#and the thor 2 hype is not helping..

[beevean]

Really dont get the hype for the Sonic 3 movie....just pissed me off

I knew that hyping for years as an adaptation of SA2 would piss off people when they would inevitably reveal that no, it's its own story that only vaguely resembles SA2.

Turning GUN from antagonists to allies and keeping Gerald alive are certainly choices, though.

You know the issue in my opinion? The movies have always been lighthearted, and it worked for the first two, whose plots are very, very light. The first one was a generic road trip, the second one meandered a while but managed to land on a solid reinterpretation of S3&K. They're fun for kids and if you want to have a good time. But this movie sits on the shoulders of Sonic Adventure 2, a giant in the fandom, the entry point of many fans of my generation, fondly remembered for its very serious and poignant story that tackles themes of anti-military, grief, insanity and revenge. Sure, SA2 is not a snoozefest and it has its goofy moments like Sonic quipping about low budget flights or screaming TERIA... but its brand of humor is very much not the same as the one in the movies, which is more... MCU? Watch the trailer and count how many times it cuts its tension with zingers.

They even snuck in a "character gains weight to signify he let himself go", which I remember being a big source of discourse when they did it to Thor - even worse here as Eggman is meant to be fat, and his weight is just part of his cartoonish design, he is still intelligent and resourceful and determined. I could have accepted Robotnik gaining progressively more weight as the movies go on, but not like this, man, we should be better than this.

(also I'm not a fan of the idea of Sonic and Robotnik teaming up to take Shadow down. It's been done to death, it's a cheap way to prop a new character, and Sonic should probably be much more against the idea of giving even an inch to the man who wanted to dissect him. But hey.)

Now, it's still early to judge the entire story as it is, and I don't care to speculate about the changes they could make. But yeah, the trailer was disappointing, because there is a general feeling of stagnation. I never even expected a full 1:1 adaptation of SA2 because I know the movies are not interested in that... but let's just say I almost want to play that fun game of "how much did the changes from the original story outright make it worse?". And this time there is definitely more material to work with.

(doesn't help that I personally don't love Shadow, so just seeing Shadow being the coolest badass in town doesn't appeal to me like it would to many other people)

[thisdorkyblogthing]

Hi! I adore your blog and was wondering if you had some headcanons for Thor or Loki you would like to share or any AUs? :3

😊

Thank you!! And I definitely have some AU ideas:

(listed in no particular order)

Kidnapping AU 1:

Loki's a troubled popstar and Thor's his long time stalker/#1 fan/kidnapper

Loki started rising to fame from youtube as a teen and got scooped up out of his shitty home life by a Big Name Producer (Ihe Grandmaster) and they totally started their loooong on again/off again relationship as soon as Loki turned 18 and not a moment sooner

Loki also started to develop problems with drugs an alcohol, which I'm sure has nothing to do with the last point

Around the same time Loki's becoming popular on youtube, a troubled, teenaged Thor comes across one of his videos and an obsession is born

Thor, having decided that he needs to be Loki's protector, joins the military and does surprisingly well for like ~10 years

as long as no one EVER makes any jabs about his taste in music, lighthearted or otherwise

Thor's discharged when a higher up makes a joke about some of Thor's Loki paraphernalia and Violence Happens)

hey! at least Thor has a lot more free time to REALLY get in to stalking Loki!

which is really great timing bc he senses that Loki's gonna relapse again - with The Grandmaster's help.... and thinks he might have more planned... (and maybe he's right)

so he takes matters into his own stong, beefy hands

Oh No, My Roommate's Little Brother Is Hot:

Thor and Helblindi are friends that have been living together since the start of their junior year in college, and are getting ready for their senior year

Loki's just graduated highschool and is getting ready to start at the same school in the fall and wants to stay with them over the summer so he can have a head start on getting settled in

Helblindi has been de-hyping Loki to Thor HARD, so he expects some ugly gawky little dork to show up

except OOPS HE'S ACTUALLY HE'S BEAUTIFUL, and a bit of a gawky dork, but in a very cute way

which is a problem because he's never actually mentioned that he's bisexual to Helblindi and Bro Code probably dictates to not lust over your bro's lil bro

even when the lil bro in question starts flirting with you

(Loki thought he was having a witty banter with a chill straight guy until he realized Thor was, in fact, not straight at all, and he was actually just flirting with a hot guy oops)

Helblindi finds himself a girlfriend and keeps bringing her over for ~sleepovers~ and she's uh, a bit loud about it so Thor and Loki end up going on cute little late night adventures that aren't romantic at all and don't result in any kisses under the moonlight

more moonlight kisses may or may not happen, resulting in a secret 'I think we're boyfriends?' scenario until Helblindi catches them and is NOT pleased with Thor's blatant disregard of the Bro Code

Kidnapping AU 2:

Loki's the black sheep of his of his very wealthy and powerful family. He's gotten into trouble a few times in the past and went to art school instead of getting into law or business or something more useful to them

so like, he gets that he's not the favorite but they still love him, right? (....... RIGHT??)

and then a couple nights before one of his brothers is set to get married, while out on the town for the bachelor party, Loki steps out of the club they're in for some air and to get a break from being either getting relentlessly shit on and iced out by everyone in turns when he's suddenly snatched up and manhandled away by some big surfer looking dude.

said surfer dude is Thor- an environmental activist whose name is featured on many top 10 lists for his favorite hobby of 'destroying shit to save nature' and he was good enough at it that the government definitely thought he was working in a group for a while there. He's a winner and his mom is very proud (maybe, they probably haven't talked in a while, he's busy.)

He thinks kidnapping Loki is going to be a great way to get his demands heard, unfortunately, he didn't seem to realize that Loki was the spare son and that the family is in no rush to get him back and seems more than a little annoyed about the fact that Loki had to go and be so damned kidnappable

"Wow, that's so fucked up dude." -Thor probably.

Loki's so heartbroken and enraged that he's ready to firebomb that gaudy-ass wedding himself

There's more but I'll stop there bc I'm Tired and this is getting long as hell.

[annachum]

If Namor x Shuri were to actually become canon

I can totally see them having a slow burn former foes/rivals/political allies to lovers dynamic

Like :

. Being political allies had them work together in diplomacy and international relations related matters and such and find that they have even more in common than one may think

. Namor got his eyes opened to even more types of surface dwellers and realizes that....not all of them are like the Spanish colonisers that killed his dad 🤯🤯🤯🥺🥺🥺😭😭

. Namor eventually admitting that he feels guilty for inadvertently causing Ramonda's death ( THE ANGST )

. EVERYONE IN TALOCAN KNOWS THAT NAMOR IS SMITTEN WITH SHURI AT FIRST SIGBT

. That received mixed feelings from the Talokanis ( some are more hesitant, some others just joined the shipping boat )

. Shuri at first doesn't feel exactly the dame way yet gradually became torn between her growing attraction to Namor and tormented from even THINKING of forgiving Namor who inadvertently caused Ramonda's death ( THE ANGSSSTTTTT )

. The two eventually start to wear elements of each other's home domains' clothing at times in front of each other. They told their cohorts that it is ' to persuade Wakandans/Talocans even more ' YET ALL THE TALOKANIS KNEW HE AINT SLICK and some Wakandans picked that up too.

. Nakia understands how Shuri feels throughout the whole thing and tries her best to support and watch over her through the whole thing

. Riri ( who became an online friend of Shuri's after BP 2 ) was all like a hype woman like, ' GIRL THAT DUDE IS MF DRAGON AND HE LITERALLY GAVE YOU HIS MOM'S BRACELET '

Shuri : (in a facetime with Riri )Uh, Riri, we are just political allies, NOTHING MORE.

Riri :Yeah? Well, uh, how do you explain you SUDDENLY wearing more green jewelry that I see on your Instagram posts, hm? Care to explain?

Shuri : * face red * Uh.....

. Both suddenly found even more common ground in their shared hatred for Valentina Fontaine aka Madame Hydra

. Namor : Valentina is what us Talokanis call (in Mayan ) a piece of rotten fish

Shuri : * laughs loudly * Ku, I think she looks like a pig in some freaky Kardashian wig?

Namor : Are the Kardashians like.....the land people's version of nobility or something?

Shuri : * proceeds to show Namor some pics and clips of Keep up with the Kardashians *

Namor : * grimaces and laughs * Such vulgar behavior and dress style! And land people actually LIKE these stuff?!

Shuri : Yeah, well, SOME. Not me. I just heard stuff from some others and just laugh about it.

Namor and Shuri : * both roll over with laughter *

Aneka : * from a distance watching and excitedly filming the interaction *

Okoye : * watches with Aneka yet shakes her head with exasperation and being like ' I'm watching you, sea dragon man ' and trying to help Ankea contain her suppressed laughter *

. Thor ( whom I think that Namor will be friends with sometime after BP 2, or they are friends already before that )basically becomes a hype man for Namor and offers some advice on how to ' court a mortal lady '

' You should swim up to the shore, send her flowers, and just write love letters '

' Uh, wear more purple jewelry? My friends in Wakanda LOVR purple jewelry. '

' Maybe show her that you are actually good with kids!'

