RUMOR: Next Week's Episode Of Runaways May Feature A Number Of Historic Firsts For The MCU

RUMOR: Next Week's Episode Of Runaways May Feature A Number Of Historic Firsts For The MCU

As the first Hulu Marvel series builds toward it's season finale, it seems the penultimate episode of the first season will have a number of historic moments for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole .

By Winterwinner - Dec 27, 2017 06:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Runaways
Obviously, spoilers and potential spoilers for the first season of Marvel's Runaways are below.

Throughout the course of the show thus far, it's become clear that Karolina Dean (played by Virginia Gardner) is very evidently not straight. As comic fans know, the character is a lesbian, and between Gert's prodding questions and her very enenthused reaction to being kissed by Chase without being asked, it's no real surprise that it seems Karolina is poised to become Marvel's first openly LGBT lead character in the near future, as opposed to previous instances in the MCU where such charactrs have taken secondary roles (such as Jeri Hogarth and Joey Gutierrez, of Jessica Jones and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D respectively) or had their comic-canon sexual orientation go unmentioned (such as Loki, Valkyrie, and Korg in Thor: Ragnarok). According to reports from critic screenings, however, that in next week's episode, the matter will be settled, but the way in which it is settled is also bound to be interesting to many.

The report is that, during a party during next week's episode, Karolina and fellow Runaway Nico will kiss (twice, in fact!) during a sequence set to the song Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish. The report predates when the official preview materials for the 9th episode were officially released, which showcased the cast in very formal attire, which would fit well within the "party" scene described above, which would be a very specific event to simply guess correctly.

If this is the case, this would be another of the show's deviations from the comics, as Nico Minoru is not openly bisexual at any point in the comics history. Similar to Karolina, this would also make Nico the MCU's first openly bisexual lead (though Tessa Thompson stated that her Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok had her bisexual nature in the comics in mind), though one must wonder what this might mean for Alex Wilder and his current relationship with Nico in the show.

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TheMadman
TheMadman - 12/27/2017, 7:21 PM
I thought this was gonna be about some sort of crossover.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 12/27/2017, 7:53 PM
This is the MTVU
Saga
Saga - 12/27/2017, 7:56 PM
I thought steve and bucky were the first gay couple in the MCU whats going on?
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/27/2017, 8:21 PM
Marvel is breaking new ground!
Lem1
Lem1 - 12/27/2017, 8:39 PM
...Oh, Yay.
AgeofApocalypse
AgeofApocalypse - 12/27/2017, 8:46 PM
Has there been any word on a score release date? This isn’t my favorite, but the completist in me needs to own the score (and Inhumans, too, though it was pretty awful).
Kumkani
Kumkani - 12/27/2017, 8:53 PM
@AgeofApocalypse - I think the score for Runaways is pretty good tbh. I'd totally get it just for the theme song alone.

I don't know what Inhumans is. Never heard of it ;)
Kumkani
Kumkani - 12/27/2017, 8:51 PM
Just started watching this show. On the third episode now. It's not so bad. I quite like it, and it deals with some things I wasn't expecting. The writing can be a bit weird at times though, and a few lines of dialogue have made me cringe. But the kids really sell the show with their chemistry. Also I like how the opening credits has these subtle clues about the elements of the show, and the theme song is cool as hell. Always has me bobbing my head.

MuttonMan
MuttonMan - 12/27/2017, 9:37 PM
"MCU"

BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 12/27/2017, 10:08 PM
Yay? I guess...
MikeyL
MikeyL - 12/28/2017, 3:24 AM
This is great for the lgbtqa+ community. Representation in mainstream media is always welcome, but very rarely is it given equal representation within such a massive genre such as the superhero films/tv.
IKidYouNotMan
IKidYouNotMan - 12/28/2017, 4:47 AM
Came in expecting something like ‘Special Guest: Paul Rudd as Antman’ ended up reading something I already knew.

rkshuttleworth
rkshuttleworth - 12/28/2017, 5:18 PM
Not excited at all.
Omegacron
Omegacron - 12/29/2017, 10:52 AM
Um... yay dykes
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