Marvel's The Avengers (2012) Part 2 ✦ MCU Reaction & Review ✦ Assemble...

[@kaiielle]

Hi hi hi! If you missed PART ONE, click here to watch it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2bWZ6Wlm996etE ⭐PLEASE NO SPOILERS IN YOUR COMMENTS FOR UPCOMING FILMS AND SHOWS IN THE MCU! Thanks so much for watching and I hope you all have an amazing holiday with your loved ones! I'll be taking a small break from the MCU and picking it back up in the New Year. ❤KL ➡ Free Patreon Reactions: kaiielle.com/free ➡ Socials, FAQ, and more: kaiielle.com/links

[@karl-70]

Have a lovely Christmas and enjoy your break, I hope you get time to relax and recuperate. Thanks for all the wonderful content you've provided.

[@geraldmcboingboing7401]

Great reaction KL!! I really enjoy your speculations. I collected Marvel comics back in the 60s and 70s, but I didn't start watching the MCU films until after I retired. It's all great stuff!!!💛

[@TomTomson81]

Hawkeye and Black Widow are very much heroes. They belong to the category street heroes. These are heroes without superpowers, but with extraordinary human abilities.

[@kaiielle]

"Non-hero" was a poor word choice when what I meant was more "normal" compared to Thor/Hulk/IM/CA. They're definitely amazing!

[@LeviathanMusic1]

I mean there ARE street level heroes with superpowers, but usually the powers they do have aren't on the same level as the heroes protecting earth.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

I wouldn’t classify those two as street level. Especially natasha.

[@TomTomson81]

@@TheIcemanthomas Of course she is. She simply has no superpowers. Everything is trained, menthal and physical.

[@jlinkous05]

MCU needs Mumen Rider

[@spacezombie13]

seeing Hawkeye get so much love warms my heart, he usually is jokingly called the most useless Avenger (undeservingly, of coarse.)

[@spidercrack31]

7:43 Hearing that someone adores Hawkeye is music to my ears, he is also my favorite Avenger

[@antoniozayas9822]

I agree! I mean, he didn't lead the West Coast Avengers for nothing, right? Clint is THE man and I wish he had more time played.

[@koshomfg]

Absolutely! I always loved Hawkeye too

[@NitsuaEsahc]

Although Thor is my all time favorite Avenger, Hawkeye is definitely in my top five MCU characters 😌

[@johnnynoise7897]

People of culture I see ❤️👌

[@seanmahoney2671]

Not my fav (that goes to Iron Man), but I do think he is criminally under appreciated.

[@gasperdn]

You'll notice in the end credits scene at the shawarma joint, Chris Evans is the only one not eating. The reason why is because they filmed it the day after it's world premier in LA. Chris Evans was growing a beard for the movie Snowpiercer, so they actually had to give him a prosthetic jaw to cover his beard so he could not eat anything and that is why he has his hand on his jaw to keep it in place during the scene.

[@54six]

I love how stark call coulson by his first name 💛

[@craySean]

Yessss finally someone putting respect on Barton’s name!! Lol love him

[@kaiielle]

I love him soooooo much! ❤️

[@glennwisniewski9536]

Hey Kaiielle, good catch on Ashley Johnson (for the rest of you, she was Patterson in 100 episodes of TV's Blindspot). I totally missed that one. Other interesting cast members: Jenny Agutter (World Security Council Member, starred in Logan's Run), Harry Dean Stanton (Security Guard finding naked Bruce Banner, starred in Alien), the late Powers Boothe (World Security Council Member, Emmy Award for TV's Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones) and Alexis Denisof (credited as The Other, starred in TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and later Angel).

[@zmarko]

"Better clench up, Legolas" is a fantastic line. 🤣

[@mirandalightwood4839]

Love the Hawkeye love! People are always confused when I say that Hawkeye is my favorite superhero because while in the comics he's one of the funniest characters and has some of the best comic solo issues, in the mcu he sometimes can get kind of overshadowed for not having powers (I think that the fact that he can keep up makes him even more badass) So I'm so happy that you liked him! Also a little fun fact is that a few years ago RDJ, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and ScarJo all got a matching tattoo of a combination of a 6, the avengers logo and something that represented each of their characters. They tried to convince Mark Ruffalo to get one too but he's afraid of needles

[@rodentnolastname6612]

I love that in the first half of the movie our characters are using their powers against eachother but in the second half, they're combining their powers synergistically.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Of course, them fighting eachother is a brilliant way of communicating their powers to the audience who may not have seen the previous movies. Classic show it don't explain it.