Namor : * groans * Thunder man, I appreciate your advices, yet Shuri is not like your lover Lady Foster. Plus, I have an army of nieces and nephews from both sides of my household tree that reside in different parts of the ocean and they ALL have a way to drive people nuts.

. And then when, after some time, Namor and Shuri FINALLY got together

Riri, Aneka and Thor just high five each other

Okoye just goes ' Hurt her again, and you're good as filleted ' to Namor

M'Baku basically just TRIES to challenge Namor in ' a series of challenges to prove that he is worthy of Princess Shuri ' yet Shuri was all like, ' Well, he passed them all before, has he not?' with a big smirk on her face.

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[artficlly]

face the music (chapter 2)

Music College Marvel AU - Chapter 2

!frat!musician!bucky x !frat!musician!steve x !musician!femreader

Warnings: angst, violence, mentions choking, alcohol, smoking, swearing, implications of previous abuse, ptsd, panic attack, victim blaming

Word Count: 2.6k

A/N: this is kinda heavier than expected lol. hopefully more fluffy stuff to come bc im so hype for soft bucky n steve <3 not proof read

chapter masterlist | main masterlist

You should’ve known the moment that people whipped out their phones to record the fight that this would happen. 

You nervously pick at your nails, bouncing your knee as you sit outside Stark’s office. Silently cursing, you can only hope that you don’t lose your scholarship over this. Being called to the Head of the College’s office wasn’t promising though. To your side, you hear Steve huff, he seems more inconvenienced than anxious, while Bucky hasn’t stopped staring at you since you arrived. He obviously had something to say to you, but you had completely blanked him and diverted all your interest into nervously fidgeting. You’re not even sure why they were here, you could only guess it was because they had been the ones to split up the fight.

Bucky had told you to stay put last night and you had completely ignored him. After making a short call to Thor to come pick Loki up and take him to a hospital, you had ditched the party. It probably hadn’t been the best idea walking home alone sobbing, but in that moment you had needed to be alone. Loki was fine - thankfully - he would have to stay a few nights at the hospital to be monitored due to the hefty concussion he had received. You had woken up to a hundred concerned texts and missed calls. You didn’t have the energy to reply to them or to explain. You’d have to bite the bullet when you got to class though, you didn’t know if you’d be able to hold it together when they all crowded you. It was even worse now that you had been called to Stark’s office, making you late to your morning class. Sharon, Yelena and Kate were going to be on you like fucking bloodhounds. 

You jumped as the door to Stark’s office swung open, a disheveled John Walker emerging. He was sporting two black eyes, a broken noise and a split lip. Even if he had beaten the shit out of Loki, it was satisfying to see that Loki had got a few punches in. John eyes you with a look of rage. Not a good sign. All you can do is sink back further into your chair, heart pounding. Maybe it was just the anxiety, the familiarity of the bruises on your skin… but you couldn’t help but think John looked like him. The thought hung in your mind for a moment, you hadn’t thought about him in months.

“Keep going, Walker.” Tony Stark spoke as he waved John off. You could feel John’s glare on you even as you looked away. You were fucked. This was fucked.

“Alright. You three, in,” Stark said, you could hear the tiredness in his tone. Grabbing your bag, you stood, hugging it to your chest like it could protect you from what was to come. Expulsion? Your scholarship being revoked? 

“Mr. Stark, Sir. I don’t understand why Bucky and I are here-” Steve started only to be cut off. 

“Just get in the office, Rogers.” 

“Right. Sorry.” Steve replied sheepishly with a huff as you slumped down into one of the office chairs. Steve only arched an eyebrow at you, thoroughly unimpressed. He was probably blaming you for being dragged into this drama. You couldn’t help but notice how his eyes lingered on your bruised throat. You swallowed hard, pulling your sweater to cover it.

“You all know why you’re here, you’re not in trouble… I just need some, uh, clarity on this situation,” Stark spoke as he leaned back into his own chair. He looked like a fucking mob boss leaning back in his leather chair, dark polished wood desk separating the three of you from him. A cigar was still smoking in an overflowing ashtray, a half-drunk glass of whiskey to his side. Who could drink hard liquor this early in the morning? God. 

“Clarity on what, exactly?” Bucky spoke up for you, drumming his fingers on the arm of the seat he was seated in. You didn’t dare catch his eye, instead staring at your feet as your knee bounced nervously. The whole weekend you hadn’t been able to get his touch out of your brain. The way he wet his lips before speaking, the concern in his expression. The nickname? Siren. What was that supposed to mean, how were you supposed to interpret that? 

“I don’t know, Jesus. Just run through what happened from the beginning. I just need a statement from your perspective so I can move this along.” Stark wasn’t the best at being, well, a leader. A responsible one at least. He was a rockstar turned college head after his father’s death. He was only doing this meeting for reputation sake.

You felt all three eyes fall on you as you chewed the inside of your cheek. It was your story to tell, but you couldn’t help but feel afraid. Like this was a terrible, awful idea. Last time you had tried to get help… against him… they hadn’t believed you. Why would they believe you now? Group A hated your fucking guts, getting you kicked out would benefit them. Oh god, you were going to have to drop out with the way this was going. 

Exhaling sharply, you calm yourself. You just needed to speak, get your side clear. You could face the aftermath later. 

“I was in the kitchen, and uhm, John he pushed me against the island. He was really mad about the Annual Showing or something. He was so drunk I couldn’t really… understand what he was saying.” You start, voice wavering a bit in places as you contemplate your wording. All your brain was screaming was that this was a mistake. They wouldn’t believe you. A small part of you was silently glad that Bucky and Steve were there, that maybe they might back you up.

“What did he say? About the Annual showing?” Stark asked. Your gaze fell to your fingers as you fidgeted. Fuck. You really didn’t want to go over this - relive this. You could feel panic rising, but all you could do was clear your throat and keep pushing through. 

“Just that we - Group B - that we cheated. He thought we cheated, and that's why we won.”

“Cheated how?” Stark asked. You could practically feel Bucky and Steve tensing at that question. Had they overheard what John had implied? You couldn’t help but wonder if they knew because Group A were the ones spreading those rumors. You could imagine Natasha painting her nails, ranting and raving about how you ‘fucked your way’ into the school and to victory.

“Just… I don’t know. He was freaking out. He grabbed my throat, and I tried to fight back, to get free but I-” You voices cracks as heat rushes to your face. You willed yourself not to cry. You really didn’t want to fall apart right in front of them, you wanted to be strong. You had been strong before, you could do it again. You could do this. 

“That’s when Laufeyson punched John. To get him off Y/N.” Bucky cut in, catching your obvious distress. You hold back tears as you clear your throat again. Don’t cry. Don’t fucking cry. 

“I don’t understand how it got to that? Did you say something? Provoke him into grabbing you like that?” Stark asks innocently, but you feel the entire world tilt. You’re stunned into silence, you don’t even notice the way both Bucky and Steve both tense up. An uneasiness grows into a feeling of sickness in your stomach. Provoke him? He was really going to suggest that you had asked for that? That there was something you could’ve done that warranted violence against you? The entire world spins, you have to grab the arm of the chair to steady yourself as you suck in a breath. Provoke him? How could Stark… 

“Excuse me, what?” Steve asks, jaw muscles tight as he assesses Stark with a look of rage. You can’t even process him coming to your defense, you can’t even process the way Bucky looks at you with an expression of concern and horror. You feel as if you might keel over at any moment. Bile rises in your throat, your clothes suddenly feeling two sizes too small. Your hand flies to your neck, pulling the fabric away. You were choking, suffocating. Everything was too close, too loud. It was like him all over again, it was like the police officers who regarded you as just another hysterical woman. You watch as Stark runs a hand over his face with a sigh of exasperation. 

“I’m just- shit that came out wrong. I just don’t understand why he started choking you?” 

"I don't know, maybe because Walker is fucking insane?" Bucky cut in.

You can’t take this, you’re going to throw up, you’re going to scream, sob, anything to let the pain out. All you can hear is him, his fucking voice. ‘Even if you told anyone, do you really think anyone would believe you?’. You can feel his fist, you can see yourself sobbing in the mirror, black bruising across your skin. Before you can even really process it, you’re on your feet and rushing towards the door. Your body doesn’t feel like your own, you’re on autopilot and your instincts say run. You can’t do this, you can’t be here right now. You’re trapped in a fucking memory, one that you had long buried. 

“Jesus, Y/N-” Stark calls after you, but you’ve burst out of the office into the hall. You can hear the rustle of clothes as Bucky tries to follow you.

“Leave her be, Buck.” You hear Steve say softly, pulling Bucky away from following you down the hall. You barely make it to the nearest bathroom before you empty the contents of your stomach into the toilet. 

