joss whedon: i think natasha should have a love interest. most of the other avengers have love interests.
some marvel dude: yeah but they have solo movies in which to properly flesh out that sort of relationship –
joss whedon: don’t worry about it, we’ll just cram it into aou. it’s not like she’ll have anything else to do.
marvel dude: but –
joss whedon: now, who could it be?
marvel dude: well, we decided to keep her relationship with clint platonic, so he’s off the list, but lucky for us two other characters with whom she’s had significant romantic relationships exist in the mcu now.
joss whedon: right, and who are they?
marvel dude: uh, bucky barnes and matt murdock.
joss whedon: right
joss whedon:
joss whedon: hulk it is.
marvel dude: what
joss whedon: what