THE AVENGERS (2012) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Reaction & Commentary | IRON MAN v. CAPTAIN AMERICA!?

[@ShanelleRiccio]

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[@Kingrob30]

Spoilers, you won't find out how Nick loses his eye until you watch Captain Marvel

[@JayPadrig]

His name is Robert Coleson, His name is Robert Coleson…

[@JayPadrig]

@@Kingrob30 and about Thor’s friends The Warriors Three- they are in it until they’re not in it anymore. That’s a topic for later. Jane Foster as well gets dumped twice (off camera) THAT SUCKS

[@allengray5748]

Where is Spiderman?? Spiderboy is only about 14 or 15 years old I believe at this point!!?? 🕊️☮️

[@MjrCoxwell]

NO SPOILERS. If you're "in the red", you owe money. if you're "in the black", you have money. A ledger was a physical book where you kept track of your financials. Having "red in your ledger" means you owe debts to people- either real money, or in this case, symbolic.

[@maja1157]

RED IN MY LEDGER: "Red ink" is business jargon describing a financial loss, withdrawal, or debt. When accountants made physical entries into a general ledger, red ink was used to show a negative number, and black ink was used to show a positive one. "Red in my ledger" is a debt. I want to "wipe it out", I want to pay the debt, be debt free.

[@LordToddtastic666]

It's remarkable how quickly once normal figures of speech have become ancient knowledge in the internet age, isn't it? I'm halfway through my fifth decade, and I find it hard to believe that 'red in my ledger' is such arcane alchemy

[@philipocallaghan]

Came to say this....but you nailed it...precisely !

[@razorsfury6519]

Red in this case is the ledger of the people she killed. "wipe away the red" you can't change all the people you killed. The debt she owes to Hawkeye is that he didn't kill her and gave her the opportunity to be more than an assassin.

[@maja1157]

@@LordToddtastic666 to be fair, I only know the phrase from movies and tv shows. Never heard it in everyday life.

[@camannwordsmith]

​@@LordToddtastic666Same. I guess maybe it's a generational thing. I'm 44, and I got it instantly, as did all my friends who saw it in the theater. But I'm guessing that's something not really said anymore and younger folks don't know it.

[@williambanks2223]

17:19 "Did I miss a joke? Why did he hand him $10?" Earlier, Cap: " Nothing can surprise me. " Fury: "Bet you $10 you're wrong." When Natasha talks about "Red in her Ledger" she is talking about all the people she had killed in the past. She is trying to atone for her past.

[@darthkronical3390]

A glowing testament to the "mental performance shot" 🤣

[@MoMoMyPup10]

She obviously saw that when she inserted an edited comment on how she missed it in this video. You're telling her what she obviously already knows

[@dustyb58]

@@MoMoMyPup10 you forget youtube is a place where if someone knows something they HAVE to comment

[@MWSin1]

@@dustyb58 Viggo Mortensen really broke his toe in that scene. The scream of anguish was genuine.

[@erikawilliams9558]

Hey, i missed this the first time i watched this too. It happens

[@jeffrogers2180]

"Well then son, you've got a condition" RIP Harry Dean Stanton.

[@KevyNova]

Great cameo.

[@LiGohan]

Aw, I didn't know he passed. Always liked seeing him in roles. RIP.

[@jonathanross149]

Such a legend

[@SgtHookhead9910]

He was so worried this might be an "Alien". Now THAT'S what I call a foreshadow/callback/easter egg! Lol

[@Timtrozzo1958]

@@LiGohanhe died in 2017.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

"I feel so stupid that I thought the Chitauri were the Frost Giants." Wait until you find out who the "Red Skull" (yet purple and bulbous) guy is... 🤣

[@jarodperez4272]

Is it a spoiler if they ignore the line about courting Death immediately...? 🤔

[@hellomark1]

Also the *real* answer of "who the Bad Guy is: outside of Loki, it doesn't matter :) These are just that are mind-controlled zombies or whatever anyway :)

[@bartsensei1]

A couple things you missed: 1. The red in the ledger thing. Other people have explained it pretty well. The metaphor is used a lot because red=blood makes it a layered, visceral image. 2. When all the characters were fighting, there's a quick shot showing the scepter putting out some sort of magic static. You can't tell exactly what it is, but it's increasing the tension in the room. It also partly explains why Banner ends up with the scepter in his hand. 3. You were a bit dismissive when Black Widow used a gun against the Hulk. In point of fact, she didn't shoot him. She shot a pipe behind him, and the escaping steam distracted Hulk while she made an escape. 4. When Thor landed and went to pick up his hammer: he had just been duped by Loki and watched helplessly while his friend was murdered. He simply had a moment of doubt, wondering if he was still worthy.

[@testfire3000]

This x 4. I would give multiple thumbs up if possible.

[@dustyb58]

"in point of fact..." oh dear lord

[@Linerunner99]

Why is it that almost no one sees that Loki's sceptre was causing the infighting during that scene? They literally focus on it, showing the stone pulsing faster and then Banner picks it up without even realizing it. It was influencing all of them to distract them and heighten their emotions so when the attack came it was pretty much guaranteed that Hulk would be making an appearance.

[@Vejitatheouji]

I feel like that was a given and nothing really needed to be said about it.

