So I guess Avengers is doing pretty well huh? As you can probably tell this is one of our most popular threads ever. As some of you may remember for The Last Jedi we discovered that Reddit has a weird problem dealing with threads that have over a hundred thousand comments and we are barreling towards that. Because of that next Thursday at 7pm PDT there will be a second Infinity War official discussion. As for now remember to keep suggested sort on and enjoy the discussions.
Lol, I don't think I can watch Thor Ragnarok again after this. Up until the shadow of Thanos' ship appearing, it ended on such a hopeful and optimistic note.
Can we take a moment to appreciate that Thanos was a threat and character worthy of a decade of buildup? Superhero films get a lot of flak for weak villains but in Thanos I feel like we got a helluva pay off. He's not as self aggrandizing maniacal as he is in the comics while retaining his casual disregard for other life and awe inspiring power. He made me think of Dr. Doom's "I am the only way forward, such is my burden" moments personified and it was fantastic. He's such a compelling self assured monster and I loved that your could re-title the film Thanos Origins and it be accurate.
Something I haven’t seen anybody mention is Thanos telling Tony that they’re both “cursed with knowledge,” to which Tony replies “My only curse is you.” What an amazing line - Tony has spent every movie since The Avengers struggling with PTSD and paranoia that there’s a larger threat out there, something they weren’t prepared for, to an unhealthy degree. It’s completely consumed him, and now he finally gets to see the thing he fears the most. The Russos have such a great understanding of these characters.
I thought the script, and dialogue, was all around fantastic. I found that I was kind of in awe at how much I was enjoying the dialogue, especially from Thor, Gamora, Tony and Dr. Strange. I thought those 4, along with Chris Pratt (and Josh Brolin, obviously), were the MVPs of the film.
I really like the practice of leaving stuff out of trailers - like Thor's new eye and the amount of Infinity Stones in his gauntlet. In a world where keeping stuff a secret is so hard, this is sneaky af.
It was interesting that she looked practically peaceful when she started to ash. I hope that was intentional, because I really felt for her character there.
Tom Holland fucking killed it in this. It's amazing how much he made me feel for his character even though he's a newer addition. His death was definitely the hardest to watch.
5 minutes into the movie and Heimdall and Loki were both brutally killed. Only five minutes in. I was sitting there thinking "Shit, this is going to be rough to watch".
everyone in the audience was freaking out midway through the movie about red skull showing up out of nowhere while me and my dumb ass thinking it was doctor doom from the fucking fantastic four this whole time
Also about Star-Lord being impulsive, I think it is consistent with his character because same thing happened in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 when he heard that Ego killed his mother.
That was ridiculously awesome. They gave Thanos all these cool powers with the Infinity Stones, and then actually thought through ways he might use them. Brilliant stuff.
To me the biggest middle finger was bringing Nick Fury back for the postcredit scene, and knowing damn well that they're going to kill him. They broke us down, gave us a chance to collect our thoughts, and then kicked us again with that one.
I love the absence of music in those last moments. They finally employed the less is more mindset after 2.5 hrs of nonstop action, and it's gloriously bleak.
I love how Banner said to the Black Order and the Outriders "you guys are screwed now" when Thor arrived in Wakanda. Usually everyone says that about the Hulk when he shows up. Thor really is the strongest Avenger.
Some argue Thor is the strongest character in all of Marvel (not counting meta characters like God etc) due to the fact that he's the most powerful living god from Asgard. Logically it makes sense and his power seemed crazy in this movie.
There was also a shot in the trailer of Banner standing next to the hulkbuster arm that I’m pretty sure wasn’t in the movie. Once we see the hulkbuster suit he’s in it until the end of the movie right?
Dude seeing the Hulk get manhandled like that was actually pretty terrifying. Those punches felt massive. I feel like that's probably why he didn't come out for the rest of the movie, seems like the Hulk is scared for the first time ever ahaha
Everyone's already talked about the big scenes, but I wanna give a shout out to the scene where the Black Order first arrives in New York. They did an amazing job shooting that scene, following Tony and Strange as they go out onto the street, keeping the camera at ground level the whole time. The ominous rumbling of the spaceship, the people screaming and running, it really gave off an incredibly menacing and gritty vibe.