[@cybergeek11235]

First thing you (or at least, first thing *I* ) do in a game when you get a new character is see what their moves are, right? :)

[@jeffthompson9622]

Harry Dean Stanton's character asking Bruce if he is an alien is especially appropriate since he was in the cast of "Alien "💛

[@kaiielle]

Oh heck, I didn't recognize him! I just watched Alien for the channel a few months ago.

[@jeffthompson9622]

​@@kaiielle He is also in "The Green Mile" and many other movies.

[@mikegoodwin2386]

I did not realize that's where I knew him from. I just thought he looked familiar. I've watched practically every ALIEN reaction on KZbin and a ton of THE GREEN MILE reactions as well. But I'm a little dense when it comes to recognizing actors, lol.

[@jeffthompson9622]

@@mikegoodwin2386 The fact that he just about always plays a supporting role, rather than a main character, has to contribute to this.

[@seanmahoney2671]

I always get stuck in that scene recognizing that it is in the old train station in Albuquerque. It shows up in a lot of movies and shows.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

This set the VERY high standard for Superhero movies. Everyone cones together in an organic way- with infighting and a bit of mistrust at the start and they solidify over Coleson's tragic death. Coleson truly was one of them. I think Iron Man 3 is up next- that's a really great one!

[@FatLittleButterfly]

Black widow and Hawkeye are living proof that you don't need super powers to be a hero

[@Dudeman23rd]

Feel free to keep your speculations on the future! Part of the fun in joining you on your journey is re-experiencing what it was like at the time these movies were coming out, noticing threads and wondering if they would go anywhere, or seeing a new face and scrambling to the Internet to try and find out who they are and what it could mean for the future (no spoilers for Purple Guy, I promise!). A lot of first-time viewers have a lot of surface knowledge about the series going in, and so can already start to see the general roadmap by Avengers 1, but your blindness to it makes it more exciting! 💛💛

[@kaiielle]

Yeah, I was never interested in many comics in my past. All I read was Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica. 😂 So because of that, this is all so new for me. Very exciting!

[@michaelellis1819]

Being a hero is not about what you can do, it's about what you choose to do 💯

[@kaiielle]

Agree!

[@georger.3489]

That was a fun reaction. The Hulk smashing Loki scene is one of those memes that will last forever 😂

[@WTDProductions]

I definitely love the thoughts and review section. There’s a lot of channels that have great reactions but they end the video immediately after the movie so we don’t get to know how they fully felt about it. Feels like if you went to a theater with friends and after it was over they just stayed silent and went home. The discussion after is the best part!

[@kaiielle]

I'm glad there are folks who find value in it, thank you! I could never get out that kind of detail during the movie itself. It's pretty consistent for me that only 10% of the viewers on each video stick around to watch my thoughts/review, but even 10% is still a lot of people!

[@Drew-cv2jl]

@@kaiielle I loove your thoughts. Awesome icing over the cake and makes the reaction even more wholesome, entertaining and thought-provoking. We are so excited to see you get all these theories and immerse yourself in the universe the way we have. You are doing great! :)

[@johnnynoise7897]

Clint Barton/Hawkeye is my second favorite Avenger(1rst is Rogers), in the comics he's been an important member of the team and even the leader more than once, he by himself has saved the members and defeated lots a villains, all that without any super powers, even Tony considered him the perfect captain America substitute when Cap died in the comics, because he was one of the few people that can manipulate Steve's Shield without getting hurt. I just love him so much!

[@PhantomConcepts]

Thank you for not holding off on posting part 2 of the reaction for a week or more, I appreciate it. While I can understand why some people do that, it can be a bit frustrating to have to wait that long to see the rest. I like to binge MCU reactions, so it's hard enough to wait for each movie. I really enjoy your reactions. Hope you enjoy your break. 💛 Also, if you don't already, I recommend having a trusted person/mod check over comments before you read them to make sure they don't contain spoilers and whatnot.

