First, and exploration of airline food through history bringing us to the Great Sandwich War of 1954. We try — and fail — to short “intraday” stock. LG gets a full plug. Tony’s voice activated television actually works. Also, omelettes. It’s a Shandlingful minute with Steve Sarmento as we explore all this and awkward silences.
SPIDER! Get rid of SPIDER! Step on Spider! SPIDER! We love you Spider! Team Tardis (that doesn’t sound right) arrives back home only to find the place crawling with big spiders and Mr. Big. Eight legs, but only thirteen minutes to discuss ARACHNIDS IN THE UK!
To start, a lesson in world belief systems. We return to dramatic-minute-in-progress and learn a little family history from the sons of great inventors. Tony’s a jerk. Ivan clenches, and gives us some delightful super-villain work in his challenge to the Cult of Tony. From there, we introduce an alternate universe that nearly existed and would have changed … well … everything.
We’re gushing about actors acting… weird, cause we were looking for the skybeam! Seriously though, RDJ and MR give us a minute of straight up talent, not just a passable knock-off. And they even manage to move the story forward! This is a performance minute that reminds us this is a movie about weapons dealers, greed, and war, grounding super-heroes and raising the stakes.
Rob goes all CSI about evidence. Thankfully, Happy’s fine. Ivan is less fine, and also angry. Thankfully, evidence, some cars, and a father’s love from the grave are all destroyed. Justin is struck by Cupid’s Arrow for his new favorite Russian engineer. Be on the lookout for a new prisoner being photographed in this minute… it’ll be important.
An ode to exploration. The suit can’t fly, which we learn from legos. Seriously, there’s some stunning detail in the destruction of the suit during the fight with Whiplash here. Things aren’t going well for Tony in general, but thanks to the whip coil move, things turn around. Where have we seen that move before? Let us know!
Ah… it’s not a lunchbox… it’s not a football… there’s a SUIT in that thing? The comedy-tragedy collision peaks here in minute 36 as Happy, Pepper, and Tony get the suit out of the car and ol’ pulpy-legs Ivan gets back to business. Plus, a diversion on airbag science and a practical effect sequence that redeems the fires in the minute prior. Welcome to Mark V, with a tip of the hat to the Silver Centurion.
The TARDIS takes the visitors to a crucial turning point in American history. Can the group (and the creative team) navigate this pivotal moment, or will they make a mess of it? Thirteen minutes isn’t enough for this episode, but it’s what we have.
When is a car not a car? When the MMM computer says it’s so. This is Rob’s least favorite minute and we dive into why as we take on what it means to have … a human body. Ivan whips, Tony scampers, and Happy drives angry. Plus, we see what happens with the in-car Stoogeiverse collides with on-track shenanigans. Those shenanigans, by the way, lead us down an exploration of The Constrictor, who may have been present in spirit in this scene.
We hate sand but asphalt gives us reason to celebrate. OK, the team has a little trouble making Whiplash look cool in front of fire, but at least an incredibly tropey fight is our reward. We revisit the in-car Stoogeiverse while examining the scientific implications of meeting a concussive asphalt wave.