Ebony Maw was pretty cool. Kind of sucks that he was the first of the Black Order to die, but they did good showing him off with what time he was given.
Tony is the key. The one future Strange saw them win was with Tony alive. Hence why was willing to give up the time stone, despite saying prior that he’d be willing to sacrifice Tony or Peter just to protect the stone. That’s why he told Tony that there wasn’t another way.
The BEST Doctor Strange magic! I was waiting for him to go all out, but I was not expecting that, I got all tingly! I want to see that sequence on repeat.
In the scene at The Collector’s, a cage can be seen containing blue Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development. We later learn that Thanos had fabricated that reality. That means, canonically, that Thanos is a fan of Arrested Development.
I saw a credit for the “licensing of the portrayal of property of Arrested Development,” or something like that, at the end of the credits and was really confused. This makes sense now.
I feel like the movie really set up how no one actually understood the depth of what it means to fight someone near omnipotence. The Earth team especially, they were so sure of their plan (destroying the stone), that when Thanos just casually reverses time it was a special sort of horrifying.
It's just amazing to me that you can have a movie with like forty seven fucking main characters, introduce a new bad guy and develop him from the ground up, and have it not be a total absolute clusterfuck.
The scene where Thor sits down and just recounts everything he has lost is so heartbreaking, and is like his only moment of relief from the start of Ragnarok to the end of Infinity War where he has to actually come to terms with that. I think I liked his arc the most. Also, calling rocket 'Rabbit' ahahaha
SW's power scaling is crazy high and is the only known way for The Avengers to combat a Stone's power. Thanos couldn't do anything about her blasting him without using the Stones he had to block her blast. Otherwise he'd be sent hurling backwards. He was also kind of taunting her as if she had a chance then showing her it meant literally nothing anyway because he still ended up killing Vision anyway.
I’m the one Asian in my group of 4, with one black and two white guys. All 3 covered their mouths as the Snappening was killing off heroes and I was just like, “man, that’s about half a billion Chinese people dead.”
Red Skull being the protector of the soul stone or whatever was seriously the most comic-book thing I have ever seen in a movie. Think about it. Taking an old, unused character (which again, is amazing that this has been going on long enough for those to exist), and making them into a new, mysterious, powerful character? That felt some mid-series, end-of-the-issue comic book reveal! These moments are exactly the kinds of things I've been waiting for in these movies, and I'm so happy we're finally getting them.
Gamora's death was my favourite scene in a film full of great scenes. So much layer and depth that unfolds in one scene: Thanos' anguish, Gamora's realization that he loves her, Gamora immediately attempting to kill herself to stop Thanos, and finally, her last moments spent trying in vain to save herself not for her own sake, but to stop Thanos from getting the soul stone.
Help us Captain Marvel (and Hawkeye) you're our only hopes. For real though, the fact that she's Fury's last chance for help beyond the Avengers means she's gonna kick some serious ass, I'm even more hyped for Captain Marvel.
I've heard some people guess that Hawkeye will turn up Ronin-like in Avengers 4 because his family disappears in the snap which would be... terribly heartbreaking.
So I guess Avengers is doing pretty well huh? As you can probably tell this is one of our most popular threads ever. As some of you may remember for The Last Jedi we discovered that Reddit has a weird problem dealing with threads that have over a hundred thousand comments and we are barreling towards that. Because of that next Thursday at 7pm PDT there will be a second Infinity War official discussion. As for now remember to keep suggested sort on and enjoy the discussions.
Holy fuck, Thor has had a bad week.
Lol, I don't think I can watch Thor Ragnarok again after this. Up until the shadow of Thanos' ship appearing, it ended on such a hopeful and optimistic note.
Thor went from the forgotten about Avenger to the funniest and coolest in two movies
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From the comics Thor was always my favorite avenger. I'm glad he's finally getting the respect he deserves.
Hulk too scared to smash.
Hulktile dysfunction
They got a dwarf to play a dwarf that lives on a dwarf star and he dwarfs everyone else
"Peter, you'll play a dwarf."
“You speak Groot?” “Yeah, they taught it on Asgard as an elective.”
Best throwaway line of the entire movie.
I paid good money to watch Thanos stomp out all my favorite characters and ill be damned if i don't pay to see it again.
