Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about BruceNat But Were Afraid to Ask
So I collected all the best meta by others + my own meta, articles, film reviews, and interviews with cast and crew I could find pertaining to this ship. If you want to learn more about the ship, or if you just want to fight me, click on the links below and check em out.
My Personal Shipping Manifesto
General Takedown of Common Arguments
Discussion of How & When Joss & by Extension, Marvel, Decided on BruceNat
Individual Character Arc Analyses
Natasha Defined on Her Own Terms, The Sources of Natasha’s Internal Struggles
Bruce’s Arc in AoU & Why He’s a Big Damn Hero
More About the Calcutta Scene
Bruce & Natasha Dealing with Their Shadow Selves
The Importance of Empathy & Trust
Why Natasha No Longer Fears the Hulk
Nat’s Feelings for Bruce Were a Clearly Honest Expression of Love & Not Manipulation
How Tony & Natasha Helped Bruce Begin to Achieve His Heroic Potential
Significance of the Time Gap & How BruceNat Might Have Developed Over Time Based on Their Relationship in Avengers and on Their Relationship at the Beginning of AoU
The Nature of Bruce & Natasha’s Feelings for Each Other
Natasha’s Feelings Were Definitely Real
How the Lullaby Might Have Developed
Nat as the Hawkesian Woman
The Significance of the Lullaby
Why Nat is the Only Avenger Who Could Pull off the Lullaby
The Controversial Farm Scene
Why did Bruce bring up children in the first place?
Commentary by Film Critics: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
Linking the Scene to Other Overarching Themes in AoU
The Gendering of Natasha’s Arc via This Scene in Particular
General Discussion of Nat’s Characterization
AoU Nat is Consistent with TWS Nat
On the Merits of Showcasing a Relationship in Media Res
Nat is Not Reduced to a Love Interest - Critical Perspective, Fan Perspective
Nat & Bruce Never Intended to Leave Before the Battle Was Over
The Issue of Consent When Nat Pushed Bruce Down the Well & Bruce’s Reason for Leaving
Tony and Natasha’s Roles in Bruce’s Arc - They’re His Biggest Supporters
Natasha Hasn’t Been “Passed Around”
Why Natasha Forced Bruce to Turn
BruceNat’s Subversion of Beauty & the Beast
Where Bruce’s Arc is Leading
The Director’s & Actors’ Interpretations
Scarlett Gets It, Contrary to Popular Belief
Scarlett’s Interpretation of Brucenat
Film Critics’ Interpretations
Specific examples: [x] [x] [x] [x]
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