Yeah, a lot of people have been saying "Oh, that scene with Loki and Black Widow was so hot!!!!!!!!" Which, um, kinks are fine and all, but can we at least call out misogynistic shit for what it is?

That scene kicked Loki firmly into the 'villain' catagory for me, which was a great move writing wise because he didn't seem like much of a threat until then. In fact, the scary one was Clint! And then that moment happened and I was like "Okay, Loki's legitimately terrifying now."

I can't help wondering how dark Joss would have gone had it been one of his tv shows rather than a big budget Hollywood film. He's gone to some pretty dark places with all of them, and I think if he'd had the same freedom with Avengers Clint may have tried to kill Natasha as per Loki's command. She would still kick his butt/save him, though, because Natasha is just that awesome and she ain't going to be shoved in no fridge.