View Single Post Old 07-16-2012, 02:42 PM   #84 Registered
Rhymnicologist Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a rock Posts:
258  Both characters played pretty important roles in the film.
Black Widow was the one who was able to figure out what Loki's
end-game was. Not only that, but she was the one who shut down
the portal. Yes, anyone could have done that, but she was the
one who was able to at that time.  Hawkeye basically directed
traffic and was able to inform the other Avengers where they
were needed for most of the fight. Here is a guy who, other than
being extremely skilled at what he does, has no special ability
or power and he held his own - in an exposed position
nonetheless - against an overwhelming enemy force.  I'm not
saying that those characters couldn't be killed off down the
road, but to write them off as unimportant is just silly.
Speaking from a writer's point-of-view, they are kind of
necessary: They humanize the story in subtle ways. They are
soldiers, yes, but they are in-fact WAY out