[@Linerunner99]

Obviously it did since every reaction I watch of this has the watcher confused and asking "Why are they bickering?" "Oh they hate each other" and "I thought they'd get along". And no mention of realization at least that the sceptre was causing it.

[@j.m.marshall669]

I don't know how people miss that the sceptre was causing the infighting.

[@Eidlones]

​@@Linerunner99 Exactly

[@CarlosRamirez-wb7zu]

And it looks almost exactly like the scene in Fellowship of the Ring where the Council is fighting.

[@billyg898]

This movie did so well on Steve Roger's character, as the "man out of time". Remember, he's just a guy, turned soldier, from 1940s Brooklyn. First, just the way he dresses. Plaid shirt with slacks. Refers to Black Widow as "ma'am". He meets Bruce Banner and has no interest in the Hulk. He just treats him like a person, and how he can help find the tesseract. His quips that "there is only one God, ma'am...", growing up in a time when basically everyone was a Christian (which is a surprising addition, given that the director is a super anti-religious atheist). He criticizes Tony for not following orders, showing his intuition to trust his superiors. He "understood that reference" to the old movie, The Wizard of Oz, from his time period. Telling Tony to "speak English" because he has no clue about technology, let alone modern tech. They didn't have to add much of these additions, but they did, which is nice.

[@davismccardle1]

I also love his self deprecating line, "It seems to run on some form of electricity!" And Iron Man's gracious response, "Well, you're not wrong." Actually a VERY endearing moment for both of them, and its significance usually passes unnoticed.

[@Easy_Skanking]

I think they really did have to have those. Those details really humanize and highlight each character. They give them life and more dimension. That attention to the original Marvel characters is a big reason the early MCU is so good. They really help to adapt good comic stories to screen. Cap's character building is part of why he's my favorite in the MCU. He wasn't very interesting to me inn the comics but the way Cap was written and acted let the character shine for who he's supposed to be. Superhuman and still very human.

[@cjperry2731]

Jeremy Renner was in Thor.. he was the guy with the bow that almost shot Thor when he tried to take his hammer and failed.. Also, although I don't think she is named as Black Widow, we find out who Natasha Romanoff is in Iron Man 2..

[@jkhoover]

Yeah, she doesn't seem to want to remember anything about these movies.

[@colej.banning2419]

​@@jkhooverit's a very easy to forget ten seconds

[@MattPerk7]

I love that a bunch of superheroes got their Shawarma from a hole in the wall joint. Not only that, though, but it was a hole in the wall with a literal hole in the wall

[@Easy_Skanking]

Places like that ALWAYS have the best food. 🤤 Just normal hole in the wall places...not with an actual hole in the wall. I haven't eaten in any of those...yet.

[@Starsaber222]

You could actually see the restaurant in the background of one of the shots during the fight.

[@godmagnus]

Tony found out Nat was Shield in Iron Man 2. Renner was in Thor. We found out Loki was alive at the end of Thor.

[@jackbrereton7286]

“I can’t take anymore seriously when they look like a magician” You’re gonna love Doctor Strange!!!

[@toddhensley880]

Don’t embarrass her in front of the wizard.

[@chrisleebowers]

She's really going to love The Raccoon and The Tree.

[@colormedubious4747]

@@chrisleebowers Don't you mean rabbit?

[@davismccardle1]

@@colormedubious4747 The rabbit is right and clearly the smartest among you.

[@colormedubious4747]

@@davismccardle1 😀

[@mattw.1937]

One of my favorite bits of subtext in the MCU is the animosity between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. They never spell it out, but it's hinted at in several different movies("That's the guy my dad never shut up about?"). Howard Stark idolized Cpt. America, and Tony grew up feeling himself compared to Steve-he's the perfect (dead) older brother Tony could never measure up to. So when they initially meet, Tony *really* doesn't like him.

[@thbemky827]

i love that montage of people being interviewed about the avengers and that one waitress brushes off the question from the reporter asking if she thinks they are responsible for the damage and she just says : Captain America SAVED MY LIFE. Wherever they are, I would just like to say thank you.

[@UTU49]

That's Ashley Johnson who also plays Ellie in the Last of Us games. I kind of love that little Ellie is in the Avengers. Whedon has cast her 3 times. Also Dollhouse and Much Ado About Nothing.

[@johnniequinn3215]

@@UTU49And Vox Machina !

[@mcgilj1]

And "Growing Pains" in the 80s as Crissy Seaver..

[@testfire3000]

@@johnniequinn3215 Critical Role! Is it Thursday yet?

[@PhilBagels]

There's a deleted scene with that waitress also. Worth seeing. No spoilers in it.

[@dwandeanda8927]

The take of Jonah is the biblical story of Jonah being swallowed by a whale

[@MGower4465]

As Colin Mochrie said.."A man was swallowed by a whale, but he ran all the way to the other end until he was pooped out."

[@dustyb58]

Whale, that's interesting

[@davesteller6301]

Actually it was a huge fish

[@danieldickson8591]

@@davesteller6301 I'm not sure the authors of the Old Testament recognized the difference between fish and whales.

[@davesteller6301]

@danieldickson8591 most translations say fish. And I think a fish would be more logical....personality o believe it was a shark

[@MattPerk7]

It's really interesting to me how nearly everybody forgets that Nick Fury bet Captain America $10 that he was wrong about nothing being able to surprise him. When Steve gives him $10, he's just owning up to his end of the bet.

