[ SECRET POST #3891 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3891 ⌋

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Comments

[fscom]

03. http://i.imgur.com/43cKqnq.jpg

[el_regrs]

Tony pointing out Galaga didn't seem like a shoehorned reference to me. Then again, I still play games from the 80s and 90s, so what do I know?

[(Anonymous)]

Ehh...it did come out of nowhere and had no relevance to the context of the conversation. This isn't surprising given that Downey ad-libbed it.

[el_regrs]

What I mean is, it didn't feel shoehorned in the sense that "OMG MUST MENTION SOMETHING FROM THE 80s!!!!" And I find it hilarious to randomly tattle on some guy to draw attention away from you.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah that did feel a little try hard.

[rosehiptea]

I went to high school in the 80s and sometimes this annoys me too. It wasn't even my favorite part of Stranger Things, though I agree it was well done there. I've said this before but I think I had enough of the 80s in the 80s.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. I do like shows that are set in the 80s like HALT AND CATCH FIRE and THE AMERICANS. I just think they're great stories with interesting characters. But this 80s comeback shit is annoying. Like, I hated the 80s when I was living it the first time. I also hated that point in the 80s when the 60s was making its comeback with Dirty Dancing, covers of 60s songs, and all of those Vietnam war movies.

[(Anonymous)]

Same. It's why I'm not looking forward to the Ready Player One movie.

[greghousesgf]

I didn't care much for the 80s while they were going on, and remember, the Orange Nazi Asshole is very much a product of that era.

[(Anonymous)]

But then the 80s also gave us BlackAdder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie, so... ;)

[greghousesgf]

this is true

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't even think it was a reference. I just thought the whole joke was that a guy was playing a game when he's supposed to be piloting this super secret base and monitoring threats or whatever. Then again

[(Anonymous)]

(Contd) I was born in the 90s.

Damn mobile phone, posting before I'm done

[(Anonymous)]

That is the joke, but I don't think it was a coincidence that it was a game from the 80s. Because honestly, if someone IS goofing off and playing a game when they're supposed to be working, what are the odds it'd be Galaga?

[(Anonymous)]

The joke was that you fight off an army of aliens in Galaga... Like the Avengers did later in the movie.

[(Anonymous)]

I felt like it would have made more sense for the guy to be playing solitaire or something ubiquitous like that.

[(Anonymous)]

Galaga is a game where you fight invading aliens. The Avengers fight aliens in the movie. That is why they have the guy playing Galaga instead of Solitaire or Freecell.

[(Anonymous)]

It didn't feel shoehorned or like an appeal to nostalgia to me, but what do I know? I wasn't even alive in the '80s.