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TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/06/21 6:11:03 AM
#259
Oh yeah, I forgot about that weird "for the children" stuff in ep2, that must connection to Vision's 'why are there no children in Westview' thing somehow

And yeah, that's a good point, Norm could very well have been talking about Agnes

It would make sense if the twist was that it isn't Wanda, since that would make Wanda a lot more sympathetic in the end
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/06/21 6:01:03 AM
#257
ChichiriMuyo posted...
Okay, I'm going for it - Speculation - Agnes is actually the one mind-controlling everyone (Norm only ever says "she," not who she is) because Wanda may be able to do something she can't (like bring a dead person back to life, perhaps this Ralph character she mentions and we never see). She's also there both times the boys age up and (as I mentioned before) she has something potentially sinister to say about the dog just moments before it dies. Perhaps she was trying to manipulate Wanda into bringing the dog back proving it could be done using the grief of Wanda's twins as a catalyst. Only just before Wanda can, Vis shows up. Vis, who has been noticing how Agnes just happens to always be there when it's convenient, have what ever the situation calls for, and isn't actually being controlled by Wanda.
Meanwhile, Heyward would be more than happy to dispose of Wanda because he and SWORD were the ones trying to use Vision as a weapon (when Wanda bursts in they have Vis further disassembled as if they are studying him).

I agree that Agnes is probably behind this somehow, but also I really like that second point - I think there was some misdirection here and it's SWORD who was violating Vision's will by studying him for weapons capabilities and Wanda is the one who stopped it. That makes it make a ton of sense that Wanda would angrily break in and steal him
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/06/21 2:40:44 AM
#250
I think it's possible that the casting is BOTH just an easter egg and ALSO a hint at things to come

Like it might not literally be the same character... but it might not be nothing either

They already teased us with the multiverse fakeout in Far From Home though lol
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/06/21 1:41:16 AM
#243
It is probably the case that there were still ways to record the event but the entire facility was LEVELED, nothing on the ground would still be recording

I do really like the idea of there being footage of the event though - I think it's funny the way that people in the universe itself fanboy out over superheroes in the way we do
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/06/21 1:32:17 AM
#238
Okay I just realized something that really bothers me - when they're arguing about whether or not Wanda could have beaten Thanos on her own... how did they know that? Were they THERE? Why would they be there? Was the whole thing being televised somehow?

(Endgame spoilers, although seriously do I really need to at this point? This series itself is spoilers for Endgame) Related sidenote - it's weird to realize that as the un-snap is happening at the start of episode 4, the big fight against Thanos is almost imminently going to happen - like Monica is finding out her mom died at about the same time the Avengers facility is getting nuked
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/06/21 1:28:19 AM
#237
IfGodCouldDie posted...
I guess is should have specified I don't know much of anything about Monica so I'm not even sure what her powers are.
She's not a superhero, yet.
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/06/21 12:08:28 AM
#231
I wonder if they'll ever call him Quicksilver - or if she'll ever be called Scarlet Witch

I thought it was notable that they went out of their way to make a joke out of the fact that Wanda has no superhero alias - could have just been a simple joke but it feels like it could be setup for something, idk, they have the rights to the X-Men now right?
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 11:47:50 PM
#228
Oh wait she IS related to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, I had no idea
TopicAnagram Ranks 145 Waifus
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 8:58:47 PM
#326
There are only six grass type lines in gen 1 and Parasect is easily and hilariously the 6th best of them

Erika doesn't have the actually good one, Exeggutor, and they can't give her #2, Venusaur, but they gave her Victreebel, the one other gen 1 grass type that is actually pretty strong, and Vileplume and Tangela are at least better than Parasect, although she forgot to teach her Tangela any moves in R/B so it's pretty pathetic.
TopicAnagram Ranks 145 Waifus
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 8:48:19 PM
#325
Anagaram posted...
Parasect!
Are you really suggesting Parasect
TopicBest Game of 2020 Elite Eight **Doom Eternal vs Ori and the Will of the Wisps**
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 5:24:41 PM
#7
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 5:23:02 PM
#212
It's possible that the Evan Peters thing is just a metajoke and he's just one of the residents of Westview that she appropriated into being Quicksilver but I feel like it's possible that they're gonna do something more with it since they surely know what the fan expectation is at this point

