Against my better judgment I saw THOR: THE DARK WORLD this weekend. My opinion of it may be inferred by my many glowing remarks in the thread dedicated to it. I did enjoy Kat Dennings, though. And when she slapped Loki for his role in the devastation of New York, it occurred to me that Max from TWo Broke Girls would have had exactly the same reaction, except that she would have kicked him in the balls.
Which brings us to the thread topic. Pick a character from TV show based in New York City, and tell us how you think they reacted to the climactic battle in the AVENGERS movie. Did Barney Stinson hide under a bed and cry? Did Joan Watson grab a shotgun and decide to go down fighting?
Kids, this all happened in the summer of 2012, just after the Battle of New York. Hundreds were killed and billions of dollars of property were destroyed, but the whole incident moved me along in my path towards meeting your mother. Here’s the amusing story of how. Remember, at this point, your aunt Lily was teaching kindergarten, and your Aunt Robin was working for the local news station. On that day, their lives intersected…
What’s-her-Name’s presence in the Avengers was part of the reason I started the thread.
Many Dopers are comic book fans, but very few are idiots. I am confident that most of us know Batman’s home town was named “Gotham” as a reference to a common New York City nickname.
Honestly, I think the more interesting question would be how the world would react to the news that the Norse pantheon is real, alive, can see us all the time, and is capable of directly intervening in human affairs.
Theologians would be sorting through the fallout for centuries.
AUNT HARRIET: Oh, Alfred, that charming Mr. Loki was here today, and I practically promised that Bruce would be home this afternoon, so I could introduce them over tea! But here it is, nearly 3:15, and Bruce hasn’t so much as called me to let me know he’s on his way home! Do you suppose they might miss one another, Alfred?
ALFRED (soothingly): There, there, Madam: I’m certain that Master Bruce and Mr. Loki will be meeting, all in good time…
JJJ: PARKER! Aliens flew out of the sky, superheroes averted disaster, giant alien robots crushed building, and where were you when pictures needed to be taken?
