Elizabeth Olsen Finds Parallels Between Dodgers Fandom and Marvel Fans
Elizabeth Olsen has always valued Marvel fans, but recently becoming a passionate Dodgers supporter helped her better relate to the franchise’s followers. Ahead of her new movie Eternity, Olsen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! wearing Dodgers gear to celebrate their second consecutive World Series win.
During the show, she admitted feeling “overwhelmed” as the Dodgers themselves were guests on the episode, allowing her to meet the team. Olsen shared how her enthusiasm for the Dodgers developed over the past eight years, rather than from childhood, and how it deepened her appreciation for fandom.
Fan Gifts Demonstrate Her Dodgers Fandom
Olsen revealed that Marvel fans now gift her Dodgers-themed items at comic-cons, such as a custom-made Scarlet Witch headpiece painted in Dodgers colors and a homemade Kike Hernandez t-shirt, blending her two passions.
Olsen Reflects on the Experience
“In some ways, it’s been interesting because there are Marvel fans, and so I’m on the other end of that, right? And it wasn’t really until I started, like, doubling down every year on the Dodgers for the last eight years — because it’s kind of a new thing, it wasn’t my whole childhood — that I started to realize how much I am a fan of it.”
Jimmy Kimmel helped clarify Olsen's view by noting she now understands what Marvel fans “were all screaming about” in a positive, nonjudgmental way.
“But like, with love and curiosity, not in a — I wasn’t judging it.”
Summary
Elizabeth Olsen’s journey into Dodgers fandom deepened her empathy for Marvel fans, showing how personal passion enhances understanding across different fan communities.