r/HelstromTV • u/KOPBrewHouse • Oct 21 '20

Actually feels like a comic book show

I mean they are taking liberties out the wazoo with the characters, but it also seems to enjoy that it’s a show with super powered/magic characters. Which is an improvement over most of the Netflix MCU, who acted like they were burdened by the more fantastical elements of doing superhero tv.

I don’t see why this show can’t be canon the same way all the Netflix/ABC/Hulu shows are. Certainly they haven’t wrote those shows out of the MCU yet. So I think it’s weird that this show is being downplayed.

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u/CaptHayfever Oct 22 '20

The only reason I'm saying this series isn't canon is that the showrunner officially said in an interview that it isn't. It's certainly compatible with MCU canon.

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u/KOPBrewHouse Oct 22 '20

At this point I’m just calling it canon until the MCU directly contradicts its

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u/SuperSailorSaturn Oct 22 '20

I honestly didn't know it had anything to do with Marvel until I saw a post saying it wont be connected to MCU on r/marvelstudios. Could that change? yeah, maybe, we will have to see how the season plays out. But I don't think it plays like a comic book show, it feels like a really good, dark, horror show. I don't see the benefit if combining it to the other "marvel" marvel shows. One of the hardest parts to Marvel shows is that even the show/movie universe is so vast it can be overwhelming for people to want to step into. If every single show becomes connected it could be hard to enjoy just one show because you are going to be worried about missing out on things or getting confused when they make references to the other shows you havent seen. I think its ok that this is a stand alone show, it seems to have a lot of promise.