No Way Home Predictions

No Way Home Predictions

No Way Home trailer spoilers

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So I just watched the No Way Home trailer and here is my prediction:

1. Strange becomes Peter’s *4th* (or 5th if you count those 2 seconds with Mysterio) father figure

2. Strange dies in one of the next movies because all of Pete’s father figures do that.  

-Phoenix

Captain America and Queer History

CW: mentions of sexual themes (nothing on screen)

Ok. So, whoever did the research for Captain America either didn’t do it or knew exactly what they were doing. 

Steve Rogers grew up in Brooklyn. No one denies that. Most comics/movies put him in the DUMBO or Brooklyn Heights neighborhoods. Those and the surrounding neighborhoods were notoriously queer in the 20s-40s. 

His neighborhood would have been awash with gay bars, drag balls, automats and cafeterias (which were usually lgbtq friendly back in the day), both male and female prostitutes, and the likes. He was probably cruised or propositioned regularly.   

The neighborhood next to the DUMBO was the Brooklyn Navy Yard which was covered in both brothels (some female but mostly male). You could see men (mostly sailors from the Navy) making out or getting blown in in most ally ways.  

The Ed Brubaker 2004 comic run put Steve’s apartment just a few minutes away from St. George Hotel, one of the biggest gay hang outs of the time. 

Remember that scene from CATFA where Steve and Bucky talk about going to Coney Island? Well Coney Island of the time was covered in gay bathhouses.    

So, Even if you don’t think Steve Rogers was queer or he came out only after being in the future there is no universe in which he is not comfortable around lgbtq people. They probably even remind him of home.

-Phoenix  

Sources: 

https://www.out.com/2013/10/07/queer-waterfront-brooklyn-history

https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2019/03/when-brooklyn-was-queer-the-forgotten-history-of-gay-existence-on-the-periphery-of-urban-life.html

https://theattic.jezebel.com/a-journey-through-the-queer-history-of-brooklyn-full-o-1833613031

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-the-early-20th-century-america-was-awash-in-incredible-queer-nightlife

https://www.history.com/news/gay-culture-roaring-twenties-prohibition

https://marvelatlasproject.net

Representation in Loki

Ok so does anyone else feel like queer representation in Loki was a bit of a double edged sword? Like on one hand I’m thrilled that we finally have queer and gender diverse characters but on the other hand they didn’t do much with it? Like they teased Loki’s gender fluidity in the beginning and mentioned Loki and Sylvie’s bisexuality once but beyond that there wasn’t much. I was hoping that we would see Loki using different pronouns, switching up weather they present masculinity or femininity etc throughout the show. 

And don’t even get me started on the heteronormativity. On one hand I think it’s really important to show bisexual characters in opposite sex relationships but on the other hand I really just want a same sex couple in the MCU! I was hoping they would just kind of ignore romance like they did in Ragnarok. But Sylki happened. It seemed kind of forced and selfcest-y to me. I really wanted them to have a sort of sibling dynamic. 

All in all I’m super excited that we finally have lgbtq+ representation in the MCU but the way they did it seemed slightly preformative. It had so much potential and I’m disappointed they didn’t utilize it.   

What If... Episode 3

What If episode 3 spoilers

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Wow. Marvel really went What If we kill all your faves. Again. 

Like, we get it. You hate your fans. Now chill.  

(tbh I do like the idea of Carol and Steve fighting together. But what did it cost? Everything.)  

-Phoenix

What If Ep. 2

What If Episode 2 Spoilers

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Ok I just watched Episode 2 and I enjoyed it. But like, someone at marvel had to pitch that storyline and the idea of that is just making me laugh! Like, I just imagine some writer who hasn't slept in 72 hours running purely on stale coffee bursting into a meeting and being like 

“Ya’ll. I have the greatest Idea for a What If Episode! Ok... So T’challa will be Star Lord, Yondu kidnaped him instead if Peter Q and they go on galaxy saving adventures together. Also Thanos is good and Nebula has blond hair.” 

And the Marvel execs being like “You crazy son of a bitch I’m in!”

Like it just makes me laugh. I feel like whoever the writers are they have been spending a lot of time on AO3 for this series so far. 

Overall just a really good episode and I can’t wait to see what happens next!  

-Phoenix

This was just to good not to repost 😂

Love that very bi man