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2018 Year in Review

2018 was one hell of a year, and Jacob and Matthew go deep on some of their favorite characters and questions from the year that was. We re-examine old questions, talk about what we learned this year, and what we are excited to see in 2019.
Here are each of their year end lists.
BEST CHARACTERS OF 2018
Matthew
 Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
 Kingpin (Daredevil)
 Black Mariah (Luke Cage)
 Eric Killmonger (Black Panther)
 Tandy/Dagger (Cloak & Dagger)
    Hon. Mention: Superman
Jacob
 Kingpin (Daredevil)
 Misty Knight (MCU Shows)
 Jessica Jones (MCU Shows)
 Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
 T’Challa (Black Panther)
FAVORITE ETHICAL QUESTIONS OF 2018
Matthew
 Infinity War- Should we trade lives?
 Dangers of religion (Jedi)
 Toxicity in fandom
 Glorification of violence 
 Can you be a superhero who doesn’t kill?
Jacob
 Use of violence
 Toxicity in fandom
 Kingpin & punisher
 Infinity War- Should we trade lives?
 Devotion to a Cause
THINGS WE LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2019
Matthew
 Captain Marvel
 The Future of the Jedi/Star Wars
 Magic the Gathering Story
 The Orville
 Good Omens
Jacob
 The Future of the Jedi/Star Wars
 Infinity War- End Game
 Good Omens
 Daughters of the Dragon
 The Orville
FIVE CONCERNS WE HAVE IN 2019
Matthew
 Infinity War
 Disney taking over Netflix MCU
 The Joker movie
 Toxicity in fandom
 Tumblr and future of adult fandom
Jacob
 Future of the Jedi in Star Wars
 Infinity War
 More angry male heroes seeking revenge
Future of Punisher
 Disney taking over Netflix MCU
FIVE THINGS WE WISHED WE TALKED ABOUT MORE IN 2018
Matthew
 Dr. Who
 Cloak & Dagger
 Runaways
 Supergirl
 Black Lightning
Jacob
 Misty Knight & her disability
Jeri Hogarth in Jessica Jones
 Iron Fist Season 2
Any DC Movie
(Jacob only had 4)

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