[@salyx]

I loved that sequence. I’m always a bit sad when people miss it.

[@testfire3000]

The MCU has such great humor and not all of it is in your face. A lot of little jokes are like this one, you only get it if you are paying attention. I would say at least half of the reaction channels (that I have seen) miss this delightful little exchange.

[@bossfan49]

Shan is literally the first person I've ever seen miss it.

[@MattPerk7]

@bossfan49 almost everybody else makes some kind of strange comment about "why was Captain America tipping Nick Fury?" or something weird like that.

[@MartinBeerbom]

"His first name is 'Agent'!" Damn, this movie is so quotable.

[@emurphy42]

"I was having twelve percent of a moment."

[@liljenborg2517]

"There's only one God, ma'am. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that."

[@commonstragedy]

That's because it's Whedon.

[@catrin3944]

I remember leaning over to my sister in the theatre saying “you can tell Whedon wrote this” 😂

[@jonathanroberts8981]

Whedon’s stock has fallen, but he has a way with words.

[@botz77]

I like the moment where Bruce says "We don't always get what we want." and he rocks the empty baby crib. Great little character beat.

[@MikeB12800]

Don’t think Thor couldn’t pick up the hammer, I think it was a moment of self doubt from losing that made him question if he’s worthy to carry it.

[@UTU49]

I like that interpretation.

[@Eidlones]

Yup

[@jamesspanglet6702]

I think it's self doubt and the fact that the fall seriously hurt. It also helped to show that they were at their low point in the movie.

[@TheNineball79]

Thats exactly why people dont get that thors hammer isnt heavy it can only be picked up. By those who are worthy ehy only 3 people can pick it up

[@hawke5311]

I also think that part of it was him just trying to shrug off the injury of the crash landing. He is flexing his hand like his whole arm has gone numb.

[@maximillianosaben]

28:59 - Shanelle completely missed the intention of the handheld camera shot, which was to further illustrate the scepter manipulating and disorienting them.

[@philipocallaghan]

she overthought it instead of watching it.

[@maximillianosaben]

@@philipocallaghan - Truth be told, I love watching her go on this journey, but it also does get a mite frustrating at times...

[@dondumitru7093]

Yes, they used tilt-shots to highlight mind effects.

[@jkhoover]

Shanelle misses a lot. She doesn't actually like these movies. She highlights that when she says, "I'm just waiting for the action to be over..." I assume she decided to jump in to grow her channel.

[@AceMoonshot]

It was the correct and appropriate use of a Dutch Tilt. And blatant.

[@benjaminscott8198]

Loki's scepter is the reason why the argument escalated as much as it did. It brought out the deepest dislikes to the forefront of each character. I'm not going to say why everyone reacted to the scepter, you just have to continue watching the movies.

[@Ciffer-1998]

you can tell her because she wont understand, i watched all of their movies like milion of times and i have no clue this reaction video comment section is the first time i see bunch of people saying its because of the Loki staff and i dont get it, why did it do it and why did it never happened again to no one else who was close to the staff?

[@colleenross8752]

​@@Ciffer-1998, the staff contains the Mind Stone

[@matthewdunham1689]

I've heard it affected even Loki, making his badness even worse. He seemed more blood thirsty this movie than in Thor. Don't ya all think?

[@Ciffer-1998]

@@matthewdunham1689 idk here he wanted to rule earth while in Thor 1 he wanted to genocide ice giants

[@matthewdunham1689]

@Ciffer-1998 true, but he seemed more sadistic in Avengers. He enjoyed killing the German , would have killed the old German man.the look on his face when he stepped out of the portal in the beginning. His deranged speech to Black Widow. He seemed to have turned it up a notch. He also had a reason to hate his father and people. They cast him out on a frozen rock to die because he was too small. So that made some sort of sense. His conquering Earth made sense, but the way he did it was a bit unhinged.

[@ChrisReise]

51:45 There is also a deleted scene with ANOTHER Stan Lee cameo. Steve Rogers is sitting at a cafe drawing a picture of Stark Tower and the waitress (played by Ashley Johnson) is kind of flirting with him. When she walks away, Stan turns to Steve and says "ask her for her phone number you idiot."

[@testfire3000]

I get why it was too early in Cap's story to introduce a new love interest for him. Still... Ashley Johnson...

[@cypher515]

@@testfire3000 Exactly. I mean from what I hear she got paid the same as if it was in the movie but honestly, I was mentally treating her as a KZbinr cameo by that point (I really only knew her from TableTop, not sure if Critical Role had even started then, I'd forgotten she was on Growing Pains) and I definitely wanted more.

[@testfire3000]

@@cypher515 Valid point! Critical Role didn't start streaming until 2015. wow i feel old

[@TheAbstruseOne]

Fun thing about the climax: Every single Avenger defeats Loki at least once. Black Widow out-maneuvers him during the interrogation, Iron Man out-snarks him in the penthouse, Thor talks him down (even if for a second), Hawkeye gets him with the exploding arrow, Hulk thinks he's a puny god, and Black Widow and Iron Man both thwart his final plan in two different ways. Yet Loki still feels like a threat.

