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BrianWilly posted:Oh god the Kingo references. Didn't occur to me until now he literally just called himself Kingo all three times. Hopefully that's the limit of Eternals in the MCU.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 11:54 |
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Loving this show so much. So cute and endearing.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 12:11 |
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Haram Dot Kamran was so great Taking the phones from the kids and telling them not to snapchat, and them saying it was insta, too. Felt that in my bones as an old. kazil fucked around with this message at 12:26 on Jun 15, 2022 |
# ? Jun 15, 2022 12:24 |
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So far this is easily a top-3 MCU show for me, really loving it.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 12:33 |
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 12:57 |
Rarity posted:That was fab, this show is really good. Especially loved the Mean Girls style mosque cliques. My only negative is that jealous Nice Guy best friend is so not the vibe in 2022. Camran is way better for her. Yeah I hope that gets wrapped up next epsiode because that story beat S U C K S. It's getting harder for me to dislike the power change, but I'll do my best to maintain salt levels, this was even more adorable than the first episode.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 14:08 |
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Who was it that said this is the first show that feels like an actual TV show and not some weird Marvel movie extension? Just loving it so far. Also read a little about the Partition and, since it can't be said enough, gently caress the British Empire.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 14:58 |
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Yeah, not a fan of its handling of Bruno so far but that's about it. Scott, you absolute jerk, putting *that* out there for the podcast but yeah, Kamala getting her Nat on was hilarious and the episode was grand overall. Nakia's badges/buttons are great and I want one.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 15:13 |
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I'd be really down with Bruno spinning into rejection rage and using his tech skills to become the show's villain. It would be very suitable for the overall tone of both this show and the Captain Marvel moviePhenotype posted:gently caress the British Empire. As a Brit, this
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 15:19 |
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The Bruno thing is standard tv storytelling, I don’t really mind it. But a quick way to solve it would be for Kamala to drop the new slick dude, and get with Bruno
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 15:52 |
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Oasx posted:The Bruno thing is standard tv storytelling, I don’t really mind it. But a quick way to solve it would be for Kamala to drop the new slick dude, and get with Bruno Kamala should get with the buff dude who shares her interests and actively expresses interest in her and not the jealous dork who acts like a butthead whenever he's not the focus of her attention
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 15:56 |
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Rarity posted:Kamala should get with the buff dude who shares her interests and actively expresses interest in her and not the jealous dork who acts like a butthead whenever he's not the focus of her attention Hmm, something tells me that the seemingly perfect guy that shows up out of nowhere and has secrets isn't actually her best choice.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 16:12 |
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Ms. Marvel is still good. seems like next episode will start leaning a bit harder into the superhero aspect and a bit less into the high school/family dramedy that's taken up most of the first two episodes, so we'll have to see how well it handles that transition
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 16:42 |
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I hope Bruno doesn't get the Sharon Carter treatment, and this is Ms Marvel not Spider-Man but his outfit colours at the street festival did set off some alarm bells.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 16:51 |
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This is the best thing Marvel has ever done and it's not even close. I like nearly all the MCU stuff, and love a ton of it, but this is just a whole new level FOURTEEN YEARS IN that I'm almost mad we haven't had this kind of creativity and style before now.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 17:02 |
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This is really loving good so far. Very glad they're not just breaking a movie up into six acts and letting it actually be a TV show.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 17:04 |
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Here's a cool thing from episode 2 that I didn't notice, but the internet did: The kid that Kamala saves is wearing Imani's Versace sneakers. He's the mosque sneaker thief.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 17:13 |
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Kamala Kahn and Kamala Harris are actually pronounced differently apparently.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 18:08 |
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This is really drat good - wow, 2/2! It's a nice breath of fresh air for the MCU!
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 18:53 |
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I have got a feeling that this show will bring about the downfall of the DoDC.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 19:09 |
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Neat how the thesis of the episode is “hey kids, get off your phone.” Edit: I like how it’s “nice guy” behavior to interrupt your best friend flirting with someone hotter than you who has a cool car, and to be frustrated that she blows off superpower training to hang out with that guy. We’ve pathologized having an emotion and acting like a teenager. If he had no reaction, he would just be a wimpy loser who didn’t push her hard enough to train. Golden Bee fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Jun 15, 2022 |
# ? Jun 15, 2022 19:15 |
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It seems pretty reasonable that Bruno would be upset that Kamala went with Kamran for driving lessons instead of hero lessons. There's a side of jealousy, probably, but he also got the huge CalTech news and was looking for a friend to talk to about it. Bruno being a dick at the party and in the car was pretty lovely, though.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 19:35 |
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kazil posted:Bruno being a dick at the party and in the car was pretty lovely, though. Yeah if it had just been the bit after the CalTech news that would be totally understandable but he was already being poo poo about it before then
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 20:05 |
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kazil posted:It seems pretty reasonable that Bruno would be upset that Kamala went with Kamran for driving lessons instead of hero lessons. There's a side of jealousy, probably, but he also got the huge CalTech news and was looking for a friend to talk to about it. Yeah, but he helped flyer for a controversial candidate at the Eid festival. I would define his behavior as average. It’s radically different than the last show, when the morality was either “coward or murderer.”
