Wonder Man
Thoroughly enjoyed this show! Really hope we get to see more of these characters & of this story. The MCU has been hinting at this celebrity superhero storyline since Endgame & I love that Wonder Man explores that even if it’s from a different perspective. This feels like a culmination of best aspects of other MCU shows. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Ben Kingsley are amazing & the chemistry that they have has all time MCU potential. The parallels of the acting world & the real world were really interesting. My only issue is that we don’t get to see a lot of Wonder Man’s powers. Which felt intentional but given the history of MCU TV shows expecting a second season would be foolish. Even more so with it being a Marvel Spotlight project, which was supposed to focus on “Street-level stakes over larger MCU continuity” but everything we do see regarding his powers feel like anything but. His powers are grand and complex. So knowing that a season 2 is unlikely & there probably isn’t plans to have him join the Avengers; I wish they would’ve went all out showing his abilities. Wish we could’ve spent more time on Simon’s childhood, the loss of his father, his relationship with his family, & the relationship with his girlfriend but I understand that would’ve taken away from Simon & Trevor’a dynamic. Outside of that the show doesn’t have any glaring issues for me. It’s funny, emotional, well acted, & unique. I’d also love to see Ben Kingsley’s Trevor Slattery & Martin Short’s Oliver Putnam in a room together 😭