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Of the list from the first article, I feel 100% confident in saying that Jared and Milo are least likely to attend. Jared's always said that he'd be open to GG reunion stuff but June is his break from filming Supernatural (which has no end in sight) so I don't know how willing he'd be to sacrifice that time from his family (he doesn't seem that in demand for non-SPN projects otherwise I'd include that as another reason) for a panel reunion of a show that's been gone for so many years. A reunion movie or miniseries would be different but I don't think that's ever going to happen. I also don't think Milo will be there because it always seems like actors who date and then break up always avoid each other unless there's some external factor (ie, contract obligations like what happened when Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush divorced but remained on One Tree Hill or Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder both continuing to be on Vampire Diaries after their relationship ended). Plus, Alexis is married and we all know that there would be that one idiot in the audience who'd start yelling for them to get back together and that would just be uncomfortable for everyone no matter how amicable the split. I do think that Sutcliffe will probably be there and I could see Patterson going as neither is setting the acting world on fire and could use the exposure. I'd love to see Liza and Keiko on the panel and to hear their thoughts on their characters respective stories. ASP better move heaven and earth to get Kelly and Edward to show up because they should be there above everyone aside from Lauren and Alexis. Should be a fun panel and I'm glad they're doing this. I think the writer of the second article saw the show when it originally ran but hadn't seen it in years at the time of publication. I feel like I can refute most of the claims made but even I can only do that thanks to my own recent rewatch, so I'll cut her some slack.

I haven't watched this show since the Bobby episode of season 6 but I tuned in for this one and it was really fun. I won't rehash what everyone else has already posted but I do agree with you on how great it was. One thing that never gets old for me is That Look Dean gets whenever the subject of Wincest comes up. It just sends me into a fit of giggles.

It could make for an interesting one off fanfic though. When I first read about this last night I was stumped at first because I couldn't figure out how Regina could pull it off. Rumpel tore Milah's heart from her body, to start, and then there's the problem of Regina not existing yet and therefore having trouble tapping into magic. Emma seemed to only be able to do it last season because she's innately magical so Regina should have a harder time. Then I remembered that Regina only got her magic back when she inhaled that book ink in the season 2 premiere and her expertise at taking hearts. So, I decided that Regina would make this ill advised quest to the past under the assumption that she'd somehow screw Emma the way Emma did her but not know all the details. Does she even know that Hook's Milah is Rumpel's ex and Neal's mom? Because I feel like she doesn't. Anyway, she arrives, manages to find Rumpel's domicile and, through pure luck (which is the biggest reason this whole thing would ever work), manages to break in, inhale some ink, and leave without him realizing it (say, while he's meeting with Smee about the bean). Then she Apparates to the Jolly Roger to save Milah and start the process of returning back to the present. She arrives just as Milah's leaving for the Rumpel confrontation scene. She takes her heart and swaps it with a kitchen maid as one of the dockside inns, so that she can have complete control and make it seem like Milah dies when the time is right. Then she sends her on her way as originally happened without knowing she's under control ala Graham and that Lost Boy. Milah reveals herself, they return to the ship, Hook does his sleight of hand with the bean, Rumpel rages at Milah for abandoning Bae, takes her heart and squeezes it to dust. Regina's watching from the docks and uses her control over Milah's heart to have her fall, say her last goodbyes to Hook, and then act dead. She then witnesses Hook losing his hand, declaring his desire and determination for revenge, Rumpel Disapparating, and then the crew have the funeral for Milah. Just when the body is dropped in the water, Regina Accios it to her side, returns the heart, and takes them back to the present ready to mess with Emma. I agree, the person who would truly be messed with at the end of the day would be Regina. She'd bring Milah back but Emma would be the least of her worries. She'd have Belle, Rumpel and Milah herself confronting her. I agree that Hook would be happy that Milah was alive but stay with Emma as he'd moved on in the centuries that passed. Emma would feel insecure about Milah's return but take a step back so as not to pressure Hook one way or the other. I would say that Henry and Snow would be angry at Regina for intentionally trying to screw up Emma's love life but they'd both just reason away her actions so they can just observe. Belle would be pissed and I could even see her wondering if the marriage was legal. Rumpel would, of course, be angry that one of his victims lived and was a walking reminder of just how horrible he can be as the Dark One. Milah, while feeling some gratitude that she wasn't killed, would still be pissed at Regina I think. She'd come to the present ready to continue her life only to see that her partner was now in love with someone else. Then there's the Neal wrinkle. Milah may have left him, and we can debate how sincere she was when she told Rumpel that she regretted that decision, but I definitely believe that she never wished he was dead. Coming forward to learn that he'd died, and at the hand of Regina's sister no less (show's view), should piss her off royally. If Henry decides he doesn't want to get to know her at the same time (which is possible as he's only interacting with Rumpel for Regina's benefit and doesn't show much more interest in the Charmings these days), then that would just be salt in the wound for her. If the show were to go there, which I don't think they will as they showed almost no interest in Milah the first time around, then it should be presented as more evidence of how Regina is her own worst enemy and that she needs to learn that she'll be a lot happier in life if she stops trying to hurt others. It shouldn't be presented as a quid pro quo situation where she wrecks Emma's love life on purpose and gets away with it because now they'd be even.

