19 October 2012 @ 04:42 pm
All the things Friday: The Team edition  
hello dearest bar, I shall be your Friday host for the day. Today? Today we're going to discuss* all the things Clint/Natasha plus team (* discussion, but also welcome are fic recs, fanart, cast photos, videos, icons, comment fics, anything you find fun and nice and happy inducing and it has to do with our two favorite assassins and the team!Avengers). :)

Few thoughts from me at the beginning - one of the best things in The Avengers, in my opinion, is group dynamic between all main characters - I wouldn't even call it team dynamics, at least not until the final battle. The film presented us a group of truly extraordinary (and also quite frakked up) individuals who really had to struggle to reach a common ground and fight the mayhem at the same time. It's always interesting to notice that, among these people, two of them already have an established connection - once we got Clint back it was obvious, oh so obvious, that he and Natasha feel good around each other. They're already a team within a team, and it shows. During the final battle we saw all the pieces sliding into place. One of the interesting things I always notice and think about is how seamlessly Clint fits in, even though he just "jumped in" among the rest of them. I'd say it shows a lot about Clint's skills, training, and confidence; and also that he is capable being a flawless team player. (Also. I always find it interesting, how Natasha's primary motivation is to get Clint back, but the further the plot goes, the more she seems to realize that she needs to do the right thing, aka help the rest of Avengers to defeat Loki. After Clint wakes up, he seems to follow her (into the war), and in a way they become each other's motivation to join the fight, and Avengers.)

So. What do you think about the team? Do you think Clint and Natasha fit into the team easily, or are there bumps along the road' What do you think about team dynamic, which are your favorite friendships? Who is the prankster and who is the grumpy cat? Do you like team!fics, do you have any recs? If you write fics yourself, do you like writing about teamy moments, various Avengers friendships, jokes, bickering and so on? Who will adjust to the team with more ease, Clint or Natasha and why? There are more topics, I am sure, these are just the first things that pop to my mind. Feel free to add more things to the table, I don't want to overwhelm you.

Happy Friday and rock on!
 
 
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[identity profile] anuna-81.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2012 03:36 pm (UTC)
This is just the thing that I loved so much - the fact that they don't magically bond on the spot, but you can see there's still a road ahead for them to travel. in my opinion it's a more realistic approach, and maybe even a bold move (but we are getting another film, and I expect we'll going to see said team dynamic developing.) I say it's a bold move because "instant team love" seems to be a more popular, more common approach (but I love that approach as well - I ahve a soft spot for teams and bonding.)
[identity profile] hiddencait.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2012 03:58 pm (UTC)
Yeah I agree. It always feels like it means more that way to me - there's time to know each others flaws on top of their strengths and get to actively CHOOSE to become friends as well as comrades.

Which I just find the stronger relationship. That's my problem with the whole "Love at First Sight" thing too - lust at first sight works. But love is so SO much more than appearance, and it's not possible to know and understand that more without time.