*

As you had expected, your class had practically swarmed you the moment you entered. Thankful for the cold weather, you had managed to hide most of your bruised neck behind your sweater. After a few moments, everyone got the message pretty quickly that you wanted to be left alone. 

Your dread only grew though, when your professor, Mr. Banner, announced that there was to be a quick meeting. After the incident over the weekend, Banner and Stark wanted to clear the air between Group A and Group B. Your class was practically guarding you like a pack of dogs, glaring at anyone who even dared breathe in your direction. 

Bucky and Steve seemed deep in some conversation with Scott, Clint and Sam. Scott kept glancing your way, worried, you couldn’t find the energy to engage with it. The sound of Clint rattling his drumsticks against a plastic chair was giving you a headache. You had spent about half an hour with your head in the toilet, before you had dragged yourself to class. Numbness had swept over your body, the panic from earlier replaced with a silent acceptance that you were fucked. John hadn’t come to the meeting, Sharon had muttered to you that he had been banned from campus until the situation was dealt with. 

Half curled up in your chair, you rest your chin on your knees as you hug them to your chest. You just wanted today to all be over, to get a break from this place. You still needed to visit Loki in hospital, you had been too upset over the weekend to deal with it. Jane and Thor had done most of the visiting and occasionally checking in on you. You had spent most of the weekend laying into your piano, trying to relieve the stress and upset that had gathered.

“Right, so guys. After, well, recent events-” Banner starts, you roll your eyes. You hated the way everyone danced around the subject. You didn’t know if it was worse referring to it as the ‘incident’ or just putting it plainly. ‘That time when John attempted to choke Y/N to death in a frat house kitchen’. Yeah, maybe that was long. And a fucking undignified death. You didn’t know if you felt angry, sad or afraid anymore. There were too many emotions and thoughts rushing through your head. 

“We want to - well - bring back that family spirit. There’s always been a bit of competition between the two groups, but you guys are supposed to be a family, right? Like we’ve probably encouraged the competition a bit too much-” Banner continues, only for Stark to cut him off. 

“We’re canceling the duet assignment. Instead, we want you guys to do a group project. We don’t care how many are in your group, or if you guys split into pairs. What we want is for the two groups to collaborate. So if there's a group of B’s, you need at least one A in your group and vice-versa. Got it?” A collective groan follows Stark’s words, Clint purposely slumping and falling out of his chair. Scott picks up Clint’s drumsticks and starts drumming on his head as he groans in annoyance.

“Come on guys! It’ll be fun!” Stark says, throwing his hands up. You can only exhale in annoyance, turning your head to stare thoughtlessly at the wall. You ignore the chatter as people excitedly or begrudgingly make plans. You could only wonder if this plan would end in bloodshed, the idea of Group A & B actually getting along was a foreign one. 

“You have two weeks to come up with a cover, or… original. Up to you, just present something!” Banner shouts over the chatter. As if afraid of the wave to come, Stark and Banner quickly abandon the room to leave the group to the organization. 

With a huff, you close your eyes. Head resting sideways on your knees as you try to zone out the conversation. You know that you’d have to eventually uncurl yourself and find yourself a group or a partner. Maybe you could snipe Scott, he was always relaxed and they could just smoke and procrastinate until the night before. You drum your fingers across your thigh at the thought, you could get Sharon in on it too. That would cause the least amount of drama, maybe you could get Peter-

“What do you think, Y/N?” Sharon chirps in your ear, interrupting your thoughts. 

“Huh?” You mumble, looking over to her where she regards you with a look of concern. You were getting a bit tired of those, you’d rather be invisible than pitied at that exact moment. 

“We were saying that later today, we could each do a group or solo performance for both groups. That way everyone knows each other's skills, so if a group has something specific in mind they can go off that? It might be easier than arguing over who is going where.” 

“Sure,” you reply with a sigh, beginning to unfurl yourself from the chair. Didn’t sound like you had much of a choice. “After lunch?” 

“Yup! The others were talking about doing that acoustic cover from our assignment awhile ago? You played the piano, but I’m sure you could do that and vocals-”

“You’re not doing vocals?” You question, cutting her off while reluctantly stretching out your legs.

“I mean, I wanted to do a solo. But if you want to do a solo it’s no biggy. It's about time you got a chance to show off-”

“No. It’s fine. I’ll do the group thing, or whatever.” You reply with a sigh, rubbing your face. Sharon gives a big smile, reaching over to pat your arm. This felt like walking on eggshells. 

“Just take it easy, if it gets too much or anything-” You cut her off.

“It’s fine, really Sharon. I’m just tired. I’ll have a coffee.”

“Okay.” Sharon replies, dropping the topic. In her eyes you can see that she is more concerned than she is letting on. 

CHAPTER 3

[nkatr84]

Happy New Year! 2023

Once again it’s New Years Eve and my yearly tradition of wrapping up the year by reviewing things that have come out but I haven’t had time to write about. Here we go!

Doctor WHO: Wild Blue Yonder and the Giggle

Wild Blue Yonder was just the perfect amount of creepy, mysterious and suspenseful with pure nightmare fuel. And Neil Patrick Harris was perfection as the Doctor’s old foe the Celestial Toymaker. Plus a great regeneration scene to introduce Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor without having to say goodbye to David Tennant’s 14th.

The Marvels

I liked Captain Marvel and Ms Marvel so I knew I’d like this one. Is it a perfect movie? No. But it is fun. But you do have to watch Ms Marvel and Wandavision to know who everyone or it’s hard to follow along. As my parents found out. They still liked it enough but you have to be a super fan to really enjoy it.

Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road

I am so hyped for Ncuti Gatwa’s fifteenth doctor! This was a fun episode and a great introduction to a new companion with a great mystery set up and I can’t wait to see what is next!

Migration

This was cute. Not amazing or super funny but cute. The little duckling Gwen is the best part. That’s it.

The Color Purple (2023 Musical)

It’s well performed and all the musical numbers are great, but if you saw the original you know it’s better. I do like how Sug and Celiy have a stronger friendship and I even like how Celiy forgives Albert in the end here. And the explanation of how she inherits her mother’s house and gets her business is better handled.

Wonka

I loved this. It’s so fun and whimsical with just enough of a dark edge to tie back to the original book and moreover Gene Wilder’s sarcastic chocolate maker in the 71 version. It’s not a direct prequel but it definitely feels like this story could lead to that one. Plus Timothee Charlamet surprised me by how good of a singer he was! And he’s very charming and ties the whole movie together. Plus it’s written by Simon Farnaby of the BBCs Ghosts so it’s got that clever writing in it.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

I don’t know why but I like this movie more than the first one. Maybe because I can feel how much fun Jason Mamoa had making it. Maybe because I’m a sucker for a reformed villain that helps his older brother defeat the ancient evil threatening their family (which is weird that’s it’s happened twice) but I do like the story and the action and that it’s got a happy ending.

What If Season 2

Here we go…the big one…one Episode at a time…

What if Nebula Joined the Nova Corps?

This was a fun neon noir mystery with one of my favorite new characters. And it really proves that one way or another Nebula was meant to become a hero.

What if Peter Quill attacked Earths Mightiest Heroes?

Or what if the Avengers assembled in the 1980’s? Basically Peter Quill is taken to his father Ego as a child. But once Peter realizes what his Dad is making him do, he returns to Earth because he’s still a good kid. He’s still a kid so he uses his new powers to make Coney Island his own playground so Hank Pym Antman, Goliath, Bucky Barnes Winter Solider, the Black Panther (Tchallas Dad) and Wendy Larson Mar Vel and Thor come in to take him in. It’s a fun team up. Especially when you add Peggy Carter and Howard Stark.

What if Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?

I’ve never seen Die Hard, but I’ll be happy to watch this every Christmas! This was fun seeing Happy be the hero for once. With a great return for a villain that we haven’t seen much of.

What if Iron Man crashed into the Grandmaster?

I loved this one! It was great seeing Tony taken out of his comfort zone on Sakarr. The Grandmaster does have that affect on people…lol. It was face paced and clever with jokes and story. Just great.

What if Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper?

This whole episode was a sequel to Captain Carter’s story in season one. Basically it was her version of Captain America:The Winter Soldier but with the Red Room instead of Hydra. Captain Carter is always great and seeing her lose Steve again was sad but then the season plot comes a calling and she gets pulled into it.

What if Kahori Reshaped the World?

This was a great story and it features a new character! Basically Asgard gets destroyed before Odin can hide the Tesseract but it ends up in North America where a Mohawk Indian woman named Kahori winds up getting powers from it. And she’s a great character who I’m sure fulfilled a power fantasy for native Americans and gets to see a superhero like them at last.

What if Hela Found the Ten Rings?

I liked this one too. This basically has Odin banish Hela to Earth instead of locking her away. And while she starts off her usual villain self, we see her change into the hero she could have been. Plus Odin is back to being the worst parent in the MCU since we learn Hela just wanted to rule to gain her freedom since her Dad made her a weapon against her will.