Padma could honestly be worried about gaining weight. I remember reading an article about her during season 6 and she actually complained about how she would typically gain about ten pounds while the seasons would shoot. She said that she would then work extra hard at losing them and seemed dead serious at being horrified at this side effect of being on the show. I think the pressure to be stick skinny in Hollywood probably surrounds her every minute she's awake.

While I admittedly tend to get a twitch when shows or movies set stories during historical times and then blatantly disregard the details, I whole heartedly want them to ignore history on this point and arrange for Elizabeth to somehow make her way to France and meet Mary. I honestly don't know if it will happen but I SO want it.

I think the reason we haven't seen Margot yet is because she's still really young. Claude was a legit teenager during this time but Margot wasn't even ten yet so there would be limitations as to her contributions to the over all story. I would like to see her very much, as she was the sibling left standing, but a glimpse of her playing with young Henri and Charles every few episodes would be nice. I do agree, however, that a lot of Margot's personality is being applied to Claude but I don't think we're supposed to think Margot doesn't exist. We're just going to get to know Claude and see her cause trouble for Catherine and Bash instead. I do hope we get some loving scenes coming up with Catherine as she was her favorite daughter. I don't know why they changed the names of the twins but I also don't understand the names they came up with for the Four Marys either so I'll just sit over here and hope we get a reasonable explanation (ie, middle names maybe).

Good point. Then that's the secret, way too subtle, reason Emily was pushing for an after the fact wedding for them. She knew it couldn't possibly be legal and planned to make it so while simultaneously throwing the wedding she'd had in her head all those years.

