Running Time: Running Time: 1 hour 2 minutes 18 seconds

Join Matthew Rushing and John Mills on their journey through the MCU and this week we look at the first sequel in the series, Iron Man 2.

Chapters

First Experiences (00:02:28)
Was This Necessary (00:05:21)
Initial Thoughts (00:07:31)
Does it Feel the Same (00:13:03)
Issues (00:16:53)
The Replacement (00:21:09)
Defensive (00:25:12)
Black Widow (00:26:53)
Has Anything Changed (00:33:56)
The Music (00:41:01)
Production Design (00:48:50)
Pepper (00:50:45)
Ratings (00:53:53)
Rankings (00:57:51)

Hosts

Matthew Rushing and John Mills

Production

Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) John Mills (Producer)

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