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Condolences tkdguy.

The point of doing Flashpoint is to bring Laurel Lance back over on Arrow.
 
That's my guess.

This is pretty close to the model I had, except my tire valves weren't that fancy and the seat was black. That bar on the banana seat hurt when it whacked me after flipping over the handle bars. I never knew there was a BMX variant. I got mine in 75 or 76, so not sure if they had those yet. (Spoilered for size) One thing about that old tank is that it was sturdy as heck. That thing lasted me and a cousin who got it as a hand me down a good 20+ years.
 
 
 

But he might rub some people the wrong way?

It'll be nice to have a hands on president!

Internal combustion engines to be banned in new vehicles by 2030... in Germany.
 
Seriously that's like banning wine in France or idiots in America.

I've decided on a write in vote for Giant Meteor.

It's a new continuity. One of the benefits of a new continuity is not having to explain the differences. The answer is simple: Now is when they wanted to do it.

Still, zero reason anything has to match 616.

You could also flip that question around and ask why would they make it the same?
 
The fact is that they didn't use them already. If they existed in Winter Soldier, Fury would have used one (or more). Since he didn't, then they probably didn't exist. Since they haven't existed in the MCU up until the last episode of the last season of AoS, that opens up an opportunity to use them as a plot point in the show, and to introduce them to the wider MCU (though I doubt anything from either of the TV franchises will make its way into the movies). I think AoS is the best place to introduce LMDs, provided the storyline is good.

Ahh...oops. here you go
 
http://mcuexchange.com/rumor-elders-to-play-major-role-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2/

Ah, thanks. But I read Rhodey's response as being completely sarcastic.
 
"Anyone remember when I carried a nuke through a wormhole?"
"Nope. It's never come up."
"Saved New York?"
"Never heard that."
 
Especially accompanied by Natashsh's eye-roll, I think that was pretty clearly meant as "Oh, here he goes again, dude will NOT shut up about that damn nuke..." If that was actually the first Rhodey had heard about a nuke being fired at New York, I think his reaction would've been a tad stronger.
 
Point taken tho about ATC being a bit overwhelmed that day.

Eh, the writing was OK. More weak decision making.

You could also flip that question around and ask why would they make it the same?
 
The fact is that they didn't use them already. If they existed in Winter Soldier, Fury would have used one (or more). Since he didn't, then they probably didn't exist. Since they haven't existed in the MCU up until the last episode of the last season of AoS, that opens up an opportunity to use them as a plot point in the show, and to introduce them to the wider MCU (though I doubt anything from either of the TV franchises will make its way into the movies). I think AoS is the best place to introduce LMDs, provided the storyline is good.

Maybe they've been around all along. Maybe the guy making the LMD is an LMD and doesn't know it.
 
#BattlestarGlactiSHIELD

Maybe they've been around all along. Maybe the guy making the LMD is an LMD and doesn't know it.
 
#BattlestarGlactiSHIELD

Yes, he does.  Giants.

Yeah, whether or not the World Security Council's "stupid-ass decision" is publicly known is an interesting question; I don't think we've ever heard anyone outside of SHIELD or the Avengers mention it. In the real world something that big would be near-impossible to cover up, but in the MCU (and comics in general) SHIELD has covered up far worse. Yeah Stark likes to talk, but he couldn't have lasted all those years as a defense contractor if he wasn't capable of protecting classified information.
 
OTOH, if it wasn't public before Natasha Widowleaked all of SHIELD's secrets onto the Internet ("...and it's trending!"), then presumably it is now. Which may help explain why no one is in any hurry to rebuild the Council or SHIELD. It does seem like the Avengers should be getting a little more credit for stopping a nuke in the middle of stopping an alien invasion than they are. But maybe the public sees that as something Stark did, rather than something the Avengers did? Tony is hugely popular on his own, and he doesn't actually have "abilities" so he's not subject to that particular skepticism.
 
Either way, "The Incident" clearly refers to the entire battle. In DD they talk about The Incident destroying Hell's Kitchen. In JJ, we meet a couple whose kid was killed in The Incident. In LC, street vendors are selling videos of The Incident, specifically talking about "the Dude With The Hammer," "The Green Dude" and so on.

Yeah week off due to VP debate.

Yeah, it took the week off.

Maybe Hollywood is, and they are omitting the tropes you like--like reoccurring villains

Why am I hearing old Life Cereal ads in the back of my head?

Spinny kung fu superpowers. That does it. If I ever make a Champions character for real, THAT is going to be the name of the Martial Art I use.

More fun = more good, and Greatest American Hero was a lot of fun.