B-Sides #3: Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War
"And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat" ... and they lost.
With this episode, The Fear of God covers the MCU for the first time in the most Fear of God way possible: as an examination of loss, death, grief, and sorrow. Intentionally selected at a moment of, as Richard Rohr calls it, "global initiation", this special episode features frequent Friend of the FoG, Ian Olson, as well as a robust and lively conversation about the greatness of the MCU, and dovetails into a somber and sober reflection on lament and loss and all that "isn't fair" about all that isn't fair.
Assemble with us.
Lament with us.
For Thanos is coming.
And he is inevitable.
Other resources:
-Ian on Infinity War: Titanic Wills and the Gauntlet of Sacrifice
-Another Name for Everything episode: Our Global Initiation Part One
-The five essential messages of initiation are (taken from the above):
1) Life is hard.
2) You are not that important.
3) Your life is not about you.
4) You are not in control.
5) You are going to die.