[@kaiielle]

I won't ever space out parts like that, because I'm the same, I like watching them both together. I do have a mod team for the channel! I tend to check my comments a lot quicker than they do, but people have been very spoiler-free so far. The worst spoiler I've seen was back when I watched TIH and people said Mark Ruffalo would replace Edward Norton. 😅

[@PhantomConcepts]

@@kaiielle Good to know, thanks, and, again, I really appreciate it. Yeah, same. Sometimes I'll wait for all of the parts to come out before I will watch them. Was happy to see that yours came out quickly. I'm glad you have people helping you with the comments, although I don't blame you for not waiting on them. I'm also glad that they've been relatively spoiler free so far. Hopefully that continues. I would consider using caution, just in case though, especially when it comes to expectation spoilers. I think those tend to increase as you get further into the MCU.

[@Nekrovelho]

Your reaction made me realize I haven't watched deleted scenes to ANY MCU movie, probably since I've first seen them in theatre and then later watched them with my old mother! Now I know what to do over holidays. Oh, and enjoyed the reaction. 💛

[@jjl207]

I remember when this first came and the feeling that “holy cow they pulled off an Avengers movie!” When we could really get excited for these things, and though we knew they were setting up new things, but it didn’t feel like the movie was JUST to set up the next product. It was nice reliving that feeling through someone who hadn’t seen these before.

[@ericmarois6960]

At the time The Avengers was also my favorite movie however Ironman/Tony Stark remained my favorite character. Don't ask me why, he just is.🤷‍♂ Thanks for the deleted scene, can you believe I wasn't even aware of it? Glad I got to see it with you. 💛

[@nightwingman666]

Part two. Loki getting thoroughly wrecked by Hulk was one of the most cultural moments of that time. Tony confronting Loki was a highlight more importantly he put Coulson over his own grievances the fact Tony was avenging Coulson in the moment shows that despite how rocky he was with him Tony did grow to see Phil as his friend. Steve marshalling the forces where everyone even a god like Thor a man of massive pride like Tony even Hulk are willing to follow his instructions.

[@selkie76]

12:15 This movie is notable as the first time that the same actor has played both Bruce and the Hulk. Edit to add a 💛 - I should have waited before posting ^.^

[@paulkondon]

I won't reveal anything now, except to say that when I saw the new character in the mid-credits scene in the theater I recognized him immediately, and knew the stakes of the future of the MCU just went through the roof! I still think this, as a whole movie, is not only my favorite of the Marvel movies, but is one of the great movies in any genre. There is a lot of great writing, directing, and acting being invested in the "superhero" movies and TV shows, and too many snobs can't see that. This really set the bar high. 💛

[@frankromero5782]

I appreciate that you broke this into two parts. So many reactors try to squeeze a two hour movie into 25 minutes, by breaking in two parts gives a much fuller reaction. Thank you.

[@kaiielle]

I can normally fit a 2.5 hour long movie into one video, but my non-reaction parts totalled like 25 mins together so two parts was needed for me. Appreciate the kind words!

[@DavidStebbins]

No spoilers, but fans of the comics instantly recognized the character at the end who smiles when told that opposing humans is to court death, and we all cried out when we saw him. It was a big moment, obviously thrown in just for us.

[@kaiielle]

Excited to learn who he is!

[@dansdiscourse4957]

@@kaiielle I won't even tell you his name, you can learn through watching. However I will tell you that the reason fans reacted to the courting death line is that in the comics that character is a Death worshipper, to the extent of trying to woo Death's personification

[@stonewelltv]

Very few people react to the innuendo scene. Yours was perfect, well done!

[@seanmahoney2671]

It is amazing how many people just don't seem to get that. I think it is one of the best jokes in the MCU.

[@allocat5867]

YES, the rare reaction shout out for Ashley Johnson!! Love it!

[@cheshirekat528]

Saw this opening weekend with my husband and our son, who was 5 at the time. Such a good memory, this first time we see Avengers assemble is my favorite of the Avengers films, and in my top 10 of the overall MCU. The character dynamics are so on point. I really enjoy the respect that Thor has for the human heroes, once he fights them and figures out they are worthy, so to speak💛 Edit: forgot to say I am fine with chapter time stamps or not, which is easier for you. Also, I always enjoy good reviews, comments, and questions at the end of each movie, it is all part of the MCU experience!

[@zeldangerous]

Fantastic reaction! This movie just feels so awesome after watching each of the individual movies leading up to it. Getting everyone together for a Big Bad and having them bicker and not immediately just Be A Team is why the MCU exists. The character development within the movie, and then across each movie is pretty well planned out despite different writers/directors. Coulson's death always gets me big time, definitely one of my favorite characters. Seeing Tony "avenge" him is just *chef's kiss*. I was always bummed Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis weren't in it. Happy Holidays and enjoy the BREAK!

