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tsukinofaeriiSaw IM3 and I am so incredibly happy with it. There are no words for how much glee this movie gives me. Stuff I was worried about? Not a concern, handled with aplomb and even humor in some cases.
Pepper! Pepper Pepper Pepppppppeeeeeeeer omg. I'm crossing my fingers that she still has the Extremis and Tony fixing it was just stopping the little explosion problem. That would be a significant move away from comics canon, and one I would adore seeing. She was badass and in control and I just asfdjlj ♥♥♥♥♥.
I also love that, in a way, Killian was her villain, too. He wasn't using her to get to Tony; that was Maya's idea. Killian wanted Pepper because he wanted Pepper. I definitely got the feeling that even if Tony had been out of the picture, he still would have gone for her. Which just makes it that much better that she got in her own licks.
Speaking of the Extremis, can I just say that I'm wallowing in the fact that Tony didn't get it? Don't get me wrong, I love the Extremis storyline, but it does change him in such huge ways that I feel like it wouldn't have worked well for MCU Tony. Actually, I kind of loved Tony's entire arc and how they pulled it together. He's definitely matured as a character, and it shows.
I also spotted Papa Stilinski and made gleeful clappyhands. If you don't follow Teen Wolf, feel free to ignore that.
TL;DR: I love how much it deviated from the comics. As great as they were, MCU needs to be its own universe, and taking that step aside was beautiful. (Especially for the Mandarin; fuck was I worried about that!) I love how they tied up this arc of Tony's life, which I feel was a mix of recovery/maturing, but left it open for a continuation. I love that Rhodey and Pepper both got serious play, were badass in their own right and tied directly into the plot in wonderful ways.
And I love love love that they took Tony back to his roots. The Mechanic, a guy who makes stuff, not just a guy in armor. It felt more true to the character than a lot of stuff has lately.
All of that being said: go see it.
Pepper! Pepper Pepper Pepppppppeeeeeeeer omg. I'm crossing my fingers that she still has the Extremis and Tony fixing it was just stopping the little explosion problem. That would be a significant move away from comics canon, and one I would adore seeing. She was badass and in control and I just asfdjlj ♥♥♥♥♥.
I also love that, in a way, Killian was her villain, too. He wasn't using her to get to Tony; that was Maya's idea. Killian wanted Pepper because he wanted Pepper. I definitely got the feeling that even if Tony had been out of the picture, he still would have gone for her. Which just makes it that much better that she got in her own licks.
Speaking of the Extremis, can I just say that I'm wallowing in the fact that Tony didn't get it? Don't get me wrong, I love the Extremis storyline, but it does change him in such huge ways that I feel like it wouldn't have worked well for MCU Tony. Actually, I kind of loved Tony's entire arc and how they pulled it together. He's definitely matured as a character, and it shows.
I also spotted Papa Stilinski and made gleeful clappyhands. If you don't follow Teen Wolf, feel free to ignore that.
TL;DR: I love how much it deviated from the comics. As great as they were, MCU needs to be its own universe, and taking that step aside was beautiful. (Especially for the Mandarin; fuck was I worried about that!) I love how they tied up this arc of Tony's life, which I feel was a mix of recovery/maturing, but left it open for a continuation. I love that Rhodey and Pepper both got serious play, were badass in their own right and tied directly into the plot in wonderful ways.
And I love love love that they took Tony back to his roots. The Mechanic, a guy who makes stuff, not just a guy in armor. It felt more true to the character than a lot of stuff has lately.
All of that being said: go see it.
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Date: 2013-05-03 04:05 pm (UTC)Please let Pepper keep Extremis indeed! It also seemed rather openended as to whether Tony gave himself the fixed version later, but that might be just my pet theory. I see it again for a third time tomorrow, and may be taking notes. (For cosplay purposes. >.>)
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Date: 2013-05-03 04:13 pm (UTC)And Dummy? Dummy was just a low blow. D: I spent basically the whole movie in a state of you killed Dummy! YOU BASTARDS! When I saw him at the end, I cheered.
I didn't see any suggestion that Tony had given himself Extremis, but I've only seen it once (so far). I think that if he had, the shrapnel wouldn't necessarily have needed to be surgically removed? But that giant hole in his breastbone that would be required for the arc reactor to work was never really dealt with or acknowledged.
The Sheriff has only a minor part—he shows up about in the middle as Generic Military Dude. I'm quietly constructing headcanon that he was a retired soldier who got called in to active duty for Reasons (maybe because aliens attacked fucking New York; that tends to have effects) and Stiles is off somewhere being scared stiff because ALIENS ATTACKED NEW YORK MY DAD IS IN DANGER D: D: D: and trying to keep his mind off it with endless HALO tournaments. (2013, he'd be a high school senior, I think? So old enough to be left home alone. Unless they moved to base housing.)
/teen wolf sidetrack