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UltimaterializerX posted...

I never said anything about quality. There is way more to running a successful business than how good the actual product is.

xD you moved the goalposts so far, you brought American football to Mongolia.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

By that logic, McDonalds is the best burger in the world.

I mean, I was lucky to live in a town with one of the best coffee shops in the country, and I would wholeheartedly agree that Starbucks is probably the best option in many areas, but that being the truth in all situations, particularly when considering locavore towns, is just plain dumb. Like, actually dumber than thinking RNG has no effect in Hearthstone.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Doctor Strange

Wait, I think this is the first time I've ever seen the Marvel Studios intro. That was really pretty cool.

Was that a reference to War Machine in his friend's phone call? Strange really shouldn't have been looking at his phone while driving.

This movie is moving pretty fast. I guess they want to get through his origin fast enough so that we're not dealing with boring Doctor Normal for too long, but the pacing does seem to be a little quick.

Hahaha the Ancient One punched Strange's soul out of his body. This is quite the special effects demonstration.

"Time will tell how much I love you" I wonder if Time has anything to do with this movie hmmmmm

Strange succeeded at opening his first portal, then shaved, and put on a robe. He immediately changed his appearance and took off. Zero to sixty. I guess his supernatural intelligence exists for a reason.

xD Wong is listening to Beyonce.

Is him opening the Eye of Agamotto him doing forbidden rituals, or is it him finding his relic?

Hong Kong, London, and New York. The three corners of the world. Of course.

Hey, that red cape sure seems to like you Stephen, maybe you should grab it. Wait, Stephen is still wearing the Eye.

"How long have you been in so-and-so, Mr...?"
"Doctor"
"Mr. Doctor?"
"No, it's Strange."
"Who am I to judge?"

I'm a pretty big fan of the movie taking off so quickly. The humor is a wee bit heavy handed though.

And I'm done. It... seemed a little short. But... at no point did I want to take my attention away, after it kicked in. That's... pretty unique, insofar. I'll have to think about what that means.

Postcredits Scene - Thor really makes everything better. What an absolute gem. Best part of Ultron, great in his appearance here, and in his one shots. I can only assume Ragnarok is going to be the best movie ever.

Second one - Mordo heel turn Dx

"Driving while distracting can be hazardous" oh no fucking shit Marvel

Let me stew on this for a minute. One thought before going - Giacchino fucking nailed it with this score.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

UltimaterializerX posted...

And no, "local guy", your local coffee shop is not better than Starbucks. Indie is not better. Deal with it.

This is literally the most incorrect thing you have ever said.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Was that Stannis saying "Long live the king"?
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

There's a lot of names for these, but:

While You Were Fighting/Team Thor



Subject: Greetings!

Dear Tony Stark,

How's it going? I was just thinking fondly on some of the times we had
last November when created a possessed robot who nearly destroyed
-------------- we saved planet!

"little Mjolnir over here taking a nap" xDxDxD

WHO IS THE PURPLE MAN IN THE FLOATING CHAIR? What we know: he's purple, has a magic glove, doesn't like standing up.

What is the power stone? Who had the power stone? Where is the power stone? How much power is in the power stone? Why is it purple?

Mind - in Vision's head. Pretty clear cut.

Time?

Is Fury a real name? Or is it actually pronounced Furry?

Jane is linked to the reality stone? Is the reality stone Aether?

Bruce Banner just shutting down Tony about joining the Civil War was amazing xD

This was perfect.

Team Thor part 2

The brain is a muscle, and these are all muscles, so I am covered in brains, and I have more brains than you.

Well that was fun.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Oh, and since I left it out:

May > Coulson > Fitz > Mack > Daisy/Simmons
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Like I said, Malick could have been used better. He had so much potential, but wasn't really shown to be. If he would've properly been made to be a big bad... he could have taken up an entire season. Or he could've been used as a villain heavily in s2, then the beginning of s3 as well, and then FINALLY show his motivation... if done right, they could've made him to be a zealot early on, instead of just a man with power.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Already talked about Daisy and Lincoln.

May is amazing and great and her development and actions are so cool and interesting to watch. Her having to shoot her ex-husband, even after falling back in love with him, and go through every bit of loss was heartbreaking. So much bad shit happens to her, but she really does an amazing job keeping the team together, maybe even moreso than Coulson. She's the real dad.