[@ashutoshmisra4]

so... u missed out cap

[@UTU49]

​@@ashutoshmisra4 Hmm. "Call it Cap'n." Cap is kind of the team captain. He "calls" the play and coordinates the team, so he contributed to the team's defeat of Loki. How's that for an explanation? Not bad?

[@macfine]

Captain america out generals him in the overall war

[@johnniequinn3215]

Cap outmaneuvered him in Germany, he really was the “First Avenger” to show up against Loki.

[@bartsensei1]

Coulson gets to shoot him with the big gun, too.

[@camannwordsmith]

I love that moment where Natasha figures it out and we as the audience all believe Loki has been tricked...exceot that immediately afterwards, the team is divided on how to handle Banner, which causes a lot of dissention, which leads to The Hulk being unleashed anyway, just like he planned. Natasha is very used to being the smartest person in the room, and Stark and Banner are super geniuses. And it didn't occur to any of them that Loki "accidentally revealing" his plan was STILL PART OF HIS ACTUAL PLAN.

[@39Hundred]

The Spider-Man from THIS universe(Tom Holland) is still a little kid. He hasn’t been bitten by the radioactive spider yet. In fact, the Tom Holland-Peter Parker already made an appearance. The directors confirmed he was the little kid in the Iron Man helmet at the Stark Expo in Iron Man 2.

[@SteelCityJW]

Tom Holland was the kid or Peter Parker was the kid?

[@mcgilj1]

​@@SteelCityJWit was confirmed to be Parker . But no it wasn't played by Holland

[@testfire3000]

@@SteelCityJW He means the Tom Holland version of Spider-Man. In 2012 they released the first Andrew Garfield Spider-Man.

[@SteelCityJW]

@@testfire3000 answered already, thanks.

[@someonesane]

They also didn’t have the license for the character. They had to fight to get a deal in place to essentially piggyback the license from Sony.

[@brownstarslots]

Could you imagine the poor Shawarma shops totally unprepared for what this movie advertised?? Lol

[@testfire3000]

Heck, free advertising! I had never tried shawarma before and I just did last year because I was at a restaurant and saw it on the menu, thought of this movie and decided to try it. (wasn't my favorite)

[@PhilBagels]

I just find it hard to believe that Tony Stark, a billionaire who's been all around the world, had never eaten shawarma before.

[@deek60819]

I really feel like this movie did wonders for the schwarma industry

[@alexthorpe6583]

Hulk whipping Loki around like a towel in a locker room was one of the funniest things I've ever seen... and when I first saw it in the theater, I didn't hear Hulk say 'Puny God' because the audience was going nuts. Seeing this the first time was one of the best moments of my life, up there with seeing Star Wars in 1977, and seeing Pink Floyd live in 1994.

[@BenjWarrant]

Puny god may be the best line in the film.

[@alefnull]

i get what you're saying about Coulson being "too unaffected" by things around him, but for me that's honestly *exactly* why i love him so much - he's basically an endless supply of chill and almost non-stop positivity. like, he just accepts reality the moment he's confronted with it and just casually moves on to worrying about the next thing.

[@testfire3000]

He is a professional through and through. The fact that someone has super powers doesn't intimidate him. Tony Stark with his Iron Man suit, fantastic wealth and genius intellect doesn't intimidate him. He is still willing to "taze you and watch Super Nanny while you drool into the carpet". LOL

[@matthewdunham1689]

He's an ex US Army Ranger, special forces. Between that and his SHIELD training, those guys don't panic.

[@christopherb501]

And yet, that show gets SO weird that even he gets flapped.

[@Actrjay]

Her comments about Thor,and,Loki's "corny" outfits,as well about thinking the heroes wouldmeet over dinner screams- "I've never read a comic book",without saying,"I've never read a comic book.".

[@MaxxRemKing1]

I agree but I don’t expect every reactor to know the comics but in her case it screams “Tell me you’ve never read the comics without telling me you’ve never read the comics”

[@AlexandruCarjan]

42:35 Loki literally asked Thor in this movie how much dark magic Odin need to use to bring just Thor in, getting others in would be even worse

[@schtoobs]

4:42 - "These are the Frost Giants (confidently looks at camera) FOR SURE... and they have the Tesseract." Everyone - "No they aren't and no they don't, good start. Insert coin to continue."

[@Bolvar4dragon]

"Oh, it's the Red Skull," made me laugh out loud. xD

[@sammylane21]

The first time I saw the SHIELD HELICARRIER, my eyes watery because I never thought they would ever film the fregging Helicarrier because of how MASSIVE it is in the comics.

[@chadlynch1551]

Coulson didn't really die. He just went to Tahiti for a bit.

[@PromptCriticalJello]

It's a magical place.

[@VoidR]

It's a magical place...

[@shanedaley6236]

They really should have done more with the shows back then

[@nachoman408]

He had a PLAN!

[@Mogu-uz1jj]

Cap is so respectful of Banner! When he meets him, he says that his ability to find the cube is " the only part I care about". And then he calls the Hulk 'Hulk', not Banner, which means he respects both, but knows both are separate💯

[@-M0LE]

The Dialogue was the real star of this movie So on point throughout 💯

[@jonathanroberts8981]

The dialogue makes it worth seeing more than once.