I actually agree with you that the show was very inconsistent when it came to Christopher's involvement in Rory's life after she was born but I think that the inconsistencies really only started in the last couple of years of the series. The first two seasons, in particular, are actually very consistent about how often he was a part of Rory's life growing up. We knew that Rory saw and spoke to him enough that she recognized him and was comfortable running to him for a big and enthusiastic hug and that they showed great affection for one another. On the other hand, he'd never been to Stars Hollow until his arrival in season 1 and the drive wasn't exactly far from Hartford (we have no information on when me moved). We also know that Rory never visited him in California, but I'll chalk that up to lack of funds on both sides. He wasn't comfortable revealing his financial troubles to Lorelai (not a Rory issue) but also didn't hesitate to ask Rory to lie to her about them (a major problem), though she thankfully told the truth when Lorelai heard the story from other townie sources. It's also flat out stated, by Christopher himself, Lorelai, Sookie, Rory, and Sherry during his various appearances in the first couple of seasons that he wasn't around and couldn't be depended on to keep his promises of visits. Now, Chris and Sherry both talked about it in terms of how much he regretted his choice to stay away, Lorelai mentioned it in the context of letting him know that he didn't have to continue that behavior, Rory with an attitude of hope that this time he'd change, and Sookie only mentioned it during the season 2 premiere in the context of how Lorelai deserved to be happy after the hardship of raising Rory all alone (her words) and doing such a good job. No one talked about it like he was Satan or anything but it was stated enough that I think we were supposed to take it at face value and had the added bonus of setting up the 'Chris is finally ready, willing and able to commit to Lorelai and Rory but, wait, Sherry's pregnant and now he can't' finale ending. Season 3, with Rory's outburst (still one of my favorite scenes from Bledel, she really sold the pain of the daughter who'd been hurt yet again but wasn't going to push it aside this time), was the last time we really had any comments on Chris' failings as a father until season 5 when the show started, IMO, whitewashing the character to sell a love triangle over Lorelai. Then we started seeing a lot of those inconsistencies that just created confusion. I know that many in the audience remained vocal about wanting his failures to be addressed and the show somehow made it worse by having Lorelai coddle him in season 7 while still describing herself as a single mother. They wanted to address the fan issues with the character without actually addressing them, which I think would have easily been the more interesting story. I really wish that the Gilmores had behaved differently about Chris as well. I don't think they should have hated and vilified him the way the Haydens did with Lorelai, but they treated him like the golden child who could do no wrong while taking the next breath to remind Lorelai how shameful it was that she got pregnant. I get that Chris was willing to marry her and do the 'honorable thing' but he still got their daughter pregnant. Surely two people who can and will hold grudges like the Gilmores would keep Chris at arms length for Lorelai's pregnancy? Yet they loved him and seemed to prefer him to their own child. I could understand it if they came to see that Chris failed their beloved granddaughter and got some perspective on how hard it was for Lorelai to raise Rory without him around but that didn't happen. Emily was witness to Rory's hurt and resentment in Haunted Leg, and even told him to leave firmly if kindly, yet there was no fallout from that incident. She continued to want Lorelai to marry Chris, telling me that she really didn't think highly of her daughter that she'd want her to be with someone SHE KNOWS hurt her so much. Then, and this is what really annoys, Lorelai finally marries Chris like they always wanted, gets divorced a couple months later, and nothing. No anger at the shame of their daughter eloping abroad only to divorce a couple months later? No upping the ante on holding it against her like she and Richard did with the teenage pregnancy? No passive aggressive comments on wasting money on those wedding arrangements? Surely a quickie marriage and divorce would get the tongues wagging among the same peers who would have gossiped about the pregnancy back in the day, yet the Gilmores didn't show any concern over that. If their attitude towards Chris had changed with the divorce, like they'd been pretending for 22 years and could finally stop now that Lorelai had done what they wanted, that would be one thing but they continued to treat him as they always did just without the guilt trips on Lorelai. It's baffling. I've always wished that Chris' presence on the show had been about building his relationship with Rory, paralleling Lorelai's with her parents. If he'd been brought on as Lorelai's childhood BFF, who couldn't get his act together for 16 years but was finally growing up and determined to make up for his failings, without any romantic potential hanging overhead, I think I would have loved him. Christopher Returns actually seems to take that attitude until he and Lorelai have sex on the balcony. Their dynamic plays like old friends who happen to share a kid. It's only when they have sex and Chris tries to convince her to marry him that the show loses me and it just continued to be 100% predictable after that. We all know that Sutcliffe's lack of availability is why he wasn't in very many episodes in season 3 but the rewatches tell me that they learned of that issue at the end of season 2. I'm convinced that the plan was to end the season with Lorelai and Chris firmly together. For her story it was to take the place of her now damaged friendship with Luke, distracting her until such time as she was willing to truly apologize for her actions and mend fences. A stable and committed relationship for them would also contrast with Rory cheating on Dean with Jess but unwilling to be the one to end the relationship. I think that final shot of the Girls at the start of the wedding was meant to show Rory's indecisiveness next to Lorelai's happiness but Sutcliffe wasn't available for more than a few episodes beyond that so they rewrote it with Sherry's pregnancy. If he had been available and was signed in time, I could actually see him being a regular in season 3, with the relationship starting to show cracks once Lorelai fixed her friendship with Luke (like season 7 when she focused on Chris as a way of not dealing with her heartache over Luke) and then coming to a head in season 4 and them breaking up once and for all (and, who knows, maybe Emily's dislike of Jason would have been her coming to realize that she disliked Chris and then he and Richard could have a falling out over a business deal or investment gone wrong-did we ever learn exactly what Chris did for a living before his deus ex inheritance?). I don't see the Palladinos putting Lorelai and Luke together until the end of the series without the network stepping in (which I believe they did), so the final seasons would be played with the 'will they won't they' trope. I really wish, if the show absolutely had to do a Long Lost Daughter story with Luke (and, no they did not) that it had been with Rachel as a result of her season 1 stay. We knew that she had a hard time staying in one place, that she often felt like Stars Hollow was too small for her, that she tried to make it work with Luke but left him because of his obvious feelings for Lorelai, and that he had a hard time trusting her as a result of their history. Her learning of a pregnancy shortly after leaving, but choosing not to tell him initially as a result of the season 1 fallout, but coming to regret said decision and return to introduce the kid to Luke, would have worked much better if only because we'd actually seen their brief history as well as being told about it. Plus, Rachel seemed to genuinely like Lorelai even if she felt some resentment about Luke's feelings so that would have made for an interesting dynamic and I can see Rachel seeking Lorelai out even if Luke chose to remain brain dead about telling her about the kid. If they really wanted their old pal Sherrilyn to play the role of Luke's baby momma just bring her in as the new Rachel rather than create a woman the audience had no history with.