Mack was firing on all cylinders this season. Shotgun axe finally making an appearance was worth it. He was constantly put into uncomfortable situations the entire season... having to lie to his brother, deal with a turned Daisy, substituting as Director at one point... and through it all, just being a good dude. He really earned his place in the show.

Simmons had her thing with Will which was weird (she was showing how much Fitz meant to her, and just... it felt like she gave up too soon). She got too used to being back on Earth a little too quickly. But episode 5 was pretty amazing aside from those. She did a good job being Simmons, but hasn't quite been able to just be great Simmons since s1, so I'm looking forward to some more of that.

Fitz kicked ass. Always doing the right thing for Simmons, he fucking killed Iron Chef Chairman, he got the girl... everything Fitz did was just great. Remember when he was bottom of my character rankings? Lol that now.

I'm really glad that Fitz and Simmons finally got together. Keeping them apart for so long, but giving them so many opportunities to realize the truth of how they felt about each other... it was clearly time to have them commit or just kill one. Luckily, they just committed. Only question is, what happens from here? They're now a couple... it wouldn't be Agents of SHIELD if we're allowed to just be happy for them... would it?

And finally, Hive. Best villain in AoS yet. The guy was alien. Ancient, destructive, and beyond human morality. Brilliantly done, for what he is and what he represents. Though it took some time, he finally showed that what he was looking for was a real connection - perhaps a little cheesy (or was that just Ward speaking through), but sensible with his choices. Creating a world for Inhumans, where everyone would be a part of his Hivemind... he was Jiaying taken to the next level. Perhaps she was going crazy at the end, but Hive seemed to always be crazy. Feeding, growing, learning, and getting ready for the chance to return to a world where he could make every person his own. And in the process, bring unparalleled happiness to them all. He was one of those "change everything to help people" tropes, but when he floated in space with Lincoln at the end, he had to come to grips with his mortality and defeat. He was able to do so easily, it seems. Anger wasn't often an issue for him. He was so old that it made no sense to be anything other than patient and calculated. But in the end, he was forced to accept his loss and impending death. And his nonchalance about it... really helped seal him as the powerful being he was.

This season was great and everyone saying s4 is better is getting me so hyped.

TV Shows
Daredevil s1
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. s3
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. s1
Jessica Jones s1
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. s2
Agent Carter s1
Agent Carter s2
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Bobbi was recovering for most of the season, but was still a complete badass and was tons of fun to watch. She kinda filled both May and Simmons' shoes simultaneously, but she was a good character.

Hunter was driven by revenge for most of the season, but Coulson got it eventually for him. Still, he's always been in love with Bobbi and doing everything for her. He was hilarious and fun, but gave mixed impressions - in season 2, it felt very clear that he was choosing to be a SHIELD agent for the sake of SHIELD, and not just Bobbi. But in s3, it felt like he was mostly only there for her.

The episode where they were written out was bad with good parts. Hunter's performance in it was amazing. The way the episode was styled was cool. The last season was one to remember. But it was kinda confusing and sloppy. Since their spinoff doesn't end up happening... it sucks for them to be gone. It just help to really shrink down the cast again, but man, what a waste. And they had to use up an episode slot for that episode...

Gideon could've been done better. They had a lot of room to set him up to be a big bad. Would've been cool if he was even more diabolical and dangerous in the first half of the season. Or utilized in s2 a bit more, idk. He needed to be a bigger villain, I felt. So that when Hive "turned" on him, it actually had more meaning than "old man is scared". There was space for him to be something special... and he was just means to an end.

Joey was a cool write-in. It sucked a bit that he was put into the show, had a unique outlook and personality, and then removed. But while he was there, he had some cool angles in terms of personality. I'm really glad they showed someone who hated that he killed someone.

Yo-yo was really cool but seems a little OP. Still, she was introduced, just to... stay in her homeland. And then be brought in just cuz later? She was a cool character, and I really liked her interactions with Mack, don't get me wrong... just felt convenient. I liked her more when she was less fluent in English though. I think she's alive so... I guess we'll see if she comes back in season 4.

I know Ghost Rider is in season 4 and I can't help but be sure that the Inhuman guy is going to end up being him. Gives credence to Jiayiang not letting him become an Inhuman, and I actually don't remember what happened to him at the end of the season so...?

The season finale had a good deal of epicness. With this show, if there's one thing they do well, it is make the show amazing when shit hits the fan. Hive's plan was silly, but it was fine. My question is... is blowing him up with a missile in space really going to kill him? This is comics. We didn't watch him die... just the pod they were in.

