Kalshane, I was watching some of the videos from that production, and the actor who played the drunk student had apparently made the choice that his interpretation for every other line was going to be "Shut up, Marius." I agreed and loved him immediately.

Hah! That's awesome.

I'm generally Disney-pop ambivalent (I don't hate on general principle, I just avoid for the sake of sanity) and so when I first started watching I was thinking "Wow, Marius really can't act. But he looks kind of familiar." then I glanced down at the comments and saw his name and understood the reason for both observations.

We watched Thor again tonight, and were talking about how Loki's plans start out fine but then fail. Tim said "Loki is basically Mojo Jojo." Which is kinda true.

Tim said "Loki is basically Mojo Jojo."

Heh. That would make such a good tumblr.

I'm reading some people dissing Coulson. Calling him a bit player, and responding to Gregg's interview quotes as if he were getting too big for his britches.

I thought there was a clear, canonical nudge-nudge-wink-wink that establishes him as badass, up to and including this poster, the post-credit tags, and at least one of the shorts--the Funny Thing Happened one...

Now I'm wondering if I'm responding to him in a parallel way to how I see people responding to Loki, but I swear it's in the text! Son of Coul rocks.

I thought there was a clear, canonical nudge-nudge-wink-wink that establishes him as badass, up to and including this poster,

I'm amused by Nick Fury in Gollum stance behind him.

Not particularly keen on Coulson (or particularly against him either), but I thought his increased prominence at the start of this movie was like a metaphorical noose being lowered around his neck.

I've enjoyed him in the Marvel movies, but I was a bit surprised at how incredibly popular he was in fandom. I mean, before Avengers, he didn't really DO much (I hadn't seen those shorts, though, and the "Funny Thing Happened..." one is pretty great and does indeed establish him as pretty badass). He showed up and delivered exposition. Sure, he delivered it well, but still. People really got into him. I don't think he deserves disses, though!

I love that the #1 hit when you google Coulson weapon is exactly the one I'm usually looking for: [link]

Now, obviously, fandom has a way of investing in characters the writers haven't spent much time on (I'm calling it the Figwit Reaction for the moment, but I'm open to discussion), but I felt that they played him nice and subtle, with a understated air of authority especially up against Iron Man and his brashness.

And I think the two shorts he got (I haven't seen the one on the Thor disc) was either a response to fan reaction, or the creators noticing for themselves how suave and debonair he is.

I love that the #1 hit when you google Coulson weapon is exactly the one I'm usually looking for: [link]

I love that comic--especially Loki and the kitten.

Are these shorts online or DVD extras or what? I am not familiar with them.