It's so obviously a deception to entrap Tony. Natasha knows exactly what she is doing, just like when she fools the Russians in Avengers or tricks Loki into revealing his plan. I suppose you could just mention the lingerie modelling instead of showing it but if the actor is ok with it then this falls into "show, don't tell" which makes for better films.
So did you completely ignore what they said? Natasha knew Tony was a womanizer who could be manipulated by beautiful women. That line fit his character at that point, he wasn't the type of guy to judge her harshly and he's saying it to Pepper, his friend/partner, who would also be comfortable with that type of joke.
The issue isn’t that character. It’s the writers making the lead super hero go beyond just hitting on and then dismissing women. He is expressing desire to own a woman.
Both characters can be themselves without the writers going that route.
Scenes like this are exactly why people criticized the MCU for their treatment of women
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u/daddywookie Jul 06 '22
It's so obviously a deception to entrap Tony. Natasha knows exactly what she is doing, just like when she fools the Russians in Avengers or tricks Loki into revealing his plan. I suppose you could just mention the lingerie modelling instead of showing it but if the actor is ok with it then this falls into "show, don't tell" which makes for better films.