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I think there's a strong attitude difference between "disappointed with how Natasha's storyline played out" and "everything is ruined because Whedon didn't depict Natasha the way I wanted". And yet both attitudes are still intricately tied-in to the "Natasha is the only female character in the movies with major character/agency and so I have invested in her". There are no other options for female representation that we can conceive male-oriented Hollywood taking, so we expect Great Things of Natasha.

For some shifted-sideways takes on the characterisation of Natasha:

1. a take on infertility and the RR 'graduation' from an infertile woman.
2. a reading on Natasha contemplating walking away from the fight

Also: an entire post of meta links about AoU by endeni.