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I got a solid laugh out of "I read the Hobbit, in 1937 when it first came out"Its Rinaldo posted:Boooo humanizing the fake captain I'm on to you I won't like him! I really hoping he's going to just turn out to be a over enthusiastic and easily duped dope, rather than an out and out villain.
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Are you...black kid? GOT EM! Edit: Yeah they really aren't backing off on the race aspect. Lol soul gazing exercise Its Rinaldo fucked around with this message at 08:43 on Mar 26, 2021 |
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Mar 26, 2021 08:34
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gently caress yeah Isaiah Bradleytwistedmentat posted:I got a solid laugh out of "I read the Hobbit, in 1937 when it first came out" I hope not. gently caress that guy and what he represents. Rodgers is imo the exception to the Rule. No way in hell should a white dude and the governmental representation of American Jingoism be the good guy. Steve Rodgers works, but any other generic white dude #1056 else donning that mantle should not be.
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Mar 26, 2021 08:44
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Its Rinaldo posted:Are you...black kid? I can't wait to see the next week of dicussion to be about how unrealistic a famous black man would be harassed by two squad cars worth of cops
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Mar 26, 2021 08:44
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twistedmentat posted:I can't wait to see the next week of dicussion to be about how unrealistic a famous black man would be harassed by two squad cars worth of cops Just post this and laugh https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/entertainment/dr-dre-detained-by-police Not to mention any number of personal anecdotes lol
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Mar 26, 2021 08:47
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Lol that was the stupidest distraction ever run straight into a firing line of merc goons that was so dumb
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Mar 26, 2021 08:49
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Mar 26, 2021 09:00
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Get closer. Closer. Now kith
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Mar 26, 2021 09:01
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They really nerfed Wyatt Russell with that haircut and lack of beard. Obviously neither would have made sense for the character, but he’s an iconic-lookin man
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Mar 26, 2021 09:14
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Desperado Bones posted:This is quite neat; They’re by Riana McKeith.
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Mar 26, 2021 09:24
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Oh how odd, this episode really went out of its way to show that the Flag-Smashers are stealing medicine for refugees, genuinely care for each other, and are under the thumb of some other actual evil force? It’s almost as if... they were never actually the bad guys? Hell, you even had Sam questioning the situation on the plane after the mission. Goons really do love making broad assumptions about shows that have only aired a small handful of episodes.
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Cattail Prophet posted:What the actual gently caress, that soldier was ~80 at minimum when he had that kid. He could have been 79.
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Mar 26, 2021 10:28
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I'm definitely getting vibes that the Flag Smashers are gonna be the sympathetic faction when all is said and done, and then Walker's gonna be all "HURURRR no I'm still gonna punch you for America HUUUR!" and then Sam will have to go "No you can't punch them for America," which will show that he's the right Captain America. But I do hope their actual ideology becomes a bit more coherent soon. If there's a lot of people supporting their cause, which as far as we know is that the Blip made things better, then that really needs to be covered with a lot of nuance and depth.
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Mar 26, 2021 10:57
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BrianWilly posted:I'm definitely getting vibes that the Flag Smashers are gonna be the sympathetic faction when all is said and done, and then Walker's gonna be all "HURURRR no I'm still gonna punch you for America HUUUR!" and then Sam will have to go "No you can't punch them for America," which will show that he's the right Captain America. But I do hope their actual ideology becomes a bit more coherent soon. If there's a lot of people supporting their cause, which as far as we know is that the Blip made things better, then that really needs to be covered with a lot of nuance and depth. This is probably a "goon-jump" take but... in America right after 9-11, there was a lot of pulling together, a lot of unification. It didn't necessarily lead to good things (eternal War on
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Mar 26, 2021 11:07
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So is the Power Broker gonna end up being Reed Richards or Mephisto ?
