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] hufflepuffsneak.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2012 08:35 pm (UTC)
I think Steve and Thor have a brothers is arms kind of bond in the movie that could translate into a bros outside of their time/ culture bonding inside the team (the team shakes out to me as Clint + Natasha, Steve + Thor, Tony + Bruce). Maybe use their similarities to make a bond? And Thor and Clint could bond over food (cliche, but believable).

To me Thor is someone who has seen so much and is still a giant Labrador at heart. He brings so many years of experience and immense love to the table.
[identity profile] frea-o.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2012 09:03 pm (UTC)
You know, I didn't even think about pairing Steve and Thor (not romantically) off. But I guess that would make sense, huh? I've been looking at Thor as the extra, but in reality, you've got your team broken down into soldiers, scientists, and assassins. That's a lot of sibilance.

I totally see what you mean about the Labrador thing. I just worry I'll take it too far and then suddenly we've got this goofy god-dog trotting around after everybody. Well, goofy god-dog with a hammer, if we're going to get technical.

I think I'm more worried about Thor bonding with Natasha because you're right, Thor and Clint could bond over food or getting Thor into 70s rock or something.
[identity profile] hufflepuffsneak.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2012 10:32 pm (UTC)
I think Thor is laid back enough that he and Natasha would get along fairly well, and if they spent enough time together a strong friendship would just develop through mutual respect. It's hard to write that kind of thing though because it couldn't be encapsulated in a single scene.