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Kingpin won't take Maya's no for an answer. Since she refused to return with him, he is going to destroy her family, her town, and her life. Fisk's men get ready to destroy the upcoming Pow Wow while the big man himself kidnaps Chula and Bonnie. May dons her new Echo outfit that Chula made for her and prepares for the fight of her life. Channeling her powerful ancestors, she takes on the dangerous crime boss and his men. Jay and Josh join the fight so they can get a corn dog at the Pow Wow on the season finale of SHIELD: Case Files.

Now that Kingpin has revealed to Maya that he is very much alive, he does what he does best; intimidate! He claims to Maya that all is forgiven and asks her to come back to New York with him. This turn of events causes her to have the most intense visions yet, which leads her straight to Chula. Despite her grandmother's explanation of the intense feelings she was having when Maya's mother died, Maya is upset that she chose herself over her granddaughter. Now Maya has to choose between Fisk, family, or herself. Jay and Josh both use hi-tech contacts to try to understand what each other are saying on SHIELD: Case Files.

Maya's plan to destroy a shipment of Kingpins went according to plan. So why is everything crashing down on her all of a sudden? She's having visions of her strong ancestors. Chula and Bonnie both know she's in town, and both have strong feelings about it. She's without a good leg after hers was crushed. And to top off her day, Vickie the skate cleaner kidnaps her and holds her at the skating rink until Fisk's men arrive. Jay and Josh MacGyver skate parts to escape the bad guys on SHIELD: Case Files.

Maya has a plan to start her war with Kingpin. With the help of her cousin Biscuits she gathers some equipment and hijacks a train with Fisk's weapons. For the most part the plan goes well, but her artificial leg is damaged. She goes to Skully to get it repaired, but her effort to lay low in town is becoming impossible to continue. And Henry warns her that she is starting a war she can't win. Jay and Josh pull their engineer cap down tight on SHIELD: Case Files.

Get to know Echo, aka Maya Lopez, as we begin the series that will tell of her dark origins. Because of the unfortunate death of her mother and her father's criminal dealings, Maya Lopez was forced to grow strong and smart throughout her life. Despite not being able to hear, and losing a leg in a car accident that killed her mother, she has become a confident woman. But when her father is killed, she begins working as a weapon of the evil Kingpin. Jay and Josh grab their roller skates and boogie to the J. Geils band on SHIELD: Case Files.

Now that Kate knows the truth about her mother, she and Clint must work together to put a stop to it all before Kingpin kills Eleanor (not to mention Clint and Kate). Together they team up with their LARPer friends to patrol the Christmas party. When chaos ensues, the Rockefeller Christmas decorations set the background of an epic battle which eventually pits Kate against Kingpin and Clint against Yelena. Jay and Josh secure the support cables of the Christmas tree on SHIELD: Case Files.

What happened to Yelena during the blip? We find out and discover her motivation for seeking out Clint. Kate, feeling dejected and alone after being dismissed by Clint, returns home to her mother where she explains what they found out about Jack. Taking this to heart, Eleanor calls the police on him. Clint, knowing that he has to put an end to this mess, dons the Ronin suit once more and confronts Maya. Kate returns to help and then they discover a very fat secret about who is behind all of this. Jay and Josh teach Pizza Dog tricks on SHIELD: Case Files Eve.

Clint and Kate are beginning to bond. She brings him lots of holiday cheer to make him feel better and he even teaches her a thing or two about shooting with accuracy. But his longing for family and his guilt about the actions he took as Ronin still hang heavy. When our dynamic duo set out to get back a stolen watch, they are attacked by Maya and a very dangerous Black Widow agent. Jay and Josh fling coins at each other's heads but mostly just end up with a lot of coins on the floor on SHIELD: Case Files.