I thought it was really interesting seeing how gun shy the team still is from Genoa. So gun shy, in fact, that they refused to get on the air and report the basic facts of the early minutes: that there was an explosion at the finish line of the Marathon. They didn't have to confirm bombing, gas leak, or whatever, but they certainly should have at least moved faster to just get something on the air. I agree that Twitter is not the next stage of the news but countless people all tweeting the same thing: that something terrible happened, they're terrified, and it was at the finish of the Marathon is not a conspiracy to mess with the news. I'm sure they'll get their confidence back by series end and will get on the air in time to cover such a story.

I could live with a character not taking advantage of an amazing opportunity if what they have at present is enough and said opportunity is just a bonus. Look at Friday Night Lights. Coach Taylor was offered the position of head coach of the Dillon superteam in the final episodes of the show. It would have been amazing money and the chance to cement his status as a coaching legend. Yet, he turned it down. A part of the reason was that his wife, Tami, was also offered an amazing opportunity out of state but the key to Coach Taylor is that he gets his coaching satisfaction from being the King Maker, not the Emperor. The final scene of the series has him as the new head coach of a struggling team near Tami's new job and he's ready and eager to turn these players into kings the way he did with his Panthers and Lions back in Dillon. I think the problem with this trope is that the character in question so often is shown to hate their existing circumstances when the offer comes along so they look unbelievably stupid for not taking them. For a character like Coach Taylor, we saw how much happier he was making kings than being one himself, so him turning down the amazing coaching offer in Dillon makes sense for his character. This trope would cease to be an issue if shows would just lay the groundwork better.

I agree. I think that they were pleasantly surprised at how well Kelly and Edward connected with the audience despite some nasty comments to Lorelai in the first season that they decided to see how far they could push the envelope. Kelly and Edward kept their characters human but the writing just took them from deeply flawed parents who still wanted to have a relationship with Lorelai to two people who seemed to full on hate her by the series end (excluding the finale). No matter how talented Kelly and Edward are, the goal of the series should have been to take the elder Gilmores from their strained relationship with Lorelai to a more open one where the love and support was apparent. They would never get to have the kind of relationship that Lorelai had with Rory but they could at least have seemed to like being around each other and it never felt that way to me. Going back to the romantic relationships, I really wish that the Palladinos had done a better job there too, but I also think they were just blind as to how the men came across. A few of the behavioral choices were intentional I think, like Dean dumping Rory after she couldn't say 'I love you' so that the audience would feel maximum sympathy for her or the, IMO, directorial choice of having Rory act like she was in an abusive relationship with Dean so that the audience would support the later relationship with Jess. And I won't even get into them changing Luke's amusing and harmless rants from the first couple of seasons to over the top tirades of a crazy anger management candidate from the rest of the series. I think they had these scenarios in their heads when they planned out each season but then went overboard in setting them up and the show suffered for it. After all my rewatching I'm still completely on the Jess hate train. I actually don't mind his attitude generally as I think Liz's failures as a parent was the clear reason for it but I absolutely hate everything about him and Rory before he left the show. I hate that he actively tried to undermine her relationship with Dean simply because he didn't like him (that 'what do you talk about' line still bugs me because we saw them talk about books, movies, and general town stuff so, while Dean was only ever going to be the First Boyfriend, he wasn't an idiot and shut up Jess) and, while I appreciate his season 3 honesty about not wanting to do any more town functions because he was no longer trying to steal her from Dean (his words), I still hate that he did it in the first place. Rory doesn't earn any favors from me either, as I think she wanted to keep the Dean relationship but liked having a second guy around who liked her, but I didn't actively hate her role in the Jess shenanigans until she chose to stay with Dean and then kissed Jess behind his back. All that said, I do think that Jess had the best character arc of anyone on the show and it's sad that this happened to a character that spent most of the series off screen. If only some of that good arc planning had been applied to the Girls or Luke, just think of all the awesome that could have happened.

