“I want to explain how Joss Whedon managed to write the perfect Xanatos Gambit. For those who don’t know, a Xanatos Gambit (named for the villain Xanatos from Disney’s Gargoyles cartoon) is a plan that literally cannot fail because win or lose, the villain wins. This is one of those “I wanted you to beat me all along” scenarios, where defeating the villain somehow means the hero still loses. This isn’t changing your plans to compensate or getting lucky, this is planning all along for every possible outcome to lead to what you want. And Loki in the Avengers does so perfectly.”
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Intriguing. If it was any other person at the helm, I’d say that this was reaching to far. But, I COULD see Whedon doing...
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I love food for thought. xparrot:
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Further reading: An Unbiased Review of the Marvel “Avengers” Movie “Perhaps we are
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