[@alancrofoot]

It's amazing that within the span of a minute the words 'put on the suit' spoken twice had diametrically opposite meanings. Context is everything.

[@lvfd6117]

You can tell this was a joss whedon film because of how fun and snarky the script is. Its interesting that the action scenes are too long for you, first ive heard that issue though im sure some would agree, for a lot of us it was the first big team up hero movie and comic fans couldnt get enough of team ups like theyd always dreamed of

[@christopherb501]

And it isn't like Bayformers, where the entire third act is the action, and at least half of it is detestably incomprehensible.

[@enchantedwooddesigns3462]

I was happy that Loki was used to form the Avengers again. He and the Hulk were the reason the formed in the first comic in the 60'S.

[@CaptainFrost32]

In the original comics, Loki redirected a distress call from Rick Jones to the Fantastic Four about the Hulk. It was heard by Thor, and also by Iron Man and Ant-Man & The Wasp. Each traveled to fight the Hulk separately, until Loki was revealed behind the situation, and everyone teamed up to fight Loki. After the battle, the group decided to write up a charter and declare themselves as The Avengers. Even the Hulk signed the charter decree. Black Widow and Hawkeye were foes of Iron Man until pardoned by SHIELD. Captain America was later discovered by the Avengers when the Hulk quit.

[@michaelwestmoreland-white4664]

Yes, Loki was the threat in 1963. Then when Marvel created the Ultimate universe (Earth 1610) in 2001, the Chittauri were the threat that brought the Ultimates (Earth 1610's version of the Avengers). So, the MCU combined the threats

[@ChrisReise]

1:33 Other way around. They said "yes" to Iron Man and "No" to Tony Stark.

[@bodan1196]

"I've never heard the tale of Jonah". Once in a while, you hear something that is equally horrifying as pleasing. Giving a singularly ambiguous feeling. A SAF?

[@MoMoMyPup10]

It's funny that you make it a point to be 'focused' from the beginning but then get caught up in the movie (and always trying to be cheeky) that you lose track of being focused! 😅

[@peteg475]

When anger or pain forces him to become the Hulk, he has no control. When he transforms on purpose, he's has some control.

[@Luciphell]

5:50 Gamma radiation is what made the Hulk. That is why Fury looked worried. A little less being "on" for the camera and a little more paying attention to what you are reacting to. So many things you specifically seem to miss when you are acting like a reactor instead of just being one.

[@testfire3000]

I thought it was funny that she was advertising memory and brain enhancing juice and clearly couldn't remember key points of past films or even keep up with things being said right in front of her.

[@TheCkent100]

A couple of things: When Loki tried to turn Tony in Stark Tower using the sceptre, it failed not because Tony was immune to its power. It was because Loki kept touching the sceptre to the mini arc reactor in Tony's chest, not to Tony's body, as he did with Hawkeye and Erik Selvig. Every time he touched the sceptre to the mini arc reactor, you can hear a little metal clink. Second, a lot of people are recommending that you watch "Agents of Shield". I think you would really enjoy it. It was executive produced by Joss Whedon, his brother Jeff, Jeff's wife Marissa Tancharoen, Jeff Loeb and others. Even though it ended its run in 2020, it still has a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But, do not start it until after you have watched "Iron Man 3". The series starts after the events of "Iron Man 3". Episodes 1-7 line up with the release of "Iron Man 3". Episodes 8-16 line up with the release of "Thor: The Dark World" and episodes 17-22 line up with the release of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".

[@blueamaranth9419]

Seriously, thank you for the break down on when AoS is set.

[@dabbadonisthestout7284]

I was hoping you caught the little tidbit where in the argument scene where Banner admits to shooting himself in the head and that the hulk spit it out, he can’t even die 😮

[@maurer3d]

6:35 The door was open from our end. Loki manipulated the team to open it. If you remember the post credit scene from Thor, it showed Loki in the reflection of Erik Selvig (Skarsgard). Oh and the aliens are the Chitauri, they were lent to Loki by Thanos (see the end credit scene)

[@cshubs]

I know an extra in this! She's can be seen on the far left side of the screen when Loki makes that crowd bow to him. She is the one with a golden afro.

[@testfire3000]

I just put the movie in and paused it at 40:03, right as Loki screams "Kneel" and I think I see who you mean. A few seconds later she gets a nice shot almost center screen. She is lovely! Good for her, she got a slice of immortality in the movie.

[@cshubs]

@@testfire3000 Yes, that's her. It was her bday that day. The whole cast sang to her, including Robert Downey Jr, et al. She was also in Ides of March with George Clooney and Ryan Gosling.

[@AJvsEverything]

So, there was a streaming TV show called Agents Of SHIELD that is led by Coulson, where he forms a team of people to investigate occurrences...it's like a B-Team Avengers with its own storylines that also interweaves the MCU movie events into its own plot...it's a fantastic show, and if you don't feel like sitting through 7 seasons of episodes, then I highly suggest you read through the overall show's plot summary of Coulson's character arc, because HOLY SHIT...

[@richardhansen3703]

Coulson's stoicism in the beginning is due to his confidence in SHIELD because everything he is seeing is nothing compared to what he's already been through.😉

[@TerryOnTuesday]

RDJ actually OWNS the letter A from the Stark Tower. He told the crew to pack it up and mail it to him. It now resides in his office apparently.

