At first I didn't even realize Mike P. was talking about gods and monsters; I thought he was literally talking about the 1%, as evidenced by his rage outburst at his boss.
Me, too.
You walk in worlds the others can't begin to imagine.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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Steph L. - Sep 26, 2013 7:02:25 am PDT #3077 of 5827
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Connie Neil - Sep 26, 2013 7:04:30 am PDT #3078 of 5827
brillig
I saw where he was coming from. Mike was struggling just to be a man providing for his family, and now there are these other people out there to show him another level he wasn't going to be able to achieve, people his son admired. He'd been actively trying to match superpowered heroes, and he was failing at that too. Last straw time.
Zenkitty - Sep 26, 2013 7:07:12 am PDT #3079 of 5827
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
He'd been actively trying to match superpowered heroes, and he was failing at that too. Last straw time.
Okay, good point, that.
Jessica - Sep 26, 2013 7:15:22 am PDT #3080 of 5827
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
At first I didn't even realize Mike P. was talking about gods and monsters; I thought he was literally talking about the 1%, as evidenced by his rage outburst at his boss.
I think the gods & monsters were the last straw. One more bar set impossibly high.
§ ita § - Sep 26, 2013 7:35:14 am PDT #3081 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If the supers are a metaphor for the 1%, how different should the relevant speeches be?
chrismg - Sep 26, 2013 12:00:46 pm PDT #3082 of 5827
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
I was thinking about how the pilot gave us another guy whose super-powers gave him rage issues, and I realized we also have:
-A crack female agent with issues with her past
-a crack male agent who's shown to have an affinity for ranged weapons and high places
-a tech genius
-A leader who was apparently dead for a while and is now alive.
It doesn't quite match up perfectly, even if you stretch it to cover Skye as "Untrustworthy outsider who triggers the first mission together" but it's kind of cute.
§ ita § - Sep 26, 2013 12:48:31 pm PDT #3083 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think we have a crack male agent who shot a gun from above. Affinity for high places is a bit strong for "best angle was the mezzanine."
Three tech geniuses muddies the waters a little bit too.
Connie Neil - Sep 26, 2013 12:55:31 pm PDT #3084 of 5827
brillig
re: the tech geniuses--I wish we'd be able to get a guest shot of Stark strolling in to accept adulation and competitiveness from the Science Babies and to plant bugs all over the place--which Coulson will stroll along after removing.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 27, 2013 9:06:03 am PDT #3085 of 5827
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
when did folks hear Skye call Mike "Gunn"?
chrismg - Sep 27, 2013 9:36:24 am PDT #3086 of 5827
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
When they're up on the balcony/mezzanine, before Shotgun Guy attacks.