[@garrettwhite5943]

with regard to your views on Hawkeye and BW... They're superheroes. Hawkeye has to literally try to miss shots. It's inhuman talent. Black Widow is one of the best hand to hand fighters in the world. Are they not heroes because they don't have logos? They're basically Batman-level fighters.

[@drb6771]

I'm really happy you liked this movie, I love all the Marvel movies! Almost as much as Star Wars LOL! Yeah, your commentary at the end is really awesome, not many do it so thank you for that. I can't wait for more Marvel vids! Hold on, it's going to be a wild ride!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@seanmahoney2671]

I absolutely love how much you like Barton. I think he is a great character and tends to be very underrated (and mocked for not having super powers in the Avengers). However, That is kind of what makes him awesome. I get it, he was in a teaser in Thor as an Easter Egg for those who knew who he was, and then half of this he was a bad guy... but I thought it was great you gave him his due. 💛💛

[@Lightsephiroth]

32:43 I remember vividly this scene in the theatre: everybody started laughing and we couldn't stop 😂 the whole room bursted into laugh

[@Starsaber222]

I didn't even hear "Puny God" at the first showing I went to because of how loud the laughter was.

[@gmabostic]

Sigh. Thoroughly enjoying your reactions through the end of Phase One. I’m a long time Marvel fan, and the MCU has been everything I could have hoped for. This first Avengers film did a stellar job of rounding out the phase, and Joss Whedon is a cinematic genius, though not the best human being. 😖 One of my favorite things about your reactions is seeing your fresh eyes on the scenes, reminding me of the joys in my first time watching these movies. 💛

[@sample.text.]

Hawkeye appreciation heck yeah!

[@purplecat4977]

Barton rapidly became my favorite of all of the Avengers, Tony included. The more I saw of him, the more I became fascinated by him. I also agree that the aspiration to show the Battle of New York through the eyes of the civilians was important, and I wish it had been included a bit more, because it made the story feel like it wasn't just the heroes that mattered. That aspiration continues through the MCU to varying extents, and it's one of my favorite things about the franchise. They don't shy away from the effect that the superhero battles have on normal people who are just trying to live their lives. It feels like they're trying to nod towards the fact that everyones stories count.

[@reggiebrown9508]

For the older folks people know Ashley 1st from the tv show Growing Pains. And during the final season of the show it featured a young Leonardo Dicaprio.

[@jfestin]

My family went to see this movie in the theater when it came out. It was sold out and the people going in said that they came from the other nearby theater which we're sold out as well. We got in after 4 hours of waiting for the next available show and sat separately in a fully crowded theater experiencing a truly blockbuster theater moment.

[@chaospoet]

"And, Hulk... Smash!" I cannot begin to tell you how satisfying that scene was for me when I saw it in theaters. The first super hero cartoon I remember watching when I was a very young child in the early 80s was The Incredible Hulk animated show that came out in 1982. I watched reruns of the 70s The Incredible Hulk live action tv show, collected Hulk comics, and loved the 90s Incredible Hulk cartoon. The first movie version was hard to watch. The 2nd one with Edward Norton was a mixed bag but a big step in the right direction. This one they NAILED it. Just seeing The Hulk unleashed and given permission to smash everything in his path was a dream come true. And the fact that he basically stole the movie by smashing Loki like a dog with a chew toy was like my birthday, Christmas, and a surprise gift out of the blue just because someone likes me all rolled up into one.

[@kilroy987]

This movie was really an event in the theater. I loved being there watching it with a full crowd.

[@zuni_chief]

What I loved most about the first Avengers was they were able to put aside their differences and work together as a team in the end 💛

[@althelas]

After all these years it still pisses me off, when people call Clint "the weakest and most useless" Avenger. He is the only "normal" human on the team and can keep up with Supersoldiers, demi gods and rage monsters. People also tend to underestimate his intelligence. At the beginning of the movie, he was the only one in a room full of high quality scientists who noticed that the Tesseract is a portal. The mental gymnastics he has to make to calculate the flight path of his arrows is also nothing to be sniffed at. Clint is awesome and he has been my favourite Avenger for at least the last 40 years and I will always defend him. It is nice to see someone also liking him.

