I went on a special episode of
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I suppose it's no surprise that Captain America: Civil War has provoked a lot of debate on the Internet. As a card-carrying member of #TeamItsComplicated, I've found all kinds of food for thought on all sides of the issue, and so I share some of my favorites here. Expect spoilers from this point forward, in both the links themselves and my ( Read more... )

Captain America: Civil War was an excellent Avengers movie -- much better, certainly, than Age of Ultron. It was also a great Iron Man movie and a pretty good Winter Solider movie. It was even, as some have pointed out, a much better Batman vs. Superman movie than the one we actually got. But was it a good Captain America movie? On that question, I ( Read more... )

I love this movie, okay? Just pure fangirl squeeish love. Marvel might have been able to make a more perfect follow up to Cap 1 and The Avengers in terms of what I wanted as a Steve Rogers fangirl, but I have a hard time imagining what it might have been. So I have a hard time being objective. Also, I've written about this film before, both right ( Read more... )

I've been thinking for awhile that I wanted to rewatch the MCU, see where it hangs together as a single story -- and where it falls apart. With the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron looming fast upon us, I decided I'd better get started if I wanted to finish before May 1st. Bearing all that in mind, April 1st seemed as good a time to start as any ( Read more... )

Title: Faith
Fandom: MCU (Captain America: TWS)
Rating: G
Wordcount: 1,550
Characters: Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson
Spoilers: Nothing that isn't clear from the trailers
Notes: While talking with
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1. My Tumblr dash is over half blocked posts. Must be new DA:I content! From the things that have slipped through (gaaah people why must things slip through), it sounds like a new trailer, which I would actually be interested in watching (just not dissecting in intense detail), so I'll have to check it out when I'm on a better Internet connection ( Read more... )

Title: You Have 76 New Messages
Fandom: MCU (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Rating: PG (for language)
Wordcount: 574
Characters: Clint Barton, shades of Clint/Natasha
Spoilers: Major spoilers for CA:TWS.
Notes: Inspired by a conversation with
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I have been waiting two years for this movie, and it did not disappoint. Some rambling spoilery thoughts behind the cut, cross-posted from Tumblr:

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Title: Late
Fandom: Captain American (2011 movie), Avengers (2012 movie)
Rating: PG
Wordcount: ~800
Characters: Steve Rogers. Steve Rogers/Peggy Carter
Spoilers: Yes, for both movies.
Notes: I guess this makes it official. Although who knows if I will ever write another one, but so far this is how it starts: one OTP-related bunny bites hard, so I ( Read more... )