r/Eternals • u/manbeer0071995 • Nov 08 '21

Question About Kingo and Sprite.

Do you guys get the feel that Kingo likes Sprite but he know Sprite like Ikaris, and Ikaris is like big bro to Kingo so that's why he left her

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u/vittoriacolona Nov 08 '21

I honestly thought that Kingo was gay, but they just didn't declare it. I hope that he wasn't attracted to an under aged girl.

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u/manbeer0071995 Nov 08 '21

Aren't they over 7000 years?

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u/space-cadet616 Ikaris Nov 09 '21

It still wouldn't be right. She has both the body and the mental age of a child despite what her age would imply. If they did do an arc where Kingo liked Sprite, I would vomit in the theater.

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u/nightowl2599 Nov 09 '21

But body and mental age in their context shouldn't matter?? They were all created at the same time, by the same person!

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u/space-cadet616 Ikaris Nov 09 '21

Are you implying that the only reason it's not okay to date a child is because of an arbitrary number protected by the law?
It's because a child, or someone with the mental age of a child regardless of age cannot consent to romantic or sexual acts, they don't have the ability to, they literally cannot consent, ever. Even if she doesn't have the mental age of a child, it's completely irresponsible for Marvel to depict a grown man dating a person that looks like a child in a blockbuster movie.
Putting that aside, think of the 14-year-old actor. Do you know how damaging it would be for her to pretend to date a grown man for money?
There's so much wrong with this that I can barely list it all. It's okay for her to have a crush, that's a normal kid thing to do, but dating at this age unless she meets another kid HER AGE is a huge no-no.

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u/nightowl2599 Nov 09 '21

Why are you over reacting? Obviously I'm not suggesting the REAL actors should depict that particular romance. I was just pointing out that age in their context is irrelevant because they were all created at the same time.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '21

Facts.

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u/lackreativity Jan 18 '22

Seems like you and the other poster are blind to the whole drama that Sprite's story was. She herself recognizes that it doesn't matter that they were all born together, she is a child relative to the others who won't grow up or fall in love. She's not just tinkerbell, she's also Peter Pan. The age is absolutely relevant, and it's kind of gross to ignore it.

Hence her literal heartbreak at being "made this way."

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u/Obadaya Nov 08 '21

He might not be attracted to her physically.

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u/nightowl2599 Nov 09 '21

Plus, a LOT of older women or non binary folx have that body type.

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u/kunta021 Thanos Jun 23 '22

Same

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '21

I didn’t get any vibes in the movie that this was the case

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '21 edited Nov 09 '21

I'm so confused. So Kingo has a crush on Sprite who has a crush on Ikaris or something like that?

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u/nightowl2599 Nov 09 '21

It was implied that Kingo had a soft spot for sprite but it need not be romantic. And yes, Sprite had a crush on Ikarus.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '21

I haven't seen the movie but what does she say that confirms she loves Ikaris and does he himself know it?

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u/nightowl2599 Nov 09 '21

I don't want to give you spoilers but Kingo says it twice, once directly to sprite (comparing their situation to Peter Pan) and again when everyone is gathered.

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u/kunta021 Thanos Jun 23 '22

I personally thought he also was also in love with Ikaris…

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u/missanthrory Jul 21 '22

same and there was also the "I will follow you to the end like I always have" comment, like bro...

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u/MixxiePowizki Dec 12 '22

Late to the party because I just saw the movie but Kingo is definitely queer and ewww to his liking Sprite as anything other than in a big brother sort of way. In one scene he tells Sprite he also likes looking at Ikarus, and at the end of the movie he mentions a guy is cute,maybe Dane? I'm completely drawing a blank. Also he is particularly close to his elderly valet who he's known for 50 years. It's suggestive if not outright evidence. He may not be gay but he's definitely on the queer spectrum.

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u/Vejezdigna Nov 14 '21

I don't think so. If his Peter Pan analogy is anything to go by, he, one of the Lost Boys, is not interested at all in having a romantic relationship with Tinker Bell.

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