Yeah, well, whatever, Joss. I am so over this need of his to kill someone off to prove that it's REALLY SERIOUS UP IN HERE.
Police procedure has changed since I was little.
Wash ,'The Message'
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Dana - May 05, 2012 1:16:44 pm PDT #19906 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Matt the Bruins fan - May 05, 2012 1:19:55 pm PDT #19907 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm just glad it wasn't Pepper or Erik Selvig.
Steph L. - May 05, 2012 1:23:06 pm PDT #19908 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Matt, I totally expected Erik to sacrificially die while closing the portal.
Joss couldn't kill Pepper, because there's gotta be another Iron Man movie in the works.
Frankenbuddha - May 05, 2012 1:39:48 pm PDT #19909 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The people in Joss' Rolodex (or whatever) just expanded a lot. And we've got MUCH ADO coming up soon too!
Amy - May 05, 2012 2:40:14 pm PDT #19910 of 30000
Because books.
Interrupting the Avengers squee to post this piece about a fan campaigning for Jesse Williams from Cabin in the Woods and Grey's Anatomy to play Finnick in Catching Fire and Mockingjay. I think he looks pretty good for the role.
le nubian - May 05, 2012 3:41:49 pm PDT #19911 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
right?
the explicit expressed racism coming out of every corner these days has me on the fucking edge.
I honestly don't know how my ancestors coped with all this bullshit. I really don't.
Amy - May 05, 2012 3:43:28 pm PDT #19912 of 30000
Because books.
It's gross. The reaction to Rue broke my heart, and infuriated me at the same time. And Jesse Williams is gorgeous. He'd be perfect.
DavidS - May 05, 2012 4:06:18 pm PDT #19913 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Back from The Avengers.
The biggest laughs were for Hulk punching Thor, and treating Loki like a ragdoll.
I thought of Ple when Tony called Thor "Point Break."
Tony Snark.
Ruffalo was so good.
I'm glad Joss spent a lot of time establishing BW as a badass, and giving her several great scenes including her Silence of the Lambs-y scene where she played Loki.
I also thought it was smart that when it came to Captain America Joss thought the costume looked as doofy as I did with the mask on, and kept finding ways to expose Chris Evans' pretty face. Especially when he was standing on the ground next to BW and Hawkeye he looked like he was a miscast professional wrestler.
I'm glad he gave Enver and Alexis gigs, even in small parts. He takes care of his peeps.
Wholly satisfying and entertaining. If Joss does two more, he'll get to make his musical.
Sean K - May 05, 2012 4:18:51 pm PDT #19914 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
the explicit expressed racism coming out of every corner these days has me on the fucking edge.
I honestly don't know how my ancestors coped with all this bullshit. I really don't.
Me too. On both counts.
DavidS - May 05, 2012 5:29:20 pm PDT #19915 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Re: The Avengers I'm curious about reactions to the first after-credits scene.
Has Thanos been regularly used in Marvel comics? Would he be readily recognized by folks who just read the comics, or only people who read the original Starlin stories in the 70s? Do people get that the whole "courting death" line is a specific reference to Thanos (aka, Thanatos, Freud's Love Of Death) primary motivation? Also, that he's basically Marvel's knockoff Darkseid?