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Sometimes I think about "Buck takes Christopher [to the zoo] all the time, basically has the place memorized" and I'm like Eddie why don't you go with them when they go to the zoo? And then I remember this line happens just after Eddie has recovered from the shooting and I picture Eddie for weeks (months?) recovering from the bullet wound, in pain, miserable, probably coming back from physiotherapy appointments exhausted hurting and just wanting to cry but he always stays strong for his son - he cannot let Christopher see him break down or be hurt - so he toughs it out and pretends he is fine but Buck sees all this and every week is like let's go to the zoo so your dad can take a nap and they go and look at the giraffes while Eddie breaks and cries and heals cause when he's alone he doesn't have to pretend or perform and he truly rests, enough that when they get back from the zoo, sun kissed and clutching animal stuffies he's awake enough to really listen to their day, smile at their stories and offer Buck that look of gratitude that he's been giving him for years and I'm like thanks for taking care of Eddie, Buck. Somebody has to.

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Posting isn’t enough I need a sword to start swinging at the incels who will attempt to drag Ironheart, Riri, and Dominique through the mud

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ironheart is absolutely honoring tony’s legacy, just because they’re not spelling it out doesn’t mean it’s not there!

Riri is resourceful and can think on her feet. I absolutely saw parallels in her making her own rules in the elevator trap with tony making his own weapons in iron man 3 and infiltrating the “mandarin’s” mansion. They use their wits to think outside the box.

The pop culture references. The pride in their inventions. Deep and complex relationships with their AI’s. A refusal to process their grief until they are forced to.

The grappling with wanting to be great and inventing things because they can versus using their inventions to help people. (And Riri is currently in the middle of her origin story so she’s obviously not going to be at the point where she is fully committed to being a superhero. That’s what an origin story is for!)

Just because there are a few lines that acknowledge that Tony Stark had privilege does not mean they are trashing his legacy or whatever. Tony was a billionaire, born to a wealthy inventor and businessman. Tony never had to worry about funding for his projects. That doesn’t discount all the good he did. It’s just acknowledging the differences between him and Riri.

You’re allowed to dislike the writing, or to not find the plot engaging, or to dislike the way the show does exposition. But it’s very important to think about why you may not like the show! And if the big reason is that it “doesn’t honor Tony’s legacy,” maybe take a moment to remind yourself that a) not everything in a story is going to be explicitly spelled out, b) a few lines acknowledging a character’s privilege doesn’t mean they’re discounting the character’s accomplishments, and c) tony stark is a fictional character. The racism and misogyny people are spewing about this show is real. Tony Stark is not.

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I support women's wrongs

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in season three eddie almost killed a man with his bare hands and buck went “UGH that should’ve been me.” and this is in canon.

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I forgive all of riri williams' heist related crimes. No she did not kill that man. His lungs just did that

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Regan Aliyah as Zelma Stanton in Ironheart | 2025

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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) || Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) || Ironheart 1x01 (2025)

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giving riri a potential corruption arc has to be one of the boldest things the mcu has done for a female character in a while. i LOVE that she’s stubborn and egotistical and doesn’t get over her grief and pushes people away. to end the season with her REGRESSING into moral grayness after all she’s learned thus far makes her so much more interesting and three dimensional.

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Étoile | Gabin text posts (2/?)

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riri and her bulging muscles compilation.

between this and her pulling a metal bar off the elevator wall with her bare hands, proceeding to weight lift the door up…girl you’re a fucking tank and I’m so into it

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i love riri williams and her little nose scrunches 🫶🏽

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Dominique Thorne in Ironheart

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me rn

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Okay, Ben, just be strong. FANTASTIC FOUR (2005) DIR. TIM STORY

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Thinking about how we’re probably never gonna get more scenes with them together and I’m devastated 😭

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The fact that Eddie and Maddie aren't best friends in the show is fucking criminal, because those two? Literal twins, their lives are so similar it's kinda sickening.

Eddie, oldest child, has two younger siblings. Maddie, oldest child, has two younger siblings.

Eddie, forced to step up and be "the man of the house" because his father is always working, and his mother is emotionally neglectful, typical "you had food, clothes, and roof over your head, so you should be thankful" parent type. Maddie, forced to step up and raise her own little brother because their parents were emotionally absent and only paid attention to Buck when he got hurt.

Okay, now it's getting creepy. Maddie was 19 when she married her abuser. Eddie was 19 when Shannon got pregnant and they had no choice but to get married.

Maddie became ER nurse. Eddie became army medic.

Maddie moved to LA because she was running from her husband. Eddie moved to LA because he was running from his parents.

Maddie was traumatised by abuse Doug put her through and had a hard time processing his death . Eddie spent years in toxic relationship with Shannon and had a hard time processing her death.

Both fucking adore Buck.

Eddie left for another tour because he was terrified of being a parent and when he was honourably discharged he spent every walking moment trying to be the best parent for Chris, but he was still haunted by doubts and afraid of failing. Maddie left after Jee got accidentally hurt on her watch and when she came back after getting the help she needed to fight her postpartum depression she spent every walking moment trying to be the best parent for Jee, but she was still haunted by doubts and afraid of failing.

The level of understanding and trauma bonding those two can reach is frankly ridiculous.