Thread:Bratpack/@comment-25692211-20150719125302/@comment-25692211-20150804133249

Well, if I'm going to be completely honest, I think Joss Whedon ruined his streak of writing stong, interesting female characters since Scarlet Witch just ends up being like a pre-90s Disney Princess: Bland, uninteresting and ultimately the damsel in distress. Like I said before, I'm certain that Quicksilver was only created in the comics because Scarlet Witch was just so painfully bland. If anything, she should have died. The whole "heroic redemption" thing would make a lot more sense since she actually did something bad, I mean, what did Quicksilver do other than harass Hawkeye and punch Cap. Plus, if I wanted to watch a superhero movie with a bland, unlikeable, overpowered character, I'd just watch Man of Steel.

We were only just getting to know Hawkeye, and Scarlet Witch is just another "oh, my family died so you have to take pity on me" stereotype. And if Hawkeye died, that would ruin the message of his role on the team. Sure, Iron Man flew a missile into space and Quicksilver died, but Hawkeye is truly the bravest Avenger. He doesn't have superpowers or a supersuit to help him. He's just a man, and if he died that would cost these movies a valuable character and my second favorite Avenger, first being Vision.

Everyone says the best part is where SW tears out Ultron's heart because it shows that she's powerful enough to rip Vibranium. Of course, that's no where near as impressive once you realize it's the same Vibranium that's been thrown out a quinjet, punched by the Hulk and blasted by repulsors, lightning and an Infinity stone at once, which makes it no different from all the other drones they just destroyed.

If I were Joss Whedon, I would have a scene with QS and Hawkeye, during which Pietro mentions his parent's death. Then, Pietro would still save Hawkeye but survive, and Hawkeye would act like an overprotective parent over him. I would have found that much more interesting than Scarlet Witch's paedophile relationship with a day-old Android.

For an example of this idea, here is a fanfiction story I wrote.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11406205/1/My-new-family