Clint Barton is pretty good at getting out of any tricky situation, even being held by the Tracksuit Mafia. Kate being stuck with him makes it a little harder, as does the dangerous leader of the group, Echo. Luckily, they do and then try to figure out what they should do next. It may lead back to Eleanor's fiance Jack, who may be one step ahead of them. Plus, we see a little background on the mysterious and dangerous Echo. She has had a challenging life, but it has made her strong. Jay and Josh think maybe they should walk the dog on SHIELD: Case Files.

Hawkeye has Kate, but they've lost the Ronin suit. Clint regrets that he's missing time with his family, but he knows that it's his responsibility to make up for the sins of his past. He makes sure that Kate is safe, and tracks down where the suit has ended up. A firefighter has secured the ninja apparel for his live action role playing. Clint manages to get it back and make a new friend, but he's going to have to get more information from the guys that are after Kate. Jay and Josh tighten their armor in preparation for trial by combat on SHIELD: Case Files.

Kate Bishop was just a little girl during the battle of New York. She lost her father, but was inspired to be a hero by Hawkeye. Years later Clint Barton is trying his best to retire and spend Christmas with his family in New York. That's when Kate witnesses something nefarious with her mother at a big party. It's also where she fought some bad guys and acquired the Ronin suit. And so Hawkeye must return and start the next chapter of his life. Jay and Josh are back and filling their quivers as they analyze the Hawkeye series on SHIELD: Case Files.

Now that Loki can control his time slipping, he can try to save the TVA as many times as he needs to. Over and over he tries to go faster so do what he needs to stop the explosion. Finally he realizes that he needs to go back to the fateful moment when Sylvie killed He Who Remains. But he's faced with the ultimate choice, and he's not sure he'll be able to decide what's best. It's a season finale like no other as Jay and Josh learn centuries of temporal engineering on SHIELD: Case FILES.

The TVA is gone, but Loki is still here. Although, he seems to be time slipping again. As he bounces his way around to different timelines, he begins to encounter all his friends in their original lives. Eventually he finds OB, who he is able to convince that his story is true. Now he needs to regather the team to fix everything. But Sylvie may not be so anxious to help. That is, until everything begins to unravel. Literally. Jay and Josh look for the perfect example of form and function on SHIELD: Case Files.

Victor Timely has arrived at the TVA. Though it's all fascinating to him, everyone wants to get him for a variety of different reasons. Mobius and Loki want him to help OB save the loom. But when Renslayer and Miss Minutes show up, they make some gruesome decisions before grabbing Timely for themselves. Once again it's gonna take some Lokis to save the day. Unfortunately, even they may be too late. Jay and Josh have a final slice of pie (with a side of spaghetti) on SHIELD: Case Files.

After Victor Timely is given the TVA manual by Renslayer, he grows up to be an inventor and con-man who shows off his creations at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. That's where everyone starts to gather to get Timely for themselves. Renslayer and Miss Minutes show up to bring him with them. Loki and Mobius track her in hopes to bring Timely back to the TVA to stop its destruction. And Sylvie arrives to kill him. Who should get their way and where will Timely end up? Jay and Josh grab some Cracker Jack and enjoy the show on SHIELD: Case Files.

Loki and Mobius go to 1977 to grab TVA agent turned movie star Brad Wolf. They think he might know where to find Sylvie, who may be the answer to saving the TVA. But Brad isn't very forthcoming with information, until Loki and Mobius perform the best version of Good Cop, Bad Cop ever. They are able to intercept Sylvie at her new McDonald's job. Unfortunately, Dox and her agents may be too far ahead of them as they prepare to bomb all the branches. Jay and Josh order a 24 piece chicken McNugget meal, with a chocolate shake on SHIELD: Case Files.

Loki's been told that time works differently in the TVA, and this week he sees more than he cares to. His time slipping is leading to new truths being uncovered about the TVA. Truths that no one remembers, except maybe Mobius's old friend OB. With his help, maybe Loki and Mobius can stop the Temporal Loom before it overloads and destroys the TVA and everything else, forever. Also, what is Sylvie getting herself into this week? Jay and Dennis try to prevent all their skin from peeling off on SHIELD: Case Files.