[@technopirate304]

@3:39, I've been reading Marvel Comics since the 1970s when I was in elementary school. That whole sequence of Tony suiting up while falling is an homage from the comics. Back then the Iron armor was drawn as being a made of separate pieces of steel mesh that were flimsy and extremely collapsible so it could all be carried in a normal sized brief case. It was only when Tony puts the suit all together and turns it on that it would become rigid and almost indestructible. There was an old school Iron Man comic in which he is thrown out of his Stark company plane by bad guys. However, Tony manages to grab his briefcase on the way out. While falling he pops open the brief case and starts putting the suit on piece by piece in mid air. Seeing this sequence on the big screen back in 2012, I had a big of a nerd out.

[@kaiielle]

Oh I bet! Super cool.

[@dunringill1747]

I love this movie. Joss Whedon knows how to write the Stan Lee formula, where every hero is important for what they can bring. They are all treated with respect and have dynamic character interactions.

[@PromptCriticalJello]

Joss Whedon has a remarkable talent for dealing with an ensemble cast. Highlighting all the characters individually and as a group.

[@DragonbIaze052]

Joss Whedon has a talent for not knowing how to convincingly write a smart character and being incredibly gross to women.

[@gchild1286]

It’s understandable that you didn’t think much of Clint and Natasha. The reason you barely noticed Hawkeye in the Thor movie is because, basically “comic book movies “ aren’t made for the uninitiated. They’re made for people who already know who these characters are, so we can geek out at Easter eggs but also so the general public can still enjoy the overall movie. For everyone that knew who Hawkeye was, the were excited to see him briefly show up in that movie and already knew he would be an Avengers.

[@tooluser]

After hearing your analysis and passion for many of the characters and their relationships, I'm SO excited to follow you through the next phases of these movies. You'll love them.

[@Julini89]

to quote the force awakens "this is your first step" by that I mena the first step into a larger world the avengers family is gonna keep expanding and develop looking forward to all of it.💛

[@ImamSyafii-st4ps]

i've only known ashley johnson recently because of the last of us, imagine my surprise technically i've been seeing her multiple times in this movie without actually recognizing her

[@zbennalley]

The fact that Nick Fury would stoop down to steal Coulson's trading cards and drip a little blood just to add intensity to his speech is always funny to me.

[@thegorn68]

LOL! I'm so old. The first thing I remember seeing Ashley Johnson in was Lion Heart (1990). She must've been around 6 years old.

[@Nate9-9]

I didn't recognize Ashley Johnson by name, but she looked familiar to me. Now I realize I know her from the show Blindspot, a pretty unique crime procedural. I highly recommend it. Idk how well known it is.

[@Kasino80]

Ashley Johnson is part of Josh Whedon's roster of recurring actors he likes to use. He made an adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing with Ashley Johnson, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg (Coulson) and many many more from the Wheldon-verse.

[@warrenphilbert6856]

That chap with the golden wry smile right at the end of the extra credit scene! oh boy!...🧑‍🎄❤️❤️✌️

[@franciscojosecardenetedela2008]

I think your interview part reaction will pay off the deeper you go down in the MCU. Some viewers maybe only care about the reaction but I find that last part of the video really interesting. Keep it up, great reaction!

[@Slugbug]

Almost every time I rewatch this I recognise a new line or sequence that is referenced in a later film. Funny that I rarely recognise them when watching the later film, but coming back to this and "Hey, they used that in Winter Soldier" or something. The whole series is just really well done.

[@marksullivan7766]

10:30 that look tho 🤣🤣🤣 love it

[@tomclark5924]

💛 LOVE the speculations you included because so much of this franchise is building and then connecting the dots. You're so good at paying attention to the details that it's going to be a fun ride as you continue! Can't wait.

[@RayBlazar]

Girl says Tony isn't selfless. When he literally didn't hesitate to go through the portal with the nuke. Even accepting call Pepper as if to potentially say goodbye

[@keymack2477]

Great reaction!! Thank you for it, and I look forward to the rest of your MCU reactions! I hope you intend to review the Disney+ TV shows as well!💛

[@Lee_H9]

I like how you caught that Phase 1/Phase 2 reference in the movie as you yourself are now about to enter Phase 2. And, I'm happy you've enjoyed most everything so far, and hope you feel just as good - if not moreso - heading into the upcoming films. 💛

[@antoniozayas9822]

Black Widow and Hawkeye are definitely heroes. They're considered second tier but they're heroes! Cap, Hulk, Thor and Iron Man are top tier. I think what you meant was they're not super powered heroes but in the Marvel Comics Group, they're still considered super heroes.