What if the Avengers Assembled in 1602?

Okay I loved this one too. It was fun seeing an Elizabethan version of the Avengers with Captain Carter pulled from her universe to save there’s. And after she meets Steve Rogers, our hearts get broken all over again when they don’t get together again. Basically I really hope they’re building up to having Captain Carter finding a happily ever after with another Steve Rogers that lost his Peggy.

What if Strange Supreme Intervened?

Which brings us to the finale. So this season’s storylines aren’t quite as intertwined as last seasons, but when Strange Supreme showed up in Kahori’s story and then at the end of the 1602 story I knew something was up. And sure enough he tricks Peggy into finding Kahori for him after she escapes him. Turns out he’s been collecting villains and heroes to power a spell to restore his universe. He just couldn’t escape his grief. It’s got a bittersweet ending and Captain Carter has more adventures in store…speaking of which…

Hey Peggy? See that big tree there? There’s a really cute God of Stories in there that needs to be rescued. Just drop him off on Earth 1218 and I’ll take care of him. Thanks Doll.

Happy New Year!

[valkyrieandstrangeridingaragorn]

thoughts on this video about phase 4 😁 https://youtu.be/ICULY_gTngs

lol sure! As usual, a few things I agree with, others not so much.

When he said this I felt it: "The fact that I willingly skipped a handful of products from this phase and didn't feel like I missed anything should speak volumes", because damn, I feel the same way!

During the Infinity saga, a few things weren't to my liking but I stayed and watched all movies in theatres because I didn't want to miss anything, whatever they gave me I was happy to be there and see it. But after MoM, I started skipping series, I'm just not interested anymore. It went from feeling like a hobby to a chore.

I hate it when people claim we have to see Phase 4 as Phase 1 because it's nothing like it. He makes a really good point of saying Phase One only had 5 movies and ended with The Avengers (2008-2012), but Phase Four is 7 movies and 8 tv shows - in two years!!

Phase One introduced us to Stark and then Coulson, Fury and Nat. Thor to both Asgard and his family and Loki, TFA to Steve and Hydra.... and then we got The Avengers. That's great, it's concise, to the point. Now they're doing the same? Sure.... across 15 products in less than two years with a lot of characters that spend more time proving they're better than the old ones than helping the audience get to know them.

Also, there's a weird happening here that I always fail to understand. So these movies are supposed to be part of something bigger, right? Which is why they consistently try to sell future installments, but they always fail to do that because each movie and show are completely disconnected. So when you watch them you feel like the story doesn't stand on its own and only a future product will explain it... except when they come they don't explain anything either. It's like we're forced to look forward the entire time because what we have in front of us makes no freaking sense whatsoever.

For instance, MoM is not a Stephen movie, that much we know, but it's not a multiverse movie either. We see other universes in a 40-second quick sequence and the only new thing we learn is about incursions. This didn't happen in the past, if you watched TFA but missed all the others the story was contained, it made sense, it was character-driven. The same can be said about Thor even the IM movies - the excitement for what's coming next would only come in the post-credit scenes, now the hype for future products consumes the entirety of the movies and series, and things happen to the characters instead of the characters being the catalysts of those events.

This insane unreasonable content schedule that he mentions is definitely the problem and I couldn't agree more with him when he says they should drag them out. We don't need 7 movies and 8 tv shows in two years, that's absolute chaos. The MCU shouldn't be a chore, it should be a hobby, Disney has enough money to get by with just 2/3 movies and 2 shows a year, nobody needs more than that.

To finish this let me just say a couple things I disagree with:

I swear I feel like I'm the only person on this planet who loves Ant-Man and the Wasp. I had so much fun with that one, I don't understand why it's always ranked as one of the worst lol

I disagree about Moon Knight dragging out things, I feel they needed all that time to really flesh Marc and Steven, even Khonshu. I do agree it picked up the pace post ep3 though.

What he says about Black Widow (that it's pointless for the MCU as a whole aside from introducing Yelena) is an argument I don't understand. I don't see why we should define the movies based on what they provide for the greater MCU story, it's a nice standalone that focuses on Natasha and at least for me any product that puts the spotlight on characterization is a good product. Also yeah... I love that movie so I'm biased lol

Oh and he says he didn't watch Eternals. I have, and it's okay I think. Not perfect, it would have worked better as a series imo, but it was fine.

[justsomerandomfanfic]

hi, can I please get a romantic match up for marvel and for dc? im an intp, 5w4, slytherin, true neutral, and a capricorn. I'm cisgender and my pronouns are she/her, and I'm bisexual with a heavier preference for guys. I'm 5 foot 2, fair skinned, and midsized. I also have brown curly hair just below my shoulders and light brown eyes. I'm usually wearing cuffed jeans, a shirt with some show or movie reference on it, and converse. My hobbies are writing (novels and poetry), reading (books and comics), baking, watching shows and movies, sometimes drawing, and playing piano. I love mythology and ancient history, and I'm very interested in anthropology. I would love to work in a museum, as well as become an author one day. I struggle with social anxiety and depression, but once I open up I can be prone to rambling to people I trust and I use humor a lot to cope. I'm a very loyal friend who loves to help solve problems. thanks so much if you get to mine!

Thank you for requesting a matchup! I hope you enjoy it! <3

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Marvel;

Steve Rogers:

⭐ You met Steve when he saved you during the 2012 alien invasion, brought to you proudly by Thor's brother, Loki; you almost didn't blame the god since he was practically the reason you got to meet Steve in the first place

⭐ And, as if by fate, you bumped into him again, and again, where you may ask? At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum; believe it or not, you worked in the Captain America section, unknowing that you'd ever bump into Steve there; well, you recognized him, even when he wore a cap and fake glasses

⭐ Steve remembered you, how could he forget you? He was awestruck the moment he saved you from that large piece of falling concrete; he didn't waste the chance of spending time with you, getting to know you while wandering the museum

⭐ Soon enough, the two of you grew closer and closer, and with the help of hype from Bucky and Sam, Steve asked you out on a date; you of course said yes, going to a small cafe back in Steve's hometown, drinking coffee or tea as you told Steve all about your love for writing and him, his love for drawing

⭐ Steve finds you incredibly smart, is always protective of you if you are having a panic attack after a stressful day, and loves how you light up when rambling about ancient history and other topics you love; Steve is also fond of the memories when you and him got matching converse, writing the other's name on them, and Steve won't hesitate to try and bake with you when he can

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DC;

Clark Kent:

📰 You met Clark when you joined The Daily Planet, being the new secretary, you were busy returning some paperwork when you bumped into him; if felt like your world was going to explode, not only because you had bumped into someone on your first day, but because the person you bumped into was very attractive

It was very awkward, at least to you, but Clark, the one you bumped into, was so sweet; he apologized, offering to buy you a coffee at lunch since it was his fault that he bumped into you

Clark found you beautiful, from the way you spoke and shyly looked away at points to the way you played with your hair nervously, he felt bad that you felt so nervous around him; but as time goes on, you slowly grow out of that shell of yours and really, truly begin to enjoy your time with Clark

After a while of being friends, you actually got the courage to ask Clark out, and believe it or not, he said yes, and the rest is practically history; from cute dates, to long walks in the park talking about anthropology and photography, and even moving in with one another; you were inseparable

Clark trusts you completely, you being as loyal as they come, he finds the courage to tell you that he was Superman, and you were beyond happy that Clark trusted you that much to tell you; you both are soulmates, even though he came from the stars, you like to joke about him being your guardian angel, overall, you two are incredibly happy together

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[pumpkinwastaken]

Beau's 2022 awards!

*big cheering and screeching from the bees in the audience* Welcome welcome every! pls. pls stop ouch my ears AAAAAAAAA Okay okay welcome to my yearly award show that i started this year on tumblr! I'm keeping it short n sweet like my honey.

(that was a lie. this is a long post) Best movie of 2022! and the nominees are! -Sonic 2 -Bullet train -thor: love and thunder -knifes out: glass onion And the winner of best movie (in my opinion) of 2022 is...... Bullet train! woooooo! okay so it was really really close with the second sonic movie because as you probably know i adore sonic! but damn, bullet train really outdid itself for me. it was funny, thrilling and very well made! And for the fact ive watched it more than both sonic movies makes it my fav movie of the year! Okay so next up. game of the year! -Sonic frontiers -elden ring -Total war: warhammer 3 -Super lesbian animal RPG This was a spicy one. mostly between total war and sonic frontiers. But in the end i do have to choose sonic! I was hyped for both these games but sonic delivered while warhammer had me wait for months and im still waiting on my blood dlc (and if it has been released. oops guess i missed it) As most people prolly already said is that sonic frontiers does has its flaws but im just here looking at what I find the most enjoyable. and when it comes to gameplay and the sick ass soundtrack sonic frontiers took the lead! I do want to say as a honerable mention that SLARPG couldve beaten sonic but ive not had the time yet to finish it. but from what ive played so far its been really fun and i defo recommend it! And now on to the final category! Music! Ive listened to a looooot of music this year. and while the other sections had the rule of only having media released in 2022 for music i just do who i found the most fun to listen to this year! and my nominees are. -Red Vox -McBaise -Paradis -Pond Last year McBaise won really really hard. the song waterslide really helped me through the starting phases of taking anti depressants. This year however i think most of the time that ive listened to actual albums its mostly been from Red Vox! And thats why i say they are my pick for 2022! Recommend listening to the visions album which was released this year! its really good! And i think thats it for now! I do want to give one more award tho. If youve read till this point. first off. Thank you! <3 secondly. tell me ur fav of the years in games, movies and music! If you do i give you the bee award of 2022 which is basicly me being way too interested in what you have to say!

