#infinity war negativity

[lazy-cat-corner]

Infinity War haters rejoice!

[veliseraptor]

unpopular opinion: while there were other narrative options, loki’s death in infinity war is a better option than him faking his death, because that would clash with his character arc and his relationship growth with thor, and honestly just be a really cheap move as much as i would absolutely love to see him alive

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I was never interested in a version of the narrative where Loki actually faked his own death to, like, escape from a bad situation. I would’ve accepted a version where he was very close to dead and got better (we have precedent for that in universe), but my hope was always for a resurrection instead. 

which, I understand why they didn’t do that, but they totally could’ve.

there are a lot of things I find frustrating about Loki’s death as a narrative choice, and how it was subsequently handled, but if the choice was between “he dies” and “he fakes his death, again” with no greater purpose than to escape, and then doesn’t tell Thor on purpose, then yeah, I’d prefer the former because the latter doesn’t make sense at this point in his character arc and would just feel like a regression.

unless - and this is a big unless! - it was the case that it was part of a longer term gambit that came around eventually. Loki faking his death to work the long game against Thanos without Thanos knowing he was there - that’s potentially a very interesting story! but also not one the MCU was ever going to go in for. 

I would also be okay, though, with a version where Thor ends up picked up by the Guardians, going on his mission to Muspelheim, and later finds out that Loki survived by the skin of his teeth and they’re reunited. but that’s, again, a slightly different version than ‘faked his death.’

...and I guess I did start writing one where Loki was faking his death but with the intent to sneak Thor out afterwards when Thanos wasn’t looking and just didn’t quite get there in time, but that one is 100% alternate universe that, again, wouldn’t see in canon.

the bottom line here is that the important thing in that scene to me, as far as characterization goes, is that some aspect of Loki’s move on Thanos is genuine and not just done as a trick to get out of dodge. 

lord, though, I was hoping for a longer Loki-Thanos collaboration and a double-cross later on. and it does frustrate me that like...off the top of my head I can think of so many alternative routes for that scene to go. 

though to nitpick: I do feel like the “Loki faked his death repeatedly” as a joke in fandom thing is actually not really a thing, tbh. at the end of Thor it was pretty clearly a suicide attempt that he survived, imo, and in The Dark World that scene only really makes sense as filmed if Loki genuinely believed he was dying and then didn’t. (yes, I know he doesn’t contradict Thor when Thor accuses him of faking his death in Ragnarok, but lbr, would he anyway? and he probably doesn’t see a huge difference between ‘not informing Thor of his unintended survival’ and ‘intentionally faking his death’ anyway.) 

[matchgirl42]

Bold of Marvel to assume they can introduce canon AUs into the MCU timeline and then just expect us to not choose the AU where Infinity War and End Game never happened and everyone’s still living happily.

[silentwalrus1]

LEAKED INFINITY WAR SCRIPT

[WAKANDA]

CAMERA pans through an empty, futuristic-looking lab. The distant sounds of music are heard. Most of the rooms are dark, implying nighttime; only one set of lights is on, illuminating a single indistinct dark figure, moving. As we get closer the camera sharpens, and we see it is STEVE ROGERS attempting to wake BUCKY BARNES from cryostasis. He is doing this by performing the entirety of Britney Spears’ BREAK THE ICE (2007) dance choreography, complete with pelvic gyrations and cutout leather catsuit

[CUT TO UN HEADQUARTERS, SLEEK SILVER CONFERENCE ROOM] 

COLONEL JAMES “RHODEY” RHODES, concluding his presentation to representatives and architects of the SOKOVIA ACCORDS: and that’s why you’re all fucking fired. Tomorrow my task force and I head out to turn Oceantanamo into an extra large bucket of Lego pieces. General Ross, meet me outside so I can put the entirety of my robot-powered leg up your motherfucking stupid white ass

[CUT TO RESTAURANT, CANDLELIT, EXPENSIVE; LOW MURMUR OF PATRONS AND PIANO MUSIC IS HEARD] 

OKOYE, HEAD OF DORA MILAJE, approaching a secluded table: [IN WAKANDAN] Your Majesty, former Captain Rogers has broken into one of our medical facilities. He is currently attempting to wake former Sergeant Barnes. 

T’CHALLA, KING OF WAKANDA: [IN WAKANDAN] Finally. The minute his ass is room temperature make sure they’re carted to the border and left there. Use a wheelbarrow if you have to

SAM WILSON, across the table, looking resplendent in a red velvet suit and lit sensually by golden candlelight: do I gotta to go back to making cat jokes to get you to pay attention to me? 

[CUT TO TROPICAL BEACH, LOCATION UNDISCLOSED]

SHARON CARTER and NATASHA ROMANOVA are splashing in the waters of a gorgeous tropical lagoon. SHARON is attempting to pants NATASHA’S neon hawaiian-print board shorts. They are laughing. It is a scene of carefree joy and incredible homosexuality. It is understood that any moment now they will fall to the surf in a passionate embrace and tenderly yet lightheartedly make love in the sand

[CUT TO TONY STARK’S LAB]

PEPPER POTTS, holding two slices of bread on either side of TONY STARK’S FACE: what are you, Tony?

TONY: an idiot sandwich. 

[CUT TO AN ALIEN BAR, ON AN UNFAMILIAR, SEEDY PLANET IN OUTER SPACE] 

ROCKET THE RACCOON, gesturing emphatically to his ENRAPTURED ALIEN AUDIENCE: and that’s how we glued a pipe bomb to Thanos’ balls and made it rain purple people jizz all over the Omicron Nebula

PETER QUILL, TOPLESS and DOING THE SPLITS on the TOP OF THE BAR: Now who’s up for some SHOOOOOOTS 

[lazy-cat-corner]

Spider Man: No Way Home healed the wounds Infinity War and Endgame inflicted on me. I almost forgive them for all the pain they caused. ❤️

[lazy-cat-corner]

Thor: [about to be brutally murdered]

Odin: You can do this son! I believe in you!

Loki: [about to be brutally murdered]

Odin: Hmm, let me look away and pretend I do not see it. 😌

[lazy-cat-corner]

Can you believe they just ended The Avengers franchise at Civil War and added a time jump with Tony married to Pepper and happy with his noodle children and now we’re gonna go watch Wanda, Bucky Loki and the rest of our faves thrive and live their best lives? Wow, the MCU is so good to us!

[veliseraptor]

Unpopular opinion: Thanos was a tedious villain.

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I sometimes forget that this is not a popular opinion necessarily because whatever my disagreements with people in the MCU fandom (extensive) I have never actually had the misfortune of a lengthy conversation with someone who legitimately believed that Thanos was an interesting or compelling villain.

I know that people do think so! I know they are out there! but like. god.

seriously I’ve said before and I will say again: if you are trying to build a sympathetic villain and make the audience feel like they have a valid point and get them to have feelings about them and feel bad for them when they’re hurting, and it doesn’t work on me?

you’ve really, really messed up somewhere