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@brandon-miller First of all, I only went to watch Endgame cause my students threatened to spoil it for me. Otherwise, I had planned to wait until it came out so I didn’t have to pay to go to the theaters XD That said, I think my experience was a little tainted by some slight resentment. I almost felt bullied into watching the movie rather than seeing it when I was ready, you know?

Anywho, I must agree FULLY on the Hulk thoughts! Additionally, the transition was nonexistent! We spent the entire previous film watching Banner struggle to bring the Hulk out at all, and then all of the sudden Banner/Hulk has found some mysterious zen between movies. I found that to be such a disappointment, personally. I wanted to know why the Hulk refused to come out! I wanted to see Banner overcome whatever that why was to bring back the Hulk. And, I definitely expected to see the Banner/Hulk as distinct persons/alities. Now, that’s not to say I’d have been against seeing some sort of balance or control between the two, some way for them to work together or understand each other and how to trigger one another. You know? I always liked his line “You wanna know my secret? I’m always mad.” This seemed to fly in the face of that Banner/Hulk.

Also, can we just…Thor? What?! Am I the only one who was scratching my head through all of Endgame when he was around??? I love Thor and…his character in Endgame was a huge disappointment. While I understand the sorrow and the place he was in, he stayed there. For. The. Entire. Movie.

And, yeah, that funky feminist moment was…uncalled for. Totally disruptive and kind of ruined the moment. Left a bad taste so to speak. Unnecessary.

Hadn’t really thought about Potts, but you make a fair point. I see your case, though part of me wants to say what if that was her character growth? To see that Stark needed to help, that the world needed him to, too. Maybe that was her sacrifice? Even if she didn’t want it. Maybe she’d come to terms with it by then. Expecially in the aftermath of Infinity War. Though, I was also kind of annoyed that everyone turned into a superhero. There isn’t a need for that. Then the superheroes aren’t special anymore. They need people to fight for, too.

Also, I’m curious about your thoughts on Nat’s death and the ramifications of that? Personally, I love her, so I’m super sad about it, but I really thought the whole scene between her and Hawkeye was fantastic.