Episode 53.5: “Captain America: Civil War” and the Marvel Cinematic Universe

What started as a fun digression into the world of superhero movies turns into our longest episode ever - no joke, you could watch the entirety of Captain America: Civil War and still have a couple minutes left over on this one - as we dive deep into all things Marvel (with a little bit on Supergirl’s move to The CW thrown in for good measure). Caroline considers an open challenge to a fellowDaredevil reviewer, we give our very positive takes on the new Captain America movie, we discuss Marvel’s not great (being charitable there) record of representation and why a whole lot of other big blockbuster franchises are actually doing way better there (including DC and Warner Bros!), Alasdair disputes the idea that casting certain roles is a “no-win situation,” and we close things out with a ranking of our respective top five Marvel movies, because dammit, even if we have a whole bunch of issues with the MCU, they do know how to make some wonderfully entertaining movies.

Om Podcasten

We're back—and it's about time! Doctor Who reviewer at The A.V. Club and generally incorrigible fan Alasdair Wilkins is joined by new cohost and fellow A.V. Club contributor Allison Shoemaker to talk all things Doctor Who. Listen along as your new podcasting team prove it's still possible to have fun debating Doctor Who, even after the departure of original cohost Caroline Siede!