I've never seen the X-Men movies so this reveal was slightly lost on me but it's really good lol. I actually got spoiled on it because before I saw the episode I saw "Pietro" trending on twitter and that told me all I needed to know
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 5:00:25 PM
#255
Next one's definitely gonna be Captain Marvel, and I'll basically be 5 for 5 in my predictions so far since I had it in the tie although I had it one spot above Age of Ultron (which might be the first time I'm wrong, I'm not sure yet, there's a couple of movies that could be in that spot)
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 7:21:15 AM
#190
It's really funny and weird that the best showcase of Vision we get is him pretending to be a sitcom dad

Olsen and Bettany should win awards for this show
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 5:46:03 AM
#187
Can I rerank the MCU movies and put WandaVision in the top 5 please
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 4:51:33 AM
#184
holy shit lmao this fucking show
TopicCan you think of a series where each major installment has a different setting?
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 3:12:42 AM
#10
You know, I'm actually struggling to think of any franchises of anything besides Final Fantasy where each installment takes place in its own unique fictional universe. Even most video games don't work this way
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/05/21 12:29:14 AM
#204
That's basically my take on Iron Man 2 - it's a fun mess
TopicPolitics Containment Topic 363: SEC Speed
Paratroopa1
02/04/21 8:54:19 PM
#225
These same people are the ones, of course, who support a violent insurrection in the US capitol and refuse to acknowledge the president won the election
TopicBest Game of 2020 Elite Eight **FF7 Remake vs Paper Mario: Origami King**
Paratroopa1
02/04/21 6:30:37 PM
#14
Paper Mario: The Origami Kin
TopicBest Game of 2020 OVERTIME MATCH **Tony Hawk 1+2 vs Fall Guys**
Paratroopa1
02/04/21 12:51:04 AM
#27
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 8:33:29 PM
#173
PrivateBiscuit1 posted...
I think y'all are crazy and are just fellating the first episode being what it is to justify you liking it a ton.
lol, fuck you
TopicFavorite song about: Dreams
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:56:53 PM
#16
When I was studying digital music at school, my prof had one rule for us regarding song titles. There were two song titles that we were not allowed to use; we could not call a song "Untitled", and we could not call a song "Dreams"

This just made me think of that
TopicYour First Thought 196: "Trading card game."
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:44:59 PM
#27
Pokemon trading card game, probably because of the exact wording
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:39:25 PM
#165
oh yeah Mysterio goes... somewhere. I actually didn't like him that much tbh but we can talk about that later
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:38:08 PM
#163
ZenOfThunder posted...
i think the guy who made the quiz on twitter said he doesn't include villains that turned good by the end of the movie but I dont know what that means for Loki
Yeah, I mean, I figured this was the reasoning, but I do disagree with it. Ant-Man and the Wasp just happens to be the only movie that redeems its villain before the end! Ghost is still the villain and a cool one at that.
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:36:17 PM
#160


ok sure yeah

I think I rated Alexander Pierce too low it's just been a while and I don't remember what he does

Iron Monger should've been above Ultron not sure what happened there
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:33:41 PM
#157
Also I think that villain ranking should have used Ghost instead of Sonny Burch, when I think "who's the main antagonist of Ant-Man and the Wasp" that's who I think of, even if she's a lot more grey than some of the others
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:27:24 PM
#154
I don't think I can be bothered to rank the villains because the only ones I genuinely like are Vulture, Killmonger, Ego, Thanos, Loki, and Whiplash (no, really) and the rest are whatever
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:10:54 PM
#150
I was relatively nice in my writeup but Thor 2 is really really dull. I think I'm just not a big fan of Asgard and all the fantasy trappings. I basically can't remember anything about the movie except for what's recapped in Endgame and it's like one of only three or so movies in the MCU that I have zero desire to rewatch
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 7:08:42 PM
#149
Iron Man 2 is gonna be #21 but it's not my #21, so I probably won't have a ranking twin for much longer