[@kaiielle]

I should have kept quiet, I know I'm going to get a lot of you hating on me for saying "non-hero" 😅

[@antoniozayas9822]

@@kaiielle I couldn't hate on you if I tried my hardest! I think you're beyond awesome and I'm enjoying your comments and reactions very much. And definitely looking forward to seeing you react to the rest of the set, even if it takes an eternity! Have a very Merry Christmas and HAPPY New Year! 😁

[@kaiielle]

@@antoniozayas9822 Appreciate that a lot, thank you. Same to you as well!

[@modo6901]

One of the things I really like about your MCU reactions is that you do ask questions and speculate about future events. It shows you are really paying attention and invested in finding out about all the fun things that are going to happen. Going to die waiting 3 weeks for next one 😊

[@kaiielle]

I'm glad!

[@eseschannel12]

I’ve legitimately gotten an insane amount of hate since this movie came out in 2012 because black widow and Hawkeye are my two favorite of the six original avengers. Glad to see someone else who likes them too.

[@davidwalker3783]

Hulks got Little Man Complex, that's why he punches Thor 💛 😂😂

[@quwykxz]

Great reaction, and I'm digging all of your MCU reactions! I hope you enjoy your time off; relax, have a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and an awesome time with your family and friends, and we'll see you next year! 💛

[@kaiielle]

Thanks so much! Same to you!

[@dopam3m3xl]

I watched this in the theaters and totally did not know about that deleted scene!

[@EpicDave]

I just want to say I had a crummy day at work today. I noticed you posted your Avengers reaction and just looked forward all day to your video. Thank you for your reaction. Watched it when I got home.

[@minnesotajones261]

One more thing (in addition to Shawarma...) - The first Avengers movie having Loki bring them together is an nod to the comics, Avengers #1. In that Loki forces them together and they become the Avengers. In it, it was Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Cap didn't join the team until he "thawed out" in issue #4. And the rest is history. :o) Can't wait for you to watch Phase Two!

[@Tinychristmastreechipmunk]

This was a great movie! I have never seen that deleted scene before, even though I have watched all of the MCU its nice seeing something new!

[@seanmahoney2671]

The other thing I think has to be said here is that is amazing that this was the sixth movie in a series and it felt like an amazing beginning and not a 'finally it's done!' type moment. It really was an amazing thing that had never really been done well in cinema before or since. Everyone is still trying to recreate this formula with their franchise like it was Erskin's Super Soldier Serum, but no one has really done it.

[@TheScottSlater]

So happy to watch this reaction. (AND to listen to your comments 💛) Speaking of which, your comments, questions and ideas are wonderful to listen to, that's all I'll say about that! When I saw this movie in theaters, it was really unlike anything I'd ever seen before. Love how each character gets to flaunt their strengths (and their weaknesses) and how Natasha and Clint get thrown into a battle against flying aliens, yet it still all makes sense to the story and they both contribute massively to the outcome. (I also do appreciate at least two separate times when they show Natasha having had almost more than she could bear-once when Fury radios her after her first encounter with The Hulk, and another after she's beaten a few aliens in hand to hand combat and gets briefly surprised/spooked by Steve). It gives her a world of relatable humanity.

[@godzillalover2]

About the scene in the lab with Robert Downey jr passing around snacks in the lab, I read that he actually had hidden snacks all around the set and was constantly nibbling. 💛

[@CrazeeAdam]

18:52 I still think, to this day, this was just the cast on a quick lunch break xD and i love it I love Ashley btw. Yes!!! I'm excited for the show. Ashley is also going to be in it i hear. :)

[@jasonelliott5726]

💛 and it's a joy to share in your journey! ps: Kaielle is best reactor

[@mikegoodwin2386]

This is without a doubt my favorite MCU movie up to this point 💛 I love how they're at odds with each other but have to work together. I would love to discuss this more, but you know, spoilers and stuff.

[@davidclough3951]

Before playing Captain America, he played Johnny Storm the Human Torch in the first couple of Fantastic Four movies by Fox. So a lot of people were stating their displeasure with the choice to play Captain America. But he pulled it off nicely.

[@frankromero5782]

I’m old enough to remember Ashley Johnson from the show “Growing Pains”. She was the youngest kid towards the end run of the show.