Coulson was great this season. I loved seeing him fall for somebody, but having issues with trust because he's a spy, but still having it work out, until it didn't, then getting consumed by revenge. I don't think they made it clear enough that him killing Ward with his hand was a bad thing, and didn't really have him haunted enough by it. And he got too "it was a bad idea" too quickly afterwards. But I really liked seeing him go through the early season.

Andrew turning into Lash was a great use of the character, allowing May some development without putting her character into a hole. Lash was constantly fighting himself, his humanity vs. Inhumanity... and the purpose behind his transformation. Question is - was Andrew always meant to become Inhuman? Or did the Terragen gas just decide he would be. Was he always meant to become Lash? I guess so, since fate is prewritten, but it was kinda weird. Him saving Daisy being his purpose in the end... was dumb, because it was a much more convoluted series of events than him just killing Hive. But I digress.

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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3

It's been a few days, so this might be a little more summary than not.

I really loved this season. It felt like the direction was a lot more clear than season 2. The general flow of everything felt really strong, so that even when a conflict was settled, it didn't feel like there was a lull as it led into the next thing.

Daisy name change was annoying, but it's... bearable. I love how Coulson is the only one who doesn't really do well with it. Old coot. Skye is just... a name she chose for herself, that defines a lot of who she is... and Daisy is a name she adopted when she found out who she was. That choice of fate over self-direction bothers me, though I guess it matches really well with the theme of this season.

The theme of course, being that fate is determined and you can't do anything to alter the course of events. The Inhumans following intelligent design, being able to see the future and do nothing to change it, Hive being unable to win... It all clearly points to this idea that everyone is just a pawn in same greater plan. That's the opposite of how this trope usually goes, so good on that? It feels a little depressing, though.

Simmons was rescued from Maveth REALLY fast. It makes sense given how long they needed to set up Hive, but man it... just happened really fast.

The ATCU plotline in the beginning was solid. A good way to get things going - have this organization in opposition to SHIELD, and paint Lash as a bad guy as well. Shift ATCU to being a semi-partner, while preparing to have them be taken advantage of by HYDRA again... and so it happened. Rosalind and Banks were quality characters who were taken away really quick. Would have liked a little more time with Ros, but they used her well for the time she had.

I wasn't really sure I knew what was going on with Ward. I guess he... actually felt like he was making a connection with what's her name from season 2, and so he was really driven by revenge against Coulson? And in the end, after everything he had worked for his whole life was proven to be not worth it... Garrett, HYDRA, even turning away from SHIELD... working to do something for Hive was just desperation in him seeking a purpose to his life? Regardless, Ward was kinda in a weird place, so writing him out was a good direction, and they even managed to keep the actor around for the whole season!

LincolnXDaisy was a weird couple. It worked out in the end, but honestly, as the show goes on, Daisy is the only character where I feel like they aren't quite sure what to do with. She was always going to become Quake (btw, a new Disney XD cartoon has her as a character along with SpiderGwen, Squirrel Girl, and Ms. Marvel and it also stars Chloe Bennett and looks like it might not be bad), but Skye was great in season 1. During her transition in season 2... it was still good, though a little weird how it affected her. Season 3... they had done so much development with her that it seemed like they had no idea what to do. I GET Lincoln and Daisy falling in love, but it was weird how they did it.

Lincoln was also kind of an awkward character that stuck around following s2 and they needed to do something with him. His flirtation with being a SHIELD agent was weird, but it was very clear he was just there for Daisy. The best part about him was his sacrifice. A great way to go, to save everyone. Gave his life the meaning that he had been looking for since Afterlife fell.

It was nice to see Talbot and Creel again. Creel being a good dude was awesome, and Talbot being his usual troll self adds a nice dynamic to the show.

Felix Blake was maybe the weirdest part about the season - used for just a little bit. Hopefully he'll have a bigger role in season 4, otherwise he'll have just popped up and disappeared for no reason.

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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

One of the best games of all time
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

It's a bot, Viv.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

scarletspeed7 posted...

Man, I guess I will never understand why people like Civil War.

Fun action scenes.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Oh I still have to do my season wrap-up
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

KujikawaRising posted...

Race, gender, sexuality, religion, etc. does not matter. It's WHO you are that does.

The mistake you're making is assuming that race, gender, sexuality, religion, etc. are not important to peoples' identities.

The problem with saying that race shouldn't matter is that it does. And not always in a negative manner.

