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Captain America: The Winter Soldier['s Love Interest]
Livestream/livetweeting the presidential debates in a little, whooo! I have my debate bingo cards and everything. I get excited about these things.
Meanwhile, in news that is obviously more important, Natasha will probably be making an appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Potentially spoiler thoughts below:
Some Natasha is better than any Natasha. I don't know why I sort of mentally assumed that the franchises would now be more separate that they had been in the past. Natasha and Clint had cameos in Phase 1 movies, so why shouldn't they continue having cameos in Phase 2 movies?
But there is a tiny part of me going "aieee my Clint/Natasha ship". Because Natasha has a comics history with Bucky (and with Steve) (and Clint) (collecting hot men, rock it, girlfriend) and I want Natasha and Clint to be a thing that happens! But it makes sense for Bucky to also be a thing that happens. After all, Bucky is the Natasha to Steve's Clint -- he's the brainwashed assassin that Steve-Clint has to redeem, who then has to struggle with the morality of their previous way of life. He and Natasha have a lot in common. A lot to empathize about.
I will continue shipping my things regardless, of course, and there is every possibility that I will also ship Bucky/Natasha regardless of whether they actually are canon or not. But I will have a tiny sad if it preempts a canon Clint/Natasha, because even my sister thought they should make out.

Meanwhile, in news that is obviously more important, Natasha will probably be making an appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Potentially spoiler thoughts below:
Some Natasha is better than any Natasha. I don't know why I sort of mentally assumed that the franchises would now be more separate that they had been in the past. Natasha and Clint had cameos in Phase 1 movies, so why shouldn't they continue having cameos in Phase 2 movies?
But there is a tiny part of me going "aieee my Clint/Natasha ship". Because Natasha has a comics history with Bucky (and with Steve) (and Clint) (collecting hot men, rock it, girlfriend) and I want Natasha and Clint to be a thing that happens! But it makes sense for Bucky to also be a thing that happens. After all, Bucky is the Natasha to Steve's Clint -- he's the brainwashed assassin that Steve-Clint has to redeem, who then has to struggle with the morality of their previous way of life. He and Natasha have a lot in common. A lot to empathize about.
I will continue shipping my things regardless, of course, and there is every possibility that I will also ship Bucky/Natasha regardless of whether they actually are canon or not. But I will have a tiny sad if it preempts a canon Clint/Natasha, because even my sister thought they should make out.

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My friends also noted that Romney mostly stuck to two talking points: "This isn't New Hampshire" and "The elderly." I imagine a lot of the lies pertained to the latter, considering any Romney/Ryan presidency would do everything in its power to destroy Social Security and Medicare.