertaking that was AVENGERS: ENDGAME, Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie are back to reflect on the journey so far, both through the MCU and the podcast itself. We'll take a look back at how the podcast changed over the course of the year, pick our MCU MVPs, and give you a small peek at where the podcast may go in the future. And don't worry, we still have one MCU film left to cover, so look forward to our SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME episode next week. Excelsior!
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Jun 16, 2020 • 4h 6min
Avengers: Endgame, Part 3
It's our first anniversary, and to celebrate, we finish our discussion on the most ambitious Marvel film ever with our most ambitious episode ever. Assemble.
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May 23, 2020 • 2h 38min
Avengers: Endgame, Part 2
Part 2 of our three-part look at AVENGERS: ENDGAME! This episode is a love letter to the Time Heist.
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May 15, 2020 • 2h 16min
Avengers: Endgame, Part 1
It's finally here. After 21 movies, we're in the endgame now. And for a movie this big and this climactic, one we've been building up to since the beginning, we knew we had to go big to match it. So without further ado, Assembly Required proudly presents the first episode of our three part deep dive into AVENGERS: ENDGAME.
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Apr 24, 2020 • 2h 56min
Captain Marvel
It's a supersized episode with a supersized cast, as Bailey and Angela join Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie to talk about CAPTAIN MARVEL. Hear all about the character's long and exceedingly complicated comic book history, a discussion about the surprising controversy surrounding the film pre-release, and all that '90s goodness. Also get ready to meet your new favorite comic book characters: Khn'nr and Hoppy the Marvel Bunny!
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Apr 17, 2020 • 1h 55min
Ant-Man and the Wasp
What did Marvel Studios decide to follow up the biggest crossover event in movie history with? A goofy comedy! Does it work? You know Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie will have opinions on that. Join them as they grapple with the fact that ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, one of the lightest films in the MCU, somehow reminds them at every turn of the nightmare that is quarantine life (but don't worry, we promise this episode isn't a bummer!).
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