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I think only Michael died on the freighter
Everyone else got off before the bomb blew, except Jin who managed to survive anyway
During the shot of the employee board, McClane is looking at it; it's behind Gruber.
However, it's not a stretch to guess that Gruber spotted it before turning his back to it and picked out a name in preparation.
Highly unlikely
Han Solo was just a job for Boba Fett, doubt he cares much about him or even Luke one way or the other. They fed him to the Sarlacc in a (relatively) fair fight. End of story.
Plus, Harrison Ford hates Star Wars. He only agreed to "Rise of Skywalker" out of respect for Carrie
Well, he's seen the Empire rule with fear and it failed.
He served a crime lord who ruled with fear and nearly got eaten for his troubles.
So I'll agree he seems to have changed his philosophy somewhat, but maybe he learned something from the Tusken Raiders about respect and mutual benefit.
Certainly, Din Djarin's knowledge of Tusken customs and respect were critical to their cooperation with Cobb Vanth and the people of Mos Pelgo.
Basically, seems like the show's taking pains to establish a deeper sense of culture and lore than the films were able to show us about Mandalorians, frog-people, even Jawas.
I'm personally finding it fascinating. Having never read any EU novels, I'm wondering how much of this is already "canon" in that "Legends" universe. And I note again how STUPID it was of Kennedy & co. to abandon such a rich source of lore with such a dedicated fanbase.
Thanks for the link
In case it's TLDR for anyone, the video's theory is that Kingpin (along with any and all other Netflix characters) have to be "25% different" from their Netflix versions in order to avoid litigation.
It's a completely arbitrary cutoff, and it's far from precise, but it's apparently a useful rule of thumb regardless.
Meaning: it's useless to argue whether the flowery shirt and super-strength are sufficient to satisfy the 25% minimum; reasonable minds can always differ. But as long as there's SOME difference, there's less incentive to sue.
I'd imagine Hannah would try her best to shield him from violence and death
But we also know, beyond doubt, that murder is her go-to solution for nearly every problem, Elway being the only known exception
No need to show Kingpin still alive - its pretty much certain he is
I was a little unclear about who was scared of whom though
Barton kept worrying that "the big guy" might be involved, and ep. 5 confirms that he meant Kingpin
Yet in the finale, it seems like Kingpin's more worried about Barton's involvement than vice versa (though it's understandable that he might not want the attention of even a single Avenger)
Maybe its just my preconceptions. For all his physical strength, Fisk and his entire gang would be curb-stomped by Rhodes in his armor. So I'd expect confrontations between Fisk and ANY Avenger, even Barton, to be more of a chess match than an MMA brawl. They need to gather evidence and nail Fisk dead to rights LEGALLY, or risk Fisk just playing the victim, invoking the Sokovia Accords and suing the Avengers into poverty.
The moment it becomes a street fight, it loses credibility. There's NO REASON Barton should try to take him on solo (Kate and the LARPers don't count) when Rhodey, Bucky and Sam are likely just a phone call away.
Particularly liked the elevator bit where they're supposedly fighting, yet Yelena gets outright offended when Kate slaps her.
I was OK with the recasting of "Morpheus" as a way to build mystery. We wonder why he is not Fishburne. Then later, we learn it's because sixty years have passed. So Yahya Abdul-Mateen is playing a substitute Morpheus created by ... whom?
I could NOT get behind recasting of Smith.
Apparently, the Wachowskis always planned to re-cast a new Morpheus, but were open to Hugo Weaving's return, as was Weaving himself. They just couldn't make their schedules line up.
Eleanor's not a super-hero. One would expect her "sophisticated computer systems" are still inferior to Yelena's spy-skills, since she IS a superhero.
I also agree that Kingpin's not dead. No way you go through all the effort to (A) secure D'Onofiro and (B) hide D'Onofrio's involvement just to kill off the character.
I'm not a comic fan any longer, but isn't Kingpin significant on the level with Lex Luthor or Dr. Doom? No way Feige EVER kills off a character at that level, at least not in a six-episode TV show.
I'd go with the "lost an eye" rationale. It's suitable payback for arranging the death of Echo/Maya's father.
