Marvel Movie Minute • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Minute One Hundred Three: From Tony Incinerating a Few Pedestrians to Tony Incinerating a Few ChitauriFilm Critic Ewan Graf from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!
In the one-hundred-third minute of The Avengers...More Mark VII talk! We love the way Tony’s new suit attaches itself to him. But the pedestrians... wouldn’t they be incinerated? Or at least have their eyes filled with dust particles? That’s a fairly brutal spraying they get from Tony. At the very least, they’d be blown over. There’s chat about the POV shot we get through the mask then the HUD as it closes over Tony’s face, not to mention chat about the way the shot construction in these moments never quite lines up as well as it should.
Is Andy the only person who thinks of Robert Paulson when Tony brings up Phil? Perhaps...
This minute is the start of the blue beam! It’s quite a trope, and certainly does its job here. It also means we finally get to talk a LOT about the Chitauri as they start their journey through the hole into the skies over Manhattan. Is it disorienting for them to come out and essentially be flying straight down? Seems like it may be confusing. Tony’s got some cool mini-missiles in his shoulder, and there are lots of amazing shots in this minute. Too bad the enemy is so... bland. Tune in!
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Minute One Hundred Two: From Everything on Loki to The Mark VII Attaching to TonyFilm Critic Ewan Graf from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!
In the one-hundred-second minute of The Avengers...Tony’s finishing his response to Loki, and this is where he gets close to calling out the name of the film again in this scene. It plays, but it might be too clever by half. The real issue comes immediately afterward when Loki decides to try his mind control scepter tap on Tony’s chest, only to hit the arc reactor. While this is a funny gag, and certainly in the director’s style, it does lead to a question we have about what they’re trying to do with Loki by this point in the film. As the antagonist, it certainly seems like they’re diminishing him so they can build up the Chitauri army. Is that fair to him? Perhaps that’s why the end of this film feels a bit like it’s got an antagonist problem. Still, it is a funny line.
From there, we get to talk about Stark tech and how it perpetually seems to be ready at the very last possible second. First, why isn’t Tony more injured by the two times Loki tosses him? And how does Loki feel after that Mark VII blow to the face? This begins our conversation about the Mark VII, the way it emerges, and the start of it attaching itself to Tony. It’s pretty cool. Tune in!
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Minute One Hundred One: From Loki’s Periodic Reminder About the Chitauri to Tony Acknowledging Loki’s Army Might Come.TwitchTV’s MarvelousTay joins us in this episode!
In the one-hundred-first minute of The Avengers...It’s been just enough time that we needed to have the Chitauri mentioned again. Tony doesn’t seem to care because as he says, “We have a Hulk.” It’s a fun line, but he doesn’t say “the Hulk” or just “Hulk”... is he implying he knows more about where these gamma experiments are going to go? Or it is just how it’s written? It’s more of the fun confrontational conversation between these two. It’s a battle of the egos, truly. But this is where we really get to see what Tony’s trying to do. Aside from pour himself some whiskey and drink it, he also manages to get his bracelets on without Loki noticing. 
Sure, there’s an illogical reply from Tony at one point, but just chalk it up to his grandstanding. It all plays really well. Tune in!
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Minute One Hundred: From A Barrier of Pure Energy to Tony Pouring Himself a DrinkTwitchTV’s MarvelousTay joins us in this episode!
In the one-hundredth minute of The Avengers...JARVIS tells Tony that the Tesseract’s barrier is pure energy. So... should Tony have maybe realized something like that and not blasted at it? And meanwhile, was Loki just standing below giggling as he watched Tony’s attempt? What this leads to – plan B – is Tony landing on his platform and letting the car wash take the Mark VI off. This may be the last time we get to see the outfit except maybe on display. But it’s a chance for Tony and Loki to head inside and confront one another.
Tony’s great at this sort of scene. It’s all about his ulterior motives – getting his Mark VII bracelets on – which will happen in tomorrow’s minute, but today, he gets things set up. He tells Loki he’s threatening him and offers him a drink. He also runs down the list of heroes that he has to stop Loki, even going so far as to call them The Avengers. That’s right, we get the title of the film called out in this minute. It only too 100 minutes of screen time to get here! 
We love Loki’s reaction to hearing his brother brought up, and it’s clearly no accident that Tony mentions him first. Plus, Tony pokes fun at Loki’s scepter by giving it its own nickname, earning it its spot in our Tony Nickname Tracker! (It’s #6 from this film, for those wondering.) All in all, it’s a great conversation between two characters with massive egos, and a great conversation with our guest. Tune in!
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Minute Ninety-Nine: From Fury Looking at Coulson’s Cards to Tony Blown Back by the Tesseract Barrier’s EnergyLachlan Thiele from the Quiet on Set podcast joins us in this episode!
In the ninety-ninth minute of The Avengers...Fury responds to Maria Hill’s comment about where Coulson had his cards, letting us in on his big lie. Knowing what we know about the deleted scenes with her, this moment actually feels like a point where the character makes a shift, starting to see what he sees. It’s a great moment, and is weighed heavily by Fury’s comment about them needing a push, which feels very much on par with Coulson’s dying words. It still leaves us thinking gross thoughts about how Fury got the blood on the cards.
From there, however, we shift to the start of act three as Tony, Natasha, Steve, and Clint head out of the helicarrier to find the Tesseract and stop Loki. We’re still left with some helicarrier departure questions, like is it safe to actually fly under the helicarrier at this point? Yeah... we didn’t think so.
Tony heads to Stark Tower, though the shots seem to suggest he did a few zigzags to get there, perhaps to get a better reaction from Erik? May not have mattered, because Erik’s in crazy town, too excited about what the Tesseract is up to. He’s an interesting character, and we debate what he’d be doing with the Tesseract if Loki hadn’t taken over his mind. We think he’d likely be doing these experiments anyway. 
But Tony blasts the Tesseract and is thrown back. Selvig’s also hit and knocked unconscious, but why didn’t that blast rip his clothes apart or anything? He was awfully close to ground zero. Regardless, we do get a glimpse of our waitress again! Tune in!
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Minute Ninety Eight: From Steve Entering the Sick Bay to Hill Revealing the Actual Location of Coulson’s Cards
Playwright Dean O’Carroll joins us in this episode!
In the ninety-eighth minute of The Avengers...Steve finds Natasha in the sick bay and seems to have forgotten that she flew him to Stuttgart and back in a quinjet as he asks her if she knows how to fly one. Okay, so the line is really only there to get Clint in the room where he and Steve meet, but it’s an awkward line. But Clint is better and seems to be ready for action! That means it’s been over an hour and a half before we actually get to have Hawkeye be a hero in the film. Phew.
That leads us to our let’s-kick-off-act-three-with-a-heroes-getting-ready-montage montage! Thor’s in the field in New Jersey (actually Ohio) whipping up a storm and calling the lightning. Tony fixes his mask and dons it. Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Captain America all grab their weapons and head to a quinjet. It’s exciting stuff! We get to chat a bit about Black Widow’s Bite as we see Natasha test it. We also get to ponder Steve ever calling anyone ‘son’ and why it doesn’t quite work for us. We also ponder how Thor actually figures out where he’s going.
As the minute draws to a close, we see Maria Hill join Nick Fury in the bridge. Fury’s looking at the bloody trading cards, and Hill reveals that she knows they’d been in Phil’s locker, not his pocket. We’re setting up Fury’s response. Should be a good one. Tune in!
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Minute Ninety Seven: From Tony’s Thoughts on Fury’s Fifing to Selvig Busy on the Top of Stark Tower
Playwright Dean O’Carroll joins us in this episode!
In the ninety-seventh minute of The Avengers...We wrap up our conversation about Tony and Steve dealing with the aftermath of Coulson’s death. While Tony comes to terms with losing him, Steve tries to get them back on track and focused on Loki’s search for a power source. Tony seems stuck on Coulson, and realizes that Loki made it personal. We debate Tony’s logic through this conversation as he goes from this to Loki’s power source being his own tower in the heart of Manhattan. How does he logically make these leaps? We’re not entirely sure, but they do start using theatre references and we’re here for it. Plus, we get a bit of crazy Erik Selvig on the top of Stark Tower. How did he get there though? Tune in!
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Minute Ninety Six: From ‘Red in My Ledger’ to ‘We Are Not Soldiers’Matthew Fox from the Superhero Ethics Podcast and season 4 joins us in this episode!
In the ninety-sixth minute of The Avengers...We wrap up our conversation about Clint and Natasha as she, once again, brings up the red in her ledger. Does this play? We certainly have thoughts. We also talk about Steve finding Tony in the detention area as they talk about the loss of Coulson. The scene plays well and brings interesting dynamics into their relationship and this moment. When did Steve make the decision to get back in the fight and try bringing them together? Off screen, we suppose. The idea of soldiers/non-soldiers and why they fight is a big point of discussion for sure. Tune in!
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Minute Ninety Five: From Clint Unsure of Loki’s Whereabouts to Natasha CompromisedMatthew Fox from the Superhero Ethics Podcast and season 4 joins us in this episode!
In the ninety-fifth minute of The Avengers...We’re nearing the end of the conversation in the sick bay between Natasha and Clint. This minute, their dialogue leads to several issues we have. One, didn’t Clint know more of the plan? It seems to be convenient for the plot for him to not know now as we need Tony to make the discovery shortly, but it doesn’t make a lot of sense. Two, Natasha’s a spy, not a soldier? Since when? Three, are we now meant to believe that Loki’s comments to Natasha earlier really did have an impact on her? We do like that this minute shows Natasha as someone willing to take on Loki by herself if that’s what it takes. Plus, Clint finally drinks the water! Tune in!
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Minute Ninety Four: From Brain Play to Loki Got AwayMatthew Fox from the Superhero Ethics Podcast and season 4 joins us in this episode!
In the ninety-fourth minute of The Avengers...Natasha and Clint continue their conversation as Clint works through the dregs of Loki’s mind control. The bg question, of course, is why does she pour him water then never give it to him? But seriously, this minute does give us a chance to discuss Barton’s mansplaining the trauma of being under mind control to someone who’s been-there-done-that. And she gently reminds him of that. But shouldn’t he know that? We also ponder his question about why he’s here, giving it several different interpretations. There’s the debate about who’s responsible for the deaths at their hands when under mind control. Is writing it out as the mind stone too easy an out? And, of course, there’s the ever technical cognitive recalibration. Tune in!
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