Short thoughts on the 8-episode Spotlight

1 — MATINEE

- Rogers the Musical, AND the TCL theatre mention!

- Actor in a movie playing an actor auditioning for a part in a movie with the title of this show. WILD.

- Simon has an interesting way of thinking; Trevor waxes philosophical.

2 — SELF-TAPE

- Simon has emotional regulatory issues…?

- Maybe linked to his powers…?

- Trevor is a DODC plant; obviously.

3 — PACOIMA

- For-profit prisons in the USA isn’t even a fictional thing, but okay.

- Haitian-style birthday party? Seems a good gathering of family.

- Simon feels out of sorts at his mom’s birthday party. Seems his emotions are the source of his powers?

4 — DOORMAN

- Black and white filter. But why? Backstory?

- Josh Gad cameo! When even Frozen is MCU canon.

- Also why is that portal noise the same bioacoustics sound effect from the Godzilla KOTM movie?

5 — FOUND FOOTAGE

- The trope of needing to go somewhere quick but not being able to due to unforeseen circumstances

- Fascinating, getting side quested by a teenager.

- House party turns bust. Did not see that coming.

6 — CALLBACK

- Simon overthinks a lot; he’s possibly neurodivergent, maybe.

- VK’s board looks to be full of Easter eggs…?

- “You’re not your condition”, but when what you have is an intrinsic part of you, what then?

7 — KATHY FRIEDMAN

- “Kids are cruel, they sniff out anyone who’s different.”

- “Nothing can possibly go wrong” is a jinx for everything.

- When Simon’s greatest weakness is also ironically his greatest strength.

8 — YUCCA VALLEY

- Trevor tries to set things right, by shifting the blame away from Simon to himself, by utilizing his past as “The Mandarin”. True friend takes the fall.

- Simon’s suit for the WonderMan character looks good!

- Trevor is maybe at the Raft? Something more…

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Also, check out how different the original character is, per DK’s Marvel Encyclopedia.

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