Seeing Spidey know what was happening and hearing him panic was the worst.
Rocket is the last Guardian standing :( and this is the second time he's had to watch Groot die.
Twice is nothing. Imagine being Dr. Strange and watching everyone die over 14 million times.
I love that the Black Order baited out Scarlet Witch so that Corvus Glaive could make an attempt on Vision.
I gotta say, the fact that they simultaneously made dinklage a dwarf and the largest character on screen was pure poetry
"It will kill you Thor." "Only if I die." "That's... what.. killing you means."
They killed black panther while this man still had his own movie in theaters lmao
Can we take a moment to appreciate that Thanos was a threat and character worthy of a decade of buildup? Superhero films get a lot of flak for weak villains but in Thanos I feel like we got a helluva pay off. He's not as self aggrandizing maniacal as he is in the comics while retaining his casual disregard for other life and awe inspiring power. He made me think of Dr. Doom's "I am the only way forward, such is my burden" moments personified and it was fantastic. He's such a compelling self assured monster and I loved that your could re-title the film Thanos Origins and it be accurate.
I loved the fact that any time the heroes fought Thanos, I was legitimately afraid he might kill any one of them
Tony Stark returns home to find a positive pregnancy test on the floor is my wild prediction.
Rocket: “I have a lot to lose.” Rocket: loses everything
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is being renamed to Guardian of the Galaxy.
Thanos got his sunset. This was his movie.
Loved the "Thanos will return" at the very end.
Josh Brolin was amazing.
Thanos was fucking incredible. After all the build up it would have been so easy to underwhelm but he was an incredible villain.
Something I haven’t seen anybody mention is Thanos telling Tony that they’re both “cursed with knowledge,” to which Tony replies “My only curse is you.” What an amazing line - Tony has spent every movie since The Avengers struggling with PTSD and paranoia that there’s a larger threat out there, something they weren’t prepared for, to an unhealthy degree. It’s completely consumed him, and now he finally gets to see the thing he fears the most. The Russos have such a great understanding of these characters.
I thought the script, and dialogue, was all around fantastic. I found that I was kind of in awe at how much I was enjoying the dialogue, especially from Thor, Gamora, Tony and Dr. Strange. I thought those 4, along with Chris Pratt (and Josh Brolin, obviously), were the MVPs of the film.
I really like the practice of leaving stuff out of trailers - like Thor's new eye and the amount of Infinity Stones in his gauntlet. In a world where keeping stuff a secret is so hard, this is sneaky af.
or that hulk doesn't show up at all in wakanda
"I told you, you'd die for that"
I like how for they briefest of moments you wondered is this the end on two separate occasions
Should've went for the head!
Oh shit, half the people on Titan are going to die, I wonder who’ll be left
Felt the same way. I expected half of every group. Guess that's what random does.
There's only 1 guardian left!! I couldn't believe that!!
Last words:
"I am Groot" - translation - "Help me, Rocket."
"WhY Can'T HuLK juSt BeaT Up ThANoS?"
Then Hulk's too embarrassed to come back for the rest of the film.
Hulk's boxing SUCKS. Thanos out here lookin like a superheavyweight plus
That scene was perfect. Instantly setting how much of a threat Thanos is.
Thanos had some pretty impressive combos. I thought he was just going to be a big lug swinging his arms around. Nope, dude can chain them together.
So glad I saw this movie right when it came out. That is an ending that would’ve been ruined by the internet if I would have waited.
"What master do you serve?"
"Jesus?!? Wait are you from Earth?"
I laughed WAY too hard when Drax had that insanely huge gun pointed right at this face and he goes “Go on Quill! I can take it....”
"even better, why is gamora" was my fav
That was great, and hearing Mantis say immediately after "No he can't," made me laugh even fucking harder.
Drax steals every scene he's in, I love him.
Thor and Steve exchanging thoughts on their hair is classic Marvel.
I always love their interactions. Like when Thor stepped on the legos, they just looked at each other.
Loved how Loki said “We have a Hulk”
"Well for one thing, I'm not Asgardian. For another, we have a Hulk"
RIP loki :'( you were the most beautiful villain that wasn't thors sister
Dave Bautista plays Drax so well that I've completely forgot that he's actually acting. It's genuinely incredible.
