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So apparently, this is the squad of the season for the Champions League. Wot no [insert name of rubbish footballer here]?

Agents of SHIELD press room at Anaheim WonderCon April 2017

The trailers suggest a Captain America vibe, too. My gut feeling was that it would be in a similar range of quality. Putting comparisons to DC's recent output and Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy aside for a moment, I'd be most interested to find out how it stacks up against Superman '78 and Batman '89 as a debut superhero outing on the big screen. I suppose, given that the other two have 30 and 40 years of nostalgia behind them, it might only really be known in retrospect.

I remember there was a slight touch of disappointment when I found out Sasha was playing an alien in it, because I knew she'd probably end up hidden under a mountain of CGI. I can see why she got the part though, she has a very otherwordly quality to her.

I remember reading about a year ago that Sasha had landed a modest role in Valerian, the new sci-fi film from Luc Besson, but it's certainly news to me that she was in Wonder Woman as well. Another reason to see it on the big screen. After trawling around Doutzen's topic for a bit, I found a few publicity shots. She sure does look the part.

Besson has had a few misfires but by and large, his stuff seems to do well at the box office. Interestingly, this movie seems very Mass Effect from a visual standpoint. Or perhaps Mass Effect was partly inspired by the original Valerian comics, I'm not too sure.

Oh, I wasn't really thinking of it specifically in those () terms either, just noting that Lara's physical design errs considerably more on the side of realistic these days. Alicia is rather slight of course, but it's believable to me that she could pack a punch if she wanted to and, most importantly, have a high amount of strength and endurance. Only thing that concerns me a bit is her posh British accent. Having seen her try one out in Testament of Youth, while it was by no means bad, it was pretty clear that she wasn't a native speaker.

Thread cleaned and re-opened. Let's get back to the topic at hand.

If reports are to be believed, you do get to see Doutzen Kroes stab a guy in this one. Can't comment on her acting abilities just yet, though.

The promotional material we've seen up to now is very reminiscent of the rebooted Tomb Raider games, which leads me to believe that Alicia will do fine. It would of course be much harder to find an actress to match Lara's original appearance. Even by video game standards, she was drawn in an exaggerated way that few women on earth would be able to visually represent.

I'm looking forward to seeing how many people online call Diana a 'Mary Sue' without even the slightest hint of irony.

My favourite thing about that was the supposed effort to organise male-only screenings of Last Jedi in December. The person leading that effort? The guy who led the campaign against Rogue One last December because of its supposed feminist agenda. So in short, his master plan for protesting the feminist agenda of one movie basically amounts to seeing another movie from a franchise that he's also criticised for having a feminist agenda. You really can't make this stuff up.

I am quite partial to the aliens and magic aspect of DC's output, and honestly, the very fact that it features some relatively obscure superheroes and supervillains who rarely get the spotlight is in itself a bit of a draw too. Constantine, when not played by Keanu Reeves, is such a great character.

The YouTube comments section is essentially the internet equivalent of purgatory, for people whose agonising stupidity got them banned from every forum with actual moderation and a sense of community. Spare a thought for the poor sods, they've no place else to go.

I'm thinking Sofia probably belongs in the actresses section these days. So many wonderful updates, though. Thanks @Shepherd

That's the way it usually goes with shouty empty vessels and fake provocateurs. They become junkies for the outrage their statements cause and most addictions, when left unchecked, will escalate into a point of self-destruction. With that in mind, the tactic of "keep them talking until they say something really, really stupid" is mostly a safe bet. Until that happens though, being no-platformed is quite often what they thrive on, because none of them are especially articulate or particularly bright. It serves their narrative without the prospect of being subjected to real critical scrutiny.

He might have to make do with getting elected president of his cell block instead.

You know the world has taken a wrong turn somewhere when the news that a corrupt ex-Wall Street investment banker (now the political equivalent of Mrs Brown's Boys) is a person of interest in an FBI investigation comes as a surprise.

It's just been announced (and of course, strongly hinted at towards the end of the recent finale) that S3 is bringing with it a new villain, to be played by Odette Annable. Beyond her BZ thread, I don't know a great deal about Odette, but I'm pretty excited to see how Reign's arc will be adapted for the small screen. Although I must say, I hope they don't make her too different. Her comic book counterpart looks like a powerhouse and I'd hate for them to tone her down too much.

Here's the slightly odd Supergirl-themed Wonder Woman promo that aired during last week's season finale. All in good fun I guess, although it's a little sad for this to be the closest thing we'll likely ever get to a crossover between DC's movie and TV universes.

Other than occasionally forgetting her American accent, Katie can pretty much do no wrong in my eyes. She's very naturally enigmatic, which I always think lends itself well to the kind of role she's playing as Lena. Broadly speaking, I thought S2 was interestingly done and very tightly plotted as a whole. Few things happened or were brought into the show as one-offs and there was little in the way of filler, although I suspect a couple of things might have been added late in the day after the episode count was confirmed at 22 instead of the usual 20.

Considerable bummer that Floriana won't be a regular any more. I think the writers will be reluctant to have Maggie outright refuse the proposal though, because if Alex asks you to marry her, you accept, surely. Doubly so if you're standing on a balcony above a sheer drop at the time. With that in mind, I would perhaps expect Maggie to say yes, and then some kind of twist or subplot that for some reason means they can't be together to kick in afterwards.

Holland acquitted himself so well in Civil War, the prospect of seeing more of his world got a whole lot more intriguing afterwards. More than anything though, I'm happy that we seem to be getting something very reminiscent of the Spectacular Spider-Man stories, which I always felt were the perfect balance of funny and serious for Peter.

It's not paedophilia you guys, it's alt-noncing.