I’m lying here awake because I’m thinking about Shuri, throwing herself into her inventions and designing 2 new Panther suits in a week because the old one couldn’t be worn under a western-style suit and if her father had been wearing the Black Panther suit underneath he wouldn’t have… the explosion wouldn’t have…
Shuri makes notes that the suit needs better ways to absorb impact.
(T’Challa finally sits down with Erik to figure out anime)
T’Challa: So where is this Piccolo that you’re were talking about? You said he was black?
Erik (not paying attention to TChalla): There he go right there.
T’Challa (looks at the screen): I don’t… I don’t see..?
Erik: Man he right there! How can you not see it?
T’Challa (confusion mounts): Is he invisible right now???
Erik (annoyed, he gets up and points): Right here Nigga! Damn!
T’Challa: B-but he’s green? Cousin, I don’t understand.
Erik: He’s green but he black. How is that so hard?
T’Challa: ???????
(It was that moment T’Challa knew he would never understand anime)
OK I don’t know what’s going on here but I’m just sad that Erik had to die so we’ll never get any bonding and mutual education moments like this. They didn’t grow up together, but Erik could have been the Loki to T’Challa’s Thor (and no, I don’t ship them at this point, so ignore those implications): angry, troubled, in need of rehabilitation and a LOT of serious family discussions, but with his heart mostly in the right place and the possibility of making a positive difference. In fact, he could have been a recurring anti-villain like Loki. It could have taken a while for T’Challa to bring him into the fold. They could have spent a lot of time exploring the complexities of his story. It just really feels like a wasted opportunity.
You know, that occurred to me last night after writing this comment. That would be a very Loki-esque move on Marvel’s part. I don’t know whether we should take the fact that they’ve done it before as evidence that they might do it again or as decreasing the likelihood (because they don’t want to become predictable).
one of my patients came in for an emergency visit, because she snapped the wire on her retainer watching the movie when MBJ took his shirt off she clenched her teeth so fucking hard she snapped it. that is the fucking funniest shit ever to me this tiny 17 year old girl thirsting so goddamn hard she busted steel
I deliberately adopted a black cat because I’d read that shelters had more trouble placing them, due to some combination of superstition and difficulty with photographing (my cat really doesn’t photograph well; she usually just looks like crazy eyes staring out of a hole in the universe). It’s good to hear that something is changing that trend.
Loki is the Philosopher King 