Now that Loki and Sylvie have made it to the end of time and confronted He Who Remains, they both have to decide what is true, is there really free will, and where do they go from here? It seems that the one behind it all is just one variant of many other powerful beings and he's built everything from the TVA to the very timeline they have been claiming to protect. If Sylvie fulfills her goal of killing the one in charge, then the timelines will erupt in chaos but if they don't they could be trapped forever. Jay and Josh become "branch managers" on SHIELD: Case Files.

Loki wakes up in The Void, located at the end of time, where the TVA sends everything that it prunes. Luckily he has a bunch of other Lokis for support. Sylvie prunes herself to reach the Void, hoping she can find a way to the person in charge of it all. Jay and Josh conjure blankets and tablecloths to keep warm on SHIELD: Case Files.

After a narrow escape from a doomed planet, Loki and Sylvie have a connection and a better understanding of the whole conspiracy of the TVA. Unfortunately, that's exactly who has them in custody. It looks like they're both about to be pruned, but doubts begin to creep into the minds of Hunter B-15 and Mobius. Will it be enough to help them reach the Time Keepers? Maybe, but not how they'd hoped. Jay and Josh are conniving, craven, pathetic worms on SHIELD: Case Files.

Loki may be trapped on the doomed planet of Lamentis, but he's trying to make the best of it. Loki and his variant, who calls herself Sylvie, must work together to make it to a shuttle that is escaping before the whole planet is destroyed. On the journey they learn quite a bit about each other and the TVA. But will it all be too late? Jay and Josh ponder what love is on SHIELD: Case Files.

Now that Loki knows it's pointless to try to escape from the TVA, he starts working with them in order to gain an audience with the Time Keepers. He works with Mobius to continue to track down the dangerous variant of himself. His cleverness pays off and they find the alternate Loki's hiding place; apocalypses throughout the timeline. But can Loki really be trusted? When he is confronted with his alternate, he makes a choice that could seal his fate. Jay and Josh ruin some salads with clumsy metaphors on SHIELD: Case Files.

When Loki took the opportunity to grab the tesseract after the Avengers' time traveling escapades, he thought he got away scott free. But he was quickly apprehended by the Time Variance Authority for messing with the sacred timeline. It didn't take Loki too long before he realized that the TVA seemed to be the most powerful force in the universe. He wouldn't have stood a chance except that Agent Mobius saw the potential in the God of Mischief that he could help the TVA find an even more dangerous variant. Jay and Josh try to figure out what the heck a fish is on SHIELD: Case Files.

Gravik finally has what he wants; The Harvest. With this power he plans to get rid of humans and turn Earth into New Skrullos. Fury and G'iah will have to work together to stop him and at the same time stop the fake Rhodey from convincing President Ritson from launching an attack on Russia. With only a few allies on their side they may not have the time and strength to do it, even when all is revealed. Jay and Josh are not quite themselves on the season finale of SHIELD: Case Files.

Gravik makes Fury a wanted man in order to procure a secret formula that will make him the most powerful Skrull around. Down, but not out, Fury enlists the help of Sonya Fallsworth as he returns to true self. Who else can he enlist without involving The Avengers? Can G'iah see her way forward? And how can Gravik be stopped? Jay and Dennis reap what they sow this week on SHIELD: Case Files.

Fury and his wife will have to figure out their marital issues in a way that only a spy and a Skrull can. But to make life even more difficult, a trusted ally turns out to be a Skrull. G'iah has managed to survive, using Gravik's ultimate plan for herself, but can she stop him? More importantly, does she want to? Jay and Josh feel beloved on Earth on SHIELD: Case Files.

In a plot to start World War III, Gravik also seeks out the traitor in his midst. Fury must ask for help from Talos if he has any hope of preventing disaster. Talos just wants to make sure his daughter is safe from the rebel's extreme leader. Jay and Josh play a dangerous game of 'who do you trust?' on SHIELD: Case Files.