I didn't even see Drax in this movie...he was moving so slowly that he was invisible!
He had the best fucking quip in the whole movie in my opinion:
Tony knighting Peter in space for becoming an official avenger was hilarious
"Thank you, rabbit."
Thor lost everything in Ragnarok and this movie. Killing him would be too kind.
“Is Footloose still the greatest movie on earth?” “It never was” - Quill’s god damned face after that was phenomenal.
Wanda had to kill Vision, then watched him getting killed by Thanos AGAIN, and then she fucking died. That was fucked up...
It was interesting that she looked practically peaceful when she started to ash. I hope that was intentional, because I really felt for her character there.
Thor's entrance back to Earth with Rocket and Groot was absolutely badass.
"Oh you're all screwed now"
Thanos sure loves his bubbles!
Wait until you see the number of bubble blowing Starlord guns they sell.
That part where Steve and T’Challa blazing past everyone else on foot heading into the fight...
NO DON'T PUT YOUR EGGS IN ME.
Tom Holland fucking killed it in this. It's amazing how much he made me feel for his character even though he's a newer addition. His death was definitely the hardest to watch.
Thanos saying, “I hope they remember you” and meaning it was the most chilling point of the movie for me.
"Yeah, imma get that arm..."
They have been setting up that joke for a while
My favorite scene was when iron man was putting in work against Thanos and it all just be for a “drop of blood”. I got chills at that scene.
They somehow made blood on a CGI character look really menacing.
Jesus, that scene were Peter knew he was dying was unsettling.
It was his spidey sense. That's why he freaked out so much more than anyone else. He felt the end coming, and he couldn't do anything about it.
“You’re from Earth” “No I’m from Missouri” “That’s on Earth dipshit”
"Is Footloose still the greatest movie ever?" "It never was"
RED SKULL
Totally expected Death to make an appearance there, considering the floaty dark robes.
I demand for the other 14,000,604 different versions of the final battle.
Thanos I have come to bargain.
5 minutes into the movie and Heimdall and Loki were both brutally killed. Only five minutes in. I was sitting there thinking "Shit, this is going to be rough to watch".
Thor's entrance during the battle scene in Wakanda might be the most badass thing I've seen from the MCU
Out of place as it would have been, I can't tell you how much I wanted to hear Immigrant Song start playing.
This movie left SO many unanswered questions...
Thor has become my favourite MCU character, after that landing in Wakanda, I knew that shit was about to get real.
That scene of him in the Guardians ship talking about losing everybody....I’m so okay with emo Thor
"Kicking Names and Taking Ass."
“He defended the galaxy in a dance off”
That pause...
everyone in the audience was freaking out midway through the movie about red skull showing up out of nowhere while me and my dumb ass thinking it was doctor doom from the fucking fantastic four this whole time
So I had a couple friends complain about Strange giving up the stone, and I've seen a few of those complaints on here and other forums.
Also about Star-Lord being impulsive, I think it is consistent with his character because same thing happened in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 when he heard that Ego killed his mother.
I’m amazed they managed to prolong Vision’s death for two and a half hours. But they made up for it by killing him twice
That moment when Thanos rewinds the time was just pure cruelty
Die blanket of death!!
In a sea of hilarious Marvel characters, Drax still comes out as the best One-Liner deliverer by a long shot. Bautista owns that role.
You know a movie can't be bad when "He threw an actual moon at them" isn't even in the top 5 discussed moments.
That was ridiculously awesome. They gave Thanos all these cool powers with the Infinity Stones, and then actually thought through ways he might use them. Brilliant stuff.
Yeah that was fucking cool
"Thanos will Return"
To me the biggest middle finger was bringing Nick Fury back for the postcredit scene, and knowing damn well that they're going to kill him. They broke us down, gave us a chance to collect our thoughts, and then kicked us again with that one.
I love the absence of music in those last moments. They finally employed the less is more mindset after 2.5 hrs of nonstop action, and it's gloriously bleak.
Also missing the iconic music during the opening Marvel Studios bumper, I knew right away the tone would be something new to the MCU.
