Avengers: Infinity War

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TBF, we didn't see him do much actual farming. I mean, kudos on the craftsmanship, but constructing a Scare-Thanos does not a farmer make.

that field didn't plant itself, man

There was no evidence that he didn't just cheat and use the Fecundity Gem.

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This is fair.

The Gauntlet is fried so any harnessing of most of em will require new containers

Infinity Tophat and Tails

Rearrangin' the universe with an elegant softshoe routine.

my only genuine quibble in the entire thing was the curious military decision to take on a massive infantry without air power and/or heavy cavalry (no, war machine and hulkbuster do not count)

I assume it's hard to have too much flying when you have an invisible laser dome over the arena.

Some legit nitpicks I saw: why do the people vanish costumes and clothes and fake arms and all? And how do we know Captain Marvel isn't gone, too? Maybe Adam Warlock is checking her messages.

Some other observations others have made: that drop of blood from Thanos (or on Thor's axe) may come in handy.

People's accoutrements vanish because the secret half of Thanos's plan is to eliminate half of the universe's wardrobe in the hopes of making his own more fabulous.

Call to Captain Marvel was a last ditch shot in the dark. I guess Fury didn't know for sure that it would work (and, in the moment he was turning to a fine ash, probably only half cared) but he had to make the attempt.

The bigger nitpick there might be that the now-omniscient Thanos should maybe have penciled in any potential legitimate threats on his 'to make nonexistent' list.

Like, hey guy, remember that guy who sunk an axe head in your thorax? Maybe don't leave him standing. Just a thought.

Thanos wanted to be neutral and random.

xpost Oh, for sure, esp. since he had no idea what was going on. But I still think they bring in Adam Warlock for 4. They made such a big deal of his pod in Guardians 2. iirc in the original story he does just sort of pop up as the deus ex. These Marvel movies seem to be doing a great job successfully introducing characters with long and complicated histories. Esp. considering a few of the A-listers, like (not) Scarlet Witch and Vision, I still don't know what they do or what their powers are.

Warlock was kind of a ringer in Infinity Gauntlet but he was a prior presence in the Marvel U and had been residing in the Soul Gem for fifteen years and he had been reintroduced and his reemergence had been foreshadowed in issues of Silver Surfer leading up to the crossover. In this particular context, him suddenly showing up from out of nowhere to save the day would be hugely narratively unsatisfying. I still assert that we don't see him until Guardians 3.

(It remains to be seen if the sudden appearance of Carol Danvers will have the impact they're clearly hoping for, but she does have a feature-length intro coming up before Avengers 4 whereas Warlock does not.)

I predict the CM movie will have an Infinity War framing sequence wrapped around her origin and 1st adventure.

Yeah, I figured that was a given. Unless at the end we zoom to the present day and she sees her communicator going off and disgustedly chucks it in a trash can. Good luck, suckers!

Why is Ant Man next up. Is he significant in some way.

He has been learning to access TEH QUANTUM REALM since the end of the first Ant Person movie so he perhaps has access to the fundamental building blocks of reality itself.

They can inject him into Thanos's boo-boo.

Edinburgh at night looked gorgeous.

into Thanos's poop?

Other than Wakanda, this was a pretty weirdly unpopulated movie. Lots of heroes standing in empty ships, or on empty planets, or in empty cities. Even the tag at the end ... I can only imagine the intergalactic chaos of half the population disappearing. Avengers 4 is at the very least going to start out on a very depressing note, with cities/civilization ruin.

I can't imagine it will be as fully fleshed out, but I read a chilling thought experiment article once about all of the passive destruction (unregulated nuclear plants, etc.) that would take place if humanity were to just suddenly perish or disappear in one fell swoop.

I'd wonder how long it would take. 36 hours?

he's used to living with aliens who are more efficient at replacing each other in infrastructure roles when half the planet dies

"sorry Humans, I guess this didn't work real well for your planet, but I can't snap my fingers and exclude you guys, it's a package deal. good luck, hope my snap got yr President"

Did Strange's cloak get dusted when he did?

I...think so?

My prediction is that at least but probably just Iron Man sacrifices himself to destroy Thanos in the sequel. Of the heroes, he's the one who won't be back (at least as played by RDJ). Don't think they'll kill Thor or Captain America, but don't know what else they can do with the latter as depicted by Evans. He (the character) would never retire on his own; maybe he will work the farm in Wakanda? Obv. Nebula will play a big(ger) role. She's left on Titan with Iron Man, and she plays a big role in the book. I also think post Thanos these movies will de-escalate the threats a bit to be less than world threatening. Unless they go full Free-Skrull, which ... maybe! I'm trying to think what other huge storylines they could mine, at least minus the Fantastic Four/Doom, who would actually be an idea Big Bad.

I read some stuff online last night about what might or might not happen in #4 and the casual “Yeah Cap’s prob done, iirc Thanos snapped his neck in one of the comics storyline” or “Oh Iron Man is for sure toast” and I’m like:
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It's possible Thanos will kill Cap and then Iron Man will sacrifice himself, but there has to be some mechanic that prevents them all from coming back. So my guess is that maybe one (or both) is given the choice to come back and decides, nah, I'm good, for maximum emotional impact. Like, Cap has had a long, lonely life, so maybe. But Iron Man, genius of computer automation, hidden in robot suit, seems like a no-brainer. As of right now, all we know is that Iron Man is particularly important, and he's already had sacrifice discussion with Strange.

The prob is, save Iron Man and Cap, there are not many characters they can kill for good that would have a real emotional impact. Like, Vision? Hawkeye? Who cares. But RDJs Iron Man, it's been pretty clear for a while that it's leading to something.

I'd've thought RDJ would be among those on their way out, but the fake-out near death he experienced in this one leads me to believe they won't follow through in the next. He's probably safe alongside everyone who took a powder (sorry, couldn't resist) at the end. Cap, though...

Looks like they may soon be addressing questions about where the next movie fits in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l7TOYJZBtI

i legit cried in Infinity War when RDJ got stabbed ;_;

Kinda love how everybody's just so super-casual about the fact that Tony has a suit comprised of nanobots now. Oh, and they can also apparently heal him after he gets impaled by a demigod, nbd.

The extent of anyone's injuries in these movies is always more than a tad nebulous.

This needs to be immortalized

Thanos: I’m so sorry, little one pic.twitter.com/fFqInRBntS

— Daniel wasn’t ready for Infinity War (@DDaniel_200) April 30, 2018

"there's an antman and a spiderman?!"

are thanos and cable (x-men/deadpool ii)related infinity stone or otherwise?

Not related at all cinematically, and I can't recall any real interaction between them in the comics. Come to think of it, I've never seen them in the same room together...

I'd wonder how long it would take. 36 hours?Took about three seasons on Last Man on Earth

Aaaaaand here come the memes!

"Superintendent, I don't feel so good." pic.twitter.com/3XeOXHctp5

— Ice (@IceSeason101) April 30, 2018

the arc of the meme universe is long, but it bends towards steamed hams

In the absence of justice, I will settle for hams.

Lots here, some pretty funny:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apos-don-apos-t-feel-204920584.html

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