This is really random but the Death Watch poll has got me thinking about Marian's (IMO) inevitable death and I've decided that I want Robin to kill her. I want it to be horrifying and clear that this is not a reason to root for him. I want it to be so appalling that even Regina can see it for what it is and runs the other way rather than rejoice at no longer having an obstacle to her 'soulmate'. I want this to ultimately lead to Regina realizing that a tattoo is just a tattoo and that she has no feelings for Robin without its influence. Then Robin can be kicked off the show so we don't have to pretend he's a good guy anymore. Finally, the show can bring in a real love interest for Regina who makes sense for her character, doesn't have a preexisting True Love, and opens more story possibilities.

Me either but I could forgive it as part of the show's premise, had they gone there.

I rewatched the Mia episode from season 2 today and I finally figured out what was bothering me about it: not the actress or how the character was written, but the conversation with Emily. That was the perfect time for the show to actually take the extra step necessary to make it clear to Emily how deeply unhappy and depressed Lorelai was when she ran away. She hadn't wanted to hear it from Lorelai herself the previous year in Emily in Wonderland but a third party who witnessed Lorelai's emotional state in the immediate aftermath of leaving Hartford could have benefitted the character a great deal. I think the conversation should have included Mia revealing to Emily that she hadn't sent Lorelai home because she'd assumed that she ran from an abusive home. She'd then reveal that a full year went by before she could get Lorelai to talk about her parents and home life enough to learn that she hadn't been. It would have been better for both Emily and Richard to hear such a perspective but one would have been better than nothing. That is one of my regrets for the show, that neither Gilmore ever truly understood just how depressed Lorelai was when she ran away. They always treated it as a childish tantrum that was designed to make them look bad. They never saw that, despite all the money and what it provided, they had failed to provide Lorelai with love and emotional support. That she'd grown up feeling like a burden rather than beloved. That even a little of the affection and devotion they showed Rory would have been enough to keep her from running away. It's a shame that the Palladinos didn't seem to look upon therapy favorably because their characters really could have used it.

In light of the recent talk in Nitpicking about whether or not Lorelai would have a trust fund, I think this would have solved the money problems that so many of us have commented on from the pilot. Say that Lorelai's trust was worth a few hundred thousand. Her plan could have been to use it for Rory's education, Harvard and then Chilton once that opportunity presented itself. It would be there as a back up should she be unable to support herself and Rory but, otherwise, would sit there untouched during Rory's childhood and adolescence. Then, surprise!, she goes to the bank to withdraw the tuition fees and learns that it was revoked back when Rory was first born*. I'd make Trix the culprit here. She'd be the one to set up the trust (they could call it a family tradition or something to explain why Richard and Emily weren't involved) and revoked it because Lorelai brought shame upon the Gilmore name. Anyway, Lorelai, in a real financial bind, is left with only one option: going to her parents to beg for money. They could even assume that Lorelai had somehow spent all the trust money and then it could come out during that dishwashing confrontation with Emily. *I have no idea how realistic it would be for a trust fund to be revoked and the recipient to not know about it but the show was never realistic with finances anyway, so I think this wouldn't be a big deal.

If this does end up being the final season then they could just turn everyone human and live out their lives in Mystic Falls. The Salvatores, Elena and Caro all could be saved. The brothers' gunshot wounds were clearly severe enough in the Civil War era but could be survived in the modern day fairly easily. Elena just needs the water removed from her lungs and Caro needs to be given a breathing tube. Then all four are human again. Now, I don't think Damon would want to become human unless he's with Elena again and she expresses a desire to get married and have children, so there's that to consider. Caro still believes that she was broken as a human and would probably hesitate unless someone were to help her see that she wasn't. That's where the conflict could come from if the show were to go there.

A few years ago there was a write in campaign for Nina Dobrev and she ended up winning the whole award so it can definitely work.

