I feel really depressed now.  Glum.  Down in the dumps.  Sad sad sad.

Well it at least means that we've probably got lots of Avengers (both assembled and otherwise) movies in the future.  So it's probably relevant for that reason.  Nobody's expecting a John Carter sequel.

Well it at least means that we've probably got lots of Avengers (both assembled and otherwise) movies in the future.  So it's probably relevant for that reason.  Nobody's expecting a John Carter sequel.

Oh, that makes sense.  Maybe Britta was there because it was part of Abed's "therapy"?

Oh, that makes sense.  Maybe Britta was there because it was part of Abed's "therapy"?

I think this might be the Third Deangasm because I remember there being one in the Law and Order episode.

I think this might be the Third Deangasm because I remember there being one in the Law and Order episode.

Doesn't Troy take dance?  That would keep him nice and muscle-y.

Doesn't Troy take dance?  That would keep him nice and muscle-y.

I thought Britta was moving into the Dreamatorium room (with Troy?) and Abed was living in the tent room?

I thought Britta was moving into the Dreamatorium room (with Troy?) and Abed was living in the tent room?

That was my favorite joke of the night.  And I felt like it was a little acknowledgment of all the crazy stuff that happened without real-world consequences.

That was my favorite joke of the night.  And I felt like it was a little acknowledgment of all the crazy stuff that happened without real-world consequences.

Shirley telling Jeff to save his job made me feel a little teary.  I love Jeff and Shirley's friendship.

Shirley telling Jeff to save his job made me feel a little teary.  I love Jeff and Shirley's friendship.

I can see that, if you're especially sensitive to "big business" in "big movies," the Avengers might be a difficult movie to commit to.  And maybe that might be the whole issue to begin with.  I think any comic book movie requires a high level of pre-watch commitment by the audience because, let's face it, the premise…

"What's the emotional resonance of the death of a comic relief character who, up to this point, only made cameo appearances in other movies put out by the same corporation?"

Yeah, I think this is where Whedon's skill with ensembles came out.  Even with superhero movies I've liked, like X-men, there are always a few characters on the "team" that seem like afterthoughts.  Leaving the Avengers, I felt like each character had gotten the exact amount of on-screen time they needed to be…

Catwoman must have been REALLY boring-bad then to have failed so spectacularly…

That's a good point, because, when I read that, I thought, "Really?  Huh.  I thought it was Captain America."