May 4, 2012: Check the Vents, The Avengers Are In The Tower

This Week In Fandom History · May 3, 2026 · 1h 5m

To the Common Room! This week, V and Emily look with such fondness at the best era of fic since the internet began: the 2012 Avengers Tower era. This requested episode features Clint in the vents, Thor eating Pop-Tarts, a surprising number of penguins, Darcy Lewis, and genuine softness towards Tony Stark. Also, we have a pitch for Disney+ and a new drinking game for all you listeners. Journey back with us to a time and a place where everyone had their own apartment in the tallest skyscraper in New York City, movie nights were interrupted by galactic-level stakes that turned out okay, and…