The Skrulls new general, Gravik gains more power and sows seeds of distrust in the countries of the world. Fury, now suspected of being responsible for the attack on Russia, tries to get the help of Colonel Rhodes. But instead he gets fired. What friends does he have left? Jay and Josh tell you something you don't know on SHIELD: Case Files.

Marvel's Secret Invasion drops us back into the world of Nick Fury and espionage as an invasion of Skrulls threatens our planet. Talos calls Fury down from SABER to help him stop the disgruntled Skrull, Gravik, who wants to use Earth as the new home world for his people. Who can we trust when the Skrulls can be anyone at any time. Director Shepard and Director Stolte return after an extended hiatus on SHIELD: Case Files.

For seven years Marvel's Agents of SHIELD has taken us on many intriguing adventures. From the introductions of the Inhumans to our first live action experience with LMDs, Jay and Josh have analyzed and discussed the beloved series as they explored the darkest depths of the Marvel universe. Now, one last time, they look back on the series and hear from listeners that have experienced Coulson and his team save the world again and again. Plus, they take a look at what's in store for the cast and crew in the future. Join your hosts as they turn in their badges to enjoy the quiet life on the final episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"The End is at Hand". Do you know "What We're Fighting For"? The Agents of SHIELD complete their last mission as a team when they infiltrate the Chronicom's ship and save Simmons and Deke. They survive an attack on the Lighthouse from John Garret where they reunite to put all the pieces of Fitz's plan together. Luckily, that involves finally finding him too. They may have to say goodbye to a friend, but all will be revealed as they make their way back to the original timeline and bring the Chronicoms with them. In the final confrontation, they'll have to be there for each other and be unpredictable. Ultimately, our heroes will be triumphant and we will have to say farewell. Jay and Josh fit together the final pieces of a seven-year-long puzzle as they discuss the series finale on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

It's a "Brand New Day" for our heroes. But even though they have successfully recaptured Afterlife and imprisoned the mercenaries and Kora, Malick and Garrett have escaped with the Zephyr into space. Because the bad guys can predict their every move, they try to act unpredictably. Daisy, Sousa, and Mack follow them to space in the Quinjet while the rest of the team tries to convince Kora that she can be good. But she proves otherwise when she shuts down the lighthouse, giving Sybil access to the SHIELD mainframe. Coulson uses his newly acquired computer code knowledge to slow her down, but they can't stop her. The newly summoned fleet of Chronicoms eventually destroys just about all the SHIELD bases. Malick tries to get the location of Fitz from Simmons by going straight into her mind. But that leads to some very nasty consequences for Simmons. Jay and Josh attempt to storm Nakatomi Plaza during the penultimate show breakdown on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

When things are "Stolen", the good guys must make it right. In 1983 Nathaniel Malick is determined to create anarchy everywhere. He steals the powers of the captured Inhumans and give them to his mercenaries. And he's recruited a young John Garrett to help him by having Sybil show him what his future holds. Our heroes must protect Jiaying from them and free Afterlife. But Malick has the upper hand. And it may be that he's not really after Jiaying at all. Jay and Josh promise to give the powers back after they're finished with them–honestly–on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"As I Have Always Been" tells a tear-jerker of a story when the Zephyr gets stuck in a time loop that causes the team to repeat the same short moments over and over. But they only have a limited amount of time to stop it before their ultimate destruction. Luckily, Daisy and Coulson are able to remember what has happened each time they loop. However, the key to saving everyone lies in the brain of Jemma Simmons and they can't get to it without removing the chip in her head which will spell certain defeat from a pre-programmed Enoch. If they are going to survive, it may mean the ultimate sacrifice for one of our heroes. Jay and Josh just keep looking up what the word 'phlebotenum' means on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