We are in complete agreement that people shouldn't be judged arbitrarily according to these identifiers, but these identifiers are important, mostly to the people they identify. A black kid cares that he is black. It is a part of who he is. Just like sexuality, religion, etc...

We can acknowledge this while also being against discrimination.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Corrik posted...

Tokoyami posted...

Andy literally pulling an all lives matter oof

It is embarrassing his opinion even has to be stated. Everyone should have an equal voice and say. And we should judge people on said voice. Not their skin color.

You're literally not talking about the same thing other people are.

You should not judge people based on their race. Duh. That doesn't mean that race doesn't matter.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

ZeldaTPLink posted...

Wow sorry for the spoiler dude I was really caught unprepared by another guy being just 3 episodes ahead of you and posting reviews in the same page.

Gonna be more careful now.

It's ok I forgive you. :)

If I HAD to guess, I would've guessed Lincoln, easily.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

I've always liked Lincoln because he's from Cincinnati, like me. I think his death was a good decision though.

Hive's true threat didn't reveal itself until civil war came around. And the only avenger left after that was Tony... and I guess Vision, but the whole "no time for the accords" thing.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Now Daisy has the jacket and necklace!

Hive FINALLY revealed his face!f Aaaaand he's pretty cute. I'd stroke those tentacles, if you know what I mean.

Lincoln no! Ugh this scene with Daisy and Lincoln... my heart is breaking </3

SHOTGUN AXE

omg no Lincoln

I knew it. He gave the retirement speech... (also ZeldaTPLink totally fucking ruined it)

This scene is so heartwrenching. I'm a fan of LincolnXDaisy now :(

And so, good bye, Lincoln from Cincinnati. What a beautiful scene.

6 MONTHS LATER I guess Daisy is a supervillain now. Also, new hair since changing her hair is her thing.

Also Radcliffe apparently made a body for an AI.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Ugh, Yo-yo no :(

omg poor Fitz was brought along with May onto the Zephyr

This Dr. Radcliffe guy is kinda goofy but I like him.

FITZ JUST SHOT THE FUCK OUT OF IRON CHEF GUY

FITZ IS THE IRON CHEF
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Season finale time!

I see they're going to pass the necklace back and forth and keep everyone guessing who's going to die.

Fitz + Talbot is the best pair in history.

Awww Ward's memories... he DID care for the team. This solution was pretty good - get Hive's brains jumbled then drop gel on him.

Yo-yo is REALLY strong.

Lincoln just gave the "I'm retiring after this" speech. For what it's worth, this necklace is dramatic irony done right.

Ugghhh Daisy no.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Do you have 2 cook serve deliciouses 2?
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Uh oh, Yo-yo just put her necklace, the one we saw in Daisy's vision, in Mack's hands!
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

This Inhuman guy is swinging around a flaming chain like Ghost Rider.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Best scene is still Sam and Bucky cheesing when Cap kisses Sharon.

Iron Man's actions made perfect sense. He was losing everything and he did what he had to to keep his friends together. Problem is, Cap had to go rogue.

I don't think the Accords were the right compromise. If the Avengers agreed, they could act together and request a new compromise.

So to that end, I guess I would be Team Cap. But really, I'm team negotiate for a different deal.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Perhaps the dumbest thing - Sam Wilson isn't superpowered. Clint... isn't superpowered? At least, this version isn't, is he? Paul Rudd isn't superpowered. WHY ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THE WATER PRISON? Scarlet Witch is seriously the only one who deserves to be there on a basis of being "superpowered".

I think the best part about this movie was for sure the action. The first chase scene with Cap+Sam+T'challa chasing down Bucky was awesome. The whole climax with the two sides fighting against each other... just wow. Every hero got their chance to do their thing. Sam and Bucky had some great synergy. The shot with the 12 of them running at each other across the tarmac was one of the best two shots in the film.

Vision kinda took a backseat in the battle... he could've done a lot more, but he was really uninvolved. I guess they figured he wouldn't be as fun to write in, but eh. Seeing Paul Rudd do the Giant-Man version of Pym Particles was great... someone needs to explain to me why going giant doesn't make him lose density and have the same strength as his regular form.

Widow vs Hawkeye was cute, but Scarlet Witch jonesing all over people was too fun to watch. She dropped a bunch of cars on Tony. She threw Widow into a truck. All so much yes.

