I did take it that Extremis (and possibly some improvements in medical tech and a very powerful external magnet) made the surgery viable. It may have still been 'chancy', but less so than horrid numbers before.
I'm not concerned about Steve not being with POTUS. I figure he's getting up to speed with various developments in military tech and training, doing some meet and greets with active troops and vets dealing in other ways with their injuries. And, both pouring over intel while not being anywhere to be a patsy for the Mandarin's theatrics. Somewhere in there is probably the lead for the Winter Solider, which becomes a pressing issue for him and Natasha. And, if you were the VP and hatching a dastardly plan, wouldn't you make sure Captain America isn't about?
I guess I'm more okay with Pepper in peril, partly because That Scene With Ironman Like Nut Stretched Over Tony, and because Aldrich is specifically being a mustache twirling villain. And, she gets to deal with Aldrich herself. Tony has been running himself ragged wanting to protect her (and like a doofus invites the destruction of the Malibu home) he fails to save her from the plummet and then she saves herself.
I'm a little in a tossup about Maya in 1999 since Tony really is being an ass, but maybe he's a bit of a free pass piece of ass (he's not an academic, so less of the oh great I slept with someone on the interview panel ten years ago.)
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I'm not concerned about Steve not being with POTUS. I figure he's getting up to speed with various developments in military tech and training, doing some meet and greets with active troops and vets dealing in other ways with their injuries. And, both pouring over intel while not being anywhere to be a patsy for the Mandarin's theatrics. Somewhere in there is probably the lead for the Winter Solider, which becomes a pressing issue for him and Natasha. And, if you were the VP and hatching a dastardly plan, wouldn't you make sure Captain America isn't about?
I guess I'm more okay with Pepper in peril, partly because That Scene With Ironman Like Nut Stretched Over Tony, and because Aldrich is specifically being a mustache twirling villain. And, she gets to deal with Aldrich herself. Tony has been running himself ragged wanting to protect her (and like a doofus invites the destruction of the Malibu home) he fails to save her from the plummet and then she saves herself.
I'm a little in a tossup about Maya in 1999 since Tony really is being an ass, but maybe he's a bit of a free pass piece of ass (he's not an academic, so less of the oh great I slept with someone on the interview panel ten years ago.)
Rhodey!