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14 Apr 2025 · 01:05:44

MCU Musings - Avengers: Doomsday

Hello, and welcome to episode 84 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We turn our attention back to the film behemoth that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we think ahead to the next Avengers film in the lineup - Doomsday. What do we make of the enormous cast? Is RDJ coming back a good thing? Is it a plot point? Come along as we figure out what we might want from this film and Marvel in general. See you next time for some more absolute nonsense!

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1 Apr 2024 · 01:09:19

Top 10 MCU Villains

Hello, and welcome to episode 72 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We're back to making a list of things we like, except this time it's dislike..? Yes, we're talking Marvel Cinematic Universe villains. Who made us root against them the most? Who was the most devious? Who should have won it all?

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22 Jan 2024 · 01:04:02

Cap vs Tony - The Great Civil War Debate

Hello, and welcome to episode 67 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Sean and Vib spend far too long trying to fix their audio, while also wrestling with the thorny issue of superhero oversight. Should we really be OK with Bruce Banner just walking around? Can't we just trust Steve Rogers? Why isn't Hawkeye just, in regular person jail?

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4 Sept 2023 · 01:08:16

Are we done with superhero films?

Hello, and welcome to episode 58 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. This episode, we're tired. We're so, so tired. But we're not sure what it is that's making us tired. Is it the MCU? Is it cinema in general? Is it just superhero films? We're honestly still not sure.

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1 May 2023 · 01:05:30

Fixing the Stupid - Thanos

Hello, and welcome to episode 49 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Welcome to the first of our "fixing the stupid" series, where we will endeavour to fix really stupid things in popular media. We are kicking off with a strong contender for most stupid: Thanos. Can we come up with a better plan than "kill half of everything"? Let us know what you think!

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31 Oct 2022 · 01:04:24

Is there Power Creep in the MCU

Hello, and welcome to Episode 40 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Here, we're asking the big questions. Just how over the top have villains in the MCU got? Where can they go from here? What happened to relatable bad guys like Jeff Bridges?

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18 Jul 2022 · 01:13:55

Red Hot Reviews: Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

Hello, and welcome to Episode 34 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. In this (very late) episode, we lied to you. We're not doing Harry Potter. That's next time. Sorry.

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9 May 2022 · 01:23:19

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Tier List

Hello, and welcome to Episode 31 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Today, our intrepid superheroes take on a gargantuan task - assigning all (well... nearly all) Marvel films to tiers. Of course, we've designed appropriate tiers for the task: top tier, pleasantly surprised, classic superhero average, immensely boring, actually bad, could have been made by DC. Let us know if you agree!

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2 Aug 2021 · 01:15:16

TV shows in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Hello, and welcome to Episode 16 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We are entering the world that's almost bigger than our own - the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we talk all things Loki. At least that's what we thought going into this, but regular listeners will know we tend to meander. So get ready for a bit of Loki and a whole lot of other (mainly MCU) things.

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14 Jun 2021 · 00:59:01

A Question of Worth: Who can lift Mjolnir

Hello, and welcome to Episode 9 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. This time, we strain ourselves analysing the Marvel Cinematic Universe, asking specifically who can lift Thor's mighty hammer, Mjolnir, and why. In the telling, we drift leisurely through the full spectrum of MCU films, complain about how bad the Dark World was, and question if Odin has any clue what he's doing.

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