SPOILER

There are some people who are not overly familiar with the Marvel Universe who may have a question after watching The Avengers.

Click at your own risk.

That guy right at the credits is Thanos.  More here.  There’s a reason the end line from the minion, “To challenge the humans is to court Death!” is apropos. I expect Avengers 2 will involve this:

Patrick

Patrick is a mid-40 year old geek with an undergraduate degree in mathematics and a master's degree in Information Systems. Nothing he says here has anything to do with the official position of his employer or any other institution.

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    • Eh, 1973, 1971. They co-evolved.

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            Abcr. Gur bcravat gb K-Zra (gur svefg bar) unq zber ahnapr.

          • V trg gung nethzrag, V whfg guvax vg’f fghcvq. Errq Evpuneqf pbhyq qb n svar wbo bs cbvagvat bhg nyy gur tbbq cnegf bs fhcre ureb ertvfgengvba. Va snpg, V guvax ur qbrf vg, fbzrjurer va gur SS senapuvfr.

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            V qhaab. Yvxr V cbvagrq bhg ba gur znva cntr naq ntnva urer, fhcre ureb punenpgre erterffvba vf fyngurerq nyy bire Zneiry naq QP pbzvpf yvxr yrcebfl. Vg fubhyqa’g obgure zr nal zber. Ernyyl.

            V xrrc gryyvat zlfrys gung.

  1. evireeha, cnfg Rir naq Nqnz’f, sebz fjreir bs fuber gb oraq bs onl, oevatf hf ol n pbzzbqvhf ivphf bs erpvephyngvba onpx gb Ubjgu Pnfgyr naq Raivebaf.

    • I liked the part where Darth Nader grounded the Death Star for safety violations, and then refused to support the Jedi against the Sith because they’re exactly the same.

  2. ‘Twas a darn good yarn and a righteous movie.

    My questions/nitpicks:

    1) Ubj qbrf Vebazna trg njnl jvgubhg univat ‘n frperg vqragvgl’? Orvat n ovyyvbanver travbhf cynlobl cuvynaguebcvfg jub rirelbar nyfb xabjf vf Vebazna frrzf gb zr gb rkcbfr uvz gb zhpu zber evfx guna vs ur jrer whfg fbzr fpuzbr. (frr sbe vafgnapr nyy gur ceboyrzf evpu pryroevgvrf unir va gur erny jbeyq jvgu fvzcyr cncnenmmv naq penml fgnyxref.) Gur erfg ubyqf gehr fbzrjung jvgu rirelbar ryfr gbb.

    2) Ubj qbrf Avpx Shel fgvyy unir n wbo nsgre qvfborlvat beqref yvxr ur qvq? V pna’g vzntvar gung gur Jbeyq Frphevgl Pbhapvy jbhyq or pbcnprgvp nsgre uvz oernxvat gur punva bs pbzznaq gur jnl ur qvq jura ur gevrq gb fgbc gur ahxr. Rvgure ur jbhyq tb be gurl jbhyq tb, ohg gurl jbhyqa’g unir na nabqlar pbzzvggrr zrrgvat nsgre nyy gung unq unccrarq.

    3) Cerggl Erq-Unverq Ehffvna Fcvrf (CEEFf) nera’g jryy erprvirq ol gur HF zvyvgnel vaqhfgevny pbzcyrk vs frra pnibegvat jvgu ovt cynlref va gung pbzcyrk. Just sayin’.

    • (1) Guvf jnf xvaqn jung Veba Zna 2 jnf nobhg. Va zl urnq, nalobql jub eryvrf ba na Boivbhf Vanpprffvoyr Sbphf sbe 95% bs uvf cbjref vf n zbeba sbe abg univat n frperg vqragvgl.

      (2) V’z abg bireyl sbaq bs gur trareny gerngzrag bs Avpx va gur zbivrf… gung fnvq, V jbhyq or fubpxrq vs vg jbhyq or cbffvoyr gb qvfybqtr Shel jvgubhg ybgf bs frpergf pbzvat bhg. W. Rqtne vfa’g gur ynfg qbzrfgvp fcl gb unir qveg ba uvf obffrf.

      (3) Gur Jvqbj vf yvaxrq gb gur Pbyq Jne. Abg univat n Pbyq Jne nal zber znxrf ure vzcebonoyr. Ohg url, fb vf gur jubyr trareny fpugvpx.

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