How many lives does this cat have?

[lynnenne]

Hello, and welcome to your weekly discussion post! My apologies that this entry is a day late, I was unwell yesterday. This week's topic is about Goose the Cat.



In Captain Marvel, we're introduced to Goose the Cat. By the end of the film, we learn that Goose is no ordinary cat. She (or he? I'm unsure of Goose's gender) is actually a flerken, a deadly alien life form capable of swallowing all its enemies along with an Infinity Stone.

But what exactly is a flerken? Where did they come from? Where is their home planet? How did one of them end up on Earth? Why did it attach itself to Carol and Fury? Do flerkens have more than 9 lives? And do they live long enough to appear in the next Captain Marvel movie (which, one presumes, will be set in the current MCU timeline and not in the 1990s)?

Give me your head-canons!

Comments

[lynnenne]

Even ppl who hadn't even heard about CM because they're not in the fandom told me that they ended up going to see CM because of 'the cat.'

No way! I'm not THAT big of a cat fan, but it's cool that Goose is an audience draw!

[glitteryv]

I mean, it wasn't just for Goose. More like, Goose became the one thing they caught their attention, I guess. At first, it was a little weird. I soon realized, though, that not a lot of the moviegoing public knew who Captain Marvel was or why it was such a big deal to have her on the big screen.

It was one of those moments where the dissonance between being in fandom and not being in fandom was v. strong. I saw more examples of that while watching trailer reactions on YouTube. Off the top of my head, I'd say only about 7-10% of the ppl had ANY idea of who Carol Danvers was. And only, two (maybe three) people got excited about seeing Goose getting petted by Fury at the end of the first trailer.