# Infinity war 'seen it' thread (spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 25, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115 "2018-04-25T19:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/81 "2018-04-29T18:55:37Z")
I just want to go on record and say that there was a thread about what 1970s song was going to be resurrected for a movie and I said _Rubberband Man_. Also, Peter Dinklage as a giant dwarf was a stroke of genius. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/82 "2018-04-29T19:05:42Z")
Favorite bit of acting - everyone who was dusted appeared understandably distressed by it (it apparently doesn’t hurt), except for Wanda: her parents are dead, Pietro is dead, Vision is dead - she looked happy/relieved to be going. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/83 "2018-04-29T19:10:10Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Favorite bit of acting - everyone who was dusted appeared understandably distressed by it (it apparently doesn’t hurt), except for Wanda: her parents are dead, Pietro is dead, Vision is dead - she looked happy/relieved to be going. My favorite was Peter knowing a lot earlier than the others, because of his spider sense, that he was fucked. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/84 "2018-04-29T19:15:15Z")
I wish that Marvel actually did a tie-in with Ben and Jerry’s. Who doesn’t want to try _Hulka Burning Love_ ice cream? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/85 "2018-04-29T19:15:55Z")
I have to think Banner’s inability to turn into the Hulk, and the Hulk shouting “No!” will somehow come into play in 4, though I’m damned if I know how. I don’t think it’s just because Thanos defeated Hulk and he’s scared, as suggested above - if anything, that should make Hulk more eager to fight him again. I saw the movie last night, and I have to admit it really punched me in the gut. The theater, which had been full of cheering and clapping people, was almost dead silent through all the credits. Followed by a buzz of wonder after the Fury/Hill/Capt. Marvel scene. But I’m still in the doldrums today. BTW, in Friday night’s “Agents of SHIELD”, there was a commercial for Avengers that showed a bunch of empty couches from some of their shows - Modern Family, GMA, Kimmel, followed by a promo for Infinity War and “playing now”. The innocent implication being that everyone from those shows is at the movies, but having seen it, the commercial has a much darker interpretation. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/86 "2018-04-29T19:17:37Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I saw the movie last night, and I have to admit it really punched me in the gut. The theater, which had been full of cheering and clapping people, was almost dead silent through all the credits. Followed by a buzz of wonder after the Fury/Hill/Capt. Marvel scene. But I’m still in the doldrums today. The same happened in theatre in which I was watching it. I loved the movie. 10 out of 10 for me. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/87 "2018-04-29T19:35:36Z")
There wasn’t any quiet in mine, kids were straight up sobbing all around me. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/88 "2018-04-29T21:45:43Z")
I agree with several of you that they did a really good job of tying in the multiple plotlines, and seguing between them. It’s interesting (and likely relevant) that all of the original Avengers are still alive (though we don’t know this for certain about Hawkeye yet). As we were driving home from the film, we were discussing who was gone, and my wife mentioned Groot. “But, wait!,” I said. “Groot isn’t gone! Part of him is in Stormbringer!” I have no idea if that’ll come into play or not, but I was tickled that I thought of it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/89 "2018-04-29T23:14:48Z")
I thought the Iron Spider suit was _cool_ (especially the auxiliary appendages) but character-wise I don’t like it (and, yes, I know it has shown up in the comic books). I want Spider-man’s powers and advantages to come from being Spider-man/Peter instead of coming from tech developed for him from someone else. I didn’t like the high tech suit in _Homecoming_, especially didn’t like that it had a built-in Jarvis-like OS. Having the suit taken away from him was great for plot/character since he had to battle the big bad without any Stark tech but the result was that it proved that he “earned”/“deserved” a high tech suit, setting that up to be the norm for this version of Spider-man. I’ve always loved the character for how _resourceful_ he can be, how he can make due and improvise. He’s so much more interesting as his own guy rather than as a Stark protege. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/90 "2018-04-29T23:17:53Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > As we were driving home from the film, we were discussing who was gone, and my wife mentioned Groot. “But, wait!,” I said. “Groot isn’t gone! Part of him is in Stormbringer!” _facepalms over my own typo_ Storm **breaker**. Stormbringer was Elric’s sword. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/91 "2018-04-29T23:33:23Z")
I also think that Hulk was scared to face Thanos again. The real world reason I think is they wanted Mark Ruffalo to have a chance to act and this movie was like 80% climax so he would normally just be the Hulk for most of it. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/92 "2018-04-29T23:41:29Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I agree with several of you that they did a really good job of tying in the multiple plotlines, and seguing between them. > > It’s interesting (and likely relevant) that all of the original Avengers are still alive (though we don’t know this for certain about Hawkeye yet). > > As we were driving home from the film, we were discussing who was gone, and my wife mentioned Groot. “But, wait!,” I said. “Groot isn’t gone! Part of him is in Stormbringer!” > > I have no idea if that’ll come into play or not, but I was tickled that I thought of it. 😃 I thought it was called Stonebreaker, which I thought was odd, but I didn’t hear what Dinklage said all that well. Stormbringer is much more apropos, although naming an axe after Elric’s soul-eating sword strikes me as a very bad idea. ETA: Stormbreaker? OK, that works far better. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/93 "2018-04-30T00:01:10Z")
Stormbringer, Stormbreaker – either way it’s a bit much, don’t you think? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/94 "2018-04-30T00:40:18Z")
I don’t think I’ve heard an audience as unhappy at the end of the movie since I saw The VVitch. I still think I was the only person in the theater who liked that one. As for the next Avengers, it both left me wondering how they’re going to push the reset button and reminded me of why I was and am looking forward more towards Ant-Man and Deadpool. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/95 "2018-04-30T00:49:14Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > ETA: Stormbreaker? OK, that works far better. In the comic books, Stormbreaker was the name of the Mjolnir-like warhammer which was made for [Beta Ray Bill](http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Beta_Ray_Bill_(Earth-616)) (by Eitri, in fact). ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/96 "2018-04-30T02:44:29Z")
Yeah, there was stunned silence in my cinema too. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/97 "2018-04-30T02:57:43Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I wish that Marvel actually did a tie-in with Ben and Jerry’s. Who doesn’t want to try _Hulka Burning Love_ ice cream? If I heard it correctly, it was _Hulka Hulka Burnin’ Fudge_, thankyouverymuch. And wasn’t Tony’s Ben & Jerry’s flavor _Stark Raving Nuts_? ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/98 "2018-04-30T03:55:14Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Maybe they’re not dead, and they’re just in a parallel universe. I had a thought about this. Didn’t Spiderman say “I don’t want to go” just before he fell apart? Not “I don’t want to die,” but “I don’t want to go.” Perhaps the universe divided in two. Everyone who crumbled went to a “spin-off” universe. Half of everyone is in the original universe, and the other half are now in the spin-off, with no means to contact each other. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/99 "2018-04-30T05:16:48Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > I had a thought about this. Didn’t Spiderman say “I don’t want to go” just before he fell apart? Not “I don’t want to die,” but “I don’t want to go.” Interesting thought, though my wife thinks that it was a Doctor Who reference; it was what [the David Tennant Doctor said just before he regenerated.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFQQVEd5LoM) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115/100 "2018-04-30T07:41:39Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > Perhaps the universe divided in two. Everyone who crumbled went to a “spin-off” universe. Half of everyone is in the original universe, and the other half are now in the spin-off, with no means to contact each other. Yes, exactly. It’s a very _Agents of SHIELD_ or _Star Trek_ story idea I suppose, but if there’s any Avenger who is capable of dimensional travel, they may be the key. Thor, maybe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115.md?page=6)