[Trivial Psychic]

Boy...all this Captain Marvel stuff, from the toys to the trailer is blah....

Not going to say this one's going to bomb, as it most likely won't once the Marvel media hype machine gets going...but there was NOTHING in that trailer, or this line of Legends (outside the new Sam Jackson figure) that was even remotely exciting. Brie Larson delivered her lines with the enthusiasm of sex crazed teenager being dragged to a church function on a Saturday night....as if she were bored and wanting to be somewhere else.

Marvel can only catch lightning in a bottle so many times, and one of these films will inevitably under-perform. Time will tell if it turns out to be this one.

Since I already had the SDCC Luke Cage, I had no real interest in nabbing the two pack for him, however I was able to nab a Claire loose for under 20 bucks on Ebay, so here goes...

Claire Temple: While she's not my favorite character (I admittedly hate Karen Page much more, and can only hope she has a run in with Bullseye in DD:S3) I picked up this figure as she's a much needed member of the Defenders cast, and I'm a sucker for civilian body molds. Claire impresses me on this level, as I thought the top would be re-used, when it is in fact an all new sculpt, including the lower torso, which really left me surprised. The face is pretty, and the face print is strong, but as many as mentioned, this is not Rosario Dawson. It actually looks like a certain adult entertainer to me, but I'll keep that one to myself. The accessories are nice, and the ninja claws can be used on the Netflix Elektra, so double thumbs up there, although I wish she came with an actual medical bag (like the one the Walking Dead Carl figure came with) as opposed to the Mary Jane purse.

About the only gripe I can think of is those hideous basic legends female feet. Would it have hurt for Hasbro to sculpt some actual shoes, heels, or sandals, the way they did for Danny and Colleen? I'm glad that they didn't reuse the JJ boots again, but those zapatos that she's sporting are no bueno. The head also sits a little high on the neck, I dremeled mine out a bit for the photos I took here.

All in all, a good figure. Not one that I thought we necessarily needed, but since you get Luke along with her if you pick up the two pack, she makes a good consolation prize.