On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

I went to see Black Widow at the cinema last night, finally, because reasons of mental health. I masked up, sanitized as best I could remember to do, and as preparation for that, finally set up a Cineplex account for myself.

The show was pretty much what I expected to see. Natasha still died on Vormir in an alternative universe to save the universe she originated in, and we're not getting any revivals here. The Johansson v. Disney lawsuit over the hybrid release via Disney+ has seen to that, if nothing else has. (Disney HQ just had to pick that particular fight, didn't they?)

So, I got my money and time's worth. I will recommend the movie to anyone interested. I still left the theatre on a sad note, because of the above-noted factors, but that's not the fault of the story told in the movie.

If you want a living Natasha working with Yelena on a continuing basis? Go read the comics series currently being published, written by Kelly Thompson, illustrated by Elena Casagrande most issues, with covers usually by Adam Hughes. Strongly recommended.

My brain is putting these things together:

• A reunion of the Inhumans cast in Toronto...because Serinda Swan(Medusa) and Anson Mount(Black Bolt) are already working on other stuff there and knocking the critics dead with joy. Get those actors a script they can all have fun with.
• She-Hulk shows up because the Inhumans have moved from Hawai'i to Toronto because politics. And she's a lawyer, drowning in a crash course on international law, refugee/immigration law, etc..
• Ms. Marvel if they hold onto her Inhuman connection from the comics, and my logic doesn't have an explanation why her family would let her go to/bring her from Jersey City to Toronto yet.
• Shang-Chi, because of his father's schemes having a Toronto angle.
• I want to try to leverage Alpha Flight as I first knew it from the comics further into MCU being without being X-Men-dependent.
• Get some of the Agents of SHIELD cast into the game. At least Daisy Johnson and alt-timeline Daniel Sousa.

None of this makes any sense to any of you, right? Outside of a fanfic context, anyway. I'm spitballing here out loud in public, precisely where I shouldn't. Also, getting Canadian actors - Swan, Vellani, Maslany, Liu - to be able to work on a Marvel project in Canada.

Watching Black Panther on ABC thanks to cable TV tonight!

I saw it.

Two things coming to mind. One is a paraphrase of something Clint said to Natasha in Endgame: Don't give me hope unless you mean it. The other is that I'm bracing for this movie to be an eulogy and no more than that.

It burns me that those of us who care about such things had to wait until after Endgame to get this movie at all. And there are lots of more important things to be angry about, yes. I am angry about many of those other things, too, as you've read from earlier installments of this blog. But this is staying on my personal list of such things, anyway.

I find myself in agreement with this. Michael Doran explains it better than I would.

https://www.newsarama.com/46603-dear-disney-sony-kiss-make-up-over-spider-man-please.html

1. Side note: I had one of those Beyond Meat-branded burger-style sandwiches at A&W before seeing the Spider-Man movie tonight.

Could not tell the difference. Tasted just fine.

2. Okay. I got to see the new Spider-Man movie tonight.

Whoooo!

Given a certain comic-book movie's key plot points...while the authors at the other end of the link are focused on a new TV series, this still seems Relevant:

http://thelegalgeeks.com/2014/03/16/what-happens-legally-when-the-dead-come-back-to-life/

Effective tonight, I'm skipping Facebook for a few days...or until I see Avengers: Endgame. Whichever elapses first. If I keep logging into FB between now and actually seeing the movie, I'm going to see something prematurely.

That, and I get to destress a little about local, national, and international politics. That's always a mental-health plus these days.

I saw the movie last night at Lansdowne Cineplex.

Worth the time, worth the money.

Spoilers in the comments if you're so inclined to discuss the details.

Yes, I saw it.

Need sleep, so I'm not commenting right now. Tomorrow, though...