Black Widow finally gets her moment in the spotlight, but did Marvel wait way too long to give Natasha Romanoff the solo movie she deserved?
In this episode of Psyber Conversations, we revisit Black Widow and talk about how the movie holds up on a rewatch, whether it should have served as the true epilogue to the Infinity Saga, and why the timing of its release still feels a little strange.
We get into Natasha’s backstory, the Red Room, the darker implications behind the Widow program, and the complicated family dynamic between Natasha, Yelena, Alexei and Melina. We also talk about Florence Pugh stealing nearly every scene as Yelena, David Harbour having way too much fun as Red Guardian, and whether Taskmaster was one of Marvel’s biggest missed opportunities.
Plus, we dig into the James Bond influence, the Moonraker parallels, the giant flying Red Room finale, the pheromone plot device, plenty of plot armor, and why Black Widow may actually be better than a lot of people remember.
Was this really Natasha’s movie, or was it secretly Yelena’s introduction? Did Natasha finally get the send off she deserved? And should Marvel have made a Black Widows series instead?
Join Bob, Josh, Darin, Michael and Cara as they agree, disagree, nitpick and wrap up the Psyber Conversations journey through the MCU before moving on to The Hunger Games.
Because around here, it’s okay to agree to disagree.
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