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Mar 26, 2021 11:40
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It'll be Sage, finally that Tick crossover we've all needed
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Mar 26, 2021 11:53
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Everyone posted:This is probably a "goon-jump" take but... in America right after 9-11, there was a lot of pulling together, a lot of unification. It didn't necessarily lead to good things (eternal War on Yeah I think this was very overt with how overly helpful and loving the family helping them out was. Down to the exorbitant focus on the food-boxes. 
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Mar 26, 2021 12:07
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Everyone posted:This is probably a "goon-jump" take but... in America right after 9-11, there was a lot of pulling together, a lot of unification. It didn't necessarily lead to good things (eternal War on Disney making the good guys the bad guys again, how classic This episode was ton of fun and I really enjoyed the seeds they sowed
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Mar 26, 2021 12:12
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I think a lot of these ramifications are going to depend on exactly how willing this show is going to be about demonizing American institutions and American administrations. And going by the two episodes so far the answer seems to be...kinda? Sorta? Could always be more, but does make an effort?
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Mar 26, 2021 12:15
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So what are Buckys powers? I thought he just was good with guns / fighting and had a super arm. Not jump out of plan and smash into the ground unharmed powerful
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Mar 26, 2021 12:57
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badjohny posted:So what are Buckys powers? I thought he just was good with guns / fighting and had a super arm. Not jump out of plan and smash into the ground unharmed powerful He got the Soviet knockoff superserum which apparently allows for jumping out of planes without parachutes. The Soviet version apparently does not grant superhero landing abilities though.
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Mar 26, 2021 13:01
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badjohny posted:So what are Buckys powers? I thought he just was good with guns / fighting and had a super arm. Not jump out of plan and smash into the ground unharmed powerful I've always felt that Bucky was pretty close to Cap's level but the arm putting him just about equal in strength. I'm curious if there going to show the brand x version of Super soldier serum having the same type of drawbacks as the comics.
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Mar 26, 2021 13:25
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So they are already hinting that new cap is a good solider, but maybe not a good man. I am wondering if He gets his hands on the Super Soilder Serum and it makes him worse
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Mar 26, 2021 13:35
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badjohny posted:So they are already hinting that new cap is a good solider, but maybe not a good man. I am wondering if He gets his hands on the Super Soilder Serum and it makes him worse I was wondering if he'd already taken it, and was lying about just being naturally gifted.
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Mar 26, 2021 14:06
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badjohny posted:So they are already hinting that new cap is a good solider, but maybe not a good man. I am wondering if He gets his hands on the Super Soilder Serum and it makes him worse I donno, I like John how he's portrayed here, made me feel bad at all the people making fun of him last week meme-ing him. I HOPE that John, is a good guy, just a VERY strong believer that's easily manipulated.
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Mar 26, 2021 14:08
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I was wondering why new Cap looked familiar and he plays the rear end in a top hat in literally everything i've seen him in. gently caress.
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Everyone posted:This is probably a "goon-jump" take but... in America right after 9-11, there was a lot of pulling together, a lot of unification. It didn't necessarily lead to good things (eternal War on Imagine the snap breaking the megacorps, snapping away dictators and oligarchs. And the. 5 years later they're back baby
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frgildan posted:I've always felt that Bucky was pretty close to Cap's level but the arm putting him just about equal in strength. I'm curious if there going to show the brand x version of Super soldier serum having the same type of drawbacks as the comics. I still like the theory that the super soldier serum has always been right, it just reacts differently for everyone depending on their internal being. Cap, Red skull, hulk, abomination, all reflections of their interal character.
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Goffer posted:I still like the theory that the super soldier serum has always been right, it just reacts differently for everyone depending on their internal being. Cap, Red skull, hulk, abomination, all reflections of their interal character. That's a really good theory. It also makes me tickled that the whole Vita-Ray contraption of Stark's in the MCU didn't do crap.