[bookwormcosplays]

Okay phase three of marvel which is the most exciting one for me! Let's go!

Edit: I decided to do the first half of phase three for this post

Captain America Civil War: I'm glad they're making the point I was making, they are destroying major cities. I know that's not their intentions, but they save people while also affecting their livelihoods when they destroy their cars and homes. I'm excited to see where they take this and if they will do better. Please do not make a love story with Steve and Peggy's niece. I do not want the relationship to stay in the family that is actually disgusting. As an action movie, I know all the action lovers loved this. It was pretty cool. I haven't cried from any of their movies yet, but this one definitely had a more depressing tone to it compared to the other films (besides the incredible hulk). It also made me so conflicted because I understood everyone. Now I know why y'all got so hyped for the next movie.

Doctor Strange: I heard good things about this one. I don't know what to call it special effects and graphic design??? I don't know. But they outdid themselves with this movie. The plot was boring to me ngl, but I see why people liked this movie. It was so trippy and I really want to watch the behind the scenes of this one, but I'm staying away from any of those things until I'm done. What an incredible watch from someone who really wants to get into film editing.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2: Nope

Homecoming: He's supposed to be 15??? This was this first relationship I was kinda down for? Maybe because it's teen love or whatever, but Liz was cool! Too bad her father and Peter had beef. Once again the movies where they're by themselves or their "orgin stories" just tend to be boring for me. And their single stories don't help me connect with the characters? Like I understand their stories, but there's such a disconnect where I don't feel anything about these characters. But we're getting closer to the end!

Ragnarok: They changed Thor's character that's the first thing I noticed. I am wondering if that change will be permanent or if it will move onto the next movies. Not necessarily it's a bad thing, but why did it change? Did people have the same opinions as me where they found his movies boring so he needed a personality change? I looked up why the actor for Hulk changed previously and google said that it's because he didn't like the direction they were taking Hulk (he wanted the story to be more dark and gritty like the comics allegedly). If that's true, I completely understand. I don't like the direction they are taking Hulk. No offense to the current actor because I actually prefer his Banner. But Hulk's character feels like it's supposed to be funny for kids. I get it. Hulk acts like a child hehe haha, but I don't know I don't like it. I'm really not trying to trash Thor movies again because this one actually is better (maybe because no unnecessary love story). But it just felt so heavily targeted to kids with some alcohol and sex jokes to help the adult audience be entertained. Is this the direction we're now going with the avenger movies or is it just this one? I know kids watch it, but I never felt it geared towards them until now. Taika directed this one and I think the writers might be new??? I don't if that's what affected it, but... Marvel keeps adding new characters to the avengers story, but they can't even maintain the characters they already have! It seems like they have the stories written out, but don't actually understand what they want from their characters. But that's my opinion.

Onto the next half in the next post!

[smeemyselfandi]

Every movie of 2022 I’ve seen till  3/31/2023 ranked best to worst

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once- A Masterpiece. So creative and interesting. It had me glued to the screen.

2. Guillermo Del Toro's Pinnocchio- Pinnocchio been told many times before but this somehow brought a great retelling of it.

3. Tar- In my opinion has the best performance of the year.

4. The Northman- This is my favorite Robert Eggers film so far.

5. The Banshees of Inisherin- Really liked it but felt like something was missing and I don't know what.

6. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish- Wasn't a masterpiece as people say but still a lot of fun.

7. Bones and All- Surprised this made the list so high but it was probably the best "horror" film of the year.

8. The Batman- Best Portrayal of Batman but a bit too long and slow.

9. Babylon- Best scene of the year probably.

10. Avatar: The Way of Water- I enjoyed it way more than I thought but it still had problems.

11. Scream- 2nd best Scream. But still not close to the original but A for effort.

12. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever- The lead was the problem but mostly everything else was fine.

13. The Whale- Acting performance is great but a bit cheesey for me.

14. Turning Red- Fun family film. Nothing special

15. White Noise- It's weird but I really liked some of it and some not so much.

16. Hustle- A basic sports story but doesn't make it bad.

17. Thor: Love and Thunder- I'm surprised I liked this more than most people but I thought it was funny and fun.

18. Jackass Forever- Not as good as the others but is expected cause of their age.

19. Glass Onion- A bit stupid but I think that's the point? Still a lot of fun scenes.

20. Prey- I wanted to love this but was a bit bored.

21. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness- I was so hyped for this and so disappointed. Still not bad though.

22. Men- Freaky movie. A bit too freaky for me.

23. The Son- Suprised by the bad reviews. I thought this was fine.

24. The Bob's Burgers Movie- Just felt like another episode instead of a big epic movie.

25. Lightyear- Basic as basic can be and they ruin a character.

26. Wendell and Wild- Wanted to love this but the characters were too bland.

27. Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers- Funny at the start but gets old after a while.

28. Clerks 3- Tried to be too emotional instead of funny.

29. The Greatest Beer Run Ever- It's fine but I barely remember it.

30. Woooooooo! Becoming Ric Flair- If you seen any Flair doc then this is pretty much what you've seen.

31. Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons- Robin was better than I thought but another forgettable DC animated film.

32. Barbarian- Comedy horror or serious horror. Pick one cause this didn't work for me.

33. X- Basic horror. Nothing new or special.

34. Nope- So dissappointing. Hated most of the characters and felt the thing in the sky was dissappointing.

35. Fresh- Going in blind as possible might help but the stupid poster spoils it.

36. Black Adam- So many characters wasted to feed The Rock ego.

37. Sonic the Hedgehog 2- Better than the first I guess but still a crappy adaptation.

38. Morbius- I didn't hate this as much as others but it was still pretty crappy.

39. Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse- The Super Hero Girls are boring and not enough Multiverse.

40. Smile- Thought it would be a fun horror but I felt it was trying too hard to have a message then to have fun with the silly plot.

41. Texas Chainsaw Massacre- Just stop. You're almost ruining the first which was great.

[astaroth1357]

The MC is a Valkyrie

Demigod MC Series: Intro

Greek: Aphrodite, Hermes, Hades, Dionysus, Demeter, Athena, Hades Pt. 2, Poseidon, Ares, Hestia, Nyx

Norse: Valkyrie

A bit of a change of pace this time! No worries, I'm not done with the Greeks or anything. I just had this idea and wanted to get it out. 

Valkyries aren't really demigods, but are a part of Norse myth as the minor divinities that help choose and deliver fallen warriors to Valhalla to join the ranks of the einherjar (the souls who will fight when Ragnarok comes). Valkyries are depicted as women who are fierce warriors in their own right. Despite their place as the gatekeepers of the Chosen, they've been said to sometimes take heroes and mortals as lovers or take residence in Midgard posing as daughters of royals/nobility. 

Lucifer 

At first, they thought they grabbed an heiress - which would have been bad enough - but then the MC grew wings, drew a spear, and asked who among them wanted a glorious death...

How hard is it to find ONE damn human on Earth? Isn't that realm supposed to be full of them??

Diavolo was thankfully able to talk their winged friend down from skewering Asmo and accepting the exchange on behalf of the human wo-… Midgard. 

Living with a Valkyrie is different for sure. The MC is a proud woman who takes her role very seriously and she's seemingly deemed him and his brothers as candidates for einherjar (despite being demons).

He's tried many, many times to explain to her that they're not interested, but she's unconvinced. Now the MC watches his brothers like a hawk waiting to cart one of them off to Valhalla! Any mortal wound could be an excuse...

He's had to save Beel and Satan twice from getting dragged to that infernal palace… For whatever reason, she seems to have taken to them the most. Is it old Norse culture to favor the brash and strong? He has no idea...

At the very least, she knows better than to try to drag him into her little plans. Though he's sure he could qualify for the einherjar (obviously, why wouldn't he?) he has no interest in leaving his life here behind.

To think he'd actually have to put surveillance on his own brothers for their safety… But they're not going to get drafted into some ancient Norse war, not if he can help it.

Mammon 

She’s an heiress… An heiress!!

Well, her human world identity is an heiress to a well-respected (and rather magical) rich family but that still technically counts! She’s crazy loaded back there! He’s in love!!