Regina's line last night about Robin falling in love with Marian again reminded me of something the wonderful Julia Sugarbaker once said on Designing Women. For those who don't know, Julia's husband died prior to the series and she has a present day boyfriend. The scene and line that came to mind last night was during the episode where Bill is pulling away from Charlene because he's realized he loves her and feels very guilty as he feels like he's betraying his late wife, Nancy. Julia calls him and asks him to come see her at Sugarbaker's (which is also her home). They talk about her late husband, his feelings for Charlene, the overwhelming grief, the guilt of moving on and, near the end of their conversation Julia recounts something her boyfriend Reese once told her about her guilt over moving on from her late husband Hayden: "He said '...Julia Sugarbaker you just keep all the memories and pictures of Hayden McLeroy that you want to because, quite frankly, I don't think I'd want to be with a woman who tried to stop loving her husband just because he died." That scene was meant to get Bill to see that he could love Charlene without feeling guilt about his late wife and that he didn't have to hide those memories and feelings from her but it's really relevant to Robin's characterization vis a vis Marian. Her return should have brought quite the emotional turmoil for him. His late wife, whom he loved deeply, whom he would have done anything to get back, actually comes back! The joy should have staggered him. It also should have confused him since he was moving on with Regina and had real feelings for her. The reveal that Marian was taken from him and Roland because of Regina should have infuriated him, even if he was unable to instantly turn his romantic feelings off. Just from a character perspective, and leaving out his obvious nonchalance at dating the Evil Queen in the first place, this should have been great for Sean. There's quite an assortment of emotions and reactions that should have been there for the taking for him so he could prove that maybe Robin does have a spot in the over all story. Instead, we have Robin actively trying to stop loving Marian and succeeding. Even when he tried True Love's Kiss* he had to brace himself before the attempt. Him falling for Regina and not caring that she was responsible for Marian's imprisonment and execution is just salt in the wound after that. *I hope Marian finds her REAL True Love when she gets unfrozen. I don't know who that would be but she deserves so much better than Robin Hood.

Should we call the mirror The Mirror of Hturt? The H is silent.

I want to know what happened to Emma's red leather jacket. Did it get destroyed between seasons? Is there a specific reason for the switch to the brown? I need to know!

I want to know how Jess was a senior in the third season. Just before he left Stars Hollow in season 2 he was doing so poorly in school that he was all but guaranteed to repeat his junior year. Rory tried tutoring him that one episode and he goofed off the entire time, went to get ice cream, got in the accident and then went back to Liz. Luke gets him to agree to committing to his studies as part of his return but there's no indication that he made up the work to advance to the next school level. No indication that he'd gone to summer school to get caught up (which is the obvious fanwank but some in show confirmation would have been nice), or that Luke got the school to agree to some extra credit in the final weeks of school to just get his grades to passing level. Nothing. All I can do is make assumptions and we all know what they say about people who assume things.

I'm just telling myself that Mjolnir denied Cap only because they were just futzing around, though it sounded like he did move it a little (and Thor looked briefly concerned that Cap might actually lift it). I think that, in battle when everyone's serious and it all matters, Cap will be able to lift the hammer with ease and do something awesome with it. I am disappointed that one of the specs from a while back (that there could be a scene were Steve goes to get a cup of coffee alone in the Shield break room has, moves Mjolnir aside to make room and only the audience gets what's going on) been proven false. I did enjoy seeing Stark and Rhodey trying to lift the hammer with their Iron Man hands and sniping like the married couple they truly are.

My Classical Lit class senior year watched a PBS version of King Lear and we thought it was the funniest thing ever. The production had Lear dress up like a giant elf when he went nuts and all of our laughing (seriously, the funniest thing ever) really dampened the seriousness of the play. My teacher joined in so it didn't hurt our grade. We also used the Greek mythology we were studying as an excuse to watch the original Star Wars trilogy and Bullwinkle, so we were big fans of that class. The One Special Girl trope is tied with the Draco in Leather Pants one for my most hated. A male character who treats every female character save one like shit is a myth. If he tends to treat everyone like shit, then he'll always treat everyone like shit, even the woman/girl he's fixated on (and, more often than not, especially the woman/girl he's fixated on). Shows love to use this trope to make it clear that one female character is considered Better Than the Others and to pit them against each other. This just reinforces the idea that women will always hate/be in competition with each other.

I just want to watch that scene of Avenger downtime over and over until the movie comes out. So funny. I love that we hear a metal on metal kind of squeak when Cap when to lift Mjolnir, implying that he was able to at least move it a smidge. That lays the groundwork for him lifting it outright later on. Also, what is it about little kids singing that is so damn creepy?

I don't think Lily's Harry Potter reference will result in anything. Warner Bros. has the rights to that franchise, not Disney. I do expect Lily to have some kind of magical connection to Emma that is yet to be revealed, but it won't be Potter related.