The team goes to "After, Before" when the Zephyr jumps uncontrollably through time. Yo-Yo may be the only hope to save them before it's too late, but she'll need her powers. So she and May take a trip to Afterlife to visit Inhuman expert Jiayang. The rest of the battered team stays on board to try to do what they can, but time is ticking away. After a few tests, they realize that Yo-Yo's trouble is mental, not physical. With May's help she'll come to terms with her past. But trouble brews outside of Afterlife when Nathaniel Malick show up and persuades an Inhuman to help him infiltrate the sanctuary. This mission is far from over as dangers seem to appear around every corner. Jay and Josh wait for their legs to print on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

This summer, "The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D" will tell you the story of two buddies that help each other find ways to cope with being stuck in the 80's. When Mack and Deke are left behind by the time travelling Zephyr, Deke tries to make the best of the situation but Mack is heartbroken by the death of his parents at the Chronicoms' hands. He copes by drinking, making car models, and moping around while his beard grows. Deke, on the other hand, knowing that the fight isn't over, begins recruiting new SHIELD agents and creating a cover band. The 'Deke Squad' needs training though. They'll need it if they are going to finally stop Sibyl, who is using a computer nerd to transfer her still living consciousness from an old computer into a newly built, deadly robot body. Luckily, the squad will get some help. It's like, a totally tubular episode with those totally bodacious dudes Jay and Josh on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

SHIELD will need to "Adapt of Die" if they're finally going to get the advantage against the Chronicoms. After the Zephyr is badly damaged, following an attack by the 1976 SHIELD, Deke, Enoch, and Daisy work feverishly to repair it before the next time jump. But Deke is a little suspicious of Enoch, even though he tries to help Simmons. Mack and Yo-Yo break into the Lighthouse to rescue his captured parents. Coulson and May are being held by Agent Stoner, who can't seem to make himself believe their time-travelling stories. And Quake and Sousa are prisoners of Nathaniel Mallick, who plans to do some very unsavory experiments to give himself powers. Getting out of this will take some major sacrifices. Jay and Josh get three things (or more) wrong on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

When there's "A Trout in the Milk" you better find out how to fix the problem. And if the problem is that you have made a time jump to the 70's and HYDRA has continued to manipulate SHIELD behind the scenes, then you know that Mack and his team will be trying to stop them. With the help of a Chronicom, Malick has managed to build Project Insight forty years early and continues to live and run SHIELD. The team splits up to blow up the rocket that will launch the satellite to kill important people considered dangerous to the future of HYDRA. But the time travelling bad guys have just about thought of everything. Now everyone on the team is in danger, as is their future. Jay and Josh slip on some wide collared shirts and wavy bell-bottoms on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

Will the Agents get "Out of the Past" while successfully completing their mission of stopping the Chronicoms? Coulson reboots from the EMP blast that stopped the Chronicoms, but everything is looking a bit Film Noir now. Even though the bad guys didn't win last time, they still managed to mess up the timeline. They will have to help Agent Sousa get an important package to Howard Stark or risk changing the future in a big way. Unfortunately, this is to be Sousa's final, heroic mission before being killed. Our heroes will have to decide if they let him die, or save him and potentially give the Chronicoms the upper hand. Jay and Josh need a drink and a decent time machine. What they have is a coat, a hat and a gun on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

A true American will never give in to "Alien Commies From The Future!" When the Zephyr arrives in New Mexico in the year 1955, the team quickly realizes they will have to infiltrate Area 51, which is of course a SHIELD base. Coulson and Simmons pick the perfect disguise and try to weed out imposters. The only problem is that they can't fool the highly skilled agent, and friend of Peggy Carter, Daniel Sousa. The rest of the team tries to get information from an abducted (and racist) government worker. May's condition appears to be getting worse when an anxiety attack allows a Chronicom to get away. And Yo-Yo still has no speed. Jay and Josh discuss turtles in the desert on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

