MCU Crossover Series - Phase 1 Recap

Co-Host: Adam Hitchcock, The Streaming Circuit podcast

Best Villian:

1. Loki

2. Hydra

3. Red Skull

4. Abomination

5. Obediah Stane

Best Love Interest:

1. Pepper Potts

2. Peggy Carter

3. Howard Stark

4. Jane Foster

5. Betty Ross

Best Sidekick:

1. Jarvis

2. Col. James Rhodes

3. James 'Bucky' Barnes

4. Agent Phil Coulson

5. Happy Hogan

Best Scene:

1. Prison Cave (Iron Man)

2. Cap Transformation (Capt. America)

3. Hellicarrier (Avengers)

4. Cap Wakes Up (Capt. America)

5. Capitol Hearings (Iron Man 2)

Action Scene:

1. Battle of New York (Avengers)

2. Escaping the Cave (Iron Man)

3. Gulmyra (Iron Man)

4. Rescuing the 107th (Capt. America)

5. Saving the Expo (Iron Man 2)/Monaco Grand Prix (Iron Man 2)

Best Lines:

1. I am Iron Man. (Tony Stark)

2. I can do this all day. (Steve Rogers)

3. Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of THOR! (Odin)

4. I don't want to kill anyone. I don't like bullies; I don't care where they're from. (Steve Rogers)

5. My greatest creation will always be you. (Howard Stark)

Honorable Mentions:

• Ooh, sorry... funny how annoying a little prick can be, isn't it? (Sen. Stern)

• Puny God!... (Hulk)

• I had a date. (Steve Rogers)

Surprises from the Rubric?:

Looking Ahead?:

Which Phase 1 films could be in the Top 5/Bottom 5?:

Top 5:

1. Avengers (2012)

2. Iron Man (2008)

Bottom 5:

1. The Incredible Hulk (2008)

2. Thor (2011)

3. Iron Man 2 (2010)