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readythefanons ([personal profile] readythefanons) wrote in [community profile] blackpanthermcu2019-01-01 01:30 pm
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Infinity War

I finally saw it because it's on Netflix now, and I just... I have emotions. I hope it's acceptable if I vent some Black Panther-related babbling here??

First, obviously and most spoiler-y:
Augh! No! T'Challa, why???
- the look on Okoye's face when T'Challa melts
- highly relatable, damn TT_TT
- Did Shurri make it out? I feel like she didn't dissolve, so she probably made it out?
- How does succession work in Wakanda? Does the crown automatically go to Shuri because she's the eldest child of the ruling family? Does Nakia factor in this at all?
- realtalk: as smart and capable as Shuri is, it is my strong feeling that Nakia would be a better queen. If Shuri were still a minor, they could probably get Nakia for a few years as queen regent but I'm pretty sure Shuri is of age, so... That's a thing.


Second: DAMN. Wakanda is amazing! Their border wall, even though it's just around the capital, is dope! And the fact that they can drop just a section of the wall is super smart and also the kind of thing I wouldn't take for granted.
- Barnes's reaction when he saw the wall seemed to confirm the fanons about him just chilling and RAISING GOATS???? Possibly really badly and with the help of his entertained neighbors.
- Is it weird that I was interested to see some boy-warriors? Like, obviously, men in Wakanda get to fight too, but the dora milaje are SOOOO iconic it's easy to forget about the... regular rank-and-file? But there were some guys in purple uniforms who kind of looked like a spear counterpart to the dora milaje, and can I say again how much I love Wakanda as a setting?

Next: I would personally like to thank whoever wrote in the little bit of dialogue where Shuri was like "Why didn't you just do X?" and Banner was like "...we didn't think of it." It wasn't quite as magical as the nerds all becoming Science Friends, but it wasn't that kind of movie so I'll take what I can get

TT_TT Sorry I just remembered the look on Okoye's face when T'Challa dissolved and got sad again.

ALSO, thank you, writers, for giving me the team-up I didn't know I needed (Okoye+Natasha+Wanda).
But don't think I didn't notice that there were... zero black superheroes left by the end of the movie? Oh, no, wait. There's one! We got to keep Rhodey. *sighs* At least we got to keep M'Baku too, even though in the MCU he's not a Superhero.

Okay, that's me. SO THOUGHTS? What did YOU notice about Wakanda in Avengers: Infinity War? And/or did it stir up any shipping-thoughts?
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[personal profile] rainy182 2019-01-02 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
OMG!! Okay so have you seen the Avengers: Endgame trailer?? That could possibly answer some questions or create more.

Shuri would get the crown next, unless challenged and defeated by other party. And if she's still a minor I'd imagine it'd go to her Mother until she was of age. Kind like how in the Black Panther movie thier mom was still adressed a Queen until T'Challa ascended.

And about their being 0 Black superheros well yeah their is Rondey, but let's not talk about my opnions on tokenism and Stark making a mini me, I think the purpose of everyone beinging snapped was it is supposed to go down to the OG avengers?? Idk I just read that somewhere!

But yeah I'd love to get more screen time about the rules and rank of the Wankanda warrior's and just in general morw Wankanda.
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[personal profile] madeinessos 2019-01-02 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
I think Shuri's around 20 during the events of Infinity War? There's no mention of her age in the movies, but there's an interview of Letitia Wright where she said Shuri's 18 in Black Panther. :D

But. Wasn't there some talk when the Endgame trailer came out? About how Shuri was in the monitors of missing persons, beside Peter? Ack! But yeah, I'm also excited to see how these events would factor in for future BP movies!!
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[personal profile] shy_magpie 2019-01-02 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
I love this post! In Tumblr someone commented that the snap was about as random as a TSA security check. I did appreciate the acknowledgement that Wakanda was the only place with the technology/military strong enough to be the staging place for the battle. Also that Shuri is never talked down to either for her age or gender.