Thank you all!!

[sandy79]

First things first - thank you all so much for the wonderful birthday messages that filled my inbox (both here and on LJ) today. I felt very much loved by you all, and my heart is still trying to calm down from the joy you brought to me. Once again, thank you all so much for them; every message will be saved and treasured for eternity, promise!

But what kind of birthday gal would I be if I wouldn't share a bit of "virtual" birthday cake with you all? I didn't get most of it explicit today, but it all came together just right on time.

A) A Meme, snagged from daria234 (among others)

Fandoms: White Collar, MCU, SPN, NCIS LA, Magnificent Seven (the TV show, not the movies), Leverage, Rizzoli & Isles, Lethal Weapon (only Season 1), Lucifer (only Season 1), Almost Human, Star Trek Reboot

Give me a show/movie/fandom and I’ll tell you:

- my favorite female character
- my favorite male character
- my otp
- my ot3
- my rare pair
- my anti otp
- my favorite pair of enemies/rivals/antagonists
- my favorite cast member
- a character I’d die defending
- a character I just can’t sympathize with
- a character I grew to love


B) Two new pics from Matt's latest Todd Snyder campaign (plus one new favorite; click on the thumbs to see them full-size)




C) Some new Avengers: Infinity War posters (that you might have seen already; click on the thumbs to see them full-size)



Red (Tony Stark, Dr. Stephen Strange, Wong, Peter Parker)
Yellow (Wanda Maximoff, Vision, Sam Wilson, James Rhodes)
Green (Natasha Romanoff, T'Challa, Bruce Banner, Okoye)
Purple (Thor, Peter Quill, Gamora, Rocket, Groot, Drax)
Blue (Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Shuri, Nebula, Mantis)

Guess which one is my favorite out of these five? XD Though I gotta say, Chris Hemsworth looks mighty fine as Thor, too. Now, all this gal needs is a physical proof that my favorite archer is also part of this intergalactical "party", and I'm a very camper. Alas, there's more to come about Infinity War, but I have to sort through it first. So be prepared!

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Answers part I

[sandy79.livejournal.com]

sorry for the late answer, had to rewatch it ;) (not sorry for the long answers)

- my favorite female character

I know, I said that Natasha is my favorite MCU character, but for this movie, I must say Wanda. She already was great in "Age Of Ultron", especially in her scenes with Clint, but here, she's confident about her powers - until that incident in Africa, the proposition of the Sokovia Accords, and finally being locked up in The Raft threatens to shatter her completely. Kudos to Elizabeth Olsen to give her so many layers, and I hope we see a bit about Sam, Scott, Clint and Wanda adjusting to being free again in Infinity War.

- my favorite male character

A tie between my two absolute favorite MCU characters - Bucky and Clint. Bucky, because we not only finally get a look into all the decades he spent as Winter Soldier, but also how hard he tries to reclaim what's left of the guy he was some 70 years ago after "The Winter Soldier". And while he's, pretty much, the center of the movie (storytelling-wise), he has, again, way less dialogue than other characters, but Sebastian evens the field with all the various expressions he displays throughout the movie - the cold, detached look he has as the Winter Soldier, the determined, yet desperate when he's in Romania, the guilt-laden when they're in Sibiria, and last but not least, the kind of resignated look in the mid-credit scene in the Wakandian lab.

Clint, because even though he knows that this new "mission" might cost him dearly, he's there for them all when Steve calls, is there for Wanda (he can't shake that he's a Daddy!), and I like to think he's also there for them when they're locked up in The Raft, together with Sam. Clint is, in many ways, the backbone of the Avengers, and he's not afraid to speak up against Tony, even goes as far as calling it out that he, Tony, should "watch his back" with Ross. Plus, he has some of the best lines throughout the movie!

- my otp

Steve/Bucky. Sure, it looks like a neverending uphill battle for most part of the movie, especially for Steve, but nonetheless, he never, ever wavers in his belief, in his faith in Bucky. He clings to the hope that somewhere deep down, the man opposite/next to him is still the same man he became friends with in the streets of Brooklyn over 70 years ago. And in the end, he's willing to give it all up for him - the shield, his freedom, his status as "Sentinel of Liberty". And if that's not some kind of special love these two have, then I don't know.

- my ot3

Steve/Bucky/Sam ;) 'Nuff said XD

- my rare pair

Don't know if it actually counts as "rare pair", but Bucky and Sam are a hoot together XD All those underlying "old best friend vs new best friend" vibes while both are looking out for their common friend, and Steve's actually completely unaware of that ;) (or if he is, he chooses to ignore them!).