I often have issues when they take a character who I know and like and turn them into something wholly different for an adaptation. Usually I say the more seemingly random changes they make, the worse the adaptation is. The MCU has managed to exempt themselves from this rule of mine a few times (really, it makes a lot more sense that techno-genius Tony Stark made Ultron than bio-chemist Hank Pym). They are doing so again with their take on Wonder Man, who has very little in common with his comic book counterpart, but they are telling a great story here, which continues in “Found Footage.”

Simon and Trevor learned they had callbacks for the Wonder Man movie last episode, and are each reacting very differently. Trevor has more than his share of issues, but I think he’s handling this better than Simon, and even gives him some coaching with a real-world anxiety managing method. When Trevor ignores a call, he tosses out a line about a friend from “a pocket dimension I used to live in.” Not only does that weird line work in the MCU, but Trevor did live in such a place, as seen back in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The caller is actually Trevor’s handler, Agent Cleary. Cleary is not pleased about being dismissed, and then lies to his boss about what’s going on. Clearly is clearly not a good guy, but having pressure put him by his boss does at least make him a little more relatable.

Trevor and Simon’s celebration is cut short when Trevor’s past catches up with both of them. After a great line or two from Trevor, Simon saves the day, but the fight is caught on camera, and with the Doorman Clause hanging over Hollywood like a metahuman Sword of Damocles, he can’t let that footage get out. As an aside, I’m hoping Doorman turns up again. He was a great character and his episode was really well done. After some banter about Simon’s powers, they give chase to the guy with the Go-Pro, and end up stuck in a side quest via blackmail to get the footage back. They do get some good news in the midst of the chaos, but can’t really follow up on it now.

Eventually, they manage to come up with something vaguely resembling a plan, drawing on one of Simon’s past roles in a different universe (the Law and Order collective, in this case). As the saying goes, no plan survives initial contact with the enemy, and in this case, their cover is blown as soon as someone answers the door and recognizes Trevor from his infamous Mandarin days. The one time a Hollywood actor doesn’t want to get noticed…

What follows is an amusing comedy with arguably a slightly cloaked moral about not judging things by appearance. The immediate threat is finally dealt with, in a chaotic and bizarre way. But, just as they are escaping from that insanity, Trevor and Simon get a new challenge dropped in their laps. The callback they are so excited about has been moved up, they need to get someplace fast in LA traffic… and Trevor is now driving (long story). I suspect next episode will start with not a car chase per se, but automotive action bordering on something out of The Three Stooges.

What I Liked: Somehow, Simon having been on Law & Order (dun dun!) is one of the most believable things about the episode. Trevor has a few really good lines, my favorites being, “No, but I wish I did,” and the one about the friend from a pocket dimension. Only in the MCU… Trevor getting recognized was funny and believable, and the truth behind the “nefarious criminal organization” they were sent to bust up was really entertaining. Trevor’s shady past causing them problems is also believable.

What I Didn’t: Now another person knows Simon’s secret, although I’m not clear on if he ever got Simon’s name or not. Of course, if Simon makes it big, this is going to be another problem for down the road. Trevor ending up driving was a decent comedic beat, but kind of stretching the suspension of disbelief a bit.

This series has been very entertaining, and this was another great episode. I’ll give it a 4 out of 5. We’ll see if my guess about how the next one starts is right as soon as I can get to it.