Really sad that Sam and Tony didn't catch Rhodey. Seriously, Iron Man + War Machine is the movie we're missing, and it freaking sucks that he had to fall. I guess he's the least unique and most expendable of everyone, but damn. Don Cheadle is the man.

I get Tony choosing to fight in the end... it stopped being about the Sokovia Accords, and at that point, was purely personal. His rage could've been highlighted a little more, but I think my true favorite shot of the film was the extended take of Cap and Bucky fighting Tony. You know the one.

I am... VERY glad that Zemo killed the other soldiers and just let the heroes duke it out in the end. A very real conflict, with emotion and desperation on both sides.

In the end, Cap both won the fight, and the personal battle. He apologized, but perhaps both recognized that the right thing happened - it was very important for Tony to recognize that his side was needed. For any sort of Avengers to keep existing... any sort of super-powered beings to stand on the side of the public, they had to have that side. (though who does he have at that point... Vision? Rhodes got rekt, Natasha betrayed too, T'challa is a foreign citizen who can stay apart all he wants. Spidey is a kid.) Iron Man's side was important but he was left with nothing.

Cap needed to win too... for himself. For Bucky. For Wanda. But eh, that's it. Clint should go back to his family. Paul Rudd to his acting career. Presumably that happens. Wanda I expect would stay with Cap and Sam. Widow is ???

Avengers: Civil War was a very engaging movie. It was a really fun watch. While recency bias had it standing very tall for me, a little bit of thinking it over was enough to keep it below Winter Soldier. Depending on the day, I could maybe put GotG and Avengers above it. But for now, I'll let the recency bias hold it up.

Movies
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: Civil War
The Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy
Iron Man 3
Iron Man
Captain America: The First Avenger
Ant-Man
Thor
Thor: The Dark World
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Iron Man 2
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

To begin with... I did not write a lot while watching this movie. It was very engaging and I didn't want to distract myself.

Civil War was a lambasted event in Marvel comics. It didn't make a whole lot of sense, and given the amount of writers involved with such a silly event, it was a bit of a mess. How to improve it? Pretty simple, have both sides be credible.

I felt that they achieved this well. I remember a lot of people saying they supported Iron Man in this movie, even though Cap is the objective good guy. It's like... I think I'm still team Cap here. But realistically, I'm team "just fucking talk about it and come to a compromise among yourselves first". A conversation should have been able to get them working together to figure out the truth about who killed T'chaka. Regardless, Cap wanting the Avengers to operate as their own unit outside of regulation felt like the smart decision.

Iron Man's motivation was very much "do what we can to stick together for the good of all". Both positions were very sacrificial - Tony had to give up agency and surround himself with red tape with the purpose of protecting his team, and Cap had to give up the team and international image for... the sake of protecting his team (and Bucky). Both had good purposes that were so opposed to each others.

Sam was loyal to Cap. That has always been his thing, and he played it well. Wanda was a victim of optics (though she accidentally blew people up, so it's kinda her fault), so it made sense for her to fight for her freedom of self. I'm not sure exactly why Clint was with Cap... I think he just doesn't like authority all that much. Paul Rudd... I guess had a commitment to Falcon and liked Cap more than Tony.

T'challa... man was built for revenge. His introduction was suave, and his motivation given in a minute. The way he dove across the explosion for his father... they knew they were printing money there. He was a delight to watch, and the way his character developed at the end of the movie... being the one to realize the danger of vengeance and choosing to protect the man who killed his father and harbor Bucky... just awesome.

I saw Spider-Man: Homecoming before this movie. So I already knew this version of the character... but I can imagine he was loved upon release. Classic wise-cracking Spidey is best. I will admit, I wish his voice was deeper, but I can deal with teenage Spidey.

Rhodes being pro-Registration made all the sense. Vision... I guess matched up with Widow. It was the smart move. Maybe not the right one, but the smart one. I love that she stopped T'challa from chasing Cap and Bucky though... that double-cross was perfect. I love that they acknowledged that she was torn in the middle of the conflict.

Crossbones... was kinda wasted. Guy was built up in Winter Soldier just to be brought down as a catalyst to launch the Civil War. Too badass a dude to die so easily. And really, it kinda sucks that the New Avengers established at the end of Age of Ultron didn't last so long. But oh well.

Zemo, for being such an... uninvolved dude... was really effective. Just a Sokovian getting revenge for his family dying. And knowing to play the Avengers against each other... it's a little weird that his plot worked out so well, but if you ignore the convenience, he's really great. Give the little push that forces them against each other. Still, it's weird that he knew exactly what to do and had so much information and could do it with no problem.