[@seanmahoney2671]

Holy crap! You are right. I didn't get that at all, but now that you point it out, I can't NOT see it.

[@Cheshire.]

I'm still grinding, and your reviews are still excellent. Here you go 💛

[@mikewhite6138]

"[Barton] is my favorite non-hero." Weapons grade oof.

[@dj3036]

Havent seen this mentioned by anyone else, but about the Odin dark magic being used to get Thor to Earth. The way I think it was done was a way to figure out "How do we get Thor on Earth, but also explain why he cant go back and forth at will to see Jane". Odin is willing to send him in case of an emergency, but not going to send him to go on a date...

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Now the bits with Ashley Johnson that actually made the cut make sense.

[@Drake844221]

This really was the movie that made the MCU click, especially for me. I actually appreciate that the heroes weren't all buddy-buddy right at the start, but that their genuinely conflicting personalities had to learn how to work together toward a common goal... just felt natural. Them all just slotting into place would have felt unnatural, given what we've seen. And yeah, Mark Ruffalo really does a great job as Banner and The Hulk here. Say what you will about Norton, my feeling is that... he wasn't quite as awkward and anxious as Ruffalo is. As for Nat and Barton being heroes, 100% they are heroes. They may not have superpowers, but with both of their training and equipment, they have absolutely shown that they are able to stand alongside the likes of the other four members of The Avengers. There is a fantastic animated short that someone made of The Hulk doing the whole ragdoll-flailing around with Loki set to yodeling music. It is glorious. Oh, and the Chitauri... fun thing there. But for the fact that Fox still owned the rights to the Skrulls, the invading army would have been Skrulls. Yay, copyright conflicts... Loved listening through your thoughts... you are right. There's something delightful about hearing what newcomers are thinking when they're first getting into it 💛

[@davidtstravels8939]

The cinematography, alone, is why the MCU wipes the floor with DCEU!

[@bidwell13]

They filmed the end credit scene with them in the restaurant after they wrapped up the movie. The director saw the scene where Tony talks about Shawarma and decided to do an end credit scene with them eating. Chris Evans was already working on another movie and had a beard which is why he wasn’t eating and had his head resting on his hand to hide the beard. Also saw recently in the news that Jeremy Renner is in critical but stable condition after a snowplow accident around his place in Reno, NV on New Year’s Day.

[@testfire3000]

I am glad you found all the deleted Ashley Johnson scenes! I think a few of those would have really added to the story. 💛 I too would really have appreciated more explanation about the Chitauri. They just came out of nowhere, story-wise. I am sure comic fans might know more about them but for those just watching the films they were a bit of a mystery. Dividing up your review section doesn't matter to me, I would watch it all the way through either way.

[@cmlemmus494]

I can answer the question for both you and kaiielle, but unfortunately it's not as interesting as you'd think, except from a writing/ creation point-of-view. In the main Marvel universe there are a bunch of alien cultures of different power levels and enmity towards humans. One of those species are the Skrulls, who have a very complicated history with the Kree, and which have been both enemies and allies with Earth. You could think of them sort of the way Klingons were treated differently in Next Generation than the original Star Trek. We see the Skrulls in later MCU films as mostly allies. In 2000, Marvel tried to make comics more approachable to a new teen audience by creating an alternate-history called Ultimate Comics. They got rid of 40 years of backstory and gave characters all new origins with a lot of connections and a focus on continuity. In the Ultimate universe, the Chitauri were the new version of the Skrulls. Whether Whedon was already thinking ahead to wanting to use the Skrulls later -- which is definitely something he'd do -- or just wanted a disposable enemy for the film is unclear. In any case, the two are now considered separate species in both the MCU and the mainstream comics. The Ultimate comic line was ended in 2015 with certain characters being migrated to the main universe. As an aside, Miles Morales from Into the Spider-verse was also originally an Ultimate character.

[@testfire3000]

@@cmlemmus494 That is an interesting piece of Marvel history, thanks for the reply! I have heard of Ultimate Comics but never bought or read any of them. Most of my comic knowledge comes from reading Marvel when I was a teenager in the 70's. I am familiar with Skrulls & Kree so hearing the origin of the Chitauri is interesting. Still in this movie they didn't give enough explanation to them, so unless someone walked into the theater with your specific knowledge set they would be mystified.

