{"id":13832,"date":"2013-04-20T08:24:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T08:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2013\/04\/20\/theumbrellaseller-hemsworthss-science\/"},"modified":"2018-12-05T01:02:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T01:02:44","slug":"theumbrellaseller-hemsworthss-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2013\/04\/20\/theumbrellaseller-hemsworthss-science\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13832 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2013\/04\/20\/theumbrellaseller-hemsworthss-science\/attachment\/13833\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo1_250-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo1_250-150x150.gif 150w, http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo1_250-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2013\/04\/20\/theumbrellaseller-hemsworthss-science\/attachment\/13834\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo2_250-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo2_250-150x150.gif 150w, http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo2_250-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2013\/04\/20\/theumbrellaseller-hemsworthss-science\/attachment\/13835\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo3_250-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo3_250-150x150.gif 150w, http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo3_250-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2013\/04\/20\/theumbrellaseller-hemsworthss-science\/attachment\/13836\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo4_250-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo4_250-150x150.gif 150w, http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_m3jqtkfx6B1qaybgdo4_250-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/theumbrellaseller.tumblr.com\/post\/22482065050\/hemsworthss-science-bros-there-are-no-words\">theumbrellaseller<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/hemsworthss.tumblr.com\/post\/22439483717\/science-bros\">hemsworthss<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><small><em>science bros.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are no words to describe my feelings about this relationship. But I\u2019m going to try.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, their parallels. Both geniuses, top of their field. Both suffered an accident that physically changed them, forever, and not in a wholesome Spider-Man kind of way. Both try to do what they can to help others despite their own issues; Banner heals people, Tony works on developing clean energy. And both struggle, in their own way, with duality; Tony and Iron Man, Bruce and the Hulk. Two identities, one body. Only difference is Iron Man\u2019s bad side is <em>Tony<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I mentioned somewhere that Tony sees a bit of himself in Banner because they both have a monster inside them that they can\u2019t control, a creature that springs fully formed from the id, the base impulses and the nasty stuff at the back of the mind. Bruce\u2019s is a giant green rage monster. Tony\u2019s trashed a party in Iron Man 2. Banner has a control over his that Tony hasn\u2019t quite achieved yet; don\u2019t think I didn\u2019t notice Tony pouring himself a whiskey when confronting Loki. Tony is envious, fascinated, and most of all, <em>impressed <\/em>by Bruce\u2019s control.<\/p>\n<p>So he doesn\u2019t walk on eggshells around Bruce like the others, because that\u2019s not what Bruce needs. Tony sees Bruce\u2019s restraint, sees the quiet, brilliant man making self-deprecating jokes in the corner of the room, sees the way people look at him like he\u2019s going to snap any second, and thinks \u201cnope\u201d. Tony does what no-one else aboard that Helicarrier does. He trusts him. He makes jokes and jabs him and teases him and above all, treats him exactly how he would treat anyone else\u2014 he has a great regard for Bruce\u2019s brilliance, and tells him so, but he doesn\u2019t try to ignore the Hulk in the room. When he says \u201cwow, you\u2019ve really got a handle on this, haven\u2019t you?\u201d he\u2019s not saying \u201cgosh, it\u2019s incredible you haven\u2019t snapped yet and killed everyone on board\u201d he\u2019s saying \u201cI know you have a handle on this, you wouldn\u2019t be here if you didn\u2019t, so I\u2019m gonna poke you with this sharp object to prove it\u201d. And you can see Bruce relax, and smile, and trust him back.<\/p>\n<p>But then Tony goes even further, and invites Bruce to come to his R&amp;D department. I\u2019m pretty sure the two of them drive off together in Tony\u2019s car at the end of the movie to do just that. And, okay, sure, Bruce is smart, but Tony\u2019s tech is his <em>baby<\/em>. How many people get invitations to come and see his work? He invites Bruce because he recognises his brilliance, yes, but there\u2019s another reason. He\u2019s inviting Bruce to come down and work with him <em>after this is over<\/em>. He\u2019s giving Bruce something to do next, a purpose, an alternative to disappearing into the ether to be alone with his monster. Tony knows from experience that being alone with your issues doesn\u2019t end well, so for what\u2019s only the third time in his life he extends the hand of friendship to a guy he\u2019s known barely an hour.<\/p>\n<p>And <em>then<\/em>, he tells Bruce to let the beast loose. Not just because they need him to fight, but because it will help him. If Bruce can take this thing that he sees as a curse and turn it into a gift, well, that\u2019s going to lift him out of a very dark place. I\u2019m not saying Tony knew about Bruce\u2019s attempted suicide, but I think he had a suspicion that Bruce had been, in his words, \u201clow\u201d. So he encourages Bruce to take all that crap and pain and the Other Guy and use him to help people; after all, that\u2019s what <em>he<\/em> did.<\/p>\n<p>And it pays off. Nobody\u2014 <em>nobody<\/em>\u2014 thinks Bruce is going to turn up for that final battle. You can see the look on Natasha and Steve\u2019s faces when Tony asks if Bruce turned up yet. They\u2019ve counted Bruce out. Guy\u2019s a mess, right? He\u2019s too volatile. Doesn\u2019t play well with others. He could never work as part of a team. No-one thinks he\u2019ll come through when it matters. Except Tony. He has faith in him, and that faith is rewarded. It\u2019s no wonder the Hulk is the one to catch Tony. Tony\u2019s the one who helped let him out. He\u2019s just returning the favor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>theumbrellaseller: hemsworthss: science bros. There are no words to describe my feelings about this relationship. But I\u2019m going to try. First of all, their parallels. Both geniuses, top of their field. Both suffered an accident that physically changed them, forever, and not in a wholesome Spider-Man kind of way. 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