tigertooth Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Who's to say SHIELD didn't show up to investigate, though? Maybe they did, we just didn't see it in this movie. The story in this movie wasn't about SHIELD. It was about Thor, Jane, and Loki. Actually, come to think of it, they'd probably have wanted to take a look into Selvig's odd behavior as well. Here's a way to No-Prize it: Jane made a connection with SHIELD in the first Thor movie... ...so it's easy to imagine that when she first learned about anomalies, she kept SHIELD in the loop and basically served as SHIELD's unofficial eyes on the scene. Nobody knows that stuff better than she does, so it makes sense they'd let her check it out and report back. So basically, they did investigate it (and Selvig) via Jane Foster. Jane got too caught up in her hunky Norse god returning -- and being infected by an Infinity Stone -- to report back to SHIELD that serious shit was going down. Of course like you say, narratively speaking, they wouldn't have wanted to bring up the SHIELD thing since it's just checking off a box. SHIELD didn't play a role in the plot, so they wouldn't want to bring them up if there's no payoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 That thing about filling a void left by Mad Men is maybe the biggest stretch I've ever heard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I swear there was a throwaway line from Darcy where she said she tried calling SHIELD and they hung up on her or never called her back or something to that effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 There was. When she was trying to get a hold of Eric, she also tried SHIELD, and then the news report about Eric came on and her intern interrupted her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Can we set it up so that I just auto like every post by ultimodank? Lol at you guys desperately trying to excuse the cock ups in Thor 2 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 So figure I would help you guys out. The reason The Avengers did not show up is because they have their own shit going on. Little kids figure this stuff out reading the comics and grown adults act like this is hard to figure out. Also Netflix should try paying their bills and keeping King Of The Hill on instant watch, instead of pissing away money on original programming/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 How come we don't see all that shit? What is Hulk up to at the minute? He'd have been super useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 What is Hulk doing that's more important than stopping an elf from extinguishing all life in the universe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Trying to be a normal human? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Iron Man 3 is a lot worse than Thor 2 when it comes to WHERE THE FUCK IS SHIELD? Considering it takes place on American soil, has Iron Man inviting a terrorist to his house and then has said terrorist kidnapping the President. What level of clearance did they need to do anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Wait, why didn't Batman stop them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 How come we don't see all that shit? What is Hulk up to at the minute? He'd have been super useful. Because it is a Thor movie. Little kids figure this shit out easier than grown adults. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Further thoughts on Thor Thor just single handedly beat a bigger threat than the entire Avengers team did. What use would Cap or Iron Man be? Clearing people out of harms way? I liked the film more than you did but that was something that bugged me too. Granted it was more of a containable threat than in The Avengers, a handful of troops and one big bad as apposed to an entire army, but the threat, the end of the world, was the same. Apparently you guys don't read comic books? This has been an ongoing issue since super hero became a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 It's rarely an issue. I can think of one time in twenty+ years it bugged me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 What is Hulk doing that's more important than stopping an elf from extinguishing all life in the universe? The problem is that these aren't actual issues with the movie. It's just you demanding a different movie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 It's rarely an issue. I can think of one time in twenty+ years it bugged me. I'm not bothered by it, either- I'm just pointing out the dumb of the WHERE WAS THE HULK AND FALCON line we're gonna get from these guys until Marvel stops making movies. Thor has his comic. It's about Thor. Sometimes other people show up. But if every Thor comic ended with EVERYONE CAME TO HELP it 1. wouldn't be a Thor comic anymore and 2. The concept of 'everyone is here' wouldn't be special anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Why weren't the Avengers there? Because they fucking weren't. Shut up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Also, I love that we had 5 pages of how shitty Agents of SHIELD is followed by people being mad that SHIELD didn't show up in Thor. THESE CHARACTERS ARE AWFUL Y THEY NOT IN FEATURE FILM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 This is tremendous, you guys have the highest standards when it comes to pro wres logic, but when it comes to movies in the same "universe" it's all ok because comics. That is the entire gist of your argument. Someone else made a far better point - make the conflicts more personal and less OH MY GOD THE WORLD WILL END and it won't look as stupid. As it is, we had the Avengers show up to stop some aliens from conquering New York, but not showing up to stop an alien from killing the entire universe. I mean, the simple solution would be to not set it on Earth but I guess someone had a boner for London? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 "They were busy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 It's a genre trapping like how there is always a camera backstage at the right time in wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 So the Avengers is GTV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Tony destroyed his armor and is busy trying to heal his psyche and his relationship with Pepper. Cap is busy trying to adjust to life in the modern world. 'Tasha and Clint are on deep undercover missions and could not be reached in time. Bruce is off in some undeveloped 3rd world country keeping himself away from humanity again and being a doctor, with no easy access to news. The rest of SHIELD is dealing with various petty bullshit, and this major threat didn't present itself until it was nearly over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 You can't have nice things without suspension of disbelief. You have to take a leap sometimes. Unfortunately it is hard to do if you are too self conscious and focused on image and what other people might think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 But what about when Batman recovered from a broken spine by being punched in the back and swam away from a Nuke? All y'all motherfuckers were all over that. There's a definite double standard when it comes to Marvel vs literally any other form of entertainment and it's saddening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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