Wonder-Man Marvel Spotlight, What's seen v/s What is.

Wonder-Man is a strange one, for one, I am glad that Disney finally learnt their lesson of Seasons requiring at least eight episodes, and also that you don't always have to drop everything week to week.

I mean it works for things such as Wanda Vision because that was meant to emulate the weekly release of an early Sitcom.

It definitely did not work for something like Moon Knight, but that is okay because Marvel forgot about it right?

Yes that is Khonshu disintegrating in a representation of how this show disappeared from the memories of the Marvel Higher ups.

Moving on.

The fact that all of this happened in a day has the advantage that we get a full story but it has a huge disadvantage of people just forgetting about it once it is over, which puts me at a huge disadvantage because how the fuck am I supposed to put together something comprehensive in this short time for all of it at once?

Whatever, one must do what one must do.

Wonder-Man shows a side of the MCU that I believe is very rarely shown, in a universe where super powers and near world ending events are so common place they might as well be just a part of everyone's daily routine.

What is someone who doesn't want no part of it to do?

Even if and Especially if, they are actually the perfect man for the job.

Society likes to put people in boxes, it does not therefore appreciate someone choosing for themselves to be something different than what their narrow myopic view dictates.

And nowhere is this more apparent than in the entertainment/movie industry.

And Simon Williams is one such man who wants to enter the entertainment industry.

I mean dude, you could have literally picked anything.

And you picked this.

Yes we get it Trevor, it's a calling.

Wonder where that got you.

No no that's mean.

But speaking of, Trevor Slattery being in this series is actually quite a poignant choice, because he represents someone who was also unintentionally screwed by this world of Superheroes, although in a much more realistic manner, because he was told to act as a Terrorist.

But all these years pass by, and here he is.

Back to glow once ag... oh.

Trevor is being served a hot plate of your past still haunts you motherfucker by the Department of Damage control.

But really they don't give a shit about him, they just want what he can offer to them.

A chance to capture yet another Super powered "threat".

Why? Because most of their cells are empty and they need to fill them up to justify their funding.

Ah yes, the real villain of the MCU, the prison Industrial Complex.

And the reality is, maybe there is some truth to what the DODC feels, Simon Williams can control Ionic Energies, and that makes him as this guy puts it.

And he has always been from a very young age someone who learnt to hide that which made him different and his mind, unlikable.

He like anyone in his place is completely always in his head and overthinks every action, something that makes him loose a very good chance at a T.V. show and his relationship.

And for good reason.

Because just like in every other place in life, those with special abilities aren't trusted.

Like if even the heavy hitters like the avengers face something like the Sokovia accords, what do you think is going to happen to those in the Entertainment industry?

DeMarr (Doorman) Davis is a mutant who got his powers unexpectedly after falling through his floor right in front of a lady who was coming out the bathroom(awkward).

He pretty much wanted to continue his life as it was being the doorman to a nightclub where he had found his comfort.

But in an event where the club caught fire and everyone got locked in, he did the only thing anyone in his position would do, he used his powers to help everyone portal through the door.

Now, everyone obviously thought that he just makes harmless portals through physical objects but if the comics are anything to go by, his body becomes a portal to the Dark Dimension.

After saving everyone, he becomes a huge sensation, first as Josh J Gad's personal Chauffeur/Bodyguard then as a star on his own right.

At first obviously he enjoyed the fame he got but as with all things, with time his charm began to fade, and he fell off the way side, and into bad habits, finally when he came back to Josh Gad, in a moment of carelessness, Josh went into the portal but never came out.

After this incident, people with Superpower's were forbidden to work in movies.

Obviously spelling doom for Simon.

So here we have someone who suppresses his powers and his emotions and that makes him very prone to sudden violent outburst.

And what does the prison Industrial complex do? It sends a spy after him who eventually becomes Simon's friend after deciding that he is indeed not a threat enough to be thrown into prison.

But the DoDC don't care, they need to fill their cells.

And it is this betrayal from Trevor, whom he considered a friend, revealed to him by an extra nosy Hollywood reporter Kathy Friedman whose only job is apparently to tear people down, presumably for clicks, that Simon actually looses it.

The DoDC almost take him into custody after this, planning to use this as proof, ignoring the fact of course that they were directly responsible for what happened.

The reality is when what the world want's to see doesn't match what actually is, they pressure it into becoming what they want to see.

To hell with everything else.

Reel represents Real as just like Barnaby was supposed to betray Wonder-Man, Trevor plays the part of the Terrorist and takes the fall for Simon, showing to the world that he betrayed his best friend when in reality he was more loyal than anyone else.

All in all, Wonder-Man is a refreshing break away from the world ending normal of the MCU, where the real threat is what we face everyday, something where the psychological side of being able to destroy a concrete block with your hands is explored.

It shows us the mundane the everyday, the side we ignore, and most importantly it gives us a hero who is in touch with all this in spite of being one of the strongest there is.

It also potentially expands on the Mutant lore of the MCU as more and more super powered individuals start showing up.

It remains to be seen how this will impact the rest of the MCU as that hasn't been explored like most of Marvel spotlight so far, which is a shame since Marvel's best content seems to be in Spotlight, Werewolf by night, guardians holiday special etc.

I guess we will see.