The only problem is that in the Devildom she doesn’t have a cent.

… and the fact that she keeps trying to get him killed. That’s also a problem.

In a way, things are not as bad and exactly as bad as that sounds. The MC apparently wants him to go to Valhalla (dope) but she can’t just take him there… He technically has to die in some kind of “vallent battle” first.

Her solution? Pick fights with nearly anything that moves and drag him into it!

Honestly, it’s pretty annoying… Sometimes he just wants to have a fun night out without getting into a barfight, you know??

At least the MC can handle herself… Hell, he was her "babysitter" but she barely even needed him. A lesser demon once made the bad idea of trying to cup her ass and lost a hand for his trouble…

Though, what this amounts to is the MC starting something then fighting alongside him like back-to-back badasses while looking for any excuse to scoop him up and fly him to Asgard!

Why does he put up with this? Well for starters human world rich is still rich, all he has to do is get himself a portal then he's living the high life! And secondly, well… what's the harm?

Sure, she technically wants him dead but he's the secondborn! The list of people who can take him down is so slim that it's not like he's in any danger. She even fights with him so things are a piece of cake!

Is this a case where he's 100% more forgiving because she's rich? Yes. Absolutely. But a golddigger's gotta eat somehow, right?

Leviathan 

Is it weird to be jealous over someone not wanting you to die...?

Okay, that's an oversimplification but Levi can’t help but feel snubbed that the MC doesn’t have any interest in taking him to Asgard. Like, none! And why not??

He’s strong! He’s tough! He’s part snake too! Don’t the Nords have a thing about that? Like, there’s a giant snake they’re all worried about?? Maybe he could communicate with it!

Logically, Levi knows that he really shouldn’t press her on this… MC is pretty much a Grim Reaper with a Norse coat of paint and Asgard doesn’t really sound like his speed. No anime, no video games, not even cable! It’s just eat, train, and drink all day… Ew.

But still… What makes him an odd one out? 

At best, she just knows he wouldn't be happy there. At worst, she's underestimating his skill… or maybe she's gauged him just right? He's always known he was weak!! 😫

Oh well... at least she's not a bore to be around. Far from it. She treats EVERYTHING like a life or death trial - he's pretty sure that if he challenged her to rock, paper, scissors she'd commend him for his bravery and swear on her sisters that she won't lose.

He once made the mistake of inviting her and Simeon for a game of Devil Party and they both got so into it that they nearly had a duel to the death as a tiebreaker… 

Thank Devil that the game had a pre-programmed minigame for that kind of thing… It would have gotten messy otherwise.

Well, even if his other brothers go to Asgard, he can just chill out here with Lucifer and Asmo… right…? Actually, no, that sounds horrible! MC, he changes his mind!! Take him too!!! 😭

Satan 

How many times does he have to say that he doesn’t want to go to Asgard?!?

Well, okay that’s not entirely true. Out of scientific curiosity, seeing the godly realm of the old Nords would be fascinating but he doesn’t want to stay, which the MC seems to have trouble understanding…

He’s not even sure why she's singled him out for einherjar status… Any one of his brothers are powerful beings in their own right and he’s not particularly, uh, “even-tempered” himself...

His best guess is she saw him wipe out a handful of lesser demons at some point and declared him Ragnarok material. He always ends up throwing around at least three of those idiots a week so checks out… 

If he's being honest, her very existence raises so many questions… Does this mean that Ragnarok is real? Will the human world be swallowed up by the sea? Will the gods of Asgard fight and die as a new world is established? When??

Unfortunately, the MC won't tell him when it all will come to pass (he suspects even she doesn't know) just that Loki will trigger it… Someone keep tabs on that guy.

Until then, he just has to put up with her attempts to convince him but his patience is wearing thin… He's pretty sure he threw a bookshelf at her once but she caught it anyway so yeah...

He did challenge her to a proper duel too but… well let's say she's a Valkyrie for a reason and leave it at that. (Being saved by Lucifer was so humiliating… He's done here, move on already!!)

Asmodeus

First things first, she's gorgeous. Beautiful! Divine! (Literally 🤭)

Now that that's out of the way… She may also have a screw or two loose.

Like, he gets it. She's a Valkyrie and snapping up strong souls is her thing but come on… Mammon? Really? Why would he get into Valhalla instead of him, huh??

Why can't he get to go to the beautiful afterlife of the old Norse with all their strapping warriors, lovely maidens, and endless partying?? It's not fair!!

Ugh… and now she's got him sounding like LEVI! How frustrating…

Well, it may not be that bad. According to MC, he'd have to do battle training in Valhalla and that wouldn't really agree with his beauty routine. Like dirt, sweat, blood, and muscles? No thanks! Not for him.

He asked MC if he could get some kind of pass, but no dice… Maybe he could still convince her to let him vacation there… Or go for a visit? Just one? Surely that couldn't be so bad right?? He's heard that Thor looks NOTHING like people think he does and he's so curious!!

The closest he's ever gotten was challenging the MC to a fashion contest for a visit, but he dropped that idea quick when she proposed that they somehow include a wrestling match in the dressing room (and he knows she didn't mean the fun kind...)

As much as he'd love to get skin-to-skin with MC, the idea of getting locked in a chokehold was less appealing for some reason. 🤔

Ah well, he'll just have to make due admiring her wonderful body clothed for the time being… There's something to be said about muscular ladies, no?

Beelzebub 

So she’s almost convinced him to join the einherjar like twice now…

He’s not the best at making decisions when he’s hungry and the MC keeps hyping up the food… Apparently it’s really good up there and MC says that she’s never seen an empty platter... Just thinking about it makes his stomach do backflips.

Thankfully for him, Lucifer usually steps in before Beel can sign his soul away and reminds him that he can’t just abandon the family for a meal, even if it is a feast.

You'd think he'd be annoyed but Beel isn't really bothered by her habit of trying to bring everyone to Asgard. At least not on a personal level.

Like Lucifer, he doesn't want to see his family broken up so he'd rather she wouldn't… But she's a Valkyrie right? It's what she does. It's not like she can help it.

In a weird way, he also thinks she means well. She just respects them and wants them to have a good afterlife. It would be kind of sweet if they didn't have to die for it first…

If he's being honest, he's not that worried about it anyway. His family is pretty tough, not a lot in the Devildom can take them down. As long as they're careful, everybody should be alright. 🙂

Maybe he could get MC to make some Valhallan food for them in the Devildom… Or he could get one of those immortality apples?? Though those would extend his life wouldn't they…? Oh well...

Belphegor 

Belphie's attempt to kill the MC went something like this:

Belphie: *switches to his demon form* "I can't believe you actually trusted me!"

MC: *blinks* "Oh. So you want to challenge me then?"

Belphie: "What?"

MC: "Ah, now I see! You want to fight to prove your valor then die by my hand??"

Belphie: "What are yo-??"

MC: *summons wings and golden spear* "I like your spunk, demon!! Fight me with all you have and perhaps I'll take you to Valhalla! May you join us in our fight as a brother!!"

Belphie: "What the hell are you talking about!?!"

To his credit, he put up a good fight and probably would have gotten into Asgard if Lucifer hadn't intervened to save his life.

It can be said that the MC's Valkyrie-hood took Belphie completely by surprise. Sure, he thought she was a little weird for a "human" but challenging him to a duel to the death? That came out of nowhere!

His uneasiness about her only grew after he found out that she's been literally trying to get Beel killed! How in the world were his brothers so relaxed about this?? She's insane!!

So say what you will about the MC, but she's managed to do the impossible. She got Lucifer and Belphie to make up and work together on something! (i.e. making sure she doesn't send them all to their deaths)

Between Lucifer monitoring his brothers and Belphie watching the MC, they'll keep everybody in the Devildom where they belong. That's a promise!

[natalie-k-pan]

10 Ways the Loki show Disappointed Me

part two

6) The trailer was misleading advertising. Marvel’s done it in the past with little to no backlash:

Iron Man 3 presenting the Mandarin as the ultimate foe for Tony to defeat, only to find out he’s a charlatan in a minor role.

Falcon and Winter Soldier was presented as a light-hearted buddy adventure, only to tackle darker themes about nationalism and racism. (Not saying that those themes were bad, just that the TFAWS’s trailer was not truthful to the story).

In the case of Loki, the trailer presented the plot as Loki making time-traveling shenanigans and being captured for breaking the timeline. They included the D.B Cooper clip, and the scenes of Loki in New York and as king in Asgard. These clips never show up in season 1. The D.B Cooper scene was a off-the-cuff moment, and the highly-anticipated (imo) President Loki was around for five minutes.

The trailer shows the storyline being about Loki breaking the timeline, with Mobius saying in a voiceover, “You picked up the tesseract, breaking reality. I want you to help us fix it.”

