Trixie here! Well, it’s been a while since I’ve talked about Boyfriends, but just the other day The Man hooked up a new Blu-Ray player in our room (actually, Miss Chrissy and The Man got the NEW Blu-Ray player, and we got the old one, but hey! 
It’s new to US!) and ever since then we’ve been watching Blu-Ray movies, almost non-stop. You see, it’s been really, really COLD here lately, and even though there hasn’t been any snow yet, it’s still been too cold to do anything outside, so the best thing to do is cuddle up under blankets and watch movies all day long.
And what great movies Miss Chrissy and The Man have in their collection! I won’t go through all of them here, because I’m anxious to tell you about my new boyfriend, who I just met in The Avengers movie. You must think I’m talking about Thor, right? But I’m not! Thor is my OLD boyfriend, remember? And of course he is just GREAT in The Avengers, he does so many cool things and has so many funny lines. Thor is still my boyfriend of course, but now I have a NEW boyfriend as well.
(Oh dear! I hope Thor won’t think I’m being fickle…)
My new boyfriend is Bruce Banner. Of course, being a fan of Marvel Comics, I’ve known Bruce Banner for a long, long time, but I have never seen him portrayed so wonderfully as he is by the actor Mark Ruffalo, in The Avengers. In the past there were other actors who portrayed Bruce Banner, and they were all good in their own way (some better than others, actually, but we won’t get into that here…) But anyway, my point now is that THIS Bruce Banner is just the stuff for a girl like me who loves those Marvel heroes!
First of all, he’s really cute. Thor is my BLONDE boyfriend, but Bruce Banner is my “tall, dark and handsome” boyfriend. And he has such lovely, expressive eyes! And he’s so soft-spoken, which is exactly the way Bruce Banner should be, so that he is totally opposite of what happens when he turns into the Hulk.
I love the way this Bruce Banner keeps referring to Hulk as “the other guy” and how it’s really best not to have him around. It’s very understated. He really wants everyone to be safe, so he just wants everyone to leave him alone, so there won’t end up being a reason why Hulk has to come out. It’s kind of sad how there’s this whole part of him that he really does not feel good about at all, but at least he’s trying his best not to go there. He’s not really MAD about it (cos you know what would happen if he got mad…), so he’s just trying to stay calm. I like how calm he is, when he’s not Hulk.
I also like how SMART he is. We should never forget what a great scientist Bruce Banner is, and this movie won’t let you forget. It’s really cute the way he and Tony Stark “bond” over science talk. (“Finally!” Tony says, “someone who speaks English!”) Sometimes us normal people might not understand how difficult is must be for the super-smart, how lonely it is, because compared to them, 
everyone else is simple-minded, and maybe not so interesting. So again…it’s SAD that Bruce Banner is alone because he is afraid of letting out Hulk, but it’s also sad that he’s so alone because most people can’t keep up with his brain. But it’s good that he and Tony Stark have each other to talk to now, and I thought it was nice that at the end of the movie, when they drive off together. They’re friends now, and it’s good to have friends.
Of course, I also like the way Tony Stark is smart, but he handles his “smarts” differently. Instead of getting all quiet and going inside himself, Tony Stark gets even more outspoken. He gets cocky. Bruce Banner is not cocky at all. When Tony Stark is cocky, he’s funny. Bruce Banner is not really that funny. Mostly, as I say, he’s sad.
He’s sad, but he’s good, and he’s nice to look at. He only wants the best for the whole world. And did I mention he has nice eyes? And nice hair? And a nice voice?
Okay, I think I’ve said enough. I understand there is going to be ANOTHER movie about The Avengers, and I can’t wait to see it when Miss Chrissy and the The Man get it on Blu-Ray or DVD! It could be a long wait for us Whimsies to see this movie, but all good things are worth waiting for. Once again, I will have TWO boyfriends in one movie, and all that exciting Marvel superhero action! It’s enough to make you wish the weather never warms up, and it snows and snows, so there’s nothing to do but cuddle up under the blankets for hours on end, watching movies!!
