Black Widow Stand-Alone: 10 Things Marvel Must Do
1. Let Us Know What The Red In Her Ledger Is
Part of what made Widow so compelling and mysterious in The Avengers was the guilt she carried regarding her dubious past. References to Budapest and her affiliations with both Russian espionage agencies and S.H.I.E.L.D. aside, she made numerous mentions of having "red in my ledger", which she'd like to wipe out.
Could she just be talking about her morally dubious career in general, or was she talking about something more specific? My money's on the latter, as it seems like she's seeking atonement for a particular sin.
Whether or not she achieved that through her adventures with the Avengers so far is unclear, and it might take Black Widow actually facing up to the mistakes of her past in order to be finally free of them.
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