# Pick a TV Gothamite, and tell us how they reacted to the AVENGERS movie Battle of New York. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842 "2013-11-13T18:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/1 "2013-11-13T18:15:35Z")
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? Well? ---
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/2 "2013-11-13T18:53:03Z")
It might be best not to refer to New York as “Gotham” in a thread about comic book heroes; that could be confusing. **Joker:** Hey! Who does this “Loki” think he is, anyway? _I’m_ the only one who’s allowed to cause chaos in Gotham! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/3 "2013-11-13T18:58:33Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > 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? > > Well? 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… ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/4 "2013-11-13T19:05:12Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > 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… “You might remember how I told you about the Five Dopplegangers? Well, Aunt Robin’s doppleganger, [Lesbian Robin](http://how-i-met-your-mother.wikia.com/wiki/The_Five_Doppelgangers) as we called her, had just started working for a [shadowy government organization called S.H.I.E.L.D](http://marvel-movies.wikia.com/wiki/Maria_Hill)…” ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/5 "2013-11-13T19:09:02Z")
> [@chrisk](#): > > “You might remember how I told you about the Five Dopplegangers? Well, Aunt Robin’s doppleganger, [Lesbian Robin](http://how-i-met-your-mother.wikia.com/wiki/The_Five_Doppelgangers) as we called her, had just started working for a [shadowy government organization called S.H.I.E.L.D](http://marvel-movies.wikia.com/wiki/Maria_Hill)…” D’oh! I so should have included that… ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/6 "2013-11-13T19:12:43Z")
> [@chrisk](#): > > “You might remember how I told you about the Five Dopplegangers? Well, Aunt Robin’s doppleganger, [Lesbian Robin](http://how-i-met-your-mother.wikia.com/wiki/The_Five_Doppelgangers) as we called her, had just started working for a [shadowy government organization called S.H.I.E.L.D](http://marvel-movies.wikia.com/wiki/Maria_Hill)…” What’s-her-Name’s presence in the Avengers was part of the reason I started the thread. 😉 > [@ricksummon](#): > > It might be best not to refer to New York as “Gotham” in a thread about comic book heroes; that could be confusing. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/7 "2013-11-13T19:19:27Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/8 "2013-11-13T19:29:51Z")
Do they have to be current New Yorkers? Because if not… “Lucy! You got some ‘splainin’ to do!” ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/9 "2013-11-13T19:54:53Z")
“Giddyup!” ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/10 "2013-11-13T20:07:57Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > “Giddyup!” And you are referring to? I ask because not all of us are telepaths. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/11 "2013-11-13T20:25:54Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 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. [Why aren’t there more pagans in the Marvel universe?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=525891) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/12 "2013-11-13T20:29:08Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > And you are referring to? I ask because not all of us are telepaths. Kramer, possibly. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/13 "2013-11-13T21:07:26Z")
George and Jerry in the Coffee Shop a few weeks after: GEORGE: I think me and the Red Headed one had a moment. JERRY: Oh, you’re crazy! GEORGE: WE LOCKED EYES!! JERRY: Of course you did. GEORGE: Well just for that, I’m gonna find out once and for all what Iron Man wears under that armor and I’m not gonna tell you! JERRY: Will that be before or after you introduce her to your mother? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/14 "2013-11-13T21:32:20Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/15 "2013-11-13T22:13:08Z")
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? * * * actually, that’s a pretty good question… ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/16 "2013-11-13T22:14:49Z")
in the shattered remains of the Central Perk coffee shop PHOEBE (to Ross): You and your so-called science. I told you pagan gods were real. Safe out in the far suburbs: CHANDLER (to Monica) Could I be any happier that we moved out here? On the NYC streets: JOEY (to Black Widow): How you doin? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/17 "2013-11-13T22:24:50Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > in the shattered remains of the Central Perk coffee shop > PHOEBE (to Ross): You and your so-called science. I told you pagan gods were real. > > Safe out in the far suburbs: > CHANDLER (to Monica) Could I be any happier that we moved out here? > > On the NYC streets: > JOEY (to Black Widow): How you doin? This is so far the high point of my day. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/18 "2013-11-13T22:45:02Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > This is so far the high point of my day. Mine, too. I was hoping someone would do a _Friends_ bit. Oscar: “Those damn superheroes left the city a bigger mess than my bedroom.” Felix: “No, they didn’t.” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/19 "2013-11-13T22:47:09Z")
_\_ Venkman: RAY! What the hell did you think of _this time_!? ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/20 "2013-11-14T00:01:31Z")
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