"This is my friend, Tree"
I love how Banner said to the Black Order and the Outriders "you guys are screwed now" when Thor arrived in Wakanda. Usually everyone says that about the Hulk when he shows up. Thor really is the strongest Avenger.
Some argue Thor is the strongest character in all of Marvel (not counting meta characters like God etc) due to the fact that he's the most powerful living god from Asgard. Logically it makes sense and his power seemed crazy in this movie.
Loki is not coming back, is he? :(
"No more resurrections"
"What the fu-" - Aunt May, 2017
Perfectly balanced...as all things should be
This was not in the actual film right?
Banner never turned into the Hulk after his fight with Thanos so no it wasn't.
There was also a shot in the trailer of Banner standing next to the hulkbuster arm that I’m pretty sure wasn’t in the movie. Once we see the hulkbuster suit he’s in it until the end of the movie right?
One day I want to be as stoned as the guy who suggested that Peter Dinklage played a 25 foot tall dwarf
That was kind of a brilliant idea.
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He'll just build her into a ship to fly home.
My jaw dropped at that Red Skull reveal.
Dude seeing the Hulk get manhandled like that was actually pretty terrifying. Those punches felt massive. I feel like that's probably why he didn't come out for the rest of the movie, seems like the Hulk is scared for the first time ever ahaha
Love how they specified Dr. Strange saw 14 million futures and only one where they won.
That story about Cumberbatch only one reading the whole script seems like a meta joke now...
Clearly he saw Tony was needed for the end game which is why he gave up the stone to save him.
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Everyone's already talked about the big scenes, but I wanna give a shout out to the scene where the Black Order first arrives in New York. They did an amazing job shooting that scene, following Tony and Strange as they go out onto the street, keeping the camera at ground level the whole time. The ominous rumbling of the spaceship, the people screaming and running, it really gave off an incredibly menacing and gritty vibe.
Vision doesn't wear a single cardigan sweater in the whole movie.
The Guardians in awe over Thor’s beauty was relatable. Sexy Pirate Angel hybrid.
"Thanos will return"
Inb4 Avengers 4 is actually called Thanos
That story about Cumberbatch only one reading the whole script was a meta joke...
"You need to get lost Squidward"
Ebony Maw was pretty cool. Kind of sucks that he was the first of the Black Order to die, but they did good showing him off with what time he was given.
I'm sad so few people laughed at Quill calling Thanos "Grimace", maybe the reference is too old
I loved Dr. Strange in this movie more than in his own movie.
Marvel Writers:"Bucky Barnes picked up Rocket and they start doing a 360 shooting everywhere"
MARVEL: nah, how about we just have Spider-man die while begging for his very existence.
"I'm gettin' that arm..."
The founding members of The Avengers are still alive, makes me think back to Tony Stark’s line:
Tony is the key. The one future Strange saw them win was with Tony alive. Hence why was willing to give up the time stone, despite saying prior that he’d be willing to sacrifice Tony or Peter just to protect the stone. That’s why he told Tony that there wasn’t another way.
Dr Strange vs Thanos is the best live action naruto fight we are ever going to get in a movie
The BEST Doctor Strange magic! I was waiting for him to go all out, but I was not expecting that, I got all tingly! I want to see that sequence on repeat.
Can everyone agree that Josh Brolin f***ing killed it as Thanos!?
In the scene at The Collector’s, a cage can be seen containing blue Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development. We later learn that Thanos had fabricated that reality. That means, canonically, that Thanos is a fan of Arrested Development.
I saw a credit for the “licensing of the portrayal of property of Arrested Development,” or something like that, at the end of the credits and was really confused. This makes sense now.
Did NOT see Red Skull turning up but that was delightfully weird and awesome.
Funniest of all scenes was Starlord's DEEP VOICE.
"I am Groot!"
Loved it! Also with Thor:
"Dude you're embarrassing me in front of the wizards!" , that and the Grimace and Squidward references.
Dinklegiant was a great surprise
Thor’s axe and Groot forging it and putting his arm as the handle was fantastic.
Bucky Barnes has dealt with mental health trauma for the past 70+ years.
Wong you're invited to my wedding
Thor's line about being 1500 years old, killing twice as many as that and being still alive was fantastic!
