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after falling down some stairs I saw Thor: Ragnarok today! I liked it a lot (it was funny as heck) but I have some spoilery quibbles:

-Valkyrie doesn’t actually show any signs of being bisexual, alas. Also, I swear she doesn’t technically get a name beyond ‘a Valkyrie’, which is more of a description really, surely she had a ‘civilian’ name before? Is that the case in the comics too?

-Dr Strange is in this film which somehow I managed to avoid completely. First time I’ve ever seen Cumberbatch in the role… and he’s a total miscast charisma vacuum.

-This movie seemed very much setting up Asgard to renounce their entire system of monarchy (and Thor’s royal title, etc) but that didn’t happen in the end. Which is a shame because they could’ve gotten something very interesting out of that.

-I really hate that they killed off the Warriors Three, and with so little fanfare. Also where on earth was Sif? She didn’t even get a mention.

-Speaking of mysteriously written-out women, Jane did get a very brief mention and that sucks. She deserved better. I thought this film was really good, great characters, great action, great everything! But oh man, without whatever happened behind the scenes with Natalie Portman happening, DAMN WHAT A MOVIE IT COULD HAVE BEEN

(The following is not a quibble:)

-MAN Idris Elba looks good in this movie. The Aragorn look really suits him. In fact now I kinda want someone to reboot the entire Lord of the Rings just so he can play Aragorn.

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kittydesade:

barefootdramaturg:

glynnisi:

to-quote-hamlet-no:

I know I’ve said this a lot, but I’m still Bitter™ that Jane and Darcy have been practically erased from the MCU when they’re both amazing, badass science ladies (and they’re both Jewish btw) who were given an actual story arc that coincided with Thor’s instead of them just being there to make Thor look better, like, they had as big a part of the story as he had, and I could really go with a Marvel series that dealt with Jane and Darcy and Erik studying the science in the Marvel universe and making cool discoveries and it would be so great but it seems like Marvel is pretty much done with them and it makes me so sad

I second all this.

MARVEL-The Scientists series could have Darcy (political scientist) arguing to fix the Sokovia Accords (while her ex, Ian, looks after Jane), Erik & Jane mapping the universe, Betty Ross’ biology breakthroughs and Helen Cho’s amazing new medical advancements.  Sharon Carter could run security.

I was not even that big a fan of Jane and Darcy in the movies. But you step up and erase them and now they are my precious babies and your Thor movie can go fuck itself.

Hell, that’s a perfectly legitimate way to get Bruce into the Thor movies, toss him in for the xenobiology. Instead of Thor vs the Hulk which is awesome but not really necessary. 

#I’m so torn about the intricacies of this because on the one hand now we get Valkyrie (who I’m pretty sure back when her casting was announced was the first EVER black female lead in the entire mcu) #and that’s important #but looking back through interviews with natalie portman #there just seems to be a general pattern of marvel not treating their female actors #anywhere near how they treat their male ones #and same with female characters #especially female scientist characters for some reason #see also: betty ross #maya hansen and helen cho #and that’s just really shitty #so I will see thor 3 and I am certain i’ll love it #but I’ll also be a bit sad about what might have been

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