[@mikell5087]

Fantastic reaction to a great movie. The first time I saw this in the theaters in a packed house, back when they still packed movie theaters, when Hulk thrashed Loki on the floor, the laughter and screaming were so loud that you couldn't hear Hulk say "Puny god" when he walked away!

[@kaiielle]

Mike, someone else told me this too! I think that's hilarious LOL. I can just imagine the roaring laughter in the theatres at that scene.

[@kingsleydamper2592]

Love that you watched some deleted scenes! Something that's missing from the streaming experience, the extra footage and behind the scenes stuff you get on a dvd or bluray. Do yourself a favour and find the blooper reel for this movie, it's gonna be worth it! :)

[@David-du2jk]

I'm just here to watch the Christmas lights behind you refract through your glasses.

[@kaiielle]

Oooh, pretty lights! 🤣

[@minnesotajones261]

One word... SHAWARMA!

[@abelwesker7429]

Oh boy, what a reaction :) You coming completely blind to watch the movie totally payed off, such a great idea. This movie at this point of time, I think is valid if we call it: A Marvel classic, The first time that a super hero team up shows on the big screen and changed the way of the block buster story telling forever, for good and for bad. What a chain reaction caused in Hollywood, suddenly, all the great studios wanted an interconnected cinematic universe, but they lacked the patience of Marvel, and the passion and care of the people involve in it. Many cinematic universes crashed and burned right on the start, while others refused to give up and become a bad joke, it was bonkers to witness all that. Keep on the great job. 🕷 🏹 👊 🔨 🤖 🌟 💛

[@Starsaber222]

Yes, that is Ashley Johnson. There was a deleted scene from the beginning with Steve sitting at the cafe she worked at trying to acclimatize to present day. EDIT: Never mind, I see that you found it. And between Iron Man 3 and Thor The Dark World, the TV series Marvel's Agents of SHIELD started on ABC. The first few seasons had either plot or thematic tie ins to any movies that came out during the season. Not essential viewing, but it does expand the world (and show how "normal" people react to the extraordinary events in the world).

[@metha9987]

I think "Hawkeye" and "Black Widow" are just their SHIELD agent code names rather than an actual superhero names. But after this they might actually become one tho, in the eyes of New York citizens atleast.

[@ghstdnsr]

Fun to watch these reactions knowing all the tiny things that ties future movies together and reactors do not know at the time but then later on see them figure it out.

[@Khay-77]

I believe the intention of Ashley Johnson's character was they were potentially setting her up as a love interest for Steve. Probably Joss's idea that Feige decided against so the extra scenes were cut.

[@Logan_Baron]

I doubt that. There are plenty of comic character Cap love interests to draw from rather than inventing a new one. And the scenes that were cut have no love interest implications. The early scenes more show Caps connection to people, which is why he fights, but that he's also cut off from the very thing he fights for, and later showing her helping other civilians adds a more personal touch to the people that the Avengers are fighting for to try to keep it from seeming like just a bunch of supers punching it out, but a personal human connection.

[@Khay-77]

@@Logan_Baron The whole exchange was building up some attraction between the characters to the point Stan Lee tells Cap he should ask her out. It was most likely Joss's inclusion but it was later cut for a reason. The Russo brothers may have had a hand in that as well.

[@WyattoonsComics]

Sometimes I forget how weird this movie is with eyeballs. Something is always happening to someone’s eyes.

[@NealMarchuk]

Those of us who were familiar with the comics knew ahead of time that Natasha and Clint would likely be part of the team. Although perhaps not as flashy as the super-powered Avengers, they've more than earned their place, in this movie and in the group. (As you very astutely realized yourself 💛) As for the matter of Thor getting back to Earth, it has nothing to do with future movies. What Odin employed wasn't dark magic but 'dark matter', a form of matter which has never been detected or proven to exist (in real life), but which astrophysicists have hypothesized as an explanation for certain phenomena. Apparently, in the MCU the Bifrost somehow employs it to facilitate interstellar travel. And I loved your reaction to Tony's "performance issues" line. The conversational "one in five" part is what usually gets me chuckling.

[@Zynthos01]

Absolutely LOVE how well you are absorbing these movies and cataloging all of these little details, on first watch, especially! I'm really looking forward to your continuing reviews of the franchise!💛

[@kaiielle]

Thanks so much! That means a lot.

[@Zynthos01]

@@kaiielle Always a pleasure ☺️