My list isn't a huge outlier though
TopicBest Game of 2020 R3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 vs Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 2:44:20 AM
#19
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 2:43:46 AM
#158
Grand Kirby posted...
I loved the fact they let the first episode stand as its own thing. One thing I was worried going into this was they'd panic and be afraid that they'd lose the viewer's interest without including obvious plot points about what the story is really about or throwing in big showy action and drama scenes upfront to placate the Marvel brand's expectations. But having the first episode just be a standard sitcom plot with only little else to give things away works really well to keep things surreal and shows a lot of faith in the patience of the audience. I absolutely appreciate it, and more shows and media could do well to have that subtlety and willingness to commit to daring things like that.
Yeah, completely agree with this. And I mean, I LIKE the standard MCU stuff. But I'm glad that they dared to not dip into that well too quickly and just really lean on the sitcom homage stuff - I think it makes the future episodes stronger.
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 2:30:30 AM
#156
I think the first episode was brilliant, it establishes the sitcom and it made me laugh a lot, I was just there for the style parody honestly, I knew where the plot was going to go anyway so I wasn't in a rush to get there
TopicWandaVision starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+
Paratroopa1
02/03/21 2:25:21 AM
#154
I just got caught up and this show absolutely slaps, I love both the homage to TV sitcoms as well as the larger plot stuff
TopicB8 Hadespinions Day 1: Favorite Weapon
Paratroopa1
02/02/21 9:44:27 PM
#14
Demeter fists, Hera bow, and Hades spear are my go-tos
TopicPolitics Containment Topic 363: SEC Speed
Paratroopa1
02/02/21 8:27:26 PM
#117
masterplum posted...
Class 1 falling on a presidential election is a huge boon to democrats given that old people are the ones who vote in off years
This is a good point actually, it's extremely fortunate that 2024 happens in a presidential year - the 2024 senate will be tied at the hip with Biden's popularity
TopicPolitics Containment Topic 363: SEC Speed
Paratroopa1
02/02/21 8:22:23 PM
#110
I think perhaps my disagreement with the assessment of the 2022 map comes from people considering Florida a pickup target. Florida's not a pickup target, give it up
TopicPolitics Containment Topic 363: SEC Speed
Paratroopa1
02/02/21 8:19:35 PM
#108
I don't know why people keep saying 2022 is a favorable senate map for democrats when it's a favorable senate map for republicans
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/02/21 7:23:05 PM
#86
Thor Ragnarok was better than any Hulk standalone movie we'll get anyway
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/02/21 7:08:33 PM
#82
I'm gonna guess Thor 2, I see no particular reason why it would score a top 10 over Iron Man 2

TopicBest Game of 2020 Round 3 **Hades vs Yakuza: Like a Dragon**
Paratroopa1
02/02/21 12:25:04 AM
#33
To be clear, I don't mind that Yakuza is leading, I just thought it was very funny lol
TopicBest Game of 2020 Round 3 **Hades vs Yakuza: Like a Dragon**
Paratroopa1
02/02/21 12:05:03 AM
#31
we get it already, you don't think indie games are real video games
TopicBest Game of 2020 Round 3 **Hades vs Yakuza: Like a Dragon**
Paratroopa1
02/01/21 11:58:25 PM
#27
FFDragon posted...
pity vote for yakuza
when a pity vote breaks a tie I don't think it's much of a pity vote any longer lol
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/01/21 10:21:28 PM
#39
I tried to keep my writeups relatively brief instead of going into detail about every little thing but I have a feeling that each new movie that goes up will result in like 3-4 pages of discussion on the finer details lol
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/01/21 10:17:33 PM
#37
Iron Man 2 is a top 10 for my girlfriend I think
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/01/21 10:13:57 PM
#35
Like, whatever the last place movie is, it had an average ranking of 20.9. Ant-Man and the Wasp definitely does not have an average of 20.9
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/01/21 10:12:41 PM
#34
I'd be shocked if Ant-Man and the Wasp is anywhere near last
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/01/21 9:43:07 PM
#31
I have made a prediction but I'm not sure if I should put it down here or not
TopicBoard 8 Ranks: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE 1)
Paratroopa1
02/01/21 8:26:53 PM
#24
I don't think Cap 1 or Cap M is going to be very high, though they probably won't be bottom 4
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