TA085: Coulson’s Last Stand

Minute Eighty Five: From Coulson Taking Charge to The Cage Plummeting Toward the EarthPlaywright Dean O’Carroll joins us in this episode!<br />In the eighty-fifth minute of The Avengers...<br />It’s a heavy minute! First, Agent Coulson takes charge of things in the detention area, but then Loki surprises him and Thor by appearing behind him and driving the scepter into his back. This is the moment the writer/director has been building toward with all of our growing sympathies for Coulson. It’s a mean writing trick but an incredibly effective one. <br />This does lead to some questions from us though. At what point did Loki actually start his magic? And how did he get the scepter? Did the mercenary here grab it for him at some point? We kinda lose track of it after the helicarrier attack starts. <br />Regardless, the minute’s effective, and the fact that Loki and Thor don’t speak but only share looks before Loki hits the plunger says volumes. It’s a powerful minute. Tune in!<br />Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/yW72E6M" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Next Reel’s Discord channel</a>!<br />Film Sundries<ul><li>Find Dean on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deanocarrollplays/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deanocarrollplays/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/deanocarroll" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@deanocarroll" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok</a>, or <a href="https://linktr.ee/deanocarroll" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on the web</a>, where you can find his plays as well</li><li><a href="https://www.playscripts.com/play/3426" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dean’s play Marvelous Squad</a></li><li>Watch this film: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-avengers/id533654020" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopen