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Spoilers follow forBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forevershows its seams.
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Both are innovators and engineers inspired by vibranium and the self-actualization it provides.
Both feel a certain burden about that responsibility.
(And if this sounds likePatrick Wilsons villaininAquaman, the Marvel version of this story came first.)
Equally important is the fact that Namor is inarguably and incredibly hot.
Those little shorts, all that jewelry, his sneering confidence classic sexy baddie accoutrement!
Youre telling me that when Shuri notices hes covered in vibranium, shes notalsochecking him out?
Be real with me, and with yourself.
But also, who would turn down an opportunity to spend more time with this man?
In Talokan, Namor and Shuri grow close asWakanda Foreverintroduces all the elements of a marriage-pact story line.
and compares their experiences of familial loss.
He mentions fighting off Spanish conquistadors, which is impressive.
He even cracks some jokes, because an antihero without a smug grin is nothing at all.
But theres also a softening to how she behaves in this scene.
And sure, Namor is arguably a villain who threatens to destroy Shuris country and family.
Let us burn it together, because nothing is more romantic than attacking colonizers.
But theMCU has always bungled its most promising would-be romances.
