ATTF: Thor 2 Discussion Post

[sugar-fey.livejournal.com]

Happy Friday, greatest bar! Something a little off topic for today, but still very relevant to our interests. ;)

We are going to talk about Thor: The Dark World! What you liked, what you didn't, where you think Clint and Natasha might have been during all this, now is your chance to discuss it with your fellow bar patrons!

Needless to say, the comments will be a SPOILER ZONE. If you haven't seen Thor 2 and wish to remain unspoiled, please proceed with caution.

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Comments

Re: Clint speculation thread?

[sugar-fey.livejournal.com]

Kinda sounds to me like they didn't give it much thought. :/ But I'm keen to see his role in Age of Ultron.

I had a lot of problems with Selvig's mental problems being played for laughs, but it is giving me some plot bunnies about Clint.

Re: Clint speculation thread?

[happilydancing.livejournal.com]

I think he def must have had more time to come to terms with it than that one scene, but I guess Feige is just saying we aren't going to see it. I do get his point about Clint being a SHIELD operative, and just in general a very resilient person.

Yay for plot bunnies!

One of my favorite moments was Selvig's "I better put on my pants." It was hilarious for what it was, but also seemed to be an "Ok, I am affected but going to move on the best I can" and dumping his psyche meds. Aww. I love Selvig.

Also? His relief and joy finding out Loki was dead. Amazing.

Re: Clint speculation thread?

[anuna-81.livejournal.com]

For me it was a bit like watching Silver linings playbook - I laughed but I didn't come out of the movie with a conclusion that mental issues are a funny thing. If that makes sense? And yes, agreeing with you - Selving *knows* he's messed up (and knows he should wear pants) but he is not gonna give up and didn't give up, he still helped and I loved that. :)

Re: Clint speculation thread?

[alphaflyer.livejournal.com]

That would be my theory. Field agents are trained to withstand torture and psychological manipulation and all sorts of stuff, so I don't think he'd have the same kind of PTSD issues Tony -- who's still pretty much a self-taught civilian -- had, or whatever it was Selvig was suffering from (which was NOT any form of PTSD I'm familiar with).

Plus, Clint got to burn off some major energy and rage killing Chitauri, and he got to shoot Loki out of the sky. In his own words, he would probably "sleep better" as a result. Selvig didn't get any of that satisfaction.

Re: Clint speculation thread?

[anuna-81.livejournal.com]

Hmm I don't think they did what they did with Selvig without a bigger reason - aka did all of that just to poke fun at him. (Also there is that scene when Clint wakes up, and I always wondered why were all colors messed up). I didn't find Selvig's situation funny, especially when he mentions "I had a god in my head, I wouldn't recommend it". It reminded me a little of things you see in Silver linings playbook - you laugh but you know it's not humor, because the situation is sad at the same time. Not that I'm comparing the two - Selvig's problems are one of the things in Thor 2, Silver linings is a movie about mental illness and how people perceive it.