The Socially Distanced Podcast was created by two pop culture-obsessed dads during COVID who decided to take their Facebook messenger conversations and turn them into a podcast. In 2022 they brought their friend, a pop culture-obsessed mom to the show, and things got even better!
Bill Bodkin, Amanda Rivas, and special guest Podcast Director Alex Marcus examine James Gunn and Peter Safran’s exit from DC Studios, and weigh the creative promise and uneven commercial results of their short tenure. They debate whether DC will prioritize familiar A-list heroes and faster releases over the character-focused storytelling that made projects like Superman and Creature Commandos stand out. Bill, Alex, and Amanda Rivas discuss DC’s cycle of reboots before turning to the VisionQuest finale and the surprise confirmation that Wanda Maximoff is back for Avengers: Doomsday.
They unpack what Wanda’s return could mean, debate whether the MCU should adapt elements of the Children’s Crusade, and celebrate Billy and Tommy’s reunion and the performances that bring the brothers to life.
Alex, Bill, and Amanda close out their discussion of VisionQuest, praising the finale’s concise use of its young characters and unpacking Vision and Ultron’s emotionally complex father-son reconciliation. They also weigh the Jocasta and Jarvis reveals, debate what the ending means for the MCU, and make predictions about which characters might appear in Avengers: Doomsday.
