Marvel Movie Minute • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Minute Seventy Three: From Fury Readying His Sidearm to Fury Shaking His HeadJames Anderson and Colin Parker from the Timeline Scavengers podcast join us in this episode!
In the seventy-third minute of The Avengers...It’s a tension-filled minute! We start with Fury reaching for his gun because, as it turns out, Bruce has picked up the scepter. But... why? Is the scepter behaving? Is Loki in control of it in some capacity? There are questions we ask that we’re not even sure the filmmakers at the time had answers to, which is frustrating. Still, knowing down the road it’s the mind stone makes it make more sense, right?
The gamma readings trigger the system and Bruce runs to check, but why is the latitude/longitude giving a reading somewhere over the wilds of Quebec? And why is the helicarrier’s reading showing that it’s over Bermuda? Are these Easter eggs for someone in the crew? Was it intentional? Or were they goofs? We may never know.
But now the helicarrier’s blowing up like an 80s TV scifi show. Explosions out of the floor. Shaky cams equating a ship under attack. People flying through windows. It plays fine, but certainly gives us plenty to question. Regardless, Barton’s on the attack and our team is separated. Tune in!
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• James on Twitter
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• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
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• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Seventy Two: From Clint Drawing His Bow to Bruce Asking If They Want to Know His Secret to Staying CalmKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!
In the seventy-second minute of The Avengers...This minute clearly shows that the scepter is somehow influencing the group as we see several of them shaking their heads as if in a fog. But why is this the direction they chose to take? Does it make sense? Is it masterful storytelling or just confusing? We get a break in the tension as Bruce reveals an attempted suicide, which surprisingly is a moment that essentially canonizes a deleted scene from The Incredible Hulk. It’s a great moment, and allows the argument to stop, even if it’s Bruce who now uses it as a chance to start getting angry. Meanwhile, Clint shoots an arrow at the helicarrier. But it’s a cute arrow! Tune in!
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• Listen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and Kyle
• Check out Kyle’s other shows:
  • Cool Time Dice Hour
  • The Curiosity Codex
  • Sitting in the Dark
  • The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society
• Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+
• Join the conversation on Discord
• Script
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Seventy One: From Team Time Bomb to Clint Preparing HimselfKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!
In the seventy-first minute of The Avengers...Now Fury’s getting concerned that Bruce may hulk out. Why isn’t Natasha involved in the conversation any more? All she does in this minute is have a cutesy smirk after one of Tony’s quippy lines. Should she be given more here? Why is Tony so intent on getting Bruce to hulk out? Does it make sense here in the Helicarrier? The comments he and Steve throw at each other are not only great, they’re very accurate. This scene plays incredibly well. So why does Loki send a guy with a bow and arrow to attack instead of, you know, a missile or something? Tune in!
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• Listen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and Kyle
• Check out Kyle’s other shows:
  • Cool Time Dice Hour
  • The Curiosity Codex
  • Sitting in the Dark
  • The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society
• Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+
• Join the conversation on Discord
• Script
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Seventy: From Tony Wondering Why It’s About Him to A Chemical MixtureKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!
In the seventieth minute of The Avengers...More fighting, but now Steve’s getting some feelings out about Tony. Pretty soon, everyone’s arguing with everyone and we get a wonderfully magical shot as the camera pushes in on the scepter then goes up and over it, returning to the group now upside down. It’s a great way to demonstrate what’s happening here and why. Plus, it allows us to cut to Clint Barton, now in his very own quinjet with his very own troop as they approach the Helicarrier in preparation for battle. And it’s the scepter they seem to be using to find their way, but is that why it’s glowing? Or is it that it’s using its own powers to influence people, and by doing so is releasing the gamma Clint needs to find it? Or is it Loki somehow controlling it? Tune in!
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• Listen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and Kyle
• Check out Kyle’s other shows:
  • Cool Time Dice Hour
  • The Curiosity Codex
  • Sitting in the Dark
  • The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society
• Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+
• Join the conversation on Discord
• Script
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Sixty Nine: From Bruce Wondering About Natasha’s Manipulations to Steve Wondering About Tony’s WeaponsKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!
In the sixty-ninth minute of The Avengers...The argument continues! Tony and Bruce and Steve gang up on Nick. Bruce and Natasha are also arguing. We get Mark Ruffalo bringing up WMDs. And Nick blames everything on Thor! So who’s right in this argument? Why are they fighting? Does it feel like Fury’s flailing a bit to regain control? We may have issues with the writer/director but this dialogue and scene construction is fantastic. Tune in!
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• Listen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and Kyle
• Check out Kyle’s other shows:
  • Cool Time Dice Hour
  • The Curiosity Codex
  • Sitting in the Dark
  • The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society
• Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+
• Join the conversation on Discord
• Script
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Sixty Eight: From Natasha in Action to Loki Manipulating BannerKyle Olson from Marvel Movie Minute seasons 2 and 3 joins us in this episode!
In the sixty-eighth minute of The Avengers...Natasha’s figured things out. We love how she’s played Loki here. Her ‘thank you’ to him is particularly gratifying. The shots of her looking at Loki followed by Loki looking at her – though from a profile shot – do look a bit funky though. We talk a bit about the interior workings of the Helicarrier shot that gets us from the prison to the lab, even if it is a strange space that’s hard to make much sense of. 