Marvel’s publicity team knew what story we would want to see from the character. And that’s not what we got: it was a mix of Loki tagging along with Sylvie to take down the Timekeepers, and detective-esque  scenes of trying to overthrow the TimeKeepers. 

It was never about Loki having an adventure, breaking the timeline, and having to fix it.

There’s a difference between having scenes that don’t make it into the final product, between not revealing enough of the story to spoil plot twists...and deliberately choosing certain scenes and quotes  to present a false version of the story.

I guess Marvel was worried that no one would watch it if they showed us the real product.

7)��   Loki’s powers were wildly inconsistent, especially compared to what we’ve seen before.

In the past, we’ve seen Loki do illusions, duplication casting and in Thor 2, some very light telekinesis. After hearing of his mother’s death, he throws several pieces of furniture in into the cell walls with his mind. This is after losing the person who probably mattered most to him at the time, and feeling responsible for her death--it’s a powerful move showing his magical capabilities.

In the show, in Episode 3 we see him pull a Roomba towards himself in order to use it as a shield during a fight--pretty in-line with what we saw in the Dark World.

One episode later, an entire flipping tower is falling towards them, and he reverses it with his mind alone.

It was in the face of death, you say. Of course he was going to pull some cool new magical move.

Sure. In the face of death, I could see him jumping from throwing chairs to something heavier, like maybe a crumbling wall or a fruit stand.

BUT A TOWER?

 WHY?

 HOW??

He’s never done anything on that scale magically. In episode 2, he got tossed around by a (human) Alabama man. Why would he not use that move to bring the roof crumbling down if he was fighting for his life then?

So he’s got massive telepathic power when a building is falling but can’t use it in a fight against regular people.... okay?

Honestly, due to the fact that they’ve weakened him so much, and when Loki said, “I think we’re stronger than we realize”, I’m betting Season 2 will include Loki discovering the extent of his magical powers. 

 I don’t like this idea because again, it contradicts the previous canon. In Thor 1, Hogun literally calls Loki a “master of magic”. He went toe-to-toe with Thor and the Avengers and now can’t beat regular humans. A thousand+ year old being unaware of his own untapped potential doesn’t seem correct (yeah, they did that with Thor in Ragnarok, I know).

This Loki’s power levels jump up and down according to the plot, trying to make us believe that due to his spoiled past, Loki needs to apply himself to learn more about his powers.

 8)  Loki was out of character.

His lying and scheming was way too obvious. I was incredibly confused the first couple of episodes because it would be strange how he would be a pathetic buffoon  one minute and yet The only moment I was sold on his competence as a liar was episode 2 at the renaissance fair where he attempts to fool  the TVA. He was actually competent for once, but he gets caught, and goes into apologizing and sucking up 30 seconds later.   

He gets drunk when they’re on the mission on Lamentis. This didn’t make sense--when he was trying to conquer Earth, he had the opportunity to also goof off and he’s always been shown to take things seriously, with the exception of Ragnarok.                                                 

The “I’m a narcissist” scene. While Loki is the type to crave attention--in Avengers, Tony calls him a diva who wants his name plastered to the skies--it comes from a place of feeling overshadowed, never able to match his brother Thor.  Which we can see has some basis:

In Thor 1, his adopted parents raised him to hate his race,

lied to him about it,

 and when he was hanging over an wormhole, his father finally rejected him.

In Avengers, Thor tells him in  that his slights are “imagined”. 

 Thor 2, his adopted father told him his “birthright was to die”.

While it doesn’t excuse his actions in Thor and Avengers, it’s pretty clear that his family, particularly his father, have let him down.

So to make him experience character development and understand why he does what he does...the writers took him back to Asgard, and had Sif beat him up repeatedly until he admits he does terrible things because he’s a...narcissist.

It was pretty hard to watch that scene, especially because I related to Loki as someone who felt overshadowed and overlooked. He tried too hard to be what his family wanted, to show that he was “the worthy son”.

But here in the fantastic year of 2021, this show decided to throw away all of that emotional nuance away.

 9) The costumes were bad.

The brown variant jacket with its ugly orange block letters.

The guard suit on Lamentis looked like a cross between a purple sweater and a plague doctor mask. honestly makes me shuder to see it

Loki’s green-and-gold costumes are some of the most distinct, instantly recognizable outfits of the MCU. And he almost immediately loses it in the first episode. It ends being given to Sylvie, (like most of Loki’s better characteristics) and he stays in a detective skinny-tie suit instead. The costume is okay, but it lacks the flair and style he’s had previously, and he never gains it back.

10) The season finale really did showcase this show in the best way-- ig hype followed by disappointment.

For five episodes, we rushed towards the ultimate villain, the mastermind behind it all. Episode 6 was like...being handed a pack of bubble wrap, swinging your hand hard, expecting that satisfying pop! only to have it slowly putter out with a sad little sound.

First, Kang looked like he got his costume from Party City. The purple cape isn’t doing him any favors. Then, the man sat there and monologued for forty minutes, making jokes, telling us how he set the plot up, and how the multiverse worked.

 I know Marvel gets flack for there always being an CGI climactic action scene, but…they had 6 episodes leading up to the Big Bad, and for it to end that anticlimactically with a man in a Party City purple cape was a letdown. The finale had no menace, no teeth. In the words of Mobius, it was just…talkie-talkie.

All in all, this show really suffered from ignoring Loki’s past, where he would realistically be emotionally-wise, and a lack of focus on its title character’s development. Settings and costumes being better/unique would be also be nice, especially given its popularity. At the end of the day, I don’t see the character I empathized so strongly with in this show.

[hrodvitnon]

If you don't mind me asking, What do you have against the MCU?

That's a fair question, nonnie. There's a few reasons.

1. I work at a movie theater and have cleaned up every theatrical MCU release since Iron Man 2. When Marvel season hits, you don't have any breathing room and you don't get ANY breaks because the only downtime you're getting is however long it takes for the credits to finish rolling and the post-credit gimmick to satisfy the audience's Pavlovian response to over a decade of conditioning. I literally spent the entire Christmas weekend of 2021 cleaning up after Tom Holland's over-hyped, overrated, boring, no-cake-having-ass. Alone.

The MCU literally ruined Christmas.

2. Burnout.

3. The overusage of CG and digital effects. I'm fine with digital effects (I'm a MonsterVerse fan after all). A good movie would prioritize practical effects but use digital effects only when it's important or if it helps emphasize certain aspects of the practical effects. Let's use The Shape of Water as an example: the Amphibian Man isn't a CG character, he's the legendary Doug Jones in a fully realized fishman costume, complete with animatronic gills and fins. The only real CG effects used on him are to make his face and eyes more expressive and to give him bioluminescent glowing, and it's a beautiful fusion.

I've heard this description used before and it's a perfect summary of the MCU's overreliance on CG; practical effects are like a delicious steak, and the CG added to it is the sauce or spices that make it even better. What the MCU does is just slap sauce and spice on a plate.

4. Endgame's dialogue being 25% fat shaming Thor over gaining weight as a result of his depression (which is a perfectly realistic and valid outcome) instead of looking like a Mr. Universe contestant.

5. "PETER TINGLE" IS FUCKING STUPID AND GROSS AND SOUNDS LIKE "I NEED TO TAKE A PISS"

6. There's an ABUNDANCE of other legitimate criticisms against the MCU, whether it's Hulk turning into a joke and getting slammed by the Worf Effect like a nuclear warhead, or whatever the fuck Thor: Love and Thunder is doing, or multiple actors not knowing that the fresh hell is going on until they see the premier because of constant script-changing interfering with their jobs as, y'know, actors.

I could go on but then I'd be here all night. Sleep is important and I have work tomorrow. So nonnie, I hope this answers your question and let's finish on a light note; rest well and may your pillow be cool, may you find 20 dollars when you need it, and stay hydrated.