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 20:11 |
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He’s a teenage nerd in love with his best friend cut the kid (by which I mean actual child) some slack. Great episode. Here’s hoping the series sticks the landing because it’s been great so far. I think this had the most overt Scott Pilgrim homage so far all of the lights in the background giving heart-shaped auras as a scene fades out.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 20:15 |
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MokBa posted:I think this had the most overt Scott Pilgrim homage so far all of the lights in the background giving heart-shaped auras as a scene fades out. Was that supposed to be an homage? Shaped bokeh is a fairly standard photographic/cinematic trick, and was featured in the SNL bumpers for a while: https://vimeo.com/107481431 Explanation, about 2/3 down the page: https://www.alex-buono.com/how-we-did-it-snl-titles-sequence/
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 20:55 |
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So are the agents something from the comics? I've been out of the loop for a while.
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/\/\/\/\Damage Control. We saw them in HomecomingMokBa posted:He’s a teenage nerd in love with his best friend cut the kid (by which I mean actual child) some slack. YEeah but he isn't real and they could have chosen not to write him that way. Using the jealousy as a comedy beat when all the girls are drooling is one thing, but hammering it home throughout the entire episode is just eye rolling. On a better note: Look at Nakia actually getting something to do!
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 21:03 |
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Really enjoyed the episode aside from the fact they seem to be really leaning into the familial origin of the power. I don't remember it being that way in the comics at all. I think mixing the family stuff with the superhero stuff is a mistake. I'd rather have Kamala have to deal with her family while being a superhero and the trials and growth that both cause.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 21:03 |
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I think it’s a great use of your budget. Film the house and school locations a lot, do the rooftops on a sound stage, save the money for your action sequences. It’s a different rhythm than in Falcon/Soldier, which had a few action sequences but felt like there was a lot of scheming and empty hallways to get the episodes to 50 minutes. It’s fun that they mentioned Kingo, I don’t expect a lot of other Eternals crossovers but it was cute. RE: her comic book origin, there’s obvious reasons why they can’t use the inhuman invasion. and if animating flesh to look good on a TV budget is impossible, mystic artifact is a great cover. Her looking completely like Captain Marvel in her “ideal” form is intriguing, but there’s only so much captain Marvel you can include on a show where she doesn’t show up every ep. Golden Bee fucked around with this message at 21:19 on Jun 15, 2022 |
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Golden Bee posted:I think it’s a great use of your budget. Film the house and school locations a lot, do the rooftops on a sound stage, save the money for your action sequences. It’s a different rhythm than in Falcon/Soldier, which had a few action sequences but felt like there was a lot of scheming and empty hallways to get the episodes to 50 minutes. I think they might be sticking closer to the comics than I originally thought. I think the bracelet has Terrigen crystals
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 21:23 |
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I laughed out loud at one of the aunties. "I heard she killed a man." (pauses for effect, then elaborates) "Dead."
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 21:25 |
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I love the small stuff they do with the lesser characters too. Aamir used to be a Hot Topic goth and his fiancee is into Bon Jovi.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 21:31 |
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Nevermind, forgot I have to wait to watch it with my daughter or she’ll have a toddler meltdown. Anita Dickinme fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Jun 15, 2022 |
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404notfound posted:Was that supposed to be an homage? Shaped bokeh is a fairly standard photographic/cinematic trick, and was featured in the SNL bumpers for a while: Speed Racer did the heart-shaped bokeh first.
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Anita Dickinme posted:Nevermind, forgot I have to wait to watch it with my daughter or she’ll have a toddler meltdown.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 22:13 |
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Dave Syndrome posted:I laughed out loud at one of the aunties. Shocking twist, the man she had an affair with was Kingo Sr Sr Sr and Kamala doesn't have inhuman powers, but eternal!
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XboxPants posted:Shocking twist, the man she had an affair with was Kingo Sr Sr Sr and Kamala doesn't have inhuman powers, but eternal! I would be down with that. I think that would kind of rock.
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 23:34 |
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But the Eternals are technically robots so.......eeh you know what, never mind sure, just go for it, why not
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 23:39 |
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BrianWilly posted:But the Eternals are technically robots so.......eeh you know what sure never mind, just go for it, why not Robots is a dramatic oversimplification and very carbon-centric terminology. The PC term is "synthetic life forms."
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