The countdown to Doomsday continues — and the second stop is Marvel's most complicated chapter.

Cody and JD dig into The Incredible Hulk (2008), the film that almost nobody rewatches but everybody should understand. They break down why Marvel's no-asshole policy was literally born from this production, how Edward Norton's obsession with Bruce Banner over the Hulk shows up on screen in the worst way, and why Mark Ruffalo was the right call from the beginning.

Along the way the guys get personal — why the Hulk's Jekyll and Hyde story hits differently when you've spent your whole life being told you're too big, too much, and need to hold it together. They cover the dark alternate opening that would have changed the entire MCU timeline, the moment the film completely demystified its own monster, and Tim Roth's underrated commitment to making Abomination the most interesting character in a movie named after someone else.

Also: the no-asshole policy explained, Kevin Feige's infamous 2010 statement that ended Norton's MCU run, and why this underwhelming movie still mattered enough to keep the Merrill Lynch gamble alive.

Countdown to Doomsday rolls on. Next stop: Iron Man 2.

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