I feel like the movie really set up how no one actually understood the depth of what it means to fight someone near omnipotence. The Earth team especially, they were so sure of their plan (destroying the stone), that when Thanos just casually reverses time it was a special sort of horrifying.
He left Stark alive though. He honoured the deal with Strange.
Avengers: The Leftovers
It's just amazing to me that you can have a movie with like forty seven fucking main characters, introduce a new bad guy and develop him from the ground up, and have it not be a total absolute clusterfuck.
"Mr. Lord"
So is everyone else
The scene where Thor sits down and just recounts everything he has lost is so heartbreaking, and is like his only moment of relief from the start of Ragnarok to the end of Infinity War where he has to actually come to terms with that. I think I liked his arc the most. Also, calling rocket 'Rabbit' ahahaha
Why you gotta do my boy peter like that.
Which one?
Thanos had five Infinity Stones and he still couldn't take down Scarlet Witch.
SW's power scaling is crazy high and is the only known way for The Avengers to combat a Stone's power. Thanos couldn't do anything about her blasting him without using the Stones he had to block her blast. Otherwise he'd be sent hurling backwards. He was also kind of taunting her as if she had a chance then showing her it meant literally nothing anyway because he still ended up killing Vision anyway.
I'm the one black guy in our friend group, when Black Panther disappeared they all looked at me like I just lost a part of my life.
I was at a theater in Harlem that was basically all black people and the audience completely lost their shit when that happened.
I’m the one Asian in my group of 4, with one black and two white guys. All 3 covered their mouths as the Snappening was killing off heroes and I was just like, “man, that’s about half a billion Chinese people dead.”
Yes, but what about Korg and Miek!?
And Valkyrie
WHERE IS GAMORA? WHO IS GAMORA? … WHY IS GAMORA??
"He's not a dude. You're a dude. This is a man."
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Red Skull being the protector of the soul stone or whatever was seriously the most comic-book thing I have ever seen in a movie. Think about it. Taking an old, unused character (which again, is amazing that this has been going on long enough for those to exist), and making them into a new, mysterious, powerful character? That felt some mid-series, end-of-the-issue comic book reveal! These moments are exactly the kinds of things I've been waiting for in these movies, and I'm so happy we're finally getting them.
Gamora's death was my favourite scene in a film full of great scenes. So much layer and depth that unfolds in one scene: Thanos' anguish, Gamora's realization that he loves her, Gamora immediately attempting to kill herself to stop Thanos, and finally, her last moments spent trying in vain to save herself not for her own sake, but to stop Thanos from getting the soul stone.
Soulcrushing when you realize what's gonna happen way way before she does, and she just keeps talking and talking and doesn't know how wrong she is...
Zoe did an incredible job. That scene, and in my opinion the entire movie, relied on her and Josh Brolin. Both of them delivered in spades.
I teared up at the end when Peter kept saying, "I don't wanna go." What a fucking great ending. And bring on Captain Marvel!
That SOS page to Captain Marvel was def to the 90s...
Samuel L Jackson finally got to say Motherfucker!.. well kinda
I love the idea that Fury has probably been keeping the Marvel-signal on him since the 90s and JUST NOW decides it's time to use it.
Bucky dual wielding a machine gun and Rocket Racoon is something I never knew I needed in my life.
"Mr. Stark please.... I don't wanna go.... I'm sorry..."
Red Skull appears
I like how Fury's last thought was of his mother, what a good son.
Gee I hope Coach Hannibal Burress made it through the snappy dust
Alternatively, I’d be OK with seeing Coach Hannibal Burress’ reaction as he turns to snappy dust.
Did anyone else gasp when red skull showed up dressed as a dementor?
Help us Captain Marvel (and Hawkeye) you're our only hopes. For real though, the fact that she's Fury's last chance for help beyond the Avengers means she's gonna kick some serious ass, I'm even more hyped for Captain Marvel.
I've heard some people guess that Hawkeye will turn up Ronin-like in Avengers 4 because his family disappears in the snap which would be... terribly heartbreaking.
Thor has lost his parents, brother, three best friends (with Sif MIA and possibly dead), his first girlfriend and his entire homeworld.
Fuck it, spider man’s death got me hard. Tom Holland can act. Love that kid.
Rocket having to see Groot die again was also tough to watch