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live with fruit posted:So is the Power Broker gonna end up being Reed Richards or Mephisto ? I know this is a joke but it lead me to the marvel comics wiki and something potentially spoiler if this is where they are going with it. In comics the Power Broker is just the name of a D-list villian who does exactly that, merchant out powers. But the notable thing is that he's the one who super-soldiered both John Walker and Battlestar
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Diabetic posted:That's a really good theory. gave him a sick tan
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massive spider posted:I know this is a joke but it lead me to the marvel comics wiki and something potentially spoiler if this is where they are going with it. In comics the Power Broker is just the name of a D-list villian who does exactly that, merchant out powers. But the notable thing is that he's the one who super-soldiered both John Walker and Battlestar doesn't seem like Battlestar has the serum right now? But JW might... Though Morgenthau dispatched him with relative ease. Could be inexperience
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Mar 26, 2021 15:20
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I need to see the 1951 flashback match between Bradley vs. Barnes in Korea. Make the 30 minute side episode please.
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badjohny posted:So what are Buckys powers? I thought he just was good with guns / fighting and had a super arm. Not jump out of plan and smash into the ground unharmed powerful Super speed (he ran really fast to catch up to and jump on that truck) and strength, and presumably stuff like accelerated healing and whatever else Steve's got. The serum allowed him to survive the fall from the train into the ravine in First Avenger, then made it so the bad guys could attach a gently caress-off metal arm to the stump of his shoulder, and let him survive repeated cryofreezing and electroshock torture. Episode was great. Really tore up a little at Bucky's "maybe he was wrong about you. And if he was wrong about you, then he was wrong about me". Great delivery. I think I'm much more into Sam and Bucky's personal poo poo than the main storyline, though, it's all pretty compelling.
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massive spider posted:I know this is a joke but it lead me to the marvel comics wiki and something potentially spoiler if this is where they are going with it. In comics the Power Broker is just the name of a D-list villian who does exactly that, merchant out powers. But the notable thing is that he's the one who super-soldiered both John Walker and Battlestar Should really know better by now but it really feels like they're setting up the Power Broker to be the big bad of this series. And if he's a guy with Super Serum, probably a big bad in general. So I guess Doom then.
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Walker throwing the shield to save Battlestar was loving awesome and showed off that he has trained with the shield enough to do neat tricks with it like Steve. I'm glad I called that they're going a bit more sympathetic on Walker, at least for now. It's much more interesting than him being a Haywood-like cartoon villain. Now it's more interesting when he hulks out and beats a dude to death with the shield. He really spent the whole episode trying to reach out to Falcon, even if he was pissed at him right in the end. The line about him jumping on 4 grenades was really charming, and I liked that he shouted out Banner alongside Stark. The scene with the racist cops was beat for beat the same as the scene with A-Train in the sports store in season 2 and it was just as believable and depressing
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Goffer posted:I still like the theory that the super soldier serum has always been right, it just reacts differently for everyone depending on their internal being. Cap, Red skull, hulk, abomination, all reflections of their interal character. I don't think it's necessarily the "right" serum, but it's certainly still always done stuff based on the internal being of the person. Banner before Hulk was always too weak to defend himself even when angry or terrified or whatever, so the Hulk is able to do that for him. Also I'm absolutely calling it now JW and Battlestar are gonna end up getting a serum from Power Broker somehow and will need to be neutralised because of it.
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HUGE SPACEKABLOOIE posted:He got the Soviet knockoff superserum which apparently allows for jumping out of planes without parachutes. The Soviet version apparently does not grant superhero landing abilities though. Sam was joking about his "cyborg brain". Could just be man with metal arm = cyborg, but it could also be he's less super serum and more Soviet Street Samurai and mechanically enhanced to compete with super serum soldiers
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They showed he already had those skills before with the montage from the interview. I don't think they are going sympathetic at all with this guy. He's cocky and already made out to be an rear end in a top hat by the end of the episode.
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That montage made me think they were doing a spin on MVP and combining him with Walker a bit. Will this series have the guts to make Flag Smasher a superhero like they're telegraphing? Or more fodder for the Thunderbolts?
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