So basically you're saying, "every nerd's expectations were set way off the mark, and now the show has to suffer because they didn't meet those lofty expectations?"

It's not that the punchline is anti-liberal, it's that it's just bad. I had no problems when Al Gore was the butt of their jokes, because the jokes were actually funny.

Jesus Christ, do they not teach English comprehension where you're from? What do you think the phrase "Can't a man hope" mean? Yeah I _know_ it's a _different_ continuity, I was just expressing _hope_ that maybe they'd try to unify everything.

Pity, I would've taken any excuse to have Liam Neeson on the screen again.

Can't a man hope that DC/WB will at least _try_ to unify their live action continuities? I mean, it's working swimmingly for Marvel, with their billions of dollars in cash and unrivaled popularity.

The only future event I'm waiting for is for Roy to lose his arm and become Arsenal. Ideally, it should happen before Captain America: Winter Soldier starts screening.

Does Ra's getting name checked mean that this series is currently set before Batman Begins? And does that mean that they have the budget for a Liam Neeson appearance or two?

They could've dragged it on for much, muuuuch longer. Case in point, have you seen Dollhouse?

Hey, if Doctor Who could have a clairvoyant floating head, what's to stop Marvel?

Considering how Joss Whedon's reaction to IM3 was "what the hell am I gonna do now?" I'd say Shane had a lot more carte blanche than you give him credit for. Hell, he took out Tony's arc reactor out of the equation, with Mk 42 needing external batteries of all things even when Tony's already wearing it. Get that? A…

For me, that's what makes the show work: Samberg's manic, intentionally childlike toilet humor getting constantly slapped down by the most deadpan straight man in the universe.

Based on what we've seen so far, it seems like Rising Tide is just a loose collection of hackers. Like Anonymous, but less obsessed with cartoon ponies and child porn.

Don't worry, you'll grow out of it.

To be fair, Tony Stark did question how Banner survived that much gamma exposure. He theorized that the Hulk saved Bruce, and that everyone just mistook him as a result of the irradiation.

The amplified fire powers make sense, given that in this universe, Extremis gives non-fiery people fire powers. Perhaps it raises his flames' temperature?

YOu know what bothered me about that? Why the hell wasn't he bleeding to death? Without platelets, he shouldn't be able to form scar tissue — unless he was intentionally burning off all his open wounds.

So May's invitation to "go a few rounds, like the good ol' days" _was_ a euphemism?

Good luck on that. Before SHIELD, she had Nashville. Before that, she had a singing career in China. She's pretty much way ahead of you in the "doing something with your life" department.

Speaking of Melinda May, Ming-Na's pushing 50. Asian blood FTW.

If it makes you feel any better, Chloe Bennett is 21. She just looks young because she's half-Asian.