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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from drunkonduty in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Well, I can do that for you. Look at Loki's eyes from the Thor film and any film apart from the first Avengers film. Green, right? (Except in his blue-skinned, red-eyed, form of course.) That is his natural eye colour. 
     
    Now look at his eye colour when he arrives on Midgard to take the tesseract. Bright blue. 
     
    Who else has their eye colour changed from whatever it was before to a piercing blue? Anyone being controlled by the stone in his sceptre. When Hawkeye is under his command, mind controlled, he has bright blue eyes, unlike his usual steely grey eyes whenever Jeremy Renner played him in the rest of the MCU. 
     
    Loki isn't invading midgard because he was hoping to conquer it. Asgard has always been the only place he cared about, except for his targeting of Jotunheim simply to win his father's approval in Thor 1. Loki is here to attack Midgard as a cover for him first grabbing the Tesseract (and therefore an infinity stone) then also attacking New York (which is, canonically, where the Sorcerer Supreme is, at that exact moment) to get hold of the Eye Of Agamotto and therefore another Infinity Stone, since Earth has the rare distinction of holding two of the infinity stones at the time. Well worth Thanos risking his own infinity stone, carried by a mind-controlled god, to bring him back two more. 
     
    You can even see how badly hurt Loki had been, just before he was mind-controlled and sent to Midgard to capture infinity stones, much more so than after Hulk's beatdown. He'd been tortured, for a long time, whether for information or simply to make sure that the mind control would take effect. 
     
    How does this make losing a fight to the Hulk into a victory for Loki? Well, much like Dr Selvig managed to resist mind control just enough to include an off-switch for his portal, Loki managed to resist his own mind control enough to pick a fight with the Hulk and then opt to monologue instead of being ready for an actual fight. Which, much like Black Widow's punch to Hawkeye's head to "recalibrate" his brain, was able to reset Loki's mind to free it from the mind control. You may notice that his eyes, after the beatdown, are back to their normal emerald green, instead of the bright blue of the mind control effects. He also suddenly changes from Shakespearean villain monologues, that we know are not his usual mode of speech, to the casual quipster that we are more familiar with.
     
    "I'll take that drink, now."
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Well, I can do that for you. Look at Loki's eyes from the Thor film and any film apart from the first Avengers film. Green, right? (Except in his blue-skinned, red-eyed, form of course.) That is his natural eye colour. 
     
    Now look at his eye colour when he arrives on Midgard to take the tesseract. Bright blue. 
     
    Who else has their eye colour changed from whatever it was before to a piercing blue? Anyone being controlled by the stone in his sceptre. When Hawkeye is under his command, mind controlled, he has bright blue eyes, unlike his usual steely grey eyes whenever Jeremy Renner played him in the rest of the MCU. 
     
    Loki isn't invading midgard because he was hoping to conquer it. Asgard has always been the only place he cared about, except for his targeting of Jotunheim simply to win his father's approval in Thor 1. Loki is here to attack Midgard as a cover for him first grabbing the Tesseract (and therefore an infinity stone) then also attacking New York (which is, canonically, where the Sorcerer Supreme is, at that exact moment) to get hold of the Eye Of Agamotto and therefore another Infinity Stone, since Earth has the rare distinction of holding two of the infinity stones at the time. Well worth Thanos risking his own infinity stone, carried by a mind-controlled god, to bring him back two more. 
     
    You can even see how badly hurt Loki had been, just before he was mind-controlled and sent to Midgard to capture infinity stones, much more so than after Hulk's beatdown. He'd been tortured, for a long time, whether for information or simply to make sure that the mind control would take effect. 
     
    How does this make losing a fight to the Hulk into a victory for Loki? Well, much like Dr Selvig managed to resist mind control just enough to include an off-switch for his portal, Loki managed to resist his own mind control enough to pick a fight with the Hulk and then opt to monologue instead of being ready for an actual fight. Which, much like Black Widow's punch to Hawkeye's head to "recalibrate" his brain, was able to reset Loki's mind to free it from the mind control. You may notice that his eyes, after the beatdown, are back to their normal emerald green, instead of the bright blue of the mind control effects. He also suddenly changes from Shakespearean villain monologues, that we know are not his usual mode of speech, to the casual quipster that we are more familiar with.
     
    "I'll take that drink, now."
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    I assumed that the point of his appearance in the Marvel short about breaking him out of the minimum security prison (with guest star Justin Hammer cameo) was that real Mandarin has ordered him to be captured so that Trevor Slattery can be the next host for the Mandarin's possession. Like, since he had been public about supposedly being the Mandarin, the actual Mandarin was giving him a "cruel irony" punishment.
     