Sharon's bit part was ok. It's nice for Cap to have his romance. Kinda wish it was with Widow, but eh.

This movie did a good job at focusing on the heroes, but it also did a good job showing the effects they had on real people. Ross and others who were involved with the whole situation weren't quite as developed though, and served more as ancillary pieces.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

If Rhodey is going to be paralyzed, they should've just killed him. I still think they were SORELY missing an Iron Man + War Machine movie. Those two have such good chemistry when they work together.

Tony is so jaded.

(a whole lot of movie happens)

"Package for Tony Stank" oh Stan Lee.

Postcredits scene - Wakanda fucking forEVER what a fucking boss T'challa omg yes

I didn't notice that the one director guy was Bilbo until he was talking to Zemo in the end.

The music is pretty good in this movie.

Sorry, had to take a break to play HQ trivia. I won $1.30!

I'm expecting another postcredits scene concerning Thanos??

Oohhhh no, a Spoderman scene! "Spider-Man will return" well no shit, he's too big of a moneymaker to leave out of things.

I like how the poster for the movie excludes Spidey and Ant Man, despite the fact that the commercials for the movie had at LEAST spidey in them.

Ok, gonna unwind then write up thoughts.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Wow, that airport scene.

I need to decompress after that.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

I'm already into it, guys. Let's do this.

Avengers: Civil War

Time to watch the scummy Captain America be anti-America. Down with America! For America!

In 1991 AD... war was beginning. In the trunk of the car Bucky shot... blood. I hope this is not Chris's blood.

LAGOS (I don't know where that is) PRESENT DAY (but this took place years ago). Scarlet Witch! Along with SAM WILSON AKA the Flacon and Natalie Rushmore. The AVENGERS (but with less money and less anger problems).

Dude, Falcon blew people up with targeted missile strikes.

Crossbones is pretty cool. I'm glad they're finally facing a real Captain America villain. Not some hokey old WWII villain in Elrond.

There's a lot of wiggly camera shots.

Ok, so Crossbones blew himself up, and Scarlet saved Cap... but kinda killed a bunch of people in the process. That really sucks.

They're really showing the dark side of superheroing right now. That's... mature. It's kinda good to know that people actually die when they toss buildings back and forth.

IT'S KING T'CHAKA OF WAKANDA

And freaking Ross. But he's doing alright I guess.

Ooh Baron Zemo... the REAL bad guy of this film (as opposed to Captain America).

I really like Vision wearing a sweater. I really don't like LONDON appearing in big white letters when the scene changes to a new location.

Peg died :( and Cap JUST figured out that Sharon Carter is Peg's niece. That's... funny it took so long. Would have thought they'd figure it out by now.

OMG WHO IS THIS HANDSOME MAN

CAN IT BE

THE MAN HIMSELF

T'CHALLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAA

Now that we're back at a Captain America titled movie, Widow is back to being well-written and seemingly pining for Cap.

OMG NO HE HAD TO WATCH HIS FATHER BLOW UP IN FRONT OF HIM

DAMMIT IT PRESUMABLY BUCKY

There are... some weird subtitles that pop up at times. T'challa said "I'll kill him myself" but the subtitle said "Thank you". ???

Apparently the subtitles are just this version of the movie and some of them are in the wrong place.

Hey, it's the German special forces, the GSG 9, as seen in such masterpieces as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege.

Cap and Bucky fighting together... I think the best part was when Bucky threw Cap at a guy. It's like throwing Cap's shield, except with Cap attached to it still. And Cap just carjacked a guy... in Hungary. Seems a little outside of his jurisdiction.

Bucky grabbed a motorcycle that a guy was using, which was cool, but it totally didn't need to be a slow-mo shot.

Is Vision hitting on Scarlet Witch? That seems to be outside of his scope.

I really have to hand it to Sam here. Just fucking backed up Cap with no reservations, even getting arrested and everything.

Ok, Tony+Widow+T'Challa+Agent 13 all against Bucky is pretty great. And... hey! We got to the post-credits scene from Ant Man! Time to call in Captain America's best friend, Paul Rudd.

This is like, the most casual introduction for Spiderman. I really like that he manufactures his webbing.

