Steve: Sorry, Tony. Anything you can can do, I can do better.
Tony: I can do anything better than you.
Steve: No, you can't!
Tony: Yes, I can!
Steve: No, you can't.
Tony(singing): Yes, I can. Yes, I can!
Natasha: - ENOUGH! Can't we have one meal without you two getting into an angry singing contest?! Why is everything a competition?!
Peter(not looking up from his phone): Yeah, you guys should just f*** and get it over with.
(the Avengers STARE at Peter, and after a moment he finally notices)
Peter(shrugs):...Clearly, they have repressed sexual feelings for each other that they're channeling into hostility.
Bruce(smirking): How's that Psych 101 class going?
Peter: It's only day three, but I understand how the whole world works now.
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Honestly I always just assumed that it was only the power stone that could vaporize you by touch (because it’s the *power stone*) but everyone always says that it’s all the stones. So I’m wondering if there’s any time where another stone hurts someone just by touching it? I haven’t been watching any mcu recently, especially not the newer stuff, so maybe that’s why I didn’t know?
no worries! When Fury touches the outer casing of the Tesseract in Avengers 1, he is visibly in pain and he has to shake his hand to get rid of the numbness.
(do not have gif of this, but it's when he's putting the Tesseract in the suitcase before Clint shoots him in the chest and Loki says "please don't, I still need that")
^ Red Skull is vaporized when he tries to break the Tesseract in Cap 1:
^ just lightly touching the mind stone activates Wanda's innate magic 3000 + gave Pietro his powers
^ ULTRON won't touch the mind stone
^ Raw energy of the tesseract gives Carol her powers
^ CONTACT ALONE with the power stone is enough to make Thor scream
+ the scene you were talking about from gotg1 with the power stone
^ an enormous plot point of TDW is that hours after getting possessed by the infinity stone, Jane is on the brink of death. Is it instant vaporization, no, but I think that's only because it's not in one go, she's taking it in her body like a fluid, so there's more skin to absorb the power, if that makes sense?
+ other examples I'm too tired to think of. Like vaporization is only shown with the Power Stone on screen, but all of them clearly have an adverse effect when you touch them and we know that even though they don't state it explicitly because of the WAY the infinity stones are presented to us. ALL of them (except the soul stone) are encased in something to make it easier to touch. That was done on purpose, not just convenience. if you watch mcu infinity saga closely, you'll notice just how much care was put into making the infinity stones visibly powerful without ever having to say anything about it. People use the magic from them, but they rarely, if ever, actually touch the stone.
i.g.
the scepter ^
^ an entire magic spell has to be cast in order to OPEN the necklace that holds the time stone, let alone USE it. it's dangerous to touch, so they have it locked away
^ he's USING the time stone, but look how much effort was made into NOT touching it
when he gives Thanos the time stone he makes an effort NOT to touch it
^ the reality stone is consumed by Jane, but any time anything tries to touch her, a magic shield appears that protects it from threats (Also couldn't find a gif of this, but again, massive plot point of TDW is that they can't get the aether out without Malekith's help)
HOWEVER. you are right. People do touch the Infinity Stones with what is basically bare hands a lot, but not really until Endgame/Infinity War
So...rules are fluid? I guess? Personally, I just don't understand why so many infinity stones would be encased in such powerful objects for protection unless it WAS dangerous to touch them
The Tesseract was put in shatter-proof glass that survived centuries, the Soul Stone is...under some sort of spell via God(?)(unclear), the aether was broken into pieces so it's evil kool aid (which is a protectio device because you can touch the bits of the aether without it killing you, rather than the entire infinity stone), the time stone is in a necklace you have to use magic to open, the power stone was hidden in an unbreakable orb and the mind stone was encased in the scepter (Thanos might have done this himself, also unclear)
The point is that I think MCU didn't really decide one way or the other, and even if they DID, thanos is intended to be a bit sturdier than the average human, so him making contact wouldn't vaporize him instantly, I think.
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hi and welcome to my ted talk about the latest episodes of what if, please read through 💙 (1)
Kahhori is an absolute badass. In her episode, "What if Kahhori reshaped the world" , what I enjoyed the most was hearing the Mohawk language. What a beautiful sound, really.
And the determination we got to see in this character, in just 30 minutes of animated screentime? So cool
Looks like the Tessaract isn't done telling stories, and imo, actually good ones!!
AAAND OMG.
This was a plot twist I thought about, but in the end did not see coming. By the end of the episode, I was expecting The Watcher to narrate the conclusion to this story, and how, out of so many universes, this one got to be. In peace, without wars because of borders and thirst for powers, thanks to the brave Kahhori. Maybe that's what happens, right? After a while.
But for now...
Strange Supreme appears! Looks like we finally know who he was talking to.
But what is he doing? First, he meets Kahhori, then, in episode 8: "What if the avengers assembled in 1602" Peggy/Captain Carter. Of course, the two know each other since the events of season 1. They're Guardians of the Multiverse, right?The Watcher called them like this too.
Logically, this has to do with episode 9: "What if...Strange Supreme intervened?".
Looks like he is already marching his steps in new universes, looking for allies, both old and anew. Personally, I've been waiting since I knew the title of the last episode to see what happens.
The Watcher has an oath, right? He can't interfere. But Strange Supreme is not just a watcher, he's a very powerful sorcerer, and can leave his marks on another universes if he chooses to.
I think this might be a mission. Similar to how we saw in season 1, but on another level, maybe. The Multiverse right now is "a prism of endless posibilities", but is it safe? Or are they going to make it so?
Also, maybe it's not a mission after all, and it's not about saving, but about discovering. Discovering their variants, and making peace for those who need it.
Whatever the reason, it better be a good one.
Oh, wait, and why were the "tornados" in 2x08 green? Did they use to be like that? I'll say something about that too.
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