Is the MCU Starting to Fail? PLUS A Podcast Update

NOTE: The Episode contains an important update about the future of the podcast at the end.

Join your host Garhdo as they return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after a series of less of recent critical and commercial underperformance to attempt to answer the question of if it is starting to fail? People have been predicting it for years, expecting the superhero movie bubble to burst, and many expect that time has come, although Garhdo isn’t quite as convinced. They will give their thoughts on all of the recent releases, hypothesise about what has caused Marvel Studios’ recent issues, and ponder about the future of this universe.

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Final slide artwork by 70.6ixon Instagram. Used with permission. https://linktr.ee/70.6ix

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:36 Announcement
  • 2:38 What Comes After the Endgame?
  • 9:31 Re-Reviewing Phase 4
  • 46:19 Secret Invasion: The Worst Marvel Show?
  • 1:05:32 I Am Groot: A Fun Distraction
  • 1:08:13 The Marvels: Did it Deserve to Bomb?
  • 1:21:02 Loki: Does Season 2 Hold Up?
  • 1:27:58 Echo: Return of the Netflix style?
  • 1:38:50 Deadpool and Wolverine: Pure Fanservice
  • 1:43:21 Agatha All Along: The Show No-one Asked For?
  • 1:53:59 Brave New World: The New Captain America
  • 2:12:34 Born Again: Daredevil’s Triumphant Return
  • 2:31:29 Thunderbolts*: Spoiler-Free Discussion
  • 2:39:25 Ironheart: Held Back Too Long?
  • 2:45:26 Sony’s Struggling Spin-Offs
  • 2:49:28 Venom: A Mixed Trilogy
  • 3:06:37 Mobius: It’s Morbin’ Time!
  • 3:15:29 Madame Web: Blame It On the Edit
  • 3:29:33 Kraven the Hunter: The End
  • 3:43:25 Sony’s Future?
  • 3:53:20 What If?: Exploring the Multiverse
  • 4:02:48 Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
  • 4:06:45 The Offenders: MODOK and Hit-Monkey
  • 4:14:56 Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
  • 4:20:50 X-Men ‘97: The 90s Never Looked So Good!
  • 4:24:08 The Future of Marvel Animation
  • 4:27:42 Marvel’s Missteps
  • 4:51:16 Unresolved Plot Threads
  • 5:06:22 Kang Dynasty: The Film That Wasn’t
  • 5:15:28 Doomsday: Reworking The End of a Saga
  • 5:28:48 Looking Forward
  • 5:39:34 Episode Outro
  • 5:47:58 Podcast Update
  • 5:54:08 Sign-Off

Season 6, Episode 4
September 26th 2025

While I was proud of this episode, and was happy to finally get around to talking about the MCU’s latest updates again, it was tainted slightly by having to say that I had to step away for a while due to real world issues.

This podcast, for the time I have been doing it, has been a source of joy, even though it has at times been very hard work. I hate that I keep letting my fans down, and not being able to do the content I am planning on, especially as it always seems that something happens every time I seem to get things in order and make a plan.

As it is now I’m hoping that things will be back on track by early 2027, but I still can’t guarantee that at this point. I just hope that being open about this allows my fans and followers to understand, and be willing to bear with me for the time it takes for my life to slot into place.

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