Ah THAT's why Merv looked like that! This is his San Francisco iteration
BTW, re: "It used to be beautiful but ended 10 years ago." Folks have been saying that about SF since at least the 70s.
It's always been a pretty city from a distance, plagued with ugly stinkiness closer up. That's just SF. I still love the city, like I do NYC, though I'd never LIVE in either place, long term.
In this film, figure it's just the Analyst's shortcut for a Matrix that's sufficiently live-able yet imperfect enough to avoid rejection. The Architect made his version from scratch. NPH just copy-pasted San Francisco.
I took it as preparation - he figured he might get frisked, so he ditched his gun. He also might have to run, so he placed it near an exit but not in plain view.
To see how it might've played out in a John Woo film, check out this clip from "A Better Tomorrow":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CaU1tNtoQ8
TLDR(eview video)? Chow Yun Fat's character places guns in planters along his escape route, so he doesn't have to reload as he retreats.
And I'm too lazy to look it up, but didn't John Wick do something similar in his second film?
Neither I think.
Pym-powers are arbitrary and inconsistent, primarily driven by whatever's either useful or funny
From "Ant-Man and the Wasp," though, seems like shrunken cars trap the occupants inside until the cars grow back to normal.
But the vehicle itself seems to protect the occupants, at least until they run out of shrunken air (which I assume is why the Ant-Man and Wasp suits need helmets)
We'll have to wait a few years to find out, but since MJ was still injured, I figured everyone knows about Spider-Man, and everything that happened still happened (Civil War through Endgame and Far From Home).
It's just that no one knows Spider-Man is Peter Parker any longer. Or rather, no one even knows Peter Parker as a person.
It's sad to the point of being cruel and sadistic to Holland's Peter Parker, but I've read a number of excited fan posts who like him isolated and under-equipped because those are Spider-Man's defining traits.
I.e., they're describing the entire trilogy as Spider-Man's origin story.
Owlwise is wiser than Renner's character was in this film
He couldn't forgive her for ... what, I guess having their daughter knowing she'd die? That it was inevitable, as all death is inevitable?
(note: I'm not condemning Renner's character for his very human feelings, BTW)
Looked like a shady apartment - maybe they didn't ask much by way of ID
We don't know how long it's been, either. Maybe he's had time to set up some phony ID papers
His pre-spell records appear to have been erased, since he's shown with a GED manual (so there must be no high school records for him)
Those points are all 100% valid, but I can also understand the heroes' point of view.
They see problems that need fixing, and they step into action (without ever considering whether they have the authority to do so).
That creates an underlying sentiment that "might makes right." Having saved half the universe, they seem to believe that they can do whatever they want, as long as their intentions are "pure." They act like the Accords have been discarded (when they're actually more necessary than ever with more and more enhanced beings running around).
(BTW, "Civil War" was TEN years ago ... remember the MCU is now five years ahead of us)
BUT, I don't think the MCU showrunners necessarily agree with the heroes' self-righteousness.
Interestingly, Zemo's been the voice of reason in this respect, and it's pretty clear to me that Feige & Co. recognize Zemo's position as legitimate, even if he's still a criminal.
One of the less attractive but nonetheless reasonable aspects of the MCU is the hero-worship Cap seems to attract
I doubt Rogers himself would approve, and Barton's reaction to "Rogers: the Musical" seems to support that sentiment
I'm sure none of the Avengers would've wanted Lady Liberty to be carrying that shield
oh RIIIIIGHT!
I forgot to mention Wonder Woman. Lynda Carter's was OK enough to become iconic (and land herself a role in "Wonder Woman '84"), so she and Hulk count as TV successes from that era.
But I suspect you're talking about the 1974 attempt starring Cathy Lee Crosby:
https://moviechat.org/tt0072419/Wonder-Woman
I wouldn't call it horrible per se ... it was a horrible Wonder Woman movie, but as a film about a 70s era secret agent with mild super powers, it was passable
Seemed near Christmas
The final shot had Spider-Man swinging over the Rockefeller Christmas tree
College admissions letters can start arriving late fall of senior year
In "Hawkeye," Yelena refers to the "new and improved statue of liberty," and it's in this film that we see the "improvement" (Cap's shield). Unlikely she'd want to see it busted on the ground
Seems a lot of the movies and shows are near-contemporaneous