The laugh I'll remember longest from Endgame was my 75-year-old mother's horror at realizing she still knew all the words to "It's Been a Long,Long Time".
This is my boat. They're part of my crew. No one's getting left. Best you get used to that.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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chrismg - May 03, 2019 11:26:50 am PDT #2806 of 4004
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Matt the Bruins fan - May 03, 2019 11:37:45 am PDT #2807 of 4004
"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
Amy Pond seemed like an insufferable Mary Sue to me on the page when I was unable to watch Eleven's run and was going by written recaps and fan descriptions, but somehow Karen Gillan pulled off a miracle and made her awesome and endearing on the actual show. (Largely compensating for how not-awesome I found Matt Smith...)
EpicTangent - May 03, 2019 12:42:09 pm PDT #2808 of 4004
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
The laugh I'll remember longest from Endgame was my 75-year-old mother's horror at realizing she still knew all the words to "It's Been a Long,Long Time".
Hey!! I know all the words to "It's Been a Long, Long Time"! It's a lovely song and a classic for a reason.
P.S. I am rather younger than 75, if she'd be at all comforted.
Tom Scola - May 03, 2019 2:46:58 pm PDT #2809 of 4004
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Amy Pond seemed like an insufferable Mary Sue to me
It's kind of a similar to Diana Rigg. Emma Peel is the most OTT Mary Sue ever, yet they managed to hire the one actor who is totally believable in the role.
Scrappy - May 04, 2019 8:59:57 am PDT #2810 of 4004
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
So true, Tom!
Jessica - May 04, 2019 10:15:22 am PDT #2811 of 4004
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
WHEW - finally saw Endgame! Now to scroll back and reread all the whitefont.
Emily - May 04, 2019 10:25:25 am PDT #2812 of 4004
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I apologize if some of my things have already been said, but I only felt like going back about fifty posts.
Pepper Potts: I liked her in Iron Man the first, don't really like her anymore. Would watching the other two Iron Mans help, or is it just what I know about Paltrow that's corrupted my enjoyment of her character?
The Girl Power moment left me cold, but I recognize that's just my beagles.
I realized Tony had to die about ten minutes before he did and was just kind of waiting, because, and I'm sorry, I don't really care about Tony anymore. I know, there's an arc, I should, but... I don't.
And I swear I actually do like hero movies and I know this is just part and parcel of that genre, but the whole thing where one character is stronger than another purely because the plot says they should be in that one fight is really wearing on me. Just like sometimes the scene requires Captain Marvel to be the strongest person in the universe, or sometimes Thor, or whatever. It's not that I want a written ranking or whatever, but I'd like a little bit of explanation as to why one punch results in a head shake and another is a fight-ending Blow Of Power. Not to mention who gets to survive explosions.
Oh, that's a lot of complaining. I did squeal when I saw Okoye on the Holographic Planet-watching Council and when the Wakandans showed up. And I did tear up a bit at the everybody coming back bit. That was... lovely.
I was very very sad at the beginning, and at the therapy session, and when Wanda did her thing (which is also when I figured out why Vision wasn't back, because I'd forgotten and I really like Paul Bettany so I was looking).
Emily - May 04, 2019 11:12:54 am PDT #2813 of 4004
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Oh and also! I loved America's Ass and really most of Captain America's moments. And Ant-Man's total Cap fanboyishness. Also Loki looking confused and then gleeful when the Tesseract basically falls into his lap.
And, as though just to reinforce this feeling from Infinity War, the Soul Stone logic makes no sense because no one sacrificed anyone! I guess you could make the argument that Natasha loved herself? But the guy says "sacrifice something you love" and Clint absolutely did NOT sacrifice her. Rather the opposite. I'm starting to think we shouldn't trust the floating red guy. Maybe the trick is just that somebody has to die and this is his way of keeping visitors from saying, well then why not you? He's probably the first one to keep this job for more than one visit.
I loved the moment when I realized that the movie was three hours long so we were actually going to see all the missions.
Geometrical complaint: How the fuck do you invert a mobius strip? HOW?
And I really liked Black Widow's hair. That's absolutely not a spoiler, I just liked it both ways.
Kalshane - May 04, 2019 11:18:33 am PDT #2814 of 4004
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.
Speaking of hair: Brie Larson totally rocked the current comic hairstyle.
DebetEsse - May 04, 2019 12:01:35 pm PDT #2815 of 4004
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Emily, I disagree with Clint absolutely did NOT sacrifice her.
Because he consciously decided to let go of her hand. It may be worth asking if it would have worked if either of them had unilaterally jumped and died without the involvement of the other, but they gave him that beat, which, I think, counts.