[@testfire3000]

What? Hahaha, that is so cool.

[@dmcg7949]

Thor doesnt pick up his hammer because it can only be lifted by the worthy. From thor: "whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of thor" . Whenever he doubts himself, or feels he failed, he gets kinda timid about lifting it, afraid he is no longer worthy.

[@testfire3000]

Sometimes you just don't wanna know the answer to that question.

[@christopherb501]

​@@testfire3000 Why isn't THAT a What If? A follow-up to that moment in question, with OG JSA-style flashbacks to noteworthy instances of being worthy/unworthy.

[@toddkes5890]

53:18 - notice how they are their personalities: Captain America - thinking about the human losses Widow & Hawkeye - Hawkeye resting his leg on Natasha's chair indicating that she helped support him, but they both likely had other plans Thor - food, good Tony - maybe I should have google'd shwarma before going here? Bruce - can't see him

[@blueroninstudios]

Shan, can I give you a bit of advice? As a very longtime Marvel fan since I came up in the 80's reading the comics, I can tell you this with absolute certainty: Don't get into trying to predict plot points of these films. You'll get proven wrong almost every time. Marvel is probably the most unpredictable movie universe there is. And that's part of the reason why we love it. Even longtime comicbook readers like myself couldn't predict a lot of what was going to happen, even though we read a lot of huge story arcs from the comics. There are things we can tell you that aren't spoilers....but even those might break your brain! You'll figure things out as you move forward, but the thing to take away from these movies the most is that they are in most cases .... just a simple good time. There's character depth, there's humor, there's very well put-together fight scenes and action choreography, but if you try to predict things and how it's going to go .... it limits you. These are films based on some very convoluted comic books where those stories are DOZENS OF LAYERS DEEP. I mean you can certainly try to predict where you think its going to go ... but you're gonna get proven wrong a TON! Also, with some of these films, you are definitely gonna need a box of tissues! Personally, I can't wait until you've seen all the Captain America films, because the plot twists in those films blew ALL our minds!!!! Welcome to the MCU.....and try to just sit back, react, and enjoy the ride .... because from here on out if you think you're in a regular predictable movie universe, boy are you in for some wonderful drama and turbulance! By the way, that wasn't Red Skull at the first post-credits scene.

[@chrispittman8854]

"Hawkeye" shooting "Fury" in the chest was the first clue that the mind control was not complete. Plus some other "misses."

[@Fonny222]

A year prior to this movies release I saw one of the transformers movies in a theater with friends and I remember checking my watch a few times thinking “this movie is still going??” cause it just felt never ending. When I saw the Avengers I was so engrossed I didn’t even realize it was almost the same length as the Transformers movie it was such a better movie.

[@Vulcanerd]

I love how Shan-Shan can be so ahead of the curve or pick up on subtleties or whatever... then be so behind/dense on others 😂 Guess that’s natural, though. One moment, I’ll think I’m picking up on everything, but then a handful of stuff will go flying over my head and I won’t even notice.

[@ericsacarny8421]

Jeremy Renner played this exact same character in Thor.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

Funniest moment in the whole first Avengers movie is Loki getting ragdolled by Hulk. Even if I'm having a bad day, that moment never fails to make me laugh

[@PromptCriticalJello]

Scrolling through comments i've seen this about 4 times and i start getting a big grin every single time. :)

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

@@PromptCriticalJello It's a comical moment that *BEGS* to be repeatedly mentioned.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

5 spine surgeries, 18 screws, 6 plates, 6 cages and enough donor bone to fill ‘em. No tattoo needed. I. Am. Iron Man.

[@jabecker21]

I was so impressed with this movie for how much space they gave each character. They each had their individual moments and character development.

[@charlie53echo]

They gave Tony outer space.

[@PromptCriticalJello]

Joss got to flex 2 of his 3 greatest talents making this movie. 1) Turning a ridiculous story into a solid character drama. 2) Juggling a large ensemble cast. 3 is phenomenal casting which he didn't get to do much of because the main characters were already cast.

[@davewilliams1157]

Hulk only respects Cap because Steve is the only one that calls him Hulk instead of Banner. It also confirms that Hulk is a separate entity.

[@testfire3000]

I really like this theory. I had never thought of it before until I saw it recently on some KZbin channel.

[@linnoff]

He may also subtly recognize their similarity. Hulk was created while experimenting with recreating the super soldier serum that made Cap.

[@OtakuAnime01]

Capt. also talks to Hulk like Hulk is a 10 foot tall toddler that throws temper tantrums. He doesn’t give Hulk orders the same way he commands the other Avengers

[@briancoe4371]

About the element Tony invented in Iron Man II, I have a theory that the original idea was for that element to have been derived from the Tesseract, which his dad had studied. (Original, the MCU ended up going a different direction with things.) That would be a possible explanation why Loki's staff didn't work on Tony, since that element would have been in the thing on his chest.

[@murrygondwana7260]

It would have made a lot more sense for Tony to have used his Dad's research to create an Arc Reactor that harnesses Tesseract's energy, much the same way as the Phase Two weapons they confiscated from Zola and Red Skull. Even the Bifrost in Asgard is powered this way.