It's important to "Know Your Onions." As Mack and Deke struggle to keep Freddy Mallick safe from the Chroni-cops in 1931, the rest of the team struggles to decide if they should just let him be killed and stop HYDRA before they become a threat. When Simmons and Yo-Yo get to Koenig's speakeasy, they save the woman in the red dress, but Simmons makes a startling discovery about the mysterious liquid that Freddy is supposed to be transporting. Back on the ship, May has awoken, but she seems a bit….off. Enoch tries his best to help her understand, but May wants to go on the mission. Then, the team grabs the Zephyr to give Mack support, with Koenig tagging along. Their time in 1931 is about to expire, but they all wonder if they should save Mallick, or let him die for the greater good. Jay and Josh aren't crying! It's just the Onions, on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"The New Deal" for SHIELD is that our heroes will have to follow the Chronicoms to 1931 and save the day again. But they can't do it alone. That's why Simmons has created a Coulson LMD to give them the guidance they'll need to stop the time travelling bad guys. Enoch works on reviving May while everyone else suits up and tries to blend in to figure out why the Chronicoms chose this year. It seems as if they want to kill Franklin Roosevelt before he becomes president. The team joins up with Ernest Koenig, a bootlegger and distant relative to a future agent, to infiltrate a party that FDR will be attending. But they discover the Chronicoms have a much more complex plan than they'd have imagined. Jay and Josh dust of their SHIELD badges and don some fedoras on the season seven premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Ant-Man and the Wasp" gives us the chance to catch up with Scott Lang. He's been on house arrest since he helped Cap fight a Civil War in Germany. When he has a vision of the long lost Janet Pym, he contacts her husband Hank to let him know. Hope sneaks him out to get the mysterious message out of his head. They've been on the run from the feds, having to get parts they need for a quantum tunnel from the black market. During one of these transactions, she's attacked by a mysterious ghost-like woman that steals the part the Pyms need and the miniaturized lab. With a tip from Hank's old colleague Bill Foster, they track down Ghost and discover she is the daughter of another former colleague who was killed in an experiment that made her molecules unstable. She blames him and reveals she's working with Foster. They want to use the quantum tunnel to cure herself, but it will kill Janet. Our heroes manage to get back the lab, and must enter the quantum realm before the FBI catches them and Ghost goes too far. Jay and Josh find ways to keep themselves occupied while on house arrest on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files

