We see Magneto put his arms around her in X1, the pair laugh and joke in X2, and a sheer look of horror in Magneto's face when Mystique steps in front of the cure dart in TLS. The pair are obviously close. Magneto abandoning Mystique after she is cured was a brutal twist, and only works because they were close before.
None of that is clearly indicative of close relationship behaviour and is as old as time with henchgirls. E.g. the henchgirls a week in the 60's Batman TV show used to have the villains put their arms around, and laugh at their jokes.
Magneto abandoning her is a cruel twist because he leaves one of his own. The only thing he can say is its a shame because she was beautiful. That's the sign of a hollow henchgirl like relationship with no substance. Compared to Xavier whom he is shown to be visibly upset over dying, and tears Pyro a new one when he disrespects Xavier, and says his death his greatest regret. Whereas Mystique is never mentioned again by him.
Apples and oranges because one was a relationship Mags cared for and one wasn't.
No Lawrence-era Mystique required, though their romantic relationship in that is built from the subtext of their relationship in the OT.
There is no romantic subtext. The Lawrence era Mystique rewrote the relationships between Eric and Charles.
All irrelevant anyway. Their fond relationship has no impact on Bane's status as a lackey. If anything, it hurts your case. Bane follows Talia because he loves her. Henchman behavior.
Its only irrelevant if you if you ignore the total lack of emotion and closeness between Mags and Mystique.
I see nothing about him proving his worth in that scene. If I read too much out of single line then surely you can be accused of doing the same out of no line at all.
You surprise me since you're obviously into character expressions and reactions. When Batman mocks Bane for being expelled by "a gang of psychopaths" Bane gets visibly pissed and beats the hell out of Batman. He then says the I am the LOS line and about fulfilling Ra's destiny.
Context, something you're also into. Bane was obviously sore that he was booted out of the LOS and wanted to prove himself by becoming the new LOS.
So Talia was never in the League of Shadows? Interesting.
Don't act silly. You heard her say both she and Bane were taken in and trained by the LOS, then when Bane was kicked out she cut off all ties with her father.
Call strawman all you like bud. The film only gives you the one scene with the two of them. In it, we find out that the motivation is hers, not his. This seems like an awfully convoluted argument over the word "lackey". I don't know why it stings so much.
Except you don't find out anything of the sort. Nothing Talia says dictates anything of the kind. Your whole theory rests on a single line about keeping Batman alive, which Bane doesn't even do. Fact not opinion that equal villain team ups often give orders or demands to each other, or even in lesser relationships where the villain makes a deal with a weaker party e.g. the aforementioned Harry and Ock scenario.