[@MichaelLopez-dn6gg]

Jonah was was swallowed by a whale or "great fish" and was spat back out 3 days later. He was an Old Testament prophet.

[@jhilal2385]

Stark's beef with Captain America is part of his "Daddy Issues". He is jealous that Howard Stark liked and respected Steve Rogers, and Tony is an arrogant, whiny, entitled, little trust-fund baby who is angry that Daddy didn't dote on him enough or make Tony the center of his world and expected him to grow up and act like an adult instead of a 20-something child.

[@djcowell91]

Thor is so hesitant after being dropped from the Hellicarrier, not because he's hurt or unworthy, but he just had his brother try to kill him. That would shake me to my core as well. That's why he looks at the hammer before picking it up... remember Fury's question about what he's willing to do? Is he willing to take up arms against his brother? The brother that tried to kill him. It's complicated for subtext. As for the end, I won't spoil who it is, but that is not Red Skull. I don't know if their identity would even be a spoiler, because they know that a large part of their audience has read the source comic books from the late 80's. And I wouldn't be surprised if it's something you've picked up from pop culture anyway. Anyway, welcome to phase two! Love your videos and can't wait to watch you continue the journey!

[@Sandra-wj4on]

The Jonah story reference RDJ refers to is in the Bible when Jonah was swallowed by a big fish and stayed in its belly for 3 days. Also Captain America owed Fury $10 due to their bet when Captain said he can’t be surprised by anything and thinks he has seen it all.

[@kevinkuptz7397]

"hears thunder" " Loki says not overly fond of what follows " Thor is the god of thunder ...... and is still surprised when she sees Thor .......... .......... .................

[@alsims2007]

in her Thor reaction she had no concept of Norse myth so it's not that surprising. other than Loki calling himself a god out of arrogance we don't really hear Thor the god of Thunder until Ragnarok.

[@trulybtd5396]

Also, not knowing the book of Jonah, not intimately familiar with other mythologies either...

[@DukeDarkshadow]

@@trulybtd5396 Since when is the Bible considered a mythology? Never heard that one before. Religion definitely, mythology no.

[@jerryward3311]

​@DukeDarkshadow all mythologies were once religions. They are just stories of how everything was created and why we are here.

[@trulybtd5396]

@DukeDarkshadow the content of the Bible is mythology for anyone who doesn't believe in it, which is most of the people on this planet. The Bible is not a religion, Christianity is a religion, which holds the bible as a holy text.

[@penguinsfan9192]

Wait until Captain America The Winter Soldier - widely considered one of the best comic book movies ever made.

[@andrewgrant6516]

Banner is a child abuse survivor with dissociative identity disorder. As a kid he watched his dad murder his mom. Damn right he's always angry. The hulk personality was created to be strong, and take all the beatings. He kept puny Banner safe when needed, and was locked away in his brain the rest of the time. The gamma radiation made the split physical as well as mental. The psychiatry of how children adapt to survive abuse is fascinating. They do an amazing job of staying alive through an unbearable life.

[@amyriim]

wow, had no idea his cptsd was similar to what was shown in moon knight. Also explains why Hulk acts like an angry child, his alter ego’s growth was stunted as a kid due to the abuse smh. So he’s still a child w anger issues. ALSO would explain the mommy issues he seemingly has. Mark ruffalo did amazing portraying all this so subtly.

[@eddiejravannen]

Fun fact: The jet that Thor knocked Hulk into was the same jet from "True lies".

[@ChrisReise]

53:19 This post credit scene was shot long after filming had wrapped. You'll notice that Cap is leaning with his hand against his face...that's because they put on a fake rubber chin on him to hide his full beard (for his next film) and his hand/fist is covering up the rubber chin.

[@scoobydoo229]

The Frost Giants aren't a threat right now. They are stuck on their home planet.

[@testfire3000]

Plus Loki did try to kill them all as his big plan at the end of the first Thor movie. I can't imagine they would be willing to do anything for him.

[@rogermorris9696]

This movie was called The Avengers Assemble here in the UK as there is previous IP based on a 1960's show of the same name.

[@Vejitatheouji]

I remember going to watch the 1998 film thinking it had something to do with Marvel Comics. Imagine my surprise...

[@johnniequinn3215]

All hail Mr Steed and Mrs Peel!

[@jerryward3311]

Which ruins the scene in Endgame then. 😢

[@johnniequinn3215]

@@jerryward3311 Not really.

[@Sairin13]

"Thor needs therapy." I can't think of any marvel hero who doesn't need therapy.

[@ericstarkey551]

The alien who talked to Loki in space, is the actor who played Wesley on buffy\angek, he is also married to Alyson hannigan.

[@Logan_Baron]

"They are NOT friends" Well that's just good character development story telling. Showing how we get from point A to point B rather than just being point B the whole movie. When the conflict is done right rather than Batman V. Superman.

[@shabbafett8520]

27:02 and 29:44 - Not sure if this is already in the comments, but it's worth noting that this plot element is straight from the comic book origin of The Avengers, where Loki devises a plan to eliminate potential enemies/threats on Earth ( namely Thor, Ant-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and The Wasp) by manipulating them to fight each other... but they figure it out and combine forces to defeat him instead... and agree, going forward, to work together as a united front against all future threats against the planet

[@faolon9343]

"I can't take anyone seriously when they look like a magician."

