Book: Afraid I might be needing a preacher. Mal: That's good. You lie there and be ironical.

'Safe'


Marvel Universe: Infinite Chrises

Discussion of all Marvel Cinematic Universe related movies and TV shows, including, but not limited to, the Avengers, Captain America, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, etc., etc., etc. ad-infinitum.

Discussion of non-MCU Marvel titles like the X-Men or the Fantastic Four is also permitted. Ties to comics may be discussed, but this is not the primary forum for comics discussion (see the Other Media thread).

Spoiler policy: For broadcast TV shows, blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast. For movies and Internet streaming shows, whitefont all plot-related discussion until it's been in wide release two weeks. Posters are encouraged to preface their posts to indicate the subject, particulary if switching subjects.


Steph L. - May 18, 2015 7:01:01 pm PDT #22 of 3942
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

Who wants to try some fish oil to see if they get superpowers

I take fish oil every day and haven't manifested a single superpower yet. I call shenanigans.


aurelia - May 18, 2015 7:27:53 pm PDT #23 of 3942
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

On the plus side, you also haven't turned into a briquet.


Calli - May 20, 2015 1:48:01 am PDT #24 of 3942
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I want to know why the fish didn't turn into briquettes. They're not inhuman either.


Jon B. - May 20, 2015 4:08:24 am PDT #25 of 3942
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

They're not inhuman either.

Nor are they human.


Kalshane - May 20, 2015 5:18:02 am PDT #26 of 3942
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

There's two elements at play, the mists which actually transform Inhumans (and have no effect on humans, as evidenced by Tripp being unharmed when the mists were released in the Kree temple) and the Diviner metal, which charcoals any non-Inhuman that touches it.

Jiayang says they created their own crystals by melting down a Diviner, but some of the metal got infused in the new crystals. That's what kills Gonzales and Agent McBeard when she breaks the crystals, not the mist itself.

So I'm assuming only the Mist portion of the crystals is what is getting absorbed by the fish. (Apparently the Inhumans never tried dissolving the new crystals to remove the Diviner impurities, or didn't care.)


Connie Neil - May 20, 2015 5:45:44 am PDT #27 of 3942
brillig

Oh, I'd forgotten about the metal itself being toxic, I was thinking he had somehow absorbed the mist.


Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2015 10:27:09 am PDT #28 of 3942
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I love the Foggy guy, and find him compelling, but I sometimes do weird things where I make people better in my head and don't notice (see Katie Holmes/Joey Potter).

They did such a good job with Vincent D'onofrio's costumes- all the open collars and beautiful rolls on the collars making his neck look huge.

I agree, though, we need MORE Rosario Dawson! She was great! I weirdly can't think of a single thing she was in except Rent, and I briefly thought she was the actress who played Kendra on Buffy, and just she got much, much better


SailAweigh - May 20, 2015 11:26:31 am PDT #29 of 3942
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I need to marathon Daredevil, but I'll be at a convention all weekend. Maybe Monday, I should be done noon-ish or early afternoon.


Steph L. - May 20, 2015 11:31:53 am PDT #30 of 3942
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

Wow, SO in the wrong thread.


Connie Neil - May 20, 2015 11:49:55 am PDT #31 of 3942
brillig

OK, re: Ultron--who else is irked by Joss' apparent disregard for the characterizations established by Tony and Steve's standalone movies? Tony blew up all his suits, established he could kick ass without them, and found a way to cope with his PTSD--no, no, he built a new army and is a danger to everyone around him! I can't pin down the differences between Winter Soldier Steve and Ultron Steve, but he did not feel like the same guy.

The jokes mostly felt forced, like in the first Avengers movie. ("He's adopted?" always lands like a lead balloon of offensiveness.)

I know the studio had certain beats that needed to be hit, but it would have been nice if it seemed Joss had seen even a plot summary of IM3. Two lines could have done it: "I thought you blew up all the suits." "Well, the world keeps wanting to blow itself up, too, so . . ."

And what was the purpose of the anti-Iron Man graffiti at the beginning? It's like they just wanted to establish Tony as a villain without showing any reason why. People say Joss has a crush on Tony, but it's more like he sees Tony as a convenient scapegoat.

In a more general way, I've always been surprised that the general reaction to mutants was fear and hatred. Where are the groupies? The cosplayers? Granted, I last read comics in the 90s, so I may have missed something.