UCM. in The Napkin.

So, not a secret that I’ve avoided most of Comic Books: The Cashgrab. Oh, not a total boycott - I did see Shazam in theatres and enjoyed it. Just the whole notion of needing to watch thirty something movies to get caught up made me go “Eh, I’ll wait until the hype dies down.”

No, I’m not blind to how I’m versed in Star Trek, which has 13 movies, 8 live action series, 3 animated series, and inside jokes that will make you scratch your head. I just balk at the notion of comic book movies in the first place. On average, you who is going to win. Sure, Batman Begins was a decent film. I caught it on a delay, so I had zero expectations.

Though, for my money, it didn’t have enough batnipples.

So, I thought of a great way to view these films without the dreaded “Okay, what should I be feeling?”

I could watch them in reverse.

No, seriously.

Fun fact: I saw Return of the King in theatres without seeing the previous two PJ films.

I enjoyed the hell out of it, and was able to follow the entire plot*.

*Like many, I was very “okay, where did these eagles come from?” In lore, the eagles keep to themselves as humans are stupid and would shoot them for sport. I’ll buy that as an explanation.

But yeah. I’m not attached to the MCU at all. Other than the Red Wedding, I don’t really know any spoilers. We all know the machete* order for Star Wars. If it hasn’t been done before, the UCM Order could be a thing…

*Roughly speaking, IV, V, I, II, II, VI. Though, I’m okay with doing Rogue One, A New Hope, Empire, Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Clone Wars, Revenge of the Sith, and then Return of the Jedi. Because Star Wars ends with Lukey saving the day and finally going to Hitachi Station to get some power converters, right? RIGHT??!!!