"Can you move your seat up?" "No".
What?! Cap and Sharon just went ahead and kissed like it was no big deal. Come on. And then the bro-nods from Bucky and Sam xDxDxD This may have been the best scene in the movie and then adding in Paul Rudd yes.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

I'm han
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

WHiH Shorts part 2

AVENGERS IMPACT: A WHIH Newsfront Special Report: This guy has made a strong point that the Avengers should be allowed to operate independently.

WHIH Newsfront: The Cost of Saving the World: People on the street seem to be making a good point that Avengers should be allowed to operate independently.

WHIH Newsfront: The Avengers and The White House: "Transia Corporation announces interim CEO" THAT'S A REFERENCE TO AGENTS OF SHIELD GUYS. BECAUSE MALICK CRUSHED THE CEO'S HEAD. Also this guy has made a strong point that the Avengers should be allowed to operate independently.

WHIH Newsfront Exclusive: President Ellis Discusses the Avengers: "ATCU continues investigation into militant organization that destroyed their facility" THAT'S THE WATCHDOGS. "Top NYC Surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange reveals new life-saving techniques in exclusive WHIH interview" HYYYYYPE also President Ellis is making a bad point that the Avengers should work with fucking general Ross.

Culver University... did May's ex-husband and Hulk's girlfriend work at the same university?

WHIH Breaking News: Attack in Lagos: This guy makes a good point for why the Avengers should work independently. Also seems to be talking about what I assume to be the first scene in Avengers 2.5: Civil War.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

HiveDaisy is weird. I don't like it.

Hive's whole thing seems like... what's his name, Professor X's brother? The whole "turn everyone into mutants" spiel.

There's a new chick with short hair and a speaking role, along with a dude.

Mack confronting Daisy is the saddest thing. He's been on such fire since the end of season 2.

Is Piper the new Hunter?

May shot Daisy.

It's... actually time for Civil War. I'm curious though - does that movie have any bearing on the last few episodes of season 3 of SHIELD? I don't really want to take a break from it, yet. Not until Hive is solved.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

If you want me in for numbers, put me in. Otherwise, I'll sign as last replacement. I have only replaced ever, though.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Dabbing isn't in vogue anymore. It was huge a couple years back, but nowadays most people seem to do ironically, at least at older ages.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Kasich could maybe primary Trump if he got enough dems/independents to vote in the primaries. That was a strategy some people took in 2016 - could be named as "the real presidential election" in 2020.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Don't lie, you don't have a heart.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

maybe
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Uh oh. Fitz and Simmons hooked up. They're no longer a "will-they, won't-they".

This bodes ill for survivability.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

"I thought it would be cool if the Director of SHIELD had a shield!"
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Joey killed a guy!

Apparently he's really not into it. That's pretty cool, actually. Even Simmons killed a guy in cold blood without showing any repercussions for it.

Malick is turning everyone into suspicious. When he said "we have one on the inside", he was clearly referring to the dead guy, and not one of Daisy's team.

I'm so glad Fitz and Simmons are finally settling things.

Uggh noo. Daisy is the one infected by Hive... NO I WAS RIGHT UGH NO

the playground :(
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

This "intelligent design" seems to be setting up the Inhumans to take out Hive. Andrew is programmed to kill Inhumans - denying Hive of his army. That's why he hasn't killed Lincoln or Daisy. They're not threats. They're part of the solution.

Sucks because someone is not gonna make it.

And man... Hive IS an octopus!

Plot twist! Gideon's daughter got killed, and not him. Does that mean that Gideon's vision didn't come true, or just yet?

Aaaand bringing back the team! Clearly, Yo-Yo is the agent who dies by going into space. The crucifix gave it away from the first time we saw that scene.

They haven't named Hive by name yet, have they?

I think Iron Chef guy is one of the best secondary characters yet in this show. What a boss.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

I liked Hunter and Bobbi, but not that much.

I did feel that the main cast was too big in season 2, but losing Tripp and also them now makes it feel almost too small.

I'm not really sure what's going on with Ward(Hive). Does he want an army? Does he want to rule the world? Make a world for Inhumans? I don't get it.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Ok, Wheelchair Blake is pissing me off. Don't give him a missile. He don't need that.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

Grand Kirby posted...

I like how Nick Blood's real name sounds more like a comic book character than his character's name.

Lance Hunter?

I dunno. I think they're pretty equal.

Mack's brother is a lame-o.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

FELIX BLAKE IS ALIVE

I know he's being made out to be an antagonist here, but I'm really happy about this.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic

I've read that name before.
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"Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic