Jad great write up, sounds like a great tiime!! I guess I will have to investigate some cruises as I would like to do at least one in my life. I am sure your kids had a great time and nice of them to provide child care so you and your wife could get some alone time. Glad you liked Thor I thought it was really entertaining and loved all the Loki twists in it including the Cap cameo which was hilarious. I guess they figure they have a very well thought out and multi faceted villain in Loki and so why spend too much time on Malikeith whose motivations are pretty clear, he comes from a time when the universe was in darkness and he wants that back and he is willing to sacrifice other people to get it done. The fight with Thor and M at the end was awesome and Ioved how the hammer followed him around, all very cool.
Hawk you can be so contrary, lol. I am sure since Jad, Rogue and I played a lot of basketball that certainly goes a long way towards our love of the March Madness, but that first four days of the tournament is pure gold with more action packed sports drama than anywhere on the planet anytime of the year. There is also nothing more dramatic than the last second shot at the buzzer especially if the underdog pulls of the win with the all the kids storming the court, that is just plain awesome.
Shield was pretty ordinary up to the point with a great twist at the end. I will wait to discuss until you guys have seen it.