[@davis.fourohfour]

All thanks to the Joss Whedon, who spent five years of his life writing and directing the two Avengers movies ( and the first Agents of Shield episode).

[@kevinmaynard5070]

Lol - I never thought about Pepper’s shoe selection before…thank you

[@tooluser]

did you remember anything from the previous films?

[@dannybonett8349]

Everyone has already given the corrections so I just wanted to give a little insight. First off, glad you enjoyed this. It was a huge success when it came out and your reactions were appropriate. The pummeling of Loki by Hulk had the entire theater absolutely roaring with laughter and was a pure comeuppance moment. The script was done by none other than Joss Wedan the man behind Buffy and Firefly. RDJ snacking on blueberries was just the actor who is always snacking and leaving it in just goes to show the amazing talent and professionalism of the other actors able to maintain and not break character. Looking forward to your continuation of the MCU.

[@bryce253]

Imagine being CAP and waking up after 70 yrs because you sacrificed yourself in purpose of destroying the Tesseract and plans of the Red Skull and the first thing shoved in your face after waking up are docs showing how SHIELD has been trying to utilize the Tesseract. 😂. Pretty messed up.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Indeed you should have left it in the ocean.

[@jmhaces]

I always liked that they portray the Hulk as his own distinct personality but still influenced by Banner. Banner has no problem with Thor but the Hulk dislikes him because they fought in the Helicarrier, but he's protective of people Banner really likes, such as Betty Ross and in this movie Tony Stark after they bonded through their mutual love of science.

[@DaveTingwaldd]

Jonah was a man from the Bible who was sent to a city to rebuke them. He initially tried running away on a ship, but jumped off the boat because God sent a storm. After jumping in the sea, he was swallowed by a whale for 3 days. The whale eventually spewed him out near the city he was supposed to go to in the first place.

[@chuckshingledecker2216]

And then Jonah gets mad because God DOESN’T destroy the city.

[@stgermain1074]

You asked about tattoos. I don't have any, but all the Avengers (except Mark Ruffalo) got identical Avenger tattoos. A logo specially designed for them.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

"It's the Red Skull!" - at this point, I'm not sure if Shanelle is serious or if she's just trolling us, lol

[@joshuasilvius7854]

It is not Red Skull, but it is the true hero of the MCU.

[@Eidlones]

Some people thought it was Hellboy when I saw it in theatres.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

@@Eidlones Lol !!!

[@67Daidalos]

Well, actually, when I discovered the movie in theater, I had no idea who that character was (not a (US) comics fan to begin with), and I thought just the same she did... It was only a bit later I heard it wasn't (I think I was kinda spoiled by smth I read on the net).

[@jdub5869]

@@EidlonesI heard two people call him Darkseid when I seen it in the theater. 😂 A lot of people in 2012 didn’t know who Thanos was.

[@3DJapan]

One cool thing about Agents of SHIELD was that it was on at the same time as the movies and they would occasionally reference things that happened in the latest film.

[@wobaguk]

A ledger is what you did bookkeeping/accounts with in the old days, you keep a record of money in money out. Natasha is talking metaphorically about the ongoing list of stuff shes done for good, and for bad. Traditionally, money out (bad) would be in red ink, but yes, thats also a metaphor for blood spilled.

[@wobaguk]

Also "Just like Budapest", "You remember Budapest very differently" is a reference to a previous mission they must have undertaken in the city of Budapest. Presumably Natasha is saying that was a big battle too, and Clint is joking that there were no big alien monsters back then, so its nothing like it.

[@la_beatrice]

Lol. I love that you called Loki "that b****" early on because I think that's what makes the "Puny God" scene so satisfying later. Loki is such a smug little b****. Part of what makes Loki such an endearing villain is how fun it is for us to see someone beat the crap out of him 😂

[@Mylament_]

Jeremy Renner's character actually had a cameo in Thor. When Thor tried to lift the hammer after banishment, Jeremy's character, Clint Barton aka Hawkeye was the agent aiming a bow at him in the sequence

[@Sherman1fan]

Corrections: Frost giant weapon is not the Tessaract, 2 different blue cubes in Odin treasure room. No more Frost Giants, Chitauri are the bad guys. Not Red Skull at the end.

[@camannwordsmith]

Jonah and the whale. Famous story from The Bible.

[@tomstanziola1982]

The purple fellow at the end, Shanelle, is Thanos, the Mad Titan.

[@MarkDemeo]

Black Widow being in the movie and Captain America being frozen in ice should not be surprises. Those things were shown in the First Avenger and Ironman 2,both are movies you watched.

[@mattp6089]

Jonah and the Whale. Old fable. Jonah is drowning in the ocean. Whale swallows him. Jonah thinks he's doomed but the whale actually ejects him back out near dry land, thus saving him. This might well be my favourite Avengers movie, even with how damned good Infinity War is.

[@endless013]

38:05 Cognitive Recalibration: She hit him really hard in the nugget

[@cybergeek11235]

"Skip the spinning rims" is more of a "don't worry about frills, just get me a suit that *works* please jarvis" sort of quip than a step-skip

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

When this movie was made the spiderman character was still under license to a different studio, they couldn't legally use anything pertaining to that license.