#your girl back at it with the rare pairings👩🏾‍🤝‍👨🏻

[josephinekhawaja]

Captain Marvel 2 got me leaning even more into being Yonvers trash, sorry not sorry --

I am not sure I would classify Carol Danvers as a War Criminal like everybody else, as 100% the Supreme Intelligence needed to go, and is not like she continued to personally scorch the earth from there. But there has definitely been a lot of grey up for consideration in this sequel, and so much of the consequence of her actions, however valid were her feelings to do what she did. And I just find myself really needing her and Yon-Rogg to have a conversation. After all that has happened since 1995, so much that has gone down in space. (Also THANK YOU to the Skrull emperor for that needed line "We have nowhere to go" after an entire Secret Invasion season of Zero Accountability for Nick Fury and Carol Danvers in not finding a permanent settlement for the Skrulls as promised. At least Carol to her credit showed remorse on her face for it. Is a start.)

Like for damn sure Yon-Rogg needs to redeem himself -- have him paying his dues somewhere like Aquaman's brother Orm Marius for all I care -- but at least open the door for those dues to actually count towards something. Evidently this film wants me to ship Carol Danvers with Prince Yan, but nah. The personality difference is too jarring. I much prefer the gradual humanisation of Carol in her friendship (familyship) with Monica and Kamala than whatever switch gets flipped on Aladna. (And on that note, Aladna culture was the most annoying thing in for me a not-so-annoying film, so unlike with Tarnax, I was actually happy to see it get sucked into a wormhole🌀🌀.) If anything, I want Yan to kneel to Dar-Benn😼😽. She could use that sunshine more💔. And I think a lot of my perspective right now is I cannot actually see the villainess of the film, Dar-Benn, as a villain. She has probably been one of the more sympathetic antagonists we have had in the MCU in a minute (and she looked so damn pretty in her speech to Hala -- Imma simp). And through her I feel myself softening towards the Kree more than expected. Whatever the crimes of the empire, they are now a devastated people. And my previous scepticism at mention of "peace talks" in the Secret Invasion has dissipated. I could seriously believe after everything they would be now desperate for relief. And that bleeds its way into my long-sailing ship. Feed me to a pregnant Goose if you like, but still for me it is Yon-Rogg x Carol Danvers. Bring Jude Law back for Captain Marvel 3 (The Marvels 2) please.