Be warned: this article reveals major plot points from the show Wonder Man. Many viewers are calling the episode “Doorman” one of the best in Marvel TV history, putting it in the same league as the finales of Loki Season 2 and the X-Men ’97 episode “Remember It.” It’s a surprisingly brilliant and hilarious installment of the series, but it’s also incredibly rough on the character played by Josh Gad.
This episode features Josh Gad playing a version of himself who teams up with Demarr Davis, a real-life nightclub doorman. Demarr gains the ability to teleport anything through his body after an accident involving chemicals from the Roxxon corporation. Together, they make a couple of movies utilizing Demarr’s powers. However, during filming, Josh Gad tries to teleport through Demarr and vanishes completely. The show never reveals what happened to him – whether he survived or is still alive. But according to creators Andrew Guest and Destin Daniel Cretton, Josh Gad is still alive, he’s just…lost.
Josh is still alive, but he’s trapped in Doorman. We need to rescue him because his fate is tied to Doorman’s – as long as Doorman exists, Josh will survive.
Official Confirmation Makes Josh Gad’s Fate in Wonder Man Worse
I have to say, Josh Gad was a real highlight in Wonder Man for me, right up there with the amazing chemistry between Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sir Ben Kingsley. He totally leaned into playing a version of himself – a super famous, slightly ridiculous version who clearly loves the perks of being a star. There’s this hilarious moment where he performs an EDM remix of his song “In Summer” from Frozen! But beyond the funny stuff, you can tell his character genuinely cares about DeMarr, played by Byron Bowers. It’s a little sad that after his song plays during the credits, we don’t see him again. Instead, his biggest impact on the show’s world is a new rule – the “Doorman clause” – which basically prevents anyone with superpowers from getting hired on Hollywood sets.
Gad is surprisingly important to the new rules being established after the Sokovia Accords, which unintentionally highlights how much the events of Civil War still affect things. It’s also deeply unsettling to realize Gad is essentially a prisoner inside Doorman. Things get even worse when you learn Doorman’s powers come from the Darkforce dimension – a place so dark it consumes light and exists outside of normal reality. This dimension is incredibly dangerous; anyone trapped there experiences extreme cold, exhaustion, and is forced to relive their most terrifying memories endlessly. It’s a truly awful situation for Josh, and honestly, he probably wishes he hadn’t signed up for this.
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