[elius-learns-to-write]

✨My Masterlist✨

Welcome to the place where my work is stored. Grab yourself a dink, take a breath and stay a while. ☕💖💖💖

Fill in this short questionnaire if you want, no stress <3  

Total Works: 33

Social Media Posts

Swag - Baking a cake with Sam and Thor goes about as well as you would expect

Texts you would get if you were Thor’s kid - Part of the series of texts I think the Avengers would send you if you were their child

Texts you would get being Tony’s kid - Part of the series of texts I think the Avengers would send you if you were their child

Texts you’d get as Sams kid - Part of the series of texts I think the Avengers would send you if you were their child

Texts you’d get as Steve’s kid - Part of the series of texts I think the Avengers would send you if you were their child

Having great banter with Sam - You and Sam have an interesting relationship. And you have the texts to prove it 

Texts you’d get as Loki’s kid - Part of the series of texts I think the Avengers would send you if you were their child

Part 2 of “if we had 5 more minutes”, Goodbye texts from the Avengers - pretty obvious what this is gonna be. They just wanted one last goodbye

Part 3 of “if we had 5 more minutes” Goodbye texts from the Avengers - The same as part 2 lol ❤️

Avengers tweets as things me and my friends have said - The pure chaos me and my friends say but make it ✨The Avengers✨

Texts you’d get as Nat’s kid - I know she can’t have kids, don’t get your knickers in a twist but in this she can. Part of the series of texts I think the Avengers would send you if you were their child

No Talk Only Meme - Y/n Decides the only way right way of communicating is through the art of memes

Written Posts

Being Thors kid and being super sarcastic - If you were Thors kid but make it ✨feisty✨ 

Being Bucky's kid and encouraging Steve to ask him out - Steve needs hyping up before asking out his favourite brainwashed assassin

Being Bucky's kid and comforting him after a nightmare - Bucky has a bad nightmare and you’re there to offer him some words of comfort

Tony helping you open up and learn to love again - This time you are the one in need of a little help and Tony is the guy for the job

Being Shy and Quiet but loving Horror movies and how the Avengers would react - You’re shy yes but dear god do you love a scary movie 😱

They didn’t see that coming - You became an Avenger because of your mad skills but no one was told about your powers. Until you were a bad ass and took out some Hydra agents

Being an agent in training and Nat being a mother figure - We all need some fluffy Mother Nat and that’s what this is 🥰

If We Had 5 More Minutes - You die on a mission and they don’t cope very well. They really don’t

Forgotten Thing - You have a sibling. You didn’t know. Now you do :)

Good Pep Talk - You put yourself down too much (Don’t do that, you are amazing and I love you💝) so the gang step in

The one where being clumsy helps - Your superpower is that you can trip over anything and look like Bambi on ice when running on tiles. This time it actually helps 

Class Drama and Anger Issues - You have always been a bit protective when it came to your friends, what happens when Flash starts to tease MJ

Let’s Get Philosophical - After A bonk to the head you turn into the love child of Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allen Poe

Dr Dolittle - Talking to animals brings an appreciation for the world around you and a deep love for animals 

I Am Not Sick - Y/n is sick and decides the best person to cling to is Natasha 

Beach Day - The avengers get their toes in the sand and their swimsuits on

Getting Our Grove On - Dance Party In the kitchen at 3 am? Yes please.

Baking With Wanda - It does what it says on the tin

Mum Friend - Caring in the little ways

Do You Need A Hug - Reader gets hurt, Wanda wants to help, hugs

Forgotten Thing Part 2 - After your brother is saved by you and the Avengers you learn to live with each other and find out what it’s like to have siblings

[ironstrange-is-the-endgame]

So, finally the No Way Home trailer dropped and my happiness for Supreme Family being canon is all over the roof but there are two thinks I REALLY absolutely loved about it.

1. Stephen is fucking powerful! Like he’s been u four movies up to date (his own, Ragnarok, IW and Endgame) and he was always kicking more asses than the previous one — even in Ragnarok Thor is clearly surprised and amused by him or he wouldn’t have sent Bruce to the Sanctum when they needed help with Thanos.

2. Stephen and Wong are LAZY! All that snow inside of the Sanctum?! It only has ONE explanation: they never got to fix the roof after Bruce got through it, and I absolutely love them for this reason.

I’m so hyped for this movie to be honest even if there’s something that really bothers me: why only Black Widow has the hybrid release? Now all of the other movies come out with “in theaters only” specification and Disney is still trying to make Scarlett appear like the “bad” person nonetheless! This enrages me so bad!

[insaneasgardian]

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Chatroom 2; The Announcement

A/N: SORRY THIS IS SO CRAP ahjebf

...

Steve has started a chatroom

Tony has joined

Y/N has joined

Bucky has joined

Sam has joined

Clint has joined

Wanda has joined

Natasha has joined

Peter has joined

Loki has joined

Pietro has joined

Vision has joined

Bruce has joined

T’Challa has joined

Shuri has joined

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Steve: Great! You’re all here! 😁

Tony: WHO TAUGHT THE OLD MAN HOW TO MAKE A CHATROOM AND USE EMOJIS?

Steve: 😔

Sam: Stfu Tony.

Tony: Rudeeee.

Y/N: Seriously Tony, shut up.

Tony: Yes ma’am.

Pietro: Lmaoooo.

Natasha: Steve, why did you make this chatroom?

Steve: Y/N and I have something we want to tell you.

T’Challa: Congratulations, may Bast ensure that your child is happy and healthy.

T’Challa has left the chat

Steve: ???

Clint: He thinks you guys are pregnant 😂

Clint: ... 

Clint: Are you guys pregnant?

Y/N: No! We’re not even a couple!

Bucky: Why

Natasha: Why

Steve: What do you mean ‘why’?

Bucky: I wanna be uncle Bucky to your kids Stevie.

Natasha: and I wanna be auntie Nat to your kids Y/N.

Wanda: Awwww

Loki: 🤮

Steve: One day... maybe

Y/N: Can we just get to the point?

Bruce: Yes please.

Vision: I too am inquisitively awaiting what interludes you wish to share with us.

Pietro: lol, did Vision swallow a thesaurus or something 😂

Wanda: ... That’s my boyfriend you dipshit

Thor: That’s my son!

Tony: That’s my son!

Tony: Lol jinx

Thor: He is OUR son :)

Tony: Yes :) We share a child

Shuri: *Soviet union anthem intensifies* 

Y/N: 🤣 dedddd

Peter: 😂

Sam: Can ya’ll just say what you needed to say? Barnes and I are in couples therapy.

Loki: ‘COUPLES’ therapy???

Sam: Steve made us...

Steve: Shoot! I forgot you guys have that right about now... I’ll make this quick.

Y/N: Wait.

Y/N has added T’Challa

T’Challa has joined

Y/N: We aren’t pregnant, we wanted to tell you guys something else.

T’Challa: oh shit

Bruce: What are you oh shitting about?

Shuri: He just made an announcement on global television congratulating Captain America and (Your Superhero Name) on conceiving 😂

Tony: BAHAHA I’M WATCHING THE NEWS RIGHT NOW

Peter: Oml 😨

Y/N: YOU DID WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve: T’CHALLA, WHY?????????????????

T’Challa: I’m sorry!

T’Challa has left the chat

Y/N: Ugh, whatever, he’ll have to miss out on the announcement for being such a bad boy.

Tony: ;)

Steve has removed Tony from the chat for being disgusting

Loki: Thank goodness you removed him, but aren’t you forgetting someone?

Thor: Who might that be brother?

Loki: The second rate wizard.

Peter: Oh yea! Mr Strange!

Y/N: Yup! Stevie, you forgot to add him, I’ll do it.

Y/N had added Stephen

Stephen has joined

Stephen: First and foremost @Peter my name is STEPHEN or DR STRANGE, no Mr.

Peter: Sorry

Stephen: Secondly, Y/N and Steve, congratulations on your pregnancy. Let me know if I can be of any help at all. Although I am offended I had to find out through the news.

Steve: WE AREN’T PREGNANT!

Shuri: But you wish you were?

Stephen: It was a hoax?

Steve: Yes

Shuri: Better hop to it then!

Steve: I- NO!! I WAS ANSWERING STEPHEN’S QUESTION!

Clint: 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Bucky: 😈😈😈

Natasha: 😈😈😈

Y/N: 🙄😣

Tony has joined the chat

Tony: 😛😝🤪🤫🤭

Wanda: Those emojis say about 10 billion words

Loki: How did you get back in?

Tony: It’s called hacking reindeer games.

Tony: Also I just found this article and I thought Capsicle and (Insert your Tony Stark given nickname) might wanna see - https://www.theraleighregister.com/yn-ln-and-steve-rogers-pregnant.html

Steve: HOW FAST DO THESE NEWS ARTICLES COME OUT?

Sam: Faster than you can say ‘on your left’.

Y/N: Oh my goodness... Shuri tell your brother how screwed he is.

Shuri: Gladly 😂

Pietro: Please just tell what this announcement is.

Bucky: Yes please, therapy lady is annoying me about being on my phone and I’m about to punch her into a wall.

Steven: Oh god, don’t do that. We just wanted to let you all know that Phil and Maria brought donuts over to the tower.

Natasha: And?

Y/N: That’s it.

Stephen: THAT’S ALL?!

Tony: hgbHGVgfCV OH MY FLIPPING-

Bruce: I INTERRUPTED ONE OF MY PRECIOUS SCIENCE SESSIONS FOR THIS 😪

Wanda: VISION AND I WERE-... DOING SOMETHING 😫

Vision: ^

Pietro: I WAS ABOUT TO STOP VISION AND WANDA DOING SOMETHING!

Clint: Yay, donuts :)

Y/N: We’re not too hyped about it either, T’Challa spread those stupid rumors about us in the process. 

Thor: Can we have donuts now?

Steve: Yup.

Thor has left 

Clint has left 

Fury has joined

Fury: Congratulation on conceiving a child L/N and Rogers!

Y/N has left

Steve has left

Loki: 😶

Fury: Was it something I said?