"Black Panther" tells the tale of Wakandan King T'Challa as he prepares to assume the throne following his father's death. His coronation is observed by an almost unified Wakanda, including T'Challa's mother Ramonda and his highly-intelligent sister Shuri. When the new king discovers that a long-standing enemy of their people, Ulysses Klaue, has stolen more vibranium, he sets out as the Wakandan protector Black Panther to finally catch him. The king travels to South Korea with his trusted guard Okoye and his girlfriend Nakia and manage to capture Klaue with the help of CIA agent Everett Ross. But the mysterious Erik Stevens, aka Killmonger, helps Klaue escape. Stevens kills Klaue and takes his body to Wakanda where he successfully challenges T'Challa to the throne, because he is of royal blood. Thinking their good king is dead, the kingdom is in chaos and our heroes must form a rebellion to stop Killmonger before he unleashes his wrath upon the world. Luckily, the true Black Panther returns to test his abilities and make everything right. Jay and Josh aren't fooling anyone with the pop rocks tucked under their lips on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Thor: Ragnarok" A story of loss, of family, and a rock named Korg. Thor returns home to Asgard to find that Loki has taken over and exiled Odin to Earth. The brothers go to retrieve him, only to be told by their father that he is about to die and their powerful, war-hungry sister Hela will return to destroy everything once he is dead. And he wasn't exaggerating. She quickly destroys Mjölnir, discards the princes, and takes control of the kingdom. Asgard's forces are no match for the Goddess of Death and it's all Heimdall can do to hide his people until Thor can return. He's stuck on Sakaar, a trash planet where the Grandmaster pits him against The Champion. Fortunately, that turns out to be Hulk. With the help of a former Valkyrie and Loki they return to Asgard for the final battle. Jay and Josh remain friends from work on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Spider Man: Homecoming" finally gives us a chance to see the MCU version of our web-slinging hero in his very own movie. The young Peter Parker is trying to be a good hero to impress Tony Stark, but going up against the villainous Vulture may be a little too much for him. The Vulture, aka Adrian Toomes, secretly acquires and uses illegal alien tech for his own profit. He also gets away from Spider Man at each encounter. Peter's life is turned upside down by his new role as hero and he'll have to learn what it truly means before earning the suit. Plus, he needs to find a date to Homecoming. Jay and Josh show their expertise in the MCU, mostly because they didn't qualify for the academic decathlon team on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Doctor Strange" may be arrogant, but he's one of the most brilliant surgeons in the world. That is, until he has a horrific accident that causes him to lose his ability to perform medical miracles. Now he travels the world and seeks a miracle that would give him his life back. This leads him to Kamar-Taj and the Ancient One. She teaches him in the ways of the mystic arts and helps him to understand that he can save lives for less selfish reasons. But while he learns, a rogue sorcerer grows more powerful. He is named Kaecilius, and has stolen a page from an ancient text, in hopes of summoning a powerful dark force from the dark dimension in his obsessive quest for eternal life. Strange must learn quickly if there is any hope of stopping Kaecilius before it's too late. Jay and Josh have come to bargain with Dormammu on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2" is such a fun romp in space? Peter Quill and the Guardians are hired to protect batteries for the Sovereign race in exchange for Gamora's sister Nebula. Rocket, instead steals them for himself, causing them to be on the run again. But a mysterious Celestial saves them and tells Peter that he's his long lost father, Ego. When taking Star Lord, Gamora, and Drax to his planet to explain everything they meet the Celestial's empath, Mantis. Rocket, Nebula, and Groot stay behind but are captured by the Ravagers, who mutiny against their captain, Yondu. Rocket and his team help Yondu stop the mutineers and blow up the ship. Discovering the real reason Yondu took Quill all those years ago, they make their way to the rest of the team to save them from Ego, who really wants his son's power to take over the galaxy. Jay and Josh heard her say, 'Come a little bit closer, you're my kind of men…' on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

"Guardians of the Galaxy" introduced many otherworldly characters and settings to the MCU in a risky shift of tone for the movies. After his mother's death in 1988, Peter Quill gets abducted by Ravagers and raised in space. Now he's stolen a curious orb that begins to get him in trouble with not only Yondu, but with the maniacal Kree extremist Ronan who also wants what's inside the orb. Thanos's deadly warrior daughter Gamora tries to get the orb, while Rocket Raccoon and the tree-like Groot try to capture Quill. That gets them all thrown in prison where they meet the powerful Drax the Destroyer. After the unlikely team escapes, they make their way to Knowhere to sell the orb. But they learn that there is a powerful Infinity stone inside which Thanos also wants it. Ronan shows up to cause trouble and gets away with the stone. Now the Guardians have to help save the planet Xandar before Ronan destroys it all. This bunch of losers may have just what they need to save the day. Jay and Josh strap on their Walkman and hit play on the most epic space mixtape ever made on a hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.

In "Thor: The Dark World" the heir to the throne of Asgard learns that the coming Convergence begins opening up portals between the Nine Realms. One of these portals appears in London where Jane Foster accidentally falls through and is infected by the Aether, a weapon hidden by Odin's father years ago so the Dark Elf Malekith could not possess it. Jane's contact with the mysterious substance reawakens Malekith, who now makes his way to Asgard where Thor has taken Jane. Despite Odin's objections, they try to protect Jane. But when Frigga is killed by the Dark Elf, Thor breaks his brother Loki out of jail and they both escape with Jane. But their plan to save Jane only partly works as they get the Aether out of her, only to be acquired by the bad guy, who also seems to kill Loki. Malekith makes his way to Earth to unleash the substance in the center of the Convergence. Now Thor has to battle them all before the Dark Elves return to power and maybe figure out what to do with the mysterious Aether. Jay and Josh practice their Asgardian pronunciations on the next hiatus special of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.