Endgame explained by a writer who had not seen any of the previous films.
You always think harder is better. Maybe next time I patrol, I should carry bricks and use a stake made out of butter.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
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Tom Scola - May 06, 2019 6:58:34 am PDT #2876 of 4004
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Steph L. - May 06, 2019 8:05:18 am PDT #2877 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Endgame explained by a writer who had not seen any of the previous films.
Bahahaha: "Johansson makes a quip about getting emails from a raccoon, making it suddenly clear that, oh, the fox character is actually a raccoon."
Also: "The crew meets up with Thor...You almost expect to see a bong or Funyuns somewhere." I'd just like to point out that a person doens't have to be a stoner to love Funyuns. #soapbox
Matt the Bruins fan - May 06, 2019 8:27:58 am PDT #2878 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
Miracleman, it seemed that the Reality Stone was sometimes capable of taking actions on its own (like merging with Jane Foster). It's ambiguous whether the Mind Stone acted of its own volition when it helped create Ultron's and then the Vision's minds, or if that was just a reaction to people poking it. But if any of the stones were going to be sapient and make value judgments, I think it would be the Soul Stone. Even in the comics, it seemed to have a mind of its own and do things without prompting from Adam Warlock, when the others only acted at their users' command.
Miracleman - May 06, 2019 8:39:30 am PDT #2879 of 4004
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Matt, I take your point in regard to the Mind and Reality Stones, and I can see what you're saying as far as the Soul Stone having some kind of value judgment, but I still feel it was jarring in the execution of that judgment. The Mind Stone was essentially a passive stone until it was merged with JARVIS and planted in Vision's body, the Aether...I don't really remember Thor 2, you got me beat on that one. It just felt like "We wanna kill somebody, probably Gamora, let's arbitrarily make the Soul Stone demand a sacrificial tribute to show worthiness."
Kalshane - May 06, 2019 8:42:53 am PDT #2880 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.
In the first Avengers movie there's a scene where the Mind Stone is revealed to be screwing with their heads. It's not clear whether it's at Loki's bidding (though I don't think we've ever seen an Infinity Stone be under the control of anyone not directly possessing it) or some latent effect of being in proximity to the stone or the Mind Stone itself choosing to exert its influence.
Miracleman - May 06, 2019 8:56:03 am PDT #2881 of 4004
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Tangentially related, just saw the new Spider-Man trailer, and...
"Bitch, please; you've been to space." made me snort gyro through my nose at work.
Fiona - May 06, 2019 9:03:37 am PDT #2882 of 4004
Huh. I had no idea TH was a Brit.
His first gig was playing Billy Elliot on stage. He was originally a dancer - which I think you can see in the way he moves. Perfect for Spidey.
Dana - May 06, 2019 9:07:45 am PDT #2883 of 4004
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Everyone has seen Tom Holland lip-syncing "Umbrella", right? I'm not even going to link it, because I'm so sure that everyone has seen this.
Connie Neil - May 06, 2019 9:26:21 am PDT #2884 of 4004
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Spidey and Fury has the potential to be a great team-up. He's going to measure everyone against Tony now, and Fury is not going to appreciate that. Peter has a maestro of snark to use as a model, and he's not lacking in snark himself.
Miracleman - May 06, 2019 10:24:08 am PDT #2885 of 4004
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Kalshane, yeah...they never really do get into the specifics of how the Stones work as a whole or individually. I don't know why the Soul in particular is so weirdly jarring to me.