madimpossibledreamer

I will also like to note that (not that I can write them) but sex scenes also often serve an important function of being a character study. It shows them vulnerable, it shows how they connect to each other, it moves their character arcs along, what the blank do you mean it’s just there to be “porn” and “titillate the audience”? (Although maybe this also dovetails into the hatred Hollywood’s had for character arcs for a bit. I blame Whedon, specifically his work on the Avengers, although his other shows tend to be pretty early Star Trek episodic, too.) Even if I can’t exactly write them, I do allude to them in my various stories because they are natural and important, and not all characters are or should be asexual. (I swear capitalism is trying to turn us all into robots.)

also if they were actually planning on doing anything with the concept which they’re absolutely not and also didn’t have the rights to the characters but also don’t have the guts to actually follow through seeing as they still refuse to take any of the responsibility for the debacle of pushing Hydra merch during one of the biggest spreads of fascism, i.e. neonazism, in America like “Oh Hydra isn’t affiliated with Nazis or fascism they were just started by Hitler to look into the magic and tech that could win him the war” they should’ve dug deep into that angle. It would’ve lost them an audience and painted a target on their backs, sure, but no worse than the original Cap writers who were getting threats for having him punch Hitler. It wasn’t a “that’s the patriotic thing to do” thing back then, it was a brave action, standing up for the little guy, etc.
Anyway, rant aside. They should’ve shown that Steve’s been seeing the rise of fascism in America and around the world and it makes him question whether they should be putting the names of people on a list based on their skills or genetics (mutants) and forced under government scrutiny or put to work or herded up. They should absolutely have him team up with Magneto for that one, as a temporary alliance. Like, I think there would be some fascinating dynamics here and it’s a hard-hitting story, because we’re trying to pretend this problem isn’t a problem that exists, but that’s not how fascism goes away. And Captain America and Magneto of all people know this.
And I have no idea how Tony “kiss my shiny metal butt Senators” got to pro-Hero Registration Act, but then, they really like to play fast and loose with his characterization and ignore any and all established character arc for him by the next movie, so. I dunno. Maybe he refuses, they’re like “well, we will confiscate everything, including JARVIS, the bots, etc” and he’s basically like “they’re family, you can’t do that” and they’re like “but this paper says we can” and he caves and basically goes catatonic until one of the rogues gives him an idea of how to skirt around it.
(To be fair, most of what I know about the Hero Registration Act which I’m 90% is not the name in Marvel is from City of Heroes. So. I might be off on some details here.)
And if they wanted the cliché and eye-rolling Hydra infiltrating SHIELD, just use it here. SHIELD already has a prison of its own! Like, it works from thematics and storytelling perspectives, here! They could have multiple movies that get, like, superhero-thriller action there.
...Don’t get me started on Infinity War. Massively unpopular opinion: that’s also hot garbage, Thanos, have you even heard of Malthus or the expanded human geography concepts? Carrying capacity is not stagnant. Even assuming your plan works, which it doesn’t, it’s a one-time deal and you were prepared to die to get it done, so...like, the universe doesn’t stay frozen in time, unless it does in which case you might as well have vanished the entirety of the universe from existence because it’s basically just living death, more people are going to get born, what happens then, huh? I don’t know if you’re too thick to realize that the only thing you’re really gonna accomplish is a whole bunch of cruelty or if like certain politicians cruelty is the point. Like, your plan made more sense when you were trying to use a bunch of death to impress the Lady Death.

correct me if i'm wrong but wouldn't it be natasha romanova if they were actually following correct russian naming?    (i looked it up years ago because of ivanova [b5] but it's been a while)
(also given that xander likes strong women he probably had a crush on ivanova huh?)

           Getting everyone off the streets is a little more difficult than expected, particularly when Sunnydale syndrome exists and nobody thinks anything’s wrong, ever.  Still, the cover of ‘gangs on PCP’ had worked for them this time.  Telling everyone that darkness demons were going to eat anybody outside after nightfall doesn’t work, but warning everybody of roving gangs seems to be doing the trick.  They’re all busy running around getting everyone off the streets, but there are a couple who just aren’t.  The most noticeable is an older man in a really flashy suit that doesn’t look like it should ever be worn in Sunnydale.  He looks like he’s trying to find something, but there shouldn’t be any draw for a guy like him in town.
           “Sir, you really—shouldn’t be here,” Buffy trails off as the businessman turns around and looks awfully familiar.  Older than he should be, but that really looks like—
           “I told them we should’ve taken that right miles ago,” the man jokes, which is when she knows this isn’t a hoax.  This is the real deal.
           Only Xander jokes so badly in the face of peril.

       Stark calls out before the intruder makes it far into the base just to show the pirate he’s not the only one who has weird sensory powers.  (Of course, it’s mostly his early warning system, but he disguised it, and he’s fairly sure while Fury was aware it probably exists, isn’t aware of exactly where they are or how to disable it.)  “Nicky, to what do I owe the pleasure of having you stick your nose in where it doesn’t belong?  Again?”
       “I’m pulling back together the team.  I could have your commission reactivated, but I know you would just resent me for it, and I’d rather have you agree to join of your own will,” Admiral Fury explains. 
       Tony was planning on just tinkering the whole time and not looking back up at the pirate, but that’s enough to get his attention from the sheer idiocy of it all.  “I thought I was, what was it now?  Volatile, self-obsessed, doesn’t play well with others?  I’m not keen on the Federation giving me my marching orders.”
       “Lieutenant Potts is joining the USS Aegis,” Fury responds, and Tony turns cold.  Of course the man would dangle the promise of an old flame and the newest ship type in front of him.  He’s a master manipulator, and if it wasn’t being used on him he might even appreciate it.
       “Let me guess.  Doctor Banner for Chief Medical Officer, Commander Romanova for Chief Security Officer, Lieutenant Commander Barton as Chief Navigator, Lieutenant Odinson as Chief Helmsman, and…what.  Van Dyne as Chief Science Officer?  Dr. Pym as science officer?”  He avoids the obvious because he knows Fury would never put anyone else in charge of the ship.
       Fury snorts.  “Dr. Pym still thinks Starfleet as a pseudo-military organization is evil, so we’re never getting him back.”
       “Dr. Van Dyne was prettier and smarter than Hank anyway,” Tony smirks.  He sighs and reaches over to rub the oil on Fury’s uniform.  “Does Captain Rogers even want me back on his ship?”
       “He’s been speaking to Captain Rhodes.” Tony makes a face, but doesn’t disagree.
       “Well,” he stands and crosses his legs.  “Go and commission me and return.”
       Fury rolls his eye and holds out a PADD with the commission orders displayed on it.
       “So, you just wanted me to think I was saying yes of my own free will.  Figures.”  He’s looking forward to wearing the engineering reds again, though.