The Mild Opinion Podcast

This week, following the final episode of Prime Video's The Boys, we share our thoughts on the fifth and final season as a whole as well as our thoughts on the finale itself and its impact on the show! We share our thoughts on the fates of the shows longest running characters such as Hughie Campbell, Billy Butcher, Starlight, and of course Homelander, as well as characters like Mother's Milk, Kimiko, Frenchie, Ashley, and The Deep. We discuss the pacing of the final season and how it reflects on the previous entries into The Boys' Universe including two seasons of Gen V. We also share our thoughts on how the final season impact the rewatchability of the show as a whole and the creative decisions we found fitting as well as those that seemed rushed or out of character. *Audio episode* Subsc...

This week, we take a deep dive into movie franchises with sequels that harmed the reputation of their predecessors and potentially never should have been made... We of course discuss the now infamous Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, as well as other major franchises such as The Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, Fast & Furious and other major movie franchises. We also discuss the wider problems of movie sequels in the Comedy Movie Genre that fail to recapture the humor of the original or are dragging out the same story without end, such as The Hangover sequels. Keep up with us on Instagram and TikTok! Instagram: the_mild_opinion_podcast TikTok: @the.mild.opinion #starwars #jurassicworld #piratesofthecaribbean #podcast

Following the finale of Season 4 of Prime Video's INVINCIBLE, we break down the highs and lows of the season, characters that stood out to us the most, and the trajectory of the show's future. We discuss the faithfulness of the series to its comic book source material, the journey and development of Mark Grayson/Invincible, development for characters such as Omni-Man, Oliver, and Robot as well as others, the long awaited introduction of Thragg, the world-building and lore about the Viltrum Empire, and the pace at which we expect the events of the rest of the series to unfold! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok! Instagram: the_mild_opinion_podcast TikTok: @the.mild.opinion #invincible #omniman #podcast

Following the finale of Season 4 of Prime Video's INVINCIBLE, we break down the highs and lows of the season, characters that stood out to us the most, and the trajectory of the show's future. We discuss the faithfulness of the series to its comic book source material, the journey and development of Mark Grayson/Invincible, development for characters such as Omni-Man, Oliver, and Robot as well as others, the long awaited introduction of Thragg, the world-building and lore about the Viltrum Empire, and the pace at which we expect the events of the rest of the series to unfold! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok! Instagram: the_mild_opinion_podcast TikTok: @the.mild.opinion #invincible #omniman #markgrayson #podcast

Not long ago, rumors were circulating that Disney was considering the development of a What If...? series for the Star Wars franchise, similar to the Marvel Studios production of a What If...? series for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A What If...? series in the context of the Star Wars Universe would reimagine major events in the timeline of Star Wars that we have seen on screen to see different outcomes on the greater story. This week, we share our thoughts on what some of the most interesting entries could be if Disney Star Wars were to ever follow through with a Star Wars What if...? series, and play through what some of the outcomes may be in the lens of an episodic series. We ask 'What if?' questions such as what if Luke Skywalker fell to the Dark Side? What if Anakin Skywalker sided...

In light of the recent release of Project Hail Mary, this week we dive into the genre of space movies and share our thoughts on the most well known and our favorite space movies. We discuss the recent release of Project Hail Mary, analyzing the story, visuals, and acting performance of Ryan Gosling, as well as other major space movies such as Interstellar, Gravity, The Martian, Alien, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and several others. For the purposes of this episode, we chose to omit discussions of Star Wars, as we have already discussed the franchise at length in past episodes. In our discussion, we share our thoughts on the evolution of space movies from the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey all the way to the most recent major release of Project Hail Mary. We discuss the influence of space movi...

This week, we talk about some of the best, worst, most influential, and most over and underrated portrayals of villains in comic book movies and shows! We hit the major villains and classics like Heath Ledger as The Joker and Josh Brolin as Thanos, but also go further in depth on villains we feel are overrated, or underrated. We share what makes each villain portrayal stand out and what makes some more lackluster than what they could have been. We hit the major franchises with villains in MARVEL such as Venom, Kingpin, Thanos, Ultron, Green Goblin and many more. With DC, we discuss major villains like the various portrayals of The Joker, Bane, Lex Luthor, and other characters we feel DC needs to give proper adaptations. We touch on the villains from other popular comic book media such as H...

This week, we share our picks and arguments for characters outside of DC and Marvel comics we believe would have what it takes to lift Thor's hammer, Mjolnir! We discuss characters from Star Wars, the Game of Thrones universe, video game characters, television show characters, anime characters and characters across all sorts of media who best showcase the characteristics we believe fit the criteria of being worthy of lifting Mjolnir. We also debate the merits common popular choices for characters who could lift Mjolnir such as Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Air Bender, and Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as several others. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for more! Instagram: the_mild_opinion_podcast TikTok: @the.mild.opinion #podcast #mjolnir #thor #thorhammer

This week, we share our picks and arguments for characters outside of DC and Marvel comics we believe would have what it takes to lift Thor's hammer, Mjolnir! We discuss characters from Star Wars, the Game of Thrones universe, video game characters, television show characters, anime characters and characters across all sorts of media who best showcase the characteristics we believe fit the criteria of being worthy of lifting Mjolnir. We also debate the merits common popular choices for characters who could lift Mjolnir such as Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Air Bender, and Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as several others. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for more! Instagram: the_mild_opinion_podcast TikTok: @the.mild.opinion

This week, we share some comedy movie roles that we felt were perfectly cast. We made our picks for these roles by performances and castings that could not have been achieved by anyone else in these roles! We discuss movies and roles such as Jim Carey in The Mask, Zach Galifinakis as Alan from The Hangover, Adam Sandler as Happy Gilmore, Ben Stiller as White Goodman from Dodgeball, Christopher Mintz Plasse as Fogel or "McLovin" from Superbad, Mike Myers as Austin Powers and Doctor Evil, and many, MANY more! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for more! Instagram: the_mild_opinion_podcast TikTok: @the.mild.opinion #comedy #comedymovie #comedyfilms #podcast