You Could Make a Case for That

It's interesting how the TV series do a good job at exposing the typical lies of prop-Tony folks.

Most prop-Tony folks don't even watch the movies, so it's unlikely they bother to turn on the Marvel TV series. If they did, they probably wouldn't have liked the points that several of the series made. Jessica Jones had Kilgrave, who actually did "mind rape" people by taking over their bodies and making them harm others while keeping them aware. That show also discussed how awful the Raft is. Agents of Shield showed that Shield knew Tony Stark created Ultron.

Note: I'll cover the effects of the Hydra file dump versus the Sokovia Accords in another ficlet. I'm not sure who said what in the Jessica Jones clips, so I may have the speakers wrong.

Darcy Lewis looked at the camera and said, "Hey, it's been a while, but Christine Everhart and I have some breaking news: Like we've always suspected, prop-Tony fics lie about what happened in the MCU."

Christine nodded and said, "It's always pretty obvious just from the movie content, but the Marvel TV series really pile on the evidence. Let's take a look."

Darcy said, "First off, we've got Jessica Jones. Enhanced private investigator, all-around badass. One of her main villains is Kevin Thompson, also known as Kilgrave."

Christine said, "This is one awful guy. He can completely take over your body, make you say and do whatever he wants. And there isn't even a red mist to show he's got control of you. "

She continued, "Kilgrave made Jessica do terrible things, like commit murder. He also took advantage of Jessica in other ways for MONTHS. So if anyone is going to be accused of catastrophic mental violations, it's this guy. Now we're not saying Wanda was an angel--she shouldn't have triggered the Hulk or shown those visions to ANYONE. Just that it wasn't the Class-A felony that some people like to portray it as. Trying to pretend Wanda and Kilgrave did the same thing is like claiming keeping a secret is just as bad as cutting off a man's arm and then shooting him in the back. Which by the way, prop-Tony folks also seem to believe."

Darcy waved a hand and said, "I don't think they really believe that. They just can't admit their precious woobie did anything wrong. I mean, they also think it's okay to blackmail a minor into fighting in superhero battles. When TONY does it, of course. When fake Nick Fury did it, that was completely different. To THEM."

Christine said, "Jessica Jones also confirms that the Raft is just as awful and unconstitutional as suspected. Let's look at some clips."

In the first clip, Jessica Jones is conversing with an older woman. The older woman says, "There's a special prison built for people with abilities. It's called the Raft." Jessica replies, "Yeah. I read about it. Prisoners have no contact with the outside world, and they never return to it."

In the second clip, lawyer Jeri Hogarth explains, "It's a great deal, and you wouldn't have to go to the Raft. And just so we're clear, the Raft is completely remote. No visitors. You'd be in solitary confinement twenty three hours a day."

In the third, killer Gregory Sallinger says to Jessica, "You know where she'll end up. Nobody knows what happens to prisoners on the Raft, because nobody ever hears from them again."

As the focus shifts back to Christine and Darcy, Darcy said, "Agents of Shield covers the effects of the Winter Soldier file dump AND the Sokovia Accords, which we'll talk about another time. But it also turns out Shield KNEW that Tony Stark was responsible for Ultron. Roll tape."

In the clip, Agent Robert Gonzales limped around an office. He said to Phil Coulson, "You want to talk facts? Ultron was created because people were too close to Tony Stark. They were blinded by his charm. They trusted him. Never even thought to look at what he was working on. The Avengers let one man do whatever he wanted, and the world was almost destroyed for it."

Christine said, "Of course, Gonzales was just a bit off. He had no idea that the Avengers DIDN'T let Tony do whatever he wanted, because Tony didn't TELL them what he was doing. Tony talked Bruce out of telling the rest of the team about their plan to upload Ultron using Loki's scepter. Then Tony attacked Bruce when Bruce took responsibility for his part in the Ultron fiasco. Oh, and Tony LAUGHED about it."

Darcy frowned and said, "And of course Tony never learned his lesson, because he still thought Ultron was a good idea in Endgame. Apparently he didn't watch the TV series either."

Christine shrugged and said, "He couldn't even be bothered to search the Hydra file dump for his own name--or his AI wasn't good enough to break the decryption--so I can't say I'm surprised."

Darcy waved at the camera and said, "Thanks for checking us out--see you next time!"