    (Incidentally allowing Marvel to bring back Ben Kingsley after wasting him as a kind of glorified cameo for the whole Iron Man 3 thing. It was also kind of a waste of Iron Man 3. If they had just admitted from the outset that it was the Extremis guys who were the villains and that the plot was more of a delve into Tony's PTS, they'd have been much better off.)
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from drunkonduty in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    I assumed that the point of his appearance in the Marvel short about breaking him out of the minimum security prison (with guest star Justin Hammer cameo) was that real Mandarin has ordered him to be captured so that Trevor Slattery can be the next host for the Mandarin's possession. Like, since he had been public about supposedly being the Mandarin, the actual Mandarin was giving him a "cruel irony" punishment.
     
    (Incidentally allowing Marvel to bring back Ben Kingsley after wasting him as a kind of glorified cameo for the whole Iron Man 3 thing. It was also kind of a waste of Iron Man 3. If they had just admitted from the outset that it was the Extremis guys who were the villains and that the plot was more of a delve into Tony's PTS, they'd have been much better off.)
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    To be honest, it looks like a lot of fun. Big dumb violent fun. Which is, frankly, 100%  better than DC's previous failed attempts at superhero films. Superman killing Zod? Batman brands criminals? People hating/worshipping Superman? 
     
    Edit: Man. I'm kind of depressed now. I grew up a pretty huge DC fan, and now *Suicide Squad*, of all things, is the highlight of the current DC films for me... I don't even *like* the Suicide Squad as a concept (Amanda Waller would definitely have been killed, or replaced, or erased from time by her second month on the job, if she didn't have infinite plot armour). And yet, this is the only actually *fun* DC film series now? (I would say Shazam, too, but I'm not sure that there's gonna be a '2'.)
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Foods for those that just don't care anymore   
    I have to admit, I have always actually fancied trying out some of the weird stuff that gets passed off as food (since the actors don't actually need to eat it) in any given space opera or science fantasy. The thing is, I know that really it is all just weird play-dough shapes, or porridge has been dyed very slightly to look grey instead of beige, or even just colourful fruit cut into cubes to make it seem alien, but those are not what I want to eat. I want to eat the IC stuff that they're there to look like. 
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    I am honestly quite curious what a Skor is. What words used in the name of any brand of chocolate look at all like Skor when upside down or something?
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Alphabet Game 2021   
    (The) New Mutants
     
    Edit: Damn it! Distracted for five minutes (checking that it wasn't, technically, "X-Men: (The) New Mutants" - which it isn't by the way - in case that mattered. Ah, well, O it is...
     
    Oblivion 
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in What Have You Watched Recently?   
    Oh, my god, yes! Tilda Swinton, *as* Tilda Swinton, turning out to be the secret leader of all vampires in the council of elders!? Such an amazing choice.
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Jokes   
    There are 10 kinds of people. Some can understand binary, and some don't get this joke.

    There are 2 kinds of people. Some of them can extrapolate from incomplete data. 
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Random Song Lyrics Thread   
    Nothing Else Matters - Metallica So close no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don't just say And nothing else matters Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us something new Open mind for a different view And nothing else matters Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know But I know So close no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know But I know Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don't just say And nothing else matters Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us something new Open mind for a different view And nothing else matters Never cared for what they say Never cared for games they play Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know And I know So close no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are No, nothing else matters
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from DeleteThisAccount in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    To be honest, it looks like a lot of fun. Big dumb violent fun. Which is, frankly, 100%  better than DC's previous failed attempts at superhero films. Superman killing Zod? Batman brands criminals? People hating/worshipping Superman? 
     
    Edit: Man. I'm kind of depressed now. I grew up a pretty huge DC fan, and now *Suicide Squad*, of all things, is the highlight of the current DC films for me... I don't even *like* the Suicide Squad as a concept (Amanda Waller would definitely have been killed, or replaced, or erased from time by her second month on the job, if she didn't have infinite plot armour). And yet, this is the only actually *fun* DC film series now? (I would say Shazam, too, but I'm not sure that there's gonna be a '2'.)
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    To be honest, it looks like a lot of fun. Big dumb violent fun. Which is, frankly, 100%  better than DC's previous failed attempts at superhero films. Superman killing Zod? Batman brands criminals? People hating/worshipping Superman? 
     
    Edit: Man. I'm kind of depressed now. I grew up a pretty huge DC fan, and now *Suicide Squad*, of all things, is the highlight of the current DC films for me... I don't even *like* the Suicide Squad as a concept (Amanda Waller would definitely have been killed, or replaced, or erased from time by her second month on the job, if she didn't have infinite plot armour). And yet, this is the only actually *fun* DC film series now? (I would say Shazam, too, but I'm not sure that there's gonna be a '2'.)
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Jokes   
    Did you know, thanks to a very old law that is still in place nobody living in London is allowed to be buried there? 
     
    Apparently, you need to be dead first.
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    DoctorImpossible reacted to Tjack in Foods for those that just don't care anymore   
    There’s a site on YouTube called Binging with Babish where a chef specializes in creating dishes referenced/made in movies and TV shows.  Do you want to try the “five dollar milkshake” from Pulp Fiction, or the fantastic steak breakfast from Twister or see if prepping the garlic like Paulie did in prison in Goodfellas actually helped?
        The videos are all around five minutes or so each so you can’t get bored. If you like cooking they’re a fun watch.
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from Matt the Bruins in What Have You Watched Recently?   
    Oh, my god, yes! Tilda Swinton, *as* Tilda Swinton, turning out to be the secret leader of all vampires in the council of elders!? Such an amazing choice.
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    Oh. It actually is just the name of a specific chocolate? It definitely sounded like one of the daft misreadings of something else.
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in A Thread for Random Movie Lines   
    Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from DentArthurDent in Pulp Images   
    Also, here is my Pulp Images tax.

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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from CaptainCoulson in Pulp Images   
    There is a large sloping shadow on the wall behind the Hardy boys on the upper balcony that seems like it might be the shadow of The Shadow, wearing the distinctive cape, whilst remaining unseen.
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    DoctorImpossible reacted to mattingly in What Have You Watched Recently?   
    And here I thought the MCU had some amazing crossover casting!
     
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from BoloOfEarth in Jokes   
    Did you know, thanks to a very old law that is still in place nobody living in London is allowed to be buried there? 
     
    Apparently, you need to be dead first.
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from DeleteThisAccount in What Have You Watched Recently?   
    Oh, my god, yes! Tilda Swinton, *as* Tilda Swinton, turning out to be the secret leader of all vampires in the council of elders!? Such an amazing choice.
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    DoctorImpossible got a reaction from slikmar in Jokes   
    Did you know, thanks to a very old law that is still in place nobody living in London is allowed to be buried there? 
     
    Apparently, you need to be dead first.
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    DoctorImpossible reacted to unclevlad in The Evil that is Tik Tok   
    I agree with Grail.  Most of it isn't evil, altho promoting a dangerous product might be.  Russian roulette goes back a LONG, LONG ways.  Frat hazing is a combination of stupid and bullying, and has caused quite a few alcohol poisoning deaths, for example.  Oh, and for really graphic examples...go on over to DarwinAwards.com and read the stories for those awarded and nominated.
     
    The ice bucket challenge was a Big Thing in 2014.  The point was to get a bunch of people to pledge money if you did it.  It started as a fundraiser for ALS.  Couple people did it for, IIRC, a friend who had ALS.  It caught on with social AND mainstream media;  quite a few pro athletes took part.  VERY! successful...to the tune of $200M +.
     
    The rest of it?  Kids being kids.  The sense of immortality and invulnerability...nothing really BAD can happen from this.  Yeah, to be sure, it's more dangerous because normal adolescent stupidity can only impact a tiny few;  with social media, well, the reach is enormous.
     
    Can it be monitored?  Are you gonna monitor every platform?  How many tens of thousands of hours of video are posted on TT or YouTube every day?  Who's gonna pay for this?  And what counts as dangerously stupid?  Heck...there is an auto ad that may still be running, but certainly ran for quite some time, on broadcast TV.  SUV driving along, 3-4 young-ish (late teens, early 20's, it appears) girls.  They start taunting/daring each other to jump into a lake they're just driving by...fully clothed.  And of course 3 of the 4 do it;  the 4th says "it's too comfortable in here" because, well, that's the tag line for the ad anyway.  Still...you see the others running out and preparing to go in.  Stupid?  Foolish?  Pointless?  All of the above.  Dangerous?  Actually, yes, *at times*.  Cold-water lakes can be tricky, and if you don't know what the shoreline is like, they *can* be dangerous.  it is unlikely, tho.  But while it is staged, hey, the behavior is absolutely believable, as stupid stuff like that DOES happen.  So here's a major mainstream ad that really, actually, is promoting and glorifying stupid behavior.
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