But it does get us into the lab, and into the conversation that Kyle’s here for. It’s his favorite scene in the film, and we understand why. We get to discuss the teaming up of Tony and Bruce against Fury, and how that soon includes Steve. Considering how Steve stormed out earlier, it’s nice to see he’s now on their side, albeit not for long. 
Phase Two is introduced. Not the films, but the weapons, and we complain about the fact that they couldn’t come up with a different name. We also ponder Hydra’s and Zola’s involvement in continuing the development of Tesseract weaponry. There’s a lot going on in this minute and we’re here for it. Tune in!
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Film Sundries

• Listen to Season 2 and Season 3 of Marvel Movie Minute with Rob and Kyle
• Check out Kyle’s other shows:
  • Cool Time Dice Hour
  • The Curiosity Codex
  • Sitting in the Dark
  • The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society
• Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+
• Join the conversation on Discord
• Script
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Sixty Seven: From Lying and Killing to Figuring It OutRobin Burdge from Karate Kid Minute and Fright Night Minute joins us in this episode!
In the sixty-seventh minute of The Avengers...Loki continues his monologue to Natasha, and unfortunately says one of the most disgusting things ever said in a Marvel film. It really feels like the writer/director’s hand at work here, and it’s just gross. That aside, Loki’s full-on malicious to Natasha as he works to break her down, destroying her hope that Clint will be saved. But it’s all okay because it’s just another of her fake-outs! Right? Well, it does play effectively, as gross as the insult is. It’s just a shame that Natasha isn’t given other ways to trick villains. There’s also talk about what we’re seeing in the montage and how all of our heroes are uncovering unsavory truths about SHIELD and showing that no one is to be trusted. Tune in!
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• Script
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Sixty Six: From No Way Natasha Will Let Loki Out to Loki Lashing OutMatthew Costello, author of several works on politics and superheroes including Secret Identity Crisis: Comic books and the Unmasking of Cold War America, joins us in this episode!
In the sixty-sixth minute of The Avengers...We’re in the middle of the conversation/interrogation/manipulation match between Loki and Natasha. It’s a strong conversation and great minute in the film. Loki clearly got a lot of info out of Clint to use against Natasha, but would it have made sense for Clint to also have told Loki that she’d be expecting that? And that perhaps she’d be using that knowledge against Loki? We decide that it’s likely Loki’s hubris meant he never even asked Clint any more details beyond what he’d given already. The construction of the scene is great, particularly the reflection of Loki as he walks toward the glass to confront her. The performers are nailing their roles here. Its certainly gives us a lot to discuss. Tune in!
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• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Sixty Five: From Agent Romanoff Questioning Loki About Barton’s Mind to Loki Asking Her What She’d Do If He Vowed to Spare HimTravis Bow from the Reel Comic Heroes podcast and Marvel Events Timeline podcast joins us in this episode!
In the sixty-fifth minute of The Avengers...We continue our counseling session – I mean interrogation – between Loki and Natasha. Okay, so it’s really neither as she’s covertly made her way here to find out what Loki’s plans are with Agent Barton. All of this plays both of their strengths and make for an interesting scene between two people who love deception. Loki, for some reason, feels he’s got the upper hand as he starts asking her to open up, and finding that she will. It’s an interesting moment because she’s the one who now has the upper hand. He just can’t see it yet. We have a great conversation about this minute, and bid adieu to Travis after joining us for his last minute this season. Tune in!
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• Reel Comic Heroes podcast
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• Join the conversation on Discord
• Script
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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Minute Sixty Four: From Loki Craving Power and Vengeance to Loki Expanding Agent Barton’s MindTravis Bow from the Reel Comic Heroes podcast and Marvel Events Timeline podcast joins us in this episode!
In the sixty-fourth minute of The Avengers...Thor and Fury wrap up their conversation, and Fury takes it dark. Is he saying he wants Thor to torture his brother? Yikes! Meanwhile, Thor is making it all about him. That’s so Thor. What’s interesting is that Loki likely would be trying to take over Midgard because it was Thor’s regardless of whether Thor knew or not, but Thor turning the entire plot into one of vengeance on him does feel like maybe he’s forgetting some of all those valuable lessons he’d learned before.
We jump from there to find Loki in his cell, and lo and behold, Natasha’s managed to sneak up on him. How? And why? We decide it didn’t matter how, but it’s awfully funny as a potential character trait that she has to sneak in everywhere she goes because she’s just so good at it. As for why, it’s clearly part of her plot to get info from him. What’s interesting about the scene, though, is that both of them are tricksters and employ this sort of approach, plus Clint likely told Loki everything about her, so he should know she does this sort of thing. That puts her in a place where she’s proving here that she’s much better at it than Loki.
It’s a great minute, even if we do have some questions about the logistics and reasons. Tune in!
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• Reel Comic Heroes podcast
• Minute of Thieves on Instagram
• Instagram for Reel Comic Heroes
• Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+
• Join the conversation on Discord
• Script
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• Poster artwork
• Original Material
• Season 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on Instagram
• Season 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

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