I have seen a few, “Eh, they still did Natasha dirty, the male pigs” pieces from the usual suspects.

I think Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel finally killed the “But female superhero movies don’t make money!” lie for most people. The bigger question for Black Widow was if it was going to make people go back to theaters or not, which I guess the answer was “Yes.” (I saw it in a fairly packed theater, for the record.)

The director, Cate Shortland, has stated that Scarlett is good with this as her last MCU movie and if there are further Black Widow movies (which Shortland has said she would love to direct), they would focus on other characters, presumably Yelena.

Actually, no, I didn’t have to pay to see this movie, at least not directly. I have an AMC account, which I use fairly often, so my membership fee

I’m not opposed to the idea of spinoff shows, but the Disney+ model is now set up so that I have to pay to do homework, essentially

You don’t have to believe me, but answer me this, what could I possibly gain by lying?

I haven’t watched Falcon/Bucky yet, nor do I plan to, just like I never watched “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” or “Agent Carter,” because I shouldn’t have to watch tie-in TV shows to understand the movies

I think it was already confirmed that she was going to show up in the Hawkeye show.

She has zero personality because she’s brainwashed. I’m hoping that if/when they bring her back, she’ll have a personality and it’ll be closer to the comics.

After Batroc ze Leapair died a stupid and uncharacteristic death in Falcon & the Winter Soldier I thought the MCU just really hated having jobber-type antagonists.

Fuck yeah. 

Darla doesn’t say it, Angel does and Angel is trying to convince Darla to get back together with him after he gets his soul. He says, “We can have the whirlwind back,” i.e. “we can have our whirlwind romance back.” It was never a reference the four of them.

In the Buffyverse, literally anyone can do magic. Whether they survive or not is the question.

Witches in the Buffyverse are like Jedis. Sure, you need training, but you also need inherent skill.

No, they were not. I’ve been a part of the Buffy fandom for close to twenty years, too, and I’ve never heard them called “the Whirlwind.”

I’ve been a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for close to twenty years and I’ve never, ever heard them referred to as “the Whirlwind.”

You are complaining about a problem that doesn’t exist.

In all the interviews I’ve read with the actors/directors/writers, literally nobody has tried to “force” them to accept it as canon. They are asked if it was deliberate, but that’s it.

Exactly. To some people, they can be friendships. To other people, they can be romances.