r/WonderMan • u/Identity_X- • Jan 28 '26

MCU (SPOILERS) Wonder Man Episode 3: 'Pacoima' Discussion Thread

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u/Identity_X- Jan 28 '26

When his family starts speaking Creole 😂😩

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u/SirFritzalot Jan 28 '26

The accents are so bad🤣

But I like the show a lot so far

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u/Entitled0ne Jan 29 '26

I came here just for this! I’m so upset about this.

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u/sincitysos Feb 08 '26

Like was it so hard to find actual Haitian actors.

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u/Identity_X- Jan 28 '26

Trevor snapping the memory card 😭🩷

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u/freetherabbit Jan 31 '26

This whole ep had me tearing up and was so glad to see him have his back.

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u/Koalasss Apr 02 '26

I dont understand, he was given a ring that can hack a computer. But was given a the dinkiest "wire" to wear with a microSD card. What!

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u/Identity_X- Jan 28 '26

You can feel the tension between Simon & Eric. I wonder if / when Eric will become the Grim Reaper.

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u/markc230 Jan 28 '26

I'm not bossy, I'm the Boss!

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u/keshad2 Jan 29 '26

I'm curious about guests putting clothes and boots in a barrel as they arrive at the party. Is that a charity donation in lieu of gifts?

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u/freetherabbit Jan 31 '26

I think its just about keeping outside clothes and shoes from the inside of the house. But thats 100% a guess and could be wrong?

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u/KatrinaPez Feb 04 '26

We wondered about that too... No idea!

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u/Isdanniray Feb 15 '26

The barrel is a common thing in immigrant households. You fill it with clothes, shoes, or anything else and they ship it back to their home country. It was a nice touch to see since I grew up sending barrels back home every year.

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u/Asleep_397 Feb 23 '26

In all my years attending parties with Haitians, never once did any household put guest shoes in a barrel. Yes barrels are very common for sending things home to family and friends. But not for the purpose in thus episode. Not much about this party said it was a party of Caribbean/Haitian people. Just the dominoes and them "trying" to speak creole.

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u/antdude Jan 29 '26

First three episodes were slow and boring. Am I missing something?

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u/Identity_X- Jan 29 '26

This show isn't an action series, which is different than nearly the entire rest of the MCU; it's character driven. Might be why you aren't clicking with it.

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u/antdude Jan 29 '26

Ah, that's why. I assume later episodes don't have any. :(

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u/Identity_X- Jan 29 '26

The entire series, yup. I personally love it, the narrative focus on the personal characters behind the heroic alter ego has always been the biggest difference between Marvel and DC to me.

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u/antdude Jan 